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Common Core RL.8.2 videos
Creative Book Report Projects for Any Novel or Short Story - Video Introductions
Creative Book Report Projects for Any Novel or Short Story - Video Introductions: Ditch the traditional book report and explore six creative alternatives suitable for any novel or short story. Engage even your most reluctant students with this comprehensive bundle, which includes everything you need to implement these innovative projects. Each assignment is accompanied by a captivating hand-drawn video introduction by John Spencer, designed to hook students from the start. From dynamic character
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7th - 10th
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Write an Alternate Ending - Book Report Project for Any Novel or Short Story
Write an Alternate Ending - Book Report Project for Any Novel or Short Story: Elevate traditional book reports with this engaging "Alternate Ending" project suitable for any novel or short story. Students will craft a found alternate ending to the narrative they've just read, sparking creativity and critical thinking. As part of the project, they will also assume the role of a distinguished literary professor, eager to analyze and discuss the implications of the new ending on the characters and
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7th - 10th
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Book Report Digital Projects for Any Novel or Short Story - Video Introductions
Book Report Digital Projects for Any Novel or Short Story - Video Introductions: Ditch the traditional book report and use these six creative digital alternatives suitable for any novel or short story instead. Engage even your most reluctant students with this comprehensive digital bundle, which includes everything you need to implement these innovative projects. Each digital assignment is accompanied by a captivating hand-drawn video introduction by John Spencer, designed to hook students from
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7th - 10th
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Write an Alternate Ending - Novel or Short Story Digital Book Report Project
Write an Alternate Ending - Novel or Short Story Digital Book Report Project: Elevate traditional book reports with this engaging "Alternate Ending" digital project suitable for any novel or short story. Students will craft a found alternate ending to the narrative they've just read, sparking creativity and critical thinking. As part of the project, they will also assume the role of a distinguished literary professor, eager to analyze and discuss the implications of the new ending on the charact
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7th - 10th
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Suspense Unit
Students love this high interest unit and gain important skills in literary analysis, research, and narrative writing. These Common Core aligned materials help students to: Readingü Analyze literature for character, plot, theme, and languageü Explore elements of suspense including dramatic and situational irony, foreshadowing, and the unreliable narratorü Annotate with purposeü Construct text-dependent analysis responses with strong evidence and analysisResearchü Identify and cite sourcesü Take
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6th - 9th
Teaching Reading Skills: Conflict - Instructional Video, Lesson, Guided Notes
If you teach reading skills in your middle school ELA class, you will need to teach conflict. And guess what? I'll do it for you! Use this lesson and guided notes, go to the free YouTube lesson, sit back, and take a breather! Perfect for homeschooling, when you need sub plans, or when kids are absent.I'll also provide a regular link to the video in case you can't access YouTube in your class. The concept is simple:Show the video. You get to sit back and take a breather! You could also te
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5th - 8th
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Teaching Reading Skills: Theme - Instructional Video, Lesson, Guided Notes
If you teach reading skills in your middle school ELA class, you will need to teach theme. And guess what? I'll do it for you! Use this lesson and guided notes, go to the free YouTube lesson, sit back, and take a breather! Perfect for homeschooling, when you need sub plans, or when kids are absent.I'll also provide a regular link to the video in case you can't access YouTube in your class. The concept is simple:Show the video. You get to sit back and take a breather! You could also teach
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5th - 8th
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Freak the Mighty - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing Lesson
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a compare and contrast essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an compare and contrast writing graphic organizer, rubric, compare and contrast writing quiz, and a comparison contrast writing template.All aspects of text evidence
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6th - 8th
Free Common Core Activity for Plot Structure, Theme, and Tone in a Movie Trailer
The provided FREE Common Core rigorous activity explores the development of plot structure, tone, theme, and character development in a popular movie trailer from 2014. The activities are tied to the Common Core standards RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, SL2, and SL3. The activity focus on the analysis of how authors develop plot structure (foreshadowing, flashback, suspense, humor, and mystery), tone, theme, and complex characters in a movie trailer. The activity includes a teacher answer key to assist you
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6th - 12th
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How to Write Thematic Essays (Step-By-Step with Video)
11-page slideshow that takes students step-by-step through identifying a theme to gathering evidence. Slides use Fahrenheit 451 as a reference, but students need not have read the novel to use the slides.
