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Students will write an argumentative essay arguing which spirit had the greatest influence in changing Scrooge. These sentence starters will assist students to write their essay with clear and relevant evidence and proper transitions.

Students will gather relevant details from 3 sources (The Diary of Anne Frank, Night by Elie Wiesel, and other Holocaust resources to write a poem about what they will never forget about the Holocaust by mirroring Elie Wiesel's writing style of what he states will never forget. This resource is complete with Learning Intention, Success Criteria, and Mastery Grading Scale.

Students will analyze the setting and characters in Sleator's short story to determine how the setting foreshadows events and establishes the mood. They will also analyze how the author characterizes each character to determine what the text reveals about each one.

The purpose of the Fever Chart for “My Favorite Chaperone” is to determine how Jean D. Okimoto uses characters’ dialogue and reflections to reveal their persona by closely analyzing the text relating to a specific character: Mama, Papa, Maya, and Nurzhan, and supporting your analysis with the strongest evidence from the text. This activity can be used as an assessment. A characterization chart where students gather evidence while they read to help them with the fever chart.

Students can take a virtual field trip of the secret annex when Anne Frank and others hid during the Holocaust. These questions guide students navigate through the Anne Frank House website.

Students will analyze the various literary devices and figurative language in "The Tell-Tale Heart" by gather examples in this chart and cite textual evidence to support their analysis of the author's intent in word choice.

These sentence frames are a resource to help students develop and refine their argumentative writing. They are a great tool for regular ed students, as well as ELD and special ed.

These questions help students focus on various narrative elements by analyzing characters, setting, mood, and foreshadowing. They also cover several Reading Literature standards: RL 8.1, 8.2, 8.3.

Common Core Standard: Language 4. Teach students to determine the meaning of unknown words by using context clues and analyzing word parts. The words chosen are Teir 2 words from The Giver. Buy the accompanying test: The Giver Vocabulary Matrix Chapters 1-4 L.4 Common Core State Standard Test

Common Core Standard: Language 4. Teach students to determine the meaning of unknown words by using context clues and analyzing word parts. The words chosen are Teir 2 words from The Giver. Buy the accompanying test: The Giver Vocabulary Matrix Chapters 5-8 L.4 Common Core State Standard Test

This sample summary helps students write a summary of any scene in The Diary of Anne Frank play. The learning intention, success criteria, and rubric are tools for both teachers and students, and they should be provided to students for self-assessment. Use your favorite summary sentence frames if needed.

Students will compile a multi-genre portfolio that includes several types of writing about 3 different family members in “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jeanne Okimoto.  They will write/create 3 texts of varying genres; then you will write a justification for each of those pieces. For example, if the character had social media, what would he/she post? This is a great extension project for enrichment and can be used as an assessment. Grading rubric is also available.

Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words and verify their guesses after. They will draw an illustration to help them remember the meaning. Additionally, they can add their own unknown words to the matrix.

Students will record their analysis of each of the characters(Maya, Nurzhan, Mama, & Papa) in “My Favorite Chaperone,” and support your conclusions by citing evidence from the text. This product is a great first step for the fever chart or the multi-genre project.

This assessment uses question stems from SBAC to help students become familiar with the format. It also assesses a variety of standards.

This essay planner allows students to plan their argumentative essay by gathering evidence to support their claim with valid reasons and relevant evidence from 2 sources. Students will also explain/expand their evidence.

Students will write a diary entry from the perspective of another victim in The Diary of Anne Frank, which include relevant descriptive details from the original scene and will make up additional details, which include new insight from the point of view of a new person. Students can make the paper look old by burning the edges (at home, of course) or using a tea bag or coffee filter to moisten the paper to make it appear old when it dries. This resource is complete with an example, as well as

Students will be working in groups and will analyze the 3 stories. Each group will be assigned to analyze the plot elements for each story, including setting, theme, characters, rising action, climax, resolution, and most memorable quote. This assignment will prepare them to write their own narrative. Multiple standards are practiced and assessed at once. It is great to upload into google classroom so that each group can type in their analysis. It's a word doc, so you can easily change the sto

This assessment uses SBAC type questions to give students practice for the end of the year exam after they read "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes.

Students will track character traits for characters in the story and cite evidence to support their claim.