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Middle school ELA test prep thematic unit plans for Easel Activities
Scary Story Collection for Middle School: Escape Room, Task Cards, Printables
This spooky collection of fiction reading comprehension passages combines several standards so that students have an opportunity to practice their skills without isolating each standard. Each fictional story has descriptive characters and settings, drawing your students into the mystery. This unit will reinforce skills that you have taught. Students will use their skills to solve the mysteries (demonstrating comprehension of the text). What your students will discover: Was Dracula real or just a
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Theme and Central Message in Literature (Mentor Texts)
This resource meets the Common Core Literacy Standards for Theme and Central Message.Grade 1 RL 1.2 Retell stories and tell about their central messageGrade 2 RL 2.2 Recount stories and determine their central messageGrade 3-RL 3.9 Compare and contrast themes of storiesGrade 4-RL 4.2 Determine the theme of a storyGrade 5-RL 5.2 Determine a theme of a story using details from the textGrade 6-RL 6.2 Determine a theme in the text and how it is conveyed through particular detailsPicture books (mento
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1st - 6th
King Arthur: Finding Evidence in Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages
Learning to read informational text and find supporting evidence can be difficult. These nonfiction passages help students learn how to read nonfiction and find evidence that supports specific statements. Students are guided through a process to use vocabulary, main idea, and comprehension questions to find the evidence needed to support or justify answers. Questions vary from multiple choice to short answer. The varying nonfiction structures (descriptive, compare/contrast, chronological) of th
Grades:
5th - 7th
Early Technology: Non-Fiction passages & ELA Skill Review
Satisfy your curiosity about the origin of several of our 'modern' inventions. Find out who and when cell phones, microwaves, CDs, tablets, television, movies, cameras, and radio were invented. Each informational text passage covers interesting facts about technology that our students use on a daily basis. Each passage has 6 task cards that cover these 6 RI standards: Vocabulary - RI 3.4, RI 4.4, RI 5.4 RI 6.4Making Inferences and Using Details to Answer Questions - RI 3.1, RI 4.1, RI 5.1, RI 6.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Nonfiction Book Companion to Brother Eagle Sister Sky
Improve comprehension of a classic with this nonfiction book companion to Susan Jeffers' Brother Eagle, Sister Sky. Students will use reading strategies, practice writing skills, and implement grammar skills to answer text-dependent questions after each passage. No prep required! All you will need to do is just print and teach. Included in Resource:5 informational Text Passages18 Task CardsStudent Answer Sheets2 Flip BooksPrintablesAnswer KeysInformational Text Passages: Chief SeattleChie
Grades:
4th - 6th
Synthesizing Texts: Life Lessons Learned
This week-long unit sets students up to synthesize two short stories and a poem ("The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis," "First Lesson," and "Ruthless") in a text set that is centered around life lessons and experiences.Included in the resource:Multiple Choice for Individual Passages (18 total questions)Multiple Choice Synthesizing Passages (11 total questions)Answer KeysExpository Essay Prompt16 Discussion Cards for small groups or seminar1 Graphic Organizer for making connection
Grades:
7th - 12th
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