Reading Interactive Notebooks Literature - Literary Elements for Common Core. This Reading Interactive Notebook is the true original - over 55,000 copies sold!After learning about interactive notebooks two summers ago, I resolved to use this technique for every concept I taught to my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade literature students. Now that I’ve used this in my classroom for over a year, I have compiled all of my reading interactive notebook lessons for teaching literary elements here.Each of the 2

Included in this digital and printable activity set are 36 differentiated and engaging point of view task cards covering FIRST and THIRD person POV. These task cards have been designed for easy differentiation and scaffolding. Cards 1-12 require students to determine the point of view of one sentence.Cards 13-24 require students to determine the POV of different types of writing.Cards 25-33 require students to determine the POV of paragraphs. NOTE: Cards 13-24 may have more than one point of

Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks ALL NEW Add on Pack for Grades 5-9 This Interactive Reading Literature Notebook is full of dynamic lessons and activities for teaching literary elements in grades 5-9 whether or not your district uses Common Core. An alignment is included for Common Core Reading Literature for Grades 5-9. UPDATE: A TEKS alignment is now included as well. *************************************************************************** Already own the original TpT best seller,

This bundle of activities focuses on identifying the point of view used by an author of a reading passage or literary piece. Several activities include test prep elements. It is designed to teach upper elementary and middle school students how to analyze a reading passage for its point of view in a way that will keep them engaged.This bundle includes-first person-second person-third person limited-third person omniscientAs an added bonus, I created 6 days of LESSON PLANS that outline how and whe

**Grades 4-5 Version** Level AThe topics included in this huge worksheet packet are the same as in my Interactive Reading Literature Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.Purchase the differentiation bundle here.For each of the 24 lessons, there is a 20-item practice, followed by a 20-item assessment. The items on the assessment are similar in content and in format to the items on the practice so that your students are prepared for each assessment.Most lessons are 2 pages, so I

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Novel Study contains lessons aligned to the Common Core Standards (CCSS) for grades 5 – 7. This comprehensive digital + printable unit includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts, skill practice, and language arts lessons.Be sure to check out all three versions of the Hatchet Book Unit to determine which best fits your teaching needs and style.Version #1 -- Hatchet [Gary Paulsen] Google Digital + Boom Learning + Printable Boo

This novel study for Holes, by Louis Sachar, contains 124 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more. Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and opinion writing.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with your pur

Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for Reading Notebooks Grades 6, 7, 8 - Use with Any Fiction & Informational Texts NEWLY UPDATED! This bundle of organizers has 50 new pages added! Total of 92 organizers, plus 10 bonus pages.EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)**If you teach multiple grade levels, purchase the set for the highest grade level you teach. You do not need to purchase both the 6,7,8 and 9-10 packs. The 9-10 builds on th

Choose between printable activities or go paperless with digital resources that are compatible with Google Classroom. This comprehensive unit includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts with organizers for planning, and language arts lessons.Be sure to check out all three versions of the Number the Stars Book Unit to determine which best fits your teaching needs and style. Version #1 -- Number the Stars [Lois Lowry] Google Digital + Printable Book Un

This Hatchet Novel Study Unit includes comprehension questions and writing prompts for reading response, a literature guide, vocabulary, and more for the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Using student-friendly printable and digital formatting, this Hatchet Unit Plan is perfect for teaching literature groups or working with book clubs. Daily comprehension questions require students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature, and the vocabulary focus builds word knowledge and academic voc

This novel study for Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White, contains 135 pages of resources, including comprehension questions and vocabulary activities, creative activities, assessments, and more!Focus standards include figurative language, setting, character analysis, theme, and plot.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with your pu

Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Bundle for Any Novel or Story (Grades 6-12)This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle. A YEAR'S WORTH: Over 90 Common-Core aligned interactive reading foldable activities for secondary students. (Many can be used for 5th grade students, as well.) You do not have to use the Common Core State Standards to utilize this bundle! Read on for all the skills practiced.Students will practice numerous skills, including: making inferences (inferr

