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Common Core RL.6.5 worksheets under $5
Plot Worksheets or Task Cards: Complete the Plot Diagram for 4 Practice Passages
Teach your student to identify the plot with these four original short stories. Students are given the task of identifying the five plot elements for each story (introduction/exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion/resolution), and then writing them on the plot diagram. Students need lots of practice to become proficient in this skill. These no-prep worksheets or task cards are ready to go for you. Just print and go! These passages were written for students in 4th throu
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4th - 6th
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Intro to Horror - Elements of Horror Genre Mini-Study For ANY Scary Short Story!
Launch your scary story unit with this introduction to the elements of horror genre study! This engaging horror intro will give your middle school students that “just right” level of information to understand how fear, suspense, setting/imagery, foreshadowing, and mystery create those scary short stories we know and love. Use the PowerPoint, interactive notetaker, and stations to hook your ELA students this Halloween or any time of the year!✔ Check out the PREVIEW for more information!With this
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6th - 8th
Sorry Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher - RL.6.7 - Drama Activities - Radio Play
Make reviewing the elements of drama unforgettable with Lucille Fletcher’s short story Sorry, Wrong Number. This 5-day lesson plan targets standard RL.6.7 and includes an editable PowerPoint & Google Slides slideshow plus various drama activities that promote deeper thinking about the elements. Easy to use, highly engaging, and no prep. Could it get any better? ✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!With this lesson plan, students will experience the short story Sorry, Wrong Number in two
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6th - 8th
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Identify the Plot: Worksheets with a Short Story, Plot Diagram, and Craftivity
Could your students use additional practice with identifying plot elements within a passage? Students typically need lots of practice and interactions with plot diagrams to become proficient in this skill. These no-prep worksheets are ready to go for you. Here's what you'll find in this plot diagram resource: One SHORT STORY entitled "The Show Must Go On"One WORKSHEET- On this page, students identify the climax, or turning point, of the story. Then, also must justify their answer.One blank PLOT
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4th - 6th
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The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher RL6.7 Radio Play Elements of Drama Activities
Looking for a short drama that your students are guaranteed to love? Look no further than The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher! This radio play is guaranteed to hook your students, and this 5-day lesson plan includes everything you need to facilitate engaging student activities that promote deeper thinking about the elements of drama & fiction. Easy to use, highly engaging, and no prep. Could it get any better?✔ Check out the preview for a closer look at this resource!With this RL.6.7 targeted
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6th - 8th
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Inferring with Alma
This product is a companion sheet for the video Alma . https://youtu.be/irbFBgI0jhM. Your students will be RIVETED by this film!!This video features an adorably animated little girl strolling through the city on a winter day. Oddly, she spots a doll in a window of a shop, and the doll looks exactly like HER!!As the story unfolds, students are provided with 'stop' points featuring a variety of inferring skills: ✨Inferring Author's Purpose✨Inferring Tone✨Inferring Character Behavior✨Inferring St
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Inferring Skills BUNDLE
Plot Elements Practice: Small Group Readers' Theater Scripts & Plot Diagrams
This resource contains four original short stories written as readers' theater scripts. After students read each script with their small group, they are given the task of identifying the plot for each script and recording it on their plot diagram. Your students will identify the following five plot elements:introduction/expositionrising actionclimaxfalling actionconclusion/resolution.Each script is written for five readers, and is exactly two pages. The two pages can be printed on the front and
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Readers' Theater BUNDLE: A set of 32 Scripts
Rogue Wave Short Story Unit Aligned with HMH 7 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Rogue Wave by Theodore Taylor. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 7. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, tone, author’s purpose, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, context clue, comprehension, short answer response questions, foreshadowing, theme, and point of
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
"Rikki-tikki-tavi" Test and Reading Questions - Printable & Digital
Prep for your "Rikki-tikki-tavi" story unit in minutes with these printable and digital questions and story test! With these skill-based activities, you'll be able to check comprehension during reading, assess student understanding after reading, and spark great discussions anytime during your lesson.(If you find this resource helpful, you won't want to miss the rest of my complete Rikki-tikki-tavi Short Story Bundle!)There are 24 deep-thinking questions covering the following reading skills:Plo
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Short Story Unit - Printable & Digital
Heartbeat by David Yoo Unit Aligned with HMH 7 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Heartbeat by David Yoo The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 7. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, context clue, comprehension and short response questions, internal and external conflict, theme, subject-verb agreement, and poi
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
Blood on the River Study Guide Questions - Printable & Digital
Easily check reading comprehension with these chapter questions for Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone! This comprehensive novel study resource includes 13 sections of 4-5 questions (each covering 1-2 chapters), some comprehension-level and others pushing students into literary analysis. Students are challenged to think critically about plot, character, setting, motivation, conflict, cause and effect, and theme.These questions are part of my complete Blood on the River Novel Unit - grab all 11
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court Short Story Unit
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court by Matt de la Peña. This is a story about a boy who is trying to become the best basketball player he can. The short story is from the book Flying Lessons and Other Stories. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Common Core Standards. Skills covered include mapping the plot, external conflict, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, context cl
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Flying Lessons and Other Stories Bundle Digital and Print
Zoo by Edward Hoch Short Story Unit Aligned with HMH 6 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Zoo by Edward Hoch The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 6. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, support with textual evidence, context clue vocabulary, comprehension and short response questions, irony, inferencing, theme, point of view, verb tenses, and narrative writing.This unit
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
Plot Diagram Template
An easy to use plot diagram template and separate guide page to help students identify the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, conflict, theme, mood, and point of view of a story.
