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Common Core W.8.3 activities
Back to School Activities for Secondary - First Week of School - PRINT & DIGITAL
Engage your new students from day one with these 11 back-to-school activities that are ideal for the first day and first week of school! This Back-to-School Activities Packet is ideal for middle and high school students, and it is filled with beginning-of-the-year ice breakers and activities you and your students will love!You and your students will get to know each other and start the school year on the right foot with these beginning-of-the-year activities. These 11 first-week-of-school activi
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6th - 9th
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Writing Interactive Notebooks: Writing Activities {Interactive Writing Notebook}
Writing Interactive Notebooks ~ Sentences and Paragraphs for Common Core 3-8. This Writing Interactive Notebook is a companion to my TpT Best Sellers for Reading Literature and Reading Informational Text.Get the *original* Interactive Writing Notebooks - Over 30,000 copies sold!This resource is now part of an interactive notebook bundle. Find the bundle here.***********************************************Each of the 26 lessons includes a photo of the finished product, teacher’s notes, teacher’s
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
Personal Narrative Essay, Autobiographical Incident Writing, Step-By-Step, CCSS
Help your high school and advanced middle school students get creative with this eight-day Personal Narrative essay writing mini-unit. Featuring models of one professional and three exemplar student-written personal narrative essays, this bundle of step-by-step materials will inspire even reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements and dynamic lecture materials will guide your students to craft their own meaningful autobiographical incident essays
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8th - 11th
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The Outsiders Novel Study Unit - Questions - Outsiders Projects Activities Tests
The Outsiders Novel Study Unit contains 250+ pages with a complete unit plan for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Perfect for an Outsiders Interactive Notebook, these Outsiders activities include chapter by chapter questions, interactive class activities, graphic organizers, and printable assignments. A full set of Outsiders questions are included, which focus on reading comprehension and encourage students to think critically and engage with text. Detailed answer keys are also included.✅Be sure to
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6th - 8th
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The HOBBIT Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL - Standards Based
This Hobbit Novel Study Unit will instantly engage your students with thought-provoking learning activities aligned to ELA standards. Now includes both a print and digital version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, acquiring new vocabulary, and discussing important ideas as they read J.R.R. Tolkien's fascinating novel. The DIGITAL version offers colorful, beautifully-designed slides that allow students to type their responses into text boxes. Test and all quizzes are accessed with lin
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6th - 9th
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The Most Dangerous Game Activities - Short Story Unit - Questions - Map Project
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell: Short Story Units with Questions, Vocabulary, and Short Story Annotations! This 90 page short story with comprehension questions resource contains everything you need to teach “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Perfect for your short story unit or The Most Dangerous Game unit, this short story package contains detailed comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, vocabulary words, character analysis, creative writing activities, pr
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7th - 10th
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Romeo and Juliet Unit Plan - 5-week plan with activities, writing, and more!
Take your Romeo and Juliet Unit to the next-level with this engaging, hands-on, and comprehensive 5-week unit. This engaging Romeo and Juliet Unit Plan has everything you will need to teach and engage your students in William Shakespeare's classic tragedy. With this Romeo and Juliet Teaching Unit, students will not only have a better understanding of the play, but they will also be able to demonstrate their understanding of the play and various literary elements through writing. Begin your unit
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8th - 11th
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Narrative Writing Teaching Unit for secondary ELA (presentation, essay & more)
Engage your students in an exciting and comprehensive narrative writing unit with this resource! This standards-based narrative writing unit includes materials for both a personal narrative and a fictional narrative and includes everything you need to teach narrative writing to your middle and high school students, including both the print and digital files!Walk your students step-by-step through the writing process with the materials in this unit. From brainstorming and organizing to peer editi
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Narrative Writing and Short Story Unit Bundle
The Giver Novel Study - Comprehension Questions - Activities - Final Projects
The Giver Novel Study Package contains a complete 115 page novel study on The Giver by Lois Lowry. Everything you need to teach a complete The Giver unit is included. Detailed Giver questions, answer keys, Giver activities, vocabulary words, character analysis, and engaging Giver final projects are all included in this Giver literature guide. A variety of graphic organizers and Giver worksheets are also included. All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information shee
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5th - 8th
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Writing Dialogue Practice Activities | Punctuating Dialogue Rules
Teach students the art of writing dialogue using this printable and digital lesson plan. Everything you need to teach dialogue is included! Your students will analyze the differences dialogue creates when added to narrative writing, take notes on dialogue punctuation, and apply learning with independent and cooperative activities! A printable PDF and Google Drive version is included.Included With Your Purchase:Introductory ActivityDialogue Rules NotesTake a Closer Look NotesGuided Practice Sent
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5th - 8th
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Freak the Mighty Novel Study Unit Projects & Activities - Lesson Plans - Test
This Freak the Mighty Unit Novel Study contains a complete unit plan for Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. The perfect addition to your Freak the Mighty lesson plans, these resources contain a Freak the Mighty pre-reading activity, chapter questions and graphic organizers that encourage students to think critically and engage with text. Detailed answer keys are also included.✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails and preview for detailed images and descriptions of some of the engaging resource
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Novel Study Bundle | Freak the Mighty | Maniac Magee | Wishtree | Units
Trevor Noah's Born A Crime Engaging Novel Study Unit Bundle - Distance Learning
