Common Core Resources & Lesson Plans

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RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.6, RL.4.9, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4…

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Reading Literature Interactive Notebook 2 ~ ALL NEW Add-On Pack for Grades 5-9

Lovin Lit

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 Rea

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.6, RL.5.7, RL.5.9, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3…

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Creative Activities for ANY Novel or Short Story with Handouts

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Tools for Common Core

Creative activities and project ideas for any novel, story, or unit in history. Includes standards alignment for every activity, EDITABLE grading rubrics, EDITABLE list of activities, and lots of print-and-go handouts for students.This 52-page bundle contains almost 100 creative student activities t

Subjects:

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Novel Study, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.6, RL.5.7, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.5…

Also included in: Literature Activities for ANY Novel or Story: 100+ Handouts BUNDLE

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"Hunger Games" Unit: Lessons Q&A Tests Activities Quiz Vocab Maps Key

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

The Hunger Games Literature Guide Novel Teaching Unit Bundle with Lessons Aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) - Digital Download This is a comprehensive literature guide for the entire novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It correlates with the Common Core State Standards (CC

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.6, RL.7.7…

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Romeo and Juliet, FIVE WEEK Unit Plan of High-Interest Multimedia Lessons, CCSS

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Looking for a fresh approach to pull your students into Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of tragic love will enthrall your students when you use this MASSIVE bundle of interactive, multimedia lessons. This package includes FIVE WEEKS OF COMPLETE LESSON MATERIALS designed to chal

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Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Lesson Plans (Bundled), Unit Plans, Prezis

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RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.6, RL.8.7, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3…

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Reading Graphic Organizers Fiction and Non-Fiction Grades 6, 7, 8

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Tools for Common Core

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 91 organizers, plus 9 bonus pages. EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE: Google Drive Literature Graphic Orga

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Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Novel Study, Graphic Organizers, Nonfiction Book Study

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.7, RL.6.9, RL.6.10, RL.7.1…

Also included in: Reading Organizers & Activities BUNDLE Grades 6, 7, 8

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Hatchet Novel Study: Digital + Printable Book Unit: activities & quizzes

Gay Miller

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Novel Study, Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.5, RL.5.6, RL.5.7, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3…

Also included in: 6th Grade Novel Study Bundle

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Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Pack for Any Novel or Story

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 student

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.7, RL.6.9, RL.7.1, RL.7.2…

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Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox: Printables for Nearly Every Standard

Marie Andreu

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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.7, RL.6.9, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5…

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Reading Interactive Notebook Literature Standards Grades 4-8

Kayse Morris - Teaching on Less

Reading Interactive Notebook: 24 detailed literature lesson plans, 48 fun and highly engaging foldables (SnapChat, Instagram, Music) posters, supply list, and so much more! Y✨Want this in an ELA Bundle? Click here. Please make sure to download the preview file and video.⚡Preview Video This Reading I

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Bundled), Printables, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, RL.8.6, RL.8.7, RL.8.8, RL.8.9

Also included in: Interactive Notebook Bundle for ELA

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Reading Literature Printables - Worksheets and Tests Grades 7-8

Lovin Lit

**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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.7, RL.6.9, RL.7.1, RL.7.3…

Also included in: Practice & Assess BUNDLE for GRADES 7-8 ELA: Reading, Writing, Grammar, Poetry

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Most Dangerous Game short story lit. analysis worksheets & tasks, Connell, CCSS

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Use the classic short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This three-day lesson plan includes the full 9-page story with attractive illustrations, an 8-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key/class discussion

Subjects:

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Multimedia

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.6, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4…

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Point of View, Unreliable Narrator, Fun Lecture and Narrative Writing Activity

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Get your students excited about writing with this full-class period point-of-view lesson about Unreliable Narrators. This dazzling 47-slide Prezi is a visual feast that connects students’ modern lives to the writing technique masterfully used by Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and

Subjects:

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Lectures, Fun Stuff, Prezis

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RL.8.5, RL.8.6, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6, W.8.3, W.8.3a, W.8.3b, W.8.3c…

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Bud, Not Buddy: A Novel Study for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned

Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

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 B

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Novel Study, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.6, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4…

Also included in: Novel Study Unit Bundle: 15 No-Prep Units for Middle School - CCSS Aligned

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Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Tools for Common Core

Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle (Grades 5-12) A YEAR'S WORTH: 220 Common-Core aligned interactive reading foldable activities for secondary students. You do not have to use the Common Core State Standards to utilize this bundle! This download includes the followin

Subjects:

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.7, RL.6.9, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.2…

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Maniac Magee Novel Study Unit for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned

Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

This Maniac Magee NO PREP-PRINT and GO Novel Unit with ANSWER KEY...is a must have for your middle grades to middle school classroom. This 40-page Maniac Magee Novel Unit contains the following: a pacing guide for planning • 19-pages of reader response questions with answer key • 5-context clue wor

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.6, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4…

Also included in: Novel Study Unit Bundle for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned

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Giver Literature Guide: Comprehension and Analysis Bundle for The Giver

Simply Novel - Secondary Solutions

The Giver by Lois Lowry teaching guide - 152 pages high-level questions, activities, Common Core Aligned This Common Core Aligned Secondary Solutions Literature Guide for The Giver by Lois Lowry has been written to focus on time-tested best practices for teaching, and is aligned to the Common Core

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Lesson Plans (Bundled), Unit Plans, Novel Study

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.7, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.2…

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Lamb to the Slaughter short story, Dahl, lit. analysis & real-world writing task

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Use the black humor of Roald Dahl’s well-known short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter," to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes links to the full text of the story, detailed instructions, a 9-question deep-thinking handout (with detailed answer key, o

Subjects:

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, Handouts

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.6, RL.8.7, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5…

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Tuck Everlasting Novel Study Unit for Middle School Common Core Aligned

Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Novel Unit: Common Core Aligned! This Print and Go! Tuck Everlasting Novel Unit is a 58-page novel study that includes: • Lesson Plans • Main Idea Chapter Titles • 18 pages of reader response questions • 5 pages of context clue word work with more space for writ

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

CCSS:

RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.6, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.6, RL.5.10…

Also included in: Novel Study Unit Bundle: 15 No-Prep Units for Middle School - CCSS Aligned

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Gift of the Magi, O. Henry’s short story of love & irony, two-day lesson, CCSS

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Use the short story, “The Gift of the Magi” by American writer O. Henry, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the text, and provide opportunities for creative writing. This two-day lesson plan includes a beautifully illustrated copy of the story, a

Subjects:

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.6, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4…

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Divergent Novel Unit Bundle Common Core Aligned {Editable}

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

My comprehensive literature guide novel unit for Veronica Roth's "Divergent" is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and contains editable Microsoft Word versions so teachers can customize the questions, assessments, and activities to meet the needs of their students. Contains the followin

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Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.6, RL.7.7, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3…

$31.25

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Interactive Notebooks Bundle: All 5 Mini-Books for Reading

Reading, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Interactive Notebooks Bundle: All 5 Mini-Books Reading Analysis Nonfiction (Informational) and Fiction/Literature This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle. Download my standards-based mini-books that can be used with any piece of nonfiction/informational texts and literatur

Subjects:

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Novel Study, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.6, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.6…

$10.00

$8.00

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The Giver Novel Study: Digital + Printable Book Unit: Lois Lowry

Gay Miller

The Giver Novel Study contains lessons aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 6 -8. This comprehensive unit includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response questions, and skill lessons.Be sure to check out all three versions of the The Giver Novel Study to determine which

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Novel Study, Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4…

Also included in: 6th Grade Novel Study Bundle

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