Middle school Halloween literature resources for Microsoft OneDrive

Grades:

6th - 9th

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature

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Lord of the Flies Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, Mask, Test

Created by

Building Book Love

Lord of the Flies by William Golding offers unique insight into human nature, the dangers of unchecked power, and the consequences of a failing society. With this Lord of the Flies Unit Plan, you’ll be able to dig deep into these dark themes while preparing students for a more hopeful future. From Steven King to Suzanne Collins, Lord of the Flies has inspired readers through the ages to explore the ugliness of human nature within the safe pages of a book. In turn, readers use these lessons and i

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Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: British Literature Bundle: 12th Grade Brit Lit Unit Plans, Lesson Pacing Guides

Literary Analysis Elements Activities using Pixar Shorts Videos or Commercials

Created by

Just Add Students

Your students are going to love these literary analysis lessons. Add Pixar Shorts, commercials, or cartoon clips and you're ready to teach literary elements. Fun way to engage students as they analyze character, plot, setting, theme, and conflict (coming soon). Then, transfer them to more complex texts like short stories and novels. Your students will love practicing analysis skills with these easy-to-use digital or print lessons! The perfect way for students to truly understand literary el

Subjects:

Close Reading, Literature, Writing-Expository

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

Close Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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, RL.7.1

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Reading Graphic Organizers | Fiction Reading Response | Print & Digital Slides

Created by

Create Teach Share

Graphic organizers are an important tool for helping students to organize their thoughts and ideas, and increase their comprehension. These printable and digital graphic organizers are perfect for students to use to respond to any fiction or literature text. This resource includes 18 ready-to-use pages. Print on paper or download to use with student devices. Skills Included:Write a SummaryCharacter TraitsStory SettingMaking a PredictionDrawing InferencesAsking QuestionsStory SequenceStory Elemen

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Graphic Organizers

Also included in: Digital Resource Bundle | Distance Learning Toolkit | Use with Google Slides

Out of the Dust - Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL

Created by

Joy Sexton

This Out of the Dust Novel Study is sure to engage your students with meaningful, standards-aligned learning activities. Now includes a DIGITAL version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, acquiring new vocabulary, and discussing meaningful ideas as they read Karen Hesse’s compelling novel. Section-by-Section Response Pages challenge students to dig into the text to explain and make inferences. Perfect for partner work or small groups! The pre-reading Web Search acquaints students with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

6th - 9th

CCSS:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Reading

, RL.7.1

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Pax by Sara Pennypacker Novel Study Digital and Printable

Created by

Christine Rogers Teaches

Pax by Sara Pennypacker Novel Study is the perfect resource for any literature circle or independent ELA enrichment. You receive three versions of this resource: Google Slides, PowerPoint and PDFs. This resource can be printed using the PDFs or students can complete this digitally by typing their answers directly on the Google Slides* document. *Please note, the large majority of this novel study works beautifully in Google Slides and Powerpoint. However, there are a few activities that ask stud

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Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Printables

Also included in: Pax Novel Study & Teacher Planning, Prep and Organization Bundle

Myths, Legends, Fables and Fairy Tales PowerPoint

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Teaching Myths, Legends, Fables and Fairy Tales? This PowerPoint helps you teach folktales and traditional tales, like myths and fables, legends and tall tales, and fairy tales. The slides discuss differences between myths and legends, tall tales, fables, and fairy tales, and helps students understand the characteristics of each type of story. This digital resource works well for remote learning and in-person learning. It is a good resource for your oral tradition unit. Examples of famous tales

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.9

, RL.6.9

Also included in: Fairy Tales Resource Bundle

Letters to Books: A meaningful way to reflect on themes for ANY book

Created by

Building Book Love

This end-of-reading activity gives students a chance to reflect on how a book or story affected their lives in a meaningful way. Students choose from 10 different letter templates to help form positive reflections on themes, morals, and messages of books. You can project these templates and have students hand write their letters, you can print zen doodle stationery for them to write on, or you can have students type their letters in colorful stationery using Google or Microsoft classrooms. The w

Subjects:

