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Middle school literature independent work packets for homeschool under $5
Mother to Son Langston Hughes Poetry Analysis - Printable & Digital
Make metaphors come alive with these "Mother to Son" poem activities! This poetry analysis resource includes a graphic organizer to walk students through the rich figurative language in Hughes' highly relatable poem and help them analyze extended metaphor, character, and theme. It also includes a one-page biography of Langston Hughes and comprehension questions about the poem, the informational text, and connections between the poem and the poet's life.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don'
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Reading Response Graphic Organizers for Beginning Middle & End Story Elements +
These reading response worksheets are the perfect, ready-to-use way to keep your students accountable for what they are reading. Just what you need if you use an independent reading program such as Reader's Workshop or have multiple small reading groups.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:26 No-Prep Worksheets & Graphic Organizers1 For Before Reading19 For After Reading a Chapter6 For After Reading the Whole BookGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resour
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3rd - 6th
I Survived THE JOPLIN TORNADO, 2011 Tarshis - Comprehension (Answers Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
Figurative Language Quiz : Print and Self-Grading Google Form
Use this figurative language quiz for a quick check of your students. They will read and identify examples of metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and onomatopoeia. Located on Google forms, this product is 100% digital and self-grading! A printable PDF is also included in your purchase.This Download Contains:Self-grading Google forms version of quizPrintable PDF version of fill-in-the-blank quizAnswer KeyYou Might Also Like:Differentiated ELA Activities: Color by NumberText Struc
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4th - 8th
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Greek Myth Reading Passage and Questions: Achilles
Practice deep reading comprehension with this fun Greek myth based on Achilles. Students will read a one page story about Achilles, the brave Greek warrior with a hidden weakness. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions.Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as author's purpose, vocabulary, figurative language, cause and effect, theme, and character traits. Some questions require more than one answer. Some questions have more than one pa
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2nd - 8th
Also included in: Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
Novel Study: Independent Reading Teacher Guide Assignment
Tired of book reports and literary essays?SO ARE YOUR STUDENTS!What they need is more freedom and control over their learning, and there's no better way to give it to them than to make them the teachers! In this independent novel study, students are able to pick any novel they like, and then create a guide/textbook to teach the text. It's a great resource for group reading circles and other differentiated / personalized / Problem Based Learning style lessons. Designed for diverse learning enviro
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7th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Theme Graphic Organizers and Worksheets with Easel Activity
Are you teaching theme? Do your students struggle with identifying the message in a story? Use these graphic organizers to help students with finding theme. The worksheets will help them understand how to identify theme in a novel or a short story by looking at dialogue, conflict, and endings. Includes examples of each from literature and uses a mnemonic device to remember what theme is. (THEME = THE MEssage) Additional pages to support finding theme included for taking notes, along with a word
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6th - 9th
Reading Response Sheets & Printable Graphic Organizers for Any Book Set 3
This third set of reading response printables includes 20 pages that can be used with any fictional chapter book. The pages are designed to be used at the end of a chapter or at the end of the entire book. They are jam-packed with higher-level thinking and will help your students to explore settings, characters, plot, theme, connections and more! These are great when you don't have a literature guide or comprehension questions, or to supplement materials you do have. Perfect for differentiating
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3rd - 6th
Poetry Packet — 5 Poems (Middle School Poetry Unit: 7th, 8th or 9th Grade Level)
This Poetry Packet includes 5 Poems your students will read and analyze. The poems included are suggested for a Middle School Poetry Unit: 7th, 8th or 9th Grade ELA.This packet is a wonderful tool because you can have students complete the analyses of the poems in a variety of ways: whole-class, independently and/or collaboratively.The poems included in this packet are:"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth"We Wear The Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunb
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7th - 9th
We Ate The Children Last Short Story Analysis
This resource is a complete literary analysis for "We Ate The Children Last" by Yann Martel.If you are looking to teach dystopian literature or read a dystopian short story—look no further. If you've never read We Ate The Children Last, I highly recommend it! It's a quick read, only a little more than 1,000 words.... with every line more disturbing than the next. Included in this Dystopian Literature Analysis We Ate The Children Last:activating strategy: word sort vocabularyreading comprehension
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Short Story Analysis
Ursula K. Le Guin's short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” is perfect when studying utopian and dystopian literature. The theme: there cannot be happiness in the world without suffering. Included in this literary analysis of The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas:Academic VocabularyAnticipation GuidePowerpoint Presentation with literary termsParadoxAllegorySymbolism"Psychomyth" (term created by Ursula K. Le Guin)Utopia and DystopiaThemeComing of ageReading Comprehension QuestionsAcrostic P
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
Reading Graphic Organizers and Worksheets for Any Book - No Prep Activities!
