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Unlock Literary Analysis with "The Way Up to Heaven" - A Complete Week-Long ELA Unit

Prepare your middle school classroom for an immersive literary journey with our comprehensive week-long ELA unit centered around Roald Dahl’s gripping short story, "The Way Up to Heaven". Tailored specifically for middle school ELA teachers, this resource is perfect for wrapping up the year, enriching substitute plans, or as an engaging mini-unit.

What’s Included in This Resource?

• CommonLit Text: Easy access to "The Way Up to Heaven", ensuring seamless integration into your curriculum.
• Dynamic Slides: 22 interactive slides designed to guide discussions, enhance understanding, and captivate students' interest from start to finish.
• Socratic Seminar Tools: Everything you need to run a successful Socratic seminar, including detailed procedures and a framework for students to use claim, evidence, and reasoning in their discussions.
• Diverse Writing Prompts: Rigorous prompts for argumentative, informational, and correspondence essays that challenge students to delve deeper into the story’s themes and characters.
• Choice Board Activities: Engage every learner with creative projects such as comic strips, alternate endings, newspaper articles, and literary brochures.
• Film vs. Text Comparison: A Venn diagram activity to critically compare the story's film adaptation with Dahl's original text, fostering critical media literacy skills.
• Comprehensive Teaching Guide: Detailed instructions and tips to help you make the most of each lesson, regardless of your previous experience with the story.

Ideal For:

• End-of-Year Engagement: Keep your students intellectually stimulated and creatively engaged right up to the final bell.
• Substitute Lesson Plans: Robust, easy-to-follow plans ensure that your class remains productive even when you're not there.
• Focused Literary Studies: Perfect for a thematic unit that explores suspense, character analysis, and narrative structure.

Why Choose This Unit?

• Standards-Aligned: Meets key ELA standards, preparing students with essential analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Adaptable and Flexible: Easily modified to suit different classroom needs and student abilities.
• Interactive and Engaging: Encourages students to actively participate in their own learning through a variety of creative and analytical tasks.

Empower your students to explore complex literary themes, develop critical thinking skills, and express their understanding through diverse mediums. This all-encompassing unit is not just a teaching tool—it's a gateway to a richer understanding of literature.

Included in this 12 week unit: Ultimate Middle School Short Story Bundle: 12 Week Engaging Suspense ELA Units (TeachShare.com)

Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!

The focus of this breakout is Phantom of the Opera. The activities in this breakout game are designed to help students review what they have read in the novel. A great review game before a test or quiz. Comes complete with answer key.

Task #1 Plot

See if your students can figure out the overall plot for the story using a diagram and plot cards. When put in the right order students get a secret code.

Task #2 Characters

A way for your students to work together figuring out who is who from the novel with character cards and an answer sheet. Once solved students gain a code word.

Task #3 Close Read

Students must close read an excerpt from the novel and acurately answer questions about the excerpt to reveal the last code word.

Task #4 Encrypted Message

Using all the clues from the previous three tasks students must solve the encrypted message to escape the room.

Your students will love competing against the other groups in their class to solve these knowledge based puzzles around the novel.

Conflict Reading Passage and Activities, Parental Pressures, Legacy, Values, and Basketball

❤ Passage Title - "The Weight of Legacy"

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

Internal Conflict Reading Passage and Activities Packet

★ Related Topics – Self-Esteem Issues, Rejections, Negative Self-Talk

★ 29 pages

★ Resource Type – Reading Passage, Activity Worksheets, and Answer Keys

★ Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides - Text boxes already created!)

★ Excellent for Grades 8-12

★ Google Slide Link

★ Detailed Answer Keys / Sample Responses

This resource includes:

☆ One Reading Passage (Title - "The Weight of Legacy")

☆ 2 Vocabulary Worksheets (2 variations)

★ Vocabulary Words already defined

★ Students write definitions of unfamiliar words

☆ 2 Note-taking Worksheets (2 variations)

☆ Question Worksheet (Consists on 5 Questions on ONE page)

☆ 5 Question Worksheets (One question on EACH worksheet)

☆ 1 Anticipation Guide

☆ 7 Activity Worksheets (to complete before and after reading the passage)

☆ DETAILED Answer Keys / Sample Responses

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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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This reading passage examines the short story of a boy dealing with the pressure of living up to his father’s basketball legacy. Throughout this passage, the narrator deals with his unhealthy relationship with basketball and reflects on how it developed during his upbringing. Students will explore the impact of pressure on young people and gain insight into the power of early experiences on one’s mindset.

