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6th grade close reading thematic unit plans
Thanksgiving Day Activities - Writing - Close Reading Comprehension Passages
DIGITAL & PRINTABLE OPTION - Thanksgiving Unit integrated with the ELA skills of text based informational writing, close reading, summarizing and inferring. The activities are rigorous, but yet engaging. The teacher will love the Thanksgiving reading comprehension tasks used and the students will enjoy the fun activities. It is a win-win unit.Unit that includes the following skills:• Close reading with annotation codes and comments along with a rubric• Predicting• Inferring• Summarizing•
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4th - 6th
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Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
U.S. History Bundle Part 1 - Lesson Plans & Activities - Entire Year!
Want to save time planning your U.S. History units throughout the year? U.S. History Bundle Part 1 comes with EVERY lesson and activity needed to teach U.S. History Part 1 (Native Americans – Civil War) for an ENTIRE YEAR at a discounted price! Not only will you save tons of time, but your students will love completing all the hands-on activities as they learn about U.S. History!For a closer look at the lessons and activities included in this bundle, see the video preview!What Will I Find in Th
Grades:
5th - 7th
Myth Study and Writing Unit - A Spiral Studies Mini-Unit
Myth Writing Unit
Greek Myth Study
Integrated Unit (Optional)
In this 4-part Myth Study and Writing Unit, students will build background knowledge on the critical components of myths, Greek mythology, and constellations before they read and analyze 5 Greek myths about constellations. Then, students will design their own constellation and write a myth to explain its origin in the night sky. Students will progress through every step of the writing process while writing their myths.
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5th - 8th
Nonfiction Text Structure Bundle: 20 Full-Page Passages
The Living Creatures Nonfiction Text Structure 4 in 1 Bundle include 20 FULL-PAGE passages and accompanying graphic organizers/activities! **You'll be saving 30% purchasing this bundle versus buying each product individually**All of these products are also available in my Nonfiction Text Structure Growing Bundle, which includes ALL of my nonfiction text structure products! --Breakdown by product-- Animals of Africa: Passage A: "Apes of Africa" (Compare and Contrast)Passage B: "Cheetah Chasers" (
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4th - 7th
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Early Explorers Unit {Digital & PDF Included}
Early Explorers Unit is a hands-on unit that combines history and language arts skills! Everything you need to teach a unit about the early Spanish, French, and English explorers can be found here!For a closer look at the activities in this unit, see the video preview!What Will I Find In This Unit?This Early Explorers Unit includes 5 detailed lesson plans. All lessons are hands-on and incorporate literacy skills. Students will investigate--Motivations for explorationObstacles associated with exp
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: U.S. History Bundle Part 1 - Lesson Plans & Activities - Entire Year!
Monthly ELA Activities for Middle School - Full Year Bundle
This bundle of monthly ELA activities for middle school includes the perfect standards-based resources to engage your students throughout the school year. Use these print-and-go resources to give your students practice reading to self, reading to someone, listening to reading, word work, and writing—all centered around the months and seasons of the school year!All of the following resources are included: ELA activity bundles. You'll be prepared for every season and holiday with engaging resource
Grades:
4th - 7th
U.S. History Part 2 Bundle - Lesson Plans & Activities - Entire Year!
U.S. History Part 2 Bundle comes with EVERY lesson and activity needed to teach U.S. History II for an ENTIRE YEAR at a discounted price! U.S. History Part 2 Bundle begins with Reconstruction and ends with the modern era. Not only will you save tons of time, but your students will love completing all the hands-on activities as they learn about U.S. History!For a closer look at the lessons and activities included in this bundle, see the video preview! What Will I Find in This U.S. History Bundle?
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6th - 8th
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Poetry Reading and Writing Unit: Fifth Grade
This 3 week reading and writing poetry unit comes with teacher and student resources for a 3 week rigorous and engaging poetry unit. Unit is available with color or black and white copies.
This 3 Week unit comes with:
-Unit plan to show daily reading and writing teaching suggestions for 3 weeks.
