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Oral communication Common Core RL.6.10 resources

READERS THEATER MYSTERY SCRIPT with Elements of Drama Questions

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This high interest Readers’ Theater whodunit mystery script activity will give your grades 5-8 students drama and ELA fun! Students will practice reading aloud, comprehension, and reflect on elements of drama using a drama elements anchor chart. Questions and a multiple choice quiz are included."The Mystery of the Crooked Competition" readers’ theater script will require students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Transform your ELA and drama students into 'whodunit' detectives! This 9 p

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Oral Communication

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.5.2

, RL.5.5

, RL.5.10

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.5

...

Also included in: READERS' THEATER WINTER MYSTERY SCRIPTS - Fun winter drama & ELA whodunnits

Independent Reading Activity: One-Pagers, Annotation Guides, + Bulletin Boards

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ELA Teacher Toolbox

Motivate your middle school students to read books for enjoyment with these flexible and easy to assess activities! Students practice identifying the literary elements and reading with a purpose! Students will identify themes and summarize the plot and conflict.Book Bistro is a research-based independent reading program that fosters a love of reading.It's essentially a high-interest, middle school book report that taps into the social nature of middle school students. The assignment puts the fun

Subjects:

Literature, Oral Communication, Reading

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

...

"The Lottery" Socratic Seminar Activity: Handout, Discussion Prompts, and Rubric

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Write with a Point

Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Shirley Jackson's famous short story, "The Lottery" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. The two-sided CCSS aligned handout starts with a note-catcher for students to use when reading "The Lottery." Afterward, it

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Oral Communication, Short Stories

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

, RL.7.10

, RL.8.1

...

The Lemonade Crime: Questions for Class Discussion, Essays, or Quizzes

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Debbie's Den

It would be a crime not to use this list of class discussion questions/essay prompts/short answer inquiries to review this popular book. This handout provides 20 interesting, relevant, and essential statements or questions about pertinent aspects of this bestseller. Choices are varied and encourage positive student engagement.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Oral Communication

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.2.6

...

The Lemonade War: Questions for Class Discussions, Essays, or Short Answer Tests

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Debbie's Den

You've come to the right place to obtain the perfect list of class discussion questions/essay prompts/short answer inquiries for The Lemonade War. This handout provides 20 interesting, relevant, and essential statements or questions about pertinent aspects of this popular book, including its theme, conflicts, cause and effect, tone, characters, and much more. Choices are varied and encourage positive student engagement.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Oral Communication

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.2.6

...

Book in a... Book Report

Created by

The Mixed Up Files of Mrs Stevens

In this book report, students are challenged to read a science fiction or fantasy text. After reading the text, students select a container that represents the novel and fill the container with a variety of questions and "things" or objects that represent the multiple facets and conflicts of the novel. Finally, students present the book report to the class, show and tell style.

Subjects:

Literature, Oral Communication, Reading

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Projects

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

, RL.7.10

, RL.8.1

...

Number the Stars Questions for Class Discussions or for Socratic Seminars

Created by

Debbie's Den

Allow your students to "shine" as they use their critical-thinking skills to analyze 12 topics for class discussions or Socratic Seminars. Using characters and themes, readers will have a chance to delve further into Number the Stars as they recap details and voice their opinions. This ideal exchange will help participants to gain a better understanding of various aspects of the story as well as share and gain perspectives. It's a terrific group activity.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Oral Communication

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.4

, RL.5.5

...

Book Talk Grading Rubric

Created by

Ashley Allen

A simple, easy rubric to grade Book Talk presentations in your classroom! Works best for fiction books. Use for any grade from 3rd-12th.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Oral Communication, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

Middle School Poetry Slam Judging Guide / Poetry Performance Rubric

Created by

ThinkCERCA

Hosting a middle school poetry slam and don't have time to develop your own judging guide? Here's a handy rubric developed by the literacy experts at ThinkCERCA. We've mapped the essential skills for a compelling poetry recitation to CCSS standards, including: - Content - Evidence - Recitation - Contact with Audience - Auditory Effects - Delivery We developed this rubric for our own ThinkCERCA poetry slam. Sign up for a free account at ThinkCERCA to hear about our next poetry slam.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Oral Communication, Poetry

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Rubrics

CCSS:

RL.6.4

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.10

, RL.8.4