Secondary ELA Curriculum - Full Year of Interactive Notebooks (grades 7-10)

These units for Interactive Notebooks create a whole year of Secondary ELA lessons. Your students will create organized reference tools to show their learning, all while maintaining creativity and choice. These lessons, activities, and assessments are perfect for grades 7-10.

Key takeaways of this full year of Secondary ELA:

✅ Short Story Unit

✅ Novel Study 

✅ Drama Unit 

✅ Poetry Unit

Use this resource as you read any texts! The Short Story Unit and the Poetry Unit come with plenty of suggestions, but the beauty of these resources is their versatility. You can teach YOUR ELA curriculum in an organized way.

You’ll notice these interactive notebooks are suited to late middle and high school in a whole new way. You’ll get some foldables, but your students won’t spend the whole novel unit cutting and gluing. Instead, each spread is designed for a gradual release of responsibility:

1. IN (Bell Ringer) 
2. THROUGH (Teacher Input/Guided Classwork)
3. OUT (Exit/Independent Practice/Homework) 

What other teachers are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I have used interactive notebooks for three years and this is the best resource for older students.  Effective, work-focused, and not too cute.  I appreciate the fact that my students can now have access to amazing notes AND I don't have to fuss around with cutting and pasting too many "artsy" designs.  THIS IS PERFECT, A TIME SAVER and a MUST BUY for teachers of upper middle and high school students.  THANK YOU!!!” -Classics on Caffeine

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is an amazing resource that I would encourage any secondary teacher to use. I love that it encourages students to reflect and write!” -Lit Teacher’s Corner

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This resource is so wonderful. I have well over a year's worth of activities, rubrics for grading, numerous creative writing assignments, and many units. Danielle's instructions are clear and she gives options for how assignments could be used. I highly recommend this if you are looking to try ISNs with your students.” -Hannah H. 

Your Secondary ELA Curriculum materials include:

• Set-Up Guide for Interactive Notebooks
• Editable unit calendars (for you)
• Editable unit overview handout (for students)
• Detailed lesson plans and information for every spread
• Handouts, foldables, notes, and homework
• Editable Holistic & Analytic rubrics

❤️ Short Story Unit for ISNs

1. Spreads for different elements of literature: Plot, Characterization, Mood, etc.
2. PowerPoints/Presentations to teach important skills: Literary Quote Analysis,
   Diction, Symbolism & Allegory
3. Literary Devices Terms & Quiz
4. Symbolism Flipbook Project for "Masque of the Red Death"
5. Three leveled tests (Adapted, Standard, and Honors)

❤️ Novel Study Unit for ISNs

Constructed Response templates and handouts

Lessons for any novel:

• Context Clues PowerPoint 
• Character Analysis PowerPoint & Essay
• Analyzing Satire PowerPoint & Essay
• Create Your Own Reading Guide (for any novel)

❤️ Poetry Unit for ISNs

1. Poetic Devices Terms List & Quiz - foldables & quiz
2. Poetry Speed-dating lesson & book recommendations
3. Found Poetry lesson
4. Poetry Challenges mini-project and rubric (editable)
5. Limerick & Haiku tutorials
6. Three Close-Reading activities and Teacher's Guide
7. Quiz version for Close Reading #3
8. Poetry Bell-Ringers
9. Poetry Anthology Project
10. Poetry Unit Test

❤️ Drama Unit for Interactive Notebooks

1. Lesson & foldable on Dramatic Plot Structure
2. Elements of Drama - Vocabulary Terms Foldables and Quiz
3. Four acting minilessons: Parts of the Stage, Blocking, Dramatic Space/Levels, and Using the Voice.
4. Character Foldable & Essay w/Rubric
5. Information and resources for directing a class play
6. Improv ideas for the ELA classroom
7. Drama Terms Bingo
8. Reader's Theatre Activity
9. Program Template for Drama, Music, Graduations, and More

❤️Additional Resources to round out your year:

1. Back to School Escape Room
2. Peer Interview Speech
3. Presentation Feedback Slips (peer & self review)
4. Shakespeare's Language Webquest
5. TAG feedback form
6. Sub Plan: Procedural Writing Article
7. End of Year Survey

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-Danielle @ Nouvelle ELA