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Common Core RL.7.2 independent work packets
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions ELA Test Prep Digital Resources
Are you looking for a way to have your students engaged and ready for class as soon as they walk in the door? These Daily Reading Comprehension Passages make the perfect bell ringer or morning work! These printable and digital bellringers are specifically designed to improve middle school students’ reading skills. This resource includes short and engaging daily reading passages that provide meaningful practice with context clues, main idea, making inferences, determining theme, and more!These pa
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6th - 8th
Mother to Son Langston Hughes Poetry Analysis - Printable & Digital
Make metaphors come alive with these "Mother to Son" poem activities! This poetry analysis resource includes a graphic organizer to walk students through the rich figurative language in Hughes' highly relatable poem and help them analyze extended metaphor, character, and theme. It also includes a one-page biography of Langston Hughes and comprehension questions about the poem, the informational text, and connections between the poem and the poet's life.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don'
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Kobe Bryant Dear Basketball Poem — Analysis & Paired Text Michael Jordan Letter
Students LOVE reading and analyzing Kobe Bryant's "Dear Basketball" Poem. In this activity, they will complete a Poem Analysis & Compare/Contrast Paired Text Activity. The paired text students will look at is Michael Jordan's 2003 Retirement Letter, also titled "Dear Basketball."In 2015, Bryant announced his retirement through “Player’s Tribune” in a poem titled “Dear Basketball.” In the poem, Bryant shares his love for the sport with the world. Bryant later earned an Academy Award for Best
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6th - 10th
Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Get ALL the middle school reading comprehension review activities you need in one bundle! Practice inference, cause and effect, roots and affixes, context clues, story elements, figurative language, connotation, text structure, text features, and fact and opinion with this complete reading skills test prep pack! This bundle includes 10 resources covering the following skills:InferenceStory ElementsCause and EffectRoots and AffixesContext CluesFigurative LanguageConnotationText StructureText Feat
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6th - 8th
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Bundle- Distance Learning Options
UPDATED 4/16/20 This resource now includes TWO versions on the novel study. The first version includes many basic comprehension questions and graphic organizers. The second version is more streamlined and would be appropriate for on level and above level students. The second version is also available in a DIGITAL version for distance learning via Google Slides! I've also made the character graphic organizers available in Google Slides via a separate link from the Version 2 novel study. Updated 2
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5th - 8th
Brown Girl Dreaming by J.Woodson; A CCSS Aligned, PDF & Digital Book Study
OVERVIEW: If you like to inspire, teach, and motivate your students using award-winning, literature, don't overlook this amazing memoir: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2015 Newbery Honor Award, 2015 Coretta Scott King Award, 2014 National Book Award, and 2015 E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award). Use this PDF, custom-made, no-prep, CCSS aligned memoir-study to help your students focus, understand, and stretch themselves as they read. If you want to use it with distance lea
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5th - 9th
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Novel Study Unit - 150+ Pages, No-Prep PDF
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Novel Study Unit - 150-page novel guide with student worksheets, activities, quizzes, tests, and teacher resources for teaching Mark Twain's classic, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Classroom-tested by over 650 teachers with a 4.9/5 Rating! This Printable PDF is perfect for in-person classrooms or distance learning but will need to be modified for use in Google Classroom.In this comprehensive Adventures of Tom Sawyer Teaching Unit, you'll find:Informational Text Artic
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6th - 9th
Wonder Novel Study | Digital: Google, PowerPoint | Comprehension | Assessment
This digital Wonder Book Study is designed to be used with Google Slides, Google Classroom or with PowerPoint. With purchasing, you'll receive a link that allows you to make a copy of a novel study document into your own Google Drive, or the editable PowerPoint. You will also be able to assign your students a final comprehensive assessment (print version only). This novel study has everything included to enhance understanding, deep thinking, and personal reflection while students read Wonder. Th
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Friendship Novel Study Bundle: Wonder, The BFG, The Wild Robot
Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study Unit - 87-Page Teaching Resource BUNDLE
Bud, Not Buddy No-Prep novel study unit - 88 pages of lessons, activities, quizzes, tests, and more for teaching the charming novel Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis! Classroom-tested by over 1,900 teachers with a 4.7/5 Rating. Please note that this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.This complete Bud, Not Buddy Unit includes:Texts and Pre-Reading Activities to engage students and to support and introduce themes and context before reading✳️
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4th - 7th
No Prep Novel Study: Summer of the Mariposas by G. McCall (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 100+ page, Common Core aligned, complete novel study for Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. This NO PREP book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel, including an extension activity to compare and contrast the novel with Homer's Odyssey. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. The novel study is divided into 3 sections (just like the book). Each section includes vocabular
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6th - 8th
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DIGITAL/GOOGLE I Am Malala- Young Readers Edition Reading Journal/ Novel Unit
NOW DIGITAL! This unit includes a link to a Google Slides and Google Docs student work packet. This product is a literature circle novel unit for the book, "I Am Malala." It breaks the book into sections and provides space for:SummaryComprehension QuestionsStudent Question/AnswerVocabulary EnrichmentGraphic Organizer or Tech ConnectionThis is a great unit that I use in my own classroom. It is ready to go right out of the printer and provides the teacher with helpful ideas and links. It is aligne
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5th - 12th
Maniac Magee Novel Study Unit Teaching - 170+ Page Teacher Resource BUNDLE
Maniac Magee 173-page novel study unit includes student coursework, quizzes, tests, and teacher resources, for teaching Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. Students will be able to self-direct their study in many cases, making it perfect for in-person or distance learning. Classroom-tested by over 700 teachers with a 4.9/5 Rating! Please note this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.In this comprehensive Maniac Magee Teaching bundle, you'll get:Texts and
