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Reading Common Core W.5.3 handouts
Interactive Notebook Graphic Organizers - Reading Strategies Notebook Projects
This reading response graphic organizer resource contains a variety of reading comprehension activities designed for Upper Elementary and Middle School. These reading graphic organizers are perfect for interactive notebooks and contain a variety of reading strategy based activities, including worksheets, foldable activities, and reader response prompts.These resources are perfect for interactive reading notebooks, guided reading practice, read alouds, language centers, or for comprehension check
Grades:
4th - 7th
Graphic Novels Unit | Student Notes | Book List | Graphic Novel Activities
Graphic Novels - Activities and Resources for Middle School and High School - This teaching resource bundle contains student notes and activities for a complete graphic novel unit. Everything you need to teach the characteristics and features of graphic novels, and to show students how to read this form of writing with purpose to encourage deep analysis. Graphic Novels are effective high interest resources to engage and motivate reluctant middle school and high school readers.*******************
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5th - 8th
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Frog 3rd Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions Activities
Reading Comprehension FROGS resource aligned with the common core standards! Download Preview FilePlease view the preview file prior to purchasing so there are no surprises. Ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.Related Products & BundlesReading Comprehension BUNDLE - 3rd GradeSquirrel Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradeQuaker Parrots Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradeSea Turtles Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradePacket RationaleAuthors write to g
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3rd - 5th
Sea Turtles 3rd Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions Activities
Reading Comprehension SEA TURTLES resource aligned with the common core standards! Download Preview FilePlease view the preview file prior to purchasing so there are no surprises. Ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.Related Products & BundlesReading Comprehension BUNDLE - 3rd GradeSquirrel Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradeFrog Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradeQuaker Parrots Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradePacket RationaleAuthors write to gi
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3rd - 5th
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Rabbits 3rd Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions Activities
Rabbits Reading Comprehension themed resource aligned with the common core standards!Download Preview FilesDownload the preview file for a full view of each page of the reading comprehension packet (a teacher guide is included but not shown). The preview is of lower visual quality but you will be able to see exactly what you are buying. Ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.Related Products & BundlesReading Comprehension BUNDLE - 3rd GradeSquirrel Reading C
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3rd - 5th
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Squirrels 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Activities
Reading Comprehension SQUIRRELS resource aligned with the common core standards! Download Preview FilePlease view the preview file prior to purchasing so there are no surprises. Ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.Related Products & BundlesReading Comprehension BUNDLE - 3rd GradeFrog Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradeQuaker Parrots Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradeSea Turtles Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradePacket RationaleAuthors write to g
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3rd - 5th
ARCHER'S QUEST by Linda Sue Park - Novel Study
As a combination of both historical and science fiction, this novel keeps the students' attention. I created this unit to aid their comprehension and thinking skills as they read. The unit is divided into three parts: PART ONE, Ch. 1 to 4; PART TWO, Ch. 5 to 8; PART THREE, Ch. 9 to 13. Included are -- Word Study worksheet for each part, including spelling ladders and finishing a glossary,- Reading Check Questions for each chapter in a variety of formats: Direct Questions, Matching Cause a
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4th - 7th
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The Hero's Journey Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer allows students to visualize The Hero's Journey myth as outlined by Joseph Campbell. Each box correlates to stage of the journey, noted within the circle. The circle is divided between "real world" stages of the journey and magical world stages. For visual learners, colors are coordinated so boxes match the color of the stage they correlate with.Students can use this graphic organizer to...Take notes on the hero's journeyDetail the hero's journey of a character in a partic
Grades:
5th - 12th
Literary Elements PowerPoint Presentation {Story Elements & Writing Tips}
The Literary Elements PowerPoint Presentation is an excellent visual guide for teaching middle school students about literary/story elements.
I have created this presentation to help my students incorporate the literary elements into the narratives that they write in my class. This presentation would also be an excellent aid in identifying the elements of a story while reading a short story or a novel in class.
