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Common Core W.6.3 guided reading books
The Crossover Verse by Kwame Alexander Novel Study Reading Unit for 6th Grade
This The Crossover reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth grade learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this realistic fiction and verse novel.Download the HUGE new preview to see what's included. This resource is in the following bundles:Sixth Grade Reading Units Growing Bundle Sixth Grade Reading Curriculum: An entire year of reading curriculumMiddle School Reading Units Growing BundleThis resource
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5th - 7th
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien is a standards based low prep novel study. Along with reading comprehension and writing activities, the literature guide promotes interesting discussion topics about society and what makes a person (animal) civilized.This is a zipped file with two secure PDF files. The download includes a student PDF with all activity pages that teachers can print as a novel study packet for independent work, reading groups, or book clubs. The second PDF has
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4th - 6th
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The Birchbark House Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
This literature guide for The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich is a low prep historical fiction novel study. In addition to chapter vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, character charts, and a plot diagram, students can complete a mix of reading and writing activities to enhance their understanding of the book and expand their knowledge of the setting and time period. The Birchbark House provides a look into the life of the Ojibwa Indians at the time that French settlers and fur traders
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5th - 7th
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The Egypt Game Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
This reading guide for The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder is a low prep novel study. The complete novel unit can be used for reading groups, book clubs, or with a whole group and includes chapter vocabulary, chapter questions, and many fun reading comprehension activities. If you happen to be studying Ancient Egypt at the same time you read The Egypt Game, even better!The resource guide includes a variety of activities that incorporate many critical thinking and language skills. For example
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5th - 7th
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
This is a zipped file with two secure PDF files for Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. The resource is a low prep novel study and includes a student PDF with all student activity pages that teachers can print as a novel unit packet for reading groups. The second PDF has all student pages with teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive file if you need to share student pages digitally.Island of the Blue Dolphins is one of the best survival stories and is
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4th - 6th
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Picture Book Mentor Text List for Upper Grade - VOL. 1
Behold! A complete list of picture books to use as mentor texts in your upper grade classroom!I love reading picture books with my fifth graders. Not only do we share a good story, but students are also motivated to try new strategies in their own writing. From character development to figurative language to dialog to mechanics, we learn so much from the amazing books that we read aloud in class. "By using mentor texts, the reader can virtually position him-or herself to sit beside the author an
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
Also included in: Picture Book Mentor Text Resources - Growing Bundle!
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Novel Study Unit
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi novel unit provides many interesting layers for student discussion about life choices and freedom to express yourself. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is an excellent coming of age historical fiction novel study with lots of adventure.
Low prep, high engagement with many reading activity options from which to choose!
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CCSS 6th grade
Sample Pacing Chart to Organize and Plan Daily Activities
Vocabulary
Reading Comprehension
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6th - 8th
Return To Sender by Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Guide
Return To Sender Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Unit is perfect for teaching about immigration, its challenges, barriers, laws and current practices, American history, as well as, themes of family, friendship, belonging, and coming-of-age. The unit includes:Learning Objectives Pre-reading activities Immigration projectNew Terms and Vocabulary SheetChapter by Chapter questions and answers Essay TopicsExtension ActivitiesCharacter(s) Analysis Activity Themes ActivityComparison Activity Cause &
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5th - 8th
The Last Cuentista Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera is a high interest low prep novel study in the popular dystopian book genre. This literature guide has it all! Chapter by chapter questions, vocabulary, character charts, ongoing graphic organizers for various literary elements, and many unique activities that help students relate to the text more effectively. The science fiction book earned the 2022 Newbery Award and tackles themes like coming of age, independence, and the value of storytelling. Supplem
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Dystopian Novel Study Literature Bundle
Restart Novel Study Informational Texts & Activities
The informational texts will build your students’ knowledge about memory, the brain, amnesia, and the processes involved in memory formation. Students will learn about the brain’s structures, brain plasticity, and the different types of memories that shape our everyday lives. When synthesized with a reading of Restart by Gordon Korman, the information will prompt critical thinking and analysis about the significance of memory in day-to-day life. By the end of this unit of study, students will ha
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Restart by Gordon Korman Novel Study
CC Aligned -- All the Broken Pieces Guided Reading, by Ann E Burg
This is a Common Core-aligned, guided reading packet to go with the novel All the Broken Pieces by Ann E Burg. This packet stretches the entire novel, providing text-dependent comprehension questions, as well as addressing inferencing, analysis of passages, and figurative language. The packet is baseball themed, and includes pre-reading activities, a reading schedule organizer, and an end-of-book writing assignment, too.
My middle school boys love this story, and it is a great exposure for the
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5th - 8th
The View from Saturday Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg provides many interesting layers for student discussion. The unusual plot structure in The View from Saturday makes the book a great novel study for older elementary and middle school students.
There are many reading activity pages from which to choose in this product.