Add a little razzle-dazzle to your reading program with these 18 engaging, no-prep reading response printables. These will work with any fictional story or book and can be used again and again throughout the year. Perfect for reading workshops or anytime you don’t have a literature guide.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:18 No-Prep WorksheetsStory ElementsMain Character 1Main Character 2Main Character 3Main Character 4Supporting CharacterThe SettingThe Main EventCause and EffectThree Characters, One Even
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3rd - 5th
The Giver Novel Study Guide Chapter Comprehension & Analysis Questions
The Giver Novel Study comprehension, inference, synthesis, and analysis questions by chapter for THE GIVER by Lois Lowry. Includes over 100 questions! Both in printable and Google Forms Quiz version which allows students to type the answers to each question below the question. Versatile for any classroom setting! Includes Answer Key.Includes both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VERSIONS for Distance Learning and In-Person Classrooms.**********************Thanks for choosing Simply Novel! Be sure to FOLLOW
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: The Giver Novel Study Unit BUNDLE - 200+ Pages in Print & Digital
The Chicken Squad Novel Study
This no-prep, engaging novel study is the perfect companion to The Chicken Squad by Doreen Cronin! Students will be guided to deepen their comprehension, expand their vocabulary, and write on a variety of topics. Once they have completed the book and novel study, they will write their own mystery.Inside You Will Find•A Packet Cover•Making Predictions Before Reading•Making and Revising Predictions While Reading•Comprehension Questions After Each Section of Two Chapters (5 Questions Per Section)•V
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: The Chicken Squad Bundle
I Survived THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC, 1912 - Comprehension (W/Answer Key)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
Farmer Boy Novel Study
If you’re looking for printable or digital resources, these no-prep reading worksheets will serve as a great book companion. This novel study for Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder has one page for every chapter and aims to enhance reading comprehension, review some forms of figurative language, and review or learn new vocabulary words – all while still enjoying the book!A full answer key is included.Included activities are:Multiple Choice and Short Answer QuestionsCritical Thinking QuestionsVoc
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Little House Series Novel Studies Bundle
I Survived THE NAZI INVASION, 1944 Comp & Text Evidence (Answer Key Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
The Lottery Short Story Analysis
This product contains a literary analysis of the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Included in this lesson plan: Journal entry as a pre-reading, activating strategyBackground Bio and Vocabulary TermsVocabulary list and graphic organizer for studentsReading questions which focus on literary elements such as: mood, textual evidence, suspense, foreshadowing, text structure, character motivations, irony, gender roles, dialogue, and objective summaryAllegory and theme lesson and graphic o
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7th - 12th
Also included in: The Lottery Short Story Bundle
Gooseberry Park Comprehension Questions Packet
Gooseberry Park, by Cynthia Rylant is a story of friendship, disaster, courage, and perseverance. Told from the perspective of four animal friends and filled with charming black-and-white illustrations, Gooseberry Park works well both as a read-aloud and as a fun independent book for second through fourth graders. AN INTERACTIVE, ENGAGING, AND FUN WAY FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO:Read togetherHave DiscussionsUse Critical Thinking SkillsDevelop FluencyPractice Handwriting and SpellingEnhance Sentence Str
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2nd - 4th
The Outsiders Novel/Movie Coloring-by-Number Activities
With this set of three The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton coloring sheets, you will have a creative way to review the plot, quotes, and figurative language of the novel or movie. These beautiful, challenging sheets are no prep for you, and answers are included. Student Experience: Students will first complete the exercises (identifying quotes, figurative language, and events along the plot chart). Then, they will use those answers to color the beautiful The Outsiders-themed images according to the co
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7th - 10th
MARS PATEL PODCAST NOTES | GOOGLE SLIDES
This podcast is so engaging and fun to listen to! As we listened, I wanted to give my students some quick notes to hold them accountable for paying attention. There is one slide per episode, which strikes the perfect balance of allowing students to become immersed in the story, but also jot down their thoughts so that they can keep track of the plot. You can add culminating activities after they finish the podcast, but these notes will help keep you and your students on track! 10 chapters of lis
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5th - 8th
I Survived THE SHARK ATTACKS OF 1916 - Comprehension (Answer Key Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
I Survived THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII Comprehension (Answer Key Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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3rd - 5th
I Survived THE JAPANESE TSUNAMI, 2011 - Comprehension (Answer Key Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
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