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Middle school reading strategies resources for Microsoft OneDrive
Reading Graphic Organizers | Fiction Reading Response | Print & Digital Slides
Graphic organizers are an important tool for helping students to organize their thoughts and ideas, and increase their comprehension. These printable and digital graphic organizers are perfect for students to use to respond to any fiction or literature text. This resource includes 18 ready-to-use pages. Print on paper or download to use with student devices. Skills Included:Write a SummaryCharacter TraitsStory SettingMaking a PredictionDrawing InferencesAsking QuestionsStory SequenceStory Elemen
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3rd - 6th
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"The Most Dangerous Game" Short Story Unit
This "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell resource works as a complete unit that gets students analyzing conflict, characterization, foreshadowing, theme, and more while practicing close reading strategies. Eye-catching visuals and scaffolded connections help to build student knowledge, and an included literary response prompt helps students to consolidate their thinking. Completely paperless, this Google Slides resource is perfect for whole-class, group, or individual completion. *****
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Stories GROWING BUNDLE for Middle & High School
Finding the (BEST) Main Idea - Reading Strategy Lesson - Digital EASEL by TpT
6 lessons to teach students HOW to find the BEST main idea in a text. Slideshow lesson, video, handout, poster, and detailed lesson plans. Finding the Main Idea is more than just figuring out what general point the author is trying to make. It’s about recognizing that we can come up with several main ideas, but the “best” main idea has strong support from the entire article. Use this lesson to give students a process to find clues in the organization of the text.Active reading means looking at t
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6th - 9th
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Context Clues Bell Ringers Middle School ELA and Easel Assessment
Bell Ringers for middle school English Language Arts - Context Clues. Thirty vocabulary words in context warm-ups. Quick 5-7 minutes of practice with short context clues reading passages. These activities help students build vocabulary and determine meaning of unknown words in text. This digital resource includes strategies for using context clues that students can apply to their daily warm-ups. Each bellringer slide has a passage that students must read and then figure out the meaning of the un
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Bell Ringers for Middle School ELA Bundle - Full Year of Daily Warm-Ups
Symbolism PowerPoint - Increase Reading Comprehension
What is Symbolism PowerPoint? Increase reading comprehension. Understanding symbolism in literature, including definition of a symbol, recognition of symbolic pictures, how symbolism affects reading comprehension, and a step-by-step guide to identifying symbols in a story or other literary text, which can be used as a practice activity with the story you are reading. Did you know that you can use PowerPoints like this in Zoom for distance learning? You can also share with your students in OneDri
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
Romeo and Juliet Prologue - PAPERLESS - Middle and High School
Engage your students with literature activities that appeal to them, and do it in a DIGITAL FORMAT! This resource is technology-driven for the 21st-century classroom and can be easily shared with your students using Google Classroom, Apps, or other password-protected Learning Management System. It is excellent for schools who are distance learning or for teachers trying to incorporate more technology in their classes.*****************************************************************************
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: Romeo and Juliet Complete Resource Catalog
Reading Literature Mini Lessons Activities and Mentor Texts for the Whole Year
No planning needed to teach all the reading lit standards! Print & Digital. 26 easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching reading (any) literature text a snap! You'll have time to work with your students every step of the way! Provide the scaffolding your students need or increase rigor by using with a variety of texts. Now with digital slides! This resource includes all the mini lessons as digital slides that you can use in your online classroom!Here's teachers ar
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6th - 8th
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The Tiger Rising Novel Unit - 4rd-8th grade - PAPERLESS
The Tiger Rising is an AMAZING book that delves into complicated characters. With this engaging PAPERLESS novel study, your students will focus on Rob and Sistine through character study, comprehension questions, vocabulary, and writing. This unit has everything you need to start the novel tomorrow, just add the books!***********************************************************************************************************************************Students use the digital file to enhance their r
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Kate DiCamillo Growing Bundle - PAPERLESS - 4rd-8th grade
Whole Year Mini Lessons for Reading Literature 7th Grade Print and Digital
Stop searching for mentor texts and reading lessons! No planning needed to teach all the Gr. 7 reading lit standards! Easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching reading (any) literature text a snap so you'll have more time to work with your students every step of the way! Provide the scaffolding your students need or increase rigor by using with a variety of texts. This is what you'll get with this print & digital resource:19 Mini Lessons Digital & print - perf
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7th
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Also included in: Grade 7 Whole Year Reading Informational Text Literature Activities
Social Media Stories Character Profile and Elements of Literature Activity
This is a fun activity that can be used with ANY text! Students create social media profiles for characters based on direct and indirect evidence from the text. Students will also use inference skills to determine which "sign" belongs on their character's profile page. In addition to these, you can also assign a real or hand-drawn social media story activity in which students create a story to represent elements of literature found in the text. The possibilities are endless because the story ele
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5th - 12th
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Reading Information Texts Grade 8 Whole Year Mini Lessons Print and Digital
No planning -- the entire year-- digital & print! Meet the needs of your students without searching for ways to do it AND teach all of the RI 8th Grade standards. Focus on your students instead of searching for texts with these 25 ready-to-use Reading Information text mini lessons! Ready to use today!Here's what teachers are saying about my mini lessons:"I love how this resource breaks down each step of the process for students to make it more manageable.""Your organization is outstandin
Grades:
8th
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Also included in: Reading Information & Literature Mini Lesson Whole Year Bundle Grade 8
What was the Titanic? Novel Study | PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL
Save time while enhancing your students' understanding of the Titanic with this no prep, easy-to-use novel study. Use these activities as your students read the book What was the Titanic? by Stephanie Sabol. With comprehension and vocabulary activities for each chapter, this is sure to help your students show their understanding of this massive event in history. Check out the preview for a closer look at this resource!Digital versions in both PowerPoint and Google Slides are also included!This
Grades:
4th - 6th
Reading Choice Board & Templates Digital Response to Reading
Distance Learning | includes BOTH Google Classroom™ digital and traditional instruction. If you are like me and struggle with distance learning, this resource is a game-changer and a lifesaver for assigning quality reading activities that assist students' engagement with reading and comprehension.This ELA choice board with corresponding templates will make managing distance learning so much easier for both you and your students! Assign in Google Classroom™ or provide a link so students can mak
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Context Clues PowerPoint
This is a context clues vocabulary activity for upper elementary or middle grades. No prep. This Context Clues PowerPoint helps students figure out unknown words in text by analyzing the context clues. Build vocabulary and reading comprehension by teaching these common strategies for using context clues. This PowerPoint explains five different common context clues: definition, synonym, antonym, example, and inference. Practice slide at the end with answer key is a good interactive review activit
Grades:
4th - 7th
Reading Literature Whole Year Mini Lessons Grade 8 Print and Digital
Digital & print. No planning needed to teach all the Gr. 8 reading lit standards! Easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching reading (any) literature text a snap! Have more time to work with your students every step of the way! Provide the scaffolding your students need or increase rigor by using with a variety of texts.Here's teachers are saying about my mini lessons:Great resource! You can use these worksheets with ANY novel - isn't that awesome! It's a great reso
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8th
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Also included in: Reading Information & Literature Mini Lesson Whole Year Bundle Grade 8
ROMEO AND JULIET Unit - Plan Fun Activities Prereading Introduction DIGITAL
Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging 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 some training
Grades:
8th - 10th
Teach Theme DIGITAL Interactive
Theme: Digital Interactive Classroom for GOOGLE DriveIs your classroom paperless? Teach Theme Using a FUN Google Slideshow and Digital Interactive Notes! Take a challenging concept and make it easy and fun. This is the GOOGLE Drive edition of this popular resource: Theme: TeachThe guided notes work in conjunction with the 26 slide Google Slideshow. This resource includes:★ how to differentiate between a topic and a theme★ a simple, memorable way to find the theme of any work of literature★ Inter
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4th - 8th
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Reading Log for independent reading challenges and activities
No planning needed to get your students reading like crazy this year! You'll have everything you need get them started and keep them going! This will make it so easy for you to set up a program that will ensure your students are successful, voracious readers! Here's how this log can set your students up for reading success:Your students will receive a digital reading log that is so much more than just a chart to fill in. It includes reasons why reading is important (get the student buy-in!), ho
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5th - 8th
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Teaching the Character Analysis Essay
Are your students ready to write their own character analysis essay? You need this resource! This character analysis essay assignment provides scaffolding and modeling to help students through the writing process. This resource comes with a complete prompt and editable deadlines, outlining and prewriting slides, and mini-lessons on creating a thesis statement, using quotations correctly, and more. Even better, this comes complete with a character analysis mentor essay for students to annotate an
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Character Analysis BUNDLE for Middle & High School
NUMBER THE STARS Google Earth Introduction Tour DIGITAL (Lowry) Setting Activity
Number the Stars Google Earth is a high-engagement way to give an Introduction Tour of the geography of the novel's world. The first time I busted out Google Earth on the projector to introduce a unit, students were riveted. And they still are...every time.SUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONUsing free software available through Google.com, the class will enjoy a multimedia tour through the locations in the story. Many of them will be zoomed in to 3D, ground-level views. All of them will give the s
Grades:
5th - 7th
THE OUTSIDERS 34 Slang Phrases Activity DIGITAL Grammar, Figurative Language
Learners will love this Graffiti & Spraypaint design and might even be tricked into enjoying themselves while taking notes on the slang language in the novel. This two-Google Slide analyzer will help students keep track of the meanings of the 34 slang phrases.SUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONStudents will look at a bunch of the slang the Greasers and Socs use in the novel. They’ll guess at what they think the various terms and idioms mean, then compare their thoughts to reality.TEXT: THE OUT
Grades:
7th - 9th
The Crucible Literature Introduction - PAPERLESS
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Engage your students with "The Crucible" activities that appeal to them, and do it in a DIGITAL FORMAT! This resource is technology driven for the 21st century classroom and can be easily shared with your students using Google apps or Microsoft One Drive…excellent for schools who are transitioning to 1:1 or for teachers trying to incorporate more technology in their classes.
Digital Resources are:
-Paperless - no printing, copying, stapling, hole punching!
-Acces
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: The Crucible Literature BUNDLE - PAPERLESS
Ten Summary Graphic Organizers Print Digital
PRINT & DIGITAL! Teaching summarizing is difficult! Here are ten different summarizing activities that you can use with any text to practice this important reading and writing skill.Here's what you get:Print & digital versions -- both Google and PowerPoint slidesTen different summarizing strategiesGraphic organizers for each strategySummary writing activity ChecklistTransition words resourceThe ten summary strategies include:5Ws & 1HSomebody, wanted, bus, so, thenBeginning, middle,
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Also included in: Summarizing skills -- summary writing activities Bundle
Reader Response DIGITAL Task Cards BUNDLE
Looking for Reader Response Task Cards that get your students thinking? Want task cards for both fiction and nonfiction? This resource provides cards in a digital format. Great for a blended or paperless classroom!*****************************************************************************Digital task cards are just as versatile and easy to use as paper task cards. Use independently, with centers, even as homework. Students read and then respond to one of the 80 prompts provided (40 Ficti
Grades:
6th - 12th
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