-Copy of a printable “Student Book” with cover, table of contents, 14 poems to study in reading and writing, and a list of key terms for students to understand.
-Additional student resources and printa
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4th - 6th
Scary Story Collection for Middle School: Escape Room, Task Cards, Printables
This spooky collection of fiction reading comprehension passages combines several standards so that students have an opportunity to practice their skills without isolating each standard. Each fictional story has descriptive characters and settings, drawing your students into the mystery. This unit will reinforce skills that you have taught. Students will use their skills to solve the mysteries (demonstrating comprehension of the text). What your students will discover: Was Dracula real or just a
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Identity Unit English Language Arts Middle and High School Identity Activities
This editable, no prep identity unit is a perfect all about me back to school English activity for introducing your high school or middle school students to important ELA skills, like close reading strategies, annotating the text, and writing techniques. This engaging identity unit features pre-reading and vocabulary activities, step-by-step annotation, guided analysis, and scaffolded writing tasks your students will love to help you start the year strong! Students study identity as a concept be
Grades:
6th - 12th
Owl Pellet Unit For 6th Grade NGSS MS LS 2.3 and NGSS MS LS 2.4
Owl Unit for 6th Grade: Students will love learning about owls! Dissecting owl pellets, reading a nonfiction article on owls and ecosystems, sorting activity, writing prompts, and interactive notebook flaps on owls. The sorting activity is available both as a SMARTboard activity and as a paper sort for teachers who do not have access to SMARTboard. It also includes some food chain sorting cards for creating food chains to show the flow of energy. Students will learn about the owl's adaptations a
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Grades:
6th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-4
Also included in: Ecosystems Activities & Interactions & Food Webs & Resource Availability
WILD WEST Informational Text Middle School - 6th Grade Comprehension Passages
Are you looking for engaging informational text for middle school students that will improve reading comprehension? Check out my Wild West Passage & Question Sets, ideal for boosting student success with key ideas and details standards RI.6.1, RI.6.2, and RI.6.3. These content-rich 6th grade comprehension passages will help improve reading skills while giving students exposure to a highly engaging topic - famous outlaws of the wild west. ✔ Check out the preview for an in-depth look at this r
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6th - 8th
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Robert Frost Poems
Thanks for checking out my Robert Frost Author Study and Poem Analysis Packet. So many students (and teachers) shy away from poetry, because they don’t know what to do with it. Well, this packet is designed to help teachers teach and students understand. You will find a short bio on Robert Frost. Knowing the story behind the poet’s life will help students understand the purpose and tone. Also included are 6 poems written by Robert Frost. These poems are intended for 5th – 8th graders – the
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Famous Poets Analysis Bundle: Frost, Dickinson, Sandburg, & Stevenson
Alaskan Sled Dog Bundle
Iditarod. Yukon Quest. Updated for 2024. A complete unit for intermediate grade students. ELA, Math, Speaking & Listening. You find my popular resources for Sled Dog Racing in Alaska and my Sled Dog series, Working Dogs of the North; and ELA Unit for grades 4-6. (Includes lesson plans and rubrics)In this bundle you will find:Original TextsLesson PlansDiagramsComprehension (SBA like) assessmentsRubricsMapsTracking weather Data collectionGlossariesWriting PromptsMath Problem SolvingMeasurem
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Poetry Playbook: Analysing Figurative Language and Meaning in Popular Songs
This comprehensive 30 slide/page package introduces students to literary devices, including: simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, alliteration, symbolism, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, and mood. After mastering the definition of a device, students apply that knowledge to unveil implicit meaning in songs that they love. Students "leave tracks of their thinking" by providing annotations and highlighting right on the page-- which promotes higher order and critical thinking over rote me
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Native Americans Unit {Digital & PDF Included}
Native Americans Unit is a hands-on unit that combines history and language arts skills! Everything you need for teaching American Indians can be found here!For a closer look at the activities in this unit, see the video preview!What Will I Find in This Unit?This Native Americans Unit includes 7 detailed lesson plans. All lessons are hands-on and incorporate literacy skills. Students will investigate--How archeologists use artifacts to learn about Native AmericansThe Subarctic region including t
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: U.S. History Bundle Part 1 - Lesson Plans & Activities - Entire Year!
