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7th grade balanced literacy lessons for Easel Activities
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Novel Unit
Are you looking for a complete novel unit for The Witch of Blackbird Pond that includes fun and engaging activities for middle school students? Look no further!NEW! Updated to include Digital Learning options for Distance Learning!This complete unit includes everything you need to help students understand Elizabeth George Speare's classic novel! With this unit, students will hone their reading and language skills. Resources include Slides presentations, supplemental informational readings, hand
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Tone and Mood 5 Day Activity Bundle
Engage students with 5 days of fun tone and mood activities designed to teach how authors use figurative language to contribute to the tone and mood of the text. The texts included are high interest and will keep students engaged as they are introduced to tone and mood, independently practice, and are assessed in this full cycle of activities. Please click on the preview above to see what is included.Includes:Task cardsLesson Plans for 5 daysMini Mood BookAssessmentKeysRecording SheetsStudent IS
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Freak the Mighty Novel Study
This Freak the Mighty novel study unit includes all the activities you will need for your class study! Middle School students will love this unit while enhancing their literacy and writing skills AND enjoying a few creative projects along the way! Freak the Mighty is one of my all-time favorite books to share with students. Not only is it a great story told through the fantastic voice of the character Max, but there are numerous literary skills that can be taught while reading the novel. This
Grades:
5th - 7th
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FORESHADOWING & FLASHBACKS with DISTANCE LEARNING Fillable Worksheets
This product focuses on two literary devices: Foreshadowing and Flashbacks. Students will take notes, see video clip examples, practice identifying both foreshadowing and flashback using excerpts from popular books, and take an assessment that asks them to write their own examples. It also now includes a link to Fillable Worksheets created in Google Slides for DISTANCE LEARNING. Now you can post your Google Slides to Google Classroom and have students do the activities right on the worksheets by
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Substitute Cover Lessons Pack for a range of subjects
A pack of substitute cover lessons that can be used for a wide variety of subjects for middle / secondary level students.So, you're sick? Off on a course? Out on a field trip? Or maybe you are the cover teacher and no substitute lesson has been planned, or the students are feeling less than inspired by the work and you need to some emergency substitute lesson plans. Either way, there is always the hassle of setting inspiring substitute lessons to keep the students on task and interested while st
Grades:
4th - 9th, Staff
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Socratic Circles Lesson Plan
Socratic Circles: Engage your students in high-level dialogue through Socratic Seminars. This resource details the steps for implementation of Socratic Circles, and it includes great templates and student guides.
Included in this lesson plan:
• CCSS and suggested learning targets
• Step-by-step instructions to implement Socratic Circles
• Colorful templates for grouping students
• Student guides for reading text and writing effective questions
• Student worksheets
• Exit slip for student re
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Comparing and Contrasting Songs: "Brave" or "Roar"
I use this activity as a beginning of the year get-to-know you activity, however, this can be done at any time. This high engagement lesson has students watch two music videos, Brave by Sara Bareilles and Roar by Katy Perry, then compare and contrast words and phrases in lyric sheets, identify similarities, and write about differences. All of this leads to a collaborative discussion, and individual poems written by the students.
This lesson meets a variety of CCSS: Engage in a range of collabor
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Point of View Media Analysis
I used this lesson in my 7/8 English Classroom to introduce the concept of mass media analysis to my students. This download includes my lessonplan, advertisement graphics and graphic organizer.Many of my students found the graphic organizer useful in critiquing mass media.
Grades:
5th - 9th
Comprehension Questions/Literacy Activities: Who Was Paul Revere? No Prep
This unit is meant to be used with the book Who Was Paul Revere? By Roberta Edwards. It is part of a series of books published by Grosset & Dunlap, a division of Penguin Group Inc. The Scholastic book order club often has these books and that is a great way to get free books using your bonus points. The students love these books as they are simple but filled with tons of information and fascinating facts about different people in past history and current. We purchase enough copies so stud
Grades:
3rd - 7th
21 Balloons Book Club (Dice Discussions, Writing Responses, Vocabulary)
Book Clubs (Literature Circles) are a great way to get students thinking about their reading and analyzing author's purpose. 21 Balloons is a fantastic novel, that will engage students in a timeless classic. It will transport students to Krakatoa, with inventions to end cleaning, a colony that works in harmony, and exotic foods.
Included in this book club are:
-Dice Missions (Students roll dice and take turns to discuss questions)
-Vocabulary Work
-Response Sheets
-Final Project
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Fiction Dice Book Club Growing Bundle (9 Book Clubs)
House on Mango Street: Reader's Notebook Activities for Four Skinny Trees
CCSS: These notebook pages and activities cover the ELA CCSS Standards in RL1, RL2, RL3, and RL4. The focus is on Key Ideas and Details, and Craft and Structure.
Application:
These notebook pages have been made for a very specific chapter of the House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, named Four Skinny Trees. It can be found on pages 74-75. It is a very short chapter with rich figurative language. I use this chapter every year to have my students practice personification before they write
Grades:
5th - 9th
Scientific Literacy Sub Plan Enrichment Activity - Killer Asteroids
When you're assembling your sub folder, choose a meaningful assignment that will help build scientific literacy. This resource addresses the NGSS standards of critical thinking and communication skills including scientific literacy which apply to all of the benchmarks. In addition to sub plans, this resource is a great early finisher activity or enrichment activity for students during a unit in geologic time, solar system, or land forms. This activity includes:2 page document about asteroids and
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-2
Also included in: Informational Text for MS Scientific literacy lesson plans Bundle #2
A Limb From Lego - Video Lesson. Disability. Science. STEM. ESL. ELA.
