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Common Core RL.6.1 resources for Gifted and Talented
Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox: Printables for Nearly Every Standard
The Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox contains 77 learning activities aligned to the CCSS for grades 6-8. It includes printables that can be used multiple times throughout the year to address nearly all of the standards in reading literature and informational texts, and many of the speaking and listening, writing, and language standards. It also has two pages of writing prompts and warm-ups. The Standards Guide at the end details the CCSS that correspond to each printable.
Three grade level
Grades:
6th - 8th
The Westing Game Novel Study: Activities & Questions to Improve Comprehension
Support comprehension of The Westing Game (and have some fun!) A detective's journal helps kids keep track of tenants, the obituary, paired heirs, and clues. Additional activities and discussion questions foster understanding of this complex puzzle-piece mystery novel. These resources were created to address a specific need in my classroom. Although I taught a class of high ability students, some just didn't get the outcome of this book. When, however, they analyzed specific details and discusse
Grades:
4th - 6th
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan - Teacher's Guide and Activities GATE
The beauty in The Lost Thing is that it settles into one’s soul in a casual and poetic way. What starts as a sort of amusing but sad story finds its way deeper into your heart. You begin to wonder, to ask questions. Soon you find yourself wanting to stand up and defend all the lost things in the world—including that lost part of yourself.
Are you somehow guilty too, you wonder? Quite unexpectedly, you begin to really feel the world Shaun Tan creates. It is a wonderful experience in mindf
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: 2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary
"Theme Park" Book Report For Any Novel, Step-by-step Directions!
No-prep, Book Report to Celebrate Any Novel! After reading any novel, your students will create a theme park based on their novel's overall theme using the guidelines included with this resource.With this project, your students will take an in-depth look at the theme and main ideas of their novel to create their exciting theme park. The students will be responsible for turning in their ride descriptors, planning sheets and complete "Theme Park Guide" to handout to their visitors as they enter
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4th - 6th
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Reading & Writing Pirate Unit Activities "Talk Like a Pirate Day" Grades 3 4 5 6
Pirate-themed bundle of reading and writing activities for a pirate unit or to help celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day (every September 19th!).The bundle of pirate activities includes three products:>The Three Little Pigs becomes . . . THE THREE PIRATE PIGS (6-page fractured fairy tale readers' theater script for 5-8 readers plus extension activities)>PIRATES DON'T WEAR LIFE JACKETS (3 1/2-page readers' theater script for 6-9 readers plus extension activities) >THE TALK-LIKE
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3rd - 6th
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Complete Wonderland and Looking-Glass Comprehension and Logic Unit Combo
This is my complete combo for both the "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There" books. It has chapter comprehension worksheets for both books. This also includes my logic unit study which teaches a basic introduction to formal logic as well as analyzes a lot of the hidden logic lessons within the first Alice book.Logic Unit Description:This is a collection of worksheets and tests that work for a month long introduction to formal logic and fal
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5th - 12th
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Some Places More Than Others Novel Study
This novel study of Some Places More Than Ever by Renee Watson is divided into 6 sections. Each section covers 25 -35 pages. This allows students to improve comprehension and writing skills while developing a love for reading. The units are designed to help reach a variety of learning styles. You can have students complete all activities or assign specific skills to individual students or groups.Easel Activity!Easel activity is divided into 6 sections. Each section includes the following:10 Comp
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3rd - 6th
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Comprehension Questions and Logic Unit Combo
This is my complete offering for the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland also known as Alice in Wonderland. It contains both my Alice based logic unit and my Alice chapter comprehension questions worksheet collection. Buy this to get both of them cheaper than if you buy them separately. If you would also like the comprehension questions for this book's sequel, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, buy my Complete Wonderland and Looking-Glass Comprehension and Logic Combo instea
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5th - 8th
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Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor Novel Study
This novel study of Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter is divided into 8 sections. Each section covers 25 -35 pages. This allows students to improve comprehension and writing skills while developing a love for reading. The units are designed to help reach a variety of learning styles. You can have students complete all activities or assign specific skills to individual students or groups.Easel Activity!Easel activity is divided into 8 sections. Each section includes the foll
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Logic Grid Puzzles - Intermediate
Work on literacy skills without anyone knowing with these logic grid puzzles from Ms. Merry Mac!
