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"Christmas Carol" and "Grinch Who Stole Christmas" Compare/Contrast Activities
By Colleen Burdette
Festive way to make connections:
Students read or watch A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, my students read A Christmas Carol and watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas, for an engaging activity before the holiday. A Christmas Carol was a challenge for the students, so watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas was a fun distraction.
Students will take notes on the provided worksheets to help keep track of information and make connections in a visual format. Notetaking helps keep students engaged in both stories. This also helps the students look at well know material in a new way.
This active and engaging resource gets students moving and discussing. Students will make paper snowballs out of the provided cards. They will then use these for a snowball fight. When time is up, students will find a partner, uncrumple the paper, and have a discussion.
Students can reach connections and have discussions with the information they gather.
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Thanksgiving Text Structure Coloring Sort & Lesson Print and Go!
By TooBookedUp
Celebrate Thanksgiving in your classroom with an engaging and educational coloring activity designed to help students in grades 5 through 7 master the art of identifying text structures in informational texts. This unique resource combines the festivity of the holiday with essential ELA skills, perfect for a 55-minute class period.
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Bring a blend of holiday cheer and educational value to your middle school classroom with this Thanksgiving Informational Text Structure Coloring Activity. It's the perfect way to keep students engaged before the holiday while ensuring they're learning and practicing key ELA skills!
The Outsiders Graphic Organizers
By Educate and Create
Reading The Outsiders? 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
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Great Depression and Of Mice and Men Graphic Organizers
By Queen's Educational Resources
Great Depression and Of Mice and Men Graphic Organizers
ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
★ Differentiate Graphic Organizer
★ 3 pages
★ PDF file
★ Suitable for Grades 5-12
This resource includes:
★ 1 overview page
★ 2 separate Inference/Text-to-Text Graphic Organizers: one for higher-level students and one differentiated for ELL, Special Ed, and lower-level students
★ Article and Image Links
★ Google Slide link
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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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Students read two Common Lit articles and observe/analyze images related to the Great Depression and Migrant workers (Links to all images and articles are provided - actual articles are NOT included. only links).
Students will observe, read, analyze, and make evidence-based inferences related to the Great Depression and the lives of migrant workers. Students will then use these texts (articles and images) to make connections to the characters / events in the book Of Mice and Men. The graphic organizers require students to cite evidence from both the articles, images, and the book to support their analysis, conclusions, and observations.
✅ The two graphic organizers contain the same information, but one of them is differentiated for lower-level students.
✅ The differentiated version graphic organizer includes paraphrased, step-by-step instructions as well as examples of how to think about the information they observed in the images and read in the articles. These examples will increase their understanding of how to think about information and complete the graphic organizer appropriately.
✅ These graphic organizers are excellent for Do Now, Launch, Group work, and/or Research activities. They can also be used to set a purpose for listening/watching video clips used to supplement lessons. It's a great tool to help build students' background/prior knowledge for upcoming units/topics!
✅ This graphic organizer makes a great addition to a lesson plan!
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Animal Farm - Russian Revolution - Character Analysis - World History - English
By The Classroom Globetrotter
Explore Connections Between Literature and History with this Animal Farm Character Analysis!
Dive deep into George Orwell's classic novella, Animal Farm, and its allegorical ties to the Russian Revolution. This engaging activity allows students to analyze characters, uncover historical parallels, and enhance their understanding of both literature and world history.
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Uncover the allegory of Animal Farm with this thought-provoking character analysis activity. A must-have resource for teaching literature, history, and critical thinking in your classroom!
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Give and Take by Elly Swartz - Text Analysis Writing Prompt Citing Text Evidence
By Write On with Jamie
Introducing how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for Give and Take by Elly Schwartz has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an expository / informative essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an expository writing graphic organizer, rubric, expository writing quiz, and an expository writing template.
All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this resource: brainstorming ideas, developing a thesis statement, introducing supporting details, writing hooks and leads, and incorporating the 6 Traits of Writing™. From the struggling writer to the advanced writer, this resource offers something for everyone.
The video, slide show, graphic organizer, worksheets, writing template, and rubric allow students to practice and develop their informative writing skills. The writing quiz reinforces guided note-taking techniques when used in conjunction with the instructional video. The detailed lesson plans make implementing expository writing easy for teachers.
