Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
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This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for Walter Dean Myer's highly relevant novel, Monster. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the novel's themes, characters, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. This bundle is all that you need for the study of Monster from basic comprehension and vocabulary acquisition to activities that will bring the novel to life!
Included in this Bundle:
⭐ Literature Guide:
This product features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading Monster. Monster is such a fun book to teach students about the American justice system while bringing up many moral issues and thoughtful points for discussion. This literature guide provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for Monster and encourages students to play along with the jury as they read. I am confident that it will increase your students' understanding of this spellbinding novel dramatically.
⭐ Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan:
This product features an anticipation guide and meticulously-explained lesson plan that is in my opinion, the absolute best way to approach a new novel. Using a non-intimidating method called "Numbered Heads", this activity will get your students thinking, writing, conversing, and reporting about themes you will be encountering during your study of Monster.
⭐ "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity:
This product features a thoughtful and engaging activity for use during your study of Monster. Centering around 5 different provocative passages from the book, this lesson provides your students with a chance to think, reflect, and respond to their peers without ever saying a word. This creative approach is a great way to differentiate instruction among your students and allows even your most quiet students to shine. I am confident that this no-prep lesson will become a must-do activity within your unit on Monster!
⭐ Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials:
Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as I like to call them with my students) are fantastic, higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class text. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding Monster... and no preparation is required by you at all!
⭐ Monster vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project:
This week-long project asks students to view the Oscar Award-Winning documentary, Murder on a Sunday Morning, and compare it to the shockingly similar novel. Students love seeing the real-life courtroom action play out and connecting it to the novel they read in class. It is incredibly relevant for our times and is in my opinion, a "must-do" for your Monster unit!
⭐ ESCAPE ROOM
Salvatore Zinzi and Wendell Bolden are at it again, snitching on their buddies to lessen their own sentences in prison. Except this time, they've snitched on your students! Each one has been accused of being a part of a robbery gone wrong and now they are trapped in a frighteningly dark and dreary jail cell. The only way to escape is by solving 5 different skills-based puzzles, discovering a hidden message, and finding clues along the way.
⭐ Monster (Myers) Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game
This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review Monster. Let's face it, review days can be difficult and boring... so your students will appreciate you making learning fun with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 60 questions on characters, plot, and vocabulary from Monster. Besides simple set-up, very little preparation is needed for this lesson and if your students are like mine, they will ask for this form of review for every unit of study!
⭐ Quizzes for Entire Novel:
This resource features 3 comprehensive and thoughtfully-written quizzes for the acclaimed novel, Monster. While Monster is perfect for optimal student engagement and involved discussions on contemporary issues in society, it is also important that students understand what is going on. These straightforward quizzes will make sure that you students understand the plot, characters, and vocabulary of this amazing and relevant novel!
Purchasing this bundle saves over 20% off the cost of all resources.
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Monster (Myers) "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity
By Language Arts Excellence
Sometimes the best classroom discussions arise when students say nothing at all!
This product features a thoughtful and engaging activity for use during your study of Walter Dean Myer's incredibly relevant novel, Monster. Centering around 5 different provocative passages from the book, this lesson provides your students with a chance to think, reflect, and respond to their peers without ever saying a word. This creative approach is a great way to differentiate instruction among your students and allows even your most quiet students to shine. I am confident that this no-prep lesson will become a must-do activity within your unit on Monster!
Product Includes:
- 5 "Silent Conversation" worksheets with 5 different quotes from the novel
- Full Lesson plan
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Save over 20% on this resource when you purchase as part of a growing bundle of all Monster products by Language Arts Excellence:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
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Also, check out these great resources to complement your unit on Monster:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide
⭐ Monster (Myers) Quizzes for Entire Novel
⭐ Monster (Myers) Breaking News Article Assignment
⭐ Monster (Myers) Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials
⭐ Monster (Myers) vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide and Quizzes BUNDLE
Monster (Myers) Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials
By Language Arts Excellence
NOW WITH NEWLY ADDED MATERIALS!!
Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as I like to call them with my students) are fantastic, higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class text. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding Walter Dean Myers' acclaimed novel, Monster... and no preparation is required by you at all!
Product Includes:
• Assignment Directions with step-by-step instructions on how to conduct fishbowls in your classroom
• Fun Introductory Lesson Plan on Academic Conversations - NEWLY ADDED!
