6th Grade Reading Strategies Lesson

Transport your middle school ELA classroom to the world of Ray Bradbury with our expansive and engaging week-long lesson plan for "All Summer in a Day." Tailor-made for the curious and creative minds of grades 6-8, this resource is an ideal blend of reading, analysis, and creative expression, finely tuned for the middle school classroom.

What's Included:

• A Complete Text of "All Summer in a Day" Text included.
• 20+ Dynamic Slides: Bring the story to life with visually engaging slides that will capture your students' attention.
• Structured Socratic Seminar Plan: Fostering critical thinking, our Socratic seminar procedures and evidence writing guides encourage in-depth student-led discussion.
• Innovative Choice Board Extension Activities: Cater to different learning styles and keep students intrigued with a range of activities including essay writing, creative storytelling, and art.
• Creative Writing Opportunities: Challenge students with crafting an alternative ending to the story or expressing character perspectives through diary entries.
• Literary Analysis Essays: Guide your students in developing argumentative, informational, and correspondence essays with thought-provoking prompts.
• Comic Strip Creation: Combine art and narrative skills as students transform the text into a visual storyline.
• Film vs. Text Comparison: Deepen comprehension with a Venn diagram activity comparing the short film adaptation to the original text.

Ideal For:

• End-of-Year Engagement: Keep students motivated and learning until the last day with this immersive resource.
• Ready-Made Sub Plans: Detailed and easy to follow, this plan keeps your classroom on track even when you're away.
• Mini Dystopian Unit: Whether a standalone lesson or part of a larger dystopian study, this resource prompts critical thinking about society and technology.
• Flexible for Different Grades: Designed for middle school students, all activities are easily adjustable for higher or lower grades.

Perfect Pairing: This lesson plan complements the "Complete Week-Long Dystopian Unit Plan: 'The Pedestrian' by Ray Bradbury," offering a broader exploration of dystopian themes. Find it here: Complete Week-Long Dystopian Unit Plan.

Elevate your teaching with this multifaceted unit plan that will have your students eager to read, write, and discuss. This comprehensive package will not only save you planning time but also enrich your classroom discussions and creative output.

Included in this 12 week unit: Ultimate Middle School Short Story Bundle: 12 Week Engaging Suspense ELA Units (TeachShare.com)

Neil Gaiman won the 2009 Newbery Medal for the incredible novel The Graveyard Book for its “delicious mix of murder, fantasy, humor and human longing,” noting its “magical, haunting prose.” This two-part digital Google lesson is packed full of engaging, fun, and comprehensive activities to review this incredible piece of literature.

What's included in this product?

Two Google Slide presentations with activity guide. Part one covers chapters 1-4, and part 2 covers chapters 5 through the book's ending. These lessons are designed for teachers to click through - a true non-prep lesson!

What activities are included in the lessons? See the thumbnails and preview for images of some slides.

• Cracking codes
• Multiple choice questions
• Mystery pictures
• True or False game
• Game Show
• Character Study
• Order of events
• Discussion prompt questions

I use these exact lessons in my classes, and students not only have fun and reinforce what they've read in the book but they are always astonished at how time flies! We have so much fun. It is fast-paced and engaging. It's also great for various types of learners, as many of the questions can be answered using a finger system which prompts shy or quiet students to engage.

Please send a question if there is anything I can clarify about this lesson!

Making Inferences with Pictures Task Cards, Inference Task Cards

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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

★ Picture Inference Task Cards

★ 21 pages

★ PDF Zip File

★ EXCELLENT for ALL grade levels!

This resource includes:

★ 40 Inference Picture Task Cards with Guiding Questions

★ 40 Inference Picture Task Cards without Guiding Questions (same pictures)

★ 1 Picture Inference Worksheet

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Making Inferences is a challenging skill to master, especially for lower-level students. This resource includes two sets of Picture Inference Task Cards (80 cards in total) that are differentiated to meet the needs of both lower-level and higher-level students. The pictures in these task cards are very relevant as students "see" these everyday images almost anywhere they go!

DESCRIPTION

▶️ The first set of 40 cards, which are the color RED, have pictures that students can use to make inferences. These RED Picture Inference Task Cards include guiding questions to help lower level students make inferences.

