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Hispanic Heritage Month environment Common Core RL.7.3 resources
Hispanic Heritage Month Activity — ELA Bundle of Short Stories Hispanic Authors
Short Stories by Hispanic Authors | Bundle for Hispanic Heritage MonthCulturally responsive teaching promotes perspective, tolerance, empathy, and overall kindness both in and out of the classroom. In this bundle, you will receive lesson plans for 5 short stories all written by Hispanic authors. With each product, there are detailed literary analyses, reading questions, answer keys, and accommodating activities. Diversify the literature in your classroom and use these stories to broaden your stu
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6th - 9th
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros — Short Story Analysis
This resource for "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros includes awesome reading questions as well as an activating strategy and an after reading project!At first glance, “Eleven” appears to be a simple story about a traumatic event experienced by a young girl on her birthday. However, upon a deeper look, this story reveals a struggle of facing unjust assumptions and stigmas. This story is a great opportunity to challenge students to consider additional struggles people face on top of the universal growin
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6th - 9th
The Pie by Gary Soto — Worksheets and Short Story Analysis
This resource is a great way to teach the short story "The Pie" by Gary Soto!In 872 words, this flash fiction story is about a boy who steals a pie at a German market. The pacing of this piece is masterful as the protagonist struggles with the tension between his desire to eat the pie and his feelings of shame and guilt for stealing it. This story always inspires fun discussions of situational ethics and how easy it is to rationalize things that should be objectively wrong. There are also surpri
Grades:
7th - 11th
THE MISSING GATOR OF GUMBO LIMBO Quick Chapter Quizzes and more
Focusing on the environment, for this outstanding, easy to read novel by Jean Craighead George - here are Quick Quizzes for each chapter - use like exit tickets. WITH ANSWER KEYS.Quiz styles vary - cause/effect, true/false, multiple choice, fill-in-the blank, etcSee the preview for a breakdown of style and number of questions for the quizzes. Four sample quizzes are in the preview also.The unit includes character logs for both main characters and minor ones as well. A word search for names in
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5th - 9th
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Names Nombres by Julia Alvarez — Short Story Analysis
Names Nombres by Julia Álvarez is a personal essay where Julia Alvarez recalls her family’s early years as Dominican immigrants in America. She describes her reactions to the mispronunciation of her family members’ names. Eager to fit into school, Alvarez allows herself to be called American names and nicknames. Although proud of her heritage and native language, young Alvarez struggles to fit in.Alvarez calls attention to the layers of difficulties when it comes to adjusting to not only a new l
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7th - 10th
The Scholarship Jacket Short Story Analysis — Reading Questions and Quiz
This product includes several literary analysis activities for "The Scholarship Jacket" Short Story by Marta Salinas.Included in this purchase:Powerpoint Presentation: Academic Vocabulary with Background on the story, Setting, and AuthorVocabulary Graphic OrganizerPre-reading Journal PromptReading Comprehension QuestionsAfter Reading Discussion QuestionsPlot Diagram Plot AnalysisAfter Reading Summarizing StrategyShort Story QuizAnswer Keys
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6th - 9th
Thunder Cave By Roland Smith Novel Study
This is a 90+ page Common Core aligned NO PREP novel study for Thunder Cave by Roland Smith. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 30+ page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The student packet and review quiz are available as Google Drive files. A vocabular
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5th - 7th
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Sol Painting, Inc. by Meg Medina — Short Story Analysis
This resource for "Sol Painting, Inc." by Meg Medina includes before, during, and after reading activities for reading comprehension. “Sol Painting, Inc.” by Meg Medina is told from the voice of Merci, a seventh grade girl who hopes to take over her father's painting business one day. Meg Medina is a Cuban American writer whose stories focus on how a person’s family, heritage, and culture influence them. This story teaches different perspectives that multiple characters can have in one situation
Grades:
6th - 9th
"The Lorax" meets Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring": Allegory, Allusion, Theme
Engage Your Students in Environmental Exploration! Are you searching for an exciting and comprehensive activity that sparks environmental awareness in your classroom? Look no further! Our resource, "Exploring Nature's Voices: The Lorax vs. Silent Spring," is tailor-made for educators eager to immerse their students in a thought-provoking comparison of Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax" and Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring."Key Features:Summaries of Both Texts:Dive into concise yet informative summaries of "
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6th - 9th
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Seventh Grade by Gary Soto — Short Story Analysis
This resource for "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto includes before reading, during reading, and after reading activities! Add it to the collection of stories to read during Hispanic Heritage Month! Your students will be highly engaged in this lesson about seventh grade and the desire to impress others!Included in this purchase:Suggested Lesson Procedure for teachersBefore Reading Activating ActivityVocabulary Terms and Graphic OrganizerBackground Information on the author Gary SotoReading Comprehens
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6th - 9th
Turtle Boy by Wolkenstein Novel Guide
Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein Novel Guide is a perfect coming-of-age novel with topics of community, family, loss, grief and perseverance. Ideal for teaching reading comprehension skills, cause and effect, new vocabulary, themes, and much MORE! This novel guide includes:Pre, during, and post reading activities Learning Objectives Chapter by chapter comprehension questions Answer keyThemes activityVocabulary activityCause and effect chartKWL ChartExtension Resources - Reading and VideoCharact
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6th - 8th
DANCING HOME Reading Quiz Chapter 1 - 4
DANCING HOME by Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta Google Form Reading Quiz Chapter 1 - 4FORCE COPY! EDITABLE!NO PREP NECESSARY! 10 questions - 10 pointsScore automatically! Want reading quizzes for the rest of the text? Check out my store for the bundle! If you encounter an issue with your file, notice an error, or are in any way experiencing a problem, please contact me, and I will be more than happy to help sort it out. You can email me at mrsmintonedu@gmail.com.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Short Story Analysis: "Los Abuelos, Two Bright Minds" by Juana Medina
This lesson analyzes the short story "Los Abuelos, Two Bright Minds". Students will read the story and complete the story analysis on the last slide in the Google Presentation. This is a great addition for any Spanish-inclusion classes!
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5th - 8th
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Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! Plot Diagram Worksheet
Help your students solidify their understanding of The Elements of Plot with short stories! This is a Plot Diagram worksheet to accompany Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! by Megan Lacera and Jorge Lacera. Students will read the story and then work individually, in pairs, groups, or as a whole class to unscramble the events and place them in their proper order on the plot diagram. Learning Target: Students will be able to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
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5th - 7th
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Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George - Infographic Background Brief
Students need background knowledge to comprehend the novels of the EngageNY modules. Infographic Background Briefs are 1-page documents that serve as an anchor text. In visuals, they present the MOST important information students need to understand about the context of the novel. Introduce the Infographic Background Brief in the beginning of the unit, engage students in close reading of its parts, and use the brief to identify companion texts for students to read and deepen their knowledge of t
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6th - 8th
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