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Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of the graphic novel Sisters by Raina Telgemeier? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this award-winning text. This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also r

Are you looking for a fun, interactive, student-led activity/ assessment for the end of Homeless Bird by Deborah Whelan? This resource contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with three additional questions they will ask if there’s time in their seminar. Finally, t

This product includes a chart for students to track platitudes as they read the novel. Afterwards, they will choose one of the platitudes to be the subject of a writing assignment. The essay prompt requires them to support the platitude with two examples from the novel and one from their life. Are you looking for an engaging activity to review the novel with your students? Check out my Question trail for Nothing But the Truth! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Avis-Nothing-But-The-

This is a 25- question quiz for chapters 10-12 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Students are given quotes broken down by chapter and need to identify the speaker. This will check that they've been keeping up with their reading and comprehending as they read. Please help my little business grow!Did you know that you can receive $ credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? Please leave a review at the product page or through "My Purchases" under "My Account" at TpT. Thank

This document is a quiz which contains 12 quotes from chapters 8 and 9 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Students must identify the speaker of the quote. A word bank of 10 names is included, but some names are used once and some are not used at all. It's a great quick assessment to check your students' understanding of the chapters. An answer key is included. Please help my little business grow!Did you know that you can receive $ credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? Pl

This product is a quiz with questions from chapters 1-3. I use it as a reading check to make sure my students are keeping up and understanding the text. There is a sequencing events section, a characterization matching section, and a true/ false plot section. There are 25 questions in total. I've formatted the quiz so it is on a half sheet of paper, with the first two sections on the front and the third on the back, so you will have to make double- sided copies and then cut them in half. An

This product has 3 parts. First, there is a hi-lighting activity that requires students to go back into an Argument Essay they've already written and color-code the different essential parts of their writing. You could post this assignment on Google classroom or project the directions onto the Smart Board. The second part is a checklist for Argument Writing. You will make a copy for each student. The students could use it themselves for self- assessment, OR they could switch and use it for

Students will learn about cause and effect by sorting quotes from the story into pairs. Each pair will include a cause and its effect. They will work together in small groups to complete this activity. Afterwards, there is a paragraph response reflection question asking the students to determine which set of quotes did the most to advance the plot and conflict. To prepare for this activity, you will need to cut the quotes into strips for each group. I have included directi

Are you looking for an interactive, student-led activity/ assessment for the end of Carol Matas's Daniel's Story? This file contains 2 different packets of Socratic Circle questions- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains 3 different questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with 3 additional questions they will ask if there's time in their circle. Finally, the packet has a page where ea

Are you looking for an interactive, student-led activity/ assessment for the end of Ellen This file contains 2 different packets of Socratic Circle questions- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains 3 different questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with 3 additional questions they will ask if there's time in their circle. Finally, the packet has a page where each student will monitor

Are you looking for an interactive, student-led activity/ assessment for the end of Avi's Crispin? How about a Socratic Seminar! This file contains 2 different packets of Socratic Circle questions- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains 3 different questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with 3 additional questions they will ask if there's time in their circle. Finally, the packet has

This 3-page document goes along with "Turkeys" by Bailey White, which is in the Pearson 6th grade yellow textbook that my district uses. There are 7 questions about Main Idea on the front, and a paragraph response on the back that requires students to use details and evidence from the text in their answer. I have included an example paragraph to use as a model. Please help my little business grow!Did you know that you can receive $ credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product

Are you in need of a way to encourage your students to come to class prepared and ready to read independently? Do you want to reward those who consistently do their best, and motivate those who could be doing better? Do you like to use self-assessment tools in class to hold your students accountable? Check out my rubric! This is an independent reading preparedness and preparation rubric I use to make sure students come to class prepared to read, and stay focused and respectful to their peers