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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core RL.9-10.2 resources
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
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6th - 9th
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A Christmas Carol Unit Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Keep students engaged this holiday season with a novel study they'll love! In this A Christmas Carol novel study for middle school, you'll get a variety of skill-based activities for practicing character development, figurative language, theme, and more middle school reading skills. Follow Scrooge on his ghostly Christmas adventure with a complete set of novel activities:Anticipation Guide and Exit Tickets (plus digital)Vocabulary Activities (plus digital)Reading Questions (plus digital)Figurati
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6th - 9th
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The Little Match Girl -- ESL Beginner Story -- Vocab, Lit, Critical Thinking
An ESL adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen Christmas and New Year story.Tackle vocabulary and ELA critical thinking -- including inferencing -- with a high-interest story, and bundled lesson ideas, graphic organizers and activities!This three-part story is part of a collection of high-interest material specifically designed for ENL, ESL, ELL students. It is short enough for beginners (spanning 15 pages of text, activities, and graphic organizers), yet contains meaningful content a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Christmas Reading and Writing Bundle: Holiday Activities, Assignments, Slides
Christmas Reading and Writing Bundle: Holiday Activities, Assignments, Slides: Use this bundle of high-interest Christmas activities to engage your ELA students in reading and writing in December leading up to the break. With ready-to-use activities, assignments, slideshows, and more, you will be totally prepared to improve your students' ELA skills with a holiday twist! What Teachers Are Saying About These Christmas Reading and Writing Activities: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was the BEST Christmas resource
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6th - 9th
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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.**********
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5th - 12th
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A Christmas Carol ELA Animated Short Film Middle School Language Arts Activities
FULL LITERARY UNIT! Teach literary elements and devices and plot with this digital short film literary analysis of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The Animated short film is divided into 6 scenes and linked on the slides for a step-by-step, interactive analysis. ❤CAN BE USED WITH ANY VERSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL❤ LITERARY ELEMENTS INCLUDE:THEME, PLOT, CONFLICT, SETTING, CHARACTER TRAITSDIALOGUE, SYMBOLISM, FORESHADOWING, FLASHBACK, INFERENCE, AND COMPARE/CONTRAST, MOODStudents will explore
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7th - 12th
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The Gift of the Magi Bloom Ball - Holiday Christmas Short Story Unit Activity
End off your exploration of "The Gift of the Magi" with a captivating project that transforms learning into a thrilling adventure! Unleash creativity with 12 dynamic panels, each revealing a unique facet of the story:TitleDellaJimMadame SofronieWatch ChainCombsSettingPlot SummaryThemeMeaningful QuoteAuthorRecommendation✅ Also included are directions and a handy rubric for seamless completion checks. And here's the best part – everything is EDITABLE! See the preview for more!TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAI
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6th - 9th
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A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Short Story Unit Lesson and Activities
This "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote short story unit is the perfect resource to teach and use with your middle and high school students leading up to the Christmas/Holiday break. Capote's classic touches upon the themes of "friendship" and "innocence" connect perfectly to the ideas centered around the holiday season.Engage your students seamlessly with thoughtful pre-reading discussions and activities, as well as interactive post-reading activities, and discussion prompts. Assess thei
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7th - 12th
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The Gift of the Magi Bundle One Week Unit Plan - O. Henry - Holiday Activities
Unlock the magic of teaching "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry effortlessly in just one week with these four fabulous time-saving resources! What’s included in this bundle?⭐️ Day 1: The Gift of the Magi Text Questions + VocabularyDive into the story, annotate with flair, and conquer those tricky words!⭐️ Day 2-3: The Gift of the Magi Bloom BallCapture characters and events in a truly unique way with this engaging activity!⭐️ Day 4: The Gift of the Magi Figurative Language MazesChallenge your st
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6th - 9th
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A Christmas Carol Pre-Reading Activities & Exit Tickets - Printable & Digital
Get students interested and excited to read with this novel anticipation guide! I use this A Christmas Carol pre-reading activity to introduce Charles Dickens' classic story and spark rich discussions of theme before we even begin reading. Each of the ten statements relates to an important theme presented in the novel and is general enough that it can also be used with an adapted version of Scrooge's story.I've also included six exit tickets (a.k.a. exit slips or exit cards - depending on what
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Unit Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
A Christmas Carol Test - Printable & Digital
This end-of-book test (part of my complete A Christmas Carol Novel Unit) covering all five staves of Charles Dickens' classic story A Christmas Carol includes eight character matching questions and 17 multiple-choice questions.With this test, you'll be able to assess:- general comprehension- characterization- plot- conflict- cause and effect- theme- inference- irony- symbolismThis resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Purchases)Eas
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Unit Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Christmas Podcast Guides
This activity is the perfect way to bring a little holiday fun into the classroom. Students listen to two very amusing podcasts of David Sedaris reading his best Christmas material: "The Santaland Diaries" and "An Animal Farm Christmas." Updates:I've started to convert the worksheets into graphic organizers. "An Animal Farm Christmas" is now available as a graphic organizer. I'm hoping to have "Santaland" done by the end of the month. I've included Google Slides links to the READ ME page. The G
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Mega Podcast Bundle
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen Short Story Holiday Unit
