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Common Core W.8.3 guided reading books
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
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 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
Death Coming Up the Hill : A Vietnam War Novel Workbook
This hands-on, engaging workbook acts as a strong supplement to the novel Death Coming Up the Hill by Chris Crowe. It is a fantastic resource for engaging students with historical literature and poetry and focuses on both Bloom's Taxonomy and Common Core Standards. Students will come away from the unit with a strong knowledge base of the Vietnam War, the late 1960s, haiku poetry, research sources, and informative texts.The workbook includes:A cover pagePre-reading research activity regarding t
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7th - 12th
The Atlantic Slave Trade Unit: The Middle Passage
African American History The Atlantic Slave Trade Unit Lesson: The Middle PassageEssential Question: What were the long-term impacts of the Atlantic slave trade on African societies, the economies of European countries, and the development of the Americas?Directions: After reading each topic answer the guided reading questions, DBQs & Use the graphic organizer below to take notes on the Triangular Trade, The Journey to the Americas, and the Effects of the Slave Trade. Then after completing t
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6th - 12th
Also included in: US History Curriculum Bundle 1400-1877
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
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
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
Dystopian Novel Study Literature Bundle
These 4 standards-based guided reading novel studies are dystopian literature. The novel units for The Giver, The Last Cuentista, Among the Hidden, and The White Mountains would work well for book groups to compare features of the dystopian genre.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).PLEASE READ: Thi
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6th - 8th
Sled Short Story by Thomas E. Adams short story unit with digital option
This short story resource for "Sled" by Thomas E. Adams 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 "Sled" unit depending on your class needs. Not only are there reading comprehension and text analysis activities, there is a descriptive writing activity using sensory de
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
Blank Check, A Young Adult Novel - Study Guide
From the thrilling Young Adult Book, Blank Check.Educators designed the study guide for educators.What’s included in this Study Guide?All 50 state standards for English / Language Arts Grades 6-12 Over 30 Pre and Post Reading Activities 300 Vocabulary & Literary TermsDesigned for Distance Education & Traditional ClassroomThe Study Guide provides teachers with lessons that entail excitement and engagement.Activities include multiple websites that create critical thinking and student-cent
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7th - 10th
Creative Writing Activity: Antislavery Literature
Creative Writing Activity: Writing an Antislavery NarrativeObjective:Analyze the use of antislavery literature to promote the abolitionist causeUnderstand the impact of antislavery literature on the slavery debateInstructions:Explain to students that they will be engaging in a creative writing activity where they will have the opportunity to create their own antislavery narrative.Divide students into small groups or pairs.Provide each group with the following instructions and guidelines for thei
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6th - 8th
Also included in: US History Curriculum Bundle 1400-1877
The WordSmith Common Core Literacy Units for Grades 6-8 (13)
This is the thirteenth of seventeen stand-alone ELA literacy units built around the highly acclaimed ‘Paka Mdogo – Little Cat’ (the first in a series of three animal adventure stories).
Each unit is based on a single chapter from the book, and includes the text itself…so over the course of a semester students will be able to enjoy the whole story as a piece of fiction ‘with excellent literary credentials’ (Library Thing review) – appropriate to Grades 6 to 8 but offering engagement, suspense,
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6th - 8th
Long Walk to Water: Writing Activity
Students will write a short essay explaining what they think the struggles are of living in the "Bush". Accompanies the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.
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5th - 11th
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