A 10-slide presentation introducing 7th-grade literary devices with a "blueprint" theme. Includes visual definitions and examples for simile, metaphor, irony, imagery, characterization, point of view, and conflict.
A comprehensive answer key with visual diagram solutions, featuring corrected Reed-Kellogg structures for complex sentences and prepositional phrases.
A hands-on "drag and drop" alternative for print, providing enlarged diagram frames and component cards for a physical sentence building activity on a single page.
A sentence diagramming worksheet with three levels of increasing difficulty, plus a final challenge and a word bank to simulate interactive diagram building.
A visual guide to Reed-Kellogg diagramming, using an architectural theme to explain how to structure subjects, verbs, direct objects, and prepositional phrases.
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.