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Reading Common Core W.7.4 handouts
Close Reading Passages For Middle School - Close Reading Guide and Strategies
Close Reading For Middle School Students Featuring Excerpts from Stories from Classic Literature. These NO PREP close reading activities are great for practicing close reading and annotation skills. Everything needed to get your students started with Close Reading is included – detailed step by step instructions, annotation guide, reading passages, and graphic organizers. Very little teacher prep is needed – simply print and teach!Story excerpts include:•Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving•The B
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6th - 9th
Hatchet Novel Study - Hatchet Pre-Reading Activity - Hatchet Final Project
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Novel Study Unit - Wilderness Survival Guides - Hatchet Pre-Reading Activity and Final Project! In this Hatchet activity, students brainstorm survival tips, read about top ways to survive in the wilderness, and create their own illustrated survival guides!For the Hatchet Pre-Reading section of this activity, students read a variety of wilderness survival tips, then brainstorm and write about what tip they think is most important for survival in the wild. Perfect for a p
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5th - 8th
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Earth Day Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage - Plastic Waste & Pollution
Perfect for Earth Day! This reading comprehension passage explores the harmful effects of plastic pollution on the environment and our health. Teach students to write a nonfiction summary using the graphic organizers provided. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Activity:✏️ 2-Page Informational Article - Colour & Grayscale“Why is Plastic Harmful?: The Effects of Plastic on the Environment and Your Heal
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5th - 10th
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Writing a Shape or Concrete Poem - Creative Writing - Mentor Texts
Make reading and writing poetry fun with this lesson for Shape (Concrete) Poems. After reading poems, students use mentor texts as models for their own writing as they take their creative ideas through the writing process with a focus on the six traits of writing (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions).The lesson starts with a “puzzling” warm up (using online links to Rebus puzzles); then, students read and analyze sample shape poems including "Seal" by Willi
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
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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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Holes Pre Reading Chapter Activities - Quick Write Journal Prompts
Engage students in meaningful, enriching Holes pre reading activities using these journal prompts. These quick writes will help your students make text-to-self and text-to-world connections as they read Louis Sachar’s novel. These Holes journal prompts are the perfect pre reading routine, occasional end-of-chapter activities, or station activity to complement the novel!✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!These low-prep quick-write journal prompts will save you time and energy while enhanci
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Holes Novel Study Unit - 6th Grade Novel Units - Holes Novel Activities
Literature Circles Unit - Middle School Social Justice - Literature Circle Roles
This 60 page Middle School Literature Circle Unit is perfect for Thematic Social Justice themed Book Clubs. Literature Circle units are engaging and effective methods of reading instruction that encourage students to engage in rich conversation surrounding text and take ownership of their learning. The ready to use activities included encourage inquiry and critical thinking about social justice issues, and help you to introduce, organize, facilitate, and manage this effective reading and discuss
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5th - 9th
Summarizing Nonfiction Texts - Writing a Nonfiction Summary - Information Texts
Teach students how to write a nonfiction summary with this summarizing nonfiction texts bundle! This unit explores several information texts and provides students with graphic organizers and writing strategies to scaffold the steps involved in writing a nonfiction summary. Includes digital resources for Google Classroom®!⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save 20% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Summarizing Nonfiction Texts Bundle:✏️ Summarizing Nonfiction Texts Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint®
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6th - 12th
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(Critical Thinking) Reading Comprehension Journal: Analyzing Quotes
In this cool, semester-long activity, students analyze quotes once a week through various activities. Using critical thinking, students dissect and apply quotes from a variety of writers, speakers, activists, and actors to their personal lives, the real world, and to other texts. Preview the item here with a free sampler!See how it works: Click Here.*********************************************************** What's Included:- 18 weeks of comprehension practice through analyzing quotes and writin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Why Do We Write? Introduction to Writing Lesson
Start your year off by putting meaning behind writing. This lesson focuses on why we write, what we write, and what we need to do in order to write successfully. Students will be engaged in small group discussion, whole class discussion, guided notes, and will be assessed with a 3-2-1 Exit Slip at the end of the lesson. Please contact me on TpT if you have any questions!THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:1. Google Slides to use while teaching the lesson2. Guided Notes Interactive Notebook Templates3. Lesson
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5th - 12th
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The Outsiders Anticipation Guide (Digital & Printable)
NEW UPDATE: DIGITAL! Pique your students' interest! Use the “The Outsiders Anticipation Guide” in order to introduce the book in an exciting way. The fifteen statements lead to such in-depth conversations!(Digital with Google Slides and Printable)About Wondering with Mrs. Watto:Welcome! I am a middle school English teacher who creates graphic organizers, posters, and more! I received my Bachelor of Arts in English and my Master of Arts in Education.Please check out my other products too. I hope
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5th - 9th
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Mother's Day Bundle| Poem & Reading Passage | Writing Activities | Questionnaire