▶️ The second set of 40 cards, which are the color GREEN, have the SAME pictures that students can use to make inferences, but without the guiding questions. Instead, this set of Picture Inference Task Cards read: “What can you infer from this picture?” and “Why do you think that?” These questions require high-level students to think for themselves as they pay close attention to picture details.

▶️ Finally, this resource includes a Picture Inference Worksheet that students can use to record their inferences and evidence. Students can record inferences and evidence for two pictures.

▶️ This is engaging practice for your especially ELL and Special Ed students and is perfect for mini-lessons, whole class instruction, cooperative learning, intervention groups, literacy centers, and small group instruction.

Suggestions on how you can use the Picture Inference Task Cards:

1. Small Group Instruction - You can have students engage in small group instruction where you provide additional support on the skill of inferencing. These Picture Inference Task Cards will support that type of instruction. You can have all students in small groups practice with the same Picture Inference Task Card number or you can distribute 1-2 task cards to each student to practice making inferences and citing evidence before reviewing.

2. Mini Lesson - You can load these Picture Inference Task Cards on the Smartboard and use them to demonstrate how to make an inference, while paying closing attention to details. They can also be used to discuss the importance of details and how they are used to encourage inferential thinking. You can even use these task cards to discuss the difference between relevant picture details and irrelevant details. Finally, you can use these inference task cards during the guided practice portion of your lesson.

3. Exit Slips - You can use these Picture Inference Task Cards as Exit Slips by distributing 1-2 task cards to each student to complete and hand in to you before they leave.

4. Partner Study - You can have students pair up and “test/question each other.” Partners not only ask each other to make valid inferences and support it with relevant picture details, but to be open to a variety of valid inferences that can be made from the same picture.

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• Inference Graphic Organizers, Reflection Sheets, and Bookmarks

• Inference vs. Literal Recount Graphic Organizer

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• Making Inferences Graphic Organizers (Post-Its) SET 2
• Making Inferences Graphic Organizers (Clouds) SET 3
• Making Inferences Graphic Organizers (Quote Boxes) SET 4
• Making Inferences Graphic Organizers (Clipboards) SET 5
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Word Meaning with Nonsense Words

Why teach word meaning through nonsense words (context clues only)?

• Students must use critical thinking to solve
• Students must read the whole passage for context clues
• Students must problem solve to find the best word that makes the most sense.
• They can't find the answer except through problem solving.

All of these are things we want every student to do! This is something that is already adapted for high and low learners.

Starting with three nonsense words gets students going so they can work in groups or independently to decode the meaning of 7 REAL words (selected from the SAT vocabulary list).

This is a perfect activity for group problem solving and critical thinking!

Finding the meaning of words: in context, with a definition and from the Latin or Greek base. Four teaching pages are included for self-guided learning along with 7 student pages for practice with various shortened reading passages.

INCLUDED:

• 3 Self-grading Google Forms
• Editable Word Doc
• PDF
• Reading Passage
• Teaching pages
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Word Meaning with Greek & Latin

✔️Need to teach Greek & Latin along with Context Clues?

✔️Looking for way to get your students thinking critically & making connections?

✔️Need to integrate vocabulary in a meaningful way?

This activity includes worksheets, task cards and Google Quizzes for vocab practice

Students will use key words from the definitions in the first activity to determine the meaning of the Greek or Latin prefix. By recognizing the prefixes in words they recognize (and some they won't) students will begin making connections to other words they hear and read. This is a natural way to build in vocabulary to daily instruction that includes context clues and the Greek and Latin.

Included:

• Greek & Latin Roots Exploration: Dive into 45 carefully selected words, each featuring 9 impactful prefixes from the rich realms of Latin and Greek languages.
• Word Definitions: Equip your students with a solid understanding of each word, laying the foundation for deeper language comprehension.
• Fill in the Blank Sentences: Immerse your class in the learning process with cloze sentences that challenge them to apply their newfound knowledge in context.
• Task Cards: Make learning interactive and enjoyable with task cards that encourage independent exploration and reinforce language skills.
• Google Quizzes: Easily accessible quizzes that provide instant feedback, saving you valuable time and promoting a tech-savvy learning environment.

Vocabulary Starter

NEED TO TEACH VOCABULARY IN YOUR MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM AND YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

You came to the right place! I have been teaching for 5+ years, I have my Master's in Education with a focus on Literacy and I didn't know where to start.

