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Middle school literature task cards for Microsoft Word
A Long Walk to Water 30 Discussion Question Cards
30 Discussion Question cards about A Long Walk to Water. Use them for individual work, partner work, or group work. Also great as preparation for a Socratic Seminar! All open ended questions, all requiring supporting evidence, These are great for the day students finish reading the novel or before they write their essays to gather their thoughts. **Over 200 downloads while this was free! Please be the first to write product feedback! Thank you!**
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6th - 9th
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH STAX Independent Reading Supplement for GATE
These independent reading program cards are designed for use with the STAX Independent Reading Program for Advanced and GATE. This is not the full program but a supplemental starter STAX for use with the program.
You can purchase the full program separately at the Portable Gifted and Talented store on TPT.
The STAX Independent Reading Program allows your gifted and advanced readers to create tasks and respond to meaningful critical thinking challenges to any novel. The STAX program invites b
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3rd - 8th
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Year-long Reading Log Calendars
This file contains reading log calendars for August, 2023 through May, 2024, an entire year of response prompts! The daily prompts for these reading logs have been revised and aligned with the CC and feature many of the 50 critical words that students must know for the CC standards. Reading logs are a great way to review literary terms and guide students in purposeful self-selected nightly reading. Each entry focuses on important story elements, such as character traits, conflict, setting, pre
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5th - 8th
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Revised Blooms Taxonomy Literature Response Cards
This product is a list of at least 16 questions at each of the six levels of the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy. It is in Mircrosoft Word format and would just need to be printed, laminated and cut to size. I have mine color coded and placed on rings for easy access. These questions are general enough to be used with almost any text. Some of the questions, I found as part of a similar set of the "old" Bloom's question cards; while others I have come up with myself. For better wear/use, I have mine
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5th - 9th
Freak the Mighty- Differentiated Instruction Activities
Nine activities which reinforce the themes within the novel Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick. Emphasis is placed on differentiated instruction and the common core standards. All the how to sheets for each of the 9 activities are included.
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6th - 8th
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Writing About Reading
When students read, we want them to write about it. I use this as an ongoing assignment that I usually give students time in class to complete.I have them paste this in the front of their notebooks at the beginning of the year / unit and explicitly teach them how to do each one. (Examples and templates found in my shop.)I then ask them to do 2 - 3 a week and they can't repeat a type in a week.
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5th - 7th
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Fishbowl Book Discussion cards
These cards contain a variety of generic book questions that students can randomly pick as part of a whole class activity or small group discussion. I made duplicates of many of the questions so that more students can pick the same type of question and it helps to fill up a plastic fishbowl.
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3rd - 6th
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Fictional Point of View: First or Third Person?
This packet includes excerpts from 10 children's books, written in either first or third person. Students read the passages and determine whether it is written in first or third person by looking for key pronouns.
I use this as a follow-up activity to assess student understanding of the different points of view. I laminate the bordered passages and place them around the room, either on surfaces or taped to the wall. Students are put in pairs and given the worksheet. They then walk from passage
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3rd - 6th
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NEWBERRY 3 Novels for STAX Independent Reading Program for GATE and Advanced
Here are three Newberry Winner or Honor Books to help jumpstart your STAX Independent Reading Program--"Pictures of Hollis Woods," "Bridge to Terabithia," and "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH."
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These independent reading program cards are designed for use with the STAX Independent Reading Program for Advanced and GATE. This is not the full program but a supplemental starter STAX for use with the program.
You can purchase the ful
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3rd - 8th
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Pictures of Hollis Woods STAX Independent Reading Program for GATE and Advanced
These independent reading program cards are designed for use with the STAX Independent Reading Program for Advanced and GATE. This is not the full program but a supplemental starter STAX for use with the program.
You can purchase the full program separately at the Portable Gifted and Talented store on TPT.
