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Middle school literature centers under $5
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Rhetorical Appeals Sort : 50 Card Sorting Activity
Reinforce rhetorical appeals strategies of ethos, logos, and pathos with this fun and interactive sorting game. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of arguments made with these persuasive strategies. Students will sort them into three categories: ETHOS, LOGOS, and PATHOS. You will want to use this student-centered activity for years to come! Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.Included: 50 cards with ethos, logos, and pathos exam
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7th - 11th
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio: 22 Quizzes
Wonder is a phenomenal story of a brave, young boy who learns to accept himself for the wonderful person he is, not just what he looks like.Assess your students' comprehension of Wonder by R.J. Palacio as they read through the book with these 22 quizzes.Each quiz contains one short-response and three multiple-choice, higher-order-thinking questions about 4 to 6 chapters. NEW! This product now contains 10 more quiz questions that can be given after students finish the story! This end-of-book qu
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Wonder Novel Study Bundle
Character Change and Development Task Cards
Engage your students in analyzing character change and development with these 16 half-page character change task cards! They have been carefully designed to help your students see how characters develop and change throughout the course of a story.Included in this resource:16 Half-Page Character Change and Development Task CardsFull-page version of stories for annotating and close readingGoogle Slides version for digital useAnswer Key and Recording SheetI created these task cards as a quick and e
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Character Study Task Card Bundle
Reading Comprehension Questions for Any Book Task Cards plus Google Digital
LIT SPARKS: These 65 reading response question cards (print or digital) for literature will help your students engage in meaningful and insightful discussions about the books they are reading. The cards address setting, characters, plot, theme, author's purpose, mood, tone and more. Students will need to use reading strategies such as inference, summarizing, comparing and contrasting etc. to dig deeper into the text.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:65 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecord
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3rd - 6th
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View
Students of all ages enjoy “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” and will love performing this clever Readers’ Theater play which takes place after the story ends. This script lets your students practice fluency in a fun, engaging way. All you have to do is print and get started! It's perfect for small groups, short weeks in between units, or for sub plans.Play features the wolf, 1 pig, and 3 news reporters. Your students will laugh at the banter between the characters as the wolf tries, y
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3rd - 6th
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Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Activities Growth Mindset Read Aloud JoAnne Deak
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Activities: Growth Mindset Lesson and WorksheetsAre you teaching your students about growth mindset? Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak is a perfect segue for teaching your students the power of growth mindset. Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but this literature unit was created for 3rd-6th graders in mind. I recommend starting the school year (or your growth mindset instruction) with material that teaches students about the brain. Th
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3rd - 6th
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Types of Irony Sort : 50 Card Sorting Activity
Types of irony are sometimes tricky to teach. Use this fun and interactive sorting game to review and reinforce irony using examples from books and movies. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of situations and scenes. Students will sort them into three categories: dramatic irony, situational irony, and verbal irony.You will want to use this student-centered activity for years to come! Included: 50 cards with dramatic irony, situational irony, and verbal irony examples
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6th - 9th
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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes Activities: Back to School Read Aloud
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes Growth Mindset Literature Unit Companion:Are you teaching your students about growth mindset? The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein is a perfect picture book for teachers who want to provide fun instruction on the role of failure and/or making mistakes in growth mindset and fixed mindset perspectives.Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but this literature unit was created with 2nd-6th graders in mind (2nd graders may
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2nd - 6th
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Theme Game for Centers: U-Know | Teaching Theme | Finding Theme
Do you need theme review games for reading skill practice to help your students learn quicker and with more FUN? Use this Finding the Theme Review Game - U-Know to have them practice reading skills while also having fun!! This fun and engaging game will make the skill of identifying themes in fiction something students WANT to do! Play separately or mix and match cards from different sets to suit your needs.Works great for centers, early finishers, or small groups. Students will be begging to pr
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Reading Games Mini U-Know Bundle 2 | Reading Test Prep Review Games
Comparing Themes Sort and Printable Activities | Reading Sort with Digital
This resource includes everything you need for a reading center, small group, or even partner activity for comparing themes.This resource was created to allow advanced practice in determining themes. This theme sort includes 16 half-page stories and 4 theme header cards. The students will read each story and sort it under the one theme header that it best fits. This resource is specifically created for comparing stories with the same theme. There are 16 stories and only 4 themes in this activity
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4th - 6th
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Why You Should Read Learning Stations - Informational Text - Benefits of Reading
SHOW students why they should read through these engaging, collaborative learning stations that feature informational text + multimedia. Each station focuses on a different benefit of reading.These stations work well for any ELA class. They're great for the beginning of the year/semester, before literature circles, or before any whole-class or independent/choice reading project.When you purchase this resource, you will receive the following in both PRINT and DIGITAL (Google Slides & Forms) v
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Independent Reading Printable Book Spines and Reading Tracker for Accountability
So you are running an independent reading program, but it's hard to track which students are reading, how quickly they are finishing books, and what genres they are exploring. Solution? Try these independent reading book spines with your choice reading program. They are helpful for teacher organization, student accountability, and goal setting.This resource contains:1. Over 10 versions of book spines students can complete after reading a book during the independent reading program. You can displ
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7th - 10th
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Wonder Question Cards - 75 Print & Digital Discussion Prompts - Plus Precepts!
