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Middle school literature activities $5-10
Figurative Language Stories ~ Close Reading for Common Core Grades 4-8
6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.These activities are perfect for weekly homework, daily/bell work, classwork, review, test prep, or assessment.Each of the 6 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.Task A: Identify Figurative Language - Read the story and annotate (highlight or underline and
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Bundle for Grades 4-8: Bundle Palooza @ Lovin' Lit!
The Outsiders Body Biography, Characterization, Character Analysis
The Outsiders Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters from the timeless and relevant novel. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. For the first time you'll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, The Outsiders, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project! ****Now it includes the digital learning version. ****This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle include
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA, An Entire Year of Body Biography Projects, Bundle
Body Biography, Characterization, Any Novel, Short Story, Film, Analysis
The Body Biography, Characterization, Bundle for any novel, short story, play, or film is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters your students experience in their reading. Your students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, a character study, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project! This blank template bundle includes 3 characters sketches for an adult female, adult male, and a child. Give your students a relevant an
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA, An Entire Year of Body Biography Projects, Bundle
Book Activities BUNDLE | Reading Response Fiction Nonfiction | Print & Digital
Book Activities are a fun and engaging way for students to respond to reading and demonstrate comprehension. Book activities encourage students to think outside the box about the different texts they read. Are you ready to take reading responses to the next level?! This resource is a BUNDLE of Book Activities to use with Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts. Printable and Digital options are available. Digital options can be used with Google Slides. There are 20+ activities that can be used with fictio
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3rd - 6th
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Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages Short Stories Story Elements Plot
It’s difficult for a student to truly analyze a story without a firm grasp on the elements of a story and plot. My Story Elements and Plot Reading Passages are intentionally written so that students begin to recognize the beginning, middle, and end of a story. Students will learn to recognize the structure of a story and learn when authors begin introducing characters, setting, action, conflict, a climax, and the resolution. With lack of recognition of these plot elements, students will struggle
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3rd - 6th
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First Chapter Friday Graphic Organizers - Active Listening Sheets Print/Digital
Promote active listening and help students focus during your First Chapter Friday read alouds with this pack of engaging graphic organizers available in print AND digital versions.I designed these worksheets to be "low-maintenance," so that students can ENJOY listening to First Chapter Fridays without doing work that feels like a chore. That's why all of these worksheets include graphics for students to color as they listen. You can pass out a different organizer each week, or print off multiple
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Four Corners Reading Discussion Questions For Fiction and Non-Fiction
Playing Four Corners with these open-ended reading discussion questions for fiction and non-fiction will promote student engagement and elicit participation of all students. Just like the game Four Corners, questions are placed in each corner of the room then students move to a corner of a question they want to answer. Students will collaborate and contribute to high level discussions in each corner. Use these questions with any fictional or informational text. This teaching strategy will excite
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3rd - 6th
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Book Activities | Reading Response Worksheets | Print & Digital | Fiction
Book Activities are a fun and engaging way for students to respond to reading and demonstrate comprehension. Book activities encourage students to think outside the box about the different texts they read. Are you ready to take reading responses to the next level?! This reading response collection includes 20+ Book Activities that can be used with any novel or short story. Printable and Digital options are available. Digital options can be used with Google Slides. Each of these engaging, easy-to
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3rd - 6th
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Refugee, by Alan Gratz Body Biography, Characterization, Character Analysis
This Refugee Body Biography Bundle for print and digital is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters from the timeless and relevant novel. This novel resource is the most requested novel I receive from teachers everywhere. Here it is! Your students will find plenty of opportunities for creativity. Teachers and students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, your Refugee novel study, textual evidence, research, and the body biography proje
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA, An Entire Year of Body Biography Projects, Bundle
The Diary of Anne Frank DRAMA Unit for Play Version (Goodrich & Hackett)
This is an extremely thorough, full 3-week (14 days!) unit for the short story/drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or drama genre in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: November Selection – Click here to
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7th - 9th
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The Most Dangerous Game Activities - Short Story Unit - Questions - Map Project
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell: Short Story Units with Questions, Vocabulary, and Short Story Annotations! This 90 page short story with comprehension questions resource contains everything you need to teach “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Perfect for your short story unit or The Most Dangerous Game unit, this short story package contains detailed comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, vocabulary words, character analysis, creative writing activities, pr
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7th - 10th
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Romeo and Juliet Body Biography Project, Great for Characterization Bundle
This Romeo and Juliet Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters from the timeless play. Your students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project! The project bundle includes 7 characters from Romeo and Juliet. Give your students a relevant and modern experience while promoting the 4 C's, character development, Shak
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: British Literature Body Biography Project Bundle
Summer Reading Activities 2023
This packet of summer reading activities includes: A Note On Summer ReadingSummer Reading List - Picture Books (30 Titles) - Color & BW - HyperlinkedSummer Reading List - Chapter Books (30 Titles) - Color & BW - HyperlinkedSummer Reading List - Blank (Fill in Your Own Titles)Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes - Picture Books (30 Titles)Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes - Chapter Books (30 Titles)Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes - Choose Your Own The Taylor Swift Summer Reading Play
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K - 6th
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"The Tell Tale Heart" Escape Room for Grades 7-10 ELA
Engage grades 7-10 ELA students with "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room--now in print OR digital format! Can students piece together the plot and find the Old Man's heart to avenge his killer? Find out with this escape room! To implement this escape room, arrange students into groups of approximately four students each. Give each group a detective file and hide the five clues in designated spots around the classroom OR share the Google Form in Google Classroom and see your stud
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
Figurative Language Stories SET 2! Close Reading for Common Core Grades 4-8+
I created these stories and activities to further challenge my students in comprehending, identifying, analyzing, and revising figurative language. The stories in this set are meant to be longer and slightly more complex than the stories in my original Figurative Language Stories set, shown on the right. The average length for each story in the first set is 150 words, while the paragraphs in Set 2 average 300 words.