So, I went back to everything I learned in my graduate program and re-read everything I could find.

I wrote & designed a student-engaging template to help students in my classroom to deeply internalize a word. I gathered key word lists when I didn't have a word from our daily reading, and thought about how to teach vocabulary so my love of etymology and words could be shared with my 10th graders. I've included all that and a guide to help other teachers get started with implementing and teaching vocabulary in THEIR classrooms.

Is this book for me?

• You want to teach vocabulary explicitly
• You want flexibility to choose your words daily based on what you’re reading
• You need versatility to choose your own words from a given list
• You want your students to deeply internalize the vocabulary they learn
• You’re not sure where to start

Then this book is for you!

Adaptable to every classroom in every situation, this is more than a fill-in-the-blank activity. Your students will have a guide to build a vocabulary for a lifetime of learning.

WHY TEACH VOCABULARY EXPLICITLY?

Generating curiosity and delight in playing with words supports long-term memory, enhances the connection between orthography and meaning, and develops a disposition which stimulates word consciousness. It also builds vocabulary! All of these are a part of a vocabulary rich classroom environment.

Help student writers understand and read their essays from readers' perspectives with this nine page presentation. The analogy of learning to drive is used to help writers understand that reading punctuation is like obeying road signs. Includes: Many roles of a writer Visually stimulating graphics Defining Writer as Reader Practicing Writer as Reader slides (indiividual/group activity) Peer Workshopping Following the steps of reading, listening, and correcting Excellent for introducing writers' roles, peer workshopping, and understanding punctuation.

Explorez la stratégie de prédiction avec 5 leçons captivantes pour les élèves de 4e à 8e années!

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Préparez vos élèves de 4e à 8e année à maîtriser la stratégie de prédiction et à l'appliquer dans leur lecture. Ce produit complet comprend 5 leçons de lecture, des tableaux d'ancrage, des lectures modélisées, des compréhensions écrites, des activités et des organisateurs graphiques – avec des organisateurs supplémentaires pour prolonger cette stratégie. Idéal pour les élèves ayant besoin de renforcer cette compétence et de s'engager davantage dans leur lecture.

Caractéristiques du produit :

• 7 organisateurs graphiques pratiques : Utilisables avec les leçons ou de manière autonome.
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• 14 textes modélisés (!!) : Pas besoin de chercher des lectures dans votre bibliothèque. Tout est inclus ici, des lectures à haute voix, lectures partagées, lectures en binôme, lectures indépendantes et compréhensions écrites. Vous n'avez besoin d'aucun autre texte !
• 5 mini-leçons : Scripts détaillés, exemples, questions-guides et suivi pour vous accompagner tout au long des leçons.

Stratégies couvertes dans cette ressource de 38 pages :

• Utiliser des indices pour écrire : Les élèves découvriront comment utiliser des indices comme les illustrations, les titres et les mots-clés pour les aider à prédire la suite, via une pratique modélisée et partagée pour les aider à organiser leurs pensées.
• Prédire avec un texte plus long : Les élèves apprendront à connecter les indices contextuels et leurs expériences personnelles pour formuler des prédictions réfléchies, grâce à une pratique modélisée et partagée ainsi qu'une compréhension écrite.
• Démarreurs de prédictions : Les élèves apprendront à créer efficacement des prédictions en utilisant des amorces de phrases solides comme base, à travers une pratique modélisée et partagée, des graphiques d'ancrage et une activité de lecture indépendante.
• Les indices contextuels et linguistiques : Les élèves découvriront la stratégie consistant à utiliser des indices contextuels et linguistiques dans un texte pour développer leurs prédictions, via une pratique modélisée et partagée, des graphiques d'ancrage et des organisateurs graphiques pour les aider à structurer leurs pensées.
• Utiliser les preuves textuelles : Les élèves apprendront à trouver et à utiliser des preuves textuelles pour étayer leurs prédictions, assurant ainsi clarté, concision et précision, grâce à des lectures modélisées et partagées, des graphiques d'ancrage, des organisateurs graphiques et une compréhension écrite.

Cette ressource facilite la planification de leçons efficaces en vous fournissant tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour deux semaines d’enseignement. Profitez de l'enseignement et voyez vos élèves s’épanouir en classe de français !

