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A Christmas Carol Activities Unit Plan | Middle School
This A Christmas Carol Unit Plan is a great way to keep your middle school students engaged in learning activities during the Holiday Season. This PDF resource is complete with detailed lesson plans for each Stave of Charles Dickens' holiday tale, including before, during and after reading activities. Students will analyze characters, setting, theme, and more as they enjoy this classic story! These resources work well with the novella and various dramatized play versions of the story.Best of al
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
Socratic Seminar: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, Standards Aligned
This Socratic seminar contains a great message for the beginning of the school year! Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. Introduce your students to Socratic seminar with this easy-to-implement, step-by-step resource. This 32-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar to include pre and post activities featuring the poem “A Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. This resource includes a well-organized protocol fo
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Socratic Seminar and Activities: Poetry Analysis of “If” by Rudyard Kipling
Fun and engaging! An easy to implement Socratic seminar and more! A great way to introduce Socratic seminar, promote active learning, and begin or end the school year with a positive, inspirational message. Socratic seminar is an excellent way to infuse 21st century skills and higher order thinking skills into learning. This 62-slide, Common Core aligned PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar featuring the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. It is easy to implement and will promot
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Hispanic Heritage Month Activity — ELA Bundle of Short Stories Hispanic Authors
Short Stories by Hispanic Authors | Bundle for Hispanic Heritage MonthCulturally responsive teaching promotes perspective, tolerance, empathy, and overall kindness both in and out of the classroom. In this bundle, you will receive lesson plans for 5 short stories all written by Hispanic authors. With each product, there are detailed literary analyses, reading questions, answer keys, and accommodating activities. Diversify the literature in your classroom and use these stories to broaden your stu
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6th - 9th
The Elevator: A Lesson in Suspense
Tweens and teens love chills and thrills! Kick off a unit - or an exhilarating lesson - of intense suspense with this all-inclusive 38-slide PowerPoint "The Elevator." Presentation includes the text, anticipatory questions, probable passage, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions where students can write their own conclusion. *This lesson is all-inclusive and sub-friendly. Keep them learning, even when you're not there!Teaching more suspense or gothic literature? Check out my other
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Substitute Literary Lesson Bundle
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros — Short Story Analysis
This resource for "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros includes awesome reading questions as well as an activating strategy and an after reading project!At first glance, “Eleven” appears to be a simple story about a traumatic event experienced by a young girl on her birthday. However, upon a deeper look, this story reveals a struggle of facing unjust assumptions and stigmas. This story is a great opportunity to challenge students to consider additional struggles people face on top of the universal growin
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6th - 9th
Annabel Lee PowerPoint
Teaching Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee?" This 45-slide all-inclusive PowerPoint is all you need to guarantee a stimulating, thought provoking, Common Core-aligned lesson. Slides include the text, informative facts on Poe, prevailing themes, character descriptions, and rigorous discussion/essay questions. Your students will be transfixed by this poem and Poe's haunting, beautiful world of eternal love. *This lesson is all-inclusive and sub-friendly. Keep them learning, even when you're
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven" Paired Text Bundle
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street PowerPoint
Teaching The Twilight Zone play, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street? Introduce this gripping play of suspense and conformity with an engaging, student-friendly 36-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes facts on The Twilight Zone, pre-reading vocabulary, teleplay terms, anticipation questions, themes, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions that will take you through the entire unit.Click HERE for more amazing The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street products!Need more terrific teacher
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6th - 12th
Also included in: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Bundle
Holiday ELA Activity - Twas the Night Before Christmas
Searching for a Fun Christmas Activity for your Middle School ELA Students? Ask your students to analyze Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem, “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and complete these fun activities. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (the original title) is the perfect piece of poetry to review figurative language and poetic devices with students (including metaphor, simile, alliteration, imagery, personification, and more!). An Informational Article on the historical figure of St. Nichola
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
Christmas Holiday Activities Middle School ELA
Searching for Holiday Activities to use with Middle School Students prior to leaving for Winter Break? This Christmas Activity Bundle will keep your ELA classes engaged all through December! These resources include Holiday Writing Assignments, Informational Text Readings, Slides Presentations, Fun Activities, and more!FIVE Great Holiday Resources Included: (Find detailed descriptions of each below!)A Christmas Carol Guided Reading ActivitiesHow to Write a Business Letter (to Santa)Celebrating Di
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6th - 9th
Names Nombres by Julia Alvarez — Short Story Analysis
Names Nombres by Julia Álvarez is a personal essay where Julia Alvarez recalls her family’s early years as Dominican immigrants in America. She describes her reactions to the mispronunciation of her family members’ names. Eager to fit into school, Alvarez allows herself to be called American names and nicknames. Although proud of her heritage and native language, young Alvarez struggles to fit in.Alvarez calls attention to the layers of difficulties when it comes to adjusting to not only a new l
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7th - 10th
7th Grade Reading Literature Game - Test Prep
Grade 7 ELA - Reading Literature/Narrative Test Prep - Put down the pencils and have fun with this reading literature language arts game. This is a quiz style review game that is fully editable. It can be played by one child, or the teacher can lead the game and have the whole class compete in groups. The game is in PowerPoint, but you can simply upload to your Google Drive as Google Slides, and share with your students using Google Classroom. Play competitively in school, or send home for dis
