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Unlock the power of inferencing with this comprehensive resource pack tailored for middle and high school students. Dive into the world of critical thinking and analysis with 19 unique files, carefully curated to enhance inferencing skills across various mediums.

Delve into captivating texts with a selection of short stories and poems, including "The Chaser," "Rose from the Concrete," "Rolling in the Deep," and "Cry me a River." Each file comes with detailed summaries and thought-provoking questions to stimulate deep comprehension and inferencing abilities.

Equip your students with the tools they need to excel in inferencing with supplementary materials, such as checking account statements for real-world application and a list of words describing tone to aid in textual analysis.

Explore the intricacies of inferencing through engaging activities, including an Inferencing Lesson with 26 slides designed for both group instruction and individual practice. With meticulously crafted lessons, students will develop a keen eye for detail and learn to draw insightful conclusions from diverse sources.

Unleash the power of music, poetry, literature, and more as students analyze and infer meaning through a variety of mediums. Whether used for group lessons, individual practice, or assessments, this resource pack provides all the materials you need for rapid inferencing success.

Plus, with answer keys included for all activities, you can streamline your grading process and focus on what matters most: empowering your students to become master inferencers. Elevate your teaching and transform your classroom into a hub of critical thinking and discovery with this inferencing activity!

Studying The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ? Looking to give students some context for the novel ? Then this product is for you! Introduction power point includes:

• About the Author
• The Setting
• Historical Background
• Native Americans and the U.S Government
• Current Issues for Native Americans
• Story Overview
• Themes
• Symbols
• Essential Questions

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Characterization Flip book
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Study Guide Flip book

A power point giving historical background and cultural context for the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Great addition to any novel unit on this book.

Studying The Hobbit ? Looking to give students some context for the novel ? Then this product is for you! Introduction power point includes:

•About the Author

•British Literature and Folklore

•Rise of Modern Fantasy

•Conflicts

•Themes

•Symbols

•Essential Questions

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The Hobbit Characterization flip book

The Hobbit Graphic Organizers

A Powerpoint which provides a brief overview of rhythm and rhyme scheme using poetry. I've used this as an introduction to poetry and pair this up with a poem in which students must find the rhyme scheme. It can be used with any poem.

Studying To Kill a Mockingbird ? Looking to give students some context for the novel ? Then this product is for you!

Introduction power point includes:

•About the Author

•The Great Depression

•Racial Segregation

•Southern Culture

•The Scottsboro Boys

•Conflicts

•Story Overview

•Themes

•Motifs

•Symbols

•Essential Questions

Studying The Red Badge of Courage ? Looking to give students some context for the novel ? Then this product is for you! Introduction power point includes:

• Stephen Crane
• Historical Background
• American Civil War
• Postwar Realism and Naturalism
• Red Badge of Courage
• Major Characteristics
• Stephen Crane’s Style
• Themes
• Symbols
• Essential Questions

Studying 1984? Don't know where to begin? Then this product is for you! Includes Author's Information, Inspiration, Terms, Themes, Symbols, and more. A great way to start off a unit on 1984! Get it Today! Remember Big Brother is Watching You!

Studying The Joy Luck Club ? Looking to give students some context for the novel ? Then this product is for you! Introduction power point includes:

-About the Author

-Chinese Immigration to America

-Pre-World War II China

-During and Post- World War II China

-Themes

-Symbols

-Essential Questions

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An introductory powerpoint for Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. A great activity before students read the text to get some context and to preview the text.

This is an introduction powerpoint for the classic novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God". It provides background information and context for the novel.

A powerpoint going through some background information on the novel Frankenstein. Includes information about the author, historical context, story behind the creation of Frankenstein, themes, symbols, and characters. Great before reading activity or as a review.

Teaching The Joy Luck Club? Don't know where to start? This bundle includes many activities to do before, during, and after reading the novel. This is a complete unit for the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Don't miss this multiple point of view novel filled with touching stories between mothers and daughters .

Teaching The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian? Don't know where to start? This bundle includes many activities to do before, during, and after reading the novel. This is a bundle for the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. We got you covered!

Reading The Red Badge of Courage? Looking for resources that pertain to the novel? This bundle is for you. It includes Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes, a flip book study guide, a characterization flip book, graphic organizers, and an introduction power point to help your students stay engaged from beginning to the end of the novel. Each of these products are available individually, but you save time and money by buying them as a bundle.

The Red Badge of Courage Introduction Power Point which introduces your students to concepts and themes present within the text.

The Red Badge of Courage Flipbook Study Guide ensure your students are keeping track with key ideas and details of the text.

The Red Badge of Courage Characterization flipbook ensures your students understand characterization and character development.

The Red Badge of Courage Graphic Organizers Ensure your students are keeping track of the Plot, Vocabulary, Theme, Symbols, and aid in comprehension of the text.

The Red Badge of Courage Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes which introduces your students to new vocabulary words they will see inside the novel.

Looking for an engaging way to cover the novel 1984? Look no further! This is a GROWING bundle for the classic novel 1984. Great activities to go alongside the novel and incorporate differentiation in your classroom to meet the needs of multiple learners. Includes an intorduction powerpoint, a characterization flipbook, a study guide, graphic organizers, and a film adaptation worksheet. All of which can be used in TeachShare Digital Activities for distance learning!

In need of engaging activities for a novel study? Teaching Frankenstein but don't know where to get started? We bundled some of our best resources here for Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein (also known as The Modern Prometheus) to help you and your students have a successful novel study.

Frankenstein Introduction Power Point which introduces your students to concepts and themes present within the text.

Frankenstein Flipbook Study Guide ensures your students are keeping track with key ideas and details of the text.

Frankenstein Characterization flipbook ensures your students understand characterization and character development.

Graphic Organizers for ANY Novel! ensures your students are keeping track of the Plot, Vocabulary, Theme, Symbols, and aid in comprehension of the text.

Film Analysis Worksheet for Novels Helps your students analyze one of the many Frankenstein Films.

Covering The Kite Runner? Don't know where to get started? This bundle is just for your! Includes a Introduction Power Point, study guide, graphic organizers, film analysis, novel project choice board, and characterization flip book. Great for differentiation.

Covering Things Fall Apart? Don't know where to get started? This bundle is for you, it includes study guide, characterization booklet, introduction power point, essay on colonization is Africa, and graphic organizers.

*Update* TeachShare activities has been added to all activity files for distance learning so that you may use these products for online learning with your students.

This is an ENGLISH document. If you're looking for its French counterpart, you can access it here.

This 30-page resource will allow your upper-elementary students to immerse themselves in meaningful material related to Earth Day.

It includes:

• 11 content slides;

• 4-page social story (reading comprehension) with questions;

• Activities on making thoughtful choices:

• "Recognizing thoughtful choices in others";

• "My thoughtful choices";

• "Thoughtful choices" writing prompt;

• "Sorting Machine" activities;

• Colouring pages;

• Earth Day word search;

• Earth Day word scramble;

• Earth Day vocabulary prompt;

• Earth Day maze;

• My Earth Day pledge;

• Earth Day acrostic poetry.

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