• 5 Discussion Questions for each “Fish Bowl”
• “Fish Bowl” Preparation Sheet
• Conversation Builder Prompts
• Observation Sheet
• Rubric
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Save over 20% on this resource when you purchase as part of a growing bundle of all Monster products by Language Arts Excellence:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
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Also, check out these great resources to complement your unit on Monster:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide
⭐ Monster (Myers) Quizzes for Entire Novel
⭐ Monster (Myers) Social Media Materials
⭐ Monster (Myers) ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Monster (Myers) vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project
⭐ Monster (Myers) Breaking News Article Assignment
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide and Quizzes BUNDLE
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Monster (Myers) vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project
By Language Arts Excellence
Are you looking for a highly engaging final assessment surrounding the novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers? This week-long project asks students to view the Oscar Award-Winning documentary, Murder on a Sunday Morning, and compare it to the shockingly similar novel. Students love seeing the real-life courtroom action play out and connecting it to the novel they read in class.
Product Includes:
- Assignment Directions
- Viewing Guide for Monster vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning
- Graphic Organizer for Compare/Contrast Essay
- 2 Comprehensive Peer-Review Forms
- 1 Rubric
For this week-long final assignment, there is no preparation needed!
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Save over 20% on this resource when you purchase as part of a growing bundle of all Monster products by Language Arts Excellence:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
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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) ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Monster (Myers) Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide and Quizzes BUNDLE
Monster (Myers) Quizzes for Entire Novel
By Language Arts Excellence
This resource features 3 comprehensive and thoughtfully-written quizzes for the acclaimed novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers. While Monster is perfect for optimal student engagement and involved discussions on contemporary issues in society, it is also important that students understand what is going on. These straightforward quizzes will make sure that you students understand the plot, characters, and vocabulary of this amazing and relevant novel!
Quizzes cover:
- Character Identifications (matching)
- Comprehension Questions (multiple choice)
- Vocabulary (fill-in-the-blank)
Full answer keys are also included in this resource.
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While you can use these quizzes on their own, they are made to correspond with: Monster Literature Guide
Purchase the two products together at a 20% discount: Monster Literature Guide and Quizzes BUNDLE
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Also, check out these great products to supplement your Monster unit by Language Arts Excellence:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
⭐ Monster (Myers) Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan
⭐ Monster (Myers) Breaking News Article Assignment
⭐ Monster (Myers) Social Media Materials
⭐ Monster (Myers) ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Monster (Myers) Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials
⭐ Monster (Myers) vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project
By Language Arts Excellence
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:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
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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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Monster (Myers) Literature Guide
By Language Arts Excellence
This 35-page product features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Monster is such a fun book to teach students about the American justice system while bringing up many moral issues and thoughtful points for discussion. This packet provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for Monster and encourages students to play along with the jury as they read. I am confident that it will increase your students' understanding of this spellbinding novel dramatically.
This student packet includes:
- Student cover page
- Thoughtful anticipation guide
- 30 "Legal Lingo" vocabulary terms
- 70 Comprehension questions
- 4 Pages of juror's notes
- Full answer key
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This literature guide was made to correspond with:
⭐ Monster Quizzes for Entire Novel
Purchase the two products together at a fraction of the price!
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide and Quizzes BUNDLE
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Also, check out these great products to supplement your Monster unit by Language Arts Excellence:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
⭐ Monster (Myers) Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan
⭐ Monster (Myers) Social Media Materials
⭐ Monster (Myers) ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Monster (Myers) Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials
⭐ Monster (Myers) vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project
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Monster (Myers) Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan
By Language Arts Excellence
This product features an anticipation guide for Walter Dean Myer's acclaimed novel, Monster, and a meticulously-explained lesson plan that is in my opinion, the absolute best way to approach a new novel. Using a non-intimidating method called "Numbered Heads", this activity will get your students thinking, writing, conversing, and reporting about themes you will be encountering during your study of Monster.
Product Includes:
- 2 Page Anticipation Guide with 7 Debate Statements
- "Numbered Heads" Lesson Plan
I am confident that your students will enjoy this thoughtful, engaging activity as much as my students have for years!
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Save over 20% on this resource when you purchase as part of a growing bundle of all Monster products by Language Arts Excellence:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
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Also, check out these great resources to complement your unit on Monster:
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide
⭐ Monster (Myers) Quizzes for Entire Novel
⭐ Monster (Myers) ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Monster (Myers) Breaking News Article Assignment
⭐ Monster (Myers) Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials
⭐ Monster (Myers) vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project
⭐ Monster (Myers) Literature Guide and Quizzes BUNDLE
⭐ Monster (Myers) "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity
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