ITEMS INCLUDED

✅ One Reading Passage titled "The Weight of Legacy" (1. 5 pages)

✅ 2 Reading Passage Vocabulary Sheets

★ Variation #1 - Vocabulary Words already defined. This worksheets includes the definitions of Vocabulary Words in the reading passage. This can be used to differentiate for students. You can give students this worksheet to refer to vocabulary words they do not know the meaning of to enhance their comprehension of the reading passage.

★ Variation #2 - Vocabulary Words are NOT defined. There will be a list of vocabulary words from the passage listed on the worksheets. Students will define words they do not know the meaning of.

✅ 2 Note-taking Worksheets

There are 2 Note-taking Worksheets to choose from. They are visually appealing! They can be distributed to students to take important notes during class discussions or during their reading of the passage.

✅ Question Worksheet (Consists on 5 Questions on ONE page)

✅ 5 Question Worksheets (One question on EACH worksheet)

There is ONE worksheet that includes 5 questions related to the reading. You can have students complete all five questions on one page, or you can have students complete one question at a time. The same 5 questions are also included on separate worksheets for a more detailed response. (One question per worksheet!)

☆ DETAILED Answer Keys / Sample Responses

✅ Anticipation Guide

The Anticipation Guide includes statements and ideas related to the topic/themes of the reading passage. Anticipation guides are excellent tools that can be used before reading to activate students' prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic and/or to share ideas about key concepts. Students respond to several statements that challenge or support their preconceived ideas about key concepts as well as their peers’ ideas. The Anticipation Guides can help structure meaningful conversations that reviews what students already know and engages them in critical thinking about the topic they will be exploring. The statements in the Anticipation Guides can spark some great discussions among students!!

You can use an Anticipation Guide:

• Before/after introducing new material to tap into prior knowledge
• Before/after reading a short text to begin a discussion
• Before/After discussing a topic

✅ 7 Activity Worksheets (to complete before and after reading the passage)

This packet also includes 7 activity worksheets (plus the Anticipation Guide = 8 Activity Worksheets) that students can complete before and after reading the passage. It will help them develop a greater analysis of the text as well as important themes and topics depicted in the text.

Activity Worksheet Topics include:

⭐ Anticipation Guide

⭐ Anticipation Guide Thought Extension

⭐ What Resonated With You? (Reflecting About the Reading)

⭐ Narrator's Main Conflict, Evidence, and Impact

⭐ Effective Communication with Parents/Carers

⭐ What Will Be Your Legacy?

⭐ Ponder Your Passion!

⭐ Letter to the Narrator

⭐ DETAILED ANSWER KEYS

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The best way to teach vocabulary to kids is by playing educational games.

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Fun Grandparents day Mandala Coloring Pages For Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice pre-writing skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun gift!

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Spice up your lessons with a fun reading about tacos! Break free from the routine and get your students excited with this engaging reading activity all about tacos! This ready-to-use resource explores the history, cultural significance, and different types of tacos, and will have your students hungry to learn more. This activity in English offers a fascinating look into Mexican culture while encouraging students to make connections with their own cultural traditions.

This resource includes:

  ✅ 3 versions of the four-page reading passage, all written in English  

  ✅ a pre-reading anticipation guide  

  ✅ 2 post-reading comprehension activities  

  ✅ 2 post-reading writing activities  

  ✅ answer keys for the anticipation guide and comprehension activities  

  ✅ teacher tips and suggestions for extension activities  

This super low-prep activity is perfect for sub plans, a filler lesson between units, or as a fun addition to a unit on food and culture. The best part? Your students will make cross-cultural connections between their own experiences and the rich traditions of Mexican cuisine, all while practicing critical thinking, reading, and writing skills. Because the readings and activities are in English, students can focus on comprehension and cultural analysis without a language barrier.

This resource is ideal for a Spanish 1 class, world cultures class, or any exploratory language program.

The reading passage is included at three different grade levels for easy differentiation: 9th-10th, 7th-8th, and 4th-5th. 

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Engage your students through the power of choice with this Spanish Novel Choice Board assessment! Designed for upper-level high school Spanish classes, this versatile tool offers a variety of creative and analytical activities to deepen students' understanding of the novel they are reading. From artistic projects to visual, oral and written presentations, each choice caters to different learning styles and keeps students motivated.

Perfect for individual or group assignments, this choice board will make your novel study dynamic and interactive.

