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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core RL.8.6 resources
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
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
A Christmas Carol Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
This resource includes FIVE FULL WEEKS of content for the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Additionally, in this UNIT PLAN BUNDLE, you will receive a teacher guide that encompasses an example Unit Schedule/ Pacing Guide!You can purchase each lesson individually (listed below) or save money and get the Bundle!Included in this bundle:A Christmas Carol Full TextA Christmas Carol Anticipation GuideA Christmas Carol Background Information 1840sA Christmas Carol Vocabulary for Each Chapte
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Sherlock Holmes | The Blue Carbuncle | Readers Theater Script Short Story Unit
A fun holiday short story or drama theater lesson that improves students' reading and comprehension skills with a proven reading strategy. This Christmas mystery is adapted into a Readers Theater script for "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Google Slides Presentation, Readers Theater Script, writing exercise, discussion questions, vocabulary worksheets, and word search puzzle with answer key.**********
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Gift of the Magi-- Readers' Theater Adaptation with Activities
Included in Gift of the Magi-teacher and student pages-vocabulary -pre-reading activities-questions -projects-quiz-answer key -synopsis -suggestions for teacher useThis readers’ theater adaptation of “Gift of the Magi” adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original story from which it is adapted. It can be used with both large and small groups in language arts classes. Students in regular, remedial, gifted, and special education classrooms, in both middle and h
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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Questions to Accompany the Movie ELF Christmas Activity!
This is a set of 20 movie questions to accompany the hilarious movie ELF. While enjoying this great holiday movie your students will identify the conflict, the resolution, character traits, dramatic irony and figurative language. This activity is perfect as a reward or for those days when you have to be out unexpectedly. You might also like: Christmas Tree Figurative Language Color by Number Christmas Sentence Structure Color by NumberChristmas Verbals Color by Number FOLLOW ME! Just click the g
Grades:
4th - 10th
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Also included in: Language Arts Movie Questions HUGE Bundle! End of the Year Activities
Twas the Night Before Christmas Activities | Christmas Middle School ELA
Do you need an engaging, interactive Christmas comprehension activity that will engage your students and save you time? Your 6th, 7th or 8th grade students will love this activity that goes along with 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore, one of the most famous Christmas Poems of all time. A teacher guide and answer key is included to ensure this is a NO PREP STRESS-FREE activity for you! Activities Included:•Copy of poem by Clement Clarke Moore•Annotating Text Activity•Text
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Christmas ELA and Reading Activities for Middle School | Holiday ELA
Ugly Holiday Sweater Character Analysis- Digital and Printable Holiday Activity
Are you looking for engaging holiday activities? This digital and printable ugly holiday sweater is a creative way for students to analyze a story character. This character analysis activity can be used with any story or novel for any winter holiday the character may celebrate (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa). There is no prep. Everything is ready to print and go or assign in Google Classroom. This is an activity students will love!Save 20% by buying the holiday bundle. Click here to check it out.
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Also included in: English Language Arts Holiday Activity Bundle - Digital and Printable
The Gift of the Magi Digital Escape Room
Your students will love solving puzzles in this 360° Digital Escape Room for the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.This activity is designed to work for a laptop, tablet, or smart phone. This is a great way to get students to work collaboratively and practice problem-solving skills. It is designed to be used AFTER reading the story as a review.Included in this download are teacher instructions, student instructions, the master lock graphic organizer, answer keys, printable clues (op
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Also included in: The Gift of the Magi Bundle
Criminal Elf - Christmas Common Core Reading Writing and Listening Craftivity
Teach Listening Skills in a fun and interactive way!
Reading, Point of View Writing, Listening and Visualizing.
Use this unit to have fun with Christmas, while maintaining content focus.
This product meets so many of the Common Core standards in a fun and engaging way!
CCSS Aligned for Reading/Writing/Listening for Grades 5-8. Download the preview for the full list of standards.
