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Have you ever wanted to use Greek & Latin word parts as MANIPULATIVES?Now you can with Morphology Matrices!Imagine your students being able to maniputale prefixes, roots, and suffixes in nearly endless ways! They can blend the word parts to form thousands of English words and break them apart again to reuse. As related to linguistics, morphology is the study of word formation. Upper elementary and middle-grades students are ready to combine prefixes, roots, and suffixes into multi-syllable word

The Golden Compass is the first book in His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. This study guide and book companion contains a complete set of reading questions for each chapter of The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. Vocabulary assignments and quizzes, literary terms study, and extension projects are also included. As a bonus, I've included free resources for book reports and literature circles, including a sample of The Big Book Project (which is the BEST book report ever!).

This unit is a show-stopper for elementary and middle school students. Shadow puppet performances are an excellent interdisciplinary team activity. Although this material is for presentations of Aesop's Fables, it can be easily adopted for any topic. It works equally well for Greek and Roman mythology, African folk tales, Arthurian legends, and American folk tales. Upper level students can even write their own scripts! If you are looking for an idea for an after school club or activity, consi

This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and quizzes, reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms worksheet, an introduction to literature circles and planning guide, and a name essay writing assignment.

This study guide includes a book report assignment and rubric, reading questions for each chapter, vocabulary quizzes, answer keys, and literary devices for the book Holes by Louis Sachar. I've also included bonus resources for literature circles.

This is my biggest unit to date! It is more complete than anything else you will find. This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and anticipation guide, reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms worksheet, definitions and quiz, an introduction to literature circles and planning guide, inter-disciplinary extension projects, vocabulary quizzes, and a summative t

A bold claim, but I'm sure that when you see the students' work displayed in your classroom or in the school library, you will be amazed. This zip file contains a complete set of instructions for "The big book project" which is a creative multimedia book report for literature. It works for elementary, middle, and high school level fiction, and it is based on literary elements such as protagonist, antagonist, conflict, and theme. Projects can be done independently or as a culminating assignment

Take notes while watching all of the Schoolhouse Rock - School House Rock - videos for Grammar Rock, America Rock, Science Rock, and Multiplication Rock! Students can use this note catcher to find and take notes on the Big Idea, Function and Examples of each concept. A quiz for Grammar Rock is also included.

Includes fully playable Interactive Fiction adventures for all six Core Amplify Units & Science of Reading based writing & fluency activities for all six stories! Engage your reluctant readers, enrich your advanced students, build knowledge and fluency, and practice sentence-level writing with this Amplify aligned supplement. Interactive Fiction (IF) a form of storytelling in which the reader participates in the narrative by making choices and navigating branching paths. It blends elements

Includes fully playable Interactive Fiction adventures for all 6 Core Amplify Units & Science of Reading based writing & fluency activities for all 6 stories! Engage your reluctant readers, enrich your advanced students, build knowledge and fluency, and practice sentence-level writing with this Amplify aligned supplement. Interactive Fiction (IF) a form of storytelling in which the reader participates in the narrative by making choices and navigating branching paths. It blends elements of

The Amplify ELA 7 Interactive Fiction Pack includes fully playable Interactive Fiction adventures for all 6 Core Amplify Units & Science of Reading based writing & fluency activities for all 6 stories! Engage your reluctant readers, enrich your advanced students, build knowledge and fluency, and practice sentence-level writing with this Amplify aligned supplement. Interactive Fiction (IF) a form of storytelling in which the reader participates in the narrative by making choices and navigati

This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for The White Mountains by John Christopher. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and anticipation guide, reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms worksheet, an introduction to literature circles and planning guide, inter-disciplinary extension projects, vocabulary quizzes, and a summative test.

This folder contains a set of classroom materials for The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse. Inside are reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms worksheet, an introduction to literature circles and planning guide, a photo album extension project, an open-book quiz on the prologue and a pop quiz for the middle section.

Turn ANY Student Writing into a Fluency Activity!Turn any student writing into a powerful reading fluency and writing revision routine using recording, self-assessment, and speaking & listening practice — perfect for upper elementary and middle school ELA.Stop hunting for passages. Use what students already wrote. This simple, powerful routine shows you how to turn any student writing piece into a meaningful fluency practice using tools you already have: Google Vids, Flip, Screencastify, or any

What if the classical heroes, gods, and goddesses from Greek Mythology were not all-powerful beings, but instead were high school students stuck in detention? No, it's not The Breakfast Club--it's Bash of the Titans: A Classic Myth-Mash! This play is a surreal and hysterical look at adolescence from a skewed perspective. Facing the boredom of detention, the protagonists plan for The Mount Olympus High School Prom. The wily female leads send their arrogant and ignorant dates on an epic quest t

Interactive Fiction (IF) a form of storytelling in which the reader participates in the narrative by making choices and navigating branching paths. It blends elements of literature and games so that the reader’s decisions influence the direction or outcome of the story. IF texts can be powerful tools for building literacy when they are intentionally aligned with the Science of Reading (SoR). The key is to use their built-in motivation, decision-making, and rereading loops to strengthen the very

Interactive Fiction (IF) a form of storytelling in which the reader participates in the narrative by making choices and navigating branching paths. It blends elements of literature and games so that the reader’s decisions influence the direction or outcome of the story. IF is a “triple threat” for FLUENCY, KNOWLEDGE BUILDING, and ENGAGEMENT/ENRICHMENT in any subject or topic. Science and Social Studies teachers rejoice! IF texts can be powerful tools for building literacy when they are intenti

This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for Search for the Shadowman by Joan Lowery Nixon. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and anticipation guide, reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms worksheet, an introduction to literature circles and planning guide, a genealogy extension project, and vocabulary quizzes.

This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for Among the Hidden by Margaret Haddix. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and anticipation guide, reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms worksheet, an introduction to literature circles and planning guide, an inter-disciplinary extension project (propaganda commercial), and a compare and contrast summative essay.

This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Inside, you will find reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms worksheet, definitions and quiz, an introduction to literature circles and planning guide, inter-disciplinary extension projects, quotable quotes, figurative language study, and a fun arts & crafts project based on Bud's own book of "rules and things to have a funner life and make a bett