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Middle school literature activity interactive whiteboards
Creation Stories, Meaningful Jigsaw Activity to Intro. any Mythology Unit
As a launch to any middle-school or high-school study of mythology, use this 45-minute activity where students work in teams of four to read and think through four short pieces about the creation of Earth/humanity. Use the five slide deck (PDF) to guide students through the jigsaw process as they find commonalities among literature from China, Uganda, the Blackfoot Native American tribe, and the King James Bible's Book of Genesis. The download also includes full-text copies of the public domain
Grades:
7th - 10th
Flowers for Algernon pretend Rorschach test
I use this PowerPoint presentation to introduce my students to the Rorschach test before we read the short story, "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. I go over what the test is and have students write down what they see in the ink. We talk about the accuracy of the test and why it isn't used anymore. There are also a couple of slides devoted to the Thematic Apperception Test, which is also discussed in the story. The kids really enjoy this activity and it increases their understanding of the
Grades:
6th - 10th
Main Idea and Supporting Details PowerPoint and Interactive Notebook File
A Best Seller! This 20 slide interactive powerpoint covers main idea and supporting details. It also includes an interactive notebook for students to follow along with. Students will love the vibrant pictures and custom animations. It is designed as a lecture, but has several interactive slides included a short interactive quiz at the end.
This Power Point is part of my Huge reading and ELA Power Point Resource Bundle - 35 files in all!
Some of my other best sellers!
Cause and Effect!
Reali
Grades:
1st - 6th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Huge Reading Interactive Power Points Bundle
Extended Metaphor, Symbolism, Literary Analysis, John Steinbeck Text, CCSS
Analyzing literature doesn’t have to be boring. Instead, show your class the awesomeness that great writers tuck into their works and help them use symbolism to make connections between the text and their own lives.In this visually vibrant presentation, you’ll use a small slice of John Steinbeck’s classic novel The Grapes of Wrath (link included) to take students through an easy-to-follow 45-minute lesson where they analyze a stand-alone piece of text. You do not need to study any Steinbeck in y
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Introductory PowerPoint
Introduce the book Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson with this PowerPoint. Preview the book with this presentation and get your students interested and engaged in this award-winning book! Includes setting, plot, historical background, vocabulary, and about the author information. Perfect way to start your novel study and it's a good read for Black History Month. The book is a historical fiction about two enslaved girls and their struggle for freedom in the time of the Revolutionary War. You can
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Christmas Jeopardy Smartboard Language Arts Lesson
This smartboard lesson is a (Christmas Jeopardy-like) lesson that I made up for the smartboard. The categories are fact - opinion, synonyms, antonyms, cause and effect, and homophones. A Smartboard is not required. You can get a free download from Smartech.com to use. This activity would be a great review for anytime, but works especially well during the Christmas season. Made by Scott O'Toole (Scott OToole)
Christmas smartboard lesson, Christmas smartboard jeopardy format, smartboard
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Polar Express Christmas Jeopardy Smartboard Skills Lesson
This smartboard lesson is a (Polar Express Christmas Jeopardy-like) lesson that I made up for the smartboard. The categories are fact - opinion, synonyms, antonyms, cause and effect, and homophones. A Smartboard is not required. You can get a free download from Smartech.com to use. This activity would be a great review for anytime, but works especially well during the Christmas season. Made by Smartboard Smarty.
Polar Express Smartboard Lesson, Polar Express Lesson, Lessons Polar Expre
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
A Long Walk to Water Quiz Game
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park PowerPoint Quiz Game
(This Works Great on Smart Boards)
This is a fun way to end a class read aloud or novel study.
Five Categories each with five questions. Categories include: Animals, Fill in the Blank, Terms, Geography, Figurative Language
Also includes a final round question with music
The format of this is just like the famous game show where contestants answer with a question
Key Words: Test, Quiz, Read Aloud Activity
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in:Â A Long Walk To Water Novel Study Bundle (Digital or Print and Go)
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper Introductory PowerPoint
Introductory PowerPoint - Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper. Introduces the characters, setting, and plot of the story to build student interest in the book prior to reading. Includes a link to a video trailer, some vocabulary words that students may need to know for better understanding, including tier 2 vocabulary terms. Also includes a link to a video short of the author discussing her book. Preview the book with this PowerPoint and get your students interested in this award-winning book! 20 sl
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Macbeth & Frankenstein Slides, Tests, Projects, Sub Plans & Posters Mega Bundle
Are you new to teaching Frankenstein and Macbeth, or need to add to your existing resources? This Mega Bundle of 14 resources has everything you need to save countless hours of prep and grading time. It includes 409 Google Slides with notes and bell ringers for both texts, two editable Google Form Exams, 36 Quote Posters, Projects for both texts, and even Sub Plans! Download this resource today to effortlessly guide your middle or high school students through every essential element of these two
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Grades:
8th - 12th
RL5.7 Analyzing Multimedia Common Core and Tone and Mood 5th Grade Flipchart
This is a 7 lesson flipchart that you can use on your Promethean Board or Smart Board if you have ACTIVINSPIRE software. It is laid out with day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, and day 5, Day 6 and 7 minilessons and completely teaches this common core objective using technology. I have included many video clips and links to illustrate and analyze. It is fun and educational! My team loved this flipchart for fifth grade. The kids really enjoyed it as well. I also have a test and homework or in class
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Ghost by Jason Reynolds Quiz Game
Ghost by Jason Reynolds PowerPoint Quiz Game
(This Works Great on Smart Boards)
This is a fun way to end a class read aloud or novel study.
