12th Grade Reading Activities (by date, oldest first)

Three fiction stories your students will love! All three have a twist at the ending they will never guess. The Necklace, Story of an Hour, & The Last Leaf

Included in this file are:

• Abridged versions of all three stories for beginning readers
• Unabridged versions to challenge strong readers
• 10 questions per passage
• Questions that rise in rigor and complexity

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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!

This resource features five realistic menus for students to explore. Designed for differentiation, this resource offers two levels of engagement focusing on real-world text comprehension and money math skills. The first level involves cut-and-paste activities with simpler questions, focusing on menu comprehension and basic price identification. The second level challenges students with write-in responses, encouraging critical thinking and analysis. Students tackle questions about menu item costs, ingredients, and comparisons of prices. They also practice calculating totals for orders and determining the correct amount of change. This comprehensive resource aims to enhance students' real-world understanding of menus, prices, and basic financial skills, preparing them for practical decision-making and equipping them with valuable life skills.

This resource is also apart of a BUNDLE saving you 20%!

Understanding Menus BUNDLE

Recently updated to include:

• 2 levels
• all new graphics
• 28 new worksheets per set/ 68 total new worksheets
• 94 additional questions added

This download includes:

• 5 different menus
• 2 levels
• A color & black and white set
• 5 separate large menu pages
• Teacher answer key

Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions - Bolded Key Words

• 15 worksheets with 75 questions (5 questions per page)

Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions - Multi-part questions

• 15 worksheets with 84 questions (4 - 6 questions per page)

40 different worksheets and 149 questions per set.

A total of 80 different worksheets.

Featured Menus:

Sushi Restaurant

Pizza Restaurant

Sandwich Shop

Burger Restaurant

Bagel Shop

As extension activities, students can use classroom money to present the correct amount of money. Students can calculate sales tax and or tip.

Check out the other units!

Understanding Menus Unit 2

Understanding Menus Unit 3

Understanding Menus Unit 4

Special Education Life Skills Bundle for Teen to Young Adult Students

This bundle offers 55 units of practical worksheets designed to teach essential life skills, including reading menus, menu math, reading invitations, filling out forms, understanding bus and train schedules, using coupons, reading weather forecasts, and more. Perfect for special education teachers, this resource helps students develop functional academics and critical life skills. Whether you're new to teaching or experienced, this bundle provides a comprehensive set of tools to support your students' growth and independence.

SEPARATELY THESE RESOURCES WOULD COST YOU $286.00.

THIS BUNDLE SAVES YOU OVER 20%!

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• 55 units
• Teacher answer key
• Over 1,350 worksheets

UNITS INCLUDED:

Apparel Details & Size Charts - Unit 1

Apparel Details & Size Charts - Unit 2

Bus & Train Schedules - Unit 1

Bus & Train Schedules - Unit 2

Bus & Train Schedules - Unit 3

Bus & Train Schedules - Unit 4

Bus and Train Routes, Schedules, Signs & Stations

Calendar Comprehension - Unit 1

Coupons - Unit 1

Coupons - Unit 2

Coupons - Unit 3

Filling Out Forms - Unit 1

Filling Out Forms - Unit 2

Filling Out Forms - Unit 3

Filling Out Forms - Unit 4

Paying Bills Unit 1

Paying Bills Unit 2

Paying Bills Unit 3

Paying Utility Bills - Unit 1

Paying Utility Bills - Unit 2

Personal Information Forms

Product Label Comprehension - Unit 1

Product Label Comprehension - Unit 2

Product Label Comprehension - Unit 3

Reading Invitations - Unit 1

Reading Invitations - Unit 2

Reading Medicine Labels - Unit 1

Reading Medicine Labels - Unit 2

Reading Medicine Labels - Unit 3

Reading Prescriptions - Unit 1

Reading Prescriptions - Unit 2

Reading Prescriptions - Unit 3

Recipe Comprehension - Unit 1

Understanding Credit Cards - Unit 1

Understanding Credit Cards - Unit 2

Understanding Instructions - Unit 1

Understanding Instructions - Unit 2

Understanding Instructions - Unit 3

Understanding Instructions - Unit 4

Understanding Menus - Unit 1

Understanding Menus - Unit 2

Understanding Menus - Unit 3

Understanding Menus - Unit 4

Understanding Menus - FREEBIE

Weather Forecasts - Unit 1

Website Comprehension - Unit 1

Website Comprehension - Unit 2

Website Comprehension - Unit 3

This resource features 18 realistic menus for students to explore. Designed for differentiation, this resource offers two levels of engagement. The first level involves cut-and-paste activities with simpler questions, focusing on menu comprehension and basic price identification. The second level challenges students with write-in responses, encouraging critical thinking and analysis. Students tackle questions about menu item costs, ingredients, and comparisons of prices. They also practice calculating totals for orders and determining the correct amount of change. This comprehensive resource aims to enhance students' real-world understanding of menus, prices, and basic financial skills, preparing them for practical decision-making and equipping them with valuable life skills.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• 4 paper units + a freebie
• 18 different menus
• 172 different worksheets with 706 questions per set
• 344 different worksheets

Each resource also has:

• 2 levels perfect for differentiation
• A color + a black & white set
• A teacher answer key for quick grading

Separately these 4 resources would cost you $26.00. Bundle and save 20%!

Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions - Bolded Key Words

• 68 worksheets per set
• 340 questions (5 questions per page)
• Teacher answer key

Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions - Multi-part questions

• 68 worksheets per set
• 376 questions (4 - 6 questions per page)
• Teacher answer key

+ 18 blank menu pages

+ 18 large menu pages

⭐ 172 different worksheets and 706 questions per set.

⭐ A total of 344 different worksheets.

UNITS INLUDED:

Understanding Menus Unit 1

Understanding Menus Unit 2

Understanding Menus Unit 3

Understanding Menus Unit 4

Understanding Menus FREEBIE

Featured Menus:

• Sushi Restaurant
• Pizza Restaurant
• Sandwich Shop
• Burger Restaurant
• Bagel Sandwich Shop
• Breakfast
• Roast Beef & Seafood Shop
• Italian Lunch Restaurant
• Bagel Shop
• Mexican Restaurant
• Southern Pub
• Sub Shop
• Smoothie Shop
• Pub
• Grilled Cheese Food Truck
• Coffee Shop
• Thai Food
• Sports Bar

Studying Murder on the Orient Express? Looking to give students some context for the novel ?

Then this product is for you! Introduction power point includes:

•About the Author

•Interwar Period (1918-1939)

•Orient Express and International Travel

•Golden Age of Detective Fiction

•Conflicts

•Story Overview

•Themes

•Motifs

•Symbols

•Essential Questions

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The focus of this breakout is The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The activities in this breakout game are designed to help students review what they have read in the novel. A great review game before a test or quiz. Comes complete with answer key.

Task #1 Plot

See if your students can figure out the overall plot for the story using a diagram and plot cards. When put in the right order students get a secret code.

Task #2 Characters

A way for your students to work together figuring out who is who from the novel with character cards and an answer sheet. Once solved students gain a code word.

Task #3 Close Read

Students must close read an excerpt from the novel and acurately answer questions about the excerpt to reveal the last code word.

Task #4 Encrypted Message

Using all the clues from the previous three tasks students must solve the encrypted message to escape the room.

Your students will love competing against the other groups in their class to solve these knowledge based puzzles around the novel.

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The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde Introduction Power Point

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This 27-page product includes four unique tasks designed to challenge your students' knowledge and understanding of the novel. The tasks cover important literary elements such as plot, characters, close reading, and an encrypted message. Each task is designed to be completed in a group, encouraging collaboration and teamwork among your students.

With our Frankenstein Escape Room, your students will be able to experience the novel in a whole new way, as they work to solve puzzles and clues to unlock each task. The included answer key provides a clear and detailed guide to help you assess your students' work and provide feedback on their understanding of the novel.

This escape room is perfect for high school English teachers looking to add an interactive and engaging element to their lesson plans. The tasks are designed to challenge students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while also reinforcing important literary concepts.

So why wait? Add our Frankenstein Escape Room to your classroom materials today and watch your students engage with the novel in a whole new way! With this product, you'll be sure to create an unforgettable learning experience that your students will talk about for years to come

Studying The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck? Are students having problems with some of the vocabulary words? Then this product is for you! Includes 5 vocabulary crossword puzzles by chapters . Great to help students with vocabulary words as they read the text! Pairs great with The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes Comes complete with answer key.

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The focus of this breakout is Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The activities in this breakout game are designed to help students review what they have read in the play. A great review game before a test or quiz. Comes complete with answer key.

Studying Dracula ? Looking to give students some context for the novel ? Then this product is for you!

Introduction power point includes:

•About the Author

•Victorian Era

•The ‘Real’ Dracula

•Conflicts

•Themes

•Symbols

•Essential Questions

Studying Great Expectations ? Looking to give students some context for the novel ? Then this product is for you!

Introduction power point includes:

•About the Author

•Victorian Era

•Upper vs Lower Classes

•Conflicts

•Themes

•Symbols

•Essential Questions

With our Crime and Punishment Escape Room, your students will be able to experience the novel in a whole new way, as they work to solve puzzles and clues to unlock each task. The included answer key provides a clear and detailed guide to help you assess your students' work and provide feedback on their understanding of the novel.

