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Middle school close reading internet activities
Greek Mythology Reading Comprehension Passages Gods Ancient Greece Myths Unit
Greek Mythology Reading Comprehension Passages and Annotations for Upper Elementary and Middle School2 versions included for all reading passage files: Digital Google Slides {Google Classroom Compatible}Printable PDF VersionDesigned for Upper Elementary and Middle School students! Perfect for Distance Learning and/or the Digital Classroom6 Passages on 12 Greek Gods & Goddesses Covered in this Unit: Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Athena, Poseidon, Hephaestus, Demeter, &
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4th - 7th
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Plot Diagram and Elements Lesson | Short Story Structure GR 4-7 Google Slides
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review the elements of plot and plot diagrams. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about plot elements before explaining them in their own wordsmatch each stage of a plot diagram with its descriptionread short stories and sequence the main events on a
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4th - 7th
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Nonfiction Holiday Reading Passages (Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah)
Save 25% by bundling this holiday product with my Nonfiction Text Structure Christmas Passages! Holiday Nonfiction Passage Mini BundleCelebrate this holiday season with this fun set of holiday nonfiction reading passages!This product includes three nonfiction passages with accompanying worksheets, and one webquest. Topics include: The Christmas Tree, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah Skills include: Main Idea, Nonfiction Text Features, and Comparing Firsthand and Second AccountsThe webquest links students t
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4th - 6th
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RACES Writing Strategy Practice | Reading Passages Prompts GR 6-8 Google Slides
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL WRITING LESSONS: With 10 passages and prompts, students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades learn how to read a text closely and respond with an effective explanatory paragraph using the RACES writing strategy. Students can also use this format to write the body paragraphs of an essay!**DESIGNED FOR GRADES 6-8** This resource is not recommended for grades below 6th.►Except for the acronym, this resource is the same as TIQAC Writing Strategy Practice and Reading Passages. I do not rec
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 5 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
This pack contains five Greek myths to help incorporate valuable close reading strategies in your classroom. Passages can be used during whole group or small group reading. This pack is perfect for a unit study on myths or ancient Greece!Each passage offers a one-page, informational passage with ten multiple choice, text dependent close reading comprehension questions. Included in this pack are...★ Achilles★ Pandora's Box★ Medusa★ King Midas★ HerculesEach passage and question set are aligned to
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3rd - 6th
Quoting and Paraphrasing Lesson and Practice GRADES 5-7 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review the difference between quoting and paraphrasing text. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn how to quote and paraphrase text and view examplesexplain the difference between quoting and paraphrasing in their own wordsmatch examples of quotes and paraphr
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 2 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Characterization Mini-Unit | STEAL Characterization Guided Notes
Looking for quick, engaging, digital activities to introduce characterization skills? In this interactive Google Slides mini-unit, students will learn multiple reading skills such as distinguishing character traits and emotions, making direct and indirect characterization using "STEAL", analyzing a character's intrinsic or extrinsic motivations, and finally, classifying characters as protagonists/antagonist, major/minor, round/flat, dynamic/static.This resource is chunked into 4 parts for you to
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6th - 9th
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Digital Escape Room End of Year Reading Review & STAAR/Test Prep Minecraft Theme
This Digital Escape Room is an End of the Year or Test Prep Game. There is not a thing you need to do except provide the link! The printable version is also included if you prefer to have physical copies. Passages Include:Fiction: Disaster Dave Takes On Survival ModePoem: Minecraft PandasNonfiction: Minecraft for the CreatorsNonfiction: Roblox VS MinecraftThese are full challenges and all four contain a passage, they are fiction, informational,poetry, and compare and contrast nonfiction. Each ch
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4th - 6th
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Denotation and Connotation Lesson and Activities GRADES 5-7 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review denotation and connotation. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn definitions and examples of denotation and connotation before explaining them in their own wordschoose the correct denotation and connotation of various wordsdetermine positive, neutral,
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5th - 7th
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TRADITIONS & CULTURE Around the World Reading Passages | Google Classroom
Traditions & Culture Bundle Around the World Reading Passages and Worksheets Questions - Reading Comprehension Passages, Questions, and Annotations 2 versions included for all reading passage files: Digital Google Slides {Google Classroom Compatible}Printable PDF Versions**BONUS RESOURCE - Interactive Digital Map in Google Slides for students to link their passages! Designed for Upper Elementary and Middle School students! This resource contains 7 Engaging, Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
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4th - 9th
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Poetry Lesson: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost - DIGITAL & PRINT
"I cannot rave about this resource enough! This really broke the poem down for my students, allowed me to help them understand it better and was thoroughly engaging! Even my struggling students were able to complete the activity guided by me and understand the significance of this poem to the plot and theme. Will be my Go-To resource for this unit!" - Patricia"Loved this!! Helped the kids understand the poem a thousand times better than what I would've come up with. It's a tough poem anyway, but
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Poetry Lessons: ** Growing Bundle ** | DIGITAL & PRINT
There Will Come Soft Rains Google Slides Annotation Project - Ray Bradbury
“I tried this with Google Classroom and my kids LOVED it! Not only is the story rich with imagery, but students learn how to annotate text! This is great for helping guide students through the story in digestible chunks. The well-crafted questions help students reflect upon what they read, infer about the characters/plot, and identify literary elements. What a hit!” - Jennifer Seward in Stillwater, OKWanting to ease your students into annotating text with a short story? Looking to help your stu
