A 2-page fill-in-the-blank guided notes document for 7th-grade students, following the "Literary Blueprint" theme. Covers major literary devices with spaces for definitions, examples, and symbols.
A one-page guide for parents on helping middle schoolers master vocabulary, featuring context clue strategies (IDEAS), Greek and Latin roots, and academic vocabulary tips.
A resource list for parents featuring standard-aligned discussion prompts for fiction and non-fiction, along with a curated list of free digital literacy tools.
A one-page guide for middle school parents explaining the shift in literacy expectations from elementary to middle school, with actionable habits and standards-aligned tips.
A set of three printable reading strategy bookmarks for middle school parents, providing quick prompts for before, during, and after reading, evidence-based questioning, and making connections.
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. This version uses fixed-height elements and stable CSS to ensure reliability when printing.
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. This version uses fixed-height elements to ensure reliability when printing.
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.