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8th grade close reading projects
One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
This One Pager Bundle is a great deal if you are a fan of the one-pager project like me!One-pagers are the highlight reel of a student’s analysis regarding a particular subject. It requires them to really asses what is the most essential information, such as the most important quotes, symbols, themes, or connections... among many other things.One Pagers are awesome for so many reasons... here's a few:They are an appealing alternative to the traditional worksheets.They make great summative tools
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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50 EDITABLE Projects and Assignments for ANY NOVEL STUDY
This bundle contains 50 projects and activities for ANY NOVEL STUDY in secondary English Language Arts. Use these projects, activities, handouts, and lessons to enrich your students’ close reading and analysis of any novel unit in your curriculum. THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS BOTH A PDF VERSION AND AN EDITABLE MICROSOFT WORD VERSION SO THAT YOU CAN ADAPT THESE RESOURCE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING AS NEEDED!This bundle includes the following projects, activities, lessons, and handouts:1. FreeChoiceReadingChal
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6th - 12th
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The Crucible Unit Plan Bundle -- Worksheets, PowerPoint, Handouts
Everything you need for your unit plan on Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, is here in this mega bundle. With more than 100+ pages, you'll get:
• A 46-slide Introductory presentation with personal photos of Salem, MA (PPT is NOT editable but includes formatted blank slide for you to customize if needed)
• Lots of pre-reading activities
• Vocabulary guide
• Quizzes for each act with answer keys
• Quotation study guide
• Acting activities for each act
• Review grid game/activity for each scene
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Tiny House Design for ANY Character: Reading project for inferences, symbolism
Tap into the popularity of the growing Tiny House Movement by assigning a literary analysis that students will LOVE. This is a hands-on assignment that brings STEM into the English classroom! This Tiny House lesson can be used with ANY character, author, historical figure, or student! You will get: ⭐1 Exemplar tiny house design for Harry Potter's tiny house⭐1 Student planning guide for evidence-based answers ⭐1 set of instructions for using the free website Floorplanner.com ⭐1 Youtube video with
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Fences by August Wilson Unit Plan Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Projects
If you're teaching August Wilson's play, Fences, you need this teaching bundle to help shape your unit and lesson plans. Included in this bundle:• 56 task cards with engaging critical thinking questions for every scene of the play• Anticipation guide• Writing activities for each scene• Acting activities• Sample pacing guide• Troy as a tragic hero• Uncle Remus allusion close-reading activity• 7 Characterization chart activities• Video worksheet for film on the Negro Baseball Leagues (film availab
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8th - 12th
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Halloween Activities Mini Unit BUNDLE Lesson Plans for English
If you are looking for quick and easy ideas to use in October to keep your middle or high school English students on task and engaged, then look no more! Add rigor and fun to October! This pack includes up to 3 weeks of materials depending on your class periods and how you use what's included: Use them all or use pieces to provide differentiation to your different groups. This mini Halloween unit with poetry, nonfiction, fiction, research, and writing will help you SURVIVE the holiday season wh
Grades:
8th - 10th
Informational Texts Close Reading Activity and Project
Need a meaningful, standards-based and engaging activity to make it to December break? The Holiday Hustle is the perfect project for Secondary ELA right before the Holidays! This three week unit teaches students how to deconstruct advertisements and informational texts as they study and analyze two different holiday ads and three informational articles about advertising. After analyzing ads and informational articles, students create two projects: a Deconstructing Advertisements Guide for Teens
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7th - 10th
One-Pager Text Analysis Project with Rubric - Creative Literary Study Lesson
Use this project to conclude the study of any text. I have had students do this assignment for short stories, but it could be used with literally ANY text! If you would like to make changes to the rubric or assignment, you can edit your copy of this resource!This resource includes:1. A teacher's guide2. Directions3. Student Examples4. A rubric If you are looking for a project for non-fiction texts, check out my other resource by following the link below!https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Prod
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Independent Book Project Bloom Ball Editable Template - Choice Reading Activity