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5th - 8th
Theme Graphic Organizers and Worksheets with Easel Activity
Are you teaching theme? Do your students struggle with identifying the message in a story? Use these graphic organizers to help students with finding theme. The worksheets will help them understand how to identify theme in a novel or a short story by looking at dialogue, conflict, and endings. Includes examples of each from literature and uses a mnemonic device to remember what theme is. (THEME = THE MEssage) Additional pages to support finding theme included for taking notes, along with a word
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6th - 9th
Poetry Packet — 5 Poems (Middle School Poetry Unit: 7th, 8th or 9th Grade Level)
This Poetry Packet includes 5 Poems your students will read and analyze. The poems included are suggested for a Middle School Poetry Unit: 7th, 8th or 9th Grade ELA.This packet is a wonderful tool because you can have students complete the analyses of the poems in a variety of ways: whole-class, independently and/or collaboratively.The poems included in this packet are:"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth"We Wear The Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunb
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7th - 9th
HEAT, by Mike Lupica: A PDF and EASEL Digital Novel Study
Perfect for use during baseball season, this is a custom-made, PDF packet intended for independent work. It is designed to use with a literature circle or book club group composed of students in grades 5-7 who are reading the #1 New York Times Best Seller, HEAT, written by sportscaster Mike Lupica. This product is flexible and can be printed or can be uploaded as an Easel Digital product that can be assigned and completed by students digitally. If you are unfamiliar with Easel products, use t
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Baseball Bundled by Jean Martin: 9 Baseball Novel Studies
ECHO by Pam Munoz Ryan; A PDF and Digital Novel Study by Jean Martin
Overview: This custom-made, ready-to-use packet is a PDF product designed for students in grades 5-8 as they read ECHO, Pam Munoz Ryan's 2016 Newbery Honor book and Kirkus Prize winner. The 40 student pages can be downloaded to create student booklets or exported as an Easel digital product and used on any device. The student pages divide the text into nine reading assignments with questions and tasks to go with each one. Included also is an answer key, a student bookmark for keeping track of
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5th - 7th
Tuck Everlasting Novel Study Unit -- 98-Page No Prep Teaching Guide
Tuck Everlasting Novel Study Unit - a 98-page standards-aligned teaching guide that includes worksheets, activities, lists, notes & resources, quizzes, tests, and more for teaching Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. Classroom-tested by over 1,000 teachers with a 4.8/5 Rating! Please note that this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.In this comprehensive Tuck Everlasting Teaching bundle, you'll get:Supplemental Texts and Pre-Reading Activities
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4th - 6th
The Monkey’s Paw Short Story Activities & Worksheets - Digital & Printable!
Interacting with W.W. Jacob’s short horror story “The Monkey’s Paw” is easy and engaging with these post-reading activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep activities are included, making it easy for you to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Both teachers and students love these unique and challenging critical th
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6th - 8th
One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia: A PDF & EASEL Novel Study
This packet includes a ready-to-use, custom made, CCSS aligned, PDF novel study for students reading the award-winning novel, One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia! It can also be downloaded as a TpT Digital product. Included in the packet is a 24-page student booklet (printable or used digitally) as well as a vocabulary bookmark, plus an answer key. It is designed to reinforce essential reading and writing skills for students in grades 5-8. Skills addressed support CCSS and include vis
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5th - 8th
Also included in: One Crazy Bundle: PDF Novel Studies for Rita Williams-Garcia's Books
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate: A PDF and Easel Digital Novel Study
Overview: This is a custom-made, ready-to-use PDF and/or Easel digital packet for students in grades 4-7 who are reading the novel, Crenshaw, written by Katherine Applegate. To have a digital product that can be assigned and completed digitally, download this as an Easel product. This packet of materials includes 23 student pages, an answer key, a list of vocabulary words found in the reading, and a chart showing CCSS standards that are supported. The student pages divide the text into 5 readi
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Crenshaw: A PDF and Google Slides Novel Study Bundle
El Deafo by Cece Bell: A Google Slides/PDF/Easel Novel Study
Overview: This versatile product is a custom made, ready-to-use novel study that offers the buyer three different formats! It is a google slides product complete with text boxes for use digitally in distance learning. It is also a completed "Easel by TpT" activity that makes it possible for students with any device to use the editable text boxes that have already been installed to complete the entire workbook digitally. Being a PDF, this can also be printed and used with pencil and paper. Desi
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4th - 6th
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Short Story Reading Comprehension Questions Writing
In this short story workshop, students will read (and/or listen to) Seventh Grade by Gary Soto and analyze plot, character, and conflict; answer text dependent questions, diagram the story plot, and write a plot summary. INCLUDED:PRINTABLE VERSION- Designed specifically for 8.5x11 paperDIGITAL VERSION- Designed specifically for interactivity on Google SlidesLink to full text embeddedLink to full audio embedded8 text-dependent, rigorous CCSS questionsAnswer KeyPlot diagramPlot summary teach sheet
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6th - 8th
Book Bento - Independent/Group Novel Study Project - Printable & Electronic
Wrapping up an independent, group, or whole class novel study?We've got you covered with this fantastic resource, available in as both a printable workbook and an electronic file.A Book Bento is a visual essay that asks students to explore key ideas in a novel, including character, plot, conflict, and theme. By completing this project, students will show their understanding of the novel, cite textual evidence, and explain their analysis.The Book Bento workbook includes the following activities:I
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 7 Essay Alternatives BUNDLE - Independent/Group Novel Study Projects
Novel Study Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II w/ Part A, Part B Qs + DIGITAL
This is a 120+ page Common Core aligned complete novel study for Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II by Alan Gratz. Set in Nazi Germany during WWII, Projekt 1065 tells the story of a boy that infiltrates the Hilter Youth as an Allied spy. This novel study unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 29-page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUD
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7th - 8th
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