Out of the Dust: This Common Core-aligned novel unit will allow your students to focus on all the important concepts in the novel, section by section, along with vocabulary, writing, and a web quest to acquaint them with historical background on the Dust Bowl. This resource contains:1. NOVEL RESPONS

Close Reading and Compare Contrast of Nonfiction, Poetry, Artwork; Includes Mini Research and Creative Activities with Interactive Notebook Foldable - Aligned with the Common Core State Standards Did you know that Beyoncé's perfume "Rise" was inspired by Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise"? Or that

Divergent Poetry: Creative Writing and Close Reading Activities - Common Core State Standards Aligned Incorporate poetry into your novel unit! I've included 35 pages of engaging activities that will inspire and spark creative thought and critical thinking. Students will not only write poetry, they

This Poetry Research Unit: Activities and Flipbook includes a variety of fun and engaging poetry activities that lead up to a research project for students. This is perfect for middle school students! The unit begins with a whole-class activity where students will be introduced to the most common

This Poetry Group Research Project is the perfect way to introduce your students to poetry or to celebrate National Poetry Month. It is also aligned with the common core standards and requires students to work together to create a research paper and accompanying PowerPoint presentation. The final

This language arts project completed as a part of an anticipatory set for the novel unit Night involves a mini-research lesson and a poem composition on the Holocaust. Students will use words and phrases they find from a given website [ushmm.org] to compose a personal found poem about the Holocaust

This is a flexible project designed for middle school students. It can be used whole class, small group or as a min-course. It can can used with students of every ability level and it addresses the common core requirements that students conduct academic research and share their work through presenta

William Shakespeare is a well-known author around the world. In this assignment, your students will have fun completing the following engaging and rigorous task on him that include research, sonnet writing, reviews, and creating their own William Shakespeare graphic t-shirt. In these 9 pages, your s