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3rd - 12th
Plot Diagram Story Map Plot Elements Graphic Organizer for Plot Structure
Unlock the power of emojis to teach plot structure and elements of a story! This story map graphic organizer and lesson will guide your students through the essential components of a plot diagram while keeping them engaged. Using Google Slides, students will drag and drop emojis, descriptions, and labels to explore the six plot elements: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. They'll even have the opportunity to apply their newfound knowledge by analyzing a
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5th - 7th
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Poetry Analysis Journal Writing Prompts for Any Poem Digital & Print
These poetry journal writing prompts are intended to help students respond to poems in a thoughtful way while deepening their comprehension of the text. It contains twenty response-to-reading prompts that can be used with almost any poem and is appropriate for middle and high school classrooms. What are the topics like?Each poetry journal prompt focuses on a different aspect of reading poetry. Students are asked to analyze theme, figurative language, and structure. In addition, they will make co
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Analysis Bundle: Engaging Games, Activities, and Writing Prompts
Plot Elements Craftivity for Valentine's Day
This engaging activity puts a fun spin on identifying the concepts of characters, setting, plot, and theme! It would also make for a great Valentine's Day activity!I split this activity into two days.Day 1- Students read the short story "The Box of Chocolates". Then students complete two worksheets to identify the plot elements and the theme. These will eventually form the inside of the box of chocolates in the craftivity.Day 2- Students complete the craftivity by following the student-friendly
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4th - 6th
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Structure of Literary Text - RL.6.5: 6th Grade Reading
This product makes teaching students to analyze the structure of literary text and how it contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot a whole lot easier, and it is designed to mimic what students will see on state tests! With 2 fill-in practice charts to review the elements of a plot, 6 passages, and 24 multiple-choice questions (with short-response questions, as well), your students will develop a greater understanding of how to analyze the structure of literary text! Each pa
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Reading Literature: The Bundle!
Langston Hughes Paired Text Analysis - "Dreams" & "Harlem" - PDF & Digital
Bring metaphors and similes to life with this set of Langston Hughes poetry analysis activities! These paired text worksheets will introduce students to two of Langston Hughes's most famous poems - "Dreams" and "Harlem" (also known as "Dream Deferred") with deep-thinking poem activities, walking students through an analysis of Hughes's rich similes and metaphors on the topic of dreams.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don't miss the rest of my bestselling Langston Hughes Poem Activities Bun
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Ball Hawk by Joseph Bruchac Aligned with HMH 7 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Ball Hawk by Joseph Bruchac The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 7. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, comprehension and short response questions, internal and external conflict, theme, commonly confused word review, and more!
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
Two Legs or One? Short Story Activities HMH 7 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Two Legs or One retold by Josepha Sherman. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 7. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, context clue vocabulary, irony notes, irony practice, writing response, and character trait activity.This unit now includes a copy of all the activities for Googl
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury - Dystopian Short Story Activities & Worksheets
Interacting with the dystopian short story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury is easy and engaging with these activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep activities are included, making it easy for you to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Both teachers and students love these unique and challenging critical thinking activ
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ray Bradbury Short Story Activities & Escape Rooms
Generic Novel Study for Grades 6-8
Align with the ELA Common Core and teach any novel at any level with these comprehension reading guides that focus on plot, setting, and conflict.
Dive into fiction with a pre-reading activity followed by six reading guides for six weekly sections of any novel read as a whole class or in small leveled groups. Each reading guide provides a consistent focus on the different components of plot with emphasis on the influence of setting and importance of conflict. The use of repeated and predictab
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6th - 8th
Figurative Language Worksheets & Poetic Devices Practice. 120 Questions. Gr 5-6
✯ Figurative Language Worksheets & Poetic Devices Practice. 120 Questions. Gr 5-6✯ This Grade 5 and Grade 6 resource is designed to give your students the opportunity to practice and reinforce their understanding of Figurative Language and poetic devices. No preparation is needed! ✯ This resource contains 6 engaging worksheets with full answer keys. They are spread throughout 32 pages in the form of Multiple Choice Questions; the total of 120 MCQs. Each worksheet contains 20 Multiple Choice
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5th - 6th
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