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HOW-Focused Reading Skills for Student Notebooks & Instructional Planning Are your anchor charts starting to feel like definitions instead of thinking tools? These 6th Grade ELA Mini Anchor Charts are designed to shift instruction from the what of the benchmark to the how students actually read and think. Each chart makes the reading process visible using concise language, visuals, and consistent structure—perfect for student notebooks, small groups, and daily reference during reading. This re

This slideshow is used on conjunction with the texts "Museum Indians" and "My Mother Pieced Quilts" to help students compare and contrast different perspectives around the same topic. This is connected to the FL BEST Benchmark 3.3 - Comparative Reading. Texts are taken from McGraw Hill StudySync Version for 7th Grade. Includes slideshow and student handout.

Give students extra support with these Argument Bell Ringers. Covers: Three types of reasoning: abductive, indictive, and deductive. Fallacies: Ad Hominum, Ad Populum, Hasty Generalization, Red Herring, Slippery Slope, Strawman, False Analogy, Circular Reasoning, Non Sequiter

Use this daily bell work to review figurative language and meaning. Includes 20 days of practice. Terms Include: Idiom, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification.

Use this daily bell work to review figurative language and meaning. Includes 20 more days of practice. Terms Include: Idiom, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification.

This is a planning tool with guiding questions that follow the gradual release model of "I do," "we do," "you do." This is good tool for teachers who need support for planning and scripting for daily instruction.

Certificates for ELA/Reading Benchmark proficiency. For 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Used for iReady Mastery Checks but not iReady specific.

Character and Setting Questions for after reading Eleven by Sandra Cisneros. Includes questions and answer key.

Doing walkthroughs on campus? Having teachers observe and leave each other feedback? Here is a quick way to leave some constructive feedback that is not overwhelming.

Literary Elements questions connected to the 6th Grade Florida Standards Benchmark. Students connect character and setting to plot development. Includes student handout and answer key.

This chart can be utilized while analyzing "The Wizard of Oz" and learning about Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey. It has the steps for the Hero's Journey, which scene you will find the step, and a place for the students to create an illustration. This chart could be given to the students without the middle column filled in, so that they can fill in the scenes that fit with each step as they read. This was created to use with 8th Grade Springboard, but obviously can be used without Spring

Questions to guide the viewing of Harrison Bergeron Film. Also has a creative writing component so students can rewrite the ending or write a continuation of the film 2081.

A handout for students to complete while watching the documentary I'm Still Here. Students will write a short description for different people impacted by the Holocaust. They will then analyze quotes from people during the time. This should not be done without prior knowledge of the Holocaust being taught to students. This is to supplement their learning.

This chart can be utilized while reading "The Giver" by Lois Lowry and learning about Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey. It has the steps for the Hero's Journey, which scene in the novel you will find the step, and a place for the students to create an illustration. This chart could be given to the students without the middle column filled in, so that they can fill in the scenes that fit with each step as they read. This was created to use with 8th Grade Springboard, but obviously can be

7.R.2.1 - Structure - Reading Informational Text This product was created for the purpose of reviewing important benchmark aligned vocabulary with Florida 7th Grade ELA students. Students will match vocabulary terms with their definitions, matching examples with the vocabulary term, and responding to a question with which term an author will use for a specific purpose. Includes an answer key.

Nature Inspired Weekly Planning Sheet. Can be used for teachers as a pre-planning sheet before lesson planning, weekly events, meal planning, family planning, and more. Not editable, available for printing.

Test taking strategies printable for your students or to blow up for the classroom. Help them "level up" during test using these strategies. Kids love the video game theme, and the steps are easy to follow.

Students learn about Dystopian societies and are challenged with creating a Utopian Society with a partner or small group. The challenging part is to come to a consensus in their partnerships or groups about ALL details. They students really enjoy this project, and it sparks a lot of healthy debate.

Four literature circle roles to use with ANY novel or text. My students have used these with The Outsiders, The Giver, The Diary of Anne Frank and more. Zip file includes Discussion Leader, Reporter, Diction Detective and Bridge Builder. The worksheets make discussion simple while maintaining rigor. Students will use evidence and commentary, create HOT questions, identify and explain tone and more.

Need a quick and simple semester one reflection and goal setting for semester 2? Get kids settle when they return from winter break with this assignment that has them look back at successes and stand out moments, and where they could improve from the previous semester, and then set goals for the second semester. These are cute glued into an interactive notebook or hung on the wall as a reminder of their goals for the semester.