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7th grade oral communication reading strategies resources for GATE
Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Listening and Following Directions and Reading ComprehensionActivities that challenges students to listen and pay attention to detail.These activities are designed to challenge students to follow oral and/or written directions and complete tasks in the correct locations of a diagram. The activities are designed so the directions can be read to the students by the teacher or the students can read the directions to themselves. This allows the activity to function as either a listening or reading c
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4th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Scholastic News Response Choice Board
A pair of choice board activities for Scholastic News magazines. There are two sets of directions included: a version where students complete 1 activity from each row each week or a version where students cross out the completed activity and turn it in when all activities have been completed. Suitable for centers or emergency sub plans!
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Listening and Following Directions Activity With Lesson Plan
Listening and Following Directions
An Activity That Challenges Students To Pay Attention To Details
This activity is designed to challenge students to listen closely to directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a grid.
Interested in more following directions and reading comprehension activities? Check out:
Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle + Reading Comprehension
Listening & Following Directions Back To School Edition +Reading Comprehension
Listening & Fol
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Scholastic Storyworks Response Choice Board
A pair of choice board activities for Scholastic Storyworks magazines. There are two sets of directions included: a version where students complete 1 activity from each row each week or a version where students cross out the completed activity and turn it in when all activities have been completed. Suitable for centers or emergency sub plans!
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Literature Circles Bundle With Depth and Complexity
This Literature Circles Bundle With Depth and Complexity will be a great resource when implementing literature circles in your classroom. A literature circle is a small group instructional approach with structure, high expectations, and rigor. ****This file comes with editable products! (Need PowerPoint to edit)**** Depth and Complexity will help your students dig deeper in their learning and think in more complex ways. This product encompasses the 11 elements of Depth and Complexity that were
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Listening & Following Directions State Birds & Flowers +Reading Comprehension
Listening and Following Directions: State Flowers and Birds Edition +Reading Comprehension ActivitiesAn activity that challenges students to listen and pay attention to detail.Save over 20% when your purchase the Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle Pack!This activity is designed to challenge students to follow oral and/or written directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on an identification chart. During the activity the directions can be read to the students by the t
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4th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Debate Template | Opinion Writing | Persuasive Writing
Help your students develop and identify good strategies for debate, persuasive speaking and argumentative writing skillsThis resource contains a CLICKABLE Link for Google Classroom.Go completely paperless! Perfect for Distance Learning!These debate organizational exercises are meant to be used before students plan their own debates. They are the means to take them through the language, elements, and planning of a successful debate. Age-appropriate Debate Topics are covered in the I Have, Who Has
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Debate Graphic Organizers | Debate Template BUNDLE
Annotating Sonnets: COMPLETE Common Core Standards Unit for Middle & High School
Annotating Sonnets is a Common Core Standards Unit for all students grades 6-12, created to address close reading, annotating and then, WRITING ABOUT what one has found! This activity has long been practiced at the college level because it encourages nuanced and flexible thought, critical thinking and a holistic approach to tackling difficult text and hopefully all kinds of real-life issues once students move on after graduation. In preparation of this college practice, close reading and the pr
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6th - 12th
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Depth and Complexity Icon Posters
Depth and Complexity Icon Posters complete with explanations of what each icon means, examples and sentence starters. All written in student- focused language.
Grades:
4th - 12th
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick - Inferring Lesson
Are you working on inferring with your students? Use an exciting, mysterious book to help them practice utilizing their inferring skills!
This lesson should be used after students after learned some about inferring. It is a great way to practice what they've learned.
The book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, features interesting and strange illustrations with elusive titles and lines. In this lesson plan, you will walk through the book with your class, and then have them infer what Harris Bu
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Reading Comprehension: Using Higher Order Thinking Skills
It is important to attain higher order thinking skills for our students as we tackle the new common core standards. This packet includes different types of activities that will engage your students and challenge their thinking and understanding. The activities are good for large group, small group, partner work, independent, or at centers.
This packet includes:
Comprehension Cards for any story
Foldable Dice for Pre and Post Reading
Tic Tac Toe Activity boards to allow for differentiated inst
Grades:
K - 12th
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CHRISTMAS Mystery Science | Crime Scene Investigation | Winter Activities | Elf
Need fun and engaging activities for practicing INFERENCE and reading strategies during the crazy Christmas season before winter break?Looking to differentiate with some deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills?This Digital and Printable Elf Enigma Crime Scene Investigation Duo includes everything you need to get your students sleuthing in the classroom or via distance learning.By buying this bundled duo, you are saving 20% off the total price of the individual resources!Please be sure t
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4th - 7th
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"The Big Orange Splot" - Teaching Depth and Complexity in the Classroom
Introduce your students to the Depth and Complexity GATE icons by reading the text "The Big Orange Splot" by Daniel Marius Pinkwater. Included in the packet is a blank icon page for students to fill in along with the answer sheet to help promote class discussion. After reading the text, the students will fill in eight bubbles relating to eight GATE icons. Highlighted are: Details, Patterns, Rules, Big Idea, Trends, Unanswered Questions, Language of the Discipline, and Multiple Perspectives.
