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Middle school literature thematic unit plan interactive whiteboards
6th Grade Literature Unit 3: Heroes
In this 6th grade thematic literature unit, the Big Idea is "Heroes". All text selections (both fiction and nonfiction) will connect back to the theme and the Essential Questions. The unit will end with a culminating writing performance demonstration. The writing type is argument and the prompt is "In your opinion, what are the three most important qualities of a hero?" Students will be required to cite textual evidence to support the claim. I have included a link to a five-paragraph argument gr
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6th
Bull Run Novel Study for PROMETHEAN Board Use
After you found the perfect novel to teach, perhaps you are not sure how to teach it. If so, here is the literary unit to help you teach Bull Run, a wonderful novel about the Civil War. Guide your students through the study of Bull Run by Paul Fleischman with this standards-based book study from Catch My Products. Students will remain engaged and challenged as they discuss each of the sixteen characters and the Civil War with this flipchart for use with the Promethean Board.Inside you will find:
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Bull Run Novel Study and Activities for PROMETHEAN Board
Fiction Book Club Reading Comprehension Slides
18 Fiction Book Club Reading Comprehension questions in slides form. The questions are reading comp questions that ask students to think about their chosen book. Broad enough for book clubs or independent reading. I use them as exit tickets each day, but they can be used as warm-ups or group work.
Grades:
8th - 11th
A Long Way From Chicago Literary Unit For ACTIVE SOFTWARE Use
Your students will enjoy visiting Grandma Dowdel, Joey, and Mary Alice with this complete literature unit for A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck. The flipchart pages from this standard based book study, by Catch My Products, contain everything you need to teach this delightful novel.Inside you will find:➢ an Engaging Introduction to A Long Way From Chicago.➢Statements acknowledging students expected skill.➢Chapter Questions and/or Activities. ➢ Vocabulary Activities. ➢ Challenging Discussio
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4th - 6th
6th Grade Literature Unit 2: Fairness
In this Smartboard unit, the big idea is fairness. Each of the text selections will relate back to the theme of fairness and the essential questions. The text selections for this unit include: "Nadia the Willful" by Sue Alexander, "Sibling Face-Off" (a nonfiction article on readworks.org), "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros, "Prince and the Pauper" dramatized by Joellen Bland, and "Women's Rights" a nonfiction article by Alice Boynton and Wiley Blevins (found in the Scholastic resource - Nonfiction Pas
Grades:
6th
6th Grade Unit 1: Relationships
The Big Idea for this unit is "Relationships". Selections come from McDougal Littel Literature, an article from read works.org, and the novel Freak the Mighty. The Smartboard lesson I created has links to Power Points and Smartboard lessons from either the web or presentations I created for different mini-lessons throughout the unit. Enjoy!
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6th
6th Grade Literature Unit 6: Acceptance
In this 6th grade thematic literature Smartboard unit, the Big Idea is "Acceptance". All text selections (both fiction and nonfiction) will connect back to the theme and the Essential Questions. The unit will end with a culminating writing performance demonstration. The writing type is informative/explanatory. The student will compare and contrast the Lin and the Gleason families from the Close Read selection "The All-American Slurp". The paper should include evidence of acceptance of the other'
Grades:
6th
6th Grade Literature Unit 5: Success
In this 6th grade thematic literature Smartboard unit, the Big Idea is "Success". All text selections (both fiction and nonfiction) will connect back to the theme and the Essential Questions. The unit will end with a culminating writing performance demonstration. The writing type is informative/explanatory. The student will create an informational flyer or one-pager that explains how a person can be successful. One required element of the writing will be a timeline with main ideas and supporting
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6th
Lesson Six - Perseverance, Developing Metacognitive Skills
Supplemental slides to accompany the lessons in Developing Metacognitive SkillsThese colorful, engaging slides will add richness and excitement to the lessons for your students and will “build foundational skills such as oral language, vocabulary, world knowledge, and working memory and will develop metacognitive skills that will help students think about thinking.” Each slide presentation coincides with the lesson cycles for each of the lessons in the Developing Metacognitive Skills manual. The
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3rd - 8th
Number The Stars Literary Unit for Chapters 6 & 7 on Promethean Board
Find basic reading comprehension questions (to access if students completed assigned reading pages), higher level thinking discussion questions, achievement test type questions related to reading and math, vocabulary, and activities to go along with chapters six and seven of Number the Stars. More chapters from Number the Stars:Number The Stars Literary Unit Ch. 4-5Number The Stars Literary Unit Ch. 6-7Number The Stars Literary Unit Ch. 10-14Number The Stars Literary Unit Ch. 15-17Number The Sta
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Smartboard presentation Genre elements of Gothic Horror Romanticism
Smartboard presentation for Unit Plan Introduction to Gothic Literature This presentation covers the elements, their definitions with activities that help students identify and retain their meanings and significance in creating an atmosphere of mystery, horror and dread. Perfect for use as a prerequisite for the Unit plan for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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8th - 12th
Seedfolks Thematic Unit
I have spent a full summer working on this thematic unit and I’m excited to share it with you! Students typically would use a spiral notebook as their “journal” to use every day of the unit. It’s organized, engaging, and most of all, encourages students to think, discuss among their peers, and be creative while being critical thinkers!
Included in the thematic unit:
- Author review with videos (click on bottom left globe)
- Literature Circle directions
- Daily Journal Writing
- Daily Literature
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Grades:
4th - 8th
6th Grade Literature Unit 4: Responsibility
In this 6th grade thematic literature unit, the Big Idea is "Responsibility". All text selections (both fiction and nonfiction) will connect back to the theme and the Essential Questions. The unit will end with a culminating writing performance demonstration. The writing type is argument and the prompt is "In your opinion, do you think video games are harmful or helpful?" Students will be required to cite textual evidence to support the claim. I have included a link to a five-paragraph argument
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6th
Bad Beginning Thematic Unit
I have spent a full summer working on this thematic unit and I’m excited to share it with you! Students typically would use a spiral notebook as their “journal” to use every day of the unit. It’s organized, engaging, and most of all, encourages students to think, discuss among their peers, and be creative while being critical thinkers!
Included in the thematic unit:
- Author review with videos (click on bottom left globe)
- Literature Circle directions
- Daily Journal Writing
- Daily Literature
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Number the Stars Literary Unit or Chapters 8 & 9 on Promethean Board
Here are basic reading comprehension questions (to access if students completed assigned reading pages), higher level thinking discussion questions, achievement test type questions related to reading and math, vocabulary, and activities to go along with chapters eight and nine of Number the Stars. Answers may be found through clickers or changing the background colors.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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