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6th - 8th
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The Tell Tale Heart PowerPoint
Teaching Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart?" Kick off this suspenseful classic with a comprehensive, student-friendly 30-slide The Tell-Tale Heart PowerPoint that is guaranteed to pique students' interest. Slides include informative facts on Edgar Allan Poe, themes, symbols, character descriptions, and captivating scenes from the film adaptation. Presentation includes engaging Common Core essays and writing activities.Need more products for "The Tell-Tale Heart"? Check out my week-long unit bundle - T
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Literary Horror Jumbo Bundle
"My Name" Sandra Cisneros Excerpt with Questions & Reflection
"My Name" is a great excerpt from The House on Mango Street. It talks about the importance of names and the meanings behind them. It is a great story to read with students to get to know them better. It is an excellent resource to use at the start of a new school year or just to further develop your student-teacher relationships. This resource provides teachers with:Pre-reading questionsThe excerpt "My Name"Space beside the story for students to annotateDirections for the first & second tim
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5th - 8th
The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara | Short Story Analysis
"The Lesson" Short Story by Toni Cade Bambara is an eye opening story to many about the economic injustices in American society. A group of children from Harlem visit FAO Schwarz in New York City, only to be shocked and confused by the prices of items they've never seen before. In this lesson plan, you will receive:Activating Strategy — before reading word splashIntroduction to "The Lesson" Powerpoint presentation — Background on the author Toni Cade Bambara — Academic Vo
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7th - 11th
The Scholarship Jacket Short Story Analysis — Reading Questions and Quiz
This product includes several literary analysis activities for "The Scholarship Jacket" Short Story by Marta Salinas.Included in this purchase:Powerpoint Presentation: Academic Vocabulary with Background on the story, Setting, and AuthorVocabulary Graphic OrganizerPre-reading Journal PromptReading Comprehension QuestionsAfter Reading Discussion QuestionsPlot Diagram Plot AnalysisAfter Reading Summarizing StrategyShort Story QuizAnswer Keys
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6th - 9th
Sol Painting, Inc. by Meg Medina — Short Story Analysis
This resource for "Sol Painting, Inc." by Meg Medina includes before, during, and after reading activities for reading comprehension. “Sol Painting, Inc.” by Meg Medina is told from the voice of Merci, a seventh grade girl who hopes to take over her father's painting business one day. Meg Medina is a Cuban American writer whose stories focus on how a person’s family, heritage, and culture influence them. This story teaches different perspectives that multiple characters can have in one situation
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6th - 9th
Hidden Figures Presentation on Google Slides
You've got the book, now how do you present the content to get your students thinking before they read the book as well as give them some historical context and vocabulary terms? This Hidden Figures Presentation on Google Slides is your answer. In this resource you get:The book reading broken down into four manageable weeksEach week, there are 8 - 13 slides providing historical context and vocabulary terms for students to pay attention to.Optional video clips to highlight historical events are
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition Unit Bundle
James by Percival Everett
James is a 320 page novel by Percival Everett for Grades 9 - 12. Buy any version of the novel on Amazon. The modern classic, James, is a retelling of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from the perspective of the slave, Jim. This novel study contains 23 days of lessons for students to complete an opening bell ringer activity, chapter vocabulary and reading response questions for 22 days of reading (~3 chapters or ~14 pages per day), plus one post-reading day, optional movie-view
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
A Study Guide for The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
A Study Guide for The Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyExplore world cultures and the value of friendship in Ray Bradbury's classic novel. You may choose to use the vocabulary builders for select chapters, or the entire book. Chapter summaries and discussion questions will guide students through an engaging reading experience. Writing and art activities will re-enforce main ideas and keep struggling readers engaged. This resource includes:Character listActivitiesWriting ExercisesVocabulary List
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4th - 9th
Teaching "March Book One" Lesson
This lesson includes:3 page lesson plan (including CCSS, Essential Questions, vocabulary, teaching strategies, etc.)42- slide powerpoint presentation (including sample EQ student answer, activity timers, , optional slides, etc) Collaborative Writing Activity4 worksheets Answer Keys6 Essay Options3 comic strip graphic novel worksheetsJohn Lewis's autobiographical graphic novel is the focus of this 5 day lesson. This lesson is perfect for teaching graphic novels, Black History Month, civil rights,
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7th - 12th
How The Grinch Stole Christmas Figurative Language and Structure Analysis
Students will love this assignment based on the classic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"!The lesson starts with a Christmas song lyric figurative language analysis. Then students read and analyze the song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" for the use of similes and metaphors. While watching the film (not included), students complete a plot diagram. After watching the film, students will analyze the conflict of the story, as well as complete an objective summary.The resource is an editable PowerPo
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6th - 9th
Literature Task Cards - ANY Story: Cite Evidence, Theme, Critical Thinking
Help students MASTER those tough ELA Literature standards FASTER with these 42 ENGAGING and unique task cards. Cards target THREE critical CCSS Reading Literature Standards across GRADES 7-12:
USE WITH ANY STORY OR NOVEL!! A valuable resource for a multitude of situations teachers face in the classroom!
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RL 7-12.1: Citing Evidence
RL 7-12.2 Theme/Plot Analy
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7th - 12th
Edgar Allan Poe Unit PowerPoint Bundle
Kick off a unit on Edgar Allan Poe's world of suspense with this PowerPoint bundle on four classics at a reduced price. Product includes presentation on two poems, "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee" and two short stories, "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart." Slides include anticipatory questions, informative facts on Edgar Allan Poe, pre-reading vocabulary, themes, character descriptions, and engaging Common Core essays and writing activities.Make connecting with text meaningful wit
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7th - 12th
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