This no-prep lesson is adaptable for in-class instruction, distance learning, or independent student work. The instructional video with writing tutorial and template can be presented as whole class instruction or assigned for students to complete at home.
All materials are available in both Google Drive™ and print formats, ensuring easy access for all students.
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RACE - All Things English Addendum
By Blooming Through High School
An easy to read format to get your students writing!
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Peak Novel Study - With Lesson Plans, Google Slides, and STEM Project
By A Teachers Sidekick
This is a novel study to go along with Roland Smith’s Novel Peak. This product includes completed lesson plans for each chapter, a Google Slide Show for each chapter, Doodle Notes for each chapter, an End of chapter activity for each chapter, and a final STEM project to go with the book. Students will practice making inferences, central idea, supporting details, writing summaries, cause and effect/Problem and solution text structures, research skills, and discussion skills.
A large part of this novel study is discussion-based. I have included a slide on the slideshow where you will put your classroom expectations for discussions. There are also times for the introduction to the chapter, you will start with a whole group discussion. (I would maybe recommend turn and talks if you use groups in your classroom)
The Lesson Plans and Google Slides are editable for you. You can edit them on Google Slides and/or Microsoft Powerpoint (I would recommend Google Slides because that is the app that it was created with). **The standards are not included in the lesson plans due to each state having their own standards**
I hope you enjoy it. Please rate and review!
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry movie analysis
By The Red-Haired Reader
While students watch the 1978 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry movie, they will fill out the Venn Diagram on the front and answer movie analysis questions on the back. Finally, they will use the information on the Venn Diagram, their answers to the questions, and their knowledge of the novel to answer a paragraph response question.
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Author's Purpose / Text Summary & Structure / Word Choice Worksheet for Any Text
By Mark Holmes
Empower your students to delve deeper into informational texts with this versatile worksheet! This resource guides students through a thorough examination of nonfiction, focusing on key areas such as:
Summary: Students identify main ideas and supporting details, honing their ability to synthesize information.
Text Structure: Students analyze how the author organizes the text, recognizing patterns like cause and effect, chronological order, or problem and solution. This fosters understanding of how structure contributes to meaning.
Author's Craft: Students explore the writer's techniques, such as vivid language, use of evidence, and emotional appeals. This develops critical thinking about how authors achieve their purpose and influence readers.
Word Choice: Students examine impactful words and phrases, considering their effect on the tone and message of the text.
Connections: Students make meaningful links between the text and their own knowledge, other texts, and the wider world, promoting deeper engagement and understanding.
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AVID Group Work - Self and Peer Evaluation Form
By KJ Inspired Resources
This group work sheet can be used for any subject area. It is a very simple tool used for students to reflect on group work.
Students Will Write:
Plus- an area they did very well in
Delta- an area they could improve on for next time
Shout out- this is where they name a group member and what they did well
Stand out- this is where they share something that stood out to them from the experience with their groups
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Found Your iPhone | Fun Character Analysis Activity | No Prep |ELA Close Reading
By Perfectly Planned Designs
Looking for an engaging activity for characterization and character analysis? This iPhone Character Analysis activity is perfect for your Upper Elementary Middle School or High School classroom! Perfect for end-of-the-year or early finishers too!
It is a great no-prep resource that you can use any time of year for a fun, engaging activity that your students will LOVE! With this character cell phone analysis activity, students will examine characters they are reading about and make inferences. The engaging design of this cell phone activity will ask students to "snoop" through a character's phone, peep their text messages, playlists and even check their most recent location history. This literary analysis activity can be used with any short story or novel!
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Bubble Map Writing Graphic Organizer
By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom
Graphic organizers can be helpful in being visual aids when students are writing.
Helps students focus on their thoughts for planning, decision-making, and writing an essay
Helps students see the connections, patterns, and relationships between facts, concepts, and ideas
Organizers provide a visual depiction for writers by showing them where each piece of the essay is placed within an essay
Bubble maps are used to display two different main ideas, their similarities, and their differences.
I hope your students/children enjoy this bubble map by understanding the importance of why a graphic organizer is needed, as well as understanding the variables of a bubble map.
Bubble map is in Google Slides, Powerpoint, and PDF formats.
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Description:
✬This assignment is meant to help students not only practice their Spelling words but also to help them acquire a larger vocabulary. There is space for fifteen Spelling words. However, the second page can always be printed again to add additional words as needed. Students should write their Spelling word, the definition, and use it in a sentence.
