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Close reading Common Core CCRA.L.3 resources
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Back to School Activities
We Don't Eat Our Classmates is my favorite back to school activity. It is a Read Aloud about a dinosaur's first day of school. She feels nervous that she won't make any friends. When she gets to school, she eats her classmates! This book is perfect for back to school and reviewing classroom expectations and in rules in the spring. I have included several activities so that you can use the book in the fall and spring, if you wanted to. It is great for building a positive classroom community. It c
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Classroom Community Interactive Read Alouds Back to School
"To Kill a Mockingbird" Activities, Exams, Quizzes, Vocab - UNIT
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee literature novel guide: lessons, tests, and creative activities created and written by Tracee Orman. I've included EDITABLE files (in Microsoft Word) so you can customize the resources to suit the needs of your students.This unit IS included in my To Kill a Mockingbird Teaching Unit and Interactive Notebook Unit Growing BundleThe unit includes:• Introduction activities, including To Kill a Mockingbird KWL Introduction Activity• List of vocabulary words and def
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
50 EDITABLE Projects and Assignments for ANY NOVEL STUDY
This bundle contains 50 projects and activities for ANY NOVEL STUDY in secondary English Language Arts. Use these projects, activities, handouts, and lessons to enrich your students’ close reading and analysis of any novel unit in your curriculum. THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS BOTH A PDF VERSION AND AN EDITABLE MICROSOFT WORD VERSION SO THAT YOU CAN ADAPT THESE RESOURCE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING AS NEEDED!This bundle includes the following projects, activities, lessons, and handouts:1. FreeChoiceReadingChal
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6th - 12th
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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Activity: Close Reading + Fun Raven Feather Mural
Help students comprehend and enjoy The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe with a fresh approach to teaching the classic poem. With this close reading companion, podcast pairing, and raven feather mural kit, students will engage with "The Raven" like never before!Poetry snooze fest? Nevermore!Here are the engagement tools you'll receive:⭐A side-by-side close reading companion for "The Raven"⭐Two after reading response options:•A poetry and podcast response option that pairs science with literature• A perso
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8th - 11th
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Rhetorical Analysis Unit Bundle - Appeals & Devices, High School Rhetoric Unit
Looking for a no-prep rhetoric unit that contains engaging, relevant, and rigorous materials? Fortunately, this 5-6 week Rhetorical Analysis Unit Bundle represents 21st Century learning at its best! Students will participate in a variety of analysis activities: from analyzing historical speeches and viewing modern advertisements to watching and analyzing movie speeches aimed to motivate and inspire audiences around the globe. Then, when students have mastered how to evaluate rhetorical strategie
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9th - 12th
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"Firework" by Katy Perry Poetry Terms Figurative Language Activities
Figurative Language and Poetic Devices/Poetry Terms Identification using Katy Perry's "Firework"Use Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to teach figurative language, sound devices, and other poetry terms. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find.Updated to include additional exercises for more in-depth learning and making connections to the text! Those I've pointed out in this exercise include:alliteration, anaphora, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Benchmark Advance - 1st Grade UNIT 3 Bundle Weeks 1-3
Benchmark Advance First Grade CA 2017 Unit 3 BUNDLE {Single Teacher Purchase} Check out the quality of my work on Facebook or Instagram.All the products in this bundle have been updated. Administrators must contact me primarymadnesswithmrsgenna@gmail.com to purchase the correct license. This product contains the Phonics, Spelling, and HFW Unit AND Depth and Complexity Units for weeks 1-3. Unit 3 Phonics, Spelling, and High Frequency Words Unit for Weeks 1-3Unit 3 Depth and Complexity Week 1Unit
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1st
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Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Reading Passages
Complement your Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Reading Passages, "Levels A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z". My own seventy-eight original leveled reading passages to complement your Fountas and Pinnell. Each story includes simple assessments, with a mix of fiction and non-fiction passages. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Levels: K-7.Bonus file: 50 US State Map Outlines.Preview is typical of Download or follow the links for full previews:Level A"My Pet" (30 words)"In My Yard" (30 words
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PreK - 7th
Independent Reading Organizers for Active and Close Reading
Teach your students skills for close reading and literary analysis!Independent reading and reading workshop are a wonderful way to turn our kids into lifelong readers. However, many teachers fear that they won’t be able to teach specific skills and standards when their students are reading different books. I’m here to tell you that it’s very possible; in fact, I find that kids learn the skills of literary analysis more quickly when they have the freedom to choose their own books. (NOTE these can
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Secondary ELA Mega Bundle
Decodable Passages w/ Reading Comprehension Questions & Activities
Want to get your students excited about reading and writing? In this resource, reading comprehension is paired with decodable phonics passages and writing. Help your students pair phonics w/ vocabulary, reading comprehension, & writing as they write their own ending...the ultimate science of reading approach!30 decodable passages:follow a systematic scope and sequence of the most common phonics skillsStudents read the decodable passage and use their comprehension of the story to answer quest
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1st - 3rd
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5th Grade Nonfiction Text Structures Reading Comprehension
Teaching nonfiction text structure doesn't have to be overwhelming. This reading comprehension unit includes everything you need to teach cause and effect, compare and contrast, descriptive, order and sequence (chronological order), and problem and solution text structures.All components listed below are provided in print and digital versions.15 Leveled Passages: High-interest and professionally written. Include nonfiction text features (Images, Diagrams, Infographics, Graphs, Charts, Illustrati
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4th - 6th
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Famous Love Letters: A Close Reading & Creative Lesson for Valentine's Day
