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Middle school literature rubrics for GATE
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Book Trailer Project - End of Year Movie Trailer Assignment for Any Novel Study
This book trailer project is a memorable and engaging project-based learning assessment! Included with this project outline are a book trailer rubric, movie trailer storyboard graphic organizer, student checklist, assignment instructions, student examples, and more. Included with this Book Trailer Project:✏️ Book Trailer Project Outline - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Reflective Writing Assignment Prompt - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Movie Trailer Task Checklist & Student Planner -
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6th - 12th
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6th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages | Grammar and Writing Prompts FULL YEAR
Teaching 6th grade ELA has so many components - and that’s before you even think about aligning to English Language Arts standards and state test prep! Supplement your main ELA curriculum with my 6th Grade Mini Lessons With Standards Based Assessments. Whether you use this resource every single week to supplement instruction, as a part of your literacy rotations, or as a robust review for test prep season, your 6th graders will show what they know as you thoroughly assess each standard. No more
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6th
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Depth and Complexity Teaching Critical Thinking Using Fairytales
Teach your students how to explore content with depth and complexity.Here it is, a complete and ready-to-use resource for teaching all 11 elements (Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking.! Your students will explore of these elements by applying them to familiar stories, such as “Cinderella”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “Goldilocks and the
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
One Pager Reading Comprehension | One-Pager Project Short Story
Have your students share their understanding of any short story by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images from the text with a one-pager reading comprehension project. Students' artwork make for unique and creative analyses of the literature and also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)Rubric for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)2 Example one pagers (One based on the short stor
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6th - 12th
Also included in: One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
Graphic Novels Before and After Reading Teaching Activity Bundle
Help your students read graphic novels with purpose and analyze them more deeply with this Graphic Novels Before and After Reading Teaching Activity Bundle.Included in this bundle is a PowerPoint to explain the basics of graphic novels to your students, including:* the characteristics of graphic novels* the features of graphic novels * how to read a graphic novel* the types of conventions authors use in graphic novels* and some basic tips to remember while reading a graphic novel. Also included
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6th - 12th
Reading Genres Mini-Unit | Genre Posters, Activities, Worksheets, & Quiz
Looking to spice up your review of the different reading genres? Look no further! This engaging bundle packs a punch with genre posters, doodle notes, and genre activities like riddles, book sorts, scavenger hunts, and more! From dull to delightful, this mini-unit will make learning about book genres both engaging and effective!✔ Check out the preview for more information!Unveil a world of possibilities for your students this year by developing their understanding of literary genres. It's the cr
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5th - 7th
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The Gift of the Magi: Reading, Discussion, & Literary Analysis
Need a seasonal literature activity with a text that’s complex enough? Do you want to teach a short story, collaboration, essay writing, and/or literary terms?This collaborative unit teaches the short story “The Gift of the Magi” in a way that engages every learner from start to finish! Pick and choose from premade lessons, class discussion, vocabulary, and a small-group literary analysis essay. All students will be pushed to interact with the text and each other!"The Gift of the Magi" is a grea
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7th - 10th
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Poetry One-Pager | Poetry Project, Poem Analysis, One Pager for ANY POEM
Assign your students a one pager poetry analysis project and have your students share their understanding of ANY POEM by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images from the text. You can pick one poem for your whole class to use or have all your students pick their own individual poems! Students' artwork make for unique and creative analyses of the literature and also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager projectHolistic
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
End of Novel Projects for Middle School Grades 4-6
This collection of End of Novel Projects for Middle School is a great addition to your teacher toolbox! Use this resource with your book clubs, literature circles, and independent reading activities.My students complete books at completely different times. I need flexible learning tools that my students can work on when they have completed the text to showcase and highlight their reading and comprehension. This is why I created this collection of novel projects. It includes 10 end of novel activ
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4th - 7th
Also included in: ELA Made Easy: Language Arts Full Year VALUE Bundle
Literary Analysis Essay: Build a "Case File" of Text Evidence for ANY Novel!
NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE: Are you looking for a new, engaging way to teach literary analysis? Call the claim/thesis a "conspiracy theory", and tell students that they have to "prove" it!Ideal for students who are new or intermediate with lit analysis, this project makes students use inductive reasoning without realizing it. In this Common Core aligned project, student groups choose a question about the novel and come up with a "conspiracy theory" (thesis) to answer that question. DURING reading, smal
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Essay Writing Mega Bundle: ALL of my Current and Future Essay Lessons!