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• A work log to help students stay on pace!

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With no preparation needed, this Winter Math and Literacy Packet has it all!This packet of resources is made to meet pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade common core Standards while promoting engaging, hands-on, and interactive learning! these are a great way to make learning enjoyable in winter! This comprehensive packet covers a variety of math and literacy skills in a fun and engaging way.

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⭐ Winter Math and Literacy Worksheets | Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Letters...

With this winter season Math and Literacy resource, through a wide range of interesting activities, children will learn about winter with this resource on winter seasons. These resources have a fun, hands-on approach that you and your kids will adore.

This packet of resources is made to meet prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade Common Core Standards while promoting engaging, hands-on, and interactive learning! These are a great way to make learning enjoyable in winter (December, January, and February).

Some activities included:

❄️ Write the missing numbers.

❄️ Color, cut, and paste pages.

❄️ Practice the recognizing the upper and lowercase letters.

❄️ Practice counting and recognizing the numbers.

❄️ Practice Addition and subtraction.

❄️ Alphabet Letter Practice.

⭐ Numbers 1 to 10 Worksheets Count, Trace, Write, Color & Playdough Mats | Winter

Searching for an enjoyable method to support children in enhancing their counting and number recognition abilities? For children in toddler, preschool, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade, these adorable winter playdough mats are a great winter activity. With the help of these winter playdough mats, kids can practice counting snowballs, tracing and writing numbers 1 through 10, and using a ten frame. With play doh, these winter math activities are a great way to make learning enjoyable in December, January, and February. ❄️❄️❄️

This pack contains 2 distinct types of worksheets: half-page and full-page. That it will provide hours of entertainment for kids as they practice counting to ten. Every printable winter playdough mat includes space for creating a playdough numeral, a ten-frame for practicing counting with playdough or a mini eraser, and lines for tracing numbers. For toddlers, kindergarteners, and preschoolers, this is such a fun winter activity!

Whether you are a teacher, homeschooler, or parent, you will enjoy including this in your winter lesson plan to engage young students in math. The adorable mitten counting mats are a perfect addition to your homeschool math curriculum or extra practice for your students at your classroom’s winter math center.

⭐ Penguin Life Cycle Worksheets | Winter Math & Literacy | Arctic - Polar Animals

These Penguin Life Cycle Worksheets are great for kids to practice a range of skills while learning about penguins!

Penguins are incredibly fascinating and adorable animals. It is very amazing how they manage to survive in such severe and frigid weather. Discover more about the life cycle of Emperor Penguins, the largest penguin species, with this Penguin Life Cycle Printable Pack. Kids may improve their math and literacy skills while also learning about the life cycle of a penguin with this printable bundle.

This 63-page printable pack contains a variety of activities including:

❄️ Alphabet - Penguin Life Cycle Worksheets:

• Alphabet Cards – Cut out, laminate and use to match the lower case letters to the uppercase ones. Can also be used to spell words.
• Trace the Letters – Improve handwriting skills while learning to spell.
• 3 Part Cards – Can be used to match the words to the picture or in games such as memory. These cards can also be used together with the alphabet cards. using the alphabet cards to spell out the words.
• Coloring Activity – Color in the object using the color listed below.
• Do-A-Dot Letter Activity – Using a dot marker or bingo marker, dot out all of the correct letters.
• Penguin Life Cycle Writing Pages – Research the penguin life cycle and write our what you find.
• Penguin Life Cycle Pages – Place / write the penguin life cycle in the correct order.
• Nouns or Verbs – Is is a noun or a verb? Place the words the correct column.
• Penguin Word Search – A fun way to practice spelling the words involved in the life cycle of a penguin.
• Penguin Life Cycle Emergent Reader – Print out this book and have children read it to you. As they read, they will learn all about Emperor Penguins, their habitat, their prey and predators and the life cycle of these amazing animals.
• What I Know/ Want to Learn about Penguins – Write what you want to know and then research penguins and write the answers to your questions.

