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6th grade writing-expository literature circles
Non-Fiction Informational Cereal Box Book Report- 6 Templates to Choose From!
This is a very fun activity for my class. I've made 6 different templates that you can choose from to have students use for their book report. This product includes topics covering the following:1. Animals: Use any animal book (Nat Geo's are great!)2. Who Would Win?: Any WWW book (Animal 1 vs. Animal 2)3. Biography: You could potentially use this for a writing autobiography activity as well4. Sports: Use any book that explains a sport5. Country/State: There are 2 different side covers to use d
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1st - 6th
The Castle in the Attic Novel Study Digital + Printable Book Unit
Are you looking for an all-in-one unit for The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop? Look no further. This comprehensive digital + printable unit includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts with organizers for planning, and language arts lessons. Lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 5–6.✨ DIGITAL RESOURCESThis novel study includes links to digital resources. Boom Learning is used for multiple-choice, short answer, and f
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5th - 6th
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MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU! 40 Writing Prompts for Starwars Day - Ages 7+ NO PREP
May the 4th be with you!Celebrate in style and save on planning time with these time saving and thoughtful writing prompts.Each with individual Starwars borders kids will love. 10 Instructional writing prompts10 creative writing prompts10 persuasive/argument writing prompts10 descriptive writing prompts.A5 Cards ready to go. School appropriate (No references to violence).Celebrate fandom on Star Wars Day, the official Star Wars holiday.NEW - Blend/Digraph resourceYou might like to check out our
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1st - 8th
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is a favorite novel study for students. Use this Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe fantasy literature unit to cover a wide range of reading skills. My favorite activity in this product is the Narnia map activity. Students use the text to identify 9 key locations. Based on textual evidence, the students map Narnia and the route Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan followed while in Narnia. Students stain a piece of ledger sized paper with tea bags the
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4th - 6th
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Mentor Text List Aligned with CCSS for Reading, Writing & Genres(Bundled)
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This resource includes a bundle of 5 of my popular mentor text lists. The book titles are organized alphabetically by skill. Lexile levels are listed for you to determine the reading level/grade level that is most appropriate for your class. If a Lexile level is missing, it is because there is no Lexile level listed for that title in the Lexile database.
You can use these books to introduce reading skills as a whole group or in small, guided reading groups. They can also be use
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2nd - 8th
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Digital + Printable Novel Study
Are you looking for an all-in-one unit to teach Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling? Look no further. This comprehensive digital + printable novel study includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts, and skill practice aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for grades 5–6.✨ DIGITAL RESOURCESThis novel study includes links to digital resources. Boom Learning is used for multiple-choice, short-answer, and fill-in-t
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5th - 6th
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Number the Stars Literature Response Journal
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a must have in any upper elementary classroom. The friendship between the Johansens and the Rosens is torn apart after the Nazis invade Denmark and the Rosens lives are put in danger. It poses the question "What would you do to save the life of someone you care about?"This packet includes a total of 54 writing prompts - 3 per chapter. There are 2 versions of this journal in this packet. The first version is in the correct order – chapters 1 to 17 and the after
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4th - 6th
9 weeks of Writing Prompts - High Interest - Bell work, ticket out, journal etc
One slide per day for an entire 9 week quarter PLUS 4 extra slides in case you don't care for one of the prompts.
All of these are appropriate for 4-8th grade learners. All are high interest, easy to understand and respond to prompts to engage your students immediately.
Includes pictures of how to implement in your classroom as a bell work, writing prompts with a journal/notebook and/or as a ticket out quick assessment system.
CORE is really pushing writing - quick-writes as well as more ext
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3rd - 8th
Creating a Perfect Utopian Society Extension Activity
This is a brainstorming packet that students can use to create their own utopian society. This is a great extension activity when discussing utopian/dystopian texts. It is also a great way to get students thinking about what makes a society work.
