9th grade other (ELA) resources for GATE

Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts, GATE

Grades:

7th - 10th

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Also included in: Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!

Radio Drama Unit Theatre Class Grades 7 to 9 Audio Storytelling Foley Artists

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Part of a Bundle One of my most popular products! Get in on the excitement for your classroom, too! Got reluctant students in your classroom? Did you know that podcasts are the newest home for radio theater? Try radio theater--your students will find a place for themselves to participate in this unit! It is my radio theater unit ONLY. No script is provided. This TEN DAY unit, 43 pages in length, however you can use as little or as much as you like. It is suitable for middle and high school d

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Thematic Unit Plans, Homeschool Curricula, GATE

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Also included in: Radio Theater Units Scary Scripts Grades High School Frankenstein Monkey's Paw

Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide The Wiz African American Futurism

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Part of a Bundle Let's ease on down the Road with the Broadway Tony Award Winner The Wiz a fantastic futuristic African American version of The Wizard of Oz. The Wiz is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of contemporary African-American culture. This two or three day lesson (65 pages) and study guide about this Broadway musical can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist Biographies (Lin Manuel Miranda) or other musical less

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Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Also included in: Drama Units Broadway Musicals Wicked The Wiz Spongebob Christmas Story

Bell Ringers and Start Ups: Brain Teasers for Young Scholars

Created by

Margaret Whisnant

This seventy-four page collection of original, challenging, fun brain teasers is designed with the young scholar in mind, but it appeals to adults as well. This material is especially suitable for gifted students. These activities work well as bell ringers and start up. They are great for substitute folders. The thirty-two activity sets are 30 to 50 items each. Table of Contents topics include: Connections , Animal Talk, Words to Color, Categories, Velcro Words, Verbal Hors d'oeuvre

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

4th - 10th

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Radio Drama Play Script Edgar Allen Poe Cask of Amontillado Revenge

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Drama, Halloween, Other (ELA)

Part of a Bundle Here's a fifteen minute dramatic radio play adapted from Edgar Allen Poe's classic, gothic story, The Cask of Amontillado. This script has 15 + roles (plus crew) and was written especially for the classroom! Strengthen your students' listening, speaking, and reading skills all at once. It's a one stop shop!BONUS: I've included a sample of my new book, "We're Live! Radio Theater #101"! This teacher's guidebook gives you all the advice, tips and guidance you'd need to teach with

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Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Scripts

Also included in: Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!

Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide In the Heights Hip Hop Lin Manuel Miranda

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Part of a Bundle Looking for something to use for Hispanic Heritage Month? This one to four day lesson and study guide focuses on the Tony award winning, Lin Manuel Miranda In the Heights musical. In the Heights tells the story of a vibrant Hispanic community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood. Students have an opportunity to study its plot, journey to Broadway, its creative staff, trivia about Broadway and In the Heights, view video clips, study the Tony awards and finish learning th

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Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Also included in: Musical Theater Units and Study Guide | Tony Awards and Broadway Musicals

Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide Matilda Grades 7 to 9 Tony Winner Roald Dahll

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Are you as afraid of Trunchbull as I am? Matilda the Musical is a very popular production especially with fans of author Roald Dahl's book, Matilda. Students learn through a study guide about its journey to Broadway, plot, characters, songs and even trivia! This one or two-day lesson can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist biographies or another musical, such as Spongebob Squarepants. Note: I created a digital version of this lesson for you. I split up the teacher's pag

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Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Also included in: Musical Theater Units and Study Guide | Tony Awards and Broadway Musicals

High School Radio Drama Unit Script The Invisible Man Using Google Slides Sci-fi

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This THREE WEEK radio theater unit including folly artistry and Radio play The Invisible Man is now available using Google slides. This scary play, with roles for 17 + students is great fir high school students. Plus, the accompanying unit teaches the history of radio theater, Foley engineering and gives students an opportunity to write a commercial, create sound effects and perform in a radio play. Plus students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills are strengthened. It's a one-stop