❄️ Math - Penguin Life Cycle Worksheets:

• I Spy – Count the Objects – Count the objects.
• Counting Puzzles – Cut out, laminate and use the numbers to place the puzzles back together.
• Counting Cards – Cut out, laminate and use a peg or paperclip to clip or place a pom pom or candy onto the correct answer.
• Addition Cards – Cut out, laminate and use a peg or paperclip to clip or place a pom pom or candy onto the correct answer.
• Subtraction Cards – Cut out, laminate and use a peg or paperclip to clip or place a pom pom or candy onto the correct answer.
• Size Sequencing Cards – Cut out, laminate and place in order from largest to smallest or vice versa.
• Dice / Graphing Activity – Cut out the dice and glue together. Roll the dice and graph each object the dice lands on.
• Size Sequencing Cards – Great for practicing order from largest to smallest or the other way round.
• Penguin 2D Shapes - Sorting Activity

⭐ Winter Word Search As levels of Difficulty Grow | Winter Activities | 1st - 12th

Kids can have a lot of fun and engagement with these Winter Word Searches during the chilly months of December, January, and February. With different levels of difficulty, these printable word search pages for winter are suitable for kids in preschool, pre-kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade. To help kids learn and have fun, print the winter word search pdf. They can use it to find words related to winter, such as snow, hot chocolate, winter sports, and more.

With these entertaining winter word search printables, your brain will be challenged. These printable word search pages for winter are great for teaching kids to search for context clues, enhance word recognition, develop pattern recognition, and have a lot of fun. Additionally, word searches on printables can help improve focus and memory retention. Utilize these winter activity sheets with students in the following grades: kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth.

This no-prep seek-and-find game is perfect for parents, teachers, and homeschoolers. Everyone will love this simple and enjoyable activity, which is ideal for kids of all ages.

⭐ Penguin 2D Shapes Printable Sorting Activity | Winter Math Activities | K & 1st

This adorable shape matching game with a penguin theme will entertain kids as they practice shape recognition! Students in toddler, preschool, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade will match all of the triangle-shaped penguins with the igloo that contains the word "triangle" in this math activity that makes learning about shapes fun and exciting!

⭐ Gingerbread Sight Words | Color By Sight Words | Winter Activities For Pre K-2nd

Kids will have fun practicing sight words in December with these super cute, clever, and no prep Gingerbread Sight Words Worksheets.

⭐ Sight Words Winter Games | Arctic Animals Winter Activities For K and 1st grade

This adorable printable sight word game will add some fun to your sight word practice. Through this sight word activity with an Arctic Animals theme, children in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade will practice reading fluency while reviewing Dolch primer sight words. With the aid of these kindergarten sight word printables, kids can practice reading while helping their penguin, polar bear, walrus, whale, moose, fox, seal, or hare navigate the icebergs to reach their destination. To get started playing and learning, just print the sight word printables from the PDF file!

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This product will help you teach your students about the ACTS Prayer format. They will learn about Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. There are worksheets for added practice, a Speed Sort Activity, and an Adoration Word Cloud project to help students engage with the prayer.

ACTS Prayer Lesson Instructions

Activity “ACTS Prayer Speed Sort” Pages 4-12

**This activity gives the students the opportunity to read examples of each type of prayer. Students can use these cards to sort at their own speed, race against their neighbor, or play any other games that you use in your classroom. There are two versions—simple prayer examples and bible verse examples. The bible verse version is more difficult, and there is also more room for interpretation with the bible verses. Students will have good opportunities to discuss and debate their decisions as they think about the meaning of the verses.

Worksheet “ACTS Prayer Sorting” Page 13

**This worksheet can be used with either version of the Speed Sort. Students can copy down the prayers under each heading to check their work and reinforce the learning.

Worksheet “Acts Prayer Basics” Page 14

Worksheet “Adoration Prayer Practice” Page 15

Worksheet “Write an ACTS Prayer” Page 16

**These three worksheets can be used to assess a student’s understanding of the topics and encourage a deeper understanding particularly of the Adoration Prayer since that is typically the most difficult area for my students.

Project “Adoration Word Cloud” Page 17-18

**Students draw a word cloud using at least 30 words of adoration. The list is primarily names of God, so they can also include other statements of adoration.

**Students should make this look artistic by using different writing styles, colors, and sizes of writing. I usually find examples of word clouds online to give students a visual example of a word cloud. I included a page with a frame to use if wanted, or give students large poster board or cardstock.

Discussion “Quotes About Prayer” Page 19-20

**There are two sets of cards with quotes about prayer. One set is from Mother Teresa, the other from Martin Luther. I use the Mother Teresa set with my Catholic classes, and the Martin Luther set with the Protestant classes. These can be used in various ways, I ask students to read and discuss the meaning of each quote.

Posters “ACTS Prayer” Page 21-30

There is a very basic 1-page poster, as well as a cuter version. There are also posters with sentence starters for students who struggle to remember the format when leading prayer. The last 4 slides are large letters (A, C, T, S) that can be used on the wall to reinforce the acronym.