Say goodbye to traditional boring old reading logs that most students fake anyway - have students create a Bloom ball instead!Each panel has a different element for students to consider - and the headings are completely editable!Here are the included panels:✅ Title and Author Information✅ Plot Elements✅ Setting✅ Important Characters✅ Theme✅ Conflict✅ Meaningful Quote #1✅ Meaningful Quote #2✅ Meaningful Quote #3✅ Figurative Language #1✅ Figurative Language #2✅ RecommendationSee Preview for more!T
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4th - 12th
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Literary Charts: Engaging ELA Analysis Activities and ELA Test Prep for ANY TEXT
Take close reading to the next level with these literary chart templates! If you and your students are bored with the same old reading strategies then these ELA activities will have your students analyzing ANY text in a whole new way!Building off of one of my most popular strategies (rhetorical bar graphs), I created a whole set of literary chart prompts that form an unlikely yet fun union between Math and ELA. The best part? You can use these templates over and over again with ANY text and get
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7th - 12th
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Martin Luther King, Jr. - What is Your Life's Blueprint? - 8th Grade Graduation
Are you looking for an engaging and inspirational activity to study Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy or Black History Month? These reading comprehension and journal activities focus on Dr. King’s “Street Sweeper” speech, “What is Your Life’s Blueprint?”This resource is perfect for:✅ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (MLK Day)✅ Black History Month✅ 8th grade graduation✅ Back-to-school This inspirational speech was delivered at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967, six mont
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6th - 9th
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GRIT: A Growth Mindset Unit for Upper Grades
As teachers, we know that effort and determination are the biggest factors in our students’ success. All too often, this message doesn’t get communicated to our students. We often hear, “I can’t...It’s too hard...I’m not good at that.” The best way to shift that negative/fixed thinking is by implementing a growth mindset program. I created this week-long unit for upper grades (specifically high school or advanced middle schoolers) because I could not find quality age-appropriate resources to tea
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8th - 12th
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GENERIC NOVEL STUDY Book Report for Any Book | Reading Comprehension Activity
This tri-fold is a great place to jot down those notes while reading. It's a fantastic way to get a quick glimpse at your students' progress to make sure they are connecting with their books. The two sides provide lots of space for note-taking. In a pinch, this can stand-in for a book report. It's so straightforward, you can feel confident in leaving this with your emergency sub plans. CLICK HERE to save 20% on this resource in the Generic Novel, Movie, Character Analysis, and Documentary Brochu
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4th - 12th
Character Study One Pager- Use with any story or novel! Secondary English
This assignment uses the one pager concept, but it focuses on a character from the reading instead of the whole piece. Great for assessing indirect and direct characterization.You might also like my Novel Study Materials Bundle that includes an illustrated timeline, chapter overview, vocabulary study, character dossier, and a book tasting menu.Need more assessment ideas?Check out my ELAmazon Literary Analysis Assessment, Character Selfie, Character, Thematic Art Project, or Literary Postcard A
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Novel Study Materials Bundle- Secondary ELA- Use with any novel
GENERIC NONFICTION Activity for Any Book Report | Reading Comprehension Project
This tri-fold is a great place to jot down those notes while reading. It's a fantastic way to get a quick glimpse at your students' progress to make sure they are connecting with their books. The two sides provide lots of space for note-taking. In a pinch, this can stand-in for a book report. It's so straightforward, you can feel confident in leaving this with your emergency sub plans.CLICK HERE to save 20% on this resource in the Generic Novel, Movie, Character Analysis, and Documentary Brochur
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4th - 12th
"The Most Dangerous Game" Map Comprehension Activity)
This assignment serves as a good wrap-up of Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" and assesses student understanding of the plot. This download includes ready-to-print mini project guidelines for students (half sheets), a blank map template, as well as two rubric choices for "grading". *It should be noted that I do not grade artistic ability. This activity requires a close read of the text and students must mark the paths of both main characters throughout the story on their map. If they a
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8th - 11th
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End of the Year ELA Activities Review Bundle
