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8th grade reading projects
Novel Activities Chapter Response Character Analysis Projects for Any Novel
NOVEL STUDY PACKAGE - Looking for resources that will work with ANY NOVEL? This bundle includes everything you need to start an independent novel study, work through a whole-class novel, or for use during Literature / Reading Circles. I use these resources to help my students analyze the plot, characters, setting, and other story elements as they work through their books. This bundle also includes activities for creative student response, resources to keep them on track as they read, unique fi
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6th - 9th
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Croc Book Report - Novel Study or Independent Book Report Character Project
With all the hype that are crocs & jibbitz right now, your students will LOVE this creative & engaging book report project! Use student interests to boost student engagement in your reading classroom! Have students choose a character (from a novel study or independent book they're reading) & design what their croc charms would look like!Here's everything that's included:-"Character Crocs" template (left & right shoe to decorate, squares to create jibbitz or croc charms)-Student
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2nd - 12th
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Novel Book Report Project-- Bloom Ball Craft Activity
This 3D craft activity is a perfect culminating project or book report for a novel study or literature circle.
The following is included:
Directions for assembly
Direction sheet for each section of the Bloom Ball
Small sized circles
Larger circles
RUBRIC for grading the assignment
Don't have time for students to complete a Bloom Ball individually? Have a novel studies group complete one as a book report project!
Looking for an End of the Year Memory or Reflection activity for your students?
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3rd - 8th
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Short Story Unit Reading Comprehension Passages | Activities & Projects
This resource includes activities for 33 short stories and poems. The goal of this reading literature journal is prepare students to recall, understand, apply, analyze, and evaluate a variety of texts while also using creative mini-projects to help encourage deeper thinking! This resource has everything you'll need to teach a short story or poem once a week for the ENTIRE school year. ZERO prep necessary! Answer keys for the short stories ARE INCLUDED in this resource. NOTE 2: This resource ha
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5th - 9th
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Independent Work Book Report, File Folder Reading Project, Book Project
This Common Core aligned Book Report Project enables students to creatively respond to their reading. Over the course of the book project, students will create a unique file folder covered in plot details, character analysis, setting description, a personal reflection, plus a book cover design and a listing of other books by the same author. The File Folder Reading Project is designed for students to complete on ANY FICTION BOOK. The highly detailed handouts and worksheets in this resource ar
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5th - 8th
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Book Report LapBook
Turn any kid into a bookworm with this fun and academic Book Report Lap Book.Students will easily create the lapbook shown in the picture by using our simple instructions and handouts.The interactive templates and foldables contained in this product can be used with any novel. They are in black and white for economic printing and so that each can be colored in to create an adorable bookworm. With this lapbook the students will: identify all the major characters in the bookhighlight vocabulary wo
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3rd - 8th
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Escape From Camp Green Lake! - Holes Novel Activity
Holes Escape Room: Perfect for a final novel activity! Transform your classroom into Camp Green Lake as you send students on an adventure they’ll never forget- dig a hole, save a runaway camper, and climb God’s Thumb, all while reviewing plot elements and literary devices from Holes by Louis Sachar.This activity is formatted as an ESCAPE ROOM. Students will play the part of a Camp Green Lake camper and advance through five “days” of challenges in order to escape. The challenges are as follows: D
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5th - 9th
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Social Media Pages (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) Project plus DIGITAL Version
This project is sure to be a hit with your social media-loving students! They can create a Facebook profile, Twitter page, or Instagram post. These are great for using at the beginning of the year for students to introduce themselves, for students to show what they know about a historical figure or book character, or to represent important historical events or plot points in a story.In addition to printed versions of this product (which can be done in full-color if you like), this product also c
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2nd - 8th
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The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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5th - 9th
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Reading Interactive Bulletin Board Classroom Decor for Independent Reading
This reading literature bulletin board is designed to challenge students to read and think OUTSIDE the box! Throughout the school year, students will have the opportunity to complete 12 challenges using this interactive piece of decor! Challenges include: Read a book being made into a movieRead a New York Times best sellerRead a book set in a foreign countryRead a book written the year you were bornRead a book from a different time periodRead a book recommended by a friendRead a book about soci
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6th - 12th
End of The Year Reflection One Pager
Introducing our End of the Year Reflection One-Pager, a fantastic activity designed for upper elementary to high school students to reflect on their academic journey! This versatile and engaging resource offers a creative outlet for students to showcase their learning, memories, and personal growth throughout the year.With minimal preparation required, simply print out the one-pager template and provide students with the option to work on the back or a blank sheet of paper. The comprehensive lay
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5th - 8th
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Informational Text Passages: 30+ Articles for Reading Comprehension + DIGITAL
This resource is designed to help students strengthen their reading, writing, and analyzing skills. The journal is designed with 30+ unique informational text articles written by me, The SuperHERO Teacher! Each article is paired with comprehension questions and a hands-on, interactive project or activity. UPDATE: I have added a digital version of this resource for distance learning!!! It is compatible with Google Slides and Google Classroom! This resource includes: 30+ original informational t
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6th - 8th
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Scaffolded One Pager: A Thematic Response to Reading Activity
Are you drowning in essays? Looking for a way to have students show analytical thinking about a text in a meaningful way that won't send you to the crazy house? Try the one pager as an alternative response to literature. Not only does it encourage students to think creatively and abstractly, but also it teaches them how to use quotations, symbolism, and images to convey how they experience a text.This one pager response to literature activity focuses on the theme of a fictional or narrative nonf
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7th - 10th
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Novel Study Choice Board: 12 Creative Project Prompts better than a Book Report
Get your students invested in showing you about their novel with this novel study choice board. There's a time and place for book reports, but there are better and more engaging ways to check for understanding! This resource includes 12 open-ended project prompts that allow students to use their own creative strengths to share about their novel. Your students will find themselves doing any of the following to show their understanding:WritingGraphic designDrawingRecording a podcastCreating a vide
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Book Report Alternatives Bundle: Choice Board & Graphic Organizers
Memoir Unit: 2+ Weeks of Reading, Writing, & Discussion
Read and tell true stories through a memoir unit that keeps students engaged from the first web quest to each mentor text to the last interview!