Who Should Use This Resource: This resource is ideal for religious education teachers, youth group leaders, and catechists who are teaching students about the ACTS Prayer format. It is also useful for homeschool parents who want to provide their children with a structured approach to learning about prayer. With a variety of activities designed to accommodate different learning styles, this resource helps students develop a deeper understanding of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.

Enhanced Learning Experience: Incorporating these activities into your lessons not only helps students practice their prayers but also encourages them to engage with the material in a meaningful way. The Speed Sort activity and worksheets provide hands-on learning opportunities, while the Adoration Word Cloud project allows for creative expression. Discussion cards and posters further support students in understanding and remembering the ACTS Prayer format.

Flexible Classroom Application: Whether you are teaching in a classroom setting, a small group, or a homeschool environment, this resource offers flexibility in how you present and reinforce the ACTS Prayer format. The variety of materials ensures that you can adapt the lessons to suit the needs of your students, making prayer education both effective and enjoyable.

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This Pre-Reading Chalk Talk is a great no-prep activity that you can use to introduce the novel, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This PRINTABLE and DIGITAL lesson is completed in small groups and is more interactive than any Anticipation Guide I’ve ever used! As they complete this Chalk Talk, students will be activating prior knowledge about the deeper issues in the story. You will love this well-organized activity that allows students to collaborate with each other interactively, whether it be at their devices working on the same file, or moving around the room! Printable PDF and Google Drive versions are included, as well as a printable Reflection sheet that will allow them to reflect on the ideas presented.

A Chalk Talk is a way to have a silent discussion about a question. Pre-reading and anticipatory activities are comprehension strategies that are used before reading to activate students' prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic. Completed before reading, this engaging Chalk Talk will stimulate students' interest in a topic and set a purpose for reading.

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• Printable Pre-Reading Chalk Talk Questions
• Student Reflection Sheet

Note: This resource can be completed as a classroom activity on chart paper or online with laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or any device that supports Google Slides. The included Teacher's Guide includes access to the link that will allow you to make your own copy of the resource for use in Google Classroom/Google Drive.

IDEAS FOR USING THIS RESOURCE:

• Collaborative Online Pre-Reading Activity: Divide students among six groups and have them rotate through the six pre-reading Chalk Talk questions, reflecting on a different aspect of the text at each station.  They answer the question in their group, then add comments on their classmate's answers in other groups. The best part of this activity is that ALL the students in your classwork SIMULTANEOUSLY on the same file as you supervise!  Only one file to have to open and grade!  

• Collaborative Printed Pre-Reading Activity:  A printable version of the questions is also included so that the Chalk Talk activity can be conducted in the classroom using chart paper. Simply print and cut out the thought-provoking questions and paste them on 6 pieces of chart paper and allow students to travel to each poster in groups and leave answers/comments using post-its and/or markers. 

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This Pop Culture Bundle for Middle School will make your students WANT to work and stay on task as they read about high-interest trending topics among teens. Also available for High School and Upper Elementary School.

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The graphic novel, Act by Kayla Miller is great for children ages 8 - 14, as they can relate with the characters. My students enjoyed this book because it is a book about friendship, being mature, supporting your friends, being a good sport, leader, etc., and solving problems with friends and in life. This book does not have chapters, so comprehension questions were separated by pages. Therefore, written comprehension skills are emphasized while reading. At the end of this product, there are a variety of short answer writing prompts to choose from.

The comprehension questions in this product relate with the text as well as students own experiences. Vocabulary words, their meanings, and a few example sentences are presented in the packet. As the book is being read aloud, as students are reading the book or after the book has been read, students can answer the comprehension questions in this packet.

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These 2 PowerPoint lessons provide digital and printable pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for 2 SHORT STORIES & POEM BY GARY SOTO: ORANGES, THE JACKET, DRIVE-IN MOVIE.

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular Ed, ESL, learning support, and virtual classrooms.

EACH POWERPOINT:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

11 **Fun Fact** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension •
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DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

This bundle of lessons should accompany the last five short stories of the book Flying Lessons and Other Stories edited by Ellen Oh.

