Middle school Halloween literature homeschool curricula for Microsoft OneDrive

Grades:

6th - 9th

CCSS:

Literature, Reading, Short Stories

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Roald Dahl "The Landlady" worksheets

Created by

Peter D

This is a 9-page set of worksheets for the short story "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl. The comprehension questions can be used as a story test or as a learning activity for students as they read the story.The worksheets include: * comprehension questions (multiple choice)* comprehension questions (short answer)* vocabulary* foreshadowing* irony* theme (appearance versus reality)* characterization* story elements* writing activityThere is an answer key included at the end of the file.Worksheets fo

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 11th

Types:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Handouts

Literary Analysis Elements Activities using Pixar Shorts Videos or Commercials

Created by

Just Add Students

Your students are going to love these literary analysis lessons. Add Pixar Shorts, commercials, or cartoon clips and you're ready to teach literary elements. Fun way to engage students as they analyze character, plot, setting, theme, and conflict (coming soon). Then, transfer them to more complex texts like short stories and novels. Your students will love practicing analysis skills with these easy-to-use digital or print lessons! The perfect way for students to truly understand literary el

Subjects:

Close Reading, Literature, Writing-Expository

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

Amy Mezni - Teaching Ideas 4u

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

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A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning | Novel Study, 5th-8th Grades

Created by

The perfect novel study for the book “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket”! Great for use in a literature circle or novel study group. Activities contain higher level thinking reading comprehension, vocabulary and extension activities. Complete answer key is included and can be printed for students with IEPs. About The BookThe Bad Beginning is an excellent book that can be used to hook students on reading. This is book one in a series of stories about the Baudela

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.4

, RL.5.10

The Tiger Rising: Complete Novel Study Unit

Created by

Hello Fifth

This resource contains everything you need to guide your students through a thoughtful and in-depth study of the novel, The Tiger Rising. All resources included are ready to print and go, allowing your students to think deeply across many reading standards and skills.Included in this unit:Student covers (three are included and can serve as packet or folder covers)Author studyFigurative language studyOpen mind character analysis30 Think sheets (there is one for each chapter)Formal text response

Subjects:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Activities

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Reading Graphic Organizers | Fiction Reading Response | Print & Digital Slides

Created by

Create Teach Share

Graphic organizers are an important tool for helping students to organize their thoughts and ideas, and increase their comprehension. These printable and digital graphic organizers are perfect for students to use to respond to any fiction or literature text. This resource includes 18 ready-to-use pages. Print on paper or download to use with student devices. Skills Included:Write a SummaryCharacter TraitsStory SettingMaking a PredictionDrawing InferencesAsking QuestionsStory SequenceStory Elemen

Subjects:

Close Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Graphic Organizers

Also included in: Digital Resource Bundle | Distance Learning Toolkit | Use with Google Slides

Out of the Dust - Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL

Created by

Joy Sexton

This Out of the Dust Novel Study is sure to engage your students with meaningful, standards-aligned learning activities. Now includes a DIGITAL version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, acquiring new vocabulary, and discussing meaningful ideas as they read Karen Hesse’s compelling novel. Section-by-Section Response Pages challenge students to dig into the text to explain and make inferences. Perfect for partner work or small groups! The pre-reading Web Search acquaints students with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

6th - 9th

CCSS:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Reading

, RL.7.1

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Pax by Sara Pennypacker Novel Study Digital and Printable

Created by

Christine Rogers Teaches

Pax by Sara Pennypacker Novel Study is the perfect resource for any literature circle or independent ELA enrichment. You receive three versions of this resource: Google Slides, PowerPoint and PDFs. This resource can be printed using the PDFs or students can complete this digitally by typing their answers directly on the Google Slides* document. *Please note, the large majority of this novel study works beautifully in Google Slides and Powerpoint. However, there are a few activities that ask stud

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Printables

Also included in: Pax Novel Study & Teacher Planning, Prep and Organization Bundle