The STAX Independent Reading Program allows your gifted and advanced readers to create tasks and respond to meaningful critical thinking challenges to any novel. The STAX program invites b
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3rd - 8th
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IF- BY RUDYARD KIPLING - 15 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS
A set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – If- by Rudyard Kipling. After working with these worksheets students will be able to:Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1)Writing lines that refer to given meanings (Exercise 2)Mak
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: READING POETRY: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - BUNDLE
TYGER TYGER (THE TIGER) BY WILLIAM BLAKE - 17 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS
A set of 17 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Tyger Tyger (The Tiger) by William Blake. After working with these worksheets students will be able to:Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1)Referring to lines that ask the given qu
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: READING POETRY: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - BUNDLE
Bridge to Terabithia STAX Independent Reading Program Supplement for GATE
These independent reading program cards are designed for use with the STAX Independent Reading Program for Advanced and GATE. This is not the full program but a supplemental starter STAX for use with the program.
You can purchase the full program separately at the Portable Gifted and Talented store on TPT.
The STAX Independent Reading Program allows your gifted and advanced readers to create tasks and respond to meaningful critical thinking challenges to any novel. The STAX program invites b
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3rd - 8th
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O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN BY WALT WHITMAN - TASKS AND EXERCISES
A set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – O Captain, My Captain by Walt Whitman. After working with these worksheets students will be able to:Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This resource includes: Vocabulary Check (Exercise 1)Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 2)Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)Planning to
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: READING POETRY: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - BUNDLE
To Kill a Mockingbird Task Card Differentiated Close Read (EDITABLE)
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 5 Close reading activity Teacher Instructions
This is an EDITABLE common core aligned lesson that is designed to be used with Chapter 5 of To Kill a Mockingbird but could be modified to be used with any chapter of any text.
First, you will want to group students homogenously by reading level (lexile score, previous quiz grade, etc.). I typically group them in groups of four.
Then, you will assign a leader to the group. I typically assign this position to the st
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7th - 12th
THE ENCHANTED SHIRT BY JOHN HAY - WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS
A set of 16 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – The Enchanted Shirt by John Hay. After working with these worksheets students will be able to:Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1)Writing the lines that refer to the given ideas (
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: READING POETRY: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - BUNDLE
HARRY - STORY COMPREHENSION - TASKS AND EXERCISES
A set of 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a ghost story, "Harry" by Rosemary Timperley. After working with these worksheets students will be able to:Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.Name the characters and make a character sketch.Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check (EXERCISE 2) Identify
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: PROSE READING COMPREHENSION - WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: BUNDLE
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST BY OSCAR WILDE - STORY COMPREHENSION - TASKS AND EXERCISES
A set of 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a gothic fictional comedy, "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde. After working with these worksheets students will be able to:Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.Name the characters and make a character sketch.Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: PROSE READING COMPREHENSION - WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: BUNDLE
A DIFFICULT CUSTOMER - STORY COMPREHENSION - TASKS AND EXERCISES
A set of 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a fictional story, "A Difficult Customer" by William Roland Lee. After working with these worksheets students will be able to:Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.Name the characters and make a character sketch.Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check (E
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: A DIFFICULT CUSTOMER - READING A FICTIONAL STORY - BUNDLE
THE DINNER PARTY - STORY COMPREHENSION - TASKS AND EXERCISES
A set of 27 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a fictional story, "The Dinner Party" by Mona Gardner. After working with these worksheets students will be able to:Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.Name the characters and make a character sketch.Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check (EXERCISE 2)
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: THE DINNER PARTY - READING A FICTIONAL STORY - BUNDLE
TWO GENIUSES - BIOGRAPHY COMPREHENSION - TASKS AND EXERCISES
A set of 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension – Two Geniuses a biography. After working with these worksheets students will be able to:Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.Name the characters and make a character sketch.Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check (EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: TWO GENIUSES - READING BIOGRAPHICAL TEXT - BUNDLE
Common Core Reading Response Task Cards
Enclosed you will find Common Core standard specific reading task cards to be used with all pieces of fictional literature. They are designed for a variety of uses from independent learning centers, teaching whole group target lessons, interactive journaling, to small group re-teaching and differentiating with leveled short pieces of writing. These cards are specifically designed for fifth grade literary standards, but can be adjusted to meet standards of grades 3-6. Also included are two forms
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3rd - 6th
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SIMILE - FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE - WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS
These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Simile. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:Define and identify similes.State the similarities and the differences between simile and metaphor.Identify what reference similes make.Identify the use of ‘like’ and
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - BUNDLE
METAPHOR - FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS
These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Metaphor. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:Define metaphor with examples.State the similarities and the differences between simile and metaphor.Examine the examples of metaphor to identify what reference they
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - BUNDLE
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