Irishred Creations

Editable choice board of 20 activities for use with novel studies--class or independent novels. All activities can be completed individually. Some can be completed in groups of 2-4. All activities can be completed digitally or physically. I use this with my gifted students every 9 weeks.

Easy checklist rubric.

Students can use this list to gather evidence from the chapters about who the murderer is.

Use these writing choices with one story or four. Students can choose which prompt they want to use. I have used this with four stories (Thank You, M'am by Langston Huges, The Amigo Brothers by Piri Thomas, The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Deam Myers, and The Jacket by Gary Soto), and students had to choose a different prompt for each story. Once they chose a prompt, they couldn't use it again with the other stories.

Students can play this game to study verb moods. Game instructions included.

Handout with guiding questions to help students identify verbals (gerunds, infinitives, and participles) and how they function.

Easy checklist rubric

Is the Raven real or imagined? Students can decide for themselves and write an argumentative paper using evidence from the poem.

Is the main character insane, or is he a cold-blooded murderer? Students can decide for themselves through an argumentative paper using evidence from the story.

Printable GA 8th Grade ELA Standards with DOK levels