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Other (social studies) Common Core RL.5.6 resources
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Narrative Nonfiction Book Companion
This comprehensive book companion includes a slide presentation, graphic organizers, discussion cards, and a lesson plan. In addition to printable options, it contains digital options for Googleâ„¢ slides and a Googleâ„¢ form exit ticket. Students will identify and discuss problems and solutions and how, in this particular story, problems lead to more problems which need additional solutions. In addition, there is a bonus "enrichment" piece where students look closely at one short piece of text to d
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Narrative Nonfiction Women's History and Black History Book Companion BUNDLE
Novel Study: Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell
Complete with vocabulary and question stems for each chapter, this novel study provides a complete analysis of Scott O'Dell's "Black Star, Bright Dawn" using a variety of reading strategies including cause/effect, character analysis, context clues, problem/solution, sequencing, etc. Also included throughout the unit are reading graphic organizers, mini lessons on map skills, and a project students complete on Edmodo. Accounts for students on Edmodo can easily be set up on edmodo.com for FREE.
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3rd - 5th
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EXTRA CREDIT, by Andrew Clements: A PDF/EASEL Book Club Packet
This is an independent-work, custom-designed packet created to support CCSS for students in grades 4-7 as they read EXTRA CREDIT by Andrew Clements. The packet may be printed and/or used digitally by uploading to Easel. If you are not familiar with Easel digital products, here are a few links you can follow to better understand: What is Easel by TpT? Getting Started Guide FAQ for Buyers Included are 18 student pages which divide the text into four reading assignments with questions and
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â A Bundle of Andrew Clements' School Stories: 16 Novel Studies by Jean Martin
Year of Impossible Goodbyes, by Sook Nyul Choi: A PDF/EASEL Literature Guide
This is a ready-to-use, custom-made packet designed for use with students in grades 5-9 as they read Year of Impossible Goodbyes, by Sook Nyul Choi. It consists of 23 student pages and an answer key. The student pages may be printed and used as a workbook or given as individual assignments. Alternatively, it may be exported to Easel and assigned and collected as a digital product with students adding text boxes as they go. The student pages divide the text into eight reading assignments with q
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5th - 9th
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Theater Arts Comical Play Script Unit | Abdullahs Gold Middle Eastern Folk Tale
Part of a Bundle This engaging, comical unit and play (30 pages in length) with roles for 20+ students is suitable for students whether Social Studies class studying the country of India, Pakistan or used in a drama class. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. In addition, a teacher could use this unit with students who are distance learning. #DistanceLearningTPTBased on the Hindu folk tale by the
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5th - 6th
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Until I Find Julian Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)
This is a lit log for Until I find Julian by Patricia Reilly Giff. The themes of this contemporary realistic fiction are: immigration issues, family, helping others, survival, and responsibility. The lit log can be used as a guide for a read aloud or for direct reading instruction (guided reading, novel study, or literature circle). It can be used for distance or classroom learning. The key focus skills of the lit log are: cite textual evidence, describe plot/characters, and expla
Grades:
5th - 8th
Lucky Broken Girl Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)
This is a lit log for Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar. The themes of this historical fiction based on the author's childhood are: immigration and refugees, family, friendship, hardships, and school. This lit log can be used as a guide for a read aloud or for direct reading instruction (guided reading group, literature circle, or novel study). It is also a great book to be used as part of a history/social studies unit and/or a discussion on immigration/refugees. It can be used for
Grades:
4th - 7th
Riding the Devil, Reader's Theaters, and free e-book
Six Reader's Theaters of scenes from Riding the Devil. This exciting historical fiction will make California Ranchos of the 1830's come alive. Told in the first person by an eleven-year-old rancho worker, students will learn what it was like before civil rights and human rights were law. Cover the required California curriculum by experiencing rancho life through Jose's eyes.
Grades:
4th - 6th
Front Desk Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)
This is a lit log by MrsDsEducationalTools for Front Desk by Kelly Yang This is a realistic fiction written from the point of view of a fifth-grade girl who recently moved with her parents from China to America. Themes include: immigration, prejudice, tolerance, racism, bullying, poverty, multicultural, Asian American, family, and friends. The key focus skills of the lit log are:- use text to explain/draw inferences- determine theme/summarize- describe/compare/contrast/analyze character
Grades:
4th - 7th
NYCDOE Expeditionary Learning Unit Plan: Module 1 Unit 2 Esperanza Rising 5th Gr
This 12 page Unit Plan is packed with everything you need to successfully teach the topic Human Rights through the use of the text, "Esperanza Rising".
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5th
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One Thousand Tracings Timeline Activity
This activity asks students to arrange events in order based on the book "One Thousand Tracings" by Lita Judge. This is a great activity for teaching both point of view/or narrator's effect, as well as teaching timeline skills. I've also included the family tree diagram I made to post on the board while my students complete the activity, as well as an answer key for the teacher or for students to self-assess.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Sounder by William H. Armstrong Book Study
This book study is broken into two parts (Chapters 1-4 and Chapters 5-8). It can be used to guide reading groups, guide independent reading or for a whole class book discussion.
Grades:
5th - 6th
The Verdigris Pawn, Curriculum and Reading Guide
The Verdigris Pawn, by Alysa Wishingrad, a 2021 JLG Gold Standard Selection, is an upper middle-grade fantasy novel that explores issues around power, privilege, and social justice. Use this guide to facilitate meaningful conversations and deepen the reader’s engagement around the issues, or power, politics, social structure, and class structure. The questions and extension activities are designed to prompt middle school readers to explore the world of the book as well as their own lives ex
Grades:
4th - 8th
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