Those five stories are:

- Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains by Tim Tingle

- Main Street by Ellen Oh

- Flying Lessons by Soman Chainani

- Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents by Kwame Alexander

- Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push by Walter Dean Myers

Each lesson includes a presentation and student worksheets which address:

- pre-reading journal prompts

- story vocabulary (except Main Street)

- tiered reading questions

- questions focused on one specific ELA standard

- answer keys

Depending on the length of your classes, this resource could take 4 days or 2 weeks. I have 50 minute classes, and it would take me 2 weeks.

This AVID Christmas and December Early Finisher Packet is designed to engage students with no-prep activities that reinforce WICOR skills (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading). Perfect for keeping early finishers productive, it offers Christmas-themed worksheets and fun challenges. Ideal for 5th-12th graders, this packet is a great way to combine learning and seasonal fun!

This resource features all the materials you need to conduct a full length escape room for Walter Dean Myers' acclaimed novel, Monster.

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying during this activity!

How does it work?

Your students have worked hard throughout the unit following the Steve Harmon trial and today, their knowledge will be tested with an escape room covering the characters, plot, vocabulary, and elements of Monster.

• Guess Who: In the first task, students must match each character from Monster with their description by drawing a line connecting them. Letters not intersected by these lines will form their first code word.
• Criss Cross: In the second task, students must complete a crossword puzzle about major plot points, characters, setting, and quotes from the novel. Circled letters within the crossword, once unscrambled, reveal their second code.
• Legal Lingo: In the third task, students must complete fill-in-the-blank sentences using vocabulary words from the novel. Shaded letters within the answers, once unscrambled, reveal the third code.
• Plot Thickens: In the fourth task, students must answer challenging multiple choice questions about the novel. Letters of the correct answers reveal the fourth code.
• Jig Saw Quote: In the fifth and final task, students must assemble a jig saw puzzle that, once assembled correctly, reveals a notable quote from Monster. They must bring this quote to you in order to escape!

Product Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print & Classroom Preparation Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary information to be kept at stations

- Student Answer Booklet

- Teacher Answer Keys

- Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity

- Theme Reflection for homework assignment or in-class writing activity

This escape room is an ideal way to end your unit on Monster and a great way to review for the final test.

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Save over 20% on this resource when you purchase as part of a bundle of all Monster products by Language Arts Excellence:

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Also, check out these great resources to complement your unit on Monster:

⭐ Monster (Myers) Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan

⭐ Monster (Myers) Breaking News Article Assignment

⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide

⭐ Monster (Myers) Quizzes for Entire Novel

⭐ Monster (Myers) Social Media Materials

⭐ Monster (Myers) Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials

⭐ Monster (Myers) vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project

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Have students breakdown and analyze reading passages through the use of this document. 100 READER RESPONSE QUESTIONS, Black & White versions, HANDOUTS, WORKSHEETS, 2-A-DAYS TASK CARDS, PowerPoint and Word versions, and TEACHER TIPS are all here! After reading any passage, simply apply any of these 100 assignment/discussion starters and watch your students' comprehension and discussions deepen and grow.

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Striving readers need manipulatives to work through concepts. These Plot Diagram cards and definitions for literary text make that happen! Each card comes in nine colors:

• gray
• blue
• teal
• light green
• dark green
• orange
• red
• pink
• purple

All the terms you need to match your curriculum:

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution / conclusion AND resolution / conclusion / denouement
• subplot
• parallel plot
• flashback
• foreshadowing
• episode
• inciting incident / inciting event

With bars and arrows for building a plot line with nonlinear elements!

Two sizes are also included: letter size pages (with two, three, and four pieces to a page) and tabloid (11" X 17") sheets for interactive lessons. Use on the floor, magnetic board, tables, and more!

We have used these for YEARS to reinforce learning. We incorporate sticky it notes to chart stories and to create new ones. Ours are printed in all colors, and students choose their favorite to create their plot diagram. Our students enjoy the larger format, too, rather than small pieces that have to be cut / glued.

Need more information about teaching plot lines? Check out this blog!

Supports MTSS Interventions for Comprehension!

Are you looking for ways to encourage your students to read in your classroom or at your school? This bundle has everything that you need!

Encourage reading with little competition in the Dewey Decimal Reading Race. Students earn racing points and move along the race track by reading books from different Dewey categories.

Create a new book report experience and add student work to you classroom with the Word Cube Book Reports. This one includes an electronic scoring rubric with formulas already calculated!

Encourage reading and comprehension by using the 180-day A Reader's Journey ~ A Reading Journal!! 180 days worth of reading journal topics. Includes page documentation, title and author information, and a journal prompt to reflect on what students have read for the day.

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