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Ultimate Inferencing for Middle & High School - Lesson & Activities

By Blooming Through High School

Unlock the power of inferencing with this comprehensive resource pack tailored for middle and high school students. Dive into the world of critical thinking and analysis with 19 unique files, carefully curated to enhance inferencing skills across various mediums.

Delve into captivating texts with a selection of short stories and poems, including "The Chaser," "Rose from the Concrete," "Rolling in the Deep," and "Cry me a River." Each file comes with detailed summaries and thought-provoking questions to stimulate deep comprehension and inferencing abilities.

Equip your students with the tools they need to excel in inferencing with supplementary materials, such as checking account statements for real-world application and a list of words describing tone to aid in textual analysis.

Explore the intricacies of inferencing through engaging activities, including an Inferencing Lesson with 26 slides designed for both group instruction and individual practice. With meticulously crafted lessons, students will develop a keen eye for detail and learn to draw insightful conclusions from diverse sources.

Unleash the power of music, poetry, literature, and more as students analyze and infer meaning through a variety of mediums. Whether used for group lessons, individual practice, or assessments, this resource pack provides all the materials you need for rapid inferencing success.

Plus, with answer keys included for all activities, you can streamline your grading process and focus on what matters most: empowering your students to become master inferencers. Elevate your teaching and transform your classroom into a hub of critical thinking and discovery with this inferencing activity!

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American Born Chinese UNIT PLAN: Discussion Questions, Reading Quizzes, Writing Prompts, Answer Keys, & More | Gene Luen Yang

By Rigorous Resources for High School English

This 135-page EDITABLE curriculum has everything you'll need for profoundly stimulating lessons on Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese! Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The pre-reading handout, discussion questions, image analysis worksheets, vocabulary lists, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!!

The graphic novel is an aesthetically innovative genre in which meaning is created through the interplay of image and text. How do we read a novel in which two narrative channels — one verbal, the other visual — interact? And how do graphic novels challenge readers to expand the set of interpretive techniques that make up “close reading”? This unit will help students understand complex questions about literary and aesthetic form, the experience of social exclusion, and the troubling history of racial stereotypes in American popular media.

Here are some highlights from the 135-page curriculum:

Author Biography: Open this unit by reading and discussing a 3-page biography of Gene Luen Yang. The biography introduces students to Yang's experience growing up as one of the only Asian-American students in predominantly white schools in California. As such, it introduces readers to many of the themes that will emerge in American Born Chinese: the painful experience of social exclusion, the threat of racial stereotypes, the healing power of literature, etc. (3 pages)

Discussion Question Handouts (x9): Thirty pages of higher-order discussion questions guaranteed to inspire profoundly thoughtful class discussions! This unit features double-sided handouts with 8-10 questions for each of the book's 9 chapters. The discussion questions are the beating heart of these lesson plans. They challenge students to build interpretive arguments that require the support of carefully selected textual evidence — leading to keen interpretive insights! Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster profound discussions! (20 pages)

Discussion Question Answer Keys (x9): The answer keys to the discussion questions are informed by cutting-edge scholarship by literature professors who specialize in the graphic novel and Yang's American Born Chinese. Of course, there is rarely a single "correct" answer for any question; rather, the discussions questions are made up of higher-order questions designed to foster lively exchanges and interpretive debates among students. They challenge students to build interpretive arguments that require the support of carefully selected textual evidence. (40 pages)

Quick Writes: A "quick write" can be used at any time in a class to get students to pause and reflect on the text in writing. Introduce a quick write before you begin a discussion to allow students to collect their thoughts. Or roll one out toward the end of a discussion to let students capture and refine their best ideas. (9 pages)

Image Analysis Worksheets (x5): These worksheets challenge students to analyze and compare more than a dozen visually complex panels from American Born Chinese. Students will reflect on how Gene Luen Yang builds meaning by through the use of aesthetic strategies such as visual parallels, verbal puns, inversions, symbolism, etc. Help students figure out what it means to "close read" a graphic novel. Worksheets are provided for chapters 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9. Answer keys included. (18 pages)

Vocabulary Lists (x9): Lists of 8 vocabulary words for every chapter, complete with definitions and sample sentences with the words as they are used in American Born Chinese. A total of 72 words. (9 pages)

• Reading & Vocabulary Quizzes (x9): Daily quizzes with 6 questions on the reading homework plus another 4 questions on the vocabulary words. If you choose not to have your students study vocabulary, you can still use the portion of the quiz focused on reading comprehension. Grading these quizzes is simple and quick. They’re an easy way to log 9 grades into your gradebook. Answer keys included. (18 pages)

Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on Gene Luen Yang's complex graphic novel. Let students choose from one of three thought-provoking sample topics — or invite them to develop a similar topic of their own. Writing schedule, outline template, and rubric included. (7 pages)

This resource packet will come to you in two separate formats: Word docs *and* PDFs. Because the Word docs are fully editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit your teaching style and/or your students' skill levels — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access all of the materials in PDFs, which are easy to navigate and quick to print!

Finally, because I believe that teachers should be able to see what they're getting before they make a purchase, the preview for this resource provides access to over 30 pages from this 135-page bundle. Click on the green “preview” button to see exactly what you’ll get....

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Happy teaching!

Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE in POETRY: Analyze Poems w/ Metaphors, Similes, Symbols, etc

By Rigorous Resources for High School English

This 50-page EDITABLE poetry unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The 12 poems in this unit pivot on the use of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, etc.

Teach your students how to analyze figurative language through a series of engaging lessons on poems that students are guaranteed to love. The literary device quizzes, discussion prompts, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!

Here are some highlights from this 50-page curriculum:

Homework Packets with Poems: The two homework packets contain a total of 12 poems by award-winning poets such as Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Elizabeth Bishop, Richard Wilbur, Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Julia Alvarez, Mark Doty, Sharon Olds, and others. The poems in each homework packet derive their meaning from the deft use of sensory images. These carefully selected poems will set the stage for your class to have fascinating and profoundly productive discussions!! (12 pages)

Literary Devices Glossary: A glossary with definitions and examples of the various types of figurative language, imagery, stanzas, and syntactic devices. Many teachers already have a glossary of literary devices, but I'm providing this in case you need one. (2 pages)

Literary Devices Quizzes: Open each class with a quiz of 10 questions to assess whether your students can accurately identify the literary devices found in poems from the packet: metaphor, personification, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, etc. The digital versions of the quizzes on Google Forms will grade every student's work and generate a list of their scores. Answer keys included. (4 pages).

