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Created my own version and would like to share it. The following can serve as a template for you when making,"The Periodic Table of English Language Arts Elements' Bulletin Board. It can be modified and edited based on what you prefer and your needs. The product consists of 5 categories: Types of Writing- 5 Elements Figurative Language- 7 Elements Poetry Elements- 8 Elements Literary Elements- 17 Elements Types of Poetry- 12 Elements It also includes the title: The Periodic Table of English

The "We Beat the Street" Unit, is a 45 page unit that allows students to hone in on many different reading skills. Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of the novel by completing various activities, graphic organizers, reading check in's, and a summative assessment- project. The unit consists of the following items: 1. Pre-Reading Activity- Bias Statements and Mini Demographics Research 2. Vocabulary: Context Clues- Chapters 1-4, Chapters 5-8, Chapters 9-14, Chapters 15-22 3. J

The worksheets are all basic in design, and there are no frills; they are straight to the point. There is a link included for Google Docs as well. The novel study includes Vocabulary Practice, Vocabulary Quizzes with answer keys, EBSR Questions, Project Directions, and worksheets that focus on different skills per chapter. The skills are point of view, character traits, conflict, theme, figurative, and descriptive language.

The scavenger hunt is used to acquire prior knowledge about the author and other important elements of the story to have an in depth novel study. The following activity activates prior knowledge of the setting, historical context, and other plot elements that are found within "The Cay." Students will respond to the following questions within each section by examining and analyzing informational text that coincides with narrative elements from the story. Should a link not work, please notify me

Complements Holt McDougal" Literature- "Dog of Pompeii" Story 1.Vocabulary and Context Clues- Worksheet 2.Close Reading Questions- Graphic organizer 3.Center Activities- Direction Sheets, Activity Worksheets 4.(Setting, Analyzing Characters- Traits, and Descriptive and Sensory details- Letter) 5. Assessment- EBSR and Multiple Choice questions, applying vocabulary, and prose constructed response question (open-ended question) Common Core Standards- ELA 6-8 Student Objectives- Included

This product is a supplemental material that complements StudySync. The following product serves as a way for students to organize their thoughts for a comparative analysis on two different types of texts with the same overall topic. Students will also have to go back into the text and identify textual evidence to support their examples. The chart allows students to compare and contrast various topics through the texts that is a historical account about slavery in American history, in "Harriet

Hatchet Discussion Questions are to be answered in partners or groups. The questions are both procedural ( Comprehension and recall) and conceptual (Higher order thinking skills). Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text dist

Hatchet Bookmark Questions Students will respond to comprehension questions that coincide with each chapter of the story, Hatchet as they read. The comprehension questions will call for students to identify, examine, evaluate, infer, illustrate, analyze, and cite evidence when responding and answering. Should you want to give your students a test on the entire book of Hatchet, the bookmarks will definitely help and can act as a study guide as well.

Objective: Students will be able to compare and contrast "The Flight of Icarus" and "Arachne" themes by examining the story's events, characters, and actions. Students will complete the following areas for the test: Vocabulary Multiple Choice- EBSR Questions Graphic Organizer Prose Constructed Response Question Test can be modified, left as a Word document

“The Highwayman” by Alfred NoyesComplements StudySync---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Objectives:· SWBAT cite textual evidence to support an answer · SWBAT analyze how particular elements of a story/drama/poem interact with one another · SWBAT determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text; descriptively/figuratively Items included:· Close Reading & Comprehension Questions · Poetry Analysis- Figurative & D

The following worksheets correspond with Finding you Everest and the Rescue Services writing component for HMH. The vocabulary is coming from the "Finding your Everest" article in the Close Reader and the Unit 1: Argumentative Essay Common Core Assessment Component. The vocabulary was hand picked as well taken from the selection too. The quiz was made based on the skills necessary for state testing and standards per grade level; the questions are procedural as well as conceptual. As for the grap

Comparing Poetry The activity complements the HMH Collections. The two poems are called, "Ode to Enchanted Light" and "Sleeping in the Forest" from Collection 3. The activity includes: Graphic Organizer Basic Answer Key Comparison Essay Guidelines Comparison Essay Prompt Scoring Rubric Based on Structure of Essay Note:It would be beneficial to teach figurative language prior to comparing these two poems.

This product complements the HMH- Literature textbook. The assignment focuses on Apollo's Tree and the Story of Arachne. The assignments includes the following activities: Discussion Chart Context Clues Prediction Questions Comparing Chart The document is editable on Word. The document can also be found on Google Docs as well.

Instead of providing students with the posters of Book Genres, you can display them in a Periodic Table or in a Crossword puzzle. 1.Use crossword to create bulletin board of Book Genres; can also be interactive 2. Provide students with slide 1 and 2 to complete with interactive bulletin board 3. Create Periodic Table of Elements- 2 sections: fiction and nonfiction What's Included: 1.Letters for each word of the Crossword 2.Title of each section of table- Nonfiction or Fiction 3. Each term and de

Teachers will have choice in the projects that they construct for their independent reading novels or class novels. Students will have an array of choices such as creating a book review,story chains, interview, model an event (diorama),test, newspaper,diary, ad campaign,children's storybook/comic book,sequel, scrapbook, and their own idea. Rubrics are also included for each project as well as their project description.

I had a teacher over 20 years ago, give me a project similar to the one that I am sharing. Since I loved it so much then, I decided to recreate it. This project allows students to be creative when explaining their knowledge of the book they read independently. Students will be able to do the following: 1. Identify unknown vocabulary 2. Identify the "ingredients"- the characters of the book while explain each as well and describing the setting 3. Provide a rating for the book with a brief explan

The Snowglobe Rubric coincides with the narrative writing assignment. The rubric is out of 33 points; it consists of the 6+1 writing traits and few other topic areas.

Complements HMH Collections-Close Reader Objective for Reading:- Students will be able to identify features of a memoir and analyze the author’s style by responding to close reading questions. - Students will be able to determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text through the citing of evidence - Students will be able to determine the meaning of words or phrases including figurative language, and analyze the impact it has on the tone and mood of the text.

The activity/worksheet is to help students familiarize themselves with the set up of vocabulary questions seen on the PARCC assessment. The students will read a sentence and decipher the definition based on context clues. Also, students will be able to apply their knowledge of the word by completing other various question types. *There are only 5 questions, but 9 pages in total. These are just a preview to other worksheets I plan on making that are set up similarily to other PARCC questions.

This product focuses on the plot elements for the story Thank you, M'am. It consists of a variety of different worksheets for students to complete to practice their skills. The product can be downloaded as a Word document or you can use it through Google Docs as well. The product includes: 1. Vocabulary- Context Clues Worksheet 2. Vocabulary Practice Worksheet 3. Text Analysis Worksheet- Comprehension Questions 4. Extension Work Ideas -Analyzing Characters -Analyzing Plot -Expository Writing -