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Middle school critical thinking literature resources on sale
Book Review Book Report Pennant Banner Template for ANY Fiction OR Nonfiction
Book reviews for any book! Two template options included. Use for sustained silent reading accountability, a bulletin board idea, or other general classroom decor! This ZIP file contains contains two templates (editable .DOC and uneditable .PDF versions of BOTH) for a brief book review. One is tailored for fiction and the other is for non-fiction. I require students complete one book review per quarter to hold them accountable for the books they read during SSR. I prefer not to use reading logs
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3rd - 9th
Poetry Elements Escape: The Raven: ELA Digital Escape: Middle/High School Escape
⭐Who says ELA test prep needs to be boring? ⭐ Teen students are invited to compete using clues that practice Imagery/Symbolism, Rhyme Schemes, Poetic Devices, Plot Diagram and Comprehension Quiz. ⭐ This fully immersive 360° escape room based on "The Raven" will have students read and listen to the poem then solve clues to escape with their sanity intact!⭐A perfect introduction to Poetry! ⭐ Playing this fully immersive 360° Raven escape room will take students through imagery/symbolism of the po
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: *ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle
Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Unit - Bundle! - 5 Lessons!!!
Public Speaking Activities for Writing a SpeechSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to research, write, practice, and present a speech has never been easier! These lessons guide students through a step-by-step p
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6th - 8th
Minute Mysteries Brain Teasers Riddles Breaks Logic Deductive Reasoning Puzzles
With visual hints and fly-in solutions! These are a fun to use if you have a couple extra minutes at the end of class. Encourage students to work more efficiently and reward them with a minute mystery at the end of class for finishing early. They can also be a great introduction to one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories OR to a Slip or Trip lesson. The rules are simple: (1) Students ask yes or no questions (2) Teachers respond accordingly to guide students to the correct answer
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6th - 12th
To Build a Fire by Jack London Short Story Anticipation Guide & Pre-Reading
The *BEST* ANTICIPATION GUIDE EVER. In the past, this story always used to put my students to sleep. I came up with this pre-reading activity, and my students really got into it. They even stayed awake for the story! It allows them to connect with the man and imitate the difficulties of starting a fire with cold, frostbitten hands and recognize the struggles the man faces. Through a couple different simple written cues, students must work without the use of their fingers and/or hands. ✏️ Buyer
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7th - 12th
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Satire : PowerPoint, Google Slides Digital Lesson
Perfect for distance learning OR the classroom! 35 slides in length! Two student activities! Introduce your students to the literary genre of SATIRE through this spectacular PowerPoint presentation. Jam-packed with information that will get your students excited about decoding and recognizing SATIRE. Included in this Powerpoint presentation are the following: general information on SATIRE, background information on SATIRE, examples of satire from literature, and examples from culture that use S
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Realism Unit: American Literature (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
Types of Conflict in Literature Lesson and Practice GRADES 5-7 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review four common types of conflict in literature: character vs character, character vs nature, character vs society, and character vs self. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will: learn about protagonists and antagonists as well as 4 types of conflictexplain term
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5th - 7th
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Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Unit Pre-Reading Digital Escape Room Activity
Introducing Shakespeare? Before beginning Act 1/the prologue of the play, generate anticipation with this digital background breakout activity. Students learn about the author, the Elizabethan Era, theater in England, the Globe Theatre, elements of drama (soliloquy, foil, comic relief, etc.), archaic vocabulary, and the prologue of Romeo & Juliet. Hook your students and engage them BEFORE reading The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (or any other play) by William Shakespeare.NOTE: If you are tea
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8th - 10th
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The Barren Grounds Lessons and Novel Study
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning**** This Product is featured in my blog: Students Succeed with The Barren Grounds and Misewa Saga **** This no-prep, 6 weeks, learning resource novel study, includes a 35 page student response and answer key (70 pages in total). This unit uses comprehension strategies: Summarizing, Connection, Visualization, Questioning, Character Description, Infer and Transformation to attain deep understanding.This novel study unit is suitable for: a whol
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4th - 8th
The Raven Lesson | Annotation Poetry Activity for Comprehension & Poetic Devices
Print and digital options included! Students highlight and annotate to analyze and demonstrate reading comprehension of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem with a focus on (1) the plot, (2) rhyme scheme, (3) internal rhyme, (4) alliteration, (5) onomatopoeia, and (6) allusions.This product includes an annotation friendly version of Edgar Allan Poe's poem. Free versions of this public domain text are readily available in many locations, but this particular document gives students space to annotate a
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7th - 11th
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The Cask of Amontillado Fun Creative Project | Create an Original Coat of Arms
This is a fun, creative project to use before, during, or after reading "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. Montresor mentions his family's coat of arms on several occasions in the story, which reinforces the story's theme of revenge. This project gives your students an opportunity to create their own using Montresor's coat of arms as a model. There are 7 different blank templates provided in the document for you and your students to choose from. On the back of their coat of arms, ha
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7th - 10th
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Diary of Anne Frank: A Complete Unit
This is a complete unit of study for Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. The package includes chapter by chapter study questions, a test, a news report assignment with graphic organizer and ANSWERS. Questions focus on vocabulary, close reading, higher order thinking, and personal response. There are a few answers missing (half a dozen...98%of the answers are there.)...I will get to them in the fall when I teach the story again and will upload them at that point. They will be freely available
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7th - 12th
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Fatty Legs and A Stranger at Home Lessons BUNDLE - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary and Middle School StudentsFor Distance Learning - Teachers can assign the Reading Response Booklet to students using Google Slides or PowerPoint (for Teams.) The booklet is editable, and students type their responses in editable text boxes. Online copies of Fatty Legs can be found at Epic!(I believe teachers can sign their students up for free!)In-class Environment - The hard copy novel study units were created to support a s
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4th - 8th
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Sticky Note Discussion Questions for Book Clubs and Novel Studies GOOGLE SLIDES
⭐ NO PREP- PRINT, PROJECT, OR ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM: Students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade will use these digital Sticky Note Discussion Questions and Mats to have engaging conversations about literature.**DESIGNED FOR GRADES 5-8**There are 72 total prompts divided into 9 categories: author, characterization, literary devices, personal reactions, plot and conflict, point of view, reading strategies, setting, and theme. After reading a text, students will:read a sticky note prompt and th
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5th - 8th
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Night by Elie Wiesel Unit Test Final Exam Assessment Print & Digital Google Form
This is a very comprehensive objective test that can be used at the end of teaching Night. There are also 3 essay questions at the end. Save time with the *editable* *self-grading* Google Form. 70 Objective Questions. 3 Long Response Questions (not self-grading). The test includes 32 multiple choice questions, 4 quote identification questions, and 3 separate matching sections of 10-12 questions each. The test can be easily modified.⭐ Follow me for new products, sales, and freebies!
