6th Grade Literature Worksheets | Teachers Pay Teachers

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

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Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

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

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CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.6…

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Theme Task Cards with Short Stories and Differentiated Answer Sheets

Activities, Literacy Center Ideas, Task Cards

Use these 16 short story cards to help your students infer the theme of a story. There are three different answer sheets so that you can differentiate as needed: multiple choice, short answer, and half and half. There are also answer keys for each answer sheet so that students can check their own wo

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Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2, RL.6.2

TEKS:

6.7.A, 4.8.A, 5.8.A

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Figurative Language Stories ~ Close Reading for Common Core Grades 4-8

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.These activities are perfect for weekly homework, daily/bell work, classwork, review, test prep, or assessment.Each of the 6 passa

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

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Activities, Assessment, Printables

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RL.4.4, RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4

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Poetry Interactive Notebook: Poetry Activities for Common Core Grades 4-8+

Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

This Poetry Interactive Notebook is a companion to my TpT best seller, Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks. Do you dread teaching poetry? Do your students dread it even more? Spice things up this year with poetry activities and poetry lessons that are fun to teach and fun to learn. This resou

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Reading, Literature, Poetry

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

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CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.5.1, RL.5.4…

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Book Report Projects with Grading Rubrics

Try these 15 creative book projects to spice up your reading program. These fun, hands-on projects will hold your students accountable for their reading and are sure to motivate even the most reluctant reader. Each engaging project includes a student handout explaining what to do and a grading rubri

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Balanced Literacy, Reading, Literature

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Novel Study, Printables

TEKS:

4.3.B, 4.10.F, 4.6.B, 5.3.B, 5.10.E…

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Cell Phone Characterization, Fun Handout for any Literature or History Unit

Laura Randazzo

Add a little fun to ANY novel, play, short story, or history unit with this print-and-teach worksheet where students choose a character (or historic figure) and fill his/her fictional cell phone with email messages, playlist entries, and a wallpaper image.This PDF file includes a blank form and a co

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Literature

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Fun Stuff

CCSS:

W.6.10, W.7.10, W.8.10, W.9-10.10, W.11-12.10

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Reading Comprehension Question Cards for Any Book Task Cards for Close Reading

Novel Study, Literacy Center Ideas, Task Cards

These 65 question cards for literature will help your students engage in meaningful and insightful discussions about the books they are reading. The cards address setting, characters, plot, theme, author's purpose, mood, tone and more. Students will need to use reading strategies such as inference,

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Reading, Literature, Close Reading

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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TEKS:

4.10.B, 6.5.F, 4.10.F, 4.7.D, 3.7.B…

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Wonder R.J. Palacio Novel Study (Questions, Vocab, Writing Activities,& More!)

Free to Teach

Wonder by R. J. Palacio Novel Study ( Over 120 pages!!) This novel study includes everything you need to read the book Wonder with your class! What's Included: -Pre-reading Writing Activity -Student Packet Cover -Chapter Questions (the chapters are short…one to four questions per chapter and there

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Novel Study

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Book Report Lapbook Project

Banish boring book reports! This fun lapbook resource will create a book report project for ANY novel - use for independent reading projects, literature circles, or whole class novel studies.This resource contains all the instructions and handouts needed to complete the lapbook shown in the picture

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities, Novel Study

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

Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

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

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Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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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…

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Interactive Literature Circles for Grades 4-8 {& Traditional Literature Circles}

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

This is your complete handbook to implementing literature circles in the middle grades. I walk you through every step of the literature circle model, including: organization book selection quizzes role assignments and work the actual reading group meetings student choice Included in this pack are

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Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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

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Reading Graphic Organizers: Reading Literature Grades 3-5

Kelly Benefield

Are you looking for a resource that will help your students think deeply about their reading and comprehend what they read? If so, this tried and true set of reading graphic organizers is the resource for you! You and your students will love using this reading resource to write and reflect on their

