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8th grade close reading resources for GATE
Abandoned Places - Creative Writing Activity from Nonfiction (print + digital)
In this creative writing activity, students draw inspiration from a nonfiction article about ten real-world abandoned places! Students choose one as a setting for a piece of Flash Fiction. This is a great reading comprehension and creative writing activity for even the most reluctant readers! ✅ Nonfiction reading comprehension✅ Vocabulary in context✅ Differentiated creative writing activitiesYour Creative Writing from Nonfiction resource includes:Nonfiction reading about ten abandoned places (in
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7th - 10th
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Literary Elements Depth and Complexity Frames for Figurative Language ELA
Teaching Literary Elements/Literary Devices or story elements? These Depth and Complexity Frames for English Language Arts will make your life so easy! You'll get 25 frames about reading and language arts ready to print and go! Yep, they're all done for you! Simply choose the topic you want students to explore, print and go! There are 25 frames done for you and ready to use right now to build student skills with analyzing using literary elements.Two of the frames are teaching frames, meaning the
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Chinese New Year Mini Digital Escape Reading Comprehension
This Chinese New Year Mini Escape game is a one-lock escape room that introduces your students to the holiday in a fun and engaging way. This fully interactive informational game has students read animated text, watch 2 short videos, read some interesting information about what animal they were born under in the Chinese zodiac, and then play a game (quiz) to solve the clue and win the escape!The benefits of this mini-version are that it is perfect for introducing students to the concept of escap
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3rd - 8th
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Demystifying Fear - Nonfiction Passage and Vocabulary - Reading Comprehension
Looking for gripping nonfiction activities for your classroom? This nonfiction reading passage comes with close reading questions that promote learning vocabulary in context. Students will explore the contradictory nature of fear and the techniques filmmakers use to manipulate our emotions. Includes suggested lesson plan and answer key. (grades 7-10)What You Get in your Nonfiction Activities resource:1. Nonfiction reading about fear2. Word Work - vocabulary in context with accompanying close rea
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7th - 10th
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Food Truck Festival - Engaging Independent Reading Project - PBL - STEM
Elevate the joy of independent reading in your classroom with a twist that's sure to ignite enthusiasm – host your very own Food Truck Festival! Building upon the success of my beloved Literary Feast project, I've taken it up a notch to bring you an EXTRAORDINARY Food Truck Festival project that combines literary exploration with the excitement of culinary creativity. This is not just an activity; it's an immersive experience designed to captivate your students' imaginations and showcase their i
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6th - 9th
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A Christmas Tree History-- Leveled Reading Comprehension Activity & Task Cards
Did you know Christmas trees were once illegal in the US!? Let your students explore the history of this popular holiday tradition while strengthening their close reading and critical thinking skills!
We LOVE to celebrate holidays in our classroom, but it can be a struggle to balance celebration time with education time! That's why I created this set of holiday-themed leveled passages and reading response tasks. We get to engage in some fun holiday learning and celebrating while still sneakin
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5th - 8th
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Listening and Following Directions Activity With Lesson Plan
Listening and Following Directions
An Activity That Challenges Students To Pay Attention To Details
This activity is designed to challenge students to listen closely to directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a grid.
Interested in more following directions and reading comprehension activities? Check out:
Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle + Reading Comprehension
Listening & Following Directions Back To School Edition +Reading Comprehension
Listening & Fol
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen ELA Novel Test - Standards-Based Assessment
End of novel test for Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. This is the test I use at the end of my novel study. You can email me for an editable copy! This test includes 30 multiple choice questions and one short response prompt.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen - Creative and Engaging Novel Unit
Multiple Perspectives Lesson
This highly-engaging multiple perspectives lesson helps students investigate both sides of the conflict between Native Americans and settlers. This product includes nonfiction text, maps, and links to videos supporting the point-of-view for the Native Americans and the settlers. A depth and complexity graphic organizer helps students take synthesize the information and focus their argument. After my students work through the information, we have a debate to decide...who has the right to the land
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5th - 8th, Higher Education
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Off-Limits Places - High School Reading Comprehension + Analyzing Text Features
Cool places you can’t actually visit? Tell me more! This travel blog article is perfect for high school reading comprehension and practicing analyzing text features. Students will be HOOKED and you’ll get awesome writing samples you actually want to read.Your high school reading comprehension resource includes:✅ “Cool Places You Can’t Actually Visit” travel blog article✅ Analyzing Text Features practice or test-prep✅ Travel Blog Project materialsAfter reading the nonfiction passage, students ans
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7th - 10th
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Nonfiction Mysteries and Creative Writing Activities + Vocabulary in Context
In this creative writing activity, students draw inspiration from a nonfiction article about ten real-world maritime mysteries! Students choose one as inspiration for a piece of Flash Fiction. This is a great reading comprehension and creative writing activity for even the most reluctant readers! ✅ Nonfiction reading comprehension✅ Vocabulary in context✅ Differentiated creative writing activitiesYour Creative Writing from Nonfiction resource includes:Nonfiction reading about ten maritime mysteri
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7th - 10th
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The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick Author's Craft/Purpose Questions
These questions focus on the strategies that the author used to create the humor. The focus is on verbal irony, so it includes the definition and examples of verbal irony. This lesson requires higher-level thinking skills.
