Ms Kelly's Collection

Simplified and focused characterization and character analysis at the ready! You will getAcademic vocabularyAnalysis methodologyOpen ended, text evidence based questionsCharacter traits word lists Vocabulary development Creative, end-of-story/novel/poem assessments40 Task CardsThis product is to the point! Start with teaching the academic vocabulary. Move on to teaching and applying analysis techniques. Throw in vocabulary enrichment (we cannot rely on the same 5 words to describe every chara

A bundle of 40 questions you can use with any novel, short story, or poem! Questions range from basic comprehension to higher order thinking, including synthesis! For example- 'What is important to the protagonist' to 'Create a haiku about the antagonist'. Most questions rely on using text evidence. Not only do you get the task cards, I converted each question to its own (editable) slide. You can project one question at a time for a whole-class writing prompt or discussion.

CAFESQuID = 8 ways to add depth to essays/compositions without repeats! Students can use both creative wording (comparisons which uses figurative language) or text evidence from concrete research. Use these as posters in the classroom, a class copy booklet at students' desks, or print off and put in interactive journals. Each element of CAFESQuID has an explanation of and example. Worksheet included where students can draft CAFESQuID elements for their own essays. When ANALYZING mentor t

Whether your students are looking for figurative language examples in a text or are practicing writing figurative language, this is that easy "go to your notes" resource that provides the definition for 12 of the major figurative language types and gives an example for each. Print off for interactive journals. Print off for notes. Print off for classroom copy resources. Print off for posters on the wall. I kept a stack of "classroom copies" of my "figurative language bible" for my student

"Miss! How do I start my story?" "Miss...I don't know how to end it!" We all know that getting started is crippling for some students. We all know students will quit when their creative battery is out of juice. Here are two great anchor charts/handouts/interactive notebook notes to help your students along. Additionally, there are ready-made brainstorming pages. Have your students make a quick-list for each type to find which one has the most promise. There are ready-made drafting pag