Less than $5 Middle School Close Reading Literature Circles (by price, low to high)

A close reading activity of the Declaration of Independence which asks students to cite textual evidence to evaluate author's purpose, persuasive techniques, and literary devices. Good for any ELA or History class.

*Update* Available under TeachShare Digital Resources which adds an interactive layer on top of the pdf for distance learning.

Act 3 quiz for Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. Contains 10 multiple choice questions and 2 short response questions. Answer Key is included

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 1 of the play Taming of the Shrew. Complete with Answer Key

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 1 of the play Taming of the Shrew. Complete with Answer Key

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 3 of the play Taming of the Shrew Complete with Answer Key

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 4 of the play Taming of the Shrew. Complete with Answer Key

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 1 of the play Julius Caesar. Complete with Answer Key.

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 2 of the play Taming of the Shrew. Complete with Answer Key

Act 4 quiz for Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. Contains 10 multiple choice questions and 2 short response questions. Answer Key is included

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 2 of the play Julius Caesar. Complete with Answer Key.

Act 3=5 quiz for Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. Contains 10 multiple choice questions and 2 short response questions. Answer Key is included

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 2 of the play Taming of the Shrew Complete with Answer Key

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 2 of the play Julius Caesar. Complete with Answer Key.

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 3 of the play Julius Caesar. Complete with Answer Key.

5 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions on Act 4 of the play Julius Caesar. Complete with Answer Key.

This packet is a literature response to Those Shoes. It can be used as a literature response for a book club or as a whole class reading comprehension packet. There are prompts on when to answer each response page in the upper right corner in blue. These are graphic organizers with reading comprehension questions to promote a deeper understanding.

This book is at a Level P.

Reading Comprehension Strategies Addressed-

- Predicting

- Visualizing

- Short Answer Response

- Questioning

- Story Mapping

- Opinion

*** VOCABULARY BOOKMARKS INCLUDED!

For literature response packets for 12 titles leveled N-R, click here <--

This packet is a literature response to Those Shoes. It can be used as a literature response for a book club or as a whole class reading comprehension packet. There are prompts on when to answer each response page in the upper right corner in blue. These are graphic organizers with reading comprehension questions to promote a deeper understanding.

This book is at a Level P.

Reading Comprehension Strategies Addressed-

- Predicting

- Visualizing

- Short Answer Response

- Questioning

- Story Mapping

- Opinion

*** VOCABULARY BOOKMARKS INCLUDED!

For literature response packets for 12 titles leveled N-R, click here <--

This packet is a literature response to Those Shoes. It can be used as a literature response for a book club or as a whole class reading comprehension packet. There are prompts on when to answer each response page in the upper right corner in blue. These are graphic organizers with reading comprehension questions to promote a deeper understanding.

This book is at a Level P.

Reading Comprehension Strategies Addressed-

- Predicting

- Visualizing

- Short Answer Response

- Questioning

- Story Mapping

- Opinion

*** VOCABULARY BOOKMARKS INCLUDED!

For literature response packets for 12 titles leveled N-R, click here <--

A soliloquy Analysis of Hamlet's famous soliloquy. Includes a link to a video, handouts, and an answer key.

For Middle Grade Students, all writers have it, but do you know what style is and how to recognize it? This 15 page presentation for will help students understand and analyze their own writing styles, as well as other authors' styles. Easy to follow format will have students analyzing style in no time! Includes: Checklist for Authors Handout Definitions for Author's Style . Examples of Classic Literature and Fairy Tale to Analyze How to Find Author's Style in Writing Extra Style Analysis Activities Author's Style Workshopping Handout How and Why to Improve Student's author's style Terminologies and definitions include: Audience—listeners, readers, viewers of work Author’s voice—sets writing apart from others; uniqueness of writing Genre—category/organization pattern of writing Purpose—intent of writing Mood—reader’s emotion to the writing Tone—author’s attitude about subject matter Sentence fluency—cadence, flow, transitions used Sentence variety—lengths/mixture of sentences Word choices—descriptions, figurative language, repetitions, synonyms… Excellent for introducing style, writing concepts, standardized testing reviews, class assessments, college readiness, CCSS, literacy centers, and grammar/editing revisions, Students will be able to identify their authors' styles after working through this presentation.