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"A Christmas Carol": Activities and Vocabulary Bundle
By Colleen Burdette
Engaging activities for literature:
"A Christmas Carol" Vocabulary: Students will find the given words within the novel "A Christmas Carol" and record the sentence in which the word can be found. I had the students complete these sheets after reading the section of the book.
Creative activity: Students participate in an activity where they will write and illustrate their stories of Christmas past, present, and yet to come, in a way that is similar to what happens to Scrooge in the novel.
Students loved sharing their stories and hearing the hopes their classmates have for their futures.
As a culminating activity: 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 activities before the holiday. They will practice comparing and contrasting in three different ways, including an exciting snowball fight.
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Dialects and Speech (United States)
By Beth Hammett
Four-wheelin' or muddin? Cruisin' or going for a drive? Get students thinking about dialects and regional differences with this 22 page engaging, visual presentation. Includes: Dialect and examples Idiolect and examples Jargon and examples Pidgins and examples Creole and examples Review of Terminologies and activity Regional dialects and activity Literature dialects and examples Literature Project activity for Assessment Extra Resources Great for blended, flipped, homeschool, group collaboration, and whole class English and history courses. Interactive and critical thinking skills required!
Bundle of 8 resources for S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders !
By The Red-Haired Reader
This product bundles all of the products I have in my store for S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. You'll get everything from characterization activities to a creative narrative writing assignment to an analysis of "Nothing Gold Can Stay" to a final assessment!
Please check out the individual products for the details. Thank you so much! Let me know if you have any questions!
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World Read Aloud Day Crowns
These crowns are the perfect addition to any classroom on World Read Aloud Day. Help students realize their love for reading by sharing it with others!
- These crowns come without a year listed to use anytime OR with years through 2030.
- Writing and illustrating prompt is included
- Students can color and/or decorate crowns
- Attach crowns using sentence strips
Please share your photos and reviews. Thank you!
History of Young Adult Literature & Authors - WebQuest & Video Presentation
By Innovations in Technology
This unit connects learning with technology to English Language Arts/Reading and is perfect for technology class or for use in an English Language Arts/Reading classroom that wants to incorporate technology with a lesson. No download is required to use the suggested free Web 2.0 tools (Adobe Express https://www.adobe.com/express/ , eMaze https://www.emaze.com/, Canva www.canva.com), making it easy for teachers who are not able to download software on classroom computers to still give their students a choice in learning. Options for using Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides are also included for use if the teacher prefers.
In this lesson, students learn about the history of Young Adult literature, its famous authors, and their work. Students start this unit with a WebQuest to learn about the history and evolution of Young Adult literature. An editable digital and print version of the WebQuest is included, along with an answer key for easy grading. Then, students research specific information about an individual author and create their choice of a video or presentation using their choice of software. They can research an author choice of their own or choose from a provided list. Teacher and student resources are provided for the lesson, along with full instructions and project expectation, including a grading rubric. Three versions of the assignment are included: One that includes all choices, one that includes only video choices, and one that includes only the Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides options. A list of popular Young Adult authors is included separately for student choice (or students can choose an author of interest on their own). This list is also included as a sign-up sheet in case the teacher wants each student to do a different author. Links for tutorials are provided for all suggested software choices in the student resources and a Quick Start Tutorial Guide is included for Adobe Express, Canva, and eMaze.
This lesson can be completed individually, in pairs or in groups, depending on the teacher’s preference. All resources are fully editable, so that it can be easily modified for any classroom.
Perfect for English/Language Arts/Reading classes, history/social studies or technology classes. This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in any secondary classroom.
This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.
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Monster (Myers) Breaking News Article Assignment
By Language Arts Excellence
This product serves as a chance for your students to get creative as they work on their summarizing skills with the oftentimes difficult and fast-paced work of fiction, Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Each student is responsible for answering questions and ultimately writing a "Breaking News Article" on one day of the trial of Steve Harmon. A 4-day suggested procedure is included so virtually no preparation is needed for this engaging activity. This engaging, student-tested resource is Common Core aligned.
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⭐ Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
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Also, check out these great resources to complement your unit on Monster:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide
⭐ Monster (Myers) Quizzes for Entire Novel
⭐ Monster (Myers) ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Monster (Myers) Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials
⭐ Monster (Myers) vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide and Quizzes BUNDLE
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Any Novel chapter Summary Pages
By Meggen Loew
Utilize any of these three summary pages as a way for students to record summaries of a chapter in any novel they read.
Instruct students to complete the pages as needed.
These are the directions I typically give for filling out summaries:
Print off as many pages as your student will need to complete chapter summaries for each chapter in their book or each assigned section of their reading in order to summarize their book accurately.