Texts that go great when teaching about utopian/dystopian texts:
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Divergent by Vero
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6th - 10th
"Gary" by Leila Rudge - HOT Reading comprehension resources
"Gary" by Leila Rudge is shortlisted for the 2017 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards - Early Childhood Book of the Year.This picture book is about Gary, a racing pigeon, and his adventures when he becomes lost in the city.This 50 page teacher resource includes higher order reading comprehension activities to support the picture book. A copy of the picture book is not included with this resource and would be required. Please note that this is an Australian picture book, so this re
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1st - 6th
50 Narrative Writing Topic Collection NAPLAN Prep
** Commitment issues? Try the Narrative Writing Topic SAMPLERIncluded in this PDF are 100 pages of Narrative Writing preparation. For me, I will be using this pack to prepare my Year 3 students for NAPLAN writing. There are 50 different topics for students to write stories around. 2 versions: 50 colour + 50 black and white.How will I use this resource?I will have the topic cards printed and cut for each of the 50 topics. I will give students a topic card every few days to glue up the top of thei
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3rd - 6th
Genre Units Bundled, Projects for Every Reading Genre
NO-PREP Reading Genre Units for the Entire Year "BUNDLED"! I've bundled eight of my best selling literature genre resources for a reduced price. Each resource comes with a complete guide on how to write a quality, organized fiction story, several creative writing projects, genre elements checklists, book report templates and much more! Print and go writing projects! To check out all of the resources in this bundle, please click on each individual product link below:Historical Fiction Literatur
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4th - 6th
Of Mice and Men Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan
The Socratic Seminar is the perfect way to- get your students to participate in class discussions- have students learn to truly analyze a work of literature or a topic- to get students to understand something from multiple viewpoints.The Socratic Seminar is a student led graded group discussion about a subject or novel. They plan ahead of time for the questions and then sit in a circle to discuss the opened-ended questions. The teacher listens and grades the students based on the content and qua
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6th - 10th
The Bread Winner by Arvella Whitmore Novel Study Unit
This is a zipped file with two secure PDF files for The Bread Winner by Arvella Whitmore. The resource is a low prep novel unit and includes a student PDF with all student activity pages that teachers can print as a novel study packet for reading groups. The second PDF has all student pages with teacher notes, answer keys, and student samples.The Bread Winner is a high interest novel study for upper elementary students. After gathering background information about the Depression, students identi
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Depression Era Novel Study Literature Bundle
Persuasive Writing Topic Collection NAPLAN Prep
** Commitment issues? Try the Persuasive Writing Topic SAMPLERIncluded in this PDF are 197 pages of Persuasive Writing preparation. For me, I will be using this pack to prepare my Year 3 students for NAPLAN writing. There are 15 different topics, individually deconstructed to pose PROs and CONs for each side of the argument. There are multiple versions to cater for full colour, bw, full text and blank template. Additionally, there are cut and paste activities included for most topics to allow st
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3rd - 6th
The BFG - Class Dream Jar - Dream Recipe
This activity correlates with The BFG. The "Class Dream Jar" allows students to combine ingredients to create a trogglehumper or phizzwizard dream. Students/groups will randomly select 3 ingredients to create their own unique dream and then articulate their dream using writing skills and/or process.
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2nd - 6th
Opinion Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions BUNDLE
Struggling to find high-quality persuasive writing examples for your Persuasive/ Opinion Writing Unit? Set your students up for success with this bundle that includes 21 engaging opinion passages on topics kids love! These passages serve as excellent examples of persuasive passages, articles & letters. Each passage is structured to emphasize persuasive techniques and text structure.Ideal for both Reading Lessons and Persuasive Writing Units, this bundle includes 21 comprehension question she
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4th - 6th
PEEL PARAGRAPH BOOTCAMP!
A 2 week bootcamp to promote the use of PEEL paragraph writing techniques.Your students will be challenged to write a PEEL paragraph everyday for 2 weeks with the support of sentence starters.The scaffolding in the slides will develop the necessary skills to write an effective PEEL paragraph.
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3rd - 7th
"Shining Light on Multiple Sclerosis Day: A Poetic Journey May 24th!"
Title: "Shining Light on Multiple Sclerosis Day: A Poetic Journey Through Strength and Courage" May 24th This is a heartfelt tribute to the resilience and fortitude of individuals confronting the challenges of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Through vivid imagery and emotive verses, this poem captures the essence of the MS experience, shedding light on the struggles and triumphs of those living with the condition.In the classroom, this poem serves as a powerful educational tool for raising awareness ab
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6th - 10th
Stones - Complete Literature Circle Unit Plan
This unit plan is focused on the novel Stones by William Bell and consists of sixty-three pages, the components of which are detailed at the bottom of this description. The Suggested Unit Plan has day-by-day plans for seven weeks or eighteen classes worth of activities.
The unit plan for Stones literature circles is based on a student-centered reading activity that involves various roles assigned to each student on a weekly basis. The literature circle group workbook gives each of the roles (e
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6th - 10th
Matched by Ally Condie (Dystopian Fiction Novel Study, Vocabulary, Project)
What is the cost of having personal freedom in a society? This book club is meant to accompany the amazing novel by Ally Condie. With many dystopian novels hitting the shelves it is hard to sift through which ones might be right for your students. It is hard to know which ones are going to make your students really think about their world and enjoy reading along the way. I was able to cover so many social studies concepts while have students thinking deeply about literature. Students really love
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Dystopian Future Book Club Growing Bundle (9 Book Clubs)
Persuasive Writing Tasks and Anchor Charts
These printable writing resources help students understand, use and apply their persuasive writing skills. Task cards and an anchor chart fan, all engaging ways to introduce, understand and use ethos, pathos, and logos. The fan allows students to work independently in literacy centres.It includes:• A flap book, introducing logos, ethos and pathos• A foldable activity for students to write a summary of logos, ethos and pathos in their own words• A sheet for students to identify concepts• 36 task
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3rd - 6th
Writing Prompts - Persuade Me - Task Cards
Writing Prompts - Persuade Me - Task cards - provides students the opportunity to write a persuasive text with a visual stimulus and persuasive writing text starter.
These can be used as a quick write daily or weekly writing task. The cards can be also used for autonomous learning to extend students.
Teachers may like to use the persuasive task cards to teach a modelled or scaffolded lesson.
Excellent NAPLAN task cards for students.
I have tried to differentiate the persuasive cards for all l
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3rd - 7th
HISTORICAL FICTION NEWSPAPER PROJECT
A unique book report project in response to a work of historical fiction. The project is designed to thoroughly immerse students in the historical period in question, and will stretch their skills in research, expository writing, and formatting. The packet includes 2 printable pages of guidelines and an assessment rubric. All pages are ready to be printed and handed out to students.
Grades:
4th - 9th
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