This "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen short story unit is the perfect resource to teach and use with your middle school students leading up to the Christmas/Holiday break. This classic by Hans Christian Andersen will have students rethinking their desires for more gifts and material items, with his thought-provoking main character and plot.Engage your students seamlessly with thoughtful pre-reading discussions and activities, as well as interactive post-reading activities
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6th - 9th
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The Gift of the Magi Lesson Plans and Activities
O. Henry's classic Christmas story "The Gift of the Magi" is a great read for the holiday season. I've read it successfully with high school, university, and advanced ESL/EFL students. And now I've put together the most comprehensive collection of downloadable and printable resources to teach "The Gift of the Magi" this holiday season! This 105-page collection of 15 activities, worksheets, games and assessments that I've written and honed over the years cover every aspect of the story: vocabula
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Christmas Carol ELA FULL UNIT w. Animated Short Film & Writing Activities
A literary analysis of A Christmas Carol! This workshop can be used with the short film (link included) or any text. Students will study and complete activities for: plot, characters, themes, and other literary devices. They will also explore the significance of the story's theme and its relevance to current society and culminate with a 3-5 paragraph opinion writing task. Duration: 5-7 class periods (each period is approximately 45 minutes)The Animated short film is divided into 6 scenes and li
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Literary Analysis FULL UNIT with Animated Short Film
Christmas Literature Bundle - 3 classic units for the season - CCSS
This is a bundle of our Christmas literature units. Students analyze three acclaimed classics. These include A Christmas carol, The Christmas Dinner, and The Gift of the Magi. Students will delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and complete creative writing assignments. Each unit has daily lesson plans included.Note on Level of Rigor: High schoo
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8th - 12th
It's a Wonderful Life Unit Packet Gr. 9-12
"It's a Wonderful Life" is a feel-good Christmas story for classroom viewing about learning to appreciate what one has in life rather than focusing on what is missing. George Bailey, the protagonist, finds himself in deep trouble and considers taking his own life. This is a wonderful film about love of family, friends and community, and is perfect for the holiday season when many people experience depression and isolation. The religious aspect of the movie is downplayed enough to be appropriate
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Short Stories for Christmas Quizzes, Close Readings, Vocabulary Games, and Test
Evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and embrace the spirit of Christmas and wintertime no matter the time of year with this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, vocabulary development exercises, and an end-of-unit test for six holiday-themed short stories: "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "The Burglar's Christmas" by Willa Cather, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros
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7th - 12th
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Short Stories for Christmas Quizzes, Close Readings, and Vocab Games (Google)
Evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and embrace the spirit of Christmas and wintertime no matter the time of year with this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, vocabulary development exercises, and an end-of-unit test for six holiday-themed short stories: "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "The Burglar's Christmas" by Willa Cather, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros
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7th - 12th
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A Christmas Carol Socratic Seminar and Writing Activities
This engaging writing activity (part of my A Christmas Carol Novel Unit) contains nine thought-provoking prompts related to Charles Dickens' classic holiday novel A Christmas Carol, and the file also includes a bonus Socratic seminar with 18 analysis questions for rich discussion!These activities can be used separately or as a pair (write and then discuss, or hold a seminar and use the writing prompts as a follow-up), but they are both excellent ways to wrap up a novel study, spark class discuss
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Unit Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
The Gift of the Magi Bundle
This bundle includes 3 products for the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry:1. Literary Analysis: includes the full text, reading comprehension questions, after reading questions, and answer keys.2. 360° Digital Escape Room: Students will solve a series of clues based on the story. This game entails reading comprehension skills, finding textual evidence, and making inferences.3. One Pager Project: Students imaginatively blend their written ideas with colorful images based on informati
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5th - 10th
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Christmas Triology Q&A Analysis of Dickens Sub Plan CCSS
Looking for a no prep resource that will elevate your students' A Christmas Carol and A Christmas Tree and What Christmas Is as We Grow Older study to the next level? This resource will make your life easier. It includes an in-depth analysis of these three masterpieces that is sure to engage and inspire your students! With detailed discussion questions, thought-provoking writing prompts, and questions that reflect on student's real life situations. You'll have everything you need to guide your s
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9th - 12th
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Christmas Reading Comprehensions (10 Passages) w/ Answer Key (6th,7th,8th,9th)
This is an assortment of Reading Comprehension worksheets for 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Grade (but it's great for many Elementary and High School Grades too). It contains ten passages of assorted topics of varied lengths and difficulties.This pack offers ten reading passages, each with multiple choice, open ended response, critical thinking, and fill-in-the-blank questions. It also includes answer keys with example responses.The topics included are:The Origin of Christmas WreathsThe Tradition of Ma
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6th - 9th
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A Christmas Carol & A Christmas Tree Q&A Analysis of Dickens Sub Plan CCSS
Looking for a no prep resource that will elevate your students' A Christmas Carol and A Christmas Tree study to the next level? This resource will make your life easier. It includes an in-depth analysis of these two masterpieces that is sure to engage and inspire your students! With detailed discussion questions, thought-provoking writing prompts, and questions that reflect on student's real life situations. You'll have everything you need to guide your students through a memorable and rewarding
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9th - 12th
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