This escape room is perfect for high school English teachers looking to add an interactive and engaging element to their lesson plans. The tasks are designed to challenge students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while also reinforcing important literary concepts.

So why wait? Add our Crime and Punishment Escape Room to your classroom materials today and watch your students engage with the novel in a whole new way! With this product, you'll be sure to create an unforgettable learning experience that your students will talk about for years to come

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

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The focus of this breakout is Phantom of the Opera. The activities in this breakout game are designed to help students review what they have read in the novel. A great review game before a test or quiz. Comes complete with answer key.

Task #1 Plot

See if your students can figure out the overall plot for the story using a diagram and plot cards. When put in the right order students get a secret code.

Task #2 Characters

A way for your students to work together figuring out who is who from the novel with character cards and an answer sheet. Once solved students gain a code word.

Task #3 Close Read

Students must close read an excerpt from the novel and acurately answer questions about the excerpt to reveal the last code word.

Task #4 Encrypted Message

Using all the clues from the previous three tasks students must solve the encrypted message to escape the room.

Your students will love competing against the other groups in their class to solve these knowledge based puzzles around the novel.

Introducing the ultimate study guide for Murder on the Orient Express the classic novel by Agatha Christie! The Murder on the Orient Express study guide flipbook contains everything you need to understand this masterpiece of British literature.

With 17 pages of comprehensive material, the study guide is divided into three main sections, including Questions by Section, Historical Context, and About The Author.

The Questions by Section includes detailed questions for the novel's chapters designed to help you focus on key plot points, character development, and themes. Each question is thoughtfully crafted to promote critical thinking and analysis, allowing you to delve deeper into the novel and gain a deeper understanding of its complexities.

The Historical Context section provides important historical background information about the time and place in which the novel is set. This section explores the political, social, and cultural context of the novel, helping you to better understand the novel's themes and ideas.

The About The Author section provides insight into the life and work of Agatha Christie.This section explores the author's biography, his literary influences, and his writing style, giving you a deeper appreciation for the novel and its place in British literature.

Best of all, our study guide flipbook includes an answer key for all the questions, so you can check your answers and make sure you are on the right track.

Whether you are a student, a literature enthusiast, or simply someone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of this classic novel, our Murder on the Orient Express study guide flipbook is the perfect tool to help you achieve your goals. So why wait? Order your copy today and start exploring the world of Murder on the Orient Express.

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Introducing the ultimate study guide for The Once and Future the classic novel by T.H White! The Once and Furture King study guide flipbook contains everything you need to understand this masterpiece of British literature.

With 18 pages of comprehensive material, the study guide is divided into three main sections, including Questions by Part Historical Context, and About The Author.

The Questions by Chapter includes detailed questions for the novel's chapters designed to help you focus on key plot points, character development, and themes. Each question is thoughtfully crafted to promote critical thinking and analysis, allowing you to delve deeper into the novel and gain a deeper understanding of its complexities.

The Historical Context section provides important historical background information about the time and place in which the novel is set. This section explores the political, social, and cultural context of the novel, helping you to better understand the novel's themes and ideas.

The About The Author section provides insight into the life and work of T.H. White.This section explores the author's biography, his literary influences, and his writing style, giving you a deeper appreciation for the novel and its place inBritish literature.

The Character Map section includes details about each the novel's main characters, how they interact with each other, what character relationships exist, and provide students with a visual representation of the characters motivations.

Best of all, our study guide flipbook includes an answer key for all the questions, so you can check your answers and make sure you are on the right track.

Whether you are a student, a literature enthusiast, or simply someone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of this classic novel, our_The Once and Future King_ study guide flipbook is the perfect tool to help you achieve your goals. So why wait? Order your copy today and start exploring the world of Phantom of the Op

This flip book goes through seven of the main characters of the novel. It includes graphic organizers for your students to fill out in order to better understand character development. It makes a great study guide and a good way to have your students understand the differences and similarities between the different characters of the novel. Offers differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all your students! Rubric included for easy grading.

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The focus of this breakout is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone. The activities in this breakout game are designed to help students review what they have read in the book. A great review game before a test or quiz. Comes complete with answer key.

Studying The Once and Future King? Looking to give students some context for the novel ? Then this product is for you!

Introduction power point includes:

•About the Author

•Post World War II Britain

•Le Morte d’Arthur

•Internal Conflicts

•External Conflicts

•Social Conflicts

•Ethical and Moral Conflicts

•Themes

•Motifs

•Symbols

•Essential Questions