Subjects:

Unit Plans, GATE, Scripts

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Theater Arts Units and Lesson Plans Using Google Slides

Radio Theater Play Script Bow Wow Blues Comedy Great Characters! Buffoonery

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Want to have some fun? Here's a fifteen minute comedy radio play, with 15+ roles for students, written especially for the classroom! This original play was written by an award winning middle grade author. Me! Strengthen your students' listening, speaking, reading skills all at once. A one stop shop! HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM? If you are a reading teacher, you could read this script to cover one of your standards or language arts teacher to study characterization and voicing Or you cou

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Scripts

Also included in: Year Long Theater Curriculum Lessons Units Plays Projects Grades 6 to 9 Drama

Broadway Musical Unit Sound of Music Guide Theater Arts WWII Julie Andrews

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Drama, Other (ELA), Vocal Music

Part of a Bundle Who doesn't know this beloved musical based on a true story? This one or two-day lesson focuses on the Tony award winning musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, is is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She fall

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Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Homework

Also included in: Broadway Musical Units and Study Guides| Theater History| Musical Storytelling

Radio Theater Unit and Play Scripts Foley Artistry Audio Storytelling

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25% DISCOUNT! Looking to engage your reluctant students? Try radio theater! Here are 5 radio theater plays adapted specifically for the classroom, PLUS a unit on radio theater. Learn from a theater education expert, me! Teaching with radio theater helps students strengthen their reading, speaking and listening skills while working cooperatively. A teacher can use the unit separately of the plays if they have another radio play they'd rather produce. Certain scripts are more suited for youn

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Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

THANKSGIVING BUNDLE | Read Write STEM Art Games Research Activity Worksheets

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Holidays/Seasonal, Other (ELA), Thanksgiving

SAVE OVER 50%!...Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, 163-page (+4 PowerPoints) Thanksgiving Mega Kit for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit! It includes everything you need to celebrate Thanksgiving and Fall with your students! 3 reading passages, CCSS-aligned questions with Answer Key to go with each passage, 12 writing prompts (4 narrative, 4 informative, 4 opinion) with 18 writing papers, Revising & editing checklists for each writ

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Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

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Customized Theatre Arts Units High School Teacher’s Choice Curriculum Drama

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Drama, Other (ELA), Vocal Music

BUNDLE! This particular bundle was created for a high school teacher who requested it. Save up to 20 to 30% (depending upon how many resources you select) on this bundle. Allow my 38+ years of teaching theater classes benefit your and your students. YOU can do the same thing! Any two lessons can be bundled if you merely write me through my Questions/Answers page. Any grave level, any category, any lesson. THE PRICE WILL DEPEND UPON HOW MANY PRODUCTS ARE BUNDLED. Plus, I give you a free produ

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Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Unit Plans, Handouts, GATE

Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide Oklahoma! Rodgers and Hammerstein Historical

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This one or four day lesson (50 pages) and study guide focuses on the beloved and ground breaking Broadway musical, Oklahoma! Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. Students have an opportunity to study its journey to Broadway, plot, creative team, songs, composers, plot, trivia, etc. The lesson c

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Handouts, GATE

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Also included in: Musical Theater Units and Study Guide | Tony Awards and Broadway Musicals

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES BUNDLE | Christmas Around the World Craft STEM Winter

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Holidays/Seasonal, Other (ELA)

SAVE 10%!...Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, 97-page Christmas & Winter Holidays Activities Mega Kit for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit It includes everything you need to celebrate Christmas and Winter holidays with your students! Students will read and answer questions about American Christmas traditions, write responses to what they’ve read, compare/contrast holiday traditions from different countries, complete a Christmas Ar

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Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

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READ & RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE Choice Board Independent Project PBL Genius Hour

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Other (ELA), Social Emotional Learning, World History

