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11th grade informational text literature circles
Essential Question Digital Choice Boards: Supplemental Readings for ELA & SEL
Finding the time to track down supplemental resources for your units is difficult, so I've done all of that for you. Each digital choice board in this bundle is defined by a juicy Essential Question and each board contains 25 supplemental resources that will help students broaden and deepen their answers to that essential question.If you have your novel unit ready to go but just need one more thing to broaden the unit a bit outside the central text or texts, these digital choice boards are the
Grades:
8th - 11th
CCSS:
Student Lead Reading Groups | Reciprocal Teaching | Reading Groups | Book Study
These reciprocal teaching reading groups have changed how I do small reading group instruction. This is very similar to book studies, reciprocal teaching, literature circles, novel studies, close reading groups, and student book clubs. After doing a lot of research, I have found that student lead reading groups are what make the most difference in a student's reading. After completing the Iris Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) modules, I decided to piggy back off of their strategies and make
Grades:
1st - 12th
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Reading Circles: NON-FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class text, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a Non-Fiction text (books, articles, poems, podcasts, movies, etc.) to discuss. The text is then split into sect
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
ELA Common Core Task Cards - MEGA Bundle - CCSS Reading and Writing
Elevate Your ELA Classroom with the Ultimate Task Card Mega Bundle!Unlock the power of interactive learning in your middle and high school classes with our ELA Common Core Task Card Mega Bundle! This all-encompassing set of 326 task cards is not just a teaching tool—it's a gateway to a world of creative, engaging, and effective learning strategies tailored for grades 7-12.Why Choose My Mega Bundle?Diverse Topics: Covering a wide array of ELA Common Core standards, these cards delve into everythi
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Grades:
7th - 12th
How To Read Literature Like a Professor for Kids
This study guide walks students through each chapter of How to Read Literature Like a Professor for Kids. The pages provide a place for students to summarize what they've learned in each chapter and also an activity to show what they know by putting each chapter into use using their choice of literature or media.
Grades:
5th - 11th
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Just Mercy by Stevenson Chapter Quizzes for High School English /Social Studies
My students were enthralled with Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice (Young Readers Edition) by Bryan Stevenson! The themes of race, poverty, age, gender, justice, and mercy were eye-opening and compelling for my students. Many Social Studies and Current Events teachers offer Just Mercy as a launch for great discussions and research opportunities. This novel will inspire students' interest in law and promote discussions relating to child development, justice, poverty, the foster sy
Grades:
7th - 11th
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Born a Crime Reading & Discussion Learning Stations Activity
This fun Born a Crime learning stations activity "progressive dinner"â„¢ asks students to view or read nonfiction and poetry texts that connect to Trevor Noah's Born a Crime. This fun reading stations activity is hands-on and interactive, a great way to spice up your unit! I use this activity to help students make text-to-text connections and facilitate reading and discussion of supplementary texts for Born a Crime. There are 25 different text options to use at progressive dinnerâ„¢ stations. Studen
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Interactive Reading Activities Bundle
The Marrow Thieves Introductory Slideshow & Info
The award-winning author Cherie Dimaline's YA novel The Marrow Thieves is becoming more and more popular in English classrooms across Canada, and beyond.This introductory slideshow presents students with all the relevant information linked to the novel. 25 slides of high quality info and matching visuals. Includes the following:* Details on the author and some of the her other work* A synopsis of the novel* Character backgrounds* Themes - definition and popular examples* A short list of themes f
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Essential Question Inquiry Unit for ELA: Fear and Hope
Tailored for high school English teachers and their students, this dynamic unit intertwines literature, historical analysis, and critical thinking to explore the layers of narratives concealed beneath the surface of conventional history. We will analyze poetry, historical speeches, nonfiction articles, and more. This EQ pairs well with narratives that explore themes of fear or hope, fiction and/or non-fiction.LET'S TAKE A LOOK INSIDE: Unit OutlineThe Essential Question Adventure Pack: An Intr
Grades:
8th - 11th
Reading Circles: BIOGRAPHIES Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Biography Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are given a biography to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by chapter or page #), and each section is gi
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
This resource includes the annotated text of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech" given at the March on Washington. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, repetition, allusions, themes aligned with the RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, and RI6 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figura
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Easy Differentiated Biographies with Reading Comp for SpEd Mini Bundle (Set 1)
Biographical Text with preview tasks, comprehension activities, and more!Printable Worksheets Included - Adapted for Fill In or Cut and Paste Depending on Level!My Middle School students are always asking about motivating texts that are meaningful and accessible for them. This is It!Great for independent reading or a whole group activity to complement a unit on BiographiesGoogle Slides and PDF printable included.This set includes:3 sets of 2 Differentiated Texts Each about Popular singers Includ
Grades:
1st - 12th
Unbroken YRE Chapter Questions / Online-Ready / 200 Total / Postable Answer Keys