300+ pages of print and digital resources to make teaching Born A Crime meaningful, engaging, and low prep. This unit is the one-stop shop for teaching Born A Crime. It has everything you need and more! This novel study unit is based on the original version of Born A Crime. If you are looking for an engaging and discounted novel study unit for the Adapted for Young Readers version of Born A Crime, ★ Check out this resource here! ★Engage your students in Trevor Noah's popular novel Born A Crime t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Gift of the Magi” by American writer O. Henry, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the text, and provide opportunities for creative writing. This two-day lesson plan includes a beautifully illustrated copy of the story, an 8-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and two options for creative writing assignments with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own O
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7th - 10th
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Narrative Writing - Personal Narrative Unit Grades 5 - 8
Narrative Writing – This “print and teach” standards-aligned Personal Narrative Unit contains engaging mini-lessons and activities that will lead your students through the process of writing a strong narrative piece. A mentor text is included along with revising techniques that help students improve their writing! More from teachers who have used this resource:- "This was SUPER easy to use and it got even my most discouraged writers writing! Thank you!"- "The content has awesome, just-right l
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5th - 8th
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Growth Mindset Bell Ringers: 30 Engaging Growth Mindset Writing Prompts
Looking for a quick and engaging way to start class and get students thinking? These growth mindset bellringers are designed with middle school and high schoolers in mind and will get your students thinking and reflecting. Each growth mindset bell ringer includes a quote and a thought-provoking writing prompt!This bell-ringer resource includes 30 growth mindset bell ringers. Each bell ringer includes a growth mindset-inspired quote and a brief writing response. Students will read the quote and w
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Growth Mindset Bundle - Secondary Growth Mindset Activities & Resources
Short Stories with Comprehension Questions - 11 Short Story Units - Annotations
This giant Short Story with Comprehension Questions Bundle contains 11 of my best selling products bundled together for a heavily discounted price! Perfect for short story reading comprehension, it has a variety of different short story activities, as well elements of literature activities and notes. This package has enough resources to keep kids engaged while learning about literary elements.✅Please check out the thumbnails and individual products in this bundle for detailed descriptions and im
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6th - 9th
HOLES Novel Study - Print & DIGITAL - Novel Guide 5 - 8
This Holes Novel Study is sure to engage your students with meaningful, standards-aligned learning activities. Now includes both a print and digital version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, acquiring new vocabulary, and discussing key ideas as they read Louis Sachar’s excellent novel. Chapter Response Pages challenge students to dig into the text to explain and make inferences. Perfect for partner work or small groups! The DIGITAL version offers colorful slides that allow students
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5th - 8th
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Descriptive Writing Unit: Place Paragraph (Google Classroom Compatible)
In this seven-day Descriptive Writing Unit students utilize the steps for writing (pre-writing, writing, revising, editing, and publishing) in order to describe a place in a detailed paragraph. Lessons and mini-lessons include: effective pre-writing, writing lead sentences, putting details in order, using transitions, avoiding overused words, writing descriptive sentences, self-editing, and peer editing. Digital Version Included - This resource includes a traditional PDF version of the student
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 3 Writing Units BUNDLE - Persuasive, Descriptive, & Myth Writing Units
"Roar" By Katy Perry Figurative Language & Poetic Devices Distance Learning
Common Core Language and Reading Practice Using Song Lyrics: "Roar" by Katy Perry - updated for distance learning!This IS included in Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2.This activity uses popular song lyrics ("Roar" By Katy Perry, written by Bonnie McKee) to practice figurative language & poetic devices. It also includes exercises for students to analyze tone/mood and how the devices contribute to the overall meaning. *NEWLY ADDED (Feb. 26, 2014): Activities for analyzing word connotations (n
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6th - 11th
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Halloween Writing Activity - Crumpled Pumpkin Collaborative Writing Assignment
Halloween Writing Activity - Crumpled Pumpkin is a fun and collaborative classroom Halloween writing activity that is designed to ignite creativity in even the most reluctant writers. This collaborative writing exercise promises to have students eagerly reaching for their pencils as they craft their own spooky Halloween narrative story. The Crumpled Pumpkin Halloween writing method not only fosters teamwork but also ensures that this lesson will be one that your students never forget! How the Cr
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6th - 10th
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All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit - Close Reading Activity
The "All Summer In A Day" short story unit is filled with short story reading comprehension activities to teach main idea, summary, theme, characterization, and more. This 8 day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian tale. Each lesson is scaffolded and contains tools to help meet the diverse needs of all learners. There is also a creative writing project that requires students to wr
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6th - 9th
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Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell, Short Story Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the classic short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This three-day lesson plan includes the full-text 9-page story (public domain), an 8-question student handout (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters), a simile hunt worksheet (also with answer key), and an optional direct/indirect characterization activity. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for ad
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8th - 11th
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The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
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6th - 9th
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Halloween Writing Activity - Write a Creative Mystery Story
Halloween Mystery Writing Activity - Are you looking for an engaging and easy-to-use assignment for students to create a fun and spooky Halloween story? This Halloween activity leads students through the entire writing process with a unique and fun brainstorming activity designed to motivate struggling and resistant writers!This resource includes a unique "Dial-A-Mystery" activity to help students who struggle with "writer's block" write a creative story. Students can work together or individua
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5th - 8th
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