A Midsummer Night's Dream Unit - Drama and Analysis Activities for AMND
Are you ready to make your A Midsummer Night’s Dream unit truly magical? Immerse your students in the world of this William Shakespeare play with an interactive drama unit, an abridged version of AMND to perform, and two escape room games to introduce and review key concepts. Your A Midsummer Night’s Dream teaching unit is:✅ Interactive✅ Adaptable✅ EngagingYour A Midsummer Night's Dream Unit includes:Drama Unit for Interactive NotebooksAnalyzing dramaActing mini-lessons and activitiesIntroducti
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7th - 10th
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Medusa Mythology Activities | Character Description and Point of View
Who has hair of snakes and eyes that can turn you to stone? Medusa, of course! You can spice up your mythology unit or novel study with these engaging literature activities. Grab students’ attention with two different views of this alluring mythical creature.“Medusa,” a humorous poem told in first person, characterizes the Gorgon as a frustrated woman who just can’t do a thing with her hair. Conversely, a brief narrative entitled “The Dreadful Gorgons” provides a third-person account of Perseus’
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5th - 6th
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Independent Reading: Goal Setting and Assignments
Independent reading assessments are always tricky: you want students to read something they enjoy, at their reading level and at their own pace. How, then, do you assess them when they are all over the place? How can you give an assignment when some have finished three books, while several are struggling to get through one? How do you reward both the voracious reader and the reader who has proudly and tenaciously finished just one? Most importantly, how do you instill a love of reading and st
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6th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: Reading workshop bundle for middle or high school reader's workshop
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
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3rd - 8th
Literature Circle Roles and Responsibilities - Roles, Rubrics, and Worksheets
These literature circle roles include 7 inquiry-based job descriptions to facilitate student-led book clubs. These responsibilities offer students the opportunity to practice essential reading strategies. This unit also includes editable and ready-to-print rubrics, a pacing guide, and scaffolding worksheets.Included with these Literature Circle Roles:✏️ Handouts Outlining Literature Circle Roles and Responsibilities✏️ Scaffolding Worksheets for Each Role✏️ Task Chart Graphic Organizer and Pa
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7th - 10th
Short Research Project: Native American Creation Stories
This Short Research Project for Native American Creation Stories is very flexible and very low prep. It could be used to teach MLA and research, review MLA, or in a non English class looking to incorporate research in a fun way! Use it to kick off a unit in an American Literature class. This is also a great assignment in allowing students to gain awareness of other cultures or even their own. Student Experience: Students will research a Native American creation story and design a media presenta
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
Project based learning: Who Killed Edgar Allen Poe
Who or What Killed Edgar Allen Poe?Edgar Allen Poe’s death has been the subject of speculation for over 150 years. Have your students meet the suspects, compare and contrast eyewitness statements of his symptoms to current medical knowledge, and write persuasive pieces to promote their theory of who or what killed Poe.Rubrics, a number of extension activities and extra credit assignments are included (in editable format) as well as character dossiers of people in Poe’s life, the lesson plan and
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8th - 12th
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Reading, Book Project - Independent Novel Study Middle School for ANY BOOK
Let students pick a book of their choice to read for this reading, book project!Not only do they get to pick the novel they read, but they also choose the project they want to do from 8 different creative options!This resource includes:Instructions for TeachersExpectations and Guidelines for StudentsReading Contract for students to get signed by parentsList of recommended books for middle school studentsJournaling requirementsIndividual rubrics for 8 different project optionsExample Schedule for
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7th - 8th
Text Analysis | Critical Thinking | Outside the Box Project
This Text Analysis project (which can be used with narrative, expository, and persuasive texts) will have your students thinking long after they have finished the project, and will help them think more objectively about future readings!Students will be required to talk about the text, its author, as well as the purpose, goals, and more.With six mini-projects to complete (which includes the student's name), this is sure to be a thought-provoking experience for students.Included in Your Purchase T
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6th - 8th
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Book Report Project: Bloom's Taxonomy Poster Project
Book Report Project: Bloom’s Taxonomy Poster: This alternative to boring book reports fosters higher order thinking skills as students analyze either their current independent reading book or a class novel. It will help you meet your required standards by having students ask and answer questions about the text, referring to the text as a basis for their answers. The project can be used multiple times throughout a school year and even multiple times within a single book as an in-class project, a
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4th - 8th
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A Wrinkle in Time Planet Creation Project
Let your students get their creative juices flowing as the delve into A Wrinkle in Time. After students have visited the planet Camazotz, let them create their own planet. This project includes questions for students to answer about their planet, a rubric, and information about the writing that they are expected to complete. Students are also responsible for creating a poster about their planet to share with the class. This project is sure to be a hit! It can be used as soon as the students reac
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4th - 7th
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Teaching Resources for Sold by Patricia McCormick
Over 100 pages of materials, assignments and activities for teaching Patricia McCormick's vignette-style novel, Sold.
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Pre reading activities: background knowledge research assignment, writing prompts, related articles, websites and more.
During reading activities: comprehension and recall questions with answer key, writing prompts, related articles/web resources, character chart, discussion group activity, reader respon
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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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