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8th - 11th
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Halloween Collection of Stories and Poems with Author's Craft/Purpose Questions
This collection includes the the poems "Annabel Lee" and "Beware: Do Not Read This Poem" and the short stories "Ruthless" and "Death by Scrabble." The poems and stories all have higher-level rather than content based questions, and there is a graphic organizer.
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8th - 11th
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Depth and Complexity Literature Discussion Prompts
Are you tired of flimsy book talks and group discussions? Bring focus, energy, and insight to your students' literature discussions with these prompts. Use them with any fiction text to facilitate thinking about characters, plot, theme, writing style, and real-world connections.What's IncludedYou’ll find a separate page for each element of the Depth & Complexity framework, filled with questions that students can address in discussion and/or writing. Print these out on colored paper or card s
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8th - 12th
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Halloween Mystery Activities | CSI Reading Comprehension | Art History
Unlock the mystery of a stolen painting with GATER Educator's Fall-Themed Crime Scene Investigation and Engaging Color by Code Reading Comprehension Activities. Learn all about Edvard Munch and his famous Expressionism painting while reinforcing reading comprehension skills.By purchasing this BUNDLE you are saving 20% off of each individual resource!This bundle includes two resources to help students draw conclusions, make inferences, use deductive logic, and practice reading comprehension using
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5th - 8th
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St. Patrick's Day Reading Comprehension -Leveled Texts & Reading Response Tasks
St. Patrick didn't wear green, he wore BLUE! Fact or Fib?! Let your students explore the myths and facts of this popular holiday while strengthening their close reading and critical thinking skills!
My students love celebrating holidays, but they are always a little curious about why we take part in certain traditions. I always like celebrating holidays in my classroom but worry about spending time on activities that were really just for FUN. So that's why I created this activity pack. It all
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4th - 8th
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Informational Text - Creative Writing from Nonfiction - Train Heists and Outlaws
In this creative writing activity, students draw inspiration from a nonfiction article about train heists and outlaws in the Wild West. Students choose one topic for a piece of Flash Fiction. Differentiate with a condensed or expanded brainstorming worksheet. Includes optional close reading questions. Also includes a Teacher’s Guide, answer key, and TAG feedback form. (grades 7-10)What You Get:1. Nonfiction reading about train robberies and outlaws2. Introduction to Flash Fiction and brainstormi
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7th - 10th
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Non-Fiction Reading Skills ELA Question Loop and Middle School Trail Game
Elevate your classroom experience with this captivating Interactive ELA skills lesson that puts students at the center of their learning journey. This engaging activity offers a unique twist on traditional instruction, seamlessly blending rigorous questioning, collaborative problem-solving, and active movement. Ideal for middle school and high school students, this lesson provides a dynamic way to grasp essential non-fiction reading concepts while fostering teamwork and critical thinking.I belie
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Dynamic ELA Question Trails Bundle - Engaging Middle School Activities
Skin by Roald Dahl Author's Craft/Purpose Questions
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify and analyze the strategies used by the author to convey his message. It also includes a chart that asks students to discuss the flashback in the story. Answers are provided for all activities.
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8th - 11th
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Story Elements and Devices Lesson Bundle! - Plot - Setting - POV - Conflict
Energize your English Language Arts classroom with our comprehensive Story Elements & Literary Devices Bundle! This curated collection of engaging lessons and activities is designed to captivate your middle school and high school students while deepening their understanding of vital literary concepts. Key Features:Dynamic Lesson Variety: Transform your teaching with a diverse range of activities that break away from the ordinary. From interactive games to collaborative group work, this bund
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6th - 9th
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The Wife's Story by Ursula K. Leguin Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This story with a surprise ending comes with higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies used by the author to convey her purpose. There is an inference chart which asks students to provide examples from the story and explain their significance. The product also includes a short constructed response question which expects students to provide evidence from the selection to support their answer. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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Superfoods Persuasive Pamphlet - Ethos Logos Pathos Analysis + Research Writing
Are Superfoods real or a total myth? This persuasive pamphlet will have your students HOOKED. They'll analyze rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) in the nonfiction article. This makes an excellent high school reading comprehension activity.Your high school reading comprehension resource includes:✅ "Can Goji Berries Save the World?" persuasive article (pamphlet)✅ Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) Worksheet✅ Food Beliefs Persuasive Pamphlet ProjectAfter reading the nonficti
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7th - 10th
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Teaching Depth and Complexity with A Bad Case of Stripes (distance learning)
Teaching, reviewing, and engaging with Depth and Complexity Icons is fun when using the picture book, "A Bad Case of Stripes". Your students will practice using all 11 depth and complexity icons (big ideas, details, patterns, multiple perspectives, rules, across the disciplines, trends, ethics, unanswered questions, over time, and language of the discipline) as they analyze text, and dive deep into complex discussion with this lesson! In the book, "A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon, your s
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Teaching Depth and Complexity Icons with Picture Books GROWING BUNDLE
#BestResourceEver HOT - Reciprocal teaching bundle - UK and Australian spelling
This is the newest version of my work, which I think is my best and most comprehensive yet.Please refer to the U.S.A. spelling version if that is your location.This set of reciprocal teaching role cards is designed for guided reading reciprocal teaching groups. This resource draws on the reciprocal teaching, student-generated questioning and comprehension strategy instruction research. Each card includes prompts to scaffold small group guided reading discussions and the resource also includes gr
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3rd - 9th
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