For Any Grade Creative Writing Graphic Organizers

Help students visualize and make connections to the text The Crossover by Kwame Alexander by displaying these basketball Rules poster around your class!

Reluctant readers and students who enjoy reading will love seeing Chuck Bell's words come alive in your classroom space! This product includes:

• 10 Basketball Rules/Theme posters from the text
• 6 plot diagram posters which define the function of each plot element! Teacher Tip: Make the posters interactive by having students add to each element as you read the text. Post it notes are a great tool to help students visualize which plot element they are reading in the text!

Did you know The Crossover is coming to Disney+? The novel is set to release a miniseries in 2023! If your class loves this text, check out my other resources:

• The Crossover Warm Up Standard Aligned handout for each poem! PDF & PPT (TeachShare.com)
• The Crossover First Quarter Standard Aligned handout for each poem! PDF & PPT (TeachShare.com)

'Back to School' means meeting all of the wonderful students who will be in your classroom for the year. Get to know them and start building connections with these 'Meet the Student' templates.

These templates are a great way for your students to feel connected and develop a sense of belonging in their new room, as well as being a fabulous and colourful room display.

What's Included:

• 9 Different EDITABLE designs to choose from
• 3 Bunting style templates
• Choose from lined or unlined templates
• American and British spellings Included

Printing Instructions:

The bunting style templates are best printed on A3 paper while all other designs can be printed on a paper size of your choice.

LAFS.3.RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series). Subject Area: English Language Arts Grade: 3 Strand: Reading Standards for Literature Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10 Content Complexity Rating: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex COMPARE AND CONTRAST TWO CHARACTERS. HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT AND HOW ARE THEY THE SAME? WRITE YOUR ANSWERS OF THE DIFFERENCES IN THE OUTER CIRCLES AND THE REASONS ON WHY THEY ARE THE SAME IN THE INNER CIRCLE WHERE THE TWO CIRCLES OVERLAP