I have also provided a cover page, allowing students to collect all their pages together and submit a completed project. A basic rubric is included as well.
"A Christmas Carol" Project: My Own Story
By Colleen Burdette
Tell your own story:
Students enjoy telling their own Christmas stories. In this project, they will write and illustrate their stories of Christmas past, present, and yet to come, in a way that is similar to what happens to Scrooge in the novel.
I used this as a cumulative activity after the students had read the novel and before Christmas Break.
Students loved sharing their stories and hearing the hopes their classmates have for their futures.
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The Outsiders chapter 6 story map directions, planning, and success criteria
By The Red-Haired Reader
This file contains directions and a planning sheet for a story map the students will create for chapter 6, specifically pages 90-95, of The Outsiders. The purpose of the story map is for the kids to choose the 6 most important events that they will summarize on their visualization story map in 6 panels. Included is the handout with directions and a planning sheet, as well as a grade sheet that you could use as a student checklist/ success criteria and/or a teacher rubric.
Are you in search of other materials to use with The Outsiders? Please check out my other resources!
1. Narrative Writing Scene: Students choose one of the options and write a missing scene from the novel mimicking Hinton's style and staying true to the voice of the characters.
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/The-Outsiders-narrative-writing-extended-scene-4047718
2**. Indirect Characterization chart for The Greasers-** great for the beginning of the book when the reader is first meeting the boys!
3. An in-depth analysis of the Socs for after chapter 7:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/The-Outsiders-Socs-characterization-for-after-chapter-7-3443335
4. Socratic Seminar: can be used as the final assessment!
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/The-Outsiders-Socratic-Seminar-and-rubric-4047681
6. Found Poem (works best after chapter 4):
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Elizabethan England Differentiated Mini-Unit
By Language Arts Excellence
This is a differentiated mini-unit on Elizabethan England to prepare students for studying Shakespeare's works! It can be used as an introduction to any of Shakespeare's plays. It begins with a day of research into Shakespeare's life and times, then asks students to create a group collage on their topic and ultimately perform a presentation of their findings.
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- Rationale for Project
- English Language Arts Frameworks
- 4 Meticulously Explained Lesson Plans
- Extensive explanation of differentiation strategies embedded in lessons (Perfectly aligned with Standard II of Teacher Evaluations)
- 5 Separate packets with questions for 5 separate topics
- Rubric
- Picture of my students' work from this year
This is an engaging group project that keeps students working from start to finish while playing to their very different strengths. I have put hours upon hours into this project so that you don't have to - truly, you will find that it runs itself!
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Also, check out these great products to add to your Shakespeare unit:
⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint, Scavenger Hunt & Lesson Plan
⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts
⭐ Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle
⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Activity
⭐ Shakespeare's Epitaph Assignment
⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters
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Christmas School: Featuring The Last Holiday Concert
By Meggen Loew
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Lesson Plan Pages
Literature Worksheets (Character study, Two Sets of Prediction Worksheets, and Plot Diagram Worksheet)
Vocabulary Work (General Vocabulary, Focused Vocabulary, Vocabulary Dictionary, Crossword, Word Search, Vocabulary in Context, and Vocabulary Quiz)
Final Project (Have students design a concert. They must have a theme, create a stage, costumes, and decorations, and select relevant acts)
Copy work (Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas songs)
Seven Crafts
6 Food Activities
BONUS: Christmas Song Battle (much like the march madness basketball tournament, you will start with your sweet 16 of either classic or modern Christmas songs, and then students will vote and battle it out until there is a winner).
Bonus #2: Single Digit Multiplication Worksheets (15 pages of multiplication practice)
By Language Arts Excellence
This product features a creative and contemporary assignment in which students create their own music playlist for a novel by analyzing the lyrics of their favorite songs and synthesizing them with literary elements of their chosen book. This is a great activity that encourages students to think beyond the traditional 5 paragraph essay and consider literary elements in a deeper and more creative way. Your students will thank you for giving them a chance to have fun as they apply higher-order thinking skills!
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Also, check out these great resources that can be adapted for any novel by Language Arts Excellence:
⭐ Characters in the Hot Seat!
⭐ Figurative Language Challenge Game
⭐ Literature Circle Task Cards
⭐ Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials
⭐ Book Recommendation Form
⭐ Differentiated End of Year Reflection Activities
⭐ Differentiated Essay Prompts for use with ANY Novel
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Any Novel Reading Journal Project-Alternative Book Report
By Meggen Loew
Students will fill these pages in response to any novel they are reading, whether independently or as part of a whole class reading assignment. Each Project includes a student page with instructions and directions to complete each journal page, as well as a grading rubric to use these journal pages as a whole novel project. You could also use these pages individually and pick ones to use for a specific concept to teach or reflect on. Level one is geared toward middle school-aged students or those who require additional support or guidance with a reflective journal piece. Level two is intended for high school students and requires more in-depth analysis and writing skills. Both levels are included in this product, allowing you to choose the level that is most suitable for your students or to mix and match as needed (note that the grading rubric will not apply if you combine pages from one level with those from another).
