Literature Interactive Notebook Activities | Literary Elements Realistic Fiction

This complete literature unit breaks down teaching literary devices and elements, encourages student discussion through realistic fiction book clubs, and scaffolds literary analysis through literature interactive notebook lessons in middle school.

This digital and print unit includes 18 done-for-you lesson plans, daily interactive notebook lessons, teaching slides, literature reference pages, 50 realistic fiction literature analysis reading response examples with explanations and teaching for students, and book club resources and tools.

Each lesson is quick and easy to set up, and I have done ALL the work for you. You could even leave these lesson plans for subs.

Here's what you'll get:

• Realistic Fiction and Literature Unit: 18 Lesson Plans and Resources
• Pacing guides with teacher prep breakdown and mentor text information
• 17 teacher lesson slide presentations to accompany each interactive notebook lesson.
• Digital Google Slides student notebooks for reading responses and interactive notes.
• Reading response grading rubrics: Editable and digital
• Book Club Resources: formation forms, book suggestions, teacher guides, planning templates, and Starbooks book-tasting bundle
• 50+ Reading Response Examples differentiated by grade: Examples are labeled by text, not grade level, so you can mix and match or choose your own texts.

The Examples use the Following Texts: (Examples are labeled by text, not grade level, so you can mix and match or choose your texts):

• Sixth Grade: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
• Seventh Grade: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
• Eighth Grade: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Not only will your students learn and apply knowledge of literature and literary devices through daily lesson slides and interactive notebook lessons, but they will also immediately apply their learning by writing literature text analysis responses daily.

No more "I don't know what to write" or "I don't understand the assignment" because I have created over 50 examples of dystopian literature analysis responses and every literary device analysis reference tool for students.

Each lesson is broken down step-by-step for teachers, and each example is broken down with explanations for students.

Teach two-three grades of middle school ELA? All lesson plans have unique examples for each grade level by using a different mentor text for each:

• Sixth Grade: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
• Seventh Grade: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
• Eighth Grade: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed on the daily pacing and prep guide, display my examples, andteach the lesson, and you're ready for middle schoolers who can write true dystopian literature analysis responses.

This unit is jam-packed with 18 different literature lessons:

1. Pre-Lesson 1: Starbooks Novel Selection/Book Club Selections
2. Pre-Lesson 2: Hard and Fast Figurative Language and Literature Terms
3. Lesson One: Point of View Impact
4. Lesson Two: Setting Impact
5. Lesson Three: Analyzing Character Traits
6. Lesson Four: Direct and Indirect Characterization
7. Lesson Five: Analyzing Theme
8. Lesson Six: Literary Inferences
9. Lesson Seven: Literary Conflict
10. Lesson Eight: Point of View vs. Perspective
11. Lesson Nine: Literary Text Structures
12. Lesson Ten: Inspiration from the Past
13. Lesson Eleven: Elements of Plot
14. Lesson Twelve: Figurative Language Analysis
15. Lesson Thirteen: Theme Development
16. Lesson Fourteen: Central Idea and Objective Summary
17. Lesson Fifteen: Multimedia Versions Analysis
18. Lesson Sixteen: Narrative Point of View

Each Lesson Has the Following Sections

1. CCSS Learning Standards and Learning Targets for 6th, 7th, and 8th
2. Guiding Questions for Reading Responses
3. Interpretive Question for Book Club Discussions
4. Lesson Vocabulary
5. Teacher Preparation (though all my examples can be used)
6. Literature Interactive Notebook Lessons with Examples, Answer Keys, and Teacher Slides.
7. Pacing for Teacher Read Aloud and Modeling of Analysis Responses
8. Reading Response Breakdown and three examples for each lesson
9. Graphic organizer reading response options for all lessons
10. Book Club Assignment

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Christina B. says, "I am never disappointed by Martina Cahill! Her curriculums and activities have literally helped me develop my middle school ELA classroom in more ways than one. With that being said, this resource paired perfectly with her realistic fiction units for all three grades. LOVE LOVE LOVE!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brianna N. says, "I love how this unit mixes read aloud mentor novels with student independent reading or book clubs. It is the perfect combination of what I am looking to do in my classroom this year. Everything is organized into easy to follow daily lesson plans. Fantastic!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lucy M. says, "I haven't used it entirely, but as a special education teacher, my plate is super full. This has helped me immensely so far. My students so far have really enjoyed using this resource! I teach SAI English for 7th and 8th grade and found a majority of it very digestible. Thanks so much!!"

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