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✬It is completely understandable that there might not always be time to incorporate an assignment like this into the students’ regime of homework. Because of that, I have also used this if my students failed their Spelling tests. In my classroom, if they received less than an 80% on a Spelling test, I printed this out on Monday and stapled their test to it. (Others will draw the line at different percentages. I had ESL students who needed the vocab practice.) It was due on Friday. They then had to do this activity with any of the words that they spelled wrong. I would grade this assignment based on correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and correct definitions. Once done, I averaged the grade from this assignment with their test score and entered the new, higher grade into my gradebook. For the ESL students in my class, this assignment was very helpful in broadening their vocabulary.
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Fall Word Walls Bundle Vocabulary Cards Classroom Decor Poster
By The Emergency Sub
Fall Word Wall Bundle
This set includes 150 Words for the Fall Season. The Word Wall Activity Set has also been included.
Word Wall Sets Included
Back to School (30 words)
Halloween (30 words)
Thanksgiving (30 words)
Christmas (30 words)
Word Wall Activities
These activities can be used for any word wall. This set includes five activities.
Story Map | Editable Digital and Printable Graphic Organizer
By Teach Savvy Store
Story Map | Editable Graphic Organizer: Help guide students' thinking when it comes to story writing and story elements with this easy to use digital or printable graphic organizer. This freebie includes these story elements: title/author, setting, characters (antagonists & protagonists), key details and events, conflict, and resolution.
✨This resource goes great with Roll a Story Bundle✨
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Monster (Myers) vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project
By Language Arts Excellence
Are you looking for a highly engaging final assessment surrounding the novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers? This week-long project asks students to view the Oscar Award-Winning documentary, Murder on a Sunday Morning, and compare it to the shockingly similar novel. Students love seeing the real-life courtroom action play out and connecting it to the novel they read in class.
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- Assignment Directions
- Viewing Guide for Monster vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning
- Graphic Organizer for Compare/Contrast Essay
- 2 Comprehensive Peer-Review Forms
- 1 Rubric
For this week-long final assignment, there is no preparation needed!
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By Richard B Williams
It's that time of the year where you teach RESEARCH PAPERS. Well, this EDITABLE product has 80+ SLIDES that gives teachers the tools for teaching RESEARCH writing through 15 steps. Students will be engaged and excited to learn about a topic and go through the entire process of researching and writing about it.
This WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER UNIT product can be used for comprehension of the process of writing a research paper. Indeed, this product has 6+pages of definitions and descriptions, Characteristics of the various parts of a RESEARCH PAPER, over 4 Warm Up Writing Prompts, an Awesome Project, EDICATBLE, TEACHER NOTES help students navigate this genre of English and writing. This RESEARCH SERIES product can be used for MIDDLE and HIGH SCHOOL students. Check it out!
This Product Includes:
1. 15-STEPS to Writing a Research Paper
2. 6+ Pages of Clarification and Explanation for use in your class.
3. Elements of RESEARCH WRITING
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5. Teacher Notes
6. 4 Writing WARM UP Prompts
7. An Awesome Projects
8. A VIDEO DEFENSE activity
9. Several Peer Editing activities and MORE to make your classroom GREAT!
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Bundle: Reading Activities | Dewey Decimal | Venn Diagram | Journaling
By Reece's Tech Shop by Scott Reece
Are you looking for ways to encourage your students to read in your classroom or at your school? This bundle has everything that you need!
Encourage reading with little competition in the Dewey Decimal Reading Race. Students earn racing points and move along the race track by reading books from different Dewey categories.
Create a new book report experience and add student work to you classroom with the Word Cube Book Reports. This one includes an electronic scoring rubric with formulas already calculated!
Encourage reading and comprehension by using the 180-day A Reader's Journey ~ A Reading Journal!! 180 days worth of reading journal topics. Includes page documentation, title and author information, and a journal prompt to reflect on what students have read for the day.
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RACE Writing Strategy | Citing Text Evidence | BUNDLE
By Christina Bush
Do your students struggle with answering text-dependent questions? Introducing them to the RACE writing strategy could be a total game-changer for you and your students!
RACE Stands For:
Restate the question
Answer all parts of the question
Cite evidence to support your answer
Explain how your evidence proves your answer
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