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9th grade Common Core RL.5.1 resources for GATE
Food Truck Festival - Engaging Independent Reading Project - PBL - STEM
Elevate the joy of independent reading in your classroom with a twist that's sure to ignite enthusiasm – host your very own Food Truck Festival! Building upon the success of my beloved Literary Feast project, I've taken it up a notch to bring you an EXTRAORDINARY Food Truck Festival project that combines literary exploration with the excitement of culinary creativity. This is not just an activity; it's an immersive experience designed to captivate your students' imaginations and showcase their i
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6th - 9th
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The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan - Teacher's Guide and Activities GATE
The beauty in The Lost Thing is that it settles into one’s soul in a casual and poetic way. What starts as a sort of amusing but sad story finds its way deeper into your heart. You begin to wonder, to ask questions. Soon you find yourself wanting to stand up and defend all the lost things in the world—including that lost part of yourself.
Are you somehow guilty too, you wonder? Quite unexpectedly, you begin to really feel the world Shaun Tan creates. It is a wonderful experience in mindf
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: 2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary
Theme in Yellow by Carl Sandburg Poem Analysis Poetry Writing CCSS Exemplar Text
If your students don't like to write poetry, let's change their minds together! Using Carl Sandburg's "Theme in Yellow" as a mentor text, we'll analyze the poem and then use it to help students write their own poem. This poem is wonderful to analyze because of its rich imagery. To capitalize on that, we'll use images to enrich the experience.Although you can use this resource at any time, this poem is perfect for fall classroom discussion. If you're looking for something perfect for pumpkins and
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Poetry Unit CCSS Exemplar Texts Upper Elementary Middle School BUNDLE
A Bird Came Down the Walk Emily Dickinson Read Poetry Aloud Oral Reading
Reading poetry out loud can be easy if you know the tips and tricks! This lesson uses Emily Dickinson's poem "A Bird Came Down the Walk" to teach oral reading of poetry. It's an often overlooked standard, but no more! Your students will use these skills for years to come.You'll get a fabulous "How to Read a Poem Aloud" tip sheet that you'll come back to again and again.Students will use this along with a planning sheet for "A Bird Came Down the Walk" to prepare to read the poem aloud.Students wi
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Poetry Unit CCSS Exemplar Texts Upper Elementary Middle School BUNDLE
Character Study Book Report (Includes Summary and "Wanted" Poster Assignment)
This Character Study book report includes instructions for students, a sample summary and sample project, as well as an optional grading rubric for the teacher to simply pick and choose from listed choices to grade the student on writing (effective expression), grammar (conventions), and drawing (visual arts).The assignment requires students to write a one-page summary broken down into a beginning, middle, and end. The students must also complete a "Wanted" poster project, focusing on the main c
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3rd - 12th
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Short Story or Novel Study Summative Choice Project (Art & Literature)
EDITABLE Literature Choice Projects with a Project Based Learning approach to a summative assessments on novels, short stories, etc. Comes with sample projects, rubrics, templates, and directions.Great for: Short Story or Novel Study Summative Assessments,Google Slides and Canva Templates provided.Students need a foundational understanding of LITERARY ANALYSIS to complete this project. This is the FINAL project, but consider a 3-5 Day Lesson Plan to cover the following topics: Theme, Symbolism,
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5th - 12th
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Poetry "The Echoing Green" William Blake Close Reading CCSS Text Exemplar
If you would like to lead a high-quality discussion of William Blake's "The Echoing Green," this resource is for you! It's quick but powerful, and addresses figurative language standards, as well as poetry analysis standards. Yea for short lessons that accomplish a ton!You'll get original illustrated versions of the poem, as well as an optional activity that invites students to analyze the poem through the lens of two paintings (one's a Monet!).William Blake's poem is fun to analyze because it s
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: Poetry Unit CCSS Exemplar Texts Upper Elementary Middle School BUNDLE
Narrative Writing Through Finding Nemo
Trying to teach narrative writing concepts? Looking for a way to teach high level concepts about plot and character development that is engaging and educational? This lesson is the perfect way to do that. Tried and tested in fourth and fifth grade, but perfect for middle and high school classrooms as well, students will develop a common vocabulary to discuss narrative stories all while developing their own.This seven day lesson plan walks your students through Finding Nemo while learning about:P
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Mega Bundle of Resources
Book Trailer-Distance Learning
A novel based culminating project for students to showcase a number of Literary Analysis skills.
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4th - 12th
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Discussion Questions or Socratic Seminar for "Dreams" by Langston Hughes
Discussion questions to be used with the poem, "Dreams" by Langston Hughes (many copies of the poem are available online for free and on youtube as read aloud). This can be used in a Socratic Seminar format or as independent Q&A for students.
Close Reading GATE or Advanced Character's Actions vs. Words
I am always looking for specific, student-friendly ways to help students dive into a deeper reading—a more analytical and critical thinking view—of any text.
This activity (and discussion) works well in my 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade GATE literacy groups, but there’s no reason it cannot be used up through 10th grade. The students will simply think at different levels; however, the format remains the same (see Common Core Standards below).
We need this in my school to help students move to “advanc
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3rd - 10th
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