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Reading strategies Common Core RL.7.2 resources
Elements of Poetry Unit for Middle School Students Bundle
Why do we often submit our students to long, dull, (dare I say, torturous) poetry units that they hate? Why not make poetry as fun and exciting as it has the potential to be?This unit does just that! Inside this .pdf file, you will find 10 elements of poetry lesson plans and activities plus a pre and post-test. Each lesson comes with everything you need (from links to engaging Google Slides Presentations to note sheets to assignments to answer keys and rubrics) to make your class's poetry study
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6th - 8th
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Summarizing Task Cards Activity Fiction & NonFiction Text Summary Worksheets
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to finding the best summary of a text? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 summarizing task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known fiction stories and modern informational text articles will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and
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5th - 8th
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ELA Emergency Sub Plans Bundle for Middle School
This ELA Sub Plan Bundle for middle school includes 6 units of my best-selling emergency sub plans for language arts! These units are great for filling your substitute binder with engaging, standards-based activities for students to work on in your absence. Each unit is a stand-alone resource designed to be a print and go substitute lesson plan for middle school teachers. No additional books or companion materials are needed! I have listed this bundle as a middle school resource since it can ser
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4th - 7th, Staff
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THE OUTSIDERS Novel Study Unit Plan Activities PRINT & DIGITAL Prereading, Quiz
Get your learners thinking! Our PRINT AND DIGITAL The Outsiders Novel Study Unit Plan has the activities and quizzes you need to teach a 6-week novel study -- pre-reading questions, characters, vocabulary, grammar, and more. You'll love the "print-and-go" activities in slideshow and .pdf, AND the same fun activities converted and optimized for digital learning (369+ pages and slides -- 200+ print and 169+ digital Google Drive). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ And don't forget the easy-grade Google Forms!Get your lear
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7th - 9th
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Reading Comprehension Lessons with Reading Passages and Questions - Doodle Notes
Finding reading comprehension lessons, passages, and questions that don't completely bore students can be a challenge. That's where these reading doodle notes, engaging reading passages, and fun reading activities come in. This set of reading mini-units focus on making inferences, finding the main idea, summarizing, sequencing and differentiating between facts and opinions. Here's. the best part...everything about these reading mini-units is designed with engagement in mind. Get students excite
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4th - 7th
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THE HUNGER GAMES Novel Study Unit Activities PRINT & DIGITAL Prereading Quizzes
Get your learners thinking! Our PRINT AND DIGITAL The Hunger Games Novel Study Unit Plan has the activities and quizzes you need to teach a 8-week novel study -- prereading questions, characters, vocabulary, projects, and more. You'll love the "print-and-go" activities in slideshow and .pdf, AND the same fun activities converted and optimized for digital learning (581+ pages, slides, & forms -- 204+ print and 377+ digital Google Drive forms). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ And don't forget the easy-grade Google
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7th - 9th
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Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Elements Summarizing Worksheets Story Map
Help guide students' thinking when it comes to plot with this easy to use plot elements graphic organizer bundle resource. It contains a diagram, graphic organizer, anchor charts, posters, story map, task cards, cut & sort activities, and more.Includes: an interactive notebook foldable to start students off with the terminology and examples of each feature in a plot diagrama graphic organizer to complete after reading a story (sample one is filled out to help the teacher model for the studen
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4th - 6th
Bridge to Terabithia Novel Study Activities - Projects - Comprehension Questions
Bridge to Terabithia Novel Study Unit with Activities and Projects - a complete unit plan for Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson with reading comprehension questions, activities, and projects. Perfect for a Bridge to Terabithia Interactive Notebook, these literacy activities are classroom tested and include reading strategy based chapter by chapter questions for text analysis and responding to literature, interactive class activities, graphic organizers, and printable assignments. A ful
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Amy's Custom Bundle
Close Reading Poems | National Poetry Month: Printable & Digital Formats
This resource is perfect for close reading poems for National Poetry Month in April!But, poetry doesn't have to be saved for April! Use this pack to practice close reading poems in your classroom to help grow your students' love for poetry. This resource is designed to help teachers engage students with classic poetry through guiding questions during multiple reads.With three questions to guide different purposes for reading each of the twelve poems, you'll be set to apply a variety of reading s
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4th - 6th
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Mars Patel Podcast Unit Season 1
With this Mars Patel Podcast Season 1 Unit, you can immerse your students in the captivating world of the Mars Patel podcast, an enthralling fictional audio series that follows a group of young friends as they embark on a thrilling adventure, blending mystery, science fiction, and the timeless essence of youthful curiosity. Using the podcast, this resource is a dynamic tool for teaching literary elements and enhancing listening comprehension.This exciting unit is the ultimate companion for educa
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Mars Patel Mega Bundle Seasons 1 - 3
Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Passage & Questions ELA Color By Number
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This fun and engaging Minon reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 2 short passages and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer cho
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5th - 8th
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Among the Hidden Novel Study No-Prep Teaching Resource BUNDLE - Print & Digital
NO-PREP teaching resources for teaching Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix! Over 150 pages of material, 6+ weeks of standards-based activities, worksheets, quizzes, and tests. Tested by over 1,600 teachers, with a 4.9/5 Star Rating! Save over 30% by purchasing the entire bundle. Everything in both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VERSIONS for Distance Learning and In-Person Classrooms.In this comprehensive Among the Hidden Teaching Bundle, you'll get:Informational Texts and Support Activities to