Reading Journal Project 1: This level is intended for middle school students or can be used as a less in-depth study as Project 2 is.
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Reading Journal Project 2: This level is designed for high school students or those seeking a more in-depth study than Project 1.
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Divergent Faction Acrostic Poem Assignment
By Language Arts Excellence
This product contains an assignment for students to create their own acrostic poem for their favorite faction from Divergent by Veronica Roth. This is the perfect assignment to give after conducting a Mock Choosing Ceremony in your classroom.
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Check out these great resources to supplement your unit on Divergent by Veronica Roth:
⭐ Divergent Unit Test
⭐ Divergent Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials
⭐ Divergent "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity
⭐ Divergent Fear Landscape Assignment
⭐ Divergent Faction Personality Quiz
⭐ Divergent Symbolism Lesson Plan: Tattoos of Divergent Characters
⭐ Divergent Mock Choosing Ceremony - Lesson Plans and Materials
⭐ Divergent Characters Word Search
⭐ Divergent Worksheet Bundle
⭐ Divergent Final Project - Long Lost Sixth Faction
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**Now with newly added material!**
This resource features a growing bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for your unit on Shakespeare. Resources perfectly complement any Shakespearean play and can be used to introduce the unit (like the Elizabethan Mini-Unit, Scavenger Hunt, and PowerPoint), throughout the unit (Bell Ringers, Sonnet Lesson Plan, and "Death Lines" Activity), as a review (Shakespeare Escape Room), and even to decorate your classroom (Quote Posters). Each product is thoughtfully crafted and inspires students to delve deeply into Shakespeare's life and works. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. You will not find tedious lists of comprehension questions and vocabulary words in this bundle; instead you will find materials that will make Shakespeare relevant in the eyes of your students and bring the Bard to life!
Included in this Bundle:
⭐ Elizabethan England Mini-Unit
This is a differentiated mini-unit on Elizabethan England to prepare students for studying Shakespeare's works! It can be used as an introduction to any of Shakespeare's plays. It begins with a day of research into Shakespeare's life and times, then asks students to create a group collage on their topic and ultimately perform a presentation of their findings.
⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint, Scavenger Hunt & Lesson Plan
This resource features everything you need to conduct the perfect introduction to William Shakespeare for your students. Shakespeare can be undeniably intimidating for students, particularly if they have never had experience with reading his work before, so this lesson aims to engage and show that the greatest writer of all time was actually a pretty cool guy. The powerpoint offers a brief glimpse into the life and times of William Shakespeare and takes about 30 minutes to run through while encouraging optimal student engagement. The scavenger hunt encourages active learning as students discover answers to the 21 important questions throughout the lesson about the man, the myth, the Bard himself. This lesson plan and accompanying materials can be used to introduce a unit on any of Shakespeare's plays.
⭐Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM
There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Shakespearean Escape Room. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game.
⭐ 25 Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts
This resource features a set of 25 reader response journal prompts for use during your unit on Shakespeare. Each bell ringer is comprised of a Shakespearean quote from one of his plays or sonnets and a thoughtfully crafted question that encourages students to personally connect and appreciate the timelessness of his work. Prompts can be used as bell-ringers (most popular and mean the first 5 minutes of every class for more than a month are planned for you!), summarizers, stations, full class or small group discussion questions, for homework, sub plans, as a filler activity… the possibilities are endless!
⭐ Sonnet 130 Lesson Plan
In this creative and engaging lesson plan, students will analyze one of Shakespeare's most famous love sonnets about the notorious Dark Lady and create their own original poetry inspired by the Bard. This resource provides step-by-step instructions using a format of warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis with the aim to engage students from beginning to end. A teacher cheat sheet is also included with full notes on Sonnet 130 so no preparation is needed.
⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
This full-length lesson plan revolves around Shakespeare's mastery of the English language with an emphasis on his knack for coming up with the most compassionate of compliments and scathing of insults. Through a non-intimidating approach, students will have the opportunity to do a little bit of acting and make connections to modern day as they explore Shakespeare's language of love and hate. I am always astounded by the level of maturity of the discussion that arises from this activity as students discuss what makes a compliment or insult particularly effective and from whom it means the most. This is sure to be a lesson that you will use again and again on February 14th.
⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Lesson Plan
In this full-length lesson plan, students will closely examine the final lines of Shakespearean characters before their deaths (if you know Shakespeare, there are quite a few!). Following a mini-lesson on the importance of these final words, students will take part in the classic game, Mafia, with a unique, Shakespearean twist. I invented the take on this game several years ago and it has become one of my students' and my favorite days of the whole school year. There is truly nothing like seeing students having a great time while studying Shakespeare. I am confident that your students will love it too!
⭐ Shakespeare Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game ~ newly added!
This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review Shakespeare and the Globe Theater. Let's face it, review days can be boring for both teachers and students, so liven them up with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 30 questions on Shakespeare's life, works, and the Globe. Besides simple set-up, very little preparation is needed for this lesson and if your students are like mine, they will ask for this form of review for every unit of study.
⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters
Make your classroom pop with this set of 25 beautifully-made posters featuring quotes from William Shakespeare. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy quote from one of the Bard's plays imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom. The square format is reminiscent of Instagram and makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating the posters and using them not just during your Shakespeare unit, but all year long.
⭐ Shakespeare's Epitaph Assignment - BONUS FILE!!
Students get the chance to create the epitaph for the gravestone of the most revered writer of all time. The activity encourages students to be thoughtful with their knowledge of William Shakespeare but also to be creative with their inscriptions. This can be done in or outside of class and also works as a no-prep emergency substitute plan. To be festive, I love to give this assignment on the anniversary of Shakespeare's actual death, April 23, but with the subject at hand, it also works well as a Halloween lesson plan.
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This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for Veronica Roth's best-selling dystopian novel, Divergent. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the novel's themes, characters, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. You will not find tedious lists of comprehension questions and vocabulary words in this bundle; instead you will find materials that will bring the novel to life!
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⭐ Introduction to Dystopia Powerpoint & Crossword
This resource features an engaging, interactive, editable PowerPoint Presentation for introducing or reviewing Dystopian Fiction to your students! The PowerPoint Presentation runs through an entire lesson from warm-up to explanation, application, and summarizer. Also included are 2 pages of "guided notes" so that you may differentiate your lecture for all levels of students. Recently, a fun dystopia crossword puzzle has been added to help reinforce knowledge of the lesson. Since utopias and dystopias are intrinsically motivating for students, this lesson is always a fun one and gets students excited about the upcoming unit on Divergent.
⭐ Divergent "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity
This product features a thoughtful and engaging activity for use during your study of Divergent. Centering around 5 different provocative passages from the book, this lesson provides your students with a chance to think, reflect, and respond to their peers without ever saying a word. This creative approach is a great way to differentiate instruction among your students and allows even your most quiet students to shine. I am confident that this no-prep lesson will become a must-do activity within your unit on Divergent!
⭐ Tattoos of Divergent Character Symbolism Lesson Plan
This powerpoint explores the symbolism behind the character's tattoos. It is a fantastic opening mini-lesson to an activity in which students choose their own "symbolic" tattoos. My students LOVE this activity - just be prepared to share what symbolic tattoo you would get - they WILL ask!
⭐ Divergent Faction Acrostic Poem Assignment
This product contains an assignment for students to create their own acrostic poem for their favorite faction from Divergent. This is the perfect assignment to give after conducting a mock ceremony in your classroom.
⭐ Divergent Fear Landscape Assignment
This resource contains two separate assignments for creating a fear landscape so that you may differentiate among your figurative and literal thinkers. The first is more appropriate for students who can think symbolically (typically end of eighth grade and above) while the second is better suited for your literal thinkers (sixth-seventh grade). No matter which assignment you give, this is an engaging project that will urge students to consider their deepest fears and connect with Tris and her Dauntless friends in Divergent.
⭐ Divergent Mock Choosing Ceremony
This product contains everything you need to conduct your very own true-to-the-book Choosing Ceremony for Divergent in your classroom! This is one of my favorite activities I do with my students all year as I truly get insight into who they are and what they believe. The Choosing Ceremony will be an emotional challenge for some but very well-worth it!
⭐ Divergent Worksheet Bundle
This product includes a crossword puzzle, faction knowledge worksheets, a Freytag's Pyramid worksheet for entire novel, character review worksheet, and full answer keys.
⭐ Divergent Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials
Socratic Seminars are 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, with this resource, the work has been done for you. This packet includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding the novel.
⭐ Divergent Final Project - Long Lost Sixth Faction
This project instructs students to create their own faction. They must create everything from faction name, symbol, jobs, and manifesto to a propaganda poster, initiation process and more! This comprehensive project takes students about 1 week to complete. Because it is such an incredibly engaging activity, it truly runs itself and is the perfect way to conclude your study of Divergent.
⭐ Divergent Unit Test
This comprehensive test includes 46 well-written questions: character matching, plot-level multiple choice, faction knowledge chart, vocabulary, and short answer along with full answer key.
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