Need a little help making it to the finish line this school year? Grab this bundle of high-interest end of the year activities for your middle school or high school English Language Arts course to review and reflect on the school year in a unique, creative way that will keep your students engaged until the very last day! These fun activities will allow your students to explore all of the texts you've read throughout the year for a great cumulative review that isn't just another book review or mu
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7th - 10th
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Poetry Anthology Project - Final Unit Project for Analyzing Poetry with Examples
This Poetry Anthology Project is the perfect final project for your poetry unit during National Poetry Month and beyond! Students explore and analyze famous poetry on a chosen theme, along with trying their own hand at writing some poems. This is the perfect project to conclude your poetry unit, and students will create an artifact to treasure.❤️ This resource is also part of my Poetry Activities Bundle!This Poetry Unit final project includes:Print-and-go project guidelinesHolistic rubricStudent
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7th - 9th
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1984 by George Orwell: Creative Propaganda Project for Book 1, Fun Activities
This is a fun and engaging project for George Orwell's 1984. Complete this creative project after reading to at least BOOK 1, CHAPTER 6. This project is for YOU if you are looking to boost engagement and excitement for the book. My students enjoy this project because it breaks up the reading with something fun and student-driven. This purchase includes a slideshow that engages students in learning about and discussing propaganda techniques from our world and the world of Orwell's 1984. WHAT IS I
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8th - 12th
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Poetry Unit for Middle and High School - Interactive Notebooks or Worksheets
This Poetry Unit is perfect for 8th and 9th graders developing their skills in analyzing poetry (and for National Poetry Month or beyond!). These lesson ideas and poetry activities help students with identification, analysis, and creativity. Includes engaging projects and assessments to use throughout your poetry unit! Use with interactive notebooks or as traditional worksheets. Key Elements:Poetry Bell RingersFigurative Language and Poetic DevicesCreative poetry activitiesProjects and assessmen
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7th - 10th
Elevator Notes Project for Long Way Down with Rubric and Student Examples
Engage your students with this modern murder mystery story!UPDATE: More student examples are provided in the updated files as well as a standards-aligned rubric that teachers can use to grade student submissions.Spark your students' creativity and teach them how to close read, the art of poetry, symbolism, imagery, and more with this project that utilizes sketch notes in a way that really engages students! This activity can be used with a wide range of student abilities.
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8th - 12th
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Choice Novel Project - An Independent Novel Study
Do you need to assign choice novels to your students, but want to hold them accountable for their reading? Try this Choice Novel Project - a complete independent novel study that works with any novel!The project includes:Comprehension & Analysis ActivitiesPre-Reading, During Reading, and Post Reading AssignmentsScaffolds that build to higher-level thinkingChoice AssessmentsAssignment Pacing OrganizerThis independent project is designed for grades 6-12 and could be easily adapted to work with
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6th - 12th
Annabel Lee One Pager Activity - Fun poetry analysis lesson - Edgar Allan Poe
Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the hauntingly beautiful world of Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic masterpiece, “Annabel Lee.” Unleash the power of poetic analysis and deep reading with our captivating one-pager activity! This resource is more than a lesson; it's a gateway to exploring the depths of Poe's poetic genius. Say goodbye to ordinary analysis and have students dive into a world of creativity and literary exploration with “Annabel Lee.”Here’s what you’ll get:✅ Quick Teacher Guide: Navig
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Engaging Resources Bundle - The Tell-tale Heart and More
The Giver Collaborative Poster Project: Engage, Write, & Decorate with Purpose!
Enhance your exploration of Lois Lowry's classic, "The Giver," with this interactive and visually stunning collaborative poster project. Perfect for middle school ELA classrooms, this activity fosters creativity, comprehension, and a lasting visual representation of your students' collective learning.How it Works:Towards the end of your novel study, assign students a page of the poster to use as a reflection of what they learned from the novel. Another way to use this poster is throughout your u
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: The Giver by Lois Lowry Bundled Resources!
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