The Daring English Teacher

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Activities

Of Mice and Men Chapter Quizzes: Digital Self-Grading Forms - Distance Learning

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These self-grading chapter quizzes for John Steinbeck's novella "Of Mice and Men" run on the Google® Forms platform. There are six quizzes included in this resource, one for each chapter, and each quiz contains 10 questions (5 matching and 5 multiple-choice). There is also a built-in answer key for each quiz that makes grading a breeze! Your students will know their grades as soon as they submit their forms, and all of your data will be compiled neatly into a Google Sheet!This resource also incl

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

8th - 12th

Also included in: Of Mice and Men Digital Teaching Unit Bundle - Distance Learning

Beowulf Introduction, Beowulf Epic Hero Traits, and Beowulf Intro Activity

Created by

Building Book Love

Use these Beowulf introduction stations or Beowulf introduction PowerPoint to hook students and teach them epic hero traits along with needed background information before reading Beowulf. As a way to reinforce learning, assign the corresponding Beowulf get-to-know-you activity (a digital or print option are available).This resource can be used as a regular printed worksheet, or as a digital learning activity. These lessons work perfectly in a traditional printed resource classroom, Google class

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Activities

Multiply & Divide Rational Numbers Digital Halloween Activity

Created by

Rise over Run

Students practice multiplying and dividing rational numbers with this fun haunted house escape room activity! Includes Google Slides and PowerPoint versions. They are given 14 problems to solve, choosing from 3 possible answers for each one. If they solve correctly, they will choose the correct door and avoid the scary giant spiders! If they make a mistake, a spider appears, and they are prompted to try again. Problems include multiplying and dividing integers, fractions, and decimals (positive

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Halloween, Math

Grades:

7th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

7.NS.A.2

Also included in: 7th Grade Math Halloween Activities for October

The Cay PowerPoint Introduction

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The Cay Introduction PowerPoint is an engaging and interactive preview of The Cay by Theodore Taylor. If you are reading The Cay, this digital resource introduces students to the setting, characters, plot, theme and vocabulary, and builds background knowledge needed to comprehend the book. Great book for hurricane season. Students can discuss with partners how they would survive on a desert island in severe weather. They can also write about this and share with each other. Then discuss how dif

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.1

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Also included in: The Cay by Theodore Taylor Bundle - Novel Unit

"The Most Dangerous Game" Short Story Unit

Created by

Making Meaning with Melissa

This "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell resource works as a complete unit that gets students analyzing conflict, characterization, foreshadowing, theme, and more while practicing close reading strategies. Eye-catching visuals and scaffolded connections help to build student knowledge, and an included literary response prompt helps students to consolidate their thinking. Completely paperless, this Google Slides resource is perfect for whole-class, group, or individual completion. *****

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Short Stories GROWING BUNDLE for Middle & High School

Digital Dividing Fractions Practice Halloween Activity

Created by

Rise over Run

Students will love this engaging practice activity for fraction division. They must try to escape a haunted house! Includes Google Slides and PowerPoint versions. They are given 14 problems to solve, choosing from 3 possible answers for each one. If they solve correctly, they will choose the correct door and avoid the scary giant spiders! If they make a mistake, a spider appears, and they are prompted to try again. Problems include whole numbers, fractions, and mixed numbers. They increase in

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Fractions, Halloween

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

6.NS.A.1

Also included in: 6th Grade Halloween Math Activities with Equations, Fractions, Area, & GCF

A Long Way From Chicago - Novel Study - Print & DIGITAL

Created by

Joy Sexton

A Long Way From Chicago Novel Study will engage your students with thought-provoking, standards-aligned learning activities. Now includes a digital version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, writing, and acquiring new vocabulary. In chapter-by-chapter sequence, students examine setting, characters, events, significant quotations, and other important plot details and respond in a variety of attractively-designed formats. The DIGITAL version offers colorful slides that allow students to

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Grades:

6th - 8th

CCSS:

, RL.6.5

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Where the Red Fern Grows Introduction PowerPoint

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Where The Red Fern Grows Introduction PowerPoint Presentation. Introduce the novel by Wilson Rawls with this digital resource. Photos of red ferns, redbone coon hounds, raccoons, notes about the book, characters, setting, author, and theme notes are included, along with pictures of items from the time period and a preview of the Where the Red Fern Grows movies that were made from the book. Use PowerPoints like this in Zoom or videoconferencing for remote teaching and virtual learning. Share with

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.2

, RL.5.4

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Also included in: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Bundle