Five Categories each with five questions. Categories include: Quotes, Setting, Characters, Plot Details, Just for Fun
The format of this is just like the famous game show where contestants answer with a question
Key Words: Test, Quiz, Read Aloud Activity
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in:Â Ghost by Jason Reynolds Novel Study Bundle (PRINT, EASEL, and GOOGLE DRIVE)
Analyze Imagery in Literature Presentation Using Google Slides & Pear Deck
This lesson focuses on the imagery elements that authors use. This lesson can be used to help students identify elements of imagery and/or to write using imagery.This product is designed to be an interactive presentation using Google Slides with the (free) Pear Deck Add On. HOWEVER - this product could easily be used to teach imagery in literature without the Pear Deck Add On. It also has been designed to present to a class even if students do not have personal devices. If students do not have a
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Kensuke's Kingdom book study
Ideal for Book Week or when reading Kensuke's Kingdom as a class.
This comprehensive book study contains more than 15 activities and dozens of comprehension questions. Also provides students with the opportunity to stop at intervals to discuss and think about the text so far. Activities include: newspaper article writing, poetry, group discussion, illustration work, persuasive writing and information writing among many others.
This resource will work in English class as a lesson strand or as a
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Virtual Library BUNDLE For All Months!
This library of read alouds holds all the books you need for each month and holiday! From the first day to Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Class Community, Feelings, The End of the Year and more, this library has it all! Every wall item or extra item around the room is linked with an extra activity or surprise, all linked to be ad free!Current months: -October-November-December-Holidays Around the World-February-March -April-MayThe rest coming soon.
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
We Beat the Street Novel Study
INCLUDES: ​VOCABULARY WORDS FOR EACH CHATPER ​DISCUSSION & COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS FOR EACH CHAPTER​BACKGROUND INFO ​CHARACTER CHART​JOURNAL ACTIVITIES​WORD SEARCH​CROSSWORD​PROJECTS WITH CHOICE MENUS​FINAL TEST
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Grades:
5th - 12th
March Madness Book Bracket Template (Editable)
Want to promote March Madness and a love of reading in your classroom? This Google Slides presentation may be used to create a bracket-style tournament for your students. The slides include two EDITABLE templates, so you are able to make changes that best suit your needs. The first template slide has a March Madness Book Bracket graphic (view preview), or you can add your own logo or image on the second template slide. Round 1 begins with 32 teams, and the bracket progresses to the Sweet Sixteen
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Polar Express Smartboard "Race to the North Pole" Jeopardy lesson
This smartboard lesson is a (Polar Express Christmas Jeopardy-like) lesson that I made up for the smartboard. The questions are trivia questions from the book and movie. As students get the answer correct they go to a gameboard in which their train races another train to the North Pole. A Smartboard is not required. You can get a free download from Smartech.com to use. This activity would be a great review for anytime, but works especially well during the Christmas season. Made by Smartb
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Ghost Boys Review Quiz Game
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes PowerPoint Review Game
(This Works Great on Smart Boards)
This is a fun way to end a class read aloud or novel study.
Five Categories each with five questions. Categories include: Quotes, Characters, Setting, Fill in the Blank, and Emmett
The format of this is just like the famous game show where contestants answer with a question
*Includes suggested directions*
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Front Desk Quiz Game
Front Desk by Kelly Yang PowerPoint Review Game(This Works Great on Smart Boards) This is a fun way to end a class read aloud or novel study.Five Categories each with five questions. Categories include: Characters, Characters II, Plot Details, Quotes, and Figurative Language The format of this is just like the famous game show where contestants answer with a question *Includes suggested directions*
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in:Â Front Desk Novel Study Bundle (Print and Go or Digital!)
Macbeth & Frankenstein Bell Ringers / Do Now Quote Google Slides Bundle- No Prep
Need engaging bell ringers that scaffold reading comprehension and get even your most reluctant high school British Literature students excited to read and write about Frankenstein and Macbeth? This common core aligned resource is the answer! It includes 65 Google Slides that feature beautiful illustrations paired with significant quotes from every Act and Scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth and every Chapter and the letters in Shelley's Frankenstein. These versatile slides are perfect to use as dail
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Diary of Anne Frank Frenzy Game for SmartBoard/PC
A fast moving game of 30 questions with a 10 minute time limit. Play it on the SmartBoard as a class or load it on a server for individual play in the computer lab. Game features questions about the characters in the stage version of The Diary. Not compatible with Mac.The Diary of Anne Frank Frenzy Game by K. Zutali is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Theme Lesson Pack for "The Necklace"
-This package includes:
-Four page, four day lesson (.doc): The lesson plan is extremely detailed and comprehensive. The plan walks the teacher through all of the supplemental materials which include learning themes through fables, tracing the theme in the story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, directions on reading "The Necklace" with responsive reading techniques, directions on tracing the themes in "The Necklace", and finally detailed directions for a Socratic Seminar on the story.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Poetry Terms PowerPoint Review Trivia Slides
Banish boring warm ups. Start class with a fun trivia question about poetry.Challenge students to identify limericks, personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and haiku. Use these six poetry "trivia" slides to review play a game warm uptransition from one event to the nextprovide exit ticket questionsintroduce conceptsquiet your classreinforce conceptsintroduce lessonsMultiple choice responses make it a fun table or team activity.These are perfect for National Poetry Month -- or any time
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Poetry Unit with Analysis and Poetry Writing
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