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6th - 12th
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Wonder by R J Palacio - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing Lesson
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for Wonder by R. J. Palacio has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a compare and contrast essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an compare and contrast writing graphic organizer, rubric, compare and contrast writing quiz, and a comparison contrast writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are c
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6th - 8th
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Digital Short (Snack Attack) with Questions - Independent Work / Small Group
This is a great short that can be used in many different ways with your students. This resource is a Google Form with a video embedded and 5 comprehension and inferencing questions. It also includes one question about the theme or lesson of the storyUse this in your classroom to add on to station work, if you have to call out for a day and leave an assignment, or even to pull a small group. It's great for students to practice making inferences and recognizing that the things they notice aren't
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4th - 8th
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Mini-Bundle for The Giver, Chapter 1 through 3
This file contains a video recap and discussion for the first three chapters of The Giver. The video is ideal for front-loading information before reading the chapter or discussing it in class. ESL students benefit greatly from viewing the information and writing notes in graphic organizers before diving into the novel.
Speaking of graphic organizers.... This file also contains 6 thinking maps:
- characters tree map
- age ceremonies tree map
- community rules circle map
- sequence of events ma
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5th - 9th
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6 original stop motion films, customized curricula, and worksheets
This bundle includes a download link so you can own all five award-winning films, plus one bonus film! Also includes five extensive lesson plans and student worksheets. You can sample my lessons by downloading three of the 5 lesson plans for free in my store.Additional lesson plans for "The Clown," and "The Telling Tale" are included here.Students love our scrappy stop motion films! Activities include a variety of group and individual projects such as :Comparative literature (comparing oral, w
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Module 1 Lessons 18-22 Wit and Wisdom 8th Grade
This product consists of 50 slides and 5 lessons corresponding to Module 1 Wit and Wisdom Poetics and The Power of Storytelling. The products contain lesson slides, charts, activities, journal prompts, vocabulary, small and whole group discussions, videos, resources, and more.
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8th
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Also included in:Â Module 1 8th Grade Wit and Wisdom lesson slides
Harrison Bergeron Classroom Screenplay
‘Harrison Bergeron’ is a 1961 short story by the American writer Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007). The story can be categorized as ‘dystopian satire’ or a ‘satirical dystopian story’, but we’ll say more about these labels in a moment. The action of the story takes place in the future America of 2081, where everyone has been made truly equal, physically, mentally, and aesthetically.This product has broken up the dialogue, added screen directions, and printable props.
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6th - 12th
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a compare and contrast essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an compare and contrast writing graphic organizer, rubric, compare and contrast writing quiz, and a comparison contrast writing template.All aspects of text e
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6th - 8th
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Story Elements Common Core & PARCC using visual (short video)
I include a link to a short video (about a minute and half long). The students fill out a story elements triangle and answer some inferencing questions that align with Common Core & PARCC standards. They also align with FCAT 2.0.
This lesson should be used AFTER students have learned the story elements.
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6th - 9th
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Inference, Theme, and Characterization PP w/ activities
This is a great PowerPoint to use when introducing these concepts to your students.
The PowerPoint includes activities and videos for your students to begin applying the new concepts they've learned.
I hope you enjoy!
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6th - 8th
The Secret Garden - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing Lesson
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a compare and contrast essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an compare and contrast writing graphic organizer, rubric, compare and contrast writing quiz, and a comparison contrast writing template.All aspects of text
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6th - 8th
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42:44
The Missing Manatee Book Chapters 4-5 and Questions Read Aloud Video
Easy to upload for online learning. You can finish the year with this book.This is a powerpoint video mp4 that introduces the book "The Missing Manatee" by Cynthia Defelice. It introduces the vocabulary to the chapters. It has the words and I have read each page of the book aloud. I hope you enjoy it. I will be adding a new video each week with more chapters until the book is done. Please purchase your own copy of this book before starting this. I purchased mine from Barnes and Nobles and it was
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3rd - 8th
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Theme Activity: Learning Life lessons through Zach Sobiech's Life
This is a theme activity that teaches kids theme while also being extremely meaningful. It also teaches students that they can take away several different themes from one story. Students watch a 25 minute film about Zach Sobiech- a student who passed away from cancer. Zach Sobiech is very famous for how he lived his life to the fullest and lived his last days with purpose and meaning. His song "Clouds" has been heard by many and there has now been a movie made that tells his story. After viewin
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7th - 10th
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16:10
Test Prep: Thinking Jobs Lesson
Thinking Jobs or Focus Question help students focus on passages and perform better on state exams. This student-facing video helps both students and teachers understand how to use these helpful skills and apply them much better. You can play this for your class, assign it as homework or use it as professional development.
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3rd - 8th
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CCSS 8.2 Central Idea or Theme
This video is a resource for students. It walks them through the CCSS skill using the text "CNN Interview with Elizabeth Ekford" and/or an excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillos.
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6th - 9th
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