Story Elements of a Fairy Tale PowerPoint and Printable Reading Activity

Created by

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Fairy Tales PowerPoint will introduce your students to the main characteristics and story elements of fairy tales, such as magic, royalty, characters, lessons and more. Animated slides will engage your students. I use this presentation to introduce a unit on fairy tales. Review slides at the end with answer key. Then have students do the reading activity with my printable Elements of Fairy Tales chart (included on the last page). Have them read several fairy tales (I assign at least 5) and let

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.3

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Also included in: Fairy Tales Resource Bundle

Halloween Two Step Equations Digital Escape Room Activity

Created by

Rise over Run

Students will love this engaging practice activity for 2 step equations. They must try to escape a haunted house! This activity is no prep, and students get instant feedback! It's included in Google Slides and PowerPoint versions. They are given 14 problems to solve, choosing from 3 possible answers for each one. If they solve correctly, they will choose the correct door and avoid the scary giant spiders! If they make a mistake, a spider appears, and they are prompted to try again. Problems inc

Subjects:

Algebra, Halloween, Math

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

7.EE.B.3

Also included in: Halloween Equations Activities for Fun Practice

Of Mice and Men Unit - Digital & Print Activities and Quizzes Novel Study

Created by

The Daring English Teacher

Teach John Steinbeck's novella, "Of Mice and Men" with ease with this digital and traditional unit bundle. The flexibility of having both the paperless and traditional versions of the unit allow you more freedom to teach how you want to. There are two unit bundles in this bundle:Of Mice and Men Novel Study: Character Analysis, Quizzes, Vocabulary, ActivitiesSMARTePlans Of Mice and Men Digital Unit BundleThis BUNDLE includes these traditional paper/PDF units:Of Mice and Men Group Research Project

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

8th - 11th

Reading Literature and Informational Texts Mini Lessons and Activities Bundle

Created by

Just Add Students

PRINT & DIGITAL! Your whole year of mini lessons! No planning needed! You'll save tons of time by using these print and digital mini lessons to teach all your reading information texts and reading literature lessons! You'll have mentor texts, "I Can" statements, student activities, and lesson plans -- so you can spend more time helping your students and less time planning and searching for resources!Plus, you can use these lessons with any texts. You can scaffold, differentiate, work on

Subjects:

Close Reading, Informational Text, Literature

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

, RL.6.5

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Introduction to Drama PowerPoint

Created by

Drama, Literature, Reading

This Drama PowerPoint is an excellent introduction to theater and drama lesson you project on your whiteboard to start teaching and hook your students. Presentation has animations, sounds, and graphics that engage students when starting a drama unit. Defines drama terms like playwright, stage directions, set, props, script, etc. Includes staging, dramatization, how plays are produced, the role of the audience and theater etiquette. Also includes information on Greek theater, Shakespearean theate

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.7

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, RL.8.7

Also included in: Drama Unit Resource BUNDLE Print and Digital Easel Activities

To Kill a Mockingbird Final Test: Digital Self-Grading Form - Distance Learning

Created by

The Daring English Teacher

This self-grading final test for Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" runs on the Google® Forms platform. This final test includes 68 questions (character matching, multiple-choice, true/false, and figurative language), and built-in answer key that makes grading a breeze! Your students will know their grades as soon as they submit their forms, and all of your data will be compiled neatly into a Google Sheet! This resource also includes the original paper test as well to accommodate studen

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

8th - 11th

Also included in: To Kill a Mockingbird Digital Novel Study - Comprehension, Analysis, & More!

The Outsiders Final Projects (Digital Version)

Created by

Addie Williams

The Outsiders - Digital Final Projects- Students choose one of four final projects to finish up a unit on The Outsiders. All four projects include a writing component. Three of the projects also involve a poster or artwork of some sort. All activities can be completed digitally using Google™, OneDrive or other online platforms! Students love being able to type directly onto the pages. Easy to save, download, print, and share!I've included a quick two-page handout that explains each of the pro

Subjects:

Created for Learning - ELA Novel Studies

Grades:

6th - 9th

Also included in: The Outsiders Novel Study Bundle - DIGITAL VERSION

DIVERGENT Novel Study Unit Plan Activities DIGITAL Pre-reading Quizzes Projects

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Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging Divergent activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed some

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