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Middle school literature lessons for Easel Activities
High School English Sub Plans for Language Arts Classes With 10 Lesson Plans
Looking for emergency sub plans for your high school English class? If you don't have time to make detailed sub plans, or need some creative lesson plans to use in-between units, this is the resource for you! Don't let sick days be wasted days - these no-prep lessons are meaningful for students and easy for substitute teachers to implement! All student materials are available in PDF to print and writeable Google Slides. DETAILS:⭐ 10 Days of Lesson Plans ⭐ 8 Individual Lesson (two lessons last f
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8th - 12th
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All Summer In A Day by Ray Bradbury Short Story Units - Questions Activities
All Summer in a Day Short Story Units - Comprehension Questions and Short Story Annotations Activities - Perfect for your upcoming Ray Bradbury short story unit or Science Fiction unit, this package contains graphic organizers, All Summer in a Day questions, vocabulary, task cards, a hexagonal thinking activity, an engaging Pennant Project, and more!✅Be sure to click on the preview for detailed descriptions and pictures of everything included in this resourceThis creative and engaging package in
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5th - 9th
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125 Reading Activities for Any Book | Independent & Group Reading Response Tasks
Your students will love our ⭐HUGE collection of READING ACTIVITIES FOR ANY BOOK. Tailored for grades 3 to 7, these adaptable TASK CARDS will elevate your literacy sessions independently or in groups. Foster reading responses that stimulate critical thinking and creativity and enhance comprehension skills with 125 ACTIVITIES empowering students to evaluate and understand FICTION & NONFICTION texts with purpose.WHAT'S INCLUDED❤️ 60+ activities require students to RESPOND in various genres and
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3rd - 7th, Adult Education
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Interactive Flip Book, 10 Activities
This interactive resource contains everything you need to engage students with Edgar Allan Poe's creepy classic, "The Tell Tale Heart." Perfect in October (or any time of year!) this resource can be used alone, with Interactive Notebooks, or with Interactive File Folders.THIS "TELL-TALE HEART" RESOURCE INCLUDES:full text of “The Tell-Tale Heart” in easy-to-read font, with especially difficult vocabulary terms definedlesson plananticipation guidetext-dependent questions10 activities9 writing prom
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7th - 9th
Emergency Sub Plans for English Language Arts Classes in High School
Looking for emergency sub plans for your high school English classes? If you don't have time to make detailed sub plans, or need some creative lesson plans to use in-between units, this is the resource for you! Don't let sick days be wasted days - these no-prep lessons are meaningful for students and easy for substitute teachers to implement! All student materials are writeable in Google Slides. DETAILS:⭐ 5 Days of Lesson Plans ⭐ Lesson #1: Students read, respond to, and write a mimic poem for
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8th - 12th
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Norse Mythology Unit, Campbell Hero’s Journey, Lord of the Rings, Marvel Thor
In this epic Norse Mythology unit, you and your students will explore the realms (Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim, etc.) and characters (Odin, Thor, Loki, etc.) of Norse Mythology and study Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey (monomyth). You will apply the Hero’s Journey to the Norse myths as well as Marvel’s Thor and connect the past with the present by comparing Norse myths to The Lord of the Rings and Marvel’s Thor. In other words, you’ll leave your ordinary world, enter a special world filled with g
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Norse Mythology Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Novel Unit
Are you looking for a complete novel unit for The Witch of Blackbird Pond that includes fun and engaging activities for middle school students? Look no further!NEW! Updated to include Digital Learning options for Distance Learning!This complete unit includes everything you need to help students understand Elizabeth George Speare's classic novel! With this unit, students will hone their reading and language skills. Resources include Slides presentations, supplemental informational readings, hand
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5th - 8th
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The Outsiders Novel Study Activity: "JOHNNY ON TRIAL" (Student Mock Trial)
THE OUTSIDERS NOVEL STUDY UNIT ACTIVITY: JOHNNY ON TRIALStudent Mock Trial:Did Johnny act in Self-Defense? This is one of the most fun activities for student engagement! With this activity, they are challenged to go deep into the novel and interact with characterization and plot development. This activity also challenges them to engage their writing, group collaboration, and public speaking skills.The activity is a Mock Trial for Johnny Cade and his role in the murder of Bob Sheldon. It is the s