ESL AND ELA MOTHER'S DAY READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES | WRITING ACTIVITIES | 48 CONVERSATION QUESTIONS ABOUT MOTHERHOOD AND PARENTING | INDEPENDENT WORK | NO PREP SUB PLAN WORKSHEETS | REVERSE POEM | PALINDROME POEMRESOURCE #1 This no prep Mother's Day worksheet includes a reverse poem comprehension activity along with writing tasks. It is designed for independent work, making it ideal for students in grades 7-12. The resource consists of worksheets that can also serve as a sub plan for b
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Outsiders Journal Writing
How do you get your students motivated to write? You read The Outsiders and have them write about it! This is a great journal writing activity for your students as you read through the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. I chose the title Talk is Tuff because in the novel one of the characters talks about being 'tuff'. This journal writing is student-friendly and helps the students practice writing through literature. What is included? 13 journal writing promptsIt comes in two formats: Mini-jour
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6th - 9th
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AI Article #11 - ESL Reading Comprehension Conversation Writing
Article #11 : "Students Made a Racist Deepfake Video of Principal" - This resource is article #11 of 16 of a Magazine about Artificial Intelligence. This no prep resource has reading comprehension activities, conversation questions, whole class pre-reading discussion questions with photos to activate the prior knowledge of students regarding AI, and a writing activity. It is a must-have resource in this age of AI and gives important information about AI in a simple and straightforward manner by
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Book Report: Slides Presentation Project (Directions Handout)
After reading a novel, students will create a presentation about the main components of the novel. This assignment requires students to identify a novel's major and minor characters, provide descriptions of the protagonist, identify conflict(s), identify theme(s), explain the conclusion of the novel, and make connections to the text. This is a fun take on the traditional book report! It is a great assessment, project or task for independent reading, whole-class novels, Summer reading assignmen
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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AI Article #15 - ESL Reading Comprehension Conversation Writing
Article #15 : "High Tech Minds: The Potential & Pitfalls of Brain Implants - Neuralink " - This resource is article #15 of 16 of a Magazine about Artificial Intelligence. This no prep resource has reading comprehension activities, conversation questions, whole class pre-reading discussion questions with photos to activate the prior knowledge of students regarding AI, and a writing activity. This resource is for ESL, EFL & ELA students. It is a must-have resource in this age of AI and giv
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Artificial intelligence Article#3 ESL Reading Comprehension Conversation Writing
Article #3 : “Of Course, Your Cell Phone IS Listening” - This resource is article #3 of 16 of a Magazine about Artificial Intelligence. This no prep resource has reading comprehension activities, conversation questions, whole class pre-reading discussion questions with photos to activate the prior knowledge of students regarding AI, and a writing activity. This resource is for ESL, EFL & ELA students. It is a must-have resource in this age of AI and gives important information about AI in a
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Artificial intelligence Article#5 ESL Reading Comprehension Conversation Writing
Article #5 : “The Puppet Masters: How Internet Algorithms can be used to control what you think?”- This resource is article #5 of 16 of a Magazine about Artificial Intelligence. This no prep resource has reading comprehension activities, conversation questions, whole class pre-reading discussion questions with photos to activate the prior knowledge of students regarding AI, and a writing activity. This resource is for ESL, EFL & ELA students. It is a must-have resource in this age of AI and
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
AI Article #13 - ESL Reading Comprehension Conversation Writing
Article #13 : "Artificial Affection: They Fell in Love with ‘Replika AI’"- This resource is article #13 of 16 of a Magazine about Artificial Intelligence. This no prep resource has reading comprehension activities, conversation questions, whole class pre-reading discussion questions with photos to activate the prior knowledge of students regarding AI, and a writing activity. This resource is for ESL, EFL & ELA students. It is a must-have resource in this age of AI and gives important informa
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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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Artificial Intelligence Article#7 ESL Reading Comprehension Conversation Writing
Article #7 : “Google's CEO of Bard Admits he’s Surprised! - This resource is article #7 of 16 of a Magazine about Artificial Intelligence. This no prep resource has reading comprehension activities, conversation questions, whole class pre-reading discussion questions with photos to activate the prior knowledge of students regarding AI, and a writing activity. This resource is for ESL, EFL & ELA students. It is a must-have resource in this age of AI and gives important information about AI in
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Artificial Intelligence Article#9 ESL Reading Comprehension Conversation Writing
Article #9 : “Earning Points in Real Life: The Ups and Downs of China's Social Scores" - This resource is article #9 of 16 of a Magazine about Artificial Intelligence. This no prep resource has reading comprehension activities, conversation questions, whole class pre-reading discussion questions with photos to activate the prior knowledge of students regarding AI, and a writing activity. This resource is for ESL, EFL & ELA students. It is a must-have resource in this age of AI and gives impo
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Artificial intelligence Article#2 ESL Reading Comprehension Conversation Writing
Article #2 : “WHEN TECH TURNS SNITCH: YOUR ALEXA MIGHT SPILL YOUR SECRETS” - This resource is article #2 of 16 of a Magazine about Artificial Intelligence. This no prep resource has reading comprehension activities, conversation questions, whole class pre-reading discussion questions with photos to activate the prior knowledge of students regarding AI, and a writing activity. It is for ESL, EFL & ELA students. It is an absolute must-have resource in this age of AI and gives important informa
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
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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