This unit includes:
An original story of an eight year old girl, Sandy, was sitting on Santa’s lap, telling h
Grades:
5th - 8th
Common Core Connotation Writing Gingerbread House For Sale Ads
Common Core Learning! Common Core Connotation!
Teach your students the power of words choice with this fun freebie!
Get your students to love the thesaurus! Have your students carefully chose their words writing two different for gingerbread house for sale ads.
Students are challenged to write the ads focusing on the intended audience- Gingerbread Digest (someone looking to purchase a gingerbread house to live in it) Readers Digest (to the average person)
CCSS Aligned for grades 4 - 8
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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A Christmas Carol Literary Analysis FULL UNIT with Animated Short Film
DECEMBER IS COVERED! Take your students through a timeless journey with this short film literary analysis UNIT of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The Animated short film is divided into 6 scenes and linked for a step-by-step analysis.❤ DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE: EACH VERSION HAS BEEN UNIQUELY FORMATTED FOR EITHER DIGITAL INTERACTIVITY OR TRADITIONAL PRINT FORMAT.❤ CAN BE USED WITH ANY VERSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROLStudents will explore the themes of Dickens' world-changing message of poverty, kind
Grades:
6th - 9th
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CHRISTMAS ELA ANIMATED SHORT FILM \ DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM \ A CHRISTMAS CAROL
DECEMBER IS COVERED! NO PREP WINTER / CHRISTMAS ELA LITERARY ACTIVITIES! GIVE YOUR STUDENTS A FULL MONTH OF FUN LEARNING WITH 360 DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOMS, PIXAR SHORT FILM WORKSHOPS and MORE. Best of all, you don't have to sacrifice rigorous learning while your students enjoy these activities. They are all CCSS aligned. INCLUDES❤ Pixar Short Workshop A CHRISTMAS STAR❤ Pixar Short Workshop A HEY DEER!❤ Short Film POEM Workshop THE LOST LETTER❤ A Christmas Carol Short Film Workshop (text AND video in
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5th - 8th
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The Gift of the Magi Reading Guide
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is the perfect short story for Christmas time and the holiday season!In this Short Story Literary Analysis and Reading Guide for The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, your students will have a side-by-side reading guide to help them answers questions as they read (the text is in one column and the questions are in the next)—it's a great tool for students to reference the story for textual evidence and annotate while they read.The full text is included as well as du
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: The Gift of the Magi Bundle
LITERARY DEVICE AND ELEMENTS WITH ANIMATED SHORT FILMS: THEME NARRATIVE PLOT
This Christmas teach LITERARY ELEMENTS AND DEVICES with 2 of the most adorable Pixar Short Films! Hey Deer! and A Lost Letter (narrated by Kate Winslet). Students will dive deep into analyzing literature and producing their own NARRATIVE WRITING!HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepar
Grades:
5th - 8th
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A Burglar's Christmas | Christmas Short Story | Holiday Short Story
A Burglar's Christmas | Christmas Short Story | Holiday Short Story This short story analysis is perfect for accompanying the short story "A Burglar's Christmas" by Willa Cather. This comprehensive digital or printable resource will promote critical thinking while engaging students in text-dependent tasks. Pre-reading activities support students' thinking by building background and vocabulary. During reading, students will complete a graphic organizer to support their thinking and identify key s
Grades:
8th - 9th
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Winter Activities P Short Films Google Slides
Have a blast this with this fun winter bundle on Google Slides. This bundles covers a full month (and more) of highly engaging activities such as Pixar short film workshops, writing greeting cards, writing prompts, and a full analysis of A Christmas Carol. Your students will NOT be bored! ❤ Included:A Pixar short film narrative writing unit: Hey Deer!A Christmas Carol literary analysis workshop (short film video included)Digital holiday greeting cards for classmates to share2 weeks of winter-the
Grades:
6th - 10th
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The Gift of the Magi - Christmas Story - PowerPoint Presentation with Questions
