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7th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa close reading graphic organizers
The Hunger Games Creative Reading Guides: Comprehend, Analyze, Synthesize
These reading guides for The Hunger Games are sure to get your students' attention. They are attractively designed using black and white line art so that students can color them in if they would like. They also come in a printable color version. In addition, I added the colorful version in Google Slides! Just share the link with students and go! Text boxes are already inserted.I also included a folder with the PNGs of each reading guide in case you want to upload into something other than the p
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6th - 10th
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Close Reading Comprehension Informational Text Graphic Organizers, Anchor Charts
Make Close Reading informational texts easy with this TOOLKIT! It's jam-packed with posters, graphic organizers, discussion starters, writing prompts, and plenty of close reading strategies and teaching tips.These resources will work with any informational (nonfiction) text or passage and can address all of the Common Core RI standards. Use these materials for your entire lesson or supplement the close reading materials you already have.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Close Reading Posters and Anchor C
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2nd - 8th
Elf Movie Activities - Christmas Writing Activity - Hero's Journey Project
Elf Movie Activities - Comprehension Questions, Graphic Organizers, Plot Diagram, and Hero's Journey Project - These Christmas activities are designed to use along with the movie Elf featuring Will Ferrell. Use this engaging movie to practice comprehension strategies and teach elements of Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey".This package of activities is a great way to keep the kids engaged in the days leading up to Christmas break. The kids will love the movie and activities, and you will lov
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5th - 8th
SPORTS Bundle: Informational Text Close Reading Passages for BIG KIDS
Sometimes it helps to add some “star power” to your reading comprehension activities. I know for my sports-obsessed readers, nothing captures their attention quite like their favorite sports teams and athletes.With that in mind, I created these sets of close reading passages that feature several of today’s best NBA and NFL players. I've also included a set of baseball passages that feature the stories behind the most well-known baseball traditions.This bundle gives you a nice selection sports re
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4th - 7th, Staff
Characterization Mini-Unit | STEAL Characterization Guided Notes
Looking for quick, engaging, digital activities to introduce characterization skills? In this interactive Google Slides mini-unit, students will learn multiple reading skills such as distinguishing character traits and emotions, making direct and indirect characterization using "STEAL", analyzing a character's intrinsic or extrinsic motivations, and finally, classifying characters as protagonists/antagonist, major/minor, round/flat, dynamic/static.This resource is chunked into 4 parts for you to
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6th - 9th
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Elements of Poetry Anchor Chart and Introduction to Poetry Slideshow Lesson
This introduction to poetry lesson is perfect for exploring the elements of poetry - teach the basic structure of poetry with the elements of poetry anchor chart and interactive slideshow provided with this resource. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Introduction to Poetry Lesson:✏️ Introduction to Poetry Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®Explore the characteristics of poetryScaffold how to read and interpret poetryIntroduce the element
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6th - 12th
Close Reading Comprehension Sampler for Informational Text Graphic Organizers +
Dive into close reading and literature circles with our exclusive sampler from the Close Reading Comprehension Toolkit!This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive activity toolkit that promises to make learning engaging and effective. Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler for just $1, and if you love it, get your dollar back with the included coupon code for the full version of Close Reading Comprehension Toolkit.It’s our way of saying thank you for trying out our resources and ensur
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2nd - 8th
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Novel Study - DIGITAL & PRINT
Everything you need to teach S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders right at your fingertips! This 85+ page resource, is designed to capture your student's attention, enhance close reading skills, and facilitate deep thinking and discussion when reading S.E. Hinton's beloved novel, The Outsiders. THIS UNIT IS AVAILABLE AS A PDF OR DIGITALLY IN GOOGLE [EDITABLE DOCS for chapter questions and EDITABLE FORMS for chapter quizzes]!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"The quick quizzes were perfect for checking comprehension. The kids lo
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6th - 10th
Reading Literature Interactive Notebook: Grades 6-9
Looking for a hands-on and engaging way to teach reading literature skills? This reading literature interactive notebook for grades 6-9 is a creative way to do just that! Students will strengthen their skills while enjoying the lessons. This interactive notebook is perfect for ANY piece of literature. In fact, I would encourage multiple pieces of literature and use it for an entire semester or school year. Each section includes a variety of lessons and activities for students to complete. Stu
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6th - 9th
Main Idea & Supporting Details - Main Idea Practice and Worksheets - Nonfiction
This central idea and supporting details bundle includes 4 nonfiction reading comprehension lessons designed to help middle school ELA students determine the central idea in a nonfiction text. Each central idea or main idea lesson includes scaffolded close reading activities, main idea graphic organizers, PowerPoint presentations, and more. You will receive these lessons in both print and digital format making it easier to implement during distance learning or in-person classes.Students will lo
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5th - 8th
Summarizing SWBST Lesson, Complete Teaching Unit, Lesson Plan
Summarizing is one of the most important skills for reading comprehension. Use this no-prep teaching pack for fiction, nonfiction, and even poetry! Whether students are taking the ACT, EOC, analyzing stimuli for state writing tests, reading novels, or examining textual excerpts for class, they must be able to fully understand and summarize the text. What's great about this method? This particular summarizing strategy provides a formula that students can use quickly and easily to gain quick und
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6th - 10th
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Activities Worksheets for the Play Version