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6th - 9th
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The Raven Lesson | Annotation Poetry Activity for Comprehension & Poetic Devices
Print and digital options included! Students highlight and annotate to analyze and demonstrate reading comprehension of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem with a focus on (1) the plot, (2) rhyme scheme, (3) internal rhyme, (4) alliteration, (5) onomatopoeia, and (6) allusions.This product includes an annotation friendly version of Edgar Allan Poe's poem. Free versions of this public domain text are readily available in many locations, but this particular document gives students space to annotate a
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7th - 11th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Comics and Activities
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Comics and Activities is the perfect way to get students into Shakespeare’s hilarious comedy. Each act is introduced with a comic that gives a summary of what happens (without giving too much away) as well as a warm up activity that will get students interacting with Shakespeare’s language. Each comic includes actual text from the play. The comics and activities are perfect for those who are reading Shakespeare for the first time, reluctant readers, visual learners, an
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7th - 12th
Also included in: A Midsummer Night's Dream and Shakespeare Bundle
Animal Farm Introduction & Pre-Reading Activity With Allegory Posters
Hook students by introducing Animal Farm, by George Orwell, with background information and allegory posters! Students read a background summary of the Russian Revolution, define key terms, figures and definitions, analyze existing allegories, and create an allegory poster. An alternative assignment in which students apply their understanding by writing their own mini-allegory is also included. All materials are available in PDF to print and student materials are writeable in Google Slides. Cli
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8th - 11th
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Freak the Mighty Novel Study
This Freak the Mighty novel study unit includes all the activities you will need for your class study! Middle School students will love this unit while enhancing their literacy and writing skills AND enjoying a few creative projects along the way! Freak the Mighty is one of my all-time favorite books to share with students. Not only is it a great story told through the fantastic voice of the character Max, but there are numerous literary skills that can be taught while reading the novel. This
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5th - 7th
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Rikki Tikki Tavi Plot Diagram Activity Using Story Elements - Easel Activity
Rikki Tikki Tavi Plot Diagram. A hands-on activity for the story Rikki Tikki Tavi. After learning that the plot is the sequence of events, and having been introduced to a plot diagram with the story elements exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, have your students work in small groups or partners to cut and paste this list of 12 events from the story onto the plot diagram and label what part of the story they belong to. Blank plot diagram included (as an example). St
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Rikki Tikki Tavi Bundle with Easel Activities
Question Answer Relationship QAR Response Mini Lesson
A great mini lesson for introducing the QAR model for literature and informational text response. Improve comprehension and question responses with this simple, but in depth lesson that show's students that there are different types of questions and how to respond appropriately to them! Great for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6! Ties into RL/RI 3.10, 4.10, 5.10, and 6.10.
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3rd - 6th
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Othello Comics and Activities
Make teaching Othello fun and engaging with this set of lessons and activities to help you lead students on a journey through one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. The most important thing you’ll find here are comic summaries of each act. You can hand these out to students before they read to give them a summary of what will happen in the play without giving too much away or use them as a quick review for students who have been absent. In either case, I bring the story to life with humor and
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Big Ol' Shakespeare Bundle
The Open Window by Saki Short Story Unit - Close Reading & Irony
Understanding irony is so vital to appreciating literature—particularly with the short story. Using this packet, students will do a close reading of Saki’s "The Open Window," identifying examples of irony and categorizing them by type—situational, verbal or dramatic. They will also work in groups to create and perform their own irony skits to include portrayals of each type. This is a fun, learning-filled activity that I have done for years in my classroom, and it has been a student favorite!
