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Thanksgiving Common Core RL.8.1 resources
Thanksgiving Escape Room for ELA
This activity features a rigorous yet engaging escape room in which students tackle 5 Language Arts skills-based puzzles about Thanksgiving - for middle and high school!There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Thanksgiving-themed E
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday Escape Room BUNDLE for ELA
READERS' THEATER THANKSGIVING MYSTERY MIDDLE SCHOOL SCRIPT
This humorous Thanksgiving Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script will give grades 5-8 students practice in reading, comprehension, critical thinking and writing, while having lots of drama and ELA fun. The Mystery of the Vanishing Turkey whodunnit script will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Perfect for reading or for performances! This 9 page script is intended for 9 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Short Story | Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen Reading Activity
Leave your teacher guilt at the door and challenge students right up until Thanksgiving break with this mini-lesson on irony and theme using O. Henry’s short story, “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen!” A quick and easy download plus clear student directions make this Thanksgiving reading activity perfect for the day before break or a last-minute sub plan!Teach your students about literary irony using the included slides, and show them different examples of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony be
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6th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Mystery Activity: The Missing Mashed Potatoes
This mystery activity practices reading strategies and critical thinking while getting students talking. Students follow a set of clues to solve a Thanksgiving-themed mystery: Mom is busy getting Thanksgiving dinner ready when someone sneaks into the dining room and steals the delicious mashed potatoes! Can your students use logic and figure out who did it?This is the PDF printable version. There's also a Google Forms edition and PowerPoint Slides version that make distance learning and sharing
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Holiday Mysteries and Puzzles Bundle: Four Critical Thinking Activities
Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen Comprehension Questions
O'Henry's "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen": A Complete Reading Comprehension Lesson
This resource is a complete lesson with all student materials for comprehending O’Henry’s short story “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen.” In this lesson, students read “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” together and answer comprehension questions as they read. After reading the poem, students illustrate the story in comic book or graphic novel form. This lesson on “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” contains literal a
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7th - 9th
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Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O'Henry Short Story Unit
This "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen" by O'Henry short story unit is the perfect resource to teach and use with your middle and high school students leading up to Thanksgiving break. O'Henry's classic touches upon the themes of "generosity" and "traditions" connect perfectly to the ideas centered around Thanksgiving.Engage your students seamlessly with thoughtful pre-reading discussions and activities, as well as interactive post-reading activities, and discussion prompts. Assess their inferenc
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6th - 12th
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Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen Cite Textual Evidence
O'Henry's "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen": Cite Evidence to Support Claims
A rigorous, holiday-themed lessons for your secondary ELA classroom.
This resource is a complete lesson plan and student materials to help students cite evidence to support analysis of what the text says in O’Henry’s short story “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen.” This lesson plan includes all student materials and an answer key.
This lesson should ideally be a second or third read of “Two Thanksgiving Day Gent
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7th - 9th
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RACE WRITING | PIX SHORT FILM | THANKSGIVING UNIT 3 GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Your ENTIRE Middle School Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, Seesaw, or any LMS is planned, prepped, stocked and ready to share with your students for the month of November! This Google Classroom Middle School UNIT 3 focuses on RACE Writing, Evidence and Elaboration, Short Film Literary Review, and some cool Thanksgiving activities (optional).★ Each digital unit includes: highly engaging CCSS writing resources, standards, digital lesson plans, weekly & monthly calendar templates, exit tick
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6th - 9th
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Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen | Thanksgiving Short Story | Middle School
Thanksgiving Short StoriesTwo Thanksgiving Gentlemen by O. Henry This short story analysis is perfect for teaching the meaning behind Thanksgiving. This comprehensive digital or printable resource will promote critical thinking while engaging students in text-dependent tasks.Pre-reading activities support students' thinking by building background and vocabulary. During reading, students will complete a graphic organizer to support their thinking and identify key story elements. Next, students wi
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7th - 9th
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Bert's Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving Short Stories | Thanksgiving Reading
Thanksgiving Short Story | Bert's Thanksgiving Short Story Analysis: Middle School Short StoriesThis short story analysis is perfect for teaching the true meaning of Thanksgiving. This comprehensive digital or printable resource will promote critical thinking while engaging students in text-dependent tasks.Pre-reading activities support students' thinking by building background and vocabulary. During reading, students will complete a graphic organizer to support their thinking and identify key s
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7th - 8th
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Holiday Escape Room BUNDLE for ELA
**Now with newly added material!**Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with NINE holiday-themed escape rooms that will keep your students active and engaged on Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter!There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while tryi
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8th - 11th
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Thanksgiving Reading Activities - Middle School English Bundle
The perfect collection of Thanksgiving activities for your middle school English classroom! This Thanksgiving reading activities bundle includes everything you need to keep your students engaged this November. Students will be working on fun and purposeful reading activities designed specifically for middle schoolers!✨BUNDLE & SAVE✨When you purchase the Middle School ELA Activities Bundle you get purposeful activities for all of the major holidays. Check it out!You know teaching during the
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5th - 8th
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"Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen" Worksheet (or Test) with Detailed Answer Key
Teachers will give "thanks" for this review (or test) that will catapult students into a full understanding of this popular short story through the use of relevant questions and grade-level literary terminology (setting, theme, etc.). This versatile printable may be used as an individual, partner, or group activity or as a test, in-class worksheet, or homework assignment. A detailed answer key is included for each.