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8th - 10th
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The Raven and Edgar Allan Poe: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Over 40 slides! Now with guided reading questions! "The Raven" brought to you in PowerPoint!!! This is the perfect way to introduce this famous poem to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe, literary focus (symbolism, foreshadowing, point of view, etc.) and an overview of the poem. Great for Poe units, poetry units, summer
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Irony Review Activity ELA Digital Escape Room for Dramatic Situational Verbal
360° View! Introduce, practice, or review the three types of irony (dramatic, situational, and verbal) in a fun, interactive way. This activity could be a great segue into Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado." This escape room is meant to be completed in a relatively short amount of time, so it would be great as an introductory activity that helps create buy-in and increase engagement at the beginning of a class period. This escape room could also be great for a minimum day or a review
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6th - 11th
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Esperanza Renace - Kit de Literatura Gr. 5-6
Un kit de literatura para la novela Esperanza Renace escrita por Pam Munoz Ryan.Tome un Interior de la Ojeada: Experimenta las dificultades de volver a empezar durante la Gran Depresión. Las actividades actúan como un gran punto de partida para la enseñanza guiada del estudiante. Los estudiantes se deben poner en el lugar de Esperanza y describir sus puntos de vista cambiantes a medida que ella se ve expuesta a la vida de aquéllos más pobres que lo que ella fue en algún momento. Determinarán si
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5th - 6th
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⭐ NO PREP ⭐ Growth Mindset Escape Room ⭐ Breakout Game
This growth mindset activity is the perfect way to teach students about the benefits of growth mindset and prepare them with determination to succeed. Students love working together to solve puzzles to escape a fixed mindset.The escape room is digitally controlled and is perfect for laptops, desktops, iPads, Chromebooks, and tablets of all brands and operating systems! No add-ons, extensions, or extra preparation is required: only the internet browser included on your device. This escape room in
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3rd - 8th
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The Fall of the House of Usher : PowerPoint, Google Slides
"The Fall of the House of Usher" brought to you in PowerPoint! Now with guided reading questions added! This is the perfect way to introduce this frightening story to your students! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe (extensive), character analysis, literary focus and an overview of the plot. Great for short story units, summer school
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit: Raven, Usher, Tell-Tale, Red Death Bundle
Analogy Task Cards
56 Analogy Task CardsCreated for grades 3-5. There 2 sets each with differentiated levels, feel free to start with set #1.There are 28 task cards in each set.A great way to use task cards is by playing SCOOT. SCOOT is an easy, fun, fast paced game that will get the kids up and moving around.Place a task card on each desk in numerical order. Each student will read the sentence and will write down the correct answer on their sheet. Then after a minute or two, say "SCOOT!" and the students will SC
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6
A Literature Kit for the novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler written by E.L. Konigsburg.Take a Peek Inside:Solve a mystery and find a home at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Enhance instruction and allow for much deeper conversations to keep students engaged. Imagine who the character of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler will be and what role she will play in the story. Put the Kincaid children's actions in the correct order they occurred as they ran away. Find a simile used to de
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5th - 6th
Also included in: Best Sellers Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6
Narrative Points of View Lesson and Practice GRADES 5-7 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review how to identify four narrative points of view: 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, and 3rd person omniscient. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!►Please note... this resource does NOT address perspective. The purpose of this resource is to help students identi
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 3 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Animal Farm Digital Bundle: Background, Symbolism, Propaganda, Quizzes
6 presentations for a discounted price, plus 3 free jeopardy games as a bonus! Including in this bundle are the following: information on allegory, information on George Orwell, background information on the novella, collaboration and research, paperless quizzes, activities connected to propaganda, plot overview, character analysis, literary analysis, literary terms, symbolism, Russian history, connections between characters in the novella, 3 free jeopardy games, and historical figures of the R
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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