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7th - 12th
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury - Close Reading & Analysis Dystopian Short Story Unit
Students easily get into reading and analyzing "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. They seem to find the concepts of the dystopian story fascinating, yet somehow connected to their own lives. This week-long reading comprehension and analysis short story unit will ensure that your students not only become engaged in The Veldt, but that they thoroughly understand its dystopian purpose, implications, and themes. Plus, the project at the end allows the students to get creative and think about "the bigger p
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7th - 11th
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Three Times Lucky Novel Study
This is a comprehensive novel study guide based on the book Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage. Teach literary analysis through the mystery genre. Covers theme, tone and mood, plot, character traits, point of view, figurative language, setting, compare and contrast, genre features, open-ended questions, context vocabulary, and more. Perfect for grades 4-8. savingsinthesandThis Three Times Lucky novel study includes:• A 70-page student novel study guide which includes graphic organizers/practi
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4th - 6th
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Children's Homer For Classrooms, Homeschooling Families, Multi-Level Learning
This unit is a set of student activities and answer keys which includes 90 pages of exercises for various ages, learning styles, and ability levels. Perfect for use in a traditional school setting or multi-level homeschooling families, this activity packet comes with copious projects and assignments such as a complete character reference chart, comprehension questions for each chapter, vocabulary study and quizzes, writing activities, games, and many other individual or group activities. The un
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5th - 8th
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Roald Dahl Author Study, Biography, Reading Response Activities, Projects, More!
NO PREP! Thorough author study on Roald Dahl! Great for encouraging young writers. A complete biography, follow-up reading response and vocabulary questions and essays, a book report, enrichment projects and an "Author of the Month" ready to go bulletin board. Excellent thought provoking follow-up reading activities about this amazing author, plus a no-prep Roald Dahl project menu full of creative enrichment projects to extend what the students have learned about the author's biography and nove
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4th - 7th
The Giver by Lois Lowry: Unit, Lesson Plans, Writing Activities, Student Packet
The Giver is one of my all-time favorite novels to teach because it lends itself to critical thinking and many thoughtful and meaningful class discussions. My students have always enjoyed reading The Giver as much as I enjoy teaching it! This complete, four-week unit on The Giver by Lois Lowry includes everything you need to facilitate close reading and critical analysis.Optimized for digital use via TpT's digital overlay tool. (All answer boxes have been done for you!)These plans include sever
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6th - 8th
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Touching Spirit Bear Journal and Novel Study with EASEL Version
Touching Spirit Bear (by Ben Mikaelsen) Student Journal/ Novel StudyNow available as an EASEL activity!WHY JOURNALS? I needed a resource to engage kids every step along the way of reading a novel. What I did NOT want my kids to do was read and answer comprehension questions and look up vocabulary, which all the other novel studies I looked at seem to do. That kills the fun of reading! This journal allows kids to discuss opinions, ideas, predictions- all fun things to do with a good book. My
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6th - 9th
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Bud, Not Buddy Novel Unit Activities, Tests ~ Printable, Google, TpT Easel
This is a teaching unit to accompany Christopher Paul Curtis’ novel Bud, Not Buddy. Included you will find ready-made, Common Core aligned handouts as well as links to Google Slides to help you cover many Common Core standards. A black and white copy and colored copy are included so that you can print it. As a third option, you can use the activities in TpT Easel! There are also three tests included in printable and Google Forms format. Students will examine elements such as point of view
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: 6th Grade ELA Curriculum Mega Bundle
Past, Present, Future - Verb Tense Mini Lesson
Students will learn how to use verb tense correctly and consistantly with this verb tense mini lesson. These worksheets are super easy to understand and use; just print and go! Here is what is included:★Verb Tense Worksheets (3 pages)★Answer KeyThank you so much for stopping by my store. I hope you are enjoying my products. I appreciate you providing feedback and you even earn free TPT credits every time you do!Also, follow me and be notified when new products are uploaded.If you have any quest
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Grammar Worksheets - Growing Monster Bundle
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