**Grade 6 Version** Level BThe topics included in this huge worksheet packet are the same as in my Interactive Reading Literature Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.Purchase the differentiation bundle here.For each of the 24 lessons, there is a 20-item practice, followed by a 20-item assessment. The items on the assessment are similar in content and in format to the items on the practice so that your students are prepared for each assessment.Most lessons are 2 pages, so I run

The Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox contains 77 learning activities aligned to the CCSS for grades 6-8. It includes printables that can be used multiple times throughout the year to address nearly all of the standards in reading literature and informational texts, and many of the speaking and listening, writing, and language standards. It also has two pages of writing prompts and warm-ups. The Standards Guide at the end details the CCSS that correspond to each printable. Three grade level

Short Story of the Month Club, 6th GradeGrab this collection of popular Short Story Units tailored for 6th grade reading! I created these units specifically around the CCSS for grade 6, but they can absolutely be used in grades 5-8 - please check the preview file to verify this. Try the first month free! Click here.The Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6, is a bundle of short story units created specifically to cover the Common Core standards for grade 6 using short stories that I promise you

Point of View Task Cards: This resource contains 24 task cards for identifying the following points of view:First PersonSecond PersonThird Person LimitedThird Person OmniscientStudents read the passages and determine the point of view. They write it on their recording sheet, AND they justify their answer! Or, students can complete the alternate answer sheet if you want to engage your students with a game-type format!'********This resource is available in three formats:Traditional Printables- Pri

Reader's Theater for BIG KIDS!Cover your reading literature standards while engaging your students with these high-interest reader's theater scripts and reading literature toolkits. Your students will LOVE the chance to perform while working on fluency, comprehension, context clues, and writing. This NO PREP, PRINT AND GO, with ANSWER KEYS resource is ideal for any day!This MEGA bundle includes 12-different reading literature toolkits. The scripts included are:• Aesop's Fables Reader's Theate

Holes by Louis Sachar Book Unit contains lessons aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 5 - 8. This comprehensive unit includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response questions, lessons on writing informational text, and figurative language.Digital Activities for Google SlidesOpen-ended questions such as constructed response questions and skill lessons are provided through Google Slides. Digital Activities for Boom LearningMultiple-choice, matching, etc. type question

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis is the perfect novel to share with your students for so many reasons. Summary: Bud is an orphan living at the Home after his mother passed away. For four years he has dreamed of finding his father, but it is after a placement with the Amos family, that Bud takes off on a true adventure to find Herman E. Calloway. Your students will laugh out loud at the adventures of Bud Caldwell and cheer for him as he seeks to find the fairytale ending he has hoped

Promote literacy and build critical thinking skills, for even the most reluctant of readers, with this high-interest novel study to use with Wonder by R. J. Palacio. This download contains both a printable format as well as a Google Drive™ compatible format for distance and digital learning.This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offer you extensive savings! This comprehensive unit also includes Google Drive™ format files, additional writing acti

This novel study for The Lemonade War, by Jacqueline Davies, contains 134 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and point of view.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included

The City of Ember Novel Study by Jeanne DuPrau contains lessons aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 4 – 6. This comprehensive unit includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes (both multiple choice and constructed response), skill practice, and language arts lessons.Be sure to check out ★ the printable only version to determine which best fits your teaching needs and style. This unit is the full printable + Digital Resources version. The digital resources include the following

**Grades 7-8 Version, Level C** The topics included in this huge worksheet packet are the same as in my Interactive Reading Literature Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.Purchase the differentiation bundle here.For each of the 24 lessons, there is a 20-item practice, followed by a 20-item assessment. The items on the assessment are similar in content and in format to the items on the practice so that your students are prepared for each assessment.Many lessons are 2 pages, so

This Maniac Magee NO PREP-PRINT and GO Novel Unit OR DIGITAL with ANSWER KEY...is a must have for your middle grades to middle school classroom.This 40-page DIGITAL and PRINTABLE Maniac Magee Novel Unit contains the following:a pacing guideGoogle Slides link for DIGITAL USE19-pages of reader response questions with answer key 5-context clue word work pages to enhance vocabulary2-character analysis pages a story mapan end of novel project2-reflection journals for post-reading reflectionAnswer Key