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• Écriture: Générer les idées
• Écriture: Endurance et motivation
• Écriture: La structure et la fluidité
• Écriture: Améliorer le choix de mots
• Écriture: Introductions & Conclusions
• Lecture: Solutionner les mots
• Lecture: La visualisation
• Lecture: Faire des liens
• Lecture: Connaissances antérieures
• Lecture: Faire des prédictions
• Lecture: Faire des inférences
• Lecture: Informations clés
• Lecture: Stratégies de réparation

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Help your middle schoolers dive deep into the complexities of climate change with this engaging and thought-provoking resource!

"Climate Change: Five Perspectives" goes beyond basic facts, encouraging students to analyze diverse viewpoints and develop their critical thinking skills.

This comprehensive resource includes:

• Five compelling letters, each written to the United: Each letter presents a unique perspective on climate change, written from the point of view of:

  • The Urgent Activist
  • The Cautious Skeptic
  • The Technological Optimist
  • The Economic Pragmatist
  • The Frontline Youth (a student living in Kiribati)

• A companion AI video where the five letters are read aloud by their authors.

• 12 Engaging Assignments: Designed to spark critical thinking and enhance literacy skills, these activities encourage students to:

  • Analyze author's craft, purpose, and structure.
  • Synthesize information and evaluate evidence.
  • Compare and contrast perspectives.
  • Develop their own informed opinions.

• Alignment with Curriculum: This resource integrates with many Grade 6 literacy outcomes and climate change units. It was paritcularly aimed at the Alberta curriciulum.

Why This Resource Stands Out:

• Promotes Critical Thinking: Students learn to analyze different viewpoints, evaluate evidence, and form their own conclusions.
• Encourages Empathy and Global Awareness: By exploring diverse perspectives, students gain a deeper understanding of how climate change impacts people around the world.
• Offers Flexibility: The resource can be adapted for individual work, small group activities, or whole-class discussions.
• Saves You Time: The ready-to-use letters, video, and assignments make it easy to implement this resource in your classroom.

Spark meaningful conversations about climate change and empower your students to become informed, engaged global citizens!

Click here to purchase "Climate Change: Five Perspectives" and enhance your climate change unit today!

Use these marking the text Instructional Practice slides with instructions to help students understand why we mark our text and learn to remember how to correctly mark a text in order to gain a deeper understanding of it's main ideas and important evidence. These slides provides step-by-step instructions to guide students in the process of marking the text!

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Directions:

• Use the 7 teach slides to explain the what and why behind marking the text.'
• Use the 9 marking the text steps to have students practice the skill through reading an article, prepping for a Socratic seminar, marking focused notes etc.

Uses:

• reading and analyzing articles
• prepping for a socratic seminar
• using the slides for practicing focused note-taking
• marking notes from any subject
• marking articles for discussion
• informational/nonfiction texts
• literature
• any subject area
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This book series is great for young children as they can relate with what Franklin and his friends experience as they are growing up and helping each other. The book, Franklin is Bossy, discusses Franklin being a good friend, showing kindness, sharing, taking turns, etc. The comprehension questions in this product relate with the text as well as students own experiences. Images are located throughout packet to help students answer questions. As the book is being read aloud, as students are reading the book or after the book has been read, students can answer the comprehension questions in this packet. Words that students may need help spelling when answering comprehension questions are provided in this product as well.

In their first year of middle school, 6th graders embark on a new phase in their education, facing fresh challenges and changes. In many ways, 6th grade marks an important transition for students, as they apply the skills they have learned before to engage in more complex and self-guided learning in deeper and more demanding ways.

While collaboration continues to be an important element of the curriculum, students often need to produce more detailed independent assignments, especially in writing. This requires improved independence and organizational skills, and it will probably necessitate some adjustment and practice at the beginning of the school year.

The main goal of the 6th grade reading curriculum is to have students interact with increasingly difficult texts over the year, preparing them for high school, advanced studies, and future professions. Students examine a variety of texts and different genres, including fiction, drama, poetry, and non-fiction.

This ebook offers a detailed lesson plan for guided reading along with activities tailored for your sixth-grade classes. Suggested replies are also provided.

Leap Year 2024 | Leap Day Activity | Do We Need Leap Year Socratic Seminar: In this Mini Socratic Seminar and Lesson students will mark the text of an article about Leap Year and why we have them. Then they will have a Socratic Seminar in small groups in order to discuss the essential question, “What is a leap year and is it a necessity?”

By the end of this Socratic Seminar, your students will have a deep understanding of what a Leap Year is and how to mark a text to prepare for a successful Socratic Seminar. Use this AVID Mini Socratic Seminar Lesson to increase dialogue and engagement in your classroom!

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What's Included:

• Lesson Plan with a walkthrough of all the slides and a video overview and explanation.
• What is a Leap Year Article- google doc which includes a transcript for students to mark their text and come up with questions in the margins for the Seminar. They will also add an essential question at the top, asummary at the bottom, and fill out the embedded vocabulary chart.
• Google slides- go over the lesson and discuss the process of a Socratic Seminar. The slides include embedded links for students to follow along and access required documents.
• Participant Reflection- a digital Google Sheets document for students to summarize and reflect what they learned through the Seminar.

Directions:

• Students will discuss prior knowledge they share about leap years
• Students will read the provided article and follow directions in the slides to mark the text
• Students will highlight unknown words and add these words and their definitions to their embedded vocabulary chart in the article text
• Students will come up with questions for the Socratic Seminar using Costa's Level of Thinking.
• Students will meet with a partner to clarify any confusion.
• Students will summarize the text by answering the EQ in 3-5 sentences.
• Students will review the protocol for Socratic Seminars.
• Students will use their questions and provided sentence stems to have dialogue in the Seminar.
• Students will complete a participant checklist to reflect on the seminar.

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This "A&P" [LESSON PLANS & TEACHER NOTES] Product allows teachers to GRAB n' TEACH! This product includes a READY-tO-Print LESSON PLAN, an Exceptional Student Education [ESE] Accommodations/Modifications, English Language Learners [ELL] Strategies, Differentiation Instruction, a BLANK LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE, and Teacher Notes on the short story. Get the ease and peace-of-mind you need to teach this work.

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Back to School reading program made easy!

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Accessing Reading Materials

Listening to Your Inner Voice

Reasons to Abandon Books

Leaving Tracks of Your Thinking

Different Kinds of Non-Fiction

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This resource is the complete first twenty days and is meant for the junior and intermediate classes. Part Fountas and Pinnell, part collaboration, this resource will help you take your students on the next step, beyond the primary level reading workshop. This is a digital accompaniment for my teacher's guides: First 20 Days of Reading - Junior/ Intermediate ELA and First 20 Days - Reading Workshop & Writing Workshop (Bundled). The bundled item is my best selling item on TeachShare!

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Help your 5th-grade students master the essential reading skills of identifying character, problem, and solution with this thoughtfully crafted resource! This set includes three engaging fiction passages at a Level T reading level, each designed to strengthen students' ability to track character development, analyze the main problem, and understand the solution.

Each passage is accompanied by:

• 5 multiple-choice questions that focus on character traits, the main conflict, and how the problem is resolved.
• 3 higher-level discussion questions to encourage deeper thinking and classroom conversation.
• Answer keys for all questions, making grading easy and efficient!

Also included in this set is our popular "Story Detective" Anchor Chart—a visual tool that guides students through the key questions to ask themselves when reading any fiction story. This anchor chart breaks down the process of understanding the character, identifying the problem, and following the solution.

As a bonus, we've included a student note catcher, perfect for independent practice, where students can jot down their observations on the character, problem, and solution of any story they read.

What’s Inside:

• 3 Level T Fiction Passages with:

  • Strong character development and relatable situations
  • Multiple-choice questions to assess comprehension of character, problem, and solution
  • Discussion questions to spark deeper classroom dialogue
  • Answer keys for all questions

• Story Detective Anchor Chart: A helpful visual reference for understanding any fiction story.

• Student Note Catcher: A worksheet to help students independently track character, problem, and solution in their reading.

Why You'll Love This Resource:

• Differentiated Practice: Level T passages are perfect for 5th-grade students, reinforcing essential reading comprehension skills.
• Engaging Content: Stories feature relatable characters, everyday problems, and meaningful resolutions that will captivate your students’ attention.
• Easy to Use: Printable and ready to go, with everything you need to teach character, problem, and solution all in one place.