This pack includes 6 original, all new reading passages for teaching and review
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Close Reading Bundle for Grades 4-8: Bundle Palooza @ Lovin' Lit!
Book Report LapBook
Turn any kid into a bookworm with this fun and academic Book Report Lap Book.Students will easily create the lapbook shown in the picture by using our simple instructions and handouts.The interactive templates and foldables contained in this product can be used with any novel. They are in black and white for economic printing and so that each can be colored in to create an adorable bookworm. With this lapbook the students will: identify all the major characters in the bookhighlight vocabulary wo
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3rd - 8th
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Romeo and Juliet Lessons and Activities for Real Life Connections
ROMEO & JULIET has so many life lessons for our students. Engage them in the study of the play by helping them see the many connections they can make between their lives and those of the characters.UPDATE JANUARY 2024: the resource as been updated with many additions to the slideshow and an editable version that you can use digitally.This resource includes a variety of responses, activities and reflections that are designed to help students make connections between Romeo & Juliet and th
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8th - 12th
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Literary Essay Analysis Writing About Reading 3rd 4th Grade ELA Test Prep
Are baby literary essays or extended constructed responses an expectation for your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students? This all-in-one print and digital reading pack is exactly what you need to help your upper elementary students succeed with writing essays about the books that they read!Help your grade 3, 4, and 5 students master the skill of writing these reading essays with the included easy-to-use modeled example writing, graphic organizers, templates, tasks, sorts, checklists, rubrics, and mu
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3rd - 6th
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 7, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are reading "The Lottery" or science fiction/dystopian in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: March Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month C
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6th - 8th
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Among the Hidden Novel Study Unit CCSS Standards Aligned
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a high-interest science fiction novel that will definitely engage your middle school readers!This Among the Hidden novel study features everything teachers need to guide students through this fantastic book. It includes CCSS lesson plans, comprehension questions, character analysis, word work, and more! Help your students think more deeply about the book's characters, themes, and literary devices.This 53-page Among the Hidden Novel Study Unit is th
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Flowers for Algernon Short Story Unit (by Daniel Keyes) for 8th Grade
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week (12 days!) unit for the short story version of "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or science fiction in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: September Selection – Click here to read more about the Short
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7th - 9th
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Wonder by RJ Palacio Novel Study Unit
Wonder by RJ Palacio is an outstanding book to read with your middle school ELA students! This Wonder Novel Study Unit gives you all the lesson plans and comprehension activities you need to guide students through the story, and think more deeply about the characters, themes, and literary devices found within it. Your students will be inspired by Auggie and all that he is able to accomplish despite the challenges of being different from his peers. Grab this common core aligned WONDER Novel Unit
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4th - 8th, Staff
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All Summer In a Day by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "All Summer In a Day" by Ray Bradbury. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story by Ray Bradbury, other stories by Ray Bradbury, or science fiction in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: April Selection – Click here to read m
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5th - 7th
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Emoji Book Title Challenge
The Emoji Book Title Challenge includes 90 cards with different combinations of emojis which provide a clue to the title of a popular children's chapter or picture book (72) or popular middle/high school book (18). The cards can be used as an individual or group challenge. There is also a set of the same challenges presented as posters: The Emoji Story Title of the Week. These could be placed in your classroom or school library and students can submit their guesses. There is a wide variety of c
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Level-Up Your Library Bundle: The Book Wrangler's Greatest Hits
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