Discussion Questions: This bundle features a list of discussion questions for two poems in each of two homework packets. The discussion questions will ensure that your class discussions get off to a productive start. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! The questions lend themselves to a range of different pedagogical uses: 1) to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, 2) to prompt in-class writing, 3) to assign written reflections for homework, etc. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster deep thinking! Answer keys included. (16 pages)

Quick Writes: The quick writes give students an opportunity to capture and refine the best ideas generated in the discussion. Quick writes can also help reticent students to gather their thoughts so they'll feel ready and eager to contribute. (4 pages)

Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on a poem of their choice. The assignment sheet contains detailed instructions for how to generate a formalist analysis of a poem (analyzing how the poem's formal features contribute to its meaning). This kind of formalist analysis is exactly what students are asked to generate on the AP Literature exam! Sample paper included. (3 pages)

This entire 50-page unit will come to you in two separate formats: Word *and* PDF. Because the Word doc is fully editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access all of the materials as a PDF — which is easy to navigate and quick to print! Finally, as a free bonus, I'm including links to digital copies of every document in user-friendly platforms like Google Docs and Google Forms.

My store is called “Rigorous Resources” because all of the resources contain rigorous content that will motivate students to engage in thought-provoking and productive discussions. Thank you for choosing “Rigorous Resources”!!

Happy teaching!

Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.

adamjernigan@gmail.com

Links to all of the poetry units in this collection:

Poetry Unit #1: Sensory Imagery in Poetry

Poetry Unit #2: Figurative Language in Poetry

Poetry Unit #3: Love Poems

Poetry Unit #4: Ethical Dilemmas in Poetry

Poetry Unit #5: Family Dynamics in Poetry

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Jamaica Kincaid's ANNIE JOHN (+ the story "Girl") | 3 Weeks of EDITABLE Lessons!

By Rigorous Resources for High School English

NEW IN 2020: Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-based! This 80-page EDITABLE unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. Invite your students to engage in student-driven discussions that promise to be profoundly stimulating! The discussion prompts, daily quizzes, short writing prompts, and final paper will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!

Hold your students accountable for completing the nightly homework by beginning every class with a quick vocabulary and reading quiz. Facilitate dynamic discussions that motivate students to become attached to the thrill generating shared knowledge. Challenge students to explicate textual details using a wide range of interpretive lenses: formalist, historicist, psychoanalytic, feminist, etc. Inspire students to arrive at a whole new depth of insight!!

Everything you’ll need to teach the novel is included in this bundle. Here are a few of the highlights:

Unit & Pacing Guide: Suggestions for how to approach the complex themes and deceptively simple language in Kincaid's Annie John.

Discussion Questions: Sixteen pages of deeply thought-provoking discussion questions! One 2-page handout containing 6-10 questions for each of 8 chapters. The discussion questions are the beating heart of this curriculum. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! The questions could be used to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, to foster in-class writing such as stop-and-jots, or to assign written reflections for homework. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster profound discussions!! (16 pages)

Vocabulary Lists: Lists of 10-12 vocabulary words for every chapter, complete with definitions and sample sentences with the words as used in Annie John. A total of close to 100 words. (8 pages)

Vocabulary & Reading Quizzes: Quizzes with 10 questions per chapter. Build students’ vocabularies while holding them accountable for the nightly reading homework. Each quiz contains 7 questions on vocabulary words plus another 3 questions on reading comprehension. Grading these quizzes is simple and quick. They’re an easy way to log 8 grades in your gradebook. Answer key included. (16 pages)

Narrative Writing Assignment: A narrative writing assignment that could be given after students finish reading Chapter 3. This assignment is inspired by the "autobiographical essay" that Annie shares with her classmates. (1 page)

Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to find connections between quotations excerpted from different parts of Annie John. Then invite students to use those quotations as the basis for building an interpretive argument that is supported by textual evidence. Builds skills in close reading and analytical writing! Student writing sample included. (3 pages)

Creative Writing Assignment: Invite students to think about the messages they have received about what it means to be a "man" or a "woman." Then, following the example in Kincaid's short story "Girl," have students write a short story about how they have navigated the normative pressures associated with gender. Student writing sample included. (2 pages)

Short Story Pairings: Read and discuss two short stories that examine how and why young children are socialized into normative gender roles: Kincaid's "Girl" & Bret Anthony Johnston's "Boy." This bundle includes transcriptions of both stories as well as a page of thought-provoking discussion questions on Kincaid's "Girl." (3 pages)

Poetry Pairing: Wrap things up with the poem that Jamaica Kincaid says "taught me how to write." This poem by Elizabeth Bishop engages with many of the same coming-of-age themes explored in Kincaid's Annie John. The poetry pairing includes discussion questions, answer keys, and a quiz on poetic devices. (10 pages)

My store is called “Rigorous Resources” because all of the materials prioritize rigorous content over decorative graphics. Yes, these lessons are filled with dozens of captivating images — maps and photographs of Antigua, paintings of historical events alluded to in the novel, portraits of the author — that shed light on various scenes from Kincaid's novel. But what really distinguishes this curriculum is how the discussion starters, close-reading exercises, and writing prompts are all designed to help student arrive at an abundance of interpretive insights!! . .

These materials will come to you in a single 80-page EDITABLE Word document. Feel free to modify the lessons to suit your teaching style and/or the needs of particular students. The previews for my resources provide direct access to over a dozen pages of actual materials. Click on the green “preview” button to see what you’ll get. .

Thank you for choosing “Rigorous Resources”!!

Happy teaching!

Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.

adamjernigan@gmail.com

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IMAGERY IN POETRY: Poems with Vivid Sensory Images | 3-Day Lesson | High School

By Rigorous Resources for High School English

This 40-page EDITABLE poetry unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The 10 poems in this unit all pivot on vivid and evocative SENSORY IMAGERY.

Because even our strongest students often have difficulty analyzing poetic imagery, I designed this unit to help students learn to "unpack" images and to explain how images deepen a poem's meaning. The literary devices quizzes, discussion prompts, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!!

Here are some highlights from this 40-page curriculum:

Homework Packets with Poems: The two homework packets contain a total of 10 poems by award-winning poets such as Emily Dickinson, Robert Hayden, Mary Oliver, Gary Soto, Sharon Olds, Mark Doty, Yusef Komunyakaa, Tony Hoagland, and others. The poems in each homework packet derive their meaning from the deft use of sensory images. These carefully selected poems will set the stage for your class to have fascinating and profoundly productive discussions!! (10 pages)

Literary Devices Glossary: A glossary with definitions and examples of the various types of figurative language, imagery, stanzas, and syntactic devices. Many teachers already have a glossary of literary devices, but I'm providing this in case you need one. (2 pages)

Literary Devices Quizzes: Open each class with a quiz of 10 questions to assess whether your students can accurately identify the literary devices: metaphor, personification, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, etc. The digital versions of the quizzes on Google Forms will grade every student's work and generate a list of their scores. Answer keys included. (4 pages).

