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Common Core RL.7.2 scaffolded notes for Microsoft Word
House on Mango Street Note Taking Guide
Trying to get your middle/high school students to understand the theme of 'growing up' in House on Mango Street?
Look no farther! This resource is an awesome note-taking guide for the vignettes focused on growing up: "Those Who Don't" Family of Little Feet," "A Rice Sandwich," "Chanclas," "The First Job," and “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”.
Resource includes notes sheet and answer key for teachers!
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: House On Mango Street Bundle
Much Ado About Nothing (No Fear Shakespeare Version) Act 1, Scene 1 Study Guide
This 4-page documents guides students slowly and thoroughly through Act 1, Scene 1 of Much Ado About Nothing. While the study guide could be used with any version of the play, I use it in conjunction with the No Fear Shakespeare version (to which the listed page numbers correlate). The study guide encourages close reading, deep thinking, translation and analysis.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Of Mice and Men Chapter by Chapter Focused Note Sheets
Often students are given chapter study questions to answer while they are reading. The intent is to allow students to recall important information or analyze important details; however, often students just skim their reading to find the answers. This focusing note sheet will allow students to be more independent reading. It will require that they identify and analyze the important details on their own. For each chapter their is a focusing idea or question that students should be thinking about a
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7th - 12th
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Esperanza Character Chart - House on Mango Street
The main character in House on Mango Street, Esperanza, changes drastically from the beginning to the end of the story. In this 'coming of age' story, Esperanza learns about her culture, who she is, who her friends are, and begins to define 'home' as a feeling and as people around her rather than a place.
This beautiful story and dynamic character need to be analyzed! Thus this character chart, which challenges students to compare Esperanza from the beginning to the end of the novel.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: House On Mango Street Bundle
Connect Reading to Writing: "The Gift of the Magi"
Students will analyze the literary text “The Gift of the Magi.” They will make predictions and create visual representations of key vocabulary. The main writing assignment is a one-paragraph summary of the short story. Students will also view the film version of “The Gift of the Magi.” Students will then write a summary about the film. This educational and entertaining unit should take three to five days to complete. It emphasizes a variety of Common Core State Standards.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Common Core (ELA) Literary Essay Writing Breakdown
This writing handout is a tool that can be used to guide students through the writing process at their seats or in small groups. It includes an explanation of each part of a literary essay as well as examples that students can model their own writing after. I use this tool to help proficient and not so proficient writers during Writer's Workshop. This guided handout helps keep kids on track and answers any questions they may have about the writing process while working individually at their sea
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Vignette Themes - Notes for House on Mango Street
House on Mango Street is filled with themes--home, identity, self/finding one's self, friendship, family, culture, growing up, etc.
These themes are essential for students to understand--in each individual vignette and in the book as a whole! This notes sheet helps students to grasp these themes and take notes on their own!
Perfect for middle or high school students!
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: House On Mango Street Bundle
"My Name" Post-Reading Questions
After reading the short vignette, "My Name" these are some excellent post-reading questions for students (especially for middle school).
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: House On Mango Street Bundle
Guided Chapter Notes
This worksheet can be used as a go-to guided reading note sheet. The notes begin with asking students to develop a prediction for what will happen in the chapter based on what they have read previously. Next the students are provided with spaces to notate important events, new characters, and key vocabulary. Lastly, the students are asked to create another prediction (after reading the chapter) about what they think will happen in the next chapter with evidence as to why that might be.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Story Graphic Organizer
This general graphic organizer can be used for short stories or book chapters. The chart on top allows students to generate their own questions and predictions while reading the story. The middle section provides sentence stems for students to identify the relevant literary features of a text, and the bottom consists of a summary section in which students can integrate the rest of the graphic organizer into an effective summary. Similar to Cornell Notes, this resource is a useful tool for stu
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Graduation and Conclusion Notes - Tuesdays with Morrie
Scaffolded notes to help students with independent reading of the last few chapters in Tuesdays with Morrie.
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6th - 10th
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