Winter Games Reading Passages: History of 6 Winter Sports
Get ready for the Winter Games of 2022 in Beijing, China with a look at the history of six winter sports. This bundle includes a two-page reading passage for each of the following sports that appear in the Winter Games: figure skating, bobsleigh, alpine skiing, luge, curling, and speed skating.This resource includes: :: Figure Skating Reading Passage (2 pages):: Figure Skating Comprehension Questions & Timeline (2 pages):: Bobsleigh Reading Passage (2 pages):: Bobsleigh Comprehension Questio
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5th - 7th
What Makes an Ecosystem? An Intro to Ecosystems *The Red Apple Exchange*
•8 vocabulary cards with matching Frayer Model pages. (Blank pages are also included so you can select vocabulary of your own.)•4 Lessons with multiple pages and activities for each lesson plus KEYSoAbiotic/Biotic Factors•Intro to Abiotic/biotic factors brainstorming/categorizing•Doodle notes for abiotic/biotic factors•Independent abiotic/biotic categorizingoSpheres of Earth•Spheres of Earth brainstorming and categorizing•Spheres of Earth Article and Jigsaw Activity•Spheres of Earth Scavenger Hu
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3rd - 6th
Wonder by R.J. Palacio/CCSS Aligned Novel Study
This novel study includes everything you will need to have an exciting Wonder experience with you class this year!Included:* Pre-Reading Writing Activity* Chapter questions with plenty of room for student answers* Vocabulary studies* Chapter summaries* Many extra activities including an activity that focuses on theme!This book has taken our elementary and middle grade classrooms by storm! Every child should read Wonder and should be encouraged to CHOOSE KIND.** During this time when we are out o
Grades:
5th - 8th
Mystery Reader's Workshop Unit- Learning to Read Mysteries through Inferencing
This reading unit is one of my students' favorites! This 2-week, Reader's Workshop style unit teaches students how to read in the mystery genre and teaches them how to dig deeper and comprehend better. They look at how authors write mystery stories and how to use inferencing to think along the way.Here's the breakdown:This is a Reader's Workshop style mini unit that includes 10 lessons (2 weeks) of instruction. If you have time in your plans, there are also 5 extension lessons to create a 3-we
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
NO PREP Poetry Close Read Lessons
Having trouble teaching your students how to read complex text? Need help analyzing poetry? This product comes with step-by-step lesson plans and detailed teacher notes.
Included:
- Close Read Part 1 (Detailed First & Second Reads w/ teacher notes)
- Close Read Part 2 (Third Read-Line by line analysis of the poem)
- Close Read Part 3 (Fourth Read-Discovering Figurative Language)
- Poem - Autumn, Emily Dickinson
- Student Thinking Sheets (Two pages of Student Reading Tasks)
- Figurative La
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5th - 8th
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The Miracle Worker Play Reading Guide: Vocabulary, Characters, and Analysis
This twelve page reading guide has been lovingly created to guide students through Gibson's wonderful play! This is a perfect first play for middle-school students to read and analyze. This reading guide has engaging and useful background information, necessary theatre terms, vocabulary from the play, a list of the characters, and a clear, but thoughtful page of analysis for each act. Students will summarize each act, analyze it, and evaluate the playwright's craft! After this, students are
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Autumn Creative Writing & Art Project
Ahhhh! Pumpkin spice is in the air and leaves crunch underfoot. This is the perfect creative writing and art project for October and November. It consists of three parts.
In the first part, your students will read a poem by Carl Sandburg, engage in a close read, and learn about personification. They'll practice writing personification sentences about four pictures and four classroom objects.
In the second part, your students will choose one autumn photograph that they want to personify. They'
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3rd - 6th
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