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CCSS 6th grade
Sample Pacing Chart to Organize and Plan Daily Activities
Vocabulary
Reading Comprehension Questions
Character Charts (with text evidence)
Flashback (l
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5th - 7th
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Novel Study Unit
This Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling complete novel study provides many interesting layers for student discussion about empathy, understanding differences, and the art of problem solving. The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus is an excellent realistic fiction book with lots of humor, insight into living with a disability, and a mystery mixed in too.Low prep, standards based, high engagement with many reading activity options from which to choose! A great
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Social Emotional Learning and Empathy Novel Study Literature Bundle
The Music of Dolphins Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse has a unique format, which makes it a great novel study to analyze author's style. This standards based literature unit resource contains ongoing activities that students complete throughout the reading, a variety of graphic organizers, and opportunities for class discussions about family, freedom, and what defines us as humans.This is a zipped file with two secure PDF files for The Music of Dolphins. The resource includes a student PDF with all student activ
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5th - 7th
The Giver Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
The Giver by Lois Lowry is a standards-based low prep novel study that engages your students in lots of critical thinking. It is a dystopian science fiction book and Newbery Award winner that tackles themes like independence, free choice, and individuality.There are chapter comprehension questions, vocabulary, and multiple graphic organizers to support text analysis as well as engaging literacy activities to enhance the novel study. Use the materials as a whole group, in reading groups, or with
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Dystopian Novel Study Literature Bundle
Picture Book Mentor Text List for Upper Grade - VOL. 2 (Author's Purpose)
BY POPULAR DEMAND... Here's Volume 2!With this list of engaging picture book mentor texts, I've done the work for you! All 36 titles will guide students into discovering Author's Purpose and the components of common writing styles taught in an upper grade classroom.The list includes links to the best read aloud videos I've found online - with a variety of narrators and clear images/audio. Whether you want a sneak peek of the book before purchasing, or you choose to have students watch the read a
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3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Also included in: Picture Book Mentor Text Resources - Growing Bundle!
The Giver Informational Texts & Activities
The informational texts will build your students’ knowledge about memory, the brain, and the processes involved in memory formation. Students will learn about the brain’s structures, brain plasticity, and the different types of memories that shape our everyday lives. When synthesized with a reading of The Giver, the information will prompt critical thinking and analysis about the significance of memory in day-to-day life. By the end of this unit of study, students will have developed their abili
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6th - 8th
Also included in: The Giver Novel Study
Egyptian Goddesses | Reading Comprehension & Writing Activities
Introducing an exciting new reading comprehension and writing activity bundle on Egyptian Goddesses! This engaging resource is perfect for 4th - 6th-grade students who are learning about ancient Egypt and its fascinating culture.The bundle includes a⭐️Engaging reading comprehension passage that explores the most popular Egyptian goddesses and their unique abilities and characteristics. ⭐️Thought-provoking comprehension questions that encourage students to delve deeper into the material and devel
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4th - 6th
Social Emotional Learning and Empathy Novel Study Literature Bundle
These six standards-based guided reading novel studies all have an empathy aspect to them. The novel studies provide a great opportunity to explore social emotional learning (SEL), compassion, kindness, and character building to enhance your classroom community!All novel units include chapter vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, character charts, teach answer keys, notes, and student samples. IN ADDITION, each novel unit has activity pages unique to the specific novel (see lists below).P
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4th - 7th
Where the Red Fern Grows Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
This Where the Red Fern Grows resource by Wilson Rawls is a common core aligned low prep novel unit that explores multiple aspects of the classic story of a boy and his dogs. It is an autobiographical fiction novel that tackles themes like coming of age, loyalty, and a dog's love.There are many reading activity pages from which to choose in this resource. Product Includes:CCSS 6th gradeSample Pacing Chart to Organize and Plan Daily ActivitiesVocabularyReading Comprehension QuestionsCharacter Cha
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6th - 8th
Mentor Text Original Story | Descriptive Language | Adjectives, Adverbs, Sensory
This product includes a fully original story (mentor text) with the intentional use of descriptive language, aimed towards showing students the benefit of carefully choosing their words while writing. The 14-page story follows the life of a cricket living in the wall of a classroom, and all of the different students she sees. Also included is a Deep Reading Guide, which requires students to analyze each page of the short story and determine the kinds of descriptive language used and their effect
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3rd - 6th
The Dinner Party by Mona Gardner short story unit with digital option
This short story resource for "The Dinner Party" by Mona Gardner is a low prep packet and includes a student PDF file with the student activity pages and a second PDF with all student pages, teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive digital file. There are several activities from which to choose in this "The Dinner Party" unit depending on your class needs. Not only are there reading comprehension and text analysis assignments, there is a fun point of view writi
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
Harry Potter Sorcerer's Stone Grade 6: Narrative Writing "Hagrid Gets Expelled"
Upon reading Chapter 4 in J.K. Rowling's novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, students will use the included prompt and rubric to write a creative narrative of how Hagrid got expelled from Hogwarts. The rubric focuses on using consistent first person narrative and writing as aligns with the grade 6 CCSS writing standards, though teachers can easily adapt for other grades as well.
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6th
Also included in: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 6-8th grade curriculum
The Candymakers Novel Study
So who's story is the real story? Can anyone recount an event exactly as it happened or are stories all about perspective? Learn all about perspective, prior knowledge and internal struggle as four twelve year old candymaking contestants seek to win the annual contest and have their new idea on shelves all over the country. Help your student(s) stop and take the time to look beyond the words on the page. Through this unique novel study, students will actually spend time with the text, rolling th
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6th - 8th
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