179 results
Higher education Common Core RL.6.5 resources
Creative Activities for ANY Novel or Short Story with Handouts Distance Learning
Creative activities and project ideas for any novel, story, or unit in history. Includes standards alignment for every activity, EDITABLE grading rubrics, EDITABLE list of activities, EDITABLE student handouts that are ready to share in Google Slides, and lots of print-and-go handouts for students. These are perfect for distance learning!This 52-page bundle contains almost 100 creative student activities to use with any piece of literature. It includes 33 pages of templates and worksheets that
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Informational Text & Reading Literature with Film Clips: Grade 6-8 Lesson Bundle
Teach EVERY middle school reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard for grade 6-8 using inspirational and engaging videos (Printable & Digital! 15 no prep lessons include editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, Answer Key, PowerPoint slides and Google Slides for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.Common Core ELA Test Prep is FUN with VIDEO CLIP ACTIVITIES - plus grade 9 - 12 lessons for scaffolding, differentiation and gifted
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
Best Short Stories for Middle School: 182 Pages of Highly-Engaging Lesson Plans
All of the sixteen stories for these lesson plans can be downloaded from our website for free in a reader-friendly PDF that we've created.Or check out our massive middle/high school bundle of 28 stories which combines our two bestselling resources at 20% off. Lesson plans are for the following stories:The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Monkey's Paw by WW JacobsThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Hitch-Hiker by Lucille FletcherThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonLamb to the Slaughter by Roal
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
English Reading Lit & NonFiction Graphic Organizers Bundle {Grades 6-12}
This is a bundle of my Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Literature and Informational Texts BUNDLE for Grades 6-12 *UPDATED Aug. 2014: Now contains over 175 organizers! Perfect for Reader's Notebooks.*Do you need to implement the Common Core Standards into your curriculum? These graphic organizers are written for each individual anchor standard for Reading Literature and Reading Informational (for non-fiction), and will work for any piece of literature or non-fiction: shor
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Socratic Seminar: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, Standards Aligned
This Socratic seminar contains a great message for the beginning of the school year! Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. Introduce your students to Socratic seminar with this easy-to-implement, step-by-step resource. This 32-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar to include pre and post activities featuring the poem “A Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. This resource includes a well-organized protocol fo
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
Creative Questions for ANY Novel or Story Editable Distance Learning
Use these creative question prompts with any book, short story, or play to generate critical and creative thinking! They can be used for large class discussions, small group discussions, bell ringers, exit slips, literature circles, station work, etc. These are perfect for distance learning!This pack includes:• 180 prompts in a ready-to-go PDF file in task-card format (4 per page)• 180 editable slides in Google Slides™ that can be customized and shared digitally with your students for a paperles
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
ELA Standards Checklists Bundle Grades 6, 7, 8
Common Core ELA Standards Checklists for Grades 6, 7, and 8
This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8
This is a bundle of three 62-page resources (186 pages total); each resource features all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format. All five strands (reading literature, reading informational, writing, language, and speaking and listening) with every single standard are included. Each format has plenty of room for notes and can
Grades:
6th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
Hunger Games Discussion Questions & Answers
Discussion questions and suggested answers for each part of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Forty-six total questions that are more thought-provoking and encourage critical thinking; contains printable student handout with spaces for answers if you'd like to do as a worksheet, AND paper-saving pages.
In addition, 10 follow-up questions for students to make connections to their own lives AND 11 quotes for students to relate to themes, symbols, characters, events, etc..
Also contains tea
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Book Clubs & Lit Circles Made Easy with Google Docs! Updated for Online Learning
Now updated to include a remote, asynchronous online book club option due to COVID-19! Note: If you are moving to all-online learning due to the pandemic, I would suggest students choose public domain books that can be found for free online. Here is a great site to visit for public domain books! Want to infuse more student choice in your classroom? Need to facilitate deep literary analysis? Desperately need a better way to hit and assess those speaking and listening standards? Class book clubs (
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Grade 6 Editable
Editable Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Grade 6 - easy-to use and customize!
This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8
AND Common Core ELA Standards Checklists for Grades 6, 7, 8
This 62-page resource features all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format. All five strands (reading literature, reading informational, writing, language, and speaking and listening) with every single standard is included. Each format has plenty
Grades:
6th, Higher Education, Staff
Types:
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Graphic Novel Reading Questions Literary Analysis
Graphic Novel Reading Questions and Literary Analysis to use with ANY Graphic NovelThese reading response graphic organizer pages are perfect to use with ANY graphic novel or comic book! You can use all 16 pages or pick and choose; they can also be used over and over for different parts of the story!Areas covered include: character analysis; plot analysis; setting analysis; point of view analysis; design, graphics, and layout analysis; literary devices analysis; conflict analysis; comparing two
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Close Reading, Metacognition, and Text Annotations Teacher Presentation
Introducing our comprehensive introductory mini-lesson designed specifically for middle school English teachers like you, focusing on close reading, metacognition, and effective text annotation. What's Inside:Our meticulously crafted non-editable presentation comes in Google Slides, Canva, and PDF formats, covering all the essential components of a successful lesson: from setting the stage with an anticipatory set to providing direct instruction, guiding practice, conducting assessment, and fost
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Reading Skills Bundle
Irony | Anchor Chart | Notes | One Pager | Distance Learning | Google Slides
Use this Irony Anchor Chart | Irony Notes | One Pager | Google Slides to teach Irony or to review Irony with your students! This includes all three types of irony! This Irony Anchor Chart and Irony Notes is perfect for students' notebooks, folders, or binders. Irony can be difficult to master! Give your students this aid!Includes the definition of irony, the definitions of the three different types of irony (verbal, situational, dramatic), examples of the three different types of irony! Included
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
The Hunger Games- Creating Your Own District
The Hunger Games is one of my all-time favorite books. I love teaching with this story! In this Google Slides assignment, you can have students work on it digitally (which is a lot of fun) or you can make it into a printable. This is a great assignment to work on near the first 5-10 chapters when you are learning about the world that Katniss lives in. It can also be used for an activity at the end of the book too. This Google Slides activity has many thought-provoking/ critical thinking ques
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
"The Necklace" Guy De Maupassant: Short Story Unit Resources - Distance Learning
Every resource in this unit is now in print AND (Google compatible) digital versions!Enjoy these no-prep, creative and engaging resources! This unit follows the free adapted play version of The Necklace! I have read both the original and play version with my students and have found that the play version is much more engaging for students as they get to interact by taking on the speaking roles of the characters. The activities in this resource and the test should align well with both versions, bu
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
Also included in: Engaging Short Story Unit GROWING Bundle - Distance Learning
Lord of the Flies Comprehensive Test
Get a discount on all 12 chapters!