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7th - 12th
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HOLIDAYS Around the World Reading Passages Reading Comprehension Activities
Holidays and Celebrations Bundle Around the World Reading Passages and Worksheets Questions - Reading Comprehension Passages, Questions, and Annotations 2 versions included for all reading passage files: Digital Google Slides {Google Classroom Compatible}Printable PDF Versions**BONUS RESOURCE - Interactive Digital Map in Google Slides for students to link their passages! Designed for Upper Elementary and Middle School students! This resource contains 7 Engaging, Non-Fiction Reading Comprehensio
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4th - 9th
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Inferencing Lesson and Practice | Making Inferences GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review making inferences. Students will highlight text and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about the skill of inferencing explain inferencing in their own wordsanalyze 10 excerpts from literature: read the prompt, highlight clues in the text, and explain the inferences they madeThis lesson provides a hand
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6th - 8th
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Poetry Lesson: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost | DIGITAL
Digital Google Resource: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost Close Reading Poetry AssignmentThese materials are designed to be convenient and ready to use. They do not require any prep and can be used as an emergency lesson for a sub.This is a complete lesson for Robert Frost's timeless poem, "The Road Not Taken." This resource includes:A prereading Word Cloud activityA close reading assignment that includes the poem, annotation directions, and stanza-by-stanza questionsA 10-question multiple c
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Poetry Lessons: ** Growing Bundle ** | DIGITAL & PRINT
Types of Irony Lesson and Practice Activities GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about three types of irony and watch three short YouTube videosexplain irony in their own wordsmatch examples to each type of ironyidentify and explain the i
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 8 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Fairy Tale Analysis Unit High School - Cinderella Around the World Folktale Unit
Looking for a multicultural folk literature unit for your high school or advanced middle school students? Throughout this relevant and engaging fairy tale unit, students have an opportunity to study multiple Cinderella fairy tales from a historical perspective. Grimm's Cinderella is used as the anchor short story for in-class work and discussions. Then, students will have the opportunity to explore many other cultural versions of Cinderella by completing an independent research project. By the e
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8th - 12th
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Context Clues Vocabulary Strategy Lesson and Practice GRADES 5-7 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review using five types of context clues. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about 5 types of context clues and explain them in their own wordschoose synonyms for words based on context clues in sentencesidentify the types of context clues used in sentence
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 2 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
"The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes Poetry Unit - DIGITAL & PRINT
"Hands down the BEST resource I've used to teach this poem. Very thorough and very easy to implement." Jasmine J."I really enjoyed the pages with the poem and space to annotate. The students liked looking at the Wordle image; I'll start with that page next time I teach the poem. Thank you!" - Gina B.**Aligned with Common Core Exemplars in Poetry for grades 6-8**This is a complete lesson for Alfred Noyes's timeless narrative, "The Highwayman." This resource includes:A prereading Word Cloud activi
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Poetry Lessons: ** Growing Bundle ** | DIGITAL & PRINT
Reading Comprehension Passages and Multiple Choice Questions Google Forms
These reading comprehension passages with multiple choice questions are great for students to practice a range of skills. A digital, distance-learning friendly resource, it will be perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. Passages are written on an 8th-9th grade level.Located on Google forms, this product is 100% digital and self-grading! A printable PDF is also included in your purchase. Comprehension skills inclu
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8th - 9th
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Greek Myth Reading Passage and Questions: Achilles
Practice deep reading comprehension with this fun Greek myth based on Achilles. Students will read a one page story about Achilles, the brave Greek warrior with a hidden weakness. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions.Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as author's purpose, vocabulary, figurative language, cause and effect, theme, and character traits. Some questions require more than one answer. Some questions have more than one pa
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2nd - 8th
Also included in: Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
Tone and Mood Lesson and Activities GRADES 6-8 Interactive Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review tone and mood. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn the definitions of tone and mood and view examplesexplain tone and mood in their own wordssort tone and mood words into positive, neutral, and negative categoriesdetermine the tone and mood of excerpt
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 8 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
George's Secret Key To The Universe Complete Activity Guide
This 83-page activity guide is complete with 10+ comprehension questions, ELA reinforcement, and fun, hands-on activities/experiments for each chapter. The packet also includes eight easy to grade assessments with answer keys for every four chapters of the book. This is a great tool to use for an all inclusive packet or along with other curriculum materials.
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4th - 7th
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Theme Mini-Lesson, Theme Activities | PDF & Digital Version
This product will provide with a theme mini-lesson and theme activities to help improve your student's understanding of the important literary device.THEME is an integral part of understanding the main idea and the lesson thereader can learn throughout a text, and this 10-minute mini-mastery lesson will have your students comprehending, practicing, identifying, and mastering themes in a text in a short amount of time. In addition, your students will also be able to identify how a theme can teach
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Literature Activities Bundle, Oh My!
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