Your Middle School students will love these fun and engaging activities for the play version of A Christmas Carol by Frederick Gaines. This interactive resource will help your students examine plot structure, character traits, and theme with discussion questions, scaffolded notes, and more! This "A Christmas Carol" resource is based on the play that is found in 7th grade McDougal-Littell Language of Literature books by Frederick Gaines. It can also be found online separate from the textbook.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: A Christmas Carol Activities BUNDLE for the Play version- Middle School
Close Reading - Graphic Organizer, Guided Reading Responses, Bonus Reading Log
Explore the depths of literature and informational texts with our "Close Reading Toolkit Bundle." This comprehensive set is an essential tool for guided reading sessions, providing a wealth of graphic organizers, reading responses activities, journaling prompts, and a bonus reading log. Tailored to meet reading standards, this bundle is the perfect resource to enhance your close reading curriculum. ✨What's included in this GIANT BUNDLE?Instructions and Tips - Straightforward guidance to make the
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2nd - 8th
Nonfiction Text Structure Passages: Sharks! (Google Classroom Compatible)
**Updated May 2020 to include a digital Google Classroom compatible copy**These five original text structure passages would be the perfect addition to a text structure unit, as a stand-alone lesson, or an interesting classroom reading resource!Wait! You can save 30% by purchasing this item in a bundle! High engagement topic! Sharks! *Included titles* -Passage A: "The Great White Shark" (Description) -Passage B: "The Life of a Shark's Tooth" (Sequence) -Passage C: "Man's Worst Enemy?" (Cause/Effe
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Text Structure Growing Bundle
A Christmas Carol Activities BUNDLE for the Play version- Middle School
Get a full THREE WEEKS worth of creative and interactive activities PLUS editable lesson plans to go with the play version of A Christmas Carol by Frederick Gaines! Your middle school students will love learning about plot structure, character traits, and theme with this resource!This Bundle includes:A Christmas Carol Pre-reading fact or fiction game✅ Directions for how to set up and play the game✅ 32 facts or "fictions" written in a clear, legible font so that everyone can see the information.✅
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6th - 8th
Types of Figurative Language Guided Notes Minilesson
Need notes and practices to introduce types of figurative language? This minilesson is the perfect for defining and identifying SIMILE, METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, IDIOM, PERSONIFICATION, ONOMATOPOEIA, ALLITERATION! With guided notes and 3 close reading passages, students will be able to distinguish 7 types of figurative language, identify examples, and explain their meanings. The graphic organizer is color-coded to classify figurative language terms into 3 categories: comparisons, sound devices, and d
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6th - 9th
Reading Activities for Book Clubs, Lit Circles, & Independent Reading
Keeping students engaged with their reading requires a delicate balance of discussion, activity, group work, and quiet time reading. Literature Circle Units, Book Club Meetings, and Independent Reading are all ways that teachers are trying to keep reading fluency high and student engagement higher, and if you need some tools to help keep that going, I've got EIGHT for you right now!This product is both a digital/editable & print resource. It will arrive to you via Google Slides: one slide
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Adventurous Teaching Digital Bundle of the Week {Distance Learning}
Chapter Summary Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer helps to check for understanding as student read longer chapter books by encouraging them to stop and think about what they've read at the end of each chapter! Use for Reading Rotations, homework, etc.
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1st - 9th
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts NonFiction Graphic Organizers
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts: Close Reading Strategies and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards
Use the handouts to encourage close reading and compare/contrast of two or more texts or sources (may be used with multimedia sources such as graphics, videos, podcasts, etc.). They may also be used to compare two different people, focusing on comparing their early life, struggles, and achievements. Includes modified Venn Diagrams specific to the CCSS.
These activities may b
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
A Christmas Carol Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan
This pack of activities is an excellent way to add some rigor to your viewing of any version of Dickens's classic Christmas story A Christmas Carol and spread some kindness in your classroom. This is not a novel-to-film comparison guide, but it does work with any film version and can be used to supplement a novel study as well. These activities are tailored specifically for the movie! You may use one or all of the enclosed NO PREP activities to focus your viewing experience or to add to your exi
Grades:
7th - 11th
Text Structure Graphic Organizers- with paired mentor texts!
Text Structure Graphic Organizers with Paired Mentor TextsWe all hope that students come into our middle and high school ELA classrooms with the ability to identify text structure. However, this is not always the reality! Even if students do come into class with some knowledge of text structure, they lack the ability to make connections between elementary level cause and effect understanding and the high expectations demanded by Common Core writing. This print and go resource bridges the gap so
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6th - 9th
FULL Unit for ANY Novel & Independent Reading (Digital & Print)
This is my ⭐complete package⭐ of rigorous resources to build reading skills for ANY novel across the Middle Years and into High School. This BUNDLE includes three best-selling resources: · 35 Digital and Print Activities for ANY Novel· Independent Reading Project for ANY Text· 5 Digital and Print Social Media Character Profiles These activities are perfect for ANY novel study, independent reading program or holiday / homework package and optimised to support distance learning (Google Slides or
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5th - 10th
Hexagonal Thinking: One Pagers l one page templates l one pager for any novel
Hexagonal thinking is a creative way to get students making connections with one pagers. BUT, it's a lot of work for you, as the teacher, to create and cut out dozens of hexagons for your students to connect, arrange, and discuss. Why not get the students brainstorming and designing their own hexagons with hexagonal one-pagers?In this activity, groups of students use critical thinking, close reading, and design skills to create hexagonal one-pagers for characters, style elements, connections to
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7th - 12th
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"The Hitchhiker" by Lucille Fletcher CCSS Resources AND Twilight Zone Materials
“The Hitchhiker” by Lucille Fletcher is a great radio play that can be used to teach a multitude of literary elements and skills! The resources in this product cover ALL the Common Core Standards for Literature! The Products also cover Writing Standards 1-3! Check out my other resource for another Lucille Fletcher Radio Play called "Sorry, Wrong Number." Besides resources for “The Hitchhiker” radio play TEXT by Fletcher, you also receive materials to utilize for the actual radio broadcast, The
Grades:
5th - 8th
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