A structured peer-review worksheet for 7th-grade students to evaluate their classmates' introductions using the H.I.T. strategy, featuring specific sections for the hook, background info, and topic statement.
A single-page book review worksheet where students can rate 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963', provide their own plot summary, and identify their favorite and least favorite moments.
A comprehensive answer key for teachers comparing the book and movie versions of 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham', featuring character changes, plot adjustments, and ending variations.
A single-page student worksheet featuring a category-based comparison table to analyze differences between 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham' novel and its movie adaptation.
A facilitation guide for teachers, providing a suggested lesson flow, discussion prompts, and strategies for addressing common student misconceptions about figurative language.
Teacher answer key for the Scene Study Worksheet, providing clear identifications and sample explanations for each figurative language example.
A practice worksheet where students identify simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole in sentences inspired by movies, music, and school life. Includes space for explanation of meaning.
An engaging slide deck introducing simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole using movie, music, and school-life examples. Features a cinematic theme with "Spot the FigLang" practice slides.
Teacher answer key for the multiple-choice 'Element Interaction' worksheet, providing correct answers and rationales for RL.7.3. Revised to fit on a single page.
A complete, all-in-one literary analysis packet for 'The Iron Lantern's Secret', featuring the full text on one page, followed by multiple-choice questions focusing on RL.7.3 and a critical thinking extension. Revised for optimal layout and student work area.
A poem drafting worksheet for students to curate their collected words and assemble their final 'found' poetry stanzas, including a reflection section.
A student field journal for the 'Stanza Scout' nature walk, featuring sections for sensory observations, noun/verb collection, and a visual artifact sketch area.
A visual slide presentation for 'The Stanza Scout' lesson, defining found poetry, outlining sensory scouting techniques, and providing guidelines for the nature walk and poem construction.
A detailed teacher's lesson plan for 'The Stanza Scout' poetry unit, including objectives, CCSS standards, required materials, and a step-by-step instructional guide.
A visual presentation for teaching Chapters 14 and 15 of *The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963*, focusing on sensory analysis, character motivation, and the R.A.C.E. strategy.
A teacher's answer key and guide for the Chapter 14 and 15 analysis of *The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963*, featuring exemplary R.A.C.E. responses and discussion prompts.
An exit ticket for Chapter 15 of *The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963*, requiring students to explain Kenny's motivation for hiding in the Pet Hotel using the R.A.C.E. strategy.
An exit ticket for Chapter 14 of *The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963*, prompting students to analyze the use of sound and silence to create mood using the R.A.C.E. strategy.