30% OFF WITH THE BUNDLE...This easy-to-follow, NO PREP, FULLY-EDITABLE resource gives you everything you need to provide your students with a READ & RESEARCH INDEPENDENT PROJECT CHOICE BOARD! Students can complete projects using the provided Choice Board, or you separate the activities so that you have 4 units with this resource! Simply print out or post the Student Directions, Student Answer Sheets, and Student Tracker and GO! Students will follow the Design Process/Creative Problem-Solving

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Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Research, Projects, GATE

CCSS:

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Bell-Ringers and Start-ups: Back-to-School/September Brain Teasers

Created by

Margaret Whisnant

Welcome your students back to school with WE'RE BACK, two sets (4 pages) of cross-curricula trivia questions about natural and man-made cycles. When Labor Day rolls around, treat your kids to HELP WANTED, four fun pages about unusual and interesting jobs. Appropriate for many grade levels and abilities, including gifted programs. Full answer keys included. Download the free sample pages for a closer look.

Subjects:

Back to School, English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS ELA BUNDLE | Winter Holiday Christmas Around the World

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Holidays/Seasonal, Other (ELA)

SAVE 20%!...Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep,32-page Christmas and Winter Holiday Reading, Writing, and Research ELA Unit! It includes learning opportunities to understand the history of American Christmas Traditions like the Christmas Tree, Wreath, and Christmas Stockings. Students can then write in response to what they’ve read (narrative, informative, and opinion prompts included), then use online research to compare/contrast the

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Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

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Digital Media Vocabulary, Create a Billboard Activity, and Rubric

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Positively Passionate About Teaching

Teaching Digital Media can be fun! My students just completed this activity and LOVED it. I was highly impressed with the creative, final products. I had my students complete this activity during their WORD WORK STATION, but it could be completed during a WRITING STATION or WHOLE TEACH TIME.This download includes the following:** Digital Media Vocabulary Words (can be used for assessment and perfect for student binders, notebooks, or folders). ** "Create a Billboard" Activity (Presented to stud

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

GATE, Rubrics, Centers

Also included in: Vocabulary Bundle Task Cards and Activities: SAVE 25%

Radio Drama Script The Invisible Man Science Fiction Invisibility Intrigue

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This radio theater script adaptation of H.G. Welles' story, "The Invisible Man" with roles for 16 students plus sound and music crew, is suitable for middle and high school students. Radio theater helps students strengthen their reading, speaking and listening skills and encourages differentiated instruction. Plus students become familiar with one of fathers of science fiction. This script could be used separately as a stand alone lesson or as part of a unit about science fiction. The story c

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Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Scripts

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Also included in: Radio Drama Script| Four Radio Plays and Unit Great for High Engagement!

Drama Lesson Costume Design with Any Play or Musical Character Research Sketches

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Drama, Gifted and Talented, Other (ELA)

IMPROVED!!This drama lesson focused on costume design is one which can be used with ANY play or musical and is a perfect staple for the busy teacher. The students learn about the history of costume design, view video clips of costume designers and create their own costume designs. Suitable for students in grades 6 to 9 the product is for two class periods, although it could be used for a one day exploration of the subject as well. In addition, a teacher could assign this lesson to those studen

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Lesson

Also included in: Costume Design Units Circus, Fairy Tale, Christmas, Super Heroes, Halloween

Bell Ringers and Brain Teasers for Young Scholars Free Sample Activities

Created by

Margaret Whisnant

Challenge your students (and adult friends) to make the connections with these two activities from Brain Teasers for Young Scholars. Keys, fortunately, are included! Download and enjoy.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Arts & Music, English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Short Story or Novel Study Summative Choice Project (Art & Literature)

Created by

Middle Teacher Syndrome

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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Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, GATE

CCSS:

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Spring & Summer S.C.A.M.P.E.R

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Open the GATE

This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R templates for the following:Pot-of-GoldEaster egg huntEaster basketWagonUmbrellaRain bootsBird feederKiteBicycleSunglassesSurfboardPopsicle+ Create your ownEACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark creative/critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Other (ELA)

Grades:

K - 12th

Types: