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This is a Independent Reading Assignment - Just print and hand out! Three expectations in this project; Reading, Response Journal, and an Final Project. The focus is on using reading strategies to help students enjoy reading! This also provides students with choices, to ensure engagement. Contains rubric for final project. I typically have students work on their Independent Reading Assignment for the first 15 - 20 minutes of class! Keywords: Silent Reading, Reading, Reading Journal, DE

Famous Musicians and Composers - Inquiry Research Project - Independent WorkbookWant your students to try project-based learning? This printable workbook guides students through the steps for conducting research on a famous musician or composer. This project provides students with flexible choices and opportunities to take ownership over their learning. Students will:decide on an artistbrainstorm inquiry questionsfind resourcestake notes to answer sub-questionscreate an original productpresent

Printable workbook with various activities such as final projects, rubrics, quiz, links to poems, videos, and a culminating spoken word Poetry Slam! In this unit, students focus on the essential questions "What is Poetry?" and "What is good poetry?" Students have the opportunity to analyze poetry, and also try their hand an writing poetry. This unit give students a lot of choice in creating and analyzing poems that are engaging and meaningful! Keywords: Poetry, poet, poetry slam, printable,

In this scenario, students will use advertising techniques to create a print advertisement fit for a magazine! Assignment task, details, and rubric assessment are provided. Just print and hand out to students. They really enjoy being able to use their creativity to create an effective ad! I generally find some ads from magazines and post them around my classroom for a gallery walk. After the gallery walk, students use the questionnaire to analyze one of the ads in depth. Contents: - List

In this printable workbook unit, students will be immersed in reading and analyzing a number of memoirs by various authors. Then, they will go through the writing process to create an inventory of their own memories and select a memory to write their own personal memoir narrative. Contains links to published memoirs, memoir analysis assignment, assessment, major narrative memoir essay, rubric, and six world memoir activity. Click here to visit my store!

Designed for use in a Middle Years class, this is a fun project students love! A project that lets students try their hand at creating the ultimate society. Develop cartography skills (map-making) and create a national anthem. Consider how inhabitants can develop a high quality of life, and what kind of human rights code leads to the ultimate utopia! This ties in to Social Studies and English standards. As there are three parts to this group project (create a map, create a national anthem, a

Memoir & Narrative Writing Mentor Texts and PromptsThis is a collection of 15 Mentor Texts to use with your students while studying personal narrative or memoir writing. Each text has an area of focus and a writing task included, so students can respond to each mentor text. I generally have my students: Read the Mentor TextWrite annotation on the mentor textDiscuss the piece in small group and as a whole classWrite their own piece inspired by the mentor text. My students' writing has improved s

This assignment contains handouts for students to first identify and analyze great children's stories. Next, they evaluate criteria for making good children's stories. Finally, they will create their own children's stories. Graphic organizers for planning, preparing, reviewing, and assessing are provided! Just print and hand out! Keywords: Creative writing, writing, children's story, stories, fiction, target audience, assessment, rubric, middle years

25 Weeks of Journal Prompts for Middle or High School Students. This printable is really easy to use! Students will enjoy the variety of topics to write about. This workbook gives students the opportunity to write persuasive, opinion, and reflective pieces. These also provide really great starting points for class discussion after they write. Each week has an individual rubric to keep track of student progress. This is set up so you can print out the entire 25 weeks and one large workbo

This printable workbook or interactive journal unit includes handout notes on short story terms, an in-depth focus on the elements of fiction, a group poster project, quizzes, tests, and a major short stories project. This unit is designed to work with any short story! I usually gave my students a choice of short stories found in textbook anthologies and those found on the internet. Keywords: Short Stories, Poster, Collaborative, Handout, Printable, Test, Quiz, Terms, Writing, Reading, Theme

Teaching Lord of the Flies? This totally printable workbook is super easy to use! This unit contains everything you'll need to have your students loving William Golding's classic novel! Included in this unit: - Anticipation Guide - Informational Articles on WWII - Chapter Worksheets (Vocabulary, Summary, and Critical Thinking) - Essay Topics - Final Project Choice Grid - Reading Strategies - Character Analysis Sheets - Theme Splash Sheets

This printable leads students through the process of writing a literary analysis essay. I use this in my short stories unit, and have the students write a formal literary analysis essay, focusing on analyzing the theme. This literary analysis essay printable guides students through the process of writing a solid introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Rubric is also provided. Students have mentioned how helpful this is, and use it as a guide, year after year. Click here to visit my

This is a collection of activities to do in the first days of school. This would be excellent to give to students in late elementary or middle years students. Could be adapted easily for high school students as well. The focus is on getting-to-know-you activities such as letter writing, interviews, and student search activities. Everything is ready to print and give to your new students! Keywords: First day, First Week, Introductions, Printable, Worksheets, Letter writing, Interviews, Back

Cornell Note Taking Strategy Template Printable Print out this easy-to-use template for your students as they use Cornell method of note taking! Contains sections for Cue Words, Note Taking, and Summary.

Genre Inquiry Creative Writing Project This is a long term creative writing project for students that really allows them to develop their skills as writers. Students first pick a genre or writing format that interests them. Then, they spend time researching that format (history, text features...). Then, they pick three texts from within that genre to study. Finally, students create their own original piece that integrates their learning from their study. My students loved this assignment. We e

Just print and hand out this Of Mice and Men unit! During this unit, students will keep a daily journal focusing on reading strategies they will share in groups. A number of activities are included such as character facesbook profiles, movie viewing and reviewing activities, web-research activities, focus questions, and more! Also, a final project where small groups are turned into film companies, to do everything but film a movie adaptation! Keywords: Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck, Novel Stud

Current Events Presentation - Students teach about the news!Do you want your students to actively engage with current events? Are you looking for ways to have your students interact with the world around them? In this project, students pick a current issue in the news, analyze it, and create a digital presentation (Video, Powerpoint...) to teach the class about the issue. In my class, I have students work in pairs, and each morning, a different pair presents. Each presentation involves some cla

Identity Infographic - Introduction ActivityIn this assignment, students get to write about themselves, and also put their technology skills to work (...although this could be done with no tech, too!) In this writing assignment, students will create an infographic that illustrates moments and events that have shaped them into who they are today. Students pick 7 - 10 events, write about the event and why it was significant, and include a picture or image for each event. Then, they arrange this in