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5th - 11th
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Aunt Susannah's Thanksgiving Dinner | Thanksgiving Short Story
Thanksgiving Short Story | Aunt Susannah's Thanksgiving DinnerShort Story Analysis: Middle School Short StoriesThis short story analysis is perfect for teaching the true meaning of Thanksgiving. This comprehensive digital or printable resource will promote critical thinking while engaging students in text-dependent tasks.Pre-reading activities support students' thinking by building background and vocabulary. During reading, students will complete a graphic organizer to support their thinking and
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7th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Reading and Writing Resources Thanksgiving Activities Bundle
Looking for the perfect set of resources to teach and engage your students leading up to the Thanksgiving break that encompass the themes of gratitude and kindness? Effortlessly engage and teach your students with this zero-prep Thanksgiving reading and writing bundle. This all-in-one bundle provides a plethora of zero-prep, high-interest materials to help your students apply and master many of the common-core learning standards all while having fun!▽Below is a complete breakdown of the include
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6th - 12th
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Thank You M'am by Langston Hughes PowerPoint
Teaching "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes? Introduce the riveting short story with this engaging 35-slide "Thank You, M'am" PowerPoint. Common Core-aligned product includes facts on Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance, anticipation questions, vocabulary review, literary elements, discussion questions, and writing activities that enhance analysis of this thematically rich text. Need more products for "Thank You, M'am"? Click HERETeaching more short stories? Check out my Short Story
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes Short Story Bundle
Thanksgiving Poems Reading Discussion & Analysis | Hands-On Thanksgiving Poetry
Thanksgiving Poetry Puzzles are a fun, engaging way for students to practice close reading and poetry analysis. Middle school students will be actively engaged in hands-on, interactive collaboration and student-led text-based academic discussions as they read the Thanksgiving poems closely, reread, and think critically, working together to assemble the puzzle pieces in the correct order.★ GET MORE FOR LESS ★ with this Growing Bundle of Poetry Puzzles!WHAT'S INCLUDED• 90 Poetry Puzzle Pieces with
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6th - 8th
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Turkey Logic Puzzle
An extra activity for students, this logic puzzle introduces critical thinking skills in a fun way for students to develop their ability to infer. An easy puzzle for beginners, students will be excited to try more and more challenging logic puzzles while increasing their ability to infer and think outside the box!
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6th - 8th
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"Thanksgiving Day" Poem Questions with Detailed Answer Key
Use this popular holiday poem/song to help students to appreciate Thanksgiving as they read this narrative and then answer some questions that incorporate simple poetry terms. It's also a wonderfully-adaptable printable that may be used as an individual, partner, or group activity as well as an in-class or homework assignment. To add to the enjoyment, teachers may opt to play the recorded song from YouTube. A detailed answer key is included.
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3rd - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Under the Harvest Moon by Sandburg Close Reading Poetry Analysis
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "Under the Harvest Moon" by Carl Sandburg. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry. This poem covers figurative language, word choice, poetic devices, drawing conclusions, citing text evidence, summary, theme, and tone. This poem pairs well with a using short stories such as "Stopping By Woods
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6th - 10th
John Inglefield's Thanksgiving for Easy Reading Hi/Lo
John Inglefield's Thanksgiving includes:-adapted text-vocabulary -background knowledge-discussion questions-writing prompts-projectsStudent pages that can be completed in class or digitallyTeacher pages with suggested activities and answer keysJohn Inglefield's Thanksgiving is a short story by the often wordy, but much loved Nathaniel Hawthorne. This is not your typical Thanksgiving story, but it is typical Hawthorne. It tells the story of John Inglefield, whose wayward daughter returns on Thank
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8th - 10th
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