Myths, Legends, Fables and Fairy Tales PowerPoint

Created by

HappyEdugator

Teaching Myths, Legends, Fables and Fairy Tales? This PowerPoint helps you teach folktales and traditional tales, like myths and fables, legends and tall tales, and fairy tales. The slides discuss differences between myths and legends, tall tales, fables, and fairy tales, and helps students understand the characteristics of each type of story. This digital resource works well for remote learning and in-person learning. It is a good resource for your oral tradition unit. Examples of famous tales

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.9

, RL.6.9

Also included in: Fairy Tales Resource Bundle

ELA FULL YEAR READING & WRITING CURRICULUM W MAP LESSON PLANS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Created by

DiGiGoods and Printables ELA

Your ENTIRE ELA year is completely planned, prepped, sequenced, CCSS aligned, and ready to go! This curriculum is uniquely focused around the 4 major writing requirements with correlated reading materials: Argumentative | Informational | Literary Analysis / Narrative | Research. Each unit comprises a combination of high-interest digital and printable resources to maximize engagement and reduce repetition. NO PREP! NO PLANNING! 30% OFF!❤️ FREE! DOWNLOAD THE SCOPE/SEQUENCE, MAPS, AND LESSON PLAN

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula

CCSS:

Making Meaning with Melissa

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Literary Analysis Essay Unit: High School Response to Literature (2023 Update)

Created by

Newly updated, this Literary Analysis Complete Unit provides EVERYTHING you need to successfully teach students the art of responding to literature via the Literary Analysis Essay. Starting at the very beginning, you'll find lessons explaining what Literary Analysis means, ready-to-use writing prompts, graphic organizers, literary analysis templates, thesis statement lessons & practice activities, mentor introduction, body, & conclusion paragraphs, common mistakes and how to avoid them,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

8th - 11th, Adult Education

Types:

Unit Plans, Homeschool Curricula

CCSS:

A Wrinkle in Time: Complete Novel Study for 5th, 6th, & 7th Grade

Created by

Amy Mezni - Teaching Ideas 4u

This is a literature guide to A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. This novel unit would be great for use by individual students, partners, or in literature circles or novel study groups. The activities included were written to meet 6th and 7th grade standards.Activities contain higher level thinking reading comprehension questions, vocabulary, as well as extension activities. A complete answer key is included in page format, so pages with answers could be printed for students with IEPs. In

Subjects:

Homeschool Curricula, Literature Circles

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

The Daring English Teacher

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Of Mice and Men Chapter Quizzes: Digital Self-Grading Forms - Distance Learning

Created by

These self-grading chapter quizzes for John Steinbeck's novella "Of Mice and Men" run on the Google® Forms platform. There are six quizzes included in this resource, one for each chapter, and each quiz contains 10 questions (5 matching and 5 multiple-choice). There is also a built-in answer key for each quiz that makes grading a breeze! Your students will know their grades as soon as they submit their forms, and all of your data will be compiled neatly into a Google Sheet!This resource also incl

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

8th - 12th

Also included in: Of Mice and Men Digital Teaching Unit Bundle - Distance Learning

Letters to Books: A meaningful way to reflect on themes for ANY book

Created by

Building Book Love

This end-of-reading activity gives students a chance to reflect on how a book or story affected their lives in a meaningful way. Students choose from 10 different letter templates to help form positive reflections on themes, morals, and messages of books. You can project these templates and have students hand write their letters, you can print zen doodle stationery for them to write on, or you can have students type their letters in colorful stationery using Google or Microsoft classrooms. The w

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Activities

Beowulf Introduction, Beowulf Epic Hero Traits, and Beowulf Intro Activity

Created by

Building Book Love

Use these Beowulf introduction stations or Beowulf introduction PowerPoint to hook students and teach them epic hero traits along with needed background information before reading Beowulf. As a way to reinforce learning, assign the corresponding Beowulf get-to-know-you activity (a digital or print option are available).This resource can be used as a regular printed worksheet, or as a digital learning activity. These lessons work perfectly in a traditional printed resource classroom, Google class

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Activities

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Book Unit

Created by

Book Units By Teachers

My Side of the Mountain *Save Time! *No Prep! *Ready to Use!!! *Great for Whole Class, Guided Reading Groups, Literature Circles, and More! This is a novel study for My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. Thirty pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides My Side of the Mountain into eleven sections for study. Each section contains two chapters. There are comprehension questions, vocabulary, and a Common Core Standard taught in each section. There are m