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3rd - 8th
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CSI Reading Comprehension | Mystery Science | Google Classroom BUNDLE
Your students will love learning all about different CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS along with a reading passage about Sherlock Holmes as well as riddles, a word search, and informational text about funny detectives in this CSI Bundle. This is a great CSI-themed unit for distance learning!These high-interest, informational, and interactive slides are in a digital format! Simply share the link and have your students complete the activities. Hybrid hands-on options are included in two of the resource
Grades:
4th - 7th
FREE Close Reading Bookmarks - Annotating Text & Post-it Note Strategy
Print these bookmarks for your students and they will never forget how to close read! I print mine double-sided and students use one side for when we can write on the text and the other (post-it) side for when we're close reading something we can't write on!*****************************************************************************CCSS Aligned Interactive Reading NotebooksI use interactive notebooks in my classroom on a daily basis. I've created my own interactive notebook pages that are align
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4th - 12th
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The Man in the Well by Ira Sher Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking activities which require students to identify strategies used by the author to convey his purpose. The questions have students make inferences in the selection, the vocabulary chart has students define words according to context clues, and the literary device identification charts can be used to have students either identify examples in the text or determine the device used from the example provided and discuss the author's purpose for each. A short co
Grades:
7th - 10th
GATE Themed Literature Circle Jobs
This is a set of GATE Icon frames that utilizes depth and complexity within lit circle jobs.You may also enjoy my Depth and Complexity/Content Imperative Class Cards I sell as well:Depth and Complexity & Content Imperative Icon CardsKEYWORDS: GATE icons, Literature circles, Lit Circle jobs
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Inference Cards for Primary and Intermediate Grades
Do your students need more practice with inference skills? Here are cards to do as a whole class, small group, partners, or at centers. All cards have a short passage and ask the student to infer what happened and how he/she came to that conclusion. The more your students practice, the better they will become at inferencing.
This includes 40 inference cards and different response cards if done in small groups or at centers!
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Hey, You Down There by Harold Rolseth Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies the author uses to convey his purpose. A vocabulary chart is included which expects students to define the meaning of words based on context clues. Writing activities give students a choice on how they want to cover the story. Answers are provided for all activities.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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They're Made Out of Meat Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies used by the author and the purpose for each. It also has a vocabulary chart in which students are given a word in context and asked to identify the meaning. Answers are provided for both activities. Writing suggestions are included to give students choices for practice.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Teaching Depth and Complexity with A Bad Case of Stripes (distance learning)
Teaching, reviewing, and engaging with Depth and Complexity Icons is fun when using the picture book, "A Bad Case of Stripes". Your students will practice using all 11 depth and complexity icons (big ideas, details, patterns, multiple perspectives, rules, across the disciplines, trends, ethics, unanswered questions, over time, and language of the discipline) as they analyze text, and dive deep into complex discussion with this lesson! In the book, "A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon, your s
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Teaching Depth and Complexity Icons with Picture Books GROWING BUNDLE
#BestResourceEver HOT - Reciprocal teaching bundle - UK and Australian spelling
This is the newest version of my work, which I think is my best and most comprehensive yet.Please refer to the U.S.A. spelling version if that is your location.This set of reciprocal teaching role cards is designed for guided reading reciprocal teaching groups. This resource draws on the reciprocal teaching, student-generated questioning and comprehension strategy instruction research. Each card includes prompts to scaffold small group guided reading discussions and the resource also includes gr
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Public Speaking Template, Tips, and Tricks for the 1-2 Minute Informative Speech
The common core wants effective speakers and 21st Century Learners!
Here is a template for the one to two minute informative speech in handy notecard-sized cutouts.
This document includes public speaking tips and tricks for all ages and ability levels.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Author's Craft/Purpose Questions
This song describes the tragic loss of twenty-nine men when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior. The product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the rhyme scheme, literary devices, and various strategies used by the author to convey his message. A summary chart is included and answers are provided for all activities.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in: Perils of the Sea Unit: A Collection of Shipwreck Poems and a Song
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