Discussion Questions: Lists of discussion questions for the first poems in each homework packet. The discussion questions will ensure that your class discussions get off to a productive start. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! The questions lend themselves to a range of different pedagogical uses: 1) to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, 2) to prompt in-class writing, 3) to assign written reflections for homework, etc. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster deep thinking! Answer keys included. (8 pages)

Quick Writes: The quick writes give students an opportunity to capture and refine the best ideas generated in the discussion. Quick writes can also help reticent students to gather their thoughts so they'll feel ready and eager to contribute. (2 pages)

Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on a poem of their choice. The assignment sheet contains detailed instructions for how to generate a formalist analysis of a poem (analyzing how the poem's formal features contribute to its meaning). This kind of formalist analysis is exactly what students are asked to generate on the AP Literature exam! Sample paper included. (3 pages)

This entire 40-page unit will come to you in two separate formats: Word *and* PDF. Because the Word doc is fully editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access all of the materials as a PDF — which is easy to navigate and quick to print! Finally, as a free bonus, I'm including links to digital copies of every document in user-friendly platforms like Google Docs and Google Forms.

My store is called “Rigorous Resources” because all of the resources contain rigorous content that will motivate students to engage in thought-provoking and productive discussions. Thank you for choosing Rigorous Resources!!

Happy teaching!

Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.

adamjernigan@gmail.com

Links to all of the poetry units in this collection:

Poetry Unit #1: Sensory Imagery in Poetry

Poetry Unit #2: Figurative Language in Poetry

Poetry Unit #3: Love Poems

Poetry Unit #4: Ethical Dilemmas in Poetry

Poetry Unit #5: Family Dynamics in Poetry

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ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN POETRY: Poems on Behaving Ethically & Morally | 3-Day Lesson

By Rigorous Resources for High School English

This 38-page EDITABLE poetry unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The 10 poems in this mini-unit all focus on different kinds of ethical dilemmas.

Because teenagers are genuinely intrigued by ethical dilemmas, these poems will set the stage for your class to have authentic discussions that inspire a whole new depth of reflection. The literary devices quizzes, discussion prompts, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!

Here are some highlights from this 38-page curriculum:

Homework Packets with Poems about Ethical Dilemmas: The two homework packets contains a total of 10 poems by a diverse range of award-winning poets such as Robert Frost, William Stafford, Ada Limón, Jan Beatty, Ross Gay, and others. Every poem focuses on some kind of ethical dilemma. Because teenagers are genuinely intrigued by ethical dilemmas, these poems will set the stage for your class to have fascinating and profoundly productive discussions!! (10 pages)

Literary Devices Glossary: A glossary with definitions and examples of the various types of figurative language, imagery, stanzas, and syntactic devices. Many teachers already have a glossary of literary devices, but I'm providing this in case you need one. (2 pages)

Literary Devices Quizzes: Open each class with a quiz of 10 questions to assess whether your students can accurately identify the literary devices used in the poems from the nightly homework packets: metaphor, personification, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, etc. The digital versions of the quizzes on Google Forms will grade every student's work and generate a list of their scores. Answer keys included. (4 pages).

Discussion Questions: This bundle features a list of discussion questions for the first poem in each of two nightly homework packets. The discussion questions will ensure that every class discussion starts on a productive foot. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! The questions lend themselves to a range of different pedagogical uses: 1) to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, 2) to prompt in-class writing, 3) to assign written reflections for homework, etc. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster deep thinking! Answer keys included. (7 pages)

Quick Writes: The quick writes give students an opportunity to capture and refine the best ideas generated in the discussion. Quick writes can also help reticent students to gather their thoughts so they'll feel ready and eager to contribute. (3 pages)

Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on a poem of their choice. The assignment sheet contains detailed instructions for how to generate a formalist analysis of a poem (analyzing how the poem's formal features contribute to its meaning). This kind of formalist analysis is exactly what students are asked to generate on the AP Literature exam! Sample paper included. (3 pages)

This entire 38-page unit will come to you in two separate formats: Word *and* PDF. Because the Word doc is fully editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access all of the materials as a PDF — which is easy to navigate and quick to print! Finally, as a free bonus, I'm including links to digital copies of every document in user-friendly platforms like Google Docs and Google Forms.

My store is called “Rigorous Resources” because all of the resources contain rigorous content that will motivate students to engage in thought-provoking and productive discussions. Thank you for choosing Rigorous Resources!!

Happy teaching!

Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.

adamjernigan@gmail.com

Links to all of the poetry units in this collection:

Poetry Unit #1: Sensory Imagery in Poetry

Poetry Unit #2: Figurative Language in Poetry

Poetry Unit #3: Love Poems

Poetry Unit #4: Ethical Dilemmas in Poetry

Poetry Unit #5: Family Dynamics in Poetry

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HIGH SCHOOL POETRY UNIT | 3 Weeks of Lesson Plans | 60+ Poems in 12 Packets!

By Rigorous Resources for High School English

UPDATED FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR: Finally, a poetry unit designed for high-school English that teenagers genuinely love!! Your students' skills in close reading and literary analysis of poems will skyrocket....

The 3-week unit features 60+ canonical poems written by a diverse spectrum of English-speaking poets. The poems and accompanying lesson plans are organized into 12 thematic packets which can be used in sequence over two weeks. That's over 200 pages worth of editable poetry resources!

This unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The discussion questions, quick writes, literary device quizzes, and analytical writing assignments will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!!

Here are some highlights from this editable 200-page curriculum:

Homework Packets with Poems (5-6 Poems per Packet): The 12 homework packets contain a total of 71 poems by a diverse range of award-winning poets such as William Shakespeare, John Keats, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Robert Hayden, Theodore Roethke, Maya Angelou, Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, Gary Soto, Li-Young Lee, Ada Limón, Elizabeth Acevedo, and others. The poems are collected into ten reading packets that focus on prominent literary devices and themes: 1) poems using sensory imagery, 2) poems using figurative language, 3) love poems, 4) poems on ethical dilemmas, 5) poems on complex parent-child dynamics, and 6) poems on cultural identity. Because teenagers have a lot to say about these themes, the poems will set the stage for your class to have fascinating and profoundly productive discussions!! (75 pages)

Literary Devices Glossary: A glossary with definitions and examples of the various types of figurative language, imagery, stanzas, and syntactic devices. Many teachers already have a glossary of literary devices, but I'm providing this in case you need one. (2 pages)

Literary Devices Quizzes: A total of ten quizzes, each with 10 questions about a wide range of literary devices: metaphor, personification, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, etc. Open each class with a quiz to assess whether your students can accurately identify the literary devices used in the poems from the homework packets. Answer keys included. (24 pages).