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5th - 7th
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Theme Worksheets Activities & Reading Passages for Identifying & Finding Theme
Are you struggling with teaching theme? My Theme Reading Comprehension Passages can help you do just that! These printable and digital bellringers are specifically designed to improve middle school students’ reading skills. This resource includes short and engaging daily reading passages that provide meaningful practice with context clues and theme.Your students will love these reading passages! Each day, students read an original fiction passage and then identify the theme of the story. Student
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Daily Reading Mega Bundle Context Clues Inferences
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Play Unit Plan Activities - Quizzes Writing Novel Study
Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging Anne Frank activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed som
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7th - 9th
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Reading Graphic Organizers Activity Bundle: Literature and Informational Texts
Do you want your students to think critically, thoughtfully, and reflectively about what they are reading? Are you in need of a way to scaffold literary analysis and reading comprehension? This huge reading graphic organizers bundle contains graphic organizers and activities that you can use with any literature or informational text to increase engagement and meet students where they are.This resource bundle is aligned with Common Core Reading Literature and Informational Texts standards for mid
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7th - 10th
READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN TEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT: STOLEN LAPTOP
This grades 5-8 Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script gives students high-interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing. Drama and ELA fun! "The Mystery of the Stolen Laptop" readers’ theater script requires your students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The cast list is intended for 8 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending on how many groups you wish to have. PLOTThis funny and engaging 12 page script is about the theft
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
Maniac Magee Novel Study Unit - Discussion Questions - Projects - Activities
This 115 page huge Maniac Magee Novel Study Unit contains everything you need to teach a complete novel study on Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. Detailed Maniac Magee comprehension questions, answer keys, Maniac Magee activities, vocabulary words, story element analysis, and engaging projects are all included in this Maniac Magee Literature Guide. All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, detailed instructions, templates, and rubrics! This package is perfect for your up
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Novel Study Bundle | Freak the Mighty | Maniac Magee | Wishtree | Units
Close Reading Passages For Middle School - Close Reading Guide and Strategies
Close Reading For Middle School Students Featuring Excerpts from Stories from Classic Literature. These NO PREP close reading activities are great for practicing close reading and annotation skills. Everything needed to get your students started with Close Reading is included – detailed step by step instructions, annotation guide, reading passages, and graphic organizers. Very little teacher prep is needed – simply print and teach!Story excerpts include:•Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving•The B
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6th - 9th
Touching Spirit Bear Novel Study Unit - Projects - Chapter Questions Activities
This huge 120+ page Touching Spirit Bear Novel Study contains a fully integrated, creative, and comprehensive novel study on Touching Spirit Bear. Everything you need to teach a complete Touching Spirit Bear unit is included. Detailed chapter questions, answer keys, vocabulary, story element analysis, projects, and engaging worksheets are all included in this Touching Spirit Bear literature guide. A variety of Touching Spirit Bear graphic organizers are also included. All activities are classroo
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5th - 8th
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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Summarizing Doodle Notes and Learning Activities - Sketch Notes, Doodle and Do
Teaching students how to summarize can be a daunting task. Often, it’s one of the hardest reading strategies for students to grasp. That’s where this Doodle and Do mini-unit comes in! This resource includes summarizing graphic organizers, reading comprehension worksheets and passages that help students practice the skill of summarizing texts.Here’s how it works: First, students will complete highly engaging Doodle Notes about summarizing. They’ll learn how to summarize a text, do’s and don’ts
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4th - 7th
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Chapter Study Guides: Student-Led Notes & Discussion for ANY Novel (with GOOGLE)
GOOGLE NOW INCLUDED: Need an alternative to chapter quizzes? Want individual student accountability and comprehension that is mutually beneficial to students AND the teacher?Have STUDENTS divvy up the task of making a study guide for each chapter, using an editable template to answer literal and complex questions about what just happened. How it works:• Students are responsible for having their assigned chapter study guide ready to go on the day the reading was due, and THEY lead the in-class di
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol: Unit Bundle with Random Acts of Kindness
Reading Comprehension Task Cards Passages with Multiple Choice Fun Activities
Are you on the lookout for a straightforward solution to enhance your students' reading skills without adding to your already busy schedule?Well, your search ends here! Introducing our tried-and-true set of reading comprehension test prep task cards.A game-changer for teachers like you.Ideal for middle school 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade.➡️ Or explore the Elementary or High School bundles. ◀️Perfect for both seasoned educators and those just starting out, our teacher-approved task cards are designed
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6th - 9th
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Identifying Theme Task Cards and Reading Passages Finding Theme Worksheets
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to finding the theme of a story or poem? Finding a short and manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 theme task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students the practice they need.The use of well-known fiction stories will help engage your students as they practice answering multi-part (evidence-based selected resp
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Task Cards 6th 7th 8th Grade Reading Comprehension Practice Activity
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