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Middle school literature rubrics under $5
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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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
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!
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
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
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
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
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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Theme Rubric | Theme Analysis Rubric | EDITABLE
This is a student-friendly rubric that can be applied to any written analysis of theme in literature. The rubric is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for determining theme(s) in literary texts, citing specific evidence, and producing clear and coherent writing. The universal language of this rubric allows it to work across multiple grade levels. The rubric is included in both a standard-specific and holistic format to fit your needs. This download also includes both a printable PDF fi
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Rubric BUNDLE | Six EDITABLE Rubrics for Middle School ELA
Of Mice and Men Theme and Character Analysis Final Essay
This final essay is the perfect way to end your Of Mice and Men novel study. This essay writing resource will help you walk your students through the entire writing process as students analyze various characters and how they all tie to the common thread of loneliness. In a five-paragraph essay, the prompt asks students to analyze the book's idea of loneliness and how it relates to three characters. This resource includes the following essay writing items:⭐️ essay handout sheet⭐️ essay outline⭐️
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8th - 11th
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The Giver Socratic Seminar packets and rubric literary analysis
Are you looking for an authentic, student-led final assessment for The Giver? This file contains 2 different packets of Socratic Circle questions- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains 3 different questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with 3 additional questions they will ask if there's time in their circle. Finally, the packet has a page where each student will monitor a partner i
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6th - 8th
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A Christmas Carol One Pager Project
Have your students share their understanding of the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images based on information from the text. With this one-pager reading comprehension project, students will analyze the literature by determining theme, symbolism, characterization, and more. Students' artwork make for unique and creative analyses of the literature and also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student direct
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
Human Rights Violations Project Based Learning (PBL) for Night by Elie Wiesel
This resource will provide you will materials necessary for beginning a PBL on Human Rights Violations to use while teaching Night by Elie Wiesel.This resource includes:-- PBL Assignment Sheet -- Group and Individual version -- Rubrics -- SMART Goal template-- Group/Self Evaluation form-- Group responsibilities form-- Teacher Guide
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Book Cover Design Book Report Project
Book Cover Project! This fun book cover design project is a unique way for students to prove their reading of an independent or class novel. This project is creative and exciting for them with almost no prep involved for you. Great in-class or homework assignment for individuals or partners. Final products make a beautiful bulletin board or wall display. See the free preview for a close-up look at all the pages included.
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-Detailed Teacher Directions (including special warm-up activity
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5th - 9th
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Lamb to the Slaughter Roald Dahl Complete Short Story Unit Activities, Keys
Roald Dahl's short story Lamb to the Slaughter is great for students to practice and hone their analysis skills. Dahl is a loved author and well renowned for his creativity and resilient characters, and Lamb to the Slaughter is no exception. With this unit students will be able to dig deeply into the text searching for irony, and practice their analytical abilities for inference, mood and tone!This unit contains a pre-reading vocabulary and activating activity, during reading (or post, dependi
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
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THE OUTSIDERS Essay Questions & Speech Writing Prompts Rubrics Thesis Summative
The Outsiders Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Response to Literature - Need for Community★ Narrative - Being an Outsider★ Persuasive Letter - Convince DallyOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a sp
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7th - 9th
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Readers Theater Scoring Rubric
All students LOVE readers theater! Make students ACCOUNTABLE for their readers theater performance by distributing this rubric to the audience. The performers are scored on the following four criteria; expression/tone, fluency, volume, participation. The audience is also accountable for listening attentively so they can score the performing group of students.
Sometimes I tally up the scores and give awards to the groups with the highest score for each of the 4 categories! Enjoy!
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2nd - 6th
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Dead Poets Society | O Captain My Captain | Robert Frost Poetry Activity
Extend your students’ understanding of Robert Frost’s Biography and his three poems: “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “The Road Not Taken” with a Dead Poets Society viewing and study of “O Captain! My Captain!”. With references to Frost’s poems and ties to themes of nonconformity, your students will engage in a rousing discussion on conformity before taking an assessment to show what they have acquired during the supplemental unit. Your students will have a gra
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Robert Frost Poems BUNDLE
Research Paper Rubric - EDITABLE
This rubric will help teachers evaluate student research papers using a point system. It includes the following categories:WRITING SKILLSMECHANICSRESEARCH SKILLSIt is quick and easy to quantify. FEEL FREE TO CHANGE THE CRITERIA AS IT APPLIES TO YOUR STUDENTS.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Historical Fiction Book Club Project: Quilting the Past
After my students finish reading their historical fiction book club book, I have them complete a project called "Quilting the Past." The description of this project is below:
You and your book club have been reading your book critically and looking at how power, position, and perspective all interact and effect your story. You and your book club will be making a quilt of twelve squares that will tell the story of your book club book. The goal is that if someone looks at your quilt they will und
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5th - 8th
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Dialectical Journals for Literary Analysis and Non-fiction analysis (w/rubric)
This resource ensures that students are practicing comprehension, summary, questioning, textual evidence, citations, and analysis (including context/explanation, significance and connecting to literary elements, and prediction). And the best part is, it can be used for ANY text, fiction or non-fiction! This assessment includes the following: Assignment sheet with sample responseTemplate for students to fill out in print or on google docsComplete Rubric All components delivered as pdfs (in a zip
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7th - 12th
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Book Talk / Oral Book Report Presentation RUBRIC
*See accompanying Book Talk products in my store.
*Will work for NOVELS or SHORT STORIES
*Students give a 2 min. class presentation about a story they've read with a visual aid
Visual Aid
Content
Preparedness
Presentation Skills
Time (2 min. goal)
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6th - 10th
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