6th Grade Reading Strategies Literature Circles

Studying The Skin I'm I? Don't know where to start? We got you covered. This flip book goes through all chapters of the book. It also include a character map and background information to help your students successfully navigate through the text. Answer key is included and the questions are easy to answer while reading the novel or after the book is done. Easy to use and easy to grade. It makes a great study guide for students.

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The Skin I'm In - Characterization Flip book

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The Chapter Book Response Sheets can be used with any chapter book. This product comes with 14 different response sheets-students can complete a response sheet after each chapter or after several chapters. These response sheets are ideal for Literature Circles, Independent Read, Homework, etc. Each response sheet focuses on different concepts that are aligned with Common Core. Please check out the Preview for a better view of examples.

Below are suggestions for the use of the Chapter Book Response Sheets:

Literature Circles- Students can use the response sheet after each chapter or every couple of chapters. The concepts covered can be used as discussion pieces during Literature Circle.

Independent Read- Students can use these response sheets to keep their reading skills and memory fresh while reading a chapter book. They can keep their response sheets in order and have a study guide to look back on at the end of the book.

Homework- Students can be assigned one or more chapters, and do a response sheet for homework.

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Being able to analyze and understand characters is very important skill students need in order to understand a story at a deep level. With these Characterization and STEAL character analysis reading response templates for Google Jamboard™, your students will interactively analyze characters by collecting evidence of speech, thoughts, effects, actions and looks.

What's Included:

• 5 templates ( 1 template for each element: speech, thoughts, effects, actions and looks

Directions:

• It is time to take a closer look at a character.
• Click on the Google Slide to access a forced copy of the templates in Jamboard.
• Students go back into the text to identify & explain aspects of the character.
• Students find at least 3 textual example for each element of characterization (S.T.E.A.L.).

Uses:

• individual activity
• small collaborative groups
• whole class where students can each contribute to a part of the activity, or as a guided lesson on character analysis
• distance learning
• assigned as a paper-pencil assignment
• short stories
• novel studies
• book clubs
• litereacy centers
• AVID

What is Google Jamboard:

Google Jamboard is a digital interactive and collaborative whiteboard. It is a FREE online and app version.

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Halloween Themed Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions for Literacy Centres

Looking for the perfect addition to your Halloween themed literacy centres? This engaging reading comprehension passage, featuring the story of Wanda the witch, will captivate your students while reinforcing key reading skills! Wanda’s journey from a mischievous, lonely witch to a kind hearted friend offers a fun and heartwarming Halloween narrative that your students will love, while also aligning with key literacy goals.

This resource includes:

• A beautifully written halloween themed reading comprehension passage that is perfect to include in your
• 2 multiple choice questions to assess comprehension.
• 2 open ended questions to promote critical thinking and deeper discussion.
• Thought provoking opinion question to inspire independent exploration and creativity and further develop comprehension and understanding.

Designed for Year 3-6 students, this Halloween comprehension passage is ideal for small group instruction, independent work, or as part of a spooky literacy centre. With a mix of fun and meaningful learning, your students will not only practice essential reading comprehension skills but also explore themes like kindness, friendship, and personal growth.

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

• Halloween themed: Perfect for incorporating the magic of the season into your literacy centres or activities.
• Flexible use: Great for literacy centres, homework, or whole class discussions.
• Encourages critical thinking: Open ended comprehension questions that push students to think beyond the text.

Get your students excited for Halloween while boosting their reading comprehension skills! This resource is easy to prep and guaranteed to add some spooky fun to your classroom.

Looking for more Halloween literacy centre activities?

Spelling Word Practice Halloween Themed

Halloween Writing Prompts

Halloween Readers Theatre Script

This 31 page middle grade lesson plan comes ready to implement with easy to follow, color coded examples and activities for teaching, learning, and mastering author's style and types of sentences. Includes: History of Writing and Changes in Styles (1400s and 1700s to current) Models for writing great author's style and types of sentences Practice activities for sentence lengths and varieties Types of sentences (basic, compound, complex, compound-complex) Colorcoded examples of sentences Tips for writing Peer workshopping activities Excellent for homeschool, flipped classes, Gifted & Talented/Pre-Ap/AP, literacy centers, project based classrooms, and test prep. Meets CCSS and state guidelines for ELA. Requires critical thinking and problem solving skills.