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*Definitions: Each literary element is defined in the presentatio
Character Traits List for Character Trait Analysis
The Character Trait List resource is free and differentiated! The 2-sets of Character Trait Lists for grades 4-6 and 6-11 provide you with more than 300-character traits, many of which are synonyms. The Character Trait Lists are just what students will need when responding to prompts about character, creating fictional characters for writing, and reflecting upon their own character traits. Perfect for students to keep in their binders for quick reference, these time-saving lists include both pos
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5th - 8th
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Quaker Parrots 3rd Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions Activity
Reading Comprehension QUAKER PARROTS resource aligned with the common core standards! Download Preview FilePlease view the preview file prior to purchasing so there are no surprises. Ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.Related Products & BundlesReading Comprehension BUNDLE - 3rd GradeSquirrel Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradeFrog Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradeSea Turtles Reading Comprehension Unit - 3rd GradePacket RationaleAuthors write to gi
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3rd - 5th
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Figurative Language: Everything is an Allegory
"There once was a word named Personification who lived in a house as beautiful as a simile." This short story and accompanying unit illustrates the use of figurative language while teaching about plot, elements of good writing and more. The unit is aligned to common core standards and is recommended for grades 5-8. In this unit: Page 1: Cover page Page 2: Figurative Language Terms Info. SheetPages 3-6: Figurative Language Terms Word Wall Cards Pages 7: Short Story - Everything is an AllegoryPa
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5th - 8th
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Global Horizons: A New Year's Odyssey | Exploring Traditions Worldwide
Embark on a cultural journey with your middle schoolers as they explore the rich tapestry of New Year traditions from around the world! This activity is a captivating and educational resource designed to broaden students' horizons, foster cultural awareness, and infuse excitement into your classroom as you ring in the new year.WHAT YOU GET:Accessible reading passage about different New Year traditionsThoughtful and scaffolded comprehension questions to accompany the reading passageCritical think
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4th - 8th
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GUEST by Mary Downing Hahn - Novel Study
This fantasy by Mary Downing Hahn has many twists and turns. To help students keep track of these and to check their comprehension, I created two formats - Exit Tickets and Focus Questions on work sheets that students may use to write their responses. Both formats have the same questions or response requests. The answers, of course, fit both formats. Included are -- A cover page for students to fill in information about the book itself, as well as a small word search- For each chapter, Exi
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5th - 8th
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Informational Writing Research Facts Differentiated Writing Graphic Organizer
Simplify elementary research and informational writing with this organizer! Tailored for primary and upper elementary students, this organizer is perfect for gathering crucial facts and organizing ideas. With space for 6 facts and pictures, students can easily see important information laid out. Research and informational writing just got simpler! Key features: Differentiated research facts organizer for primary and upper elementary students. Includes two sets of two-page layouts: Lined pages fo
Create a Plot Comic Strip! The Five Elements of Plot Handout Activity & Template
Looking for an engaging activity to help your students grasp the five elements of plot? Look no further! This activity allows your students to take on the role of the comic writer and/or cartoonist while engaging them in the application of the five elements of plot using a story of their creation or an existing story of choice!This activity includes step-by-step directions, an optional comic template for your students to use, a definition list with the five elements of plot, and a checklist with
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2nd - 10th
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Lesson Plans For Acts of Courage by Pamela Horner
If your success in life depends upon harboring a secret, then what do you do when you must either finally confront it, or lose the game of survival? Fen has been busy. He took an unexpected trip, hung around some important people – who are also dead – all the while keeping a deep secret.Fenmore Jacks does things on a grand scale. His personality is huge. His wit is enviable, especially among the other fourth graders. And his school career? It is a colossal – failure. He has to hide the fact tha
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4th - 6th
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Narrative Writing Story Map Planning Page
This story map helps younger students plan out any narrative writing piece, whether it is a personal narrative or fictional narrative, by thinking about the characters, setting, and sequence of events that will happen in their story.
The PDF contains two documents, one basic Story Map and the second to use as an extension for students who you want to take to the next level by adding more events that will happen in their story.
Using this planning page can also help you integrate writing into
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2nd - 5th
5th Grade ELA Reading COMMON CORE Learning Objective Cards | Color and B&W
Common Core for 5th Grade Reading/ Writing/ ELA - learning objective cards on a star background that include 63 cards that are perfect for posting on the board and visible for students and administration to see that your learning objectives are posted. All Common Core education standards were taken either verbatim from the list of standards (corestandards site) as of July 2021 or summarized. No new standards as of July 2022. **This resource will be updated every year or throughout the year to en
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5th
Daily Odds - RL 5.3 Comparing and Contrasting - Lesson Bundle
This Literature Lesson Bundle includes 2 fun reading passages, 2 corresponding sets of comprehension questions (answer keys included), plus four bonus activities (Tic-Tac-Toe reading activity, a vocabulary exercise, a graphic organizer, and our signature Odd Libs)!
This lesson bundle is great for teaching Common Core Standard ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3, which focuses on comparing and contrasting.
This bundle also incorporates several other standards, such as RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.4, RL.5.9, W.5.1, W.
Narrative Plot Line - Four Graphic Organizers (Printables)
WHAT'S INCLUDEDFour Printable Activity Sheets (pdf).We all know that students have different visual preferences. This product contains four different styles of the same activity sheet, all of which can be printed as hard copies for students to write onto directly. This is a simple plot line that students can use to map a short story they are reading or to plan a short story they want to write. For beginning story-mapping, I have used young children's versions of Aesop's Fables, which include al
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2nd - 8th
Paired Texts Narrative Writing - Sea Turtles
Narrative writing prompt using paired informational texts about sea turtles. Includes two texts, prompt, 4-question comprehension exit ticket, 4 square graphic organizer, rubric, and writing pages.
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4th - 5th
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Spider Plot Diagram
Students will love completing and decorating their spider shaped plot diagrams! Use this plot diagram...during Halloween to help students brainstorm an original scary story to teach the plot of stories like "Arachne" and "Charlotte's Web" to introduce plot in an engaging way by pairing it with simple stories like "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" or "Little Miss Muffet" When students finish, have them decorate it and display!
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4th - 10th
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The Year of the Dog - Before & After Reading Activities - Printable & Electronic
This resource includes:Anticipation Guide, Chinese Zodiac Story Activities, Family Story Writing ProjectActivities include lessons & organizersActivities available in printer-friendly black and white, colour, and editable Slides and PowerPoint for online learningRemember to check out our other resources for The Year of the Dog, including:Similes FREEBIE!Chapter QuestionsSupplementary Chapter ActivitiesVocabulary Studies and QuizzesAnd More!Plus we've got other great ELA resources here:Asian
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3rd - 5th
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Interactive Phonics Activities
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Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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