O. Henry's Christmas classic, "The Gift of the Magi" is a timeless holiday story with a beautiful message about love, sacrifice, and appreciation.... This engaging PowerPoint presentation recounts the story and enhances it with beautiful graphics. The presentation includes compelling questions to prompt class discussion.Kids love to be read to, no matter how old they are. I show this PowerPoint to my 11th graders, and they are attentive and engaged by the story and the graphics even if it's the
Grades:
5th - 9th
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street Novel Study and Google Activities
A novel study with discussion questions for the realistic fiction middle grade novel The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser. A great book for studying community, loss, family, Christmas and New Years and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in paragraph form using text evidence.If your students struggle to respond thoughtfully to discussion questions, this resource i
Grades:
4th - 8th
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CHRISTMAS ELA SHORT FILM \ DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM \ GREETING CARDS
Bring the fun to your ELA class this Christmas. This bundle accompanies my FREE QUARTER 2 lesson plans, curriculum map, and scope and sequence. DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY HERE INCLUDES❤ Pixar Short Workshop A CHRISTMAS STAR❤ A Christmas Carol Short Film Workshop (text included) ❤ 360 Digital Escape Room A NUTTY CHRISTMAS❤ Christmas Greeting Cards Writing Activity❤❤❤FOLLOW DiGiGoods and Printables to Receive %50 OFF New Product Alerts!More Great ELA Resources:FULL YEAR OF WRITING WORKSHOPS AND RESOURCES
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Christmas Activities for ELA | Character Analysis, Symbolism, Writing
Treat yourself and your students to these five ready-to-teach standards-based activities for the Christmas season. These fun and unique Christmas activities will engage them in CCSS-based learning during the days before Christmas or winter break! Includes:1. Character Analysis: Stocking Activity2. Symbolism: Character Ornament Design3. Point-of-View: Letter to Santa4. A Christmas Ghost Story5. Bonus: Differentiated Word Search
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Christmas Poetry Bundle for Language Arts
If you teach language arts and want to celebrate Christmas, consider this Christmas Poetry bundle. All worksheets are designed to guide students to think deeply about literary elements and main ideas. This bundle would be great for the week before Christmas break! Suggested grades: 7-10.It includes:- A worksheet on literary elements in "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" focused on setting, protagonist vs. antagonist, direct and indirect characterization, types of point-of-view, types of irony, and
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Readers Theater Script | A Christmas Mistake | Holiday ELA Short Story Activity
Readers Theater Script based on "A Christmas Mistake" by L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables. A festive way to teach language art skills during the holidays. Develop students' reading fluency and comprehension with a proven reading strategy. Visual Note-taking activity allows students to access higher-level thinking skills and creativity. Use for a theater, historical, or classic literature lesson. Fun classroom play. A simple mistake brings resolution between two families. A heartwa
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Readers Theater | Uncle Richard's New Year Dinner | Holiday ELA Activity
Engaging ELA activity using a proven reading strategy that helps students with fluency and comprehension. Holiday short story lesson for Uncle Richard's New Year Dinner. Includes Readers Theater Script, Questions, and Organizers. Adapted from the short story by L. M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables.Prissy Baker uses the holidays to make peace in her family. A heartwarming holiday tale set in the world of Anne of Green Gables.Includes:“Uncle Richard’s New Year Dinner” Readers Theater S
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Readers Theater Script | A Christmas Inspiration | Holiday ELA Activity
Readers Theater Script based on "A Christmas Inspiration" by L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables. A festive way to teach language art skills during the holidays. Develop students' reading fluency and comprehension with a proven reading strategy. Use for a theater, historical, or classic literature lesson. Visual Note-taking activity allows students to access higher-level thinking skills and creativity. Engaging classroom play.Jean Lawrence is inspired to spread kindness through the b
Grades:
4th - 9th
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