149 multiple choice higher order thinking questions covering all 12 chapters of "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. The questions all require a deeper level of understanding than just recall, leading the students to interpret, synthesize, and infer using evidence from the text. The questions were written with the Florida Standards and the ELA Florida Standards Assessment in mind, but can be used in any class to engage the students in text-dependent, higher
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Unit-Long Individualized Reading SSR Project For Any Novel
Get ready for this low-prep project that will enhance your unit! Perfect for an individual reading project or whole-class novel! Throw away your guided reading questions and forget about wasting so much of your time creating study guides for students to study from for a summative assessment! Your life is about to get so much easier while students get to have some fun. This is one of my favorite projects I have ever done with my students. This product includes detailed instructions for the teache
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
ENTIRE Short Story Mini-Unit! "The Feather Pillow"--PDF, Editable DOCX, CCSS RL!
I have taught this story for more than 10 years. It's simply stupendous for teaching characterization, setting, mood and theme, because it is NOT subtle! In addition, the "twist ending" gets such a reaction that it stays with students and is physical enough for them in a way that works with ELLs.This mini-unit uses many of the same graphic organizers and Cornell Note forms found in my literature-related products. You can get them all, INCLUDING this short story mini-unit, by clicking here. I wil
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Growing *MEGA-LITERATURE BUNDLE!* Cornell Notes, Graphic Orgs., MS/HS!
NEW! A Common Sense Guide for Teaching Common Core Literacy (DOWNLOADABLE!)
950+ page book for teaching Common Core literacy! Fully reproducible student and teacher resources!
A Common Sense Guide for Common Core Literacy is a must-have for teachers who are responsible for implementing the new Common Core State Standards in their classrooms. With nearly 1,000 pages of information, Common Core aligned sample questions, and reproducible, classroom-ready resources, it is guaranteed to assist teachers in making the transition to the new CCSS. Not only will this book help t
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Types:
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury: 6 Critical Thinking Lesson Plans
This lesson plan covers the short story "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. You can download the story for free here.This set of lesson plans is also included in our Best Short Stories for Middle School compilation of plans for 16 different classic stories, available for only $12.99.Our lesson plans are divided into the following sections:IntroEach of our lesson plans begins with a short intro page giving a brief review of the story and its publication history: when it was first published and where.Sto
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Analysis-Driven Creative Projects for Any Novel! Customizable!
`I used to give reading packets with questions for each chapter to assess whether or not my students understood a novel. Many would simply look up the answers online, and students were utterly bored! What if students could use their personal strengths to not only demonstrate their understanding of a novel, but make connections to the world around them, delving into a critical analysis of the text? What if students could compose music to match the tone of several scenes in their novel? What if st
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Growing Edited 45-60 Minute Shakespeare Script Bundle- 6+ Scripts in Google Doc
Growing Shakespeare Script Bundle!Includes 45 -60 minute cuts of Shakespeare favorites such as:1.) Romeo and Juliet2.) Macbeth3.) Midsummer Night's Dream4.) Hamlet5.)Comedy of Errors6.) Julius Caesarand more! Continually growing resource!Purposefully put in Google Doc format so ease of adaptation for your unique performer needs! Includes space for student, director and Stage Manager notes or space for students to annotate the text as needed!#Shakespearean Classroom Resources#High School Theatre
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Three Greek Mythology Scripts for Reader's Theater, Short Plays, Drama Bundle
Included with this product are three Greek mythology scripts perfect for reader's theater! Scripts included are: Demeter and PersephoneDaphne and ApolloOrpheus & Eurydice Note taking page & answer key for easy transfer to your classroom. The scripts are light hearted and most appropriate for 5th grade and up! They would be a great addition to any Greek Mythology unit! Please contact me with any questions you may have.
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Lesson Plan (Short Story Included)
This lesson plan covers the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. The story itself can be downloaded for free here.This set of lesson plans is also included in our Best Short Stories for Middle School compilation of plans for 16 different classic stories, available for only $12.99.Our lesson plans are divided into the following sections:IntroEach of our lesson plans begins with a short intro page giving a brief review of the story and its publication history: when it was firs
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Showing 1-24 of 179 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands