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Ultimate Middle School Short Story Bundle: 12 Week Engaging Suspense ELA Units
By TooBookedUp
Transform your middle school ELA classroom with this comprehensive bundle of 12 highly engaging short story units. Each unit is meticulously designed to provide a full week of dynamic lessons, complete with detailed plans, interactive slides, a choice activity board, Socratic seminar questions, three STAAR-aligned essay prompts, a film vs. text Venn diagram, and the text PDF. These short stories will captivate your students and enhance their literary analysis skills, making learning both fun and meaningful.
Included Short Stories:
Bundle Features:
1. Comprehensive 5-Day Lesson Plans: Each story unit includes a detailed five-day lesson plan, ensuring a structured approach to teaching. Lessons are aligned with educational standards and include clear objectives and outcomes.
2. Interactive Slides: Engage your students with interactive slides that guide them through the story, provide context, and facilitate discussions. These slides are designed to keep students focused and involved.
3. Choice Activity Board: Each unit comes with a creative choice board, allowing students to demonstrate their understanding through various projects such as writing an alternate ending, creating a comic strip, designing a literary brochure, and more.
4. Socratic Seminar Questions: Encourage critical thinking and in-depth discussion with six thought-provoking Socratic seminar questions for each story. These questions help students delve deeper into the text and analyze its themes, characters, and literary elements.
5. Three STAAR-Aligned Essay Prompts: Each unit includes three essay prompts (argumentative, correspondence, and informational) that are aligned with STAAR standards, helping students practice their writing skills and prepare for standardized assessments.
6. Film vs. Text Venn Diagram: Enhance your students' analytical skills with a film vs. text Venn diagram activity. Students compare and contrast the short story with its film adaptation, focusing on key similarities and differences.
7. Text PDF: Each unit comes with a PDF of the short story, making it easy to provide students with the text for reading and annotation.
Why Choose This Bundle?
Perfect for middle school humanities teachers, this bundle offers everything you need to deliver engaging and effective ELA lessons throughout the year. Enrich your curriculum and inspire your students with these timeless short stories and comprehensive teaching resources.
French DECOR Posters La LECTURE-Back to School Reading-LA RENTRÉE-SEL
By La trousse de Madame
Fun and engaging Back to School reading posters to foster a positive attitude in the French Immersion or Core French classroom to the world of reading.
I use these posters in my book nook in my classroom so students can explore the world of imagination contained in books.
Posters include:
Each poster has great graphics with children reading and background with a geographic theme
3 different colour schemes to choose from or you could mix and match
Slogans included:
-On lit épaule à épaule et genou a genou for buddy reading time
-Le savoir est mon devoir
-La lecture ignite l’imagination
-C’est en lisant que je trouve mon chemin
-L’apprentissage est mon avenir
-Un bon livre peut nous transporter
Appropriate audience:
I use these posters in my French Immersion classroom with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students. I feel confident that they could be used for any grade from K-6. They are ideal for classroom decor, bulletin boards, and quiet reading area for young readers.
I would love to know how you are using this product in your classroom. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have anything to say about this resource. I love helping teachers as much as I can. A product review also is a great way of letting me know, and leaving a review earns you extra credit for more amazing TeachShare products!
What grade level:
I personally use these texts with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students in French Immersion. I feel confident that students from K-3 will find these most useful and teachers can come back to the texts with any students who may be experiencing challenges in their French reading skills. Core French teachers will be sure to add the resource to their repertoire for Grades 4 to 6 as they learn to read and write at the Junior level.
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***2. French Decodable Reading
***3. Roles et Responsabilites
***4. French Number Line
***5. French Attention Grabbers
***6. French Speaking Passport
***7. French Pyramid Reading
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Seven Ages of Man- Monologue Analysis
By Educate and Create
A worksheet with requires students to analyze the famous monologue in Shakespeare's play "As You Like It". Works well on it's own or with the play. Includes an answer key.
Readers Theatre Scripts- Cultural Celebration Bundle
By Clodagh
Celebrate Diversity with Engaging Readers Theatre Scripts!
Are you looking to bring cultural celebrations to life in your classroom while boosting students’ reading skills? This Readers Theatre Script Bundle is designed for upper primary/elementary students and offers a captivating exploration of five important global celebrations: Thanksgiving, St. Patrick's Day, Diwali, Chinese New Year, and Hanukkah.
Each script in this bundle is carefully crafted to immerse students in the rich histories and vibrant traditions of these cultural events. Not only do these scripts enhance reading fluency and expression, but they also encourage active participation and deeper understanding of the diverse celebrations that shape our world.
What's Included:
Why Choose These Scripts?
Whether you’re incorporating these scripts into a readers theatre performance, using them for group reading activities, or integrating them into holiday-themed lessons, this bundle is sure to captivate students while meeting important learning objectives.
Enhance your classroom with these Readers Theatre Scripts that make learning about cultural celebrations fun, educational, and engaging. Let your students step into the shoes of historical figures, participate in age-old traditions, and build empathy and understanding for the diverse world around them.
Want to check out the readers theatre scripts?
St Patrick's Day Readers Theatre
Hanukkah Script
Chinese New Year
Thanksgiving
Diwali
Character Analysis Sidewalk Characters
By Beth Hammett
Character traits and analysis fun!
Have some outdoor fun (or use butcher paper for indoors) with sidewalk novel characters! Students choose a character from their novels then do body outlines with sidewalk chalk. Fill these with physical and character traits from quotes within the novel...full directions for implementing and making a competitive game. Can be used with all ages and novels. Excellent for comprehension and assessment.
"The Invisible Scars" - Short Story / Vocab / SEL / ELA Activities 5-8
By Mark Holmes
*This is one story taken from a book eight, which can be found here.
Help Your Students Explore Bullying & Resilience with "The Invisible Scars"
A Powerful Story & Engaging Activities for Grades 5-8
"The Invisible Scars" is a compelling short story about Avery, a middle school student struggling with the long-term effects of bullying. This relatable narrative provides a springboard for meaningful discussions about mental health, self-esteem, and the importance of seeking help.
This comprehensive resource includes:
A moving short story (approx. 2,000 words) that tackles the sensitive topic of bullying and its lasting impact on a young person's life.
Engaging activities designed to deepen students' understanding of the story's themes, including:
A comprehensive vocabulary list to enhance students' reading comprehension and vocabulary development.
"The Invisible Scars" will help your students:
This resource is perfect for:
Elementary Level Spanish Bilingual Bundle
By ARIANA PEREZ
Elementary Spanish Bundle
More than a $23 savings!!!
-One More Product coming in this Bundle 9/18/204
Everything in this BUNDLE is BILINGUAL OR in Spanish.
Please see the list of all the items that are included!
Jumanji Literature Circle Response Packet, Book Club + Graphic Organizers!
By Veronica Reyes
This packet is a literature response to Those Shoes. It can be used as a literature response for a book club or as a whole class reading comprehension packet. There are prompts on when to answer each response page in the upper right corner in blue. These are graphic organizers with reading comprehension questions to promote a deeper understanding.
This book is at a Level P.
Reading Comprehension Strategies Addressed-
- Predicting
- Visualizing
- Short Answer Response
- Questioning
- Story Mapping
- Opinion
*** VOCABULARY BOOKMARKS INCLUDED!
For literature response packets for 12 titles leveled N-R, click here <--
The Contender (Lipsyte) Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials
By Language Arts Excellence
Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as I like to call them with my students) are fantastic, higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class text. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, I did the work for you! This packet includes everything you need to conduct a formal and structured set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding the novel, The Contender by Robert Lipsyte - NO PREPARATION NEEDED • Assignment Directions with step-by-step instructions on how to conduct fishbowls in your classroom • 5 Discussion Questions for each “Fish Bowl” • “Fish Bowl” Preparation Sheet • Conversation Builder Prompts • Observation Sheet • Rubric
Animal Ark Hauntings: Cat in the Crypt #2 By Ben M. Baglio Comprehension Packet
By Sarah Anderson
I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Animal Ark: Cat in the Crypt" by Ben M. Baglio. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!
Lexile: 570L
Guided Reading Level: N/A
AR Level: 3.9
AR Quiz Number: 59045
Thanks for looking! Please rate and leave a comment.
THE WILD ROBOT PROTECTS and THE LAST BEAR Novel Studies
By The Book Bandit
Two NOVEL STUDIES for THE LAST BEAR by Hannah Gold and THE WILD ROBOT PROTECTS by Peter Brown.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
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Reading Log for Accountability: Mix and Match Pages for Print or Digital Use
By Amanda Robinson
This mix-and-match reading log is designed to empower students to become mindful and engaged readers. It offers a variety of engaging components that can be used as stand-alone pages or combined in a mix and match fashion to create personalized reading journals.
Google Drive Folder includes a PDF and a digital Google Slides version.
Here's what you get in:
"Books to Read" List: Spark excitement with a dedicated space for students to track books they're eager to dive into.
"Book Hall of Fame": Celebrate literary discoveries with a page to record and cherish favorite books.
"Favorite Authors": Encourage a love for specific authors by providing a space for students to keep a log of their favorite authors.
"Reading Reflections": Deepen comprehension with a dedicated space for students to rate and review each book they finish.
"Recommendations": Foster a sense of community by allowing students to share their thoughts and recommend books to peers. These can be kept private or can be shared with the class to grow a class of readers!
Reading Trackers: Choose between two engaging options:
Monthly Tracking Sheets: Students color in pictures of books as they complete them, creating a visual record of their reading journey.
Grid-Style Tracker: This flexible tracker allows for color-coding genres and marking each finished book, offering a long-term overview of reading progress.
Benefits:
This reading log is the perfect tool for teachers and parents to cultivate a lifelong love of reading in young minds!
Novel Study for Independent or Small Group For Any Novel
By Susan Wolfe
Novel Study for Any Novel (Independent or Small Group Novel Study)
For Grades 6 to 9
Aprox. 8 weeks teaching duration.
Google Slides, PDF, Editable MS Word
No Prep
Includes:
Reading comprehension questions
Several writing assignments
Analysis of character, mood, setting, literary devices
Graphic organizers
Student self assessment
Grading Rubric
The Monsters are Due | Slides, Seminar, Essay, Lesson Plan, Choice Board, Film
By TooBookedUp
Take this week-long ELA unit centered around Rod Serling's classic teleplay, "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" and let the students do the heavy lifting! This resource is tailored specifically for middle school educators looking to inspire and engage students in grades 6-8, but is easily adaptable for other levels.
What’s Included:
Perfect For:
Educational Objectives:
Designed with both the teacher and student in mind, this comprehensive unit not only aligns with educational standards but also taps into the students' abilities to analyze, debate, and create. Equip your classroom with this essential resource and watch as your students become more thoughtful, informed, and engaged members of society.
Included in this 12 week unit: Ultimate Middle School Short Story Bundle: 12 Week Engaging Suspense ELA Units (TeachShare.com)
French DECOR BUNDLE-Back to School Bulletin Board POSTERS-La rentrée scolaire
By La trousse de Madame
My most popular classroom decor posters are all bundled into one great resource! These vibrant, engaging, and helpful posters and bulletin board sets are a great addition to the Elementary classroom. French teachers love these posters and my students use them daily to help them with language patterns, spelling, speaking with peers, and many other helpful ways. Grab this bundle now and as it grows, you'll get all the updates!
Do you struggle to find colourful, engaging, and unique classroom decor elements to add to your French classroom? I created these Classroom Decor Posters with you in mind. Engaging, child-centered, and colorful posters to foster the love of learning and to instill a sense of positivity in your students as they stretch their thinking. A growth mindset means that students learn to recognize that challenge, mistakes, and even frustration can all lead to leaps in learning!
Les affiches sont l'essentiel dans la salle de classe cette année. Les élèves adorent encourager les autres et donner la motivation à leur copains. Les affiches dans cette collection sont bons pour les étudiants de Maternelle à la 3e année.
Growth Mindset Posters:
Mon cerveau est un muscle que j’entraine
Toutes mes idées m’aident à apprendre
J’accepte les défis et les difficultés
Je peux toujours m’améliorer!
J’essaye de nouvelles stratégies!
Je suis capable de faire des choses difficiles!
Mon cerveau grandit quand je me pousse!
J’aperçois les changements dans mes pensées
Je crois en moi!
Je célèbre les nouveaux défis!
Les erreurs m’aident à grandir!
Je ne comprends pas encore
Attention Grabbers:
Une banane bleu, les yeux, les yeux, les yeux!
Vert, jaune, rouge...on ne bouge!
Visual Schedule Cards (36 daily activities for your board)
French Conversation Starters, Est-ce que...? questions
EX. Est-ce que je peux:
-aller aux toilettes
-boire de l'eau
-chercher une gomme
-mettre de l'eau dans ma bouteille
-etc.
Est-ce que tu peux:
-m'aider
-attacher mon manteau
- etc
La lecture posters:
French posters to inspire students to read and open the marvellous world of lifelong learning
Appropriate audience:
I use these posters in my French Immersion classroom with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students. I feel confident that they could be used for any grade from K-6
I would love to know how you are using this product in your classroom. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have anything to say about this resource. I love helping teachers as much as I can. A product review also is a great way of letting me know, and leaving a review earns you extra credit for more amazing TeachShare products!
What grade level:
I personally use these texts with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students in French Immersion. I feel confident that students from Kindergarten to Grade Three will find these most useful and teachers can come back to the texts with any students who may be experiencing challenges in their French reading skills. Core French teachers will be sure to add the resource to their repertoire for Grades 4 to 6 as they learn to read and write at the Junior level.
Qui peut se servir de cette ressource?
J’utilise cette affiches dans ma classe d’immersion française avec des élèves de 1e et 2e. Je suis convaincu qu’ils pourraient être utilisés pour n’importe quel niveau de la maternelle à la 6è année. J’aimerais savoir comment vous utilisez ce produit dans votre classe. N’hésitez pas à me contacter directement si vous avez quelque chose à dire sur cette ressource. J’aime aider les enseignants autant que je peux.
Une revue de produit est également un excellent moyen de me le faire savoir, et laisser un avis vous vaut un crédit supplémentaire pour des produits TeachShare fabuleux!
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If you love this resource:
***1. French SOR Sound Cards
***2. French Decodable Reading
***3. Roles et Responsabilites
***4. French Number Line
***5. French Attention Grabbers
***6. French Speaking Passport
***7. French Pyramid Reading
If you prefer things all bundled together:
***1 . French Decodable BUNDLE BEST DEAL
***2 . Phrases Decodables BUNDLE SUPER DEAL
Some of the Benefits of this resource:
Check out French Science of Reading Assessment Tool
Like my Facebook and Instagram account.
Follow me on TeachShare
Merci!
Ingrid
You have downloaded a license for you to use this resource in your own classroom(s) with your own students. Duplication of any kind: copying, adding to your own resource, or digitally changing and reproducing is strictly prohibited.
If you wish to download more licenses to share this resource with colleagues, please do so at the link for additional licenses.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Graphic Organizers
By Educate and Create
Reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian? Looking for a way to engage your students? Our graphic organizers go perfectly with this timeless classic. Helping your students learn vocabulary, theme, plot, and symbols. This includes 5 graphic organizers and a rubric for easy grading.
***Need More Resources for "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian?***
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Introduction Powerpoint
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Study Guide Flipbook
The Absolutely True Life Diary of a Part-Time Indian Characterization Flipbook
Readers Theatre Script - Resilient Riley
By Clodagh
“Resilient Riley Readers Theatre Script: A Perspective on Resilience”
Get your students tuned into what resilience looks like in your classroom with this ‘Resilient Riley’ Readers Theatre Script. This funny and heartwarming script is an engaging and entertaining way to teach students the invaluable lesson of resilience.
In this Readers Theatre script, your students will meet the unique characters of Resilient Riley and Non Resilient Riley. Resilient Riley steps up to date to day challenges, however Non Resilient Riley runs away and ends up feeling even worse.
Through a series of humorous scenes, your students will witness the difference between facing challenges with resilience and not.
Key Features:
Educational and Entertaining: This script combines education and entertainment seamlessly, making it an ideal teaching tool. It's perfect for enhancing social emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom.
Character Development: The characters in the readers theatre script are relatable and well developed, allowing your students to connect with them on a personal level.
Engaging Dialogue: The witty and heartwarming dialogue in this readers theatre script keeps students engaged and eager to see what happens next, making it an excellent choice for classroom readings and performances.
Literacy centres or social emotional learning lessons: Perfect to integrated into your literacy centres or your social emotional learning lessons!
Lesson on Resilience: The central theme of resilience is woven throughout the readers theatre script, imparting a valuable life lesson to young minds.
Perfect for Years 3 - 6: Suitable for middle - upper elementary and middle school students, this script can be adapted for various grade levels, ensuring that every student can benefit from its message of kindness.
Easy to Use: All you need to do is print, staple and go!
By using ‘Resilient Riley’ Readers Theatre Script you can create a positive and inclusive classroom environment while promoting resilience. Your students will not only enjoy the entertaining story but will also gain a deeper understanding of the impact of their own resilience and how they could possibly be holding themselves back.
Simply download, print, staple and you're good to go! Woo hoo!
Like what you see? Follow along at Captivating Kids where you'll get heaps of inspiration and all the low down on new resources!
I'd also love to connect on social media and see the resources in action!
Looking for a bundle of Social and Emotional Learning Readers Theatre Scripts?
Check out this bundle of The Kindness Crew, Resilient Riley, The Emotion Busters and The Inner Voices.
Kiribati: Rising Tides, Resilient Hearts - Realistic Fiction
By Mark Holmes
This story is also available as part of an eight story ebook, "Young Voices: Eight Short Stories of Courage & Resilience."
Embark on a poignant journey with "Rising Tides, Resilient Hearts," a heart-rending tale of resilience in the face of nature's relentless force. This narrative follows Ana and Lani, two young girls from the imperiled island of Kiribati, as they grapple with the reality of their sinking homeland. With the rising tides threatening to erase their ancestral roots, the community faces a heart-wrenching decision. Through the bonds of friendship and the echoes of ancestral wisdom, our young heroines navigate the emotional tides of leaving their beloved island. This story not only reflects the global issue of climate change but also illuminates the enduring spirit of a culture on the brink of displacement. Witness how love, memory, and the power of storytelling become the vessel for preserving a disappearing world, inspiring young readers to understand and embrace the challenges of change.
There are thought provoking questions (and possible answers) at the end of the story.
General Learning Objectives for Deep by Design stories:
Understanding Conflict: The material offers insights into the dynamics of territorial conflicts and their ramifications for those caught in the crossfire.
Effects of War or Conflict on Youth: The content underlines the deep-seated impact of hostilities on the mental and physical health of children and adolescents.
Resilience and Hope: Through character experiences, the narrative highlights the human capacity for endurance and the quest for collective healing amidst adversity.
Cultural Insight: The text provides a window into the complexities of a region's culture and the intense obstacles its inhabitants endure.
Human Rights: The narrative serves as a primer for dialogues concerning the safeguarding of civilians and the enforcement of human rights in times of strife.
Peacebuilding: The book promotes an investigation into the adoption of nonviolent strategies for mitigating disputes and fostering reconciliation at the community level.
Bilingual Story Spanish- English
By ARIANA PEREZ
3 Little Pigs with a twist- Part of my first story of my Bilingual Series
Tales with a twist is designed to give students a familiar feel, but with surprising elements throughout the story.
Print out the stories in either English, or Spanish or both!!!
It is not direct translation rather I focused in translating the stories in a way they feel right and are authentic.
More stories coming soon!
Jumanji Literature Circle Response Packet, Book Club + Graphic Organizers!
By Veronica Reyes
This packet is a literature response to Those Shoes. It can be used as a literature response for a book club or as a whole class reading comprehension packet. There are prompts on when to answer each response page in the upper right corner in blue. These are graphic organizers with reading comprehension questions to promote a deeper understanding.
This book is at a Level P.
Reading Comprehension Strategies Addressed-
- Predicting
- Visualizing
- Short Answer Response
- Questioning
- Story Mapping
- Opinion
*** VOCABULARY BOOKMARKS INCLUDED!
For literature response packets for 12 titles leveled N-R, click here <--