I love teaching Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Young Readers Edition). Louie Zamperini's story is both harrowing and uplifting, and my students are wowed by this American hero's amazing life. This listing is for Unbroken chapter reading questions. It contains a total of 200 questions. Here is the breakdown:Introduction - Chapter 2: 14 questionsChapters 3-5: 16 questionsChapters 6-8: 18 questionsChapters 9-11: 11 questionsChapters 12-17: 26 questionsChapters 18-22: 21 questionsChapters 2
Grades:
7th - 12th
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The Declaration of Independence Common Core Annotated Speech w/Marginal Notes
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for the Declaration of Independence. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos)
Grades:
6th - 12th
Notice and Note Nonfiction Powerpoint
This powerpoint will help you teach the nonfiction signposts to your students. Has over 40 slides.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Essential Question Inquiry Unit for ELA: Historical Fiction Novel Choice
Tailored for high school English teachers and their students, this dynamic unit intertwines literature, historical analysis, and critical thinking to explore the layers of narratives concealed beneath the surface of conventional history. We will look at podcasts, historical reenactment, nonfiction articles, and more. This EQ pairs well with historical fiction books or a research unit.LET'S TAKE A LOOK INSIDE: Unit OutlineThe Essential Question Adventure Pack: An IntroductionWhat is an Essenti
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Historical Fiction Book Club Unit: Author Study Ruta Sepetys Inquiry in ELA
The Boys in The Boat Guided Reading Questions/Online-Ready/ Postable Answer Keys
The Boys in the Boat YRE by Daniel James Brown is one of my favorite nonfiction books to teach my high school students. My students love this true story of rowing, resilience, athleticism, and teamwork; they are shocked by the obstacles that Joe Rantz faced in his life, and they are hopeful when they learn how Joe overcame them. Although my students are familiar with Nazi Germany, they really didn't know much about the 1936 Olympics until they read this book. Students glean so much from this qui
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Boys in the Boat (YRE) by Brown Questions + Test BUNDLE Nonfiction YA
AP English Language Literature Circle Project--exam prep, final exam, assessment
I designed this literature circle project for my AP English Language & Composition course in lieu of a final, written examination; however, it can be used throughout the year at any point to hone their attention to structure, style, rhetoric, and much more. It can also be used multiple times to see if students make progress over the course of the class. It combines independent reading (as we are working on other things during the project) with seminar-style discussions where students are the
Grades:
11th - 12th
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Five Feet Apart Novel Study - Now a Movie
This novel was adapted from the movie (released March 2019) starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson. FIVE FEET APART by Rachael Lippincott tells the tragic love story of two teens, both living with cystic fibrosis. This novel does an excellent job of raising awareness of Cystic Fibrosis! SummaryThis story is about patients with Cystic Fibrosis. It will help students understand this disease and give them information on the disease. This dynamic story is told in the alternating perspectives
Grades:
7th - 12th
Summary Reading Strategy How to Summarize / EDITABLE Use w/ any text
Teaching students how to write a summary can be a difficult task. This bundle includes anchor charts and activities to guide and support your teaching. Each of these sheets are editable in powerpoint, and are half sheets that can be used in Interactive Notebooks. This printable resource is perfect for guided reading, Rotations, Literature Circles, Book Clubs...etc. I rely on my students knowing the difference between writing a reflection on what they have read where they discuss the different ac
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Fact and Opinion, argumentative texts for HS, MS, reading comprehension, no prep
Fact and Opinion, argumentative texts for HS, MS, reading comprehension, no prep Do you need a simple approach to teaching Critical Thinking at the High School and College levels?With Artificial Intelligence permeating every facet of our lives, infusing critical thinking into school curriculums is absolutely necessary. This product helps students understand the difference between facts and opinions.This self-contained product about The Socratic Method or Dialectics, widely used in Colleges, Univ
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lit Circles: Complete Package - 12 Assignments
This package contains everything you need to conduct an extensive Literature Circle Unit. The first page is a description of each role and the rest contains 12 different assignments that students may choose from, creating instant differentiation based on product.
This is a fabulous deal at $1 an assignment - all the work is done for you, and it works with any piece of literature, fiction or nonfiction, in any course. It could even be adapted to work with informational text.
If you don't wa
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime / Unit Guided Reading Questions & Answer Keys
I am pleased to release my resources for Trevor Noah's novel It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime (Stories from a South African Childhood) YRE. My students and I absolutely love this book! Trevor's story is as funny as it is informative. Many of my students did not know about apartheid prior to reading this novel. It teaches them so much in a lighthearted way; your students won't even realize how much they're learning! Trevor's mother is an inspiration, and his adoration of her is truly heartwarming.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Bird by Bird Reading Guide and Assessment
This product contains everything you need when teaching Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott. Bird by Bird is an excellent informational text to use when teaching the writing process and creative writing.
This reading companion includes:
o Discussion questions for each chapter
o Suggested answers to discussion questions
o True or false quiz + answer key
o Writing prompts
o Additional teaching ideas
Uses Include:
o Homework Assignments
o Independent Study Guide
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Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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