A wonderful video from Great Big Story. Students learn how a boy built a prosthetic arm out of only lego! The video lesson includes pre, during and post-watching activities. Answer key included. Transcript included. Discussion questions about disabilities. Plus, a Great Big Story video report template to use with any Great Big Story video. Also includes extension activities - students design a lego object. Use the Lego task cards and project sheet template provided. ESL, EFL, ESOL, science, vid
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Middle School Narrative Unit: Writing a Powerful Lead / Hook to Engage Readers
Get your students to hook their readers write from the start with this narrative leads / hooks lesson. With multiple examples, this straightforward lesson will help your students to discover what makes powerful narrative writing.This includes a brief minilesson followed by a printable worksheet for students to try it for their own story!Best for grades 4-7.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Reading informational text for scientific literacy - Bees
When you're assembling your sub folder, choose a meaningful assignment that will help build scientific literacy. This activity contains a 2 page document about bees - what kinds of bees are there and what do scientists think is causing colony collapse disorder - and a 2 page worksheet including analysis questions. It is designed to take 5th-8th graders students one class period to complete independently. No prep or materials required. Also useful for early finishers or for enrichment.See my o
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS2-1
Christmas Reading Comprehension Passage |Christmas Reading Activities
Have you ever wondered what is the story behind the famous Christmas tree, Santa clause, Rudolph's red nose, Stockings, and Christmas cards ?This article will give you all the answers.Use this activity to keep your students engaged during the holidays.This article is informative, has relevant images & facts about this topic.You will receive a PDF file including a Google slide version for distance learning. This is also compatible with EASEL activity.My article is prepared on the concept of "
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Descriptive Writing Unit + DIGITAL UNIT
This three week unit guides students step-by-step through the writing process: Modelled WritingShared WritingGuided WritingIndependent WritingThis product includes:A comprehensive unit for in-class instructionA digital version for Distance Learning OR students requiring access to technology. The digital unit comes as an EDITABLE pdf file that can be posted directly to Google Classroom. Teachers are also able to add their own instructions to digital worksheets. The digital copy of this unit follo
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE!
Informational text Sci Literacy - Vampire Bats
When you're assembling your sub folder, choose a meaningful assignment that will help build scientific literacy. This activity contains a 2 page document about vampire bats - how do they locate and drink the blood of their prey - and a 2 page worksheet including 10 analysis questions. It is designed to take 5th-8th graders students one class period to complete independently. No prep or materials required. Also useful for early finishers or for enrichment.See my other sub plans here.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS2-1
Scientific Literacy Sub Plan Enrichment Activity - Spiders
When you're assembling your sub folder, choose a meaningful assignment that will help build scientific literacy. This activity contains a 2 page document about spiders - how are they different from insects, how do they spin silk, what does their venom do - and a 2 page worksheet including analysis questions applying what you've learned.It is designed to take 5th-8th graders students one class period to complete independently. No prep or materials required. Also useful for early finishers or
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS2-1
Procedural Writing: Hand Washing Activity
This package breaks down procedural writing for a junior or intermediate student by stated the characteristics and requirements of a procedural text as well as providing a procedure to wash your hands effectively as an example. In this collection, the educator will be provided with a rubric, worksheet, and checklist of level 4 procedural writing. Excellent source for a diagnostic assessment piece when starting the unit or when very early into the unit.
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5th - 8th
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Great Big Story: A Video Resource Book. Video Lessons. ELA. ESL. Academic.
A full coursebook containing 17 Great Big Story video episodes that will captivate your students. High Int. or Advanced level students. Preview the full book (read only) HERE.The book contains:*17 lessons with Pre - During and Post watching activities*Transcripts. Complete and accurate for all videos.*A youtube playlist for easy access to the course videos. *Extension activities for many lessons*Full introduction and how to use the book instructions* 2 templates for student video reports on an
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reading informational text for scientific literacy - Astrology vs. Astronomy
When you're assembling your sub folder, choose a meaningful assignment that will help build scientific literacy. This activity contains a 2 page document about astrology and astronomy and a 2 page worksheet including analysis questions. Learn the 3 characteristics of the zodiac astrologers got wrong.It is designed to take 5th-8th graders students one class period to complete independently. No prep or materials required. See my other sub plans here.Related Products• Area 51 Scientific Lit Sub Pl
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS2-1
Reading informational texts forScientific Literacy - The Birth Order Phenomenon
When you're assembling your sub folder, choose a meaningful assignment that will help build scientific literacy. This activity contains a 2 page document about birth order - what does the research show about the relationship between birth order and IQ, academic success, future wages, and personality - and a 2 page worksheet including analysis questions analyzing the difference between causation and correlation. It is designed to take 5th-8th graders students one class period to complete indepe
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS2-1
Using Digital Information 101 - Lesson Plan and Activities
This lesson is designed to help students learn to evaluate online resources in order to accurately find credible sources for future use. There are 2 sets of worksheets for each activity, which means that this lesson can be completed by students from grade 6-12.The lesson involves video, group discussion, activity, and individual work components. This lesson includes:Lesson PlanFill-in-the-blank Activity Worksheet (2 Difficulty Levels) + Answer KeySource Evaluation Worksheet (2 Difficulty Levels)
Grades:
7th - 10th
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