Perfect For:

• Independent practice
• Small-group reading
• Homework assignments
• Test prep for understanding fiction text structures

Are you looking for an engaging, no-prep resource to teach plot structure to your 4th-6th graders? Look no further! This comprehensive lesson plan is designed to introduce and reinforce plot elements, making it perfect for busy teachers who want to provide high-quality instruction without the hassle of extensive preparation.

What’s Included:

• 60-Minute Lesson Plan: A detailed, step-by-step guide that includes a mini-lesson, note-taking activities, and practice exercises to help students understand plot structure using the classic story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
• Engaging Story Video: A captivating video of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" to visually and audibly engage students, enhancing comprehension and retention.
• Teacher Exemplar: A sample filled-out plot diagram to demonstrate expectations and guide your instruction effectively.
• Canva Slides: Professionally designed, customizable slides that enhance the visual learning experience and can be tailored to fit your teaching style.
• Versatile Graphic Organizer: A reusable plot diagram graphic organizer that can be applied to any story throughout the year, supporting continuous learning and application of plot structure concepts.

Key Features:

• No Preparation Needed: Everything is ready to use right out of the box, saving you valuable time and effort in lesson planning.

• Interactive and Engaging: Incorporates multimedia elements like videos and Canva slides to cater to diverse learning styles and keep students actively involved.

• Reusable and Flexible: The graphic organizer is adaptable for various stories, making it a valuable tool for year-long curriculum integration.

• Aligned with Standards:

• Common Core State Standards (CCSS):

• Grade 4: RL.4.3 – Describe characters, settings, and major events.

• Grade 5: RL.5.5 – Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story.

• Grade 6: RL.6.5 – Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

• Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):

• Grade 4: 4.10(A) – Analyze how the plot of a story is organized into a beginning, middle, and end, including events that build toward a resolution.

• Grade 5: 5.10(A) – Analyze how the plot is organized into a beginning, middle, and end, including events that build toward a resolution.

• Grade 6: 6.10(A) – Analyze how the plot is organized into a beginning, middle, and end, including events that build toward a resolution.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Streamlined Teaching: Everything you need in one package, from lesson plans to visual aids, ensuring a smooth and efficient teaching experience.
• Enhanced Student Learning: Helps students visually and conceptually grasp plot structures, fostering deeper literary understanding and analytical skills.
• Versatile Use: Ideal for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent learning activities, making it adaptable to various classroom settings.
• Year-Long Utility: The graphic organizer’s adaptability means it remains a useful tool for any narrative text throughout the school year, supporting continuous reinforcement of plot structure concepts.

Perfect For:

• ELA Teachers: Looking to build a solid foundation in narrative structure and enhance students' literary analysis skills.
• Elementary to Middle School Classrooms: Specifically designed for Grades 4-6, but adaptable for other grade levels as needed.
• Teachers Seeking Engaging Resources: Ideal for those who want to incorporate multimedia and interactive elements into their lessons to boost student engagement.

Transform Your ELA Lessons Today!

Equip your classroom with this all-in-one Plot Structure Lesson Plan and watch your students develop a strong understanding of storytelling elements. Perfect for introducing plot structure, supporting ongoing literary analysis, and making learning fun and interactive.

Making Inferences with Pictures Lesson, PowerPoint, and Activities

This resource is also included in the following discounted Bundles:

• Making Inferences with Pictures BUNDLE
• Inference BUNDLE
• ELA Lesson and PowerPoint Bundle
• All ELA Mega Bundle
• ELA/SEL MEGA BUNDLE

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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

★ Picture Inference Lesson Plan Packet

★ Print and Digital

★ Suitable for grades 6 - 8 (Lower-level Middle and High School Students, ELLs, and Special Ed students)

★ Total 50 pages (31 pages for entire Lesson Packet and 19 PowerPoint slides)

★ Teaching Duration - 2 days

★ ANSWER KEYS included

★ Absolutely NO preparation needed! Everything is included!!!

This resource includes:

★ In-depth Picture Inference Lesson Plan

★ EDITABLE Lesson Plan version (Modify as you wish -YAY!)

★ POWERPOINT (19 slides and very fun and graphic!)

★ Guided Practice Inference Worksheet #1 and ANSWER KEY

★ Guided Practice Inference Worksheet #2 and ANSWER KEY

★ Pair Practice Inference Worksheet and ANSWER KEY

★ Groupwork Inference Worksheet and ANSWER KEY

★ Assessment Inference Worksheet and ANSWER KEY

★ 2 Reflection Sheets on Inference Lesson and Groupwork

★ 3 Inference Posters (8.5x11 PDF)

★ 2 Inference Bookmarks

★ 2 Google Slides Links

GOOGLE SLIDES

• Lesson Worksheets
• PowerPoint

***The PowerPoint cannot be edited due to copyright requirements made by contributing font and clipart artists.

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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.

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DESCRIPTION

▶️ This is an comprehensive Picture Inference Lesson PACKET that includes at least eight activities where students can practice the skill of social inferencing using pictures that are relevant to this day in age. There are a total of 10 pictures that students will use to make inferences. Students have multiple opportunities to observe a social situation and combine picture clues and their background knowledge to figure out what is happening. Students can make inferences about how the people in the pictures are feeling, what they are doing, what they may be thinking, and what situation they may be in.

▶️ This lesson plan will help students learn how to read, interpret, and think about social situations. ALL pictures are age appropriate as you will not hesitate to use any picture during the learning process. After engaging in multiple inferencing activities, students will have the opportunity to reflect on their understanding of the lesson as well as their participation during the learning process. They can use the provided Reflection Sheets of your choice or their choice!

▶️ ANSWER KEYS/Suggested Responses are included!

▶️ This lesson packet also includes a 19 slide PowerPoint. The PowerPoint covers all aspects of the lesson plan from start to finish!

▶️ This is especially excellent for ELL students, Special Ed students, students with Autism, etc.

POWERPOINT and LESSON WORKSHEETS (Digital included!)

• The PowerPoint AND Lesson Worksheets are included in GOOGLE SLIDES!!!! That means you have the freedom to share these slides with your students! You will have access to a regular PowerPoint and a Digital PowerPoint. You will also have access to PDF and digital versions of the Lesson Worksheets.

• The PowerPoint cannot be edited due to copyright requirements made by contributing font and clip art artists.

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Other INFERENCE resources you might be interested in:

• Inference BUNDLE

• Making Inferences with Pictures BUNDLE

• Drawing Conclusions Question Task Cards

• Social Inferences with Pictures Differentiated Packet (225 pages)

• Inference Text Message Conversations

• Inference Story Task Cards, Worksheets, and Answer Keys

• Picture Inference Task Cards

• Inference Graphic Organizers, Reflection Sheets, and Bookmarks

• Inference vs. Literal Recount Graphic Organizer

• Inference Posters

INFERENCE LESSON PLANS

• In-depth INFERENCE Lesson Plan and PowerPoint
• Picture Inference In-depth Lesson Plan and PowerPoint

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• Students must use critical thinking to solve
• Students must read the whole passage for context clues
• Students must problem solve to find the best word that makes the most sense.
• They can't find the answer except through problem solving.

All of these are things we want every student to do! This is something that is already adapted for high and low learners.

Starting with three nonsense words gets students going so they can work in groups or independently to decode the meaning of 7 REAL words (selected from the SAT vocabulary list).

This is a perfect activity for group problem solving and critical thinking!

This 31 page middle grade lesson plan comes ready to implement with easy to follow, color coded examples and activities for teaching, learning, and mastering author's style and types of sentences. Includes: History of Writing and Changes in Styles (1400s and 1700s to current) Models for writing great author's style and types of sentences Practice activities for sentence lengths and varieties Types of sentences (basic, compound, complex, compound-complex) Colorcoded examples of sentences Tips for writing Peer workshopping activities Excellent for homeschool, flipped classes, Gifted & Talented/Pre-Ap/AP, literacy centers, project based classrooms, and test prep. Meets CCSS and state guidelines for ELA. Requires critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Vos élèves exploreront la stratégie d'activer leurs connaissances préalables (schéma) et apprendront à intégrer cette stratégie dans leur lecture. Ce document couvre 6 leçons complètes d'atelier de lecture, des affiches, des activités et des organisateurs graphiques pour continuer cette stratégie.

⁕⁕ Please see the preview for a full view of this document, with details in English. These descriptions and this product are entirely in French. ⁕⁕

Dans cette ressource, vous découvrirez 38 diapositives de contenu adaptées à vos grands élèves. Pas de polices mignonnes ou ridicules. Pas de cliparts enfantins. Pas de mots croisés ou d'activités de remplissage. Je vais droit au but et vous donne tout ce dont vous avez réellement besoin pour progresser.

