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This product includes a handout for students to use when exploring the theme of a text. It features a brief definition of theme, components that contribute to theme, and space for doodling! I have used this as a formative assessment after already introducing the idea of theme, but it could also be used as a more introductory activity. Please feel free to leave feedback and let me know how you utilized this one-pager with your own students!

This product includes a handout for students to use when exploring dialogue within a text. It directly aligns to CCSS RL.8.3, but could be useful with many other standards and nearly any text! This front-and-back notes sheet provides room for a quote from a text and written responses to analyze it. There are two versions - one that is lined and one that is not. Please feel free to leave feedback and let me know how you utilized this one-pager with your own students!

This purchase includes a link to a Google Slides presentation complete with over 50 slides. Once copied, the presentation can be arranged to fit the needs of students. The product includes a unique reading inventory, goal setting slides (designed to fit a school year broken into quarters, semesters, or trimesters), and reflective reading activities. Any slides that are not necessary can be deleted once the copy has been made. Each slide contains speaker notes with directions for the teacher and

Are you introducing literary analysis to your students? Are you reviewing the components of strong literary analyses? Regardless of your stage in the lit analysis learning process, this is the perfect game for your students. Engagement will be at its highest when your students participate in CCSS-aligned literary analysis Spoons either at a station or as a whole class. This set of cards contains the components of a literary analysis paired with visual memory tools and guiding questions. Though t

Looking for a way to promote the culture of reading in your classroom in a meaningful and effective way? Book Brags could help you do so in as little as 5-10 minutes! This product includes over 10 different variations of the original Book Brag including rainbow, marble, canvas, black and white, and more. Simply cut out the page of 4 Book Brags and start writing with your students! Readers will get a chance to share their favorite aspects of a loved book and get amazing book recommendations from