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Middle school literature handout interactive whiteboards
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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8th - 11th
Myths for Young Minds
Introducing "Mythic Explorers: Greek Myths for Young Minds" – the ultimate digital and printable resource package designed specifically for 5th and 6th-grade language arts and social studies teachers. Dive into the enchanting world of Greek mythology with engaging, age-appropriate retellings of seven classic myths brought to life through vivid, colorful PDFs optimized for digital display. Each story has been carefully rewritten to captivate the young reader while ensuring the content is suitable
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5th - 6th
Tone and Mood
The literary concepts of Tone and Mood can be difficult to understand. However, using the gradual release process and attention grabbing techniques, students are able to grasp the difference between these two terms. This lesson uses poetry to reinforce these terms as well as other literary devices such as figurative language and poetry techniques. It also reiterates citing evidence to justify students’ answers. This lesson has been highly effective with my students due to the repetition within
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7th - 10th
Plot Digital Anchor Chart
Do you have terrible handwriting but love the concept of anchor charts? This Google Slides interactive digital anchor chart will help your class define and determine the elements of plot, while creating a perfect anchor chart.Use this Google Slides Presentation to create a Digital Anchor Chart as a class. Use the pre-set versions as classroom handouts, posters, or resources; or choose from two different interactive slides to complete the anchor chart as a class. The first interactive option give
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5th - 12th
Peak by Roland Smith vocabulary words
There are 143 defined vocabulary words taken from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ Some of the words relevant to climbing have accompanying pictures but most of the words simply have the definitions. This can be used as a glossary for students who are reading the novel and may struggle with the terms or you may decide to do vocabulary/word study throughout the novel; in which case, this would be your answer key. There is a separate blank template for students to define the vocabulary words y
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6th - 7th
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Literary Device Game
This is the most fun your students will ever have learning literary devices. This game allows them to master the terminology and the usage of each and every one. It is an activity that can be used to fill in some spare time at the end of a class or be a key lesson that can be used to introduce the content, and later be reviewed again and again. It is ready to go, complete with instructions, gameboard, definition clues, and variations on ways to play. This game can be adapted for any core subjec
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Thomas Paine's Crisis No. 13: April 19, 1783
The final essay/pamphlet in Paine's series, The American Crisis, presents a look at how far America traveled to get their independence. The essay is included in this product that contains a study guide and vocabulary activity. Students are also encouraged to look at hunger, homelessness, Internet predators, and bullying as crises in the world today. ANSWER KEYS included.
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6th - 12th
A Long Walk to Water Figurative Language with music!
This package comes with both a handout AND a smartnotebook interactive file WITH music!!!!!
-Use the handout to match definitions
-Use the handout to match examples of Figurative Language in the EngageNY Common Core Module Exemplar Text, A Long Walk to Water
-Use the SmartNotebook file to review the Do Now Part A and Part B activities
-Use the SmartNotebook file to listen to 9 POPULAR MUSIC SONGS with lyrics displayed (click on each box to reveal lyrics and play music)
-Use the SmartNotebook f
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6th - 8th
Characteristics of Genre
Includes fiction genres and a few nonfiction. SMARTBoard Notebook file - editable as you see fit!
Includes a blank note-taking template and completed notes for the teacher.
Also includes an adaptable writing assignment at the end.
Grades:
5th - 6th
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Author's Purpose Graphic Organizer
This product is a graphic organizer that can easily be used by all students to determine if the author's purpose of a passage is to entertain, to persuade or to inform.
Product can be displayed on a Smartboard or distributed individually to students to use as a reference document.
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5th - 8th
Mentor Sentences
This product contains 9 pages of Mentor Sentences. Each week includes the Mentor Sentence and the Friday Assessment.
I started using Mentor Sentences with my 6th graders about a month ago and they are fantastic. They can quickly reinforce grammar skills with mini-lessons, teach new grammar skills quickly, and show students how to paraphrase!
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5th - 8th
6 Mythology Essay Introduction Samples
This document can be used interactively through a projection system or in print format. On this document, you will find two introductory paragraph samples. Each is written poorly and then improved to show an exemplar for the students. Furthermore, one of the proper examples is also shown in the outline format so that students can see how to use the outline planning work space to their advantage.
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7th - 9th
Twilight Guided Theme Essay for the Novel
Students will learn how to identify theme, examples from Lord of the FLies are given, these can easily be modified by teacher if they are not familiar with this famous novel. Students will learn how to identify subject and theme and write statements of theme. In this lesson, students will brainstorm together subjects and themes of the novel, and create their own statement of theme. They will on their own, write an essay using textual evidence using their chosen theme. Teachers can print the Smar
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7th - 12th
Smart Board Quotes from - The Outsiders
Smartboard -The Outsiders - quotes review. Students determine the speaker of the quote. Please check out my other Smartboard Activities for The Outsiders.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Introduction to Modern Literature
This editable PowerPoint can help you introduce Modernism to your students, with a side of corny tid-bits that they may or may not laugh at!
You may want to use it right before reading works by...
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- T. S. Eliot
- Ernest Hemingway
- Ezra Pound
- Gertrude Stein
- Virginia Woolf
After downloading, check out the "Notes" section of each slide. I've included notes that should be written into the PowerPoint as you go (so it helps if you have access to a SmartBoard. If not, you a
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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