Subjects:

Environment, Grammar, Literature

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula

Multiply & Divide Rational Numbers Digital Halloween Activity

Created by

Rise over Run

Students practice multiplying and dividing rational numbers with this fun haunted house escape room activity! Includes Google Slides and PowerPoint versions. They are given 14 problems to solve, choosing from 3 possible answers for each one. If they solve correctly, they will choose the correct door and avoid the scary giant spiders! If they make a mistake, a spider appears, and they are prompted to try again. Problems include multiplying and dividing integers, fractions, and decimals (positive

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Halloween, Math

Grades:

7th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

7.NS.A.2

Also included in: 7th Grade Math Halloween Activities for October

Story Elements of a Fairy Tale PowerPoint and Printable Reading Activity

Created by

HappyEdugator

Fairy Tales PowerPoint will introduce your students to the main characteristics and story elements of fairy tales, such as magic, royalty, characters, lessons and more. Animated slides will engage your students. I use this presentation to introduce a unit on fairy tales. Review slides at the end with answer key. Then have students do the reading activity with my printable Elements of Fairy Tales chart (included on the last page). Have them read several fairy tales (I assign at least 5) and let

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.3

, CCRA.R.5

Also included in: Fairy Tales Resource Bundle

The Cay PowerPoint Introduction

Created by

HappyEdugator

The Cay Introduction PowerPoint is an engaging and interactive preview of The Cay by Theodore Taylor. If you are reading The Cay, this digital resource introduces students to the setting, characters, plot, theme and vocabulary, and builds background knowledge needed to comprehend the book. Great book for hurricane season. Students can discuss with partners how they would survive on a desert island in severe weather. They can also write about this and share with each other. Then discuss how dif

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.4

, RL.5.5

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Also included in: The Cay by Theodore Taylor Bundle - Novel Unit

"The Most Dangerous Game" Short Story Unit

Created by

Making Meaning with Melissa

This "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell resource works as a complete unit that gets students analyzing conflict, characterization, foreshadowing, theme, and more while practicing close reading strategies. Eye-catching visuals and scaffolded connections help to build student knowledge, and an included literary response prompt helps students to consolidate their thinking. Completely paperless, this Google Slides resource is perfect for whole-class, group, or individual completion. *****

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Short Stories GROWING BUNDLE for Middle & High School

Digital Dividing Fractions Practice Halloween Activity

Created by

Rise over Run

Students will love this engaging practice activity for fraction division. They must try to escape a haunted house! Includes Google Slides and PowerPoint versions. They are given 14 problems to solve, choosing from 3 possible answers for each one. If they solve correctly, they will choose the correct door and avoid the scary giant spiders! If they make a mistake, a spider appears, and they are prompted to try again. Problems include whole numbers, fractions, and mixed numbers. They increase in

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Fractions, Halloween

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

6.NS.A.1

Also included in: 6th Grade Halloween Math Activities with Equations, Fractions, Area, & GCF

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - (Lesson Plan)

Created by

Reed Novel Studies

OVER 650 COPIES SOLD. One of our most popular units.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a complete 76 page novel study guide. The guide is presented chapter-by-chapter and includes the following distinct sections: Before You Read, Vocabulary, Comprehension Questions (including many higher-level thinking questions); Activities. The novel study includes everything needed to teach the novel including the following concepts / activities: setting, literary devices, research assignments, cloze act

Subjects:

Study Guides, Homeschool Curricula

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

A Long Way From Chicago - Novel Study - Print & DIGITAL

Created by

Joy Sexton

A Long Way From Chicago Novel Study will engage your students with thought-provoking, standards-aligned learning activities. Now includes a digital version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, writing, and acquiring new vocabulary. In chapter-by-chapter sequence, students examine setting, characters, events, significant quotations, and other important plot details and respond in a variety of attractively-designed formats. The DIGITAL version offers colorful slides that allow students to

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

CCSS: