6th Grade Literature PowerPoint Presentations

If you want your students to do an in depth novel study for The Wednesday Wars but you don’t want to give up your weekends digging for historical context videos, designing group discussion activities, and writing critical thinking comprehension questions, you are in luck! This no-prep novel study for The Wednesday Wars does all this and more! This comprehensive week long chapter study of Ch. 1: September includes:

Teacher Instructions

• week-at-a-glance timeline
• Instructions for facilitating the cooperative learning discussion
• ANSWER KEY

Pre-reading Slides and Worksheets:

• Links to historical context videos about the people, places, and ideas of the late 1960s 
• Background knowledge of any Shakespeare works alluded to in the chapter
• Vocabulary words for the chapter
• A snapshot summary of the chapter--think of it as the Netflix snippet on an episode that gives you just enough of a framework to anticipate what is coming without giving away any of the juicy details.
• A literary analysis focus to consider while reading
• A note taking page for recording vocabulary and other big ideas

Comprehension Slides and Worksheets:

• Critical thinking comprehension and discussion questions
• A group activiity to make the discussion engaging for students
• Comprehension questions in worksheet formal just in case your students need that accountability to stay on task

Post Reading Slides and Worksheets:

• A fun, interactive group task for extension and relating to the text

This novel study for The Wednesday Wars includes PowerPoint slides, which can also be added to your Google Drive as Google Slides for Google Classroom users. There is also a PDF version of the slides. The novel study slides can be used as full lessons on their own, but there are worksheet versions of the comprehension questions as well as notetaking guides and any other supplemental materials that you might want in a B&W printed version.

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The Wednesday Wars Complete Novel Study

Engage your students with a comprehensive Pre-Reading Historical Introduction to Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. This Digital PowerPoint Lesson seamlessly presents this novel’s significant setting with critical world events of the time. This resource greatly improves comprehension while aligning to standards, ensuring a richer literary experience for all learning styles.

For use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

PowerPoint Slides:

1. **Author Photo and Short Biography** Providing students with a personal connection to the author, enhancing their engagement and understanding of the writer’s influence behind the story.

2. **Historical Fiction Genre** Preparing students to critically analyze how real-world events of the time-period are portrayed through creative storytelling.

3. **Audio Link to Book**Providing an additional resource to support diverse learning styles and ensuring all students can access and engage with the text.

4. **Location Facts, Photos, and Maps** Providing students with a concrete understanding of the setting, enriching their grasp of the historical and geographical context of the story.

5. **Time-period Facts, Photos and Links** Helping students visualize and comprehend the novel’s historical context, deepening their understanding of the events and culture depicted in the story.

6. **Link to Time-period Music** Immersing students in the cultural atmosphere of the era, promoting an emotional connection.

7. **Links to Historical Video Clips** Bringing history to life, providing visual imagery and helping students better understand the events and people of the time-period.

8. **List of Books Written by this Author** Reading other books by the same author is important because it allows students to explore similar themes and styles, fostering a greater interest in literature and a deeper connection with the author's body of work.

9. **Pre and Post Printable Assessments and Answer Key** Crucial for the digital introduction lesson helping to gauge students' initial knowledge and track their progress, ensuring their understanding of the novel.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage

· Add to electronic notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab

Engage your students with a comprehensive Pre-Reading Historical Introduction to Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. This Digital PowerPoint Lesson seamlessly presents this novel’s significant setting with critical world events of the time. This resource greatly improves comprehension while aligning to standards, ensuring a richer literary experience for all learning styles.

For use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

PowerPoint Slides:

1. **Author Photo and Short Biography** Providing students with a personal connection to the author, enhancing their engagement and understanding of the writer’s influence behind the story.

2. **Historical Fiction Genre** Preparing students to critically analyze how real-world events of the time-period are portrayed through creative storytelling.

3. **Audio Link to Book**Providing an additional resource to support diverse learning styles and ensuring all students can access and engage with the text.

4. **Location Facts, Photos, and Maps** Providing students with a concrete understanding of the setting, enriching their grasp of the historical and geographical context of the story.

5. **Time-period Facts, Photos and Links** Helping students visualize and comprehend the novel’s historical context, deepening their understanding of the events and culture depicted in the story.

6. **Link to Time-period Music** Immersing students in the cultural atmosphere of the era, promoting an emotional connection.

7. **Links to Historical Video Clips** Bringing history to life, providing visual imagery and helping students better understand the events and people of the time-period.

8. **List of Books Written by this Author** Reading other books by the same author is important because it allows students to explore similar themes and styles, fostering a greater interest in literature and a deeper connection with the author's body of work.

9. **Pre and Post Printable Assessments and Answer Key** Crucial for the digital introduction lesson helping to gauge students' initial knowledge and track their progress, ensuring their understanding of the novel.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage

· Add to electronic notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab

This convenient POWERPOINT lesson contains a complete Digital Emergency ELA lesson for the NONFICTION BOOK, THE BUFFALO ARE BACK, encompassing hours of activities, multiple reading strategies and ELA skills all aligned to Common Core.

'EMERGENCY PLAN' includes:

• Read-aloud video of the short, nonfiction text, The Buffalo Are Back, by Jean Craighead George. BL 4.9.
• Highly organized & complete package of PDF printables, perfect for any substitute or teacher looking for a total, STAND ALONE lesson for Reading.
• Genre & author information
• 10 bold photo vocabulary slides including part of speech
• Connotation & grammar mini-lesson and sort
• Printable activities and assessments
• Quizlet quiz links
• The lesson is loaded with optional activities (digital and print)
• Fun Fact videos and slides allow the presentation to be adjusted to fill any time frame.

PDF printables: 8 graphic organizers are included both digitally and in the PDF file, designed to coordinate with the Powerpoint.

Introduction: slides include genre with link, author bio with link, and setting with maps

Video Link for Read Aloud: link to Buffalo are Back is included (17 min)

Vocabulary Study: flourished, extinct, fragile, crumbled, drought, rippled, wobble, graze, treaty, settler

10 vocab slides include word, bold photo, definition & part of speech, both a Vocab Organizer chart, and a Word Study chart are included (print and digital) to compliment the vocabulary.

Predictions: slides allow for student discussion prior to listening to the read aloud and again reflection on their predictions after the story has been heard.

*Optional Fun Facts: photos of plains animals, links to animal sounds from the grasslands, famous people bios from this time/place with links are all are pertinent to the text

*Optional Activities: these elements are provided within the digital product as well as PDF form. Connotation info/sort, Grammar info/sort, context clue worksheet with word bank

Practice/Assessment: Quizlet links for both a vocabulary quiz and a comprehension quiz are included

Enjoy this convenient Powerpoint 'EMERGENCY LESSON PLAN'

*ALSO AVAILABLE IN GOOGLE SLIDES

Dive into the timeless world of S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders with my engaging PowerPoint Presentation and Note-Taking Sheets!  This FREEBIE is perfect for teachers and students alike, designed to complement your literature curriculum and enhance students’ understanding of the novel.  The PowerPoint slides provide a comprehensive overview of key themes, character analysis, plot summaries, and important quotes, while the accompanying note-taking sheets encourage students to actively engage with the material, track their thoughts, and organize their insights.  Whether used in the classroom or for remote learning, this resource makes studying The Outsiders interactive and enjoyable.