Learning With Rowan

32 weeks: 96 words of the week!!!!Purpose: Help students improve their command of language through daily vocabulary practice!What students do: 3 days a week, students will have a new wonderful word of the day. They will tell the part of speech; define the word; identify 3 synonyms; and identify 3 antonyms.On day 4 of the week, students will put their knowledge into practice through a writing prompt utilizing the 3 week's words.The last day of the week is a word puzzle utilizing the week's words

Included is a complete slideshow with examples of: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, Verbal Irony, Onomatopoeia, Imagery, Hyperbole, Idiom, & Symbolism. To go along with the slides is a guided notes sheet that helps students organize the content presented to them.

This unit is meant to be entirely student centered. It can be used for whole class novels, but is more geared towards independent reading or group novel reading. Students will have multiple checks as they read, things they need to identify and quizzes that THEY will create (that's right, they make the quizzes for you)! Included in this unit is: A group checklist for you to use when periodically checking in with each group. Teacher Tips & Direction sheets for the students to continually referenc

This is a comprehensive unit for the Novel Holes by Louis Sachar. There are seven activities included. It focuses on: Direct and Indirect characterizationSummaryMain Idea & Key DetailsComprehensionResearchPlot

This is a comprehensive unit for the novel, The Outsiders. The purpose of this unit is for students to learn close reading strategies, and gain a deeper understanding of how life impacts all of us differently, but, "Things are rough all over." Within this unit, you will find: Teacher Guide: This is an in depth teacher guide that is editable. It contains vocab words defined as well as pre-set spots for you to stop and ask students questions.Signposts Notes & Bookmark: These will help students ide