• 7 organisateurs graphiques pratiques (à utiliser avec ces leçons ou séparément)
• 3 tableaux d'ancrage (à imprimer ou à utiliser comme affiches numériques pour les activités)
• 8 textes modèles (Pas besoin de chercher des lectures partagées dans votre bibliothèque. Ils sont tous ici ! Beaucoup sont accompagnés de questions de compréhension ou d'activités sur fiches. Ce document signifie que vous n'avez besoin d'aucun autre texte.)
• 6 mini-leçons (Je vais même jusqu'à écrire vos paroles et vous fournir tous les exemples, questions de guidage, et prompts pour vous garder sur la bonne voie !)

Voici les stratégies que je couvre dans cette ressource de 38 pages :

• Se servir de connaissances préalables (Les élèves découvriront comment connecter leurs lectures à ce qu'ils savent déjà grâce à des pratiques modelées et partagées, des affiches et des organisateurs graphiques pour organiser leurs pensées.)
• Comment activer mes connaissances (Les élèves découvriront comment connecter des expériences émotionnelles pour empathiser, sympathiser et comprendre les textes grâce à des pratiques modelées et partagées, des affiches et des organisateurs graphiques pour organiser leurs pensées.)
• Activer nos connaissances antérieures (Les élèves découvriront comment utiliser les indices du texte, tels que les titres, sous-titres et images pour se connecter avant de commencer leur lecture grâce à des pratiques modelées et partagées, des affiches et des organisateurs graphiques pour organiser leurs pensées.)
• La tempête d'idées (Les élèves apprendront la stratégie d'utiliser un réseau de brainstorming pour puiser dans leurs connaissances préalables avec l'aide d'une affiche et d'un script.)
• La tempête d'idées à pied (Les élèves travailleront en groupes dans cette activité kinesthésique en rond pour construire des connaissances préalables grâce à la discussion et à la collaboration.)
• La stratégie P-P-P (Les élèves travailleront en petits et grands groupes pour penser, pairer, partager et co-créer le sens et la compréhension d'un concept avant de se plonger dans une lecture, et après.)

Planifier des mini-leçons efficaces nécessite beaucoup de temps et d'efforts pour créer des affiches, des textes modèles, des exemples, rédiger vos petites lectures partagées sur des post-it et planifier des activités de différenciation. Cette ressource couvrira tout cela pour vous pendant deux semaines. Alors détendez-vous et profitez de la conduite d'une mini-leçon tout en regardant vos élèves adorer le cours de français

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• Écriture: Générer les idées
• Écriture: Endurance et motivation
• Écriture: La structure et la fluidité
• Écriture: Améliorer le choix de mots
• Écriture: Introductions & Conclusions
• Lecture: Solutionner les mots
• Lecture: La visualisation
• Lecture: Faire des liens
• Lecture: Connaissances antérieures
• Lecture: Faire des prédictions
• Lecture: Faire des inférences
• Lecture: Informations clés
• Lecture: Stratégies de réparation

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Use this AVID Socratic Seminar Team Building l John F. Kennedy Moon Speech lesson plan with Google Slides and summary/reflection to increase dialogue and engagement in your classroom.

What's Included:

• Lesson Plan with a walkthrough of all the slides and a video overview and explanation.
• John F. Kennedy's speech transcript for students to mark their text and come up with questions in the margins for the Seminar.
• Google slides which go over the lesson related to John F Kennedy and his speech and discuss the process of a Soccratic Seminar. The slides include embedded links for students to follow along and access required documents.
• Summary and reflection digital document for students to summarize and reflect what they learned through the Seminar.

Directions:

• Students will discuss the history of the John F. Kennedy's Moon Speech as directed through the teaching slides
• Students will follow the directions in the slide and read/mark their speech text
• Students will watch the speech video and look for ethical/leadership qualities
• Students will come up with questions for the Socratic Seminar using Costa's Level of Thinking
• Students will meet with a partner to clarify any confusions
• Students will review the protocl for Socratic Seminars
• Students will use their questions and provided sentences stems to have dialogue in the Seminar
• Students will complete a summary and reflection over the Seminar

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