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8th grade english language arts literature circles for Microsoft Word
Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Two ("The Sieve and the Sand")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Three ("Burning Bright")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Crossover Test
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Whole Book Test Test 50 QuestionsMultiple Choice Includes Key You can edit this test to meet your students needs. Please upload the product preview to see the first two pages of the test. Please note: This test contains questions on: quote identification, character description, figurative language, inferences, higher level thinking, and basic plot details.
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Independent Reading Accountability Middle School Test Bundle
Reading Circles: NON-FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class text, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a Non-Fiction text (books, articles, poems, podcasts, movies, etc.) to discuss. The text is then split into sect
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8th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
The House on Mango Street Test Print and Go Editable Edition
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Whole Book Test Character traits, characters development, inferences, close reading, figurative language, and passage tone are some of the skills addressed in this test. 40 Questions Multiple Choice Includes Key Please see product preview to preview a portion of the test.
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8th - 12th
Also included in: The House on Mango Street Test Print and Go and Digital
Nothing but the Truth by Avi - A Novel Unit Plan
This 44 page unit has everything you need to teach the novel, Nothing but the Truth:
Guided reading questions for the entire novel!
Each chapter handout has a specific literary focus such as Point of View, Foreshadowing, Idioms, Media Bias, Claim Writing, Denotation/Connotation, and Irony!
Unit includes writing prompts that encourage critical thinking.
Now includes a complete ANSWER KEY!!!
Each chapter handout can also be purchased separately at Middle School Minds!
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6th - 8th
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Reading Circles: LITERATURE / FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading/Literature Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a piece of literature (a novel or short story) to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by c
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Tuck Everlasting Test (Editable!)
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Comprehensive final Assessment
50 Questions
Multiple Choice
Includes Key
This test is editable!
Please upload the product preview to see the first 15 questions of the test.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Literature Circle Role Sheets & Handouts
Literature circles are an excellent way to get your students engaged in reading and to enable discussion. This download includes all you need to start literature circles in your classroom. It includes a description of roles, a reading log and organizer as well as 10 different role sheets including: Discussion Director, Savvy Summarizer, Literary Luminary, Imaginative Illustrator, Creative Connector, Word Wizard, Travel Tracker, Character Captain, Inquisitive Investigator and Figurative Language
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4th - 10th
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New Kid Whole Book Test
50 question multiple choice assessment for New Kid by Jerry Craft This test contains questions on character traits, quote identification, and close reading details. This test is editable so you can tailor it to meet your students needs. Test 50 QuestionsMultiple Choice Includes Key Please upload the product preview to see a portion of the test.
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5th - 9th
Sign of the Beaver End of the Book Test and Answer Key
This 25 question unit test can be used after reading "Sign of the Beaver" by Elizabeth George Speare. The test has a variety of questions including:matching characters to traitsTrue/False statementscomprehension questions (multiple choice)"Who Said It?" matching character to their wordsChoice of Essay questionAn answer key is included.
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4th - 8th
Front Desk- Chapter-by-Chapter Comprehension Questions
I have created reading comprehension questions for the novel "Front Desk" by Kelly Yang. The questions you will receive require students to answer "right there" questions, make inferences, text-dependent questions, and use evidence from the text to support their thinking. An answer key (with page numbers and possible answers) is included with your purchase. I have included lines for student responses. However, if you do not want to include these, I have uploaded my product as a Word Document so
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5th - 8th
A Boy at War by Harry Mazer student activity and literacy guide
This complete Literacy Guide can be used with the historical fiction Novel A Boy at War by Harry Mazer. The guide has vocabulary and comprehension questions for each chapter. The Literacy Elements and Skills included in this guide are: making prediction, connections, characters point of view, and speculative writing. This novel has a DRA level of 50 and a lexile level of 530. Grade level can range from 5-8 grade, and ages 9-13.