Discussion Questions: This bundle features a list of discussion questions for the first poem in each of the homework packets. The discussion questions will ensure that every class discussion starts on a productive foot. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! The questions lend themselves to a range of different pedagogical uses: 1) to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, 2) to prompt in-class writing, 3) to assign written reflections for homework, etc. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster deep thinking! Answer keys included. (60 pages)

Quick Writes: The quick writes give students an opportunity to capture and refine the best ideas generated in the discussion. Quick writes can also help reticent students to gather their thoughts so they'll feel ready and eager to contribute. (24 pages)

Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on a poem of their choice. The assignment sheet contains detailed instructions for how to generate a formalist analysis of a poem (analyzing how the poem's formal features contribute to its meaning). This kind of formalist analysis is exactly what students are asked to generate on the AP Literature exam! Sample paper included. (15 pages)

This entire resource packet will come to you in two separate formats: Word docs *and* PDFs. Because the Word docs are fully editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access all of the materials as PDF documents — which are easy to navigate and quick to print!

My store is called “Rigorous Resources” because all of the resources contain rigorous content that will motivate students to engage in thought-provoking and productive discussions. Thank you for choosing Rigorous Resources.

Happy teaching!

Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.

adamjernigan@gmail.com

Should you prefer to purchase the poetry units individually, here are links to the five poetry units:

Poetry Unit #1: Sensory Imagery in Poetry

Poetry Unit #2: Figurative Language in Poetry

Poetry Unit #3: Love Poems

Poetry Unit #4: Poems on Ethical Dilemmas

Poetry Unit #5: Poems on Family Relationships

Poetry Unit #6: Poems on Cultural Identity

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MINI-LEÇON/ATELIER DE LECTURE: VOCABULAIRE TECHNIQUE/SOLUTIONNER MOTS DIFFICILES

By French Made Fun!

Vos élèves ont du mal à résoudre les mots complexes et techniques? Ces mini-leçons de lecture se concentrent principalement sur la résolution de vocabulaire complexe qui tend à apparaître dans ces niveaux avancés.


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J'ai remarqué que mes grands élèves de 6e année ont tendance à se décourager face au vocabulaire scientifique plus spécifique qu'ils découvrent lors de leurs recherches et dans la lecture de textes scientifiques - ils perdent leur enthousiasme, leur confiance - et une fois que cela se produit, nous sommes tous fichus ! J'ai créé cette ressource pour ces élèves qui se sentent découragés par le vocabulaire complexe, afin de les rediriger et de leur donner la confiance nécessaire pour continuer à progresser dans leur lecture - même lorsque cela devient difficile.

À mesure que les élèves grandissent, ils ont toujours besoin de stratégies de lecture; mais celles-ci sont très différentes de ce que l'on voit dans les premières années du primaire.

Les mini-leçons de cette unité se concentrent sur :

  • Utiliser les indices de contexte: Lire autour d'un mot, relire une phrase et développer des stratégies efficaces pour traverser des phrases difficiles.
  • La décomposition des mots: Se concentrer sur les préfixes, les suffixes et les racines.
  • Les familles de mots: Trouver la racine d'un mot et l'utiliser pour comprendre des mots complexes.
  • Les mots composés: Analyser les mots composés.

Chaque mini-leçon vous fournira des activités (généralement en paires) utilisant des cartes pour trier ou travailler sur une stratégie spécifique, des clés de réponse, un plan de leçon détaillé (suffisamment simple pour être laissé à un enseignant suppléant), des extraits de lecture avec questions de compréhension (avec une fiche de suivi de lecture pour évaluer un élève individuellement pendant que ses pairs lisent de manière autonome) et, surtout, des affiches vibrantes et captivantes pour offrir à vos élèves une visualisation de la stratégie en question. Je préfère projeter mes tableaux d'ancrage pour qu'ils puissent les voir numériquement, et imprimer de petites copies pour que mes élèves les aient à portée de main dans leurs classeurs. Le choix vous appartient entièrement.


Vous en voulez plus ? Voici quelques ressources de mini-leçons en FRANÇAIS à déCouvrir :

  • 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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BUNDLE - 75+ MINI-LESSONS - FRANÇAIS - ÉCRITURE ET LECTURE

By French Made Fun!

C'est le bundle ultime des mini-leçons qui regroupe toutes mes mini-leçons de lecture et d'écriture disponibles dans ma boutique ! Il contient plus de 500 pages de matériel, avec plus de 75 mini-leçons et ateliers, ainsi qu'une abondance de tableaux d'ancrage, organisateurs graphiques, prompts, et exemples modélisés pour chaque stratégie. ÇA GRANDIT, LES AMIS!

Chaque leçon, qu’elle soit en écriture ou en lecture, est méticuleusement préparée avec un plan de leçon détaillé incluant le script de l’enseignant, les objectifs pédagogiques, des lectures et écritures partagées et guidées, des exercices en partenariat ou en groupe, ainsi que des activités d’entraînement en autonomie.

Voici ce que vous trouverez dans ce bundle :

Écriture :

  • Générer les idées
  • Endurance et motivation
  • La structure et la fluidité
  • Améliorer le choix de mots
  • Introductions & conclusions

Lecture :

  • Solutionner les mots
  • La visualisation
  • Faire des liens
  • Connaissances antérieures
  • Faire des prédictions
  • Faire des inférences
  • Informations clés
  • Stratégies de réparation

Ce bundle grandissant est l'outil idéal pour tout enseignant cherchant à avoir toutes ses leçons prêtes à l’emploi avec toutes les lectures incluses. Ne cherchez pas plus loin, c'est la bible pédagogique!


Dans cette ressource, vous trouverez les documents suivants:

  • 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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FULL YEAR/ANNÉE COMPLÈTE BUNDLE 6E ANNÉE | ALL SUBJECTS | 130+ DOCUMENTS

By French Made Fun!

Welcome to the Mega Massive Grade 6 Bundle—your ultimate resource for an entire year's worth of curriculum! This extraordinary bundle includes 131 documents and a staggering 4,000+ pages of content, covering every aspect of Grade 6 Math, French Language Arts, Science, "Transdisciplinary" Units, Cross-Curricular Units, and Project-Based Learning.


Here's what you'll find packed into this 131 document crypt:

Language Arts:

  • Complete Genre Studies: Detailed lessons and activities for all genres.
  • Mini-Lessons and Workshops: Comprehensive tools for reading and writing instruction.
  • Reading and Writing Prompts: Engaging activities to boost literacy skills.
  • Excerpts and Writing Pieces: Diverse texts for comprehension and writing practice.
  • Modelled Examples and Lesson Plans: Clear guides to support effective teaching.
  • Verb and Grammar Units: Thorough resources for mastering French language skills.
  • Task and Flash Cards: Interactive tools for grammar and vocabulary practice.
  • Posters and Anchor Charts: Essential visual aids for classroom support.

Math:

  • Paperless Teaching Slides: Digital slides for all math outcomes, ideal for projection.
  • Assessments with Answer Keys: Complete evaluation tools to track student progress.
  • Activities and Games: Fun, interactive ways to reinforce math concepts.
  • Printable and Digital Games: Versatile resources for various teaching styles.
  • Enrichment Material: Advanced content to challenge high-achieving students.
  • No-Prep Lessons: Ready-to-go activities that require minimal preparation.

Project-Based Learning:

  • Science and Social Studies Projects: Inquiry-based units including Dragons' Den, Sustainable Future projects, Endangered Species studies, Political Platform creation, Haunted House design, and Space Food exploration.
  • Health Documents: Comprehensive materials on sexuality, puberty, and other health topics.
  • Themed Day Content: Engaging projects for Orange Shirt Day, Pink Shirt Day, Remembrance Day, Earth Day, and a project on O Canada.

Why You'll Love It:

  • Massive Content Collection: Over 4,000 pages and 131 documents covering every subject.
  • No-Prep, Ready-to-Go: Perfect for busy teachers and easy to leave with a substitute.
  • Engaging and Comprehensive: Promotes student independence with project-based and inquiry learning.
  • Constantly Growing: New materials added regularly to keep your curriculum up-to-date.
  • Versatile and Easy to Use: Printable and digital formats for flexible teaching options.

Get the Mega Massive Grade 6 Bundle today and transform your classroom with this all-encompassing resource, designed to make planning easier and teaching more effective!

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Authors Purpose / Main Idea - 20 Non Fiction Texts, Worksheet & Slides - Set 2

By Mark Holmes

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Elevate your students' reading comprehension skills with this comprehensive lesson on identifying and understanding author's purpose. This resource is designed to help students in grades 6-8 develop critical thinking skills and become more effective readers by analyzing various elements of a text, such as word choice, writing techniques, and main ideas.

The package includes:

A detailed, 40-slide presentation covering:

  • The importance of understanding author's purpose

  • The three main types of author's purpose: persuade, inform, and entertain

  • How word choice, writing techniques, and main ideas contribute to author's purpose

  • Practical tips and strategies for identifying author's purpose in various texts

  • Two example passages with in-depth analysis of author's purpose, word choice, writing techniques, and main ideas

  • Recap of key points and encouragement for students to practice their skills

20 carefully curated non-fiction texts from diverse genres, such as opinion pieces, advertisements, and informative essays, providing ample opportunities for students to apply their learning

A versatile worksheet that guides students through analyzing each text, focusing on:

  1. Summarizing the main points
  2. Identifying the main idea and author's purpose
  3. Examining key writing techniques and their effects

Text Titles:

Literary Nonfiction

  1. Biography of Malala Yousafzai - Explore the life of a young woman who stood up for education rights and won a Nobel Peace Prize.
  2. Emma Raducanu: A Rising Star Overcoming the Odds - An account focusing on the challenges and triumphs in youth sports.
  3. Personal Essay on Bullying - Reflections from someone who experienced bullying, discussing its impacts and lessons learned.
  4. Travel Writing about a Trip to the Amazon Rainforest - Descriptions and adventures in one of the world's most vital and diverse ecosystems.

Journalism

  1. News Article on Climate Change - Current events and scientific explanations regarding global climate shifts.
  2. Feature Story on Innovations in Technology - In-depth look at how technology is changing education.
  3. Investigative Reporting on Plastic Pollution - Uncovering the sources and solutions of plastic pollution in oceans.
  4. Opinion Piece on the Importance of Recycling - Persuasive arguments about why recycling should be a part of daily life.

Academic Writing

  1. Research Paper on Habitats of Endangered Species - Study and presentation of critical habitats that need protection.
  2. Case Study on the Impact of Video Games on Youth - Analysis of positive and negative effects of gaming.
  3. Review of a Science Documentary - Critical evaluation of a popular science documentary's content and presentation.

Practical Nonfiction

  1. How-to Guide on Starting a Community Garden - Step-by-step instructions for school-based or community garden projects.
  2. Self-help Book for Teens on Managing Stress - Practical advice and techniques for handling school and social stress.
  3. Instructions for cooking lasagne - From the history, to the ingredients, to the recipe and execution.

Creative Nonfiction

  1. Narrative Nonfiction on a Significant Historical Event - A compelling retelling of the moon landing, focusing on lesser-known facts and figures.
  2. Historical Account of the Civil Rights Movement - A blend of factual history and personal stories from the 1960s.
  3. True Crime Story about a Famous Art Heist - Examination of the theft, the investigation, and the impact on the art world.

Additional Engaging Topics

  1. Exploration of the Ancient Civilization of Egypt  - Delving into their culture, technology, and contributions to modern society.

  2. Science Behind Natural Disasters - Understanding earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes through a scientific lens.

  3. The Evolution of Music from Classical to Modern Pop - Tracing how music has changed over the centuries and its influence on society.

By working through this lesson and completing the accompanying activities, your students will:

  • Gain a deep understanding of author's purpose and its significance in reading comprehension

  • Learn to identify and analyze the elements of a text that contribute to author's purpose

  • Develop critical thinking skills by examining word choice, writing techniques, and main ideas

  • Improve their ability to summarize and interpret various types of non-fiction texts

  • Become more confident and engaged readers, equipped with strategies for tackling complex texts

This resource is perfect for English Language Arts, Reading, or Writing classes, as well as for test preparation and literacy intervention programs. The slides and activities can be easily adapted to suit your classroom's needs and can be used for whole-class instruction, small-group work, or independent practice.

Empower your students to become skilled, critical readers with this comprehensive lesson on author's purpose. Purchase now and unlock the key to improved reading comprehension!

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Close Reading of Informational Texts Powerpoint Presentation - CCSS Aligned

By Language Arts Excellence

This is a powerpoint presentation that introduces close reading skills of informational texts to students. I created this product last year in order to align with Common Core Standards. Powerpoint reviews the definition of close reading then outlines the 4 major steps of close reading: START WITH THE END IN MIND, NUMBER PARAGRAPHS, "CHUNK" TEXT, and ANNOTATE. My student feedback has been very positive as this is a structured and straightforward approach to close reading informational texts. This powerpoint serves as an excellent introduction to the kind of close reading students need to do for the PARCC test as well as for the Common Core. How to incorporate this powerpoint into your own lessons: Begin by introducing close reading skills with this powerpoint. Then, pass out a short article (I find mine at Kelly Gallagher's Article of the week http://www.kellygallagher.org/article-of-the-week) and model the steps with your students. I put the article up on the SMARTBoard and hand out a copy to each student so we can do it together. This full lesson takes about an hour and a half to two hours to fully complete. ___________________________________________________________________________ Check out these related resources for your ELA classroom: ⭐ Back to School Effective Effort Lesson Plan
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Dialectical Journal for Reading Response | Lesson & Rubric Included

By Amanda Robinson

Ditch the reading logs; ignite your students' analytical fire!

The dialectical journal format becomes a springboard for engaging class discussions, fostering active participation and a deeper understanding of the text. I love to use these when we read short stories or novels when I want the students to notice something, but I want them to have the joy of discovery. Someone always, inevitably, picks up on what I wanted to highlight, and the added bonus is that other students get to share their insights, too. Dialectical Journals have been a great confidence builder!

Empower Students to Analyze, Question, and Create Meaning:

  • Go beyond summaries: Unlike traditional reading logs, dialectical journals encourage students to think critically about the text, prompting them to identify key quotes, analyze their significance, and connect them to their own thoughts and experiences.
  • Cultivate analytical skills: Students learn to question the author's intent, evaluate evidence, formulate their own interpretations, and ask their own questions.

Everything You Need to Get Started:

  • Teacher-Friendly Guide: Get a clear roadmap with a Teacher's Guide featuring an introduction lesson for dialectical journals/lesson suggestions.
  • Modeling & Practice: A sample journal page is included to model and practice the dialectical journal process with your students.
  • Ready-to-Use Dialectical Journals: Choose from Fiction or Nonfiction templates, easily printed as a weekly journal or stand-alone pages. Both formats include:
    • Journal Cover Page
    • Ideas/Concepts to Consider Page to prime students' thinking
    • 5 Journal Pages for efficient printing
    • Weekly Summary Page to encourage reflection and synthesis
  • Flexible & Adaptable: A PDF print version and Google Slides access (for all student pages) is included for a seamless transition into your existing classroom workflow.
  • Easy Assessment: Scoring Rubric (suitable for both fiction and nonfiction) simplifies grading and provides clear expectations for students.

I hope you'll find this resource as valuable in your classroom as I have in mine, and I hope it makes your teacher life a little bit easier in the process!

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Context Clues Lesson, PowerPoints, and Activities, Context Clues Worksheets

By Queen's Educational Resources

Context Clues Lesson, PowerPoints, and Activities, Context Clues Worksheets

This resource is also included in following discounted Bundles:

  • Context Clues BUNDLE
  • All ELA Mega Bundle
  • ELA Lesson and PowerPoint Bundle
  • ELA/SEL MEGA BUNDLE

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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

✮ Context Clues Lesson and Power Packet

✮ 138 Pages

✮ Print and Digital (PDF, PowerPoint, and Google Slides)

✮ Full Lesson PACKET – 32 pages

✮ Editable Lesson Plan - 4 pages (Modify as you wish)

✮ Lesson PowerPoint #1 – 29 slides / Lesson PowerPoint #2 - 29 slides

✮ Assessment PowerPoint #2 – 22 slides / Assessment PowerPoint #2 - 22 slides

✮ Lesson Worksheets and ANSWER KEYS

✮ Absolutely no “nonsense” pages/slides

✮ Suitable for Grades 5-9 (and Lower-level High School Students)

✮ Duration: 2-3 days

This resource includes:

---- In- depth-step-by-step Lesson Plan (PDF version)

---- EDITABLE Lesson Plan version (for modifications)

---- Lesson POWERPOINT #1 - for Full Lesson – (29 slides – Lower-Level graphics)

---- Lesson POWERPOINT #2 - for Full Lesson – (29 slides – Mature graphics)

---- Mini Lesson Follow Along Worksheet

---- Guided Practice #1 and ANSWER KEY

---- Guided Practice #2 and ANSWER KEY

---- Context Clues Text Message Worksheet and ANSWER KEY

---- 10 Interactive Context Clues Flap Book Sheets

---- Step-by-step Teacher Directions with Pictures

---- Groupwork Rubric (for Groupwork Assignment)

---- Groupwork Feedback Form

---- Groupwork Reflection Sheet

---- Bulletin Board Task Display Page (for Flap Book Activity)

---- ONE Final Assessment / Test and ANSWER KEY in 3 variations

► Paper version

► POWERPOINT #1 version (22 slides Lower-Level graphics)

► POWERPOINT #2 version (22 slides Mature graphics)

---- Google Slide Links

FIVE GOOGLE SLIDE LINKS

✮ Lesson PowerPoint (Mature graphics)

✮ Lesson PowerPoint (Lower-level graphics)

✮ Lesson Worksheets

✮ PowerPoint Assessment (Mature graphics)

✮ PowerPoint Assessment (Lower-level graphics)

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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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Context Clues is an important skill that students must master in order to improve and enhance their comprehension of texts. This skill is especially important for students to apply on state exams to demonstrate proficiency. This Lesson Plan packet provides numerous opportunities for students to learn and practice how to use context clues to determine the meanings of unknown words as they read. The in-depth step-by-step lesson plan carefully guides teachers to show students “HOW TO” both identify and use different context clues types to figure out the meaning of unknown words. ***An editable version of the hard copy lesson plan has also been included!

There are Worksheets and ANSWER KEYS that support teaching for ALL parts of the lesson.

This Lesson Packet resource focuses on the following five types of context clues:

✥ Definition clues

✥ Synonym clues

✥ Antonym clues

✥ Example clues

✥ Inference clues

This resource also includes 2 PowerPoints:

▶️ FULL LESSON PowerPoints - 2 variations

✅ These PowerPoints cover all parts of the Lesson Plan from start to finish (29 slides each).

✅ There are TWO Lesson PowerPoints in this resource that include the same content, but contain different clip art images!!

► The first PowerPoint includes clip art graphics intended for lower-level students, and ► the second PowerPoint includes mature clip art graphics intended for higher-level students. You have the option to choose the PowerPoint version that best suits your students!

✅ You can mix and match slides by copying and pasting certain slides to different PowerPoint files as both files have the same content, but different graphics!

Both PowerPoints are also included digitally (GOOGLE SLIDES)!

✅ Please note, due to copyright purposes, PowerPoint slides cannot be edited.

▶️ ONE ASSESSMENT (in 3 variations)

► Paper version (PDF file)

► POWERPOINT #1 version (22 slides Lower-Level graphics)

► POWERPOINT #2 version (22 slides Mature graphics)

✅ Answer Key slides are included - to support you in reviewing the assessment with students.

✅ Both PowerPoint variations include the SAME content/assessment questions, but different graphics - making it very easy to REVIEW THE ASSESSMENT!

✅ These PowerPoints are also included in Google Slides.

✅ These PowerPoints include the same content, but different clip art images:

► The first PowerPoint includes clip art graphics intended for lower-level students, and ► The second PowerPoint includes mature clip art graphics intended for higher-level students. You have the option to choose the PowerPoint version that best suits your students - or MIX and MATCH slides!

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

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Other Context Clues resources you might be interested in:

  • Context Clues BUNDLE
  • Context Clues Test and PowerPoint
  • Context Clues Task Card Packet
  • Multiple-Choice Test and KEY
  • Context Clues Practice Worksheets and ANSWER KEYS
  • Context Clues Text Message Worksheets and ANSWER KEYS
  • Context Clues Posters

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Making Inferences Lesson Plan and PowerPoint, Inference Lesson Plan

By Queen's Educational Resources

Making Inferences Lesson Plan and PowerPoint, Inference Lesson Plan

This resource is also included in the following discounted Bundles:

  • Inference BUNDLE
  • ELA Lesson and PowerPoint Bundle
  • We Beat The Street BUNDLE
  • All ELA Mega Bundle
  • ELA/SEL MEGA BUNDLE

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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

Inference Lesson Plan and PowerPoint Packet

Suitable for grades 5-8 and lower-level High School students

Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides)

Inference Lesson Plan and Worksheets (34 pages)

PowerPoint (18 slides - uneditable due to slides containing copyright images and fonts)

Total Pages - 53 pages

This resource includes:

Lesson Plan (5 pages / Easy to follow with Teacher directions!)

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

PowerPoint (18 slides / Uneditable)

8 Inference Worksheets (to cover ALL aspects of the Lesson Plan)

2 Differentiated Reflection Sheets

Groupwork Reflection Sheet

2 Rubrics

1 "Blank" slide with background paper for you to create and add your OWN content!

Bulletin Board Task Display Page

Inference Bookmark

Access to all Video and Image Links

ANSWER KEYS for ALL Lesson Worksheets

GOOGLE SLIDE LINKS (PowerPoint and Lesson Worksheets)

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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 who struggle with making inferences often answer questions with text-based answers rather than inference-based. This lesson will help students understand the difference between literal thinking and inferential thinking. This in-depth lesson plan focuses on teaching students the difference between literal vs. inferential thinking.

Potential Packet Duration: Materials support for 2-3 days of instruction depending on pacing. This Lesson Plan Packet includes a hard copy lesson plan, PowerPoint, numerous activity worksheets, rubrics, bulletin board task display page (to showcase student work), and ANSWER KEYS for ALL worksheets!

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POWERPOINT and LESSON WORKSHEETS (Digital included!)

▶️ This is a student friendly, PowerPoint that covers literally ALL aspects of the lesson plan! Each slide looks fun, engaging, creative, and grade appropriate.

▶️ The PowerPoint cannot be edited due to copyright requirements made by contributing font and clip art artists. Lesson worksheets/activities are included and cover all aspects of the lesson!

▶️ The PowerPoint AND Lesson Worksheets are also included in GOOGLE SLIDES!!!! That means you have the freedom to share these slides with your students digitally!

▶️ This Inference Lesson Plan Packet will make an AMAZING observation lesson plan! Additionally, you will be ready to showcase students' groupwork assignment immediately upon completion as the Rubric and Bulletin Board Task Display Page are made available in this packet!

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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
  • 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
  • Picture Inference In-depth Lesson Plan and PowerPoint

INFERENCE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

  • Making Inferences Graphic Organizers BUNDLE
  • Making Inferences Graphic Organizers (Books) SET 1
  • 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
  • Making Inferences Graphic Organizers (Clouds and Books) SET 6

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Neema's Reason To Smile Lesson Plan PACKET

By Queen's Educational Resources

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

  • 53 pages
  • PDF Zip File
  • This Lesson Plan Packet is suitable for grades 2-5 and lower-level Middle and High School Students, Students with Autism, English Language Learners, and Students with Disabilities.
  • Duration: 3-4 days depending on pacing

This resource includes:

------ In-depth, step-by-step Lesson Plan

------ Editable version of the Lesson Plan (Modify as you wish - YAY!)

------ 1 Do Now/Launch Activity Worksheet and ANSWER KEY

------ 1 Mini Lesson Inference Graphic Organizer and ANSWER KEY

------ 2 Video Clip Worksheets and ANSWER KEY (one for higher-level students and one differentiated for lower level students)

------ 2-page Inference-based Question Worksheet and ANSWER KEY

------ 2 Formative Assessment Worksheets and ANSWER KEY (one for higher-level students and one differentiated for lower level students)

------ 2 Venn Diagrams

------ 1 Lesson Reflection Worksheet

------ 6 Writing Reflection Worksheets and 1 Skills List

------ 2 Scoring Rubrics (to score Writing Assessment)

------ 4 Short Response Writing Assessments completely differentiated totaling 8 Assessment Worksheets with ANSWER KEYS

------ 5 Bulletin Board Task Display Pages for each Writing Assessment!

------ 2 Inference Bookmarks

------ Video Link

DESCRIPTION

  • This in-depth Lesson Plan Packet for the book Neema’s Reason to Smile by Patricia Newman helps students explore real life issues, specifically the challenges/barriers children face in accessing an education. In addition to a variety of engaging activities centered around education, the lesson plan includes a close reading of the book and the watching of a video that is related to the overall themes and topics presented in this book. (Video link included in the lesson plan). Students will engage in multiple activities where they will practice the following skills: inferencing, compare and contrast, and self-to-text, text-to-text, and world-to-text connections. Worksheets and Assessments are differentiated.

  • An editable version of the Lesson Plan has been included to allow you to modify as you wish!

  • Also included are 5 Compelling Bulletin Board Task Display Pages, which not only helps showcase student work, but also enhances the overall visual aspect of your bulletin board! You can print these out on photo or gloss paper for optimal quality and shine to post with student work.

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We Beat The Street Worksheets and Activities Bundle

By Queen's Educational Resources

We Beat The Street Worksheets and Activities Bundle

ABOUT THIS BUNDLE

★ Text - We Beat the Street

Approximately 693 pages

Includes 15 products (Bookmarks product is FREE!)

Most resources in this bundle include PRINT and DIGITAL versions. Some include only PDF (Print) versions. I am still in the process of updating to digital versions.

ANSWER KEYS included (for most resources)

Click on individual resources for full product descriptions.

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We Beat The Street Reading and Writing Scaffolding Activities Bundle

This resource includes a variety of differentiated writing activities, chapter questions, and KEYS, lesson plans (2), graphic organizers, vocabulary sheets, chapter summaries, book inference task cards, worksheets, assessments, rubrics, bulletin board task display pages, Tests, ANSWER KEYS, and SO MUCH MORE to make teaching We Beat The Street a fun and engaging learning experience!

This WBTS Bundle includes the following products:

  • WBTS Mega FULL BOOK Chapter BUNDLE
  • WBTS Inference Task Cards and Test
  • WBTS Chapter Vocabulary (Words Defined)
  • WBTS Chapter Summaries and Notes
  • WBTS Text-to-Text Connections LESSON PACKET
  • INFERENCE Lesson Plan and PowerPoint
  • WBTS Peer Pressure Mini Essay Packet
  • WBTS Overcoming Challenges Essay Packet
  • WBTS Inspirational Educators Short Response Packet
  • WBTS Activity Worksheet Packet and KEYS
  • Peer Pressure Scenario Task Cards and Worksheets
  • WBTS TEST and Answer Key
  • WBTS Bookmarks
  • Reading Reflection Sheets
  • Writing Reflection Sheets

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The following WBTS Question Chapter Packets ARE included in this bundle, but can be purchased separately in my store:

  • WBTS Mega Chapter BUNDLE
  • WBTS Chapter 1 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 2 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 3 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 4 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 5 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 6 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 7 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 8 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 9 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 10 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 11 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 12 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 13 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 14 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 15 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 16 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 17 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 18 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 19 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 20 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 21 Packet
  • WBTS Chapter 22 and Conclusion Packet

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Social Emotional Learning and English Language Arts Mega Bundle

By Queen's Educational Resources

Social Emotional Learning and English Language Arts Mega Bundle

About this SEL/ELA Mega Bundle:

Social Emotional Learning

★ 147 resources!

Includes a COMBINATION of ELA and SEL resources

Print and Dgital versions

Excellent for Grades 7-12, Home School

Approximately 7,130+ pages

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ABOUT THIS MEGA BUNDLE COMBO:

✅ This Mega Bundle features a blend of ELA and Social Skills/Social Emotional Learning resources. It is organized alphabetically, ensuring seamless navigation and easy access to the specific materials you require. :-)

✅ Purchasing at the current list price provides access to all future bundles and resources at no additional charge. List price will continue to change as new resources and bundles are added, but it will not affect your original purchase price!!! SELECTED resources will be added to this growing bundle!

✅ This incredible MEGA BUNDLE comprises a diverse range of bundled resources designed to elevate rigor in classrooms, boost student engagement, foster critical thinking and reflection, and enrich the overall classroom environment.

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▶️If you are specifically looking for ELA resources, consider exploring the All ELA Bundle.

▶️ If you are specifically interested in Social Skills, Life Skills, or Social Emotional Learning resources, consider checking out:

✅ All SEL Mega BUNDLE (This Bundle includes ALL SEL ONLY resources in my store!)

Mini Social Skills Bundle

✅ Social Emotional Learning Activity Worksheets Mega Bundle

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Context Clues Lesson, Activities, Worksheets, Assessments Bundle

By Queen's Educational Resources

Context Clues Lesson, Activities, Worksheets, Assessments Bundle

About This Bundle
★ Context Clues Bundle
★ Includes 10 products
★ 473 PAGES (with the PowerPoint slides)
★ Lesson Plan, Passages, PowerPoints, Practice Worksheets, Posters, Answer Keys
★ Print and Digital
★ Suitable for Grades 6-11

★ ANSWER KEYS included!

This Bundle includes the following resources:
► Context Clues Lesson and PowerPoint PACKET
Context Clues Practice Worksheets and ANSWER KEYS
Context Clues Text Message Worksheets and ANSWER KEYS
Context Clues Test and PowerPoint
Context Clues Task Card Packet
Multiple-Choice Test and KEY
Context Clues Posters

Context Clues Reading Passage Packets

▶️ Context Clues - "A Moment of Doubt"

▶️ Context Clues - "I'm A Bully"

▶️ Context Clues - "The New Girl"

▶️ Context Clues - "The Test"

▶️ Context Clues - "What Could Have Been"

Click on individual product links for full product descriptions!

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CONTEXT CLUES is an important skill that students must master in order to improve and enhance their comprehension of texts. When coming across an unknown word, a student can use other words in the text that are usually in the same sentence or nearby sentences that provide clues to the meaning of the unfamiliar word. This skill is especially important for students to apply not only on state exams, but to any text or reading they come across.

This Context Clues Bundle provides a variety of fun opportunities for students to learn how to use context clues to determine the meanings of unknown words as they read.

The bundle includes an in-depth step-by-step lesson plan that carefully guides teachers in showing students “HOW TO” both identify and use different context clues types to figure out the meaning of unknown words. The bundle also includes Reading Passages, PowerPoints, Practice Worksheets, Fun Activities, Task Cards, Assessments, Posters, ANSWER KEYS, and more!

This resource focuses on the following five Context Clues types:

✨ Definition clues

✨ Synonym clues

✨ Antonym clues

✨ Example clues

✨ Inference clues

All PowerPoints, Worksheets, and Posters are visually appealing as they include a variety of fun and realistic graphics, borders, and background paper. Students will be attentive and engaged throughout the entire learning experience!

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

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This Context Clues Bundle is also included in following discounted Bundles:

  • All ELA Mega Bundle
  • ELA/SEL MEGA BUNDLE

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English Language Arts Lesson Plans, Reading Comprehension Lesson Bundle

By Queen's Educational Resources

English Language Arts Lesson Plans and PowerPoint Packets

This Lesson Plan Bundle is also included in the following discounted Bundle:

  • All ELA Mega Bundle

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About This Bundle

★ English Language Arts Lesson Plan Bundle

★ Includes 5 Lesson and PowerPoint Packets

430 pages (with the PowerPoint slides)

★ Print and Digital

★ Suitable for Middle School and Lower-level High School Students

★ Absolutely No Prep!

Click on individual lesson links for complete product descriptions!

Lesson Plan and PowerPoint Packets for the following skills/topics:

▶️ Author's Purpose

▶️ Context Clues

▶️ Figurative Language

▶️ Inference (Literal vs. Inferential Thinking)

▶️ Making Inference using Pictures

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his English Language Arts Lesson Plan Bundle comprises 5 comprehensive Lesson Plan and PowerPoint Packets, complete with numerous supplementary materials, designed to enhance your delivery of ELA Reading Comprehension lessons effectively. They provide an excellent method to integrate essential reading skills into your classroom!

Each ELA Lesson and PowerPoint Packet includes the following items:

Step-by-Step Lesson Plans (with Teacher Directions)

PowerPoints

Lesson Worksheets

Activities

Reflections

Detailed Answer Keys

Print and Digital | Text Boxes Already Created

. . . and SO MUCH MORE!!!

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This bundle will save you a significant amount of time! No prep work required—everything you need to start your lessons is already created and included!

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This is a GROWING BUNDLE! Purchasing at the current list price provides access to all future resource Lesson Plan and PowerPoint Packets at no additional charge. List price will continue to change as new resources and bundles are added, but it will not affect your original purchase price!!! New resources will constantly be added to this growing bundle!

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