Dig deeper into Wonder by RJ Palacio with these discussion cards. This set of 75-question cards will really get your students thinking, talking, and writing about the characters, events, and themes and will help them to connect parts of the book to their own lives.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:58 Question Cards - To Use While ReadingBlack-lineColor17 Question Cards - Whole Book QuestionsBlack-lineColor22 Precept CardsBlack-lineColorRecording SheetsDIGITAL:Google SlidesDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital
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4th - 6th
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Book Study Comprehension Pages and Novel Study for ANY Book or Story
Need some SHORT, QUICK assignments for your class novel or literature circles? This novel study companion consists of 48 versatile, printable worksheets and graphic organizers. Assign only what your students need. Just print and go - you’re instantly ready for class!Students will learn about:characterizationcharacter traits story elementsthemesmuch moreThis unit is perfect for an independent study, a whole-class novel, or to use during Literature Circles (Reading Circles). This resource was crea
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3rd - 6th
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Stack 'Em: A Book Spine Poetry Activity
This is a popular poetry activity where students use books in the library or classroom library to stack books into an arrangement that can be read like a poem from top to bottom. Since I’m in the school library it wasn’t very convenient to remove lots of books from the shelves, and many of the books’ spines are covered in labels which partially hide the title. Thus, I created these titles for students to be able to maneuver easily at a table without disrupting circulation of actual books. Great
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Level-Up Your Library Bundle: The Book Wrangler's Greatest Hits
Literary Elements Graphic Organizers for Any Narrative Text
Looking for a way to incorporate short stories while also sticking to the literature standards? It's easy to focus on comprehension with short stories, but it's harder to teach students how to analytically think about short stories as they relate to development of characters, setting, theme, plot, and more. These short story graphic organizers are intended for use with any narrative text in a middle or high school classroom. You can use them to model analytically thinking during mini lessons and
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7th - 10th
Symbolism Reading Passages
Symbolism is a difficult concept requiring higher level thinking. These reading passages are the perfect tool for students to practice the difficult skill. This purchase includes an overview of symbolism, 4 short stories with 4 different symbols and meanings, questions, and an answer key. These symbolism passages are perfect to use for mini lessons, independent practice, task cards, homework, assessments, and much more! An answer key is provided.
Please let me know if you have any questio
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle!
Story Elements Cootie Catchers Activity
Your students already love them, why not use these story elements cootie catchers for a fun reading activity for language centers, guided reading, or group or paired activity after independent reading.This file contains 10 different cootie catchers for studying story elements: 3 for plot, 2 for setting, 2 for character, and 1 of each for theme, conflict, and point of view.This product is common core aligned (see instruction page).This file also contains a blank cootie catcher template - great f
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Story Elements Reading Comprehension Activity Bundle
The Giver: Differentiated Instruction - Chapter Summaries + Comprehension Checks
Individual chapter summaries written with English Language Learners and students with learning disabilities in mind. Same page vocabulary support is provided as well as corresponding questions for comprehension.Summaries are detailed enough to allow scholars to follow along with the text and actively participate in class discussions but low enough of a reading level to allow struggling scholars to independently engage with the text. Each chapter is between 100-400 words and has a readability lev
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4th - 10th
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Esperanza Rising Quizzes for Google Classroom (Distance Learning)
This product includes quizzes for each chapter that will help you monitor your students' comprehension as they read Esperanza Rising. There is also a 10-question quiz you can give at the end of the story as a final assessment.You must have a Google Classroom account to use these resources.These self-grading quizzes were created using Google Forms. The digital assessments allow you to:→ Save paper by assigning the quizzes digitally! → Save time by using quizzes that instantly tells you each stu
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4th - 7th
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Design Your Own Video Game (Writing Project)
It’s a given, students love video games. What students may not know is that a successful video game has many elements of literature: a good plot line, interesting characters, a clear, define problem and an eventual solution. In this resource students will be asked to design their own video game. Even if they are not a gamer, they will still have success. Students will create a name and cover design for their video game and product description. Included in this resource: ** Brainstorming Page **
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3rd - 7th
Literary Genre Activities - Book Genres Review, Doodle Notes, Genre Sort & More!
Ready to give your students a proper introduction to your classroom library? Look no further than these interactive literary genre activities! With the interactive genre notes, riddles, book sort, and other activities, your students will be masters of book genres in no time!✔ Check out the preview for more information!Middle school students benefit from understanding the different literary genres to expand their reading horizons, discover personal preferences, and develop critical thinking skill
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Genres Mini-Unit | Genre Posters, Activities, Worksheets, & Quiz
Greek Mythology Reader's Theater
Greek Mythology Reader's Theater! This is a wonderful way to review or introduce Greek myths to your class. These plays are written in kid friendly language that your class is sure to enjoy. There are 5 different reader's theater plays included. They are:
-Pandora's Box
-King Midas and the Golden Touch
-Echo and Hera
-Echo and Narcissus
-Medusa and Athena
These can be used as a whole class activity or a small groups. Your class will love being able to act out these fun stories!
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Bundle
Loser by Jerry Spinelli Power Pack: 30 Journal Prompts and 15 Quizzes
Loser is a story of an awkward, kind, emotional boy who your students are guaranteed to fall in love with!Included:30 Journal Prompts 15 Quizzes ***30 Journal Prompts→ Assess student comprehension→ Requires students to use important skills: summarizing, characterization, cause and effect, figurative language, author's purpose, vocabulary strategies, and personal reflection→ Match the rigor required by the CCSS→ One writing prompt for every chapter→ Prompts clearly state the chapter after which t
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3rd - 6th
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