This novel is a great quick read My fifth graders enjoyed the n
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5th - 8th
The Paper Menagerie Short Story Packet
This packet covers Ken Liu's Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy award-winning short story, "The Paper Menagerie", a tale of the struggle for identity within a biracial teenager and the deep rift between his Chinese mother as a result. Steeped in magical realism and zhezi papercraft, the packet contains:*An About the Author section*A Hometown Spotlight on Lanzhou, China*Pre-Reading Questions*Survey-Style Anticipation Guide*Vocabulary Matching Activity*Post-Reading Questions*Thematic Analysis with Au
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Eleven by Sandra Cisneros - Activity - Plot, Theme, Main Idea - Journal
This is a great tool for reviewing the parts of a story in Sandra Cisneros' "Eleven." Students may answer questions in SIX squares to review plot, theme, main idea, character, setting, climax, and make predictions. This may be done before, during, and after reading. The squares help students manage their time while writing.
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6th - 8th
Touching Spirit Bear Test (Editable)
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen Whole Book Comprehensive Test Seventy carefully prepared questions to reflect the higher level thinking skills required by the common core and standardized testing.Character traits, character development, inferences, close reading, figurative language purpose, tone, and word meaning, are some of the objectives covered. 70 Questions Multiple Choice Includes Key Editable Please see product preview to preview a portion of the test.
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5th - 8th
Reading Circles: BIOGRAPHIES Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Biography Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are given a biography to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by chapter or page #), and each section is gi
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8th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Schooled by Gordon Korman Test EDITABLE!
Whole Book Assessment for Schooled by Gordon Korman. 50 QuestionsMultiple Choice Includes Key Editable, so you can adjust the test to meet the needs of your students. Please upload the product preview to see the first ten questions in the test. Please note: This test contain questions on plot details, quote identification, passage interpretation, and author use of literary devices.
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Independent Reading Accountability Middle School Test Bundle
Orbiting Jupiter Test: Editable!
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt 50 Questions Multiple Choice Includes KeyEditable Please see product preview to see a portion of the test. This test covers: Figurative language identification, close reading details, basic recall, quote identification, passage interpretation, and character traits.
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6th - 9th
The Great Kapok Tree- Reader's Theater
This is a script for the book The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. It features 14 parts including: Narrator, The Man, Monkey, Boa, 2 Butterflies,
Toucan, Frog, Jaguar, 2 Porcupines, Anteater, Sloth, Boy
The script can be altered to accomodate more or less parts.
Format: Microsoft Word.
Grades:
1st - 10th
Stargirl Test
50 question multiple choice assessment for Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.
Carefully prepared questions to reflect the higher level thinking skills required by the common core: character relationships, author use of figurative language, inferences and conclusions. This test does contain some basic plot detail questions as well. This test is editable so you can tailor it to meet your students needs.
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50 Questions
Multiple Choice
Includes Key
Please upload the product preview to see a l
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Independent Reading Accountability Middle School Test Bundle
Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare: Study Questions and Assessments
The package includes everything you need to teach Much Ado About Nothing. It includes introductory materials, scene by scene study questions, summary questions, ANSWERS, an allusions activity based on a Mumford and Sons song, essay topics, instructions, marking rubric, and two unit tests. Used for years in our classrooms.Check out the complete preview.Package is in Word so you can modify.Have a look at my numerous other short story, novel, play, poetry, media, and literacy packages.
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8th - 12th
Hello, Universe Test
50 question multiple choice assessment for Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly Carefully prepared questions to reflect the higher level thinking skills required by the common core: character relationships, author use of figurative language, inferences and conclusions. This test does contain basic plot detail questions as well. This test is editable so you can tailor it to meet your students needs. Test 50 QuestionsMultiple Choice Includes Key Please upload the product preview to see a port
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Independent Reading Accountability Middle School Test Bundle
Avi's "Nothing But The Truth" - 34 Rigorous Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 34 rigorous unit learning tasks for Avi’s, "Nothing But The Truth." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external documents, charts a
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6th - 8th
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