Logic grid puzzles are an addicting way for students to practice deductive reasoning and inferring without having to read longer texts. They encourage readers to look carefully at evidence in the text and draw conclusions based on that information. They can even freshen up interventions for students in need of moving beyond literal interpretations in reading comprehension work. Plus, making a mod
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5th - 12th
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Book Reports - Novel Series Study - RAFT
Novel Series RAFT is a book report option designed to creatively assess novel series, pushing students beyond simple recall to synthesis, evaluation and application levels of understanding. Here’s what teachers are saying-♥ I love this for independent reading. The teacher notes are great and I like the selections the students have.♥ There are some fun ideas in this product.RAFT is an acronym for Role Audience Format Topic. Students choose a role they want to assume and, based on that role, are
Grades:
4th - 8th
Freak the Mighty: Movie Compare/Contrast Project
Creative, engaging poster project to compare and contrast the novel and movie versions of Freak the Mighty!With this resource, your students will create a poster comparing and contrasting characters, plot events, and setting in Freak the Mighty and the movie version, The Mighty. You can incorporate technology by having your students create a poster in Google Slides, PowerPoint, or another program. Perfect for partner or group projects!This resource includes:Detailed project directionsGraphic org
Grades:
5th - 8th
Short Story with Open Ended Questions Worksheet for Accountable Talk
I was surprised at just how well these open-ended questions worked to get my kids using accountable talk! So if your administrator wants your kids to use accountable talk, here's the answer! Kids love debating the answers to these questions, and you will love watching them dive into the text to prove their points. Click Here to save 25% off the price of individual resources with the bundle.This resource may be printed or used through digital worksheets on the computer! Works well for any student
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5th - 11th
Historical Fiction Book Club for ANY Historical Fiction Book
This complete book club set includes all the components you need to run historical fiction book clubs in your classroom from START to FINISH! Get students interested in how a setting actually plays a role within the text and allow them to think about a text creatively, analytically and critically.
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Lesson Ideas
5 Assignments
Group Project
Individual Reflections
Discussion Chips
Discussion Cards
Discussion Notes Recording Sheet
TAG Feedback
Book Review
Assignment Rubric
Project Rubric
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4th - 6th
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Stories With Loopholes: Vocabulary Practice for Gifted & Talented Students
This activity promotes critical and divergent thinking as students dive deeper into homonyms/multiple meaning words.Students are given a story/riddle that has a multiple meaning word embedded into the text. They must use inferencing skills to draw a conclusion and solve the riddle.The riddles were adapted from Nathan Levy’s, “Story With Holes”. You can implement this engaging activity in a whole group setting or as an early finisher task.Answer key is included!
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2nd - 6th
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Digital Book Report Project for ANY Novel using Text Evidence Grades 4-6
Are you looking for an extension activity for students to complete after reading a novel that requires them to use critical thinking and textual evidence? Then this DIGITAL BOOK Report is exactly what you are looking for. Students will be asked to: Summarize the storyIdentify and explain the plotIdentify the theme and provide evidence from the textCreate a critique of the novel with cited evidenceReview the work for grammar, punctuation and spelling before submittingThis digital resource can be
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4th - 6th
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Dystopia: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented
These are enrichment or acceleration activities for gifted and talented middle school students who are about to embark on independent reading of novels with a Dystopian element. Included in this resource are group discussion questions, four project based research learning options which culminate in a presentation, and teacher resources, such as an action plan to help students develop a project timeline. These activities lend themselves to multiple learning styles, and require critical thinking,
Grades:
5th - 8th
Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Character Study Book Report (Includes Summary and "Wanted" Poster Assignment)
This Character Study book report includes instructions for students, a sample summary and sample project, as well as an optional grading rubric for the teacher to simply pick and choose from listed choices to grade the student on writing (effective expression), grammar (conventions), and drawing (visual arts).The assignment requires students to write a one-page summary broken down into a beginning, middle, and end. The students must also complete a "Wanted" poster project, focusing on the main c
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3rd - 12th
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Appleblossom the Possum Critical Thinking Questions and Vocabulary
This is a critical thinking reading packet I created to use with my higher level students while we read the book Appleblossom the Possum by Holly Goldberg Sloan.In the packet, I broke the reading of the book into 12 sections. Each section includes 5 vocabulary words and a sentence fill-in activity to go with with the section. In addition, there are critical thinking questions for each section. Every two sections there is a word find or crossword puzzle that reviews the vocabulary as well, which
Grades:
3rd - 6th
6th Grade ELA Bilingual Leveled Proficiency Scale Posters - Differentiation
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
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6th
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of Stray Critical Thinking Questions
This is a critical thinking reading packet I created to use with my students while we read the book A Dog's Life: The Autobiorgraphy of a Stray by Ann M. Martin. It includes critical thinking questions to go along with each chapter and before-reading and after-reading questions. I focused on the higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy when creating these questions so my students had to evaluate, create, and analyze often. See the preview to check it out! This is a perfect packet to use for a guided r
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4th - 8th
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Quick Literature Study
This literature study is short and sweet, just like the novel. It asks students to extend the metaphorical story of Jonathan into real world aspects. There are questions for Part One, Part Two and Part Three that can be differentiated based on student ability - these differentiation strategies are outlined in the lesson plans. As a final project, students are asked to find parallels between the novel and ideas, other documents or biographies. To do this, students must conduct outside research
Grades:
6th - 9th
Short Story with Text Dependent Questions for Analysis and Accountable Talk
Make accountable talk natural with this short story that demands text dependent analysis with open ended questions in print or as a digital resource! Kids love debating the answers to the open ended questions posed, and you will love watching them dive into the text to prove their points. Print or digital resource contains a short story with twelve statements aimed to start strong discussion within the class. Students must decide if the statements are true, false, or if they can't tell. Kids wil
Grades:
5th - 11th
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