All of the frontloading and reading activities build up to the grand finale: writing our own memoirs (and/or doing the interview project to write someone else’s memoir for them).
This unit uses a lot of choice to make room for student engagement (and differentiation); the unit can be easily adapted for middle OR high school, based on the texts you ch
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Nonfiction Lessons & Projects Bundle for Secondary ELA
Biography in a Bag
Great way to research biographies and present to classmates in an interesting and engaging way. Promotes deep thinking and creativity. After reading a biography or studying a historical figure students complete this two page document and find household items to symbolize the person studied. Items can symbolize character traits, accomplishments, hobbies, etc. Students bring items in bag and are displayed and explained to class along with new information learned about historical figure. Rubric inc
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3rd - 8th
To Kill a Mockingbird Novel Activities for Every Chapter
UPDATED!! This bundle includes creative assignments for all 31 chapters in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as activities for: the theme, about the author, review for Part One, review at end of the novel (2), and a collage assignment--37 total activities! Each one is different and relates to that particular chapter. These are alternative assessments to enhance and enrich learning.
The UPDATED version also includes SEVEN extra pages of handouts to go along with the activities! This is o
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7th - 12th
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Passion Project for Independent Reading, grades 6-10
Transform your middle school and high school ELA classroom and captivate grades 6-10 students with an exciting and editable Passion Project tailored for independent reading. This innovative standards-based project not only nurtures a love for reading but also encourages students to showcase their understanding of novels in a way that brings them joy.Key Features:Customizable Passion Projects: Empower students to connect with their novels on a personal level. Whether it's art, being in the worksh
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
The Outsiders One Pager Project — Novel by S. E. Hinton
Have your students share their understanding of the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images based on information from the text. With this one-pager reading comprehension project, students will analyze the literature by determining theme, symbolism, characterization, and more. Students' artwork make for unique and creative analyses of the literature and also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions fo
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: The Outsiders Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
The Diary of Anne Frank Novel Study and Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for the bestselling "Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every entry as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning diary autobiography in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
Digital One Pager for Literary Analysis
Looking for a tech-savvy, convenient way for students to respond to literature? Try a digital one pager! Students can be creative and resourceful as they think about what they have read, incorporate elements that are relevant both to the book and their lives, and practice important technology skills along the way.DIGITAL ONE PAGER CONTENTS:A tech tidbits video to help students get started with Google Slides featuresA secure PDF version of the Google Slides included A link for a Google Slides pre
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7th - 10th
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Teaching Greek Mythology: ELA Unit for Middle & High School NO PREP!
Looking to add some Greek mythology to your summer school curriculum or ELA classroom? This Greek Mythology bundle is the unit that I teach every May. There is a lot of material to work with here, and there is no wrong way to use these resources, so generally use them in any order.Included in this bundle are:-Greek Gods & Goddesses-Stories of the Zodiac-12 Labors of Heracles-Classic Greek Myths-Mythological Creature Handbook ProjectPlease let me know how it goes in your classroom! Follow me
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6th - 12th
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The City of Ember Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Jeanne Duprau's award-winning novel, The City of Ember, effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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4th - 8th
Independent Reading Program: 6-Week Program - Any Book - Novel Study
Independent Reading Program: This Independent Reading Program is a 6-week program where students read self-selected books and complete 8 assignments to demonstrate and develop their comprehension and reading skills. Over the course of six weeks students will complete a Pre-Read, Journal Entry, Reading Strategy Graphic Organizer, Final Response and Book Talk. All assignments are designed to be glued into or completed in a steno notebook.
In this Independent Reading Program:
• Students will
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5th - 8th
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Not only is reading a core concept in the study of English language arts, but it’s also a cornerstone skill for proficiency in many other subjects (for instance, without strong reading skills, students won’t be able to solve math word problems or read through primary sources for social studies class).
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Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your reading lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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