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Reading, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

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RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6…

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Reading Response Choice Sheets Writing activities to use with any book

Here are 45 literature response activities arranged in five grids of nine activities each to make a Tic-Tac-Toe format. There is also a list of all 45 activities at the end of the document. These can be used with any chapter book and are great for independent reading. They can also be used in addit

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Reading, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Novel Study, Printables

TEKS:

4.3.B, 6.5.F, 4.10.F, 6.5.B, 4.7.D…

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Short Story Unit Plan, 4 Weeks of Dynamic Lessons on Classic Short Stories, CCSS

Laura Randazzo

Looking for a low-prep short story unit that will thrill your high school and advanced middle school students? This four-week short story unit is an excellent way to launch the year, setting the stage for deeper study of novels and plays. I’ve used it successfully with eighth graders and both regula

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English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

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

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Lesson Plans (Bundled), Fun Stuff, Prezis

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Book Club Complete Guide for the Upper Elementary & Middle School Teacher

Melissa O'Bryan - Wild About Fifth

Book Clubs are the perfect way to get your readers reading! Your students will love the choice and autonomy of book clubs. You will LOVE the self-direction, motivation, and authentic reading, writing, and responding to literature that book clubs will bring to your classroom! The Complete Guide to Bo

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Novel Study, Cooperative Learning, Literature Circles

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.10, RL.5.1…

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Reading & ELA Poster Bundle: 70+ Classroom Posters

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

Dress up your bulletin boards with these bright and colorful Reading & ELA Posters for Grades 4-8! This is a bundle of my current ELA/Reading poster sets. There 7 different poster sets and a total of 70+ posters in all. These will look great on your bulletin boards to start the school year! {As

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Reading, Literature, Informational Text

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

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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs

Teacher Thrive

Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements

Subjects:

Reading, Critical Thinking, Literature

Grades:

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

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Novel Study, GATE, Literature Circles

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

Tracee Orman

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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English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

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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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Activities, Novel Study, Printables

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RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.7.1, RL.7.2…

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Paper Bag Character Study Book Report

This Paper Bag Character Book Report assignment is the perfect summative assignment for studying character or characterization, and is a great alternative to the traditional book report. It can be used with students’ independent reading, a novel study, literature circles, or a class read aloud.

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Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Assessment

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Theme Boards {Common Book Theme Posters, Organizers and Anchor Charts}

Joanne Miller

*EDITABLE theme boards just added! Theme is an important skill that most standards cover, whether you follow the common core standards or state standards. These posters will make a great addition to your classroom décor as well as function as a useful tool for you and your students to refer to ofte

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Graphic Organizers, Posters

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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CCSS:

RL.3.2, RL.4.2, RL.5.2, RL.6.2, RL.7.2

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Reading Response Journal: Questions, Prompts and Assessment

This Reading Response file contains well over 100 reader response prompts organized into sections for different comprehension strategies and story elements so you can match the response questions to your minilessons. These questions could also be used as comprehension questions for ANY novel. The

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Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Assessment, Minilessons, Printables

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Wonder Novel Study Workbook, Flip Book, and for Google Drive™ Literature Guide

Danielle Knight

Wonder, helps you bring enthusiasm to your common core literacy lessons. Your Wonder novel study lessons will thrive when you choose between the interactive workbook, notebook style of the flip book, or the Wonder Google Drive™ version. Works great with a read aloud and focus on the Wonder character

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Activities, Novel Study, Literacy Center Ideas

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Also included in: Ela Bundle for Google Drive Paperless Activities and Digital Notebooks

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Literary Elements Resource Binder

This HUGE 156 page resource contains creative resources and assignments to support your students' learning of literary elements. Resources can be used to study ANY text. Literary elements included in this resource are: • Author's Purpose• Characterization• Figurative Language• Point of View• Tone

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Teacher Manuals, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Grades:

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

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Point of View Task Cards Advanced Set