Stringbean Literature

Help kids understand how to analyze and decode Paired Passage questions! This slideshow uses 2 familiar fables so that kids can easily focus on the process of creating T-charts to fact check their answers against. This 10 slide slideshow has teacher's notes and animated transitions to control information flow. Perfect way to introduce strategy before moving on to an on-level paired passage as a group or individually.

Paper free poetry analysis! Assign, grade, and return through Google Classroom and never mess with paperwork. Teach students the TPFASTT method of analyzing poetry and then have the kids try their hand at analyzing a short poem. Perfect for Distance Learning.Use Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool" to teach the dangers of self-destruction and rebellion. The TPFASTT method is thorough, covering Title, Paraphrase, Figurative Language, Attitude, Shift, Title (again), and Theme. The poem's short length

Paper free poetry analysis! Assign, grade, and return through Google Classroom and never mess with paperwork. Teach students the TPFASTT method of analyzing poetry and then have the kids try their hand at analyzing a short poem. Perfect for Distance Learning.Use Tupac Shakur's The Rose That Grew In Concrete to teach messages of hope and perseverance through adversity. The TPFASTT method is thorough, covering Title, Paraphrase, Figurative Language, Attitude, Shift, Title (again), and Theme. T

I love to use this inventory at the beginning of the year to gauge how my students really feel about reading and to get an idea of what genre of literature circle novels to purchase.  With 20 questions, this thorough survey is perfect for teachers and paraprofessionals. This survey is appropriate for grades 4-8, and can easily be adjusted for high school. With this copy you will be able to tweak questions to get exactly the information you are looking for.  Assign this through Google Classroo

This Complex Sentence bundle includes a slideshow that introduces complex sentences using a humorous anecdote, and a worksheet. The slideshow is 7 pages long and also introduces subordinating conjunctions. The 10 question worksheet gives them amusing independent clauses to combine into silly sentences. They have 5 sentences to craft putting the dependent clause first, then 5 more to craft putting the independent clause first. The worksheet includes a brief review of complex sentences and subo

After students learn to recognize independent and dependent clauses, they often still need guided practice constructing proper complex sentences themselves. This 10 question worksheet gives them amusing independent clauses to combine into silly sentences. They have 5 sentences to craft putting the dependent clause first, then 5 more to craft putting the independent clause first. The worksheet includes a brief review of complex sentences and subordinating conjunctions. This worksheet can also be