This lesson by Bespoke ELA is a great lesson to use in February to celebrate Valentine's Day in a unique and creative way that is sure to engage students!Task:To analyze how famous love letters use language, literary and rhetorical devices, and imagery to convey a message about love.Enduring Understandings:Students will understand how language, literary and rhetorical devices, and imagery affect a letter's meaning.Students will learn about famous people from history through the lens of their rel
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions 3rd Grade Close Reads
Paired reading passages with fiction and nonfiction texts include a variety of reading comprehension skills to support student's reading, vocabulary, multiple choice questions as well as short and extended response questions. Perfect for ELA test prep, cold reads, guided reading texts and more! These close reading passages have multiple components so each passage can be used over 2+ days. Grade(s): 2nd (higher readers), 3rd grade and 4th grade but can be used wither other grade levels depending
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2nd - 4th
Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass COMPLETE UNIT: Editable Lesson Plans
UPDATED in 2024: Rigorous! Discussion-based! Informed by the latest cutting-edge scholarship!....This 90-page EDITABLE unit has everything you'll need for profoundly stimulating lessons on Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass! Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The daily quizzes, discussion questions, exercises on literary devices, and writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Fahrenheit 451: Complete Inquiry Unit {Supplements, Assessments, Close Reading}
Teaching a full-length novel and also finding ways to teach critical thinking and literary analysis is quite the challenge. This set of resources will assist you in your endeavor to create a student-centered, engaged learning experience while reading Fahrenheit 451. Students will be pushed to think deeply about critical concepts and learn new skills, but they’ll do it all through lessons designed to put their curiosity and inquiry FIRST.AN INQUIRY APPROACH: To what extent is rebellion a requi
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9th - 12th
Story Elements Digital ELA Escape Game with Plot, Setting, Characters, & More
Use this digital escape room to review story elements. This game focuses on plot, characters, conflict, setting and how it impacts a story, and basic dialogue rules to help students write their own stories in the future! Students can work as a whole class, in small groups, or individually to complete this digital challenge. This is a high-engagement activity! No setup required! Students go to the web page and will search through notes, videos, texts, and small games to find the codes of the gam
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5th - 9th
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True Crime Close Reading | Middle School ELA Comprehension Activities
This True Crime Close Reading Lesson and activity is the perfect resource for practicing reading comprehension with middle school students! This resource includes a week of close reading activities and lessons. A teacher guide and detailed instructions are included to make prep a breeze! Students will be required to use close reading skills to practice comprehension strategies such as finding the main idea, making logical inferences, determining word meaning, citing textual evidence, and drawing
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5th - 8th
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Narrative Writing Lessons, Activities, Mentor Texts & Assessments
Scaffold the skills students need for narrative writing. This bundle of lessons and activities provides you with multiple sample narrative texts as well as engaging lessons and activities that will take students through a process-based approach to writing a personal narrative. This narrative writing bundle includes: (check out the preview for more detail!)Writing a Narrative Saga: students learn to focus on what matters in narrative writing with these short - and fun - narratives.Narrative Mento
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8th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Workbook Literature Guide Distance Learning
This valuable resource for teaching Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird combines discussion questions, creative activities, vocabulary, figurative language and literary devices, writing and research prompts, nonfiction paired texts, rhetorical analysis, poetry and history connections, drawing prompts, and so much more in ONE resource! Plus, it's aligned with the Common Core State Standards for grades 9-10. UPDATED to include a digital version you can share with students for distance learni
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8th - 11th
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The Complete Gothic Unit for High School-- Close Readings, Assessments + MORE!
This high-interest bundle contains 50+ items for teaching Gothic literature to high school students. It includes close readings of novel passages, short stories, and poetry along with creative writing assignments, assessments, and fun stuff! Students LOVE Gothic literature, and these readings + activities are a sure way to motivate students to read, write, speak, and listen.Here's what's included: Introduction to Gothic— Power Point (separate)Introduction Power Point Doodle Notes Sheet w/ Answ
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8th - 12th
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7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
Imagine having your entire middle school ELA school year planned for you! This curriculum and pacing guide for 7th grade ELA includes EVERYTHING you need for an entire school year of reading, writing, learning, growth, and engagement. Simply download the PDF pacing guide and yearlong curriculum, and you will have 66+ digital links along with a calendar and pacing guide that maps out your entire school year DAY TO DAY. No more wondering what you'll teach tomorrow or stressing about the next unit-
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6th - 8th
Myth Study and Writing Unit - A Spiral Studies Mini-Unit
Myth Writing Unit
Greek Myth Study
Integrated Unit (Optional)
In this 4-part Myth Study and Writing Unit, students will build background knowledge on the critical components of myths, Greek mythology, and constellations before they read and analyze 5 Greek myths about constellations. Then, students will design their own constellation and write a myth to explain its origin in the night sky. Students will progress through every step of the writing process while writing their myths.
Skills Deve
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5th - 8th
Christmas ELA and Reading Activities for Middle School | Holiday ELA
The holiday season can be a very difficult time to keep students on task. Do you need engaging, meaningful activities to keep middle school students focused at Christmas time? If so, this Christmas ELA and Reading Activities Bundle is perfect for you! No prep is required and answer keys are provided to keep this activity very low stress for you! The activities in this bundle were created specifically for students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade.Included in Bundle:Ugly Christmas Sweater Reading and ELA
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5th - 8th
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