Point of View and Perspective can be challenging to teach because each term is often used interchangeably. To make teaching easier and a little less stressful, we’ve created this 48-page, low-prep resource. Inside, you’ll find a slide show that has clear definitions and simplified examples to help you introduce students to the concepts of point-of-view and perspective. Here’s what you get… A day-by-day week-long lesson plan An editable Google slide presentation providing an overview of the five types of point-of-view as well as an overview of perspective and its influencing factors A note-taking sheet to keep students engaged during the presentation A point-of-view practice sheet A quiz to help students understand the factors that influence perspective A comprehension practice sheet that prompts students to identify and analyze a character’s perspective A fifteen-question multiple-choice assessment in both print and self-correcting Google form formats

Take the stress out of teaching pronouns with this engaging, student-centered, standards-aligned unit. This resource is a result of the many years we’ve spent refining the way we teach pronouns in our middle school classrooms. We’ve learned teaching grammar is a balance between introducing new concepts at a level most middle school students can grasp (without overwhelming them) while reinforcing their understanding of the fundamentals. Through the years, we have learned that when we get this balance right, grammar study really helps our students become knowledgeable, confident, and successful writers. (It can also be fun!) This resource helps students understand pronoun case, indefinite singular pronouns, relative pronouns, as well as reflexive and intensive pronouns. INSIDE THIS RESOURCE, YOU WILL FIND… A List of Standards/Learning Objectives Teacher Background Information Pages for all Concepts A Noun Review Lesson Presentation An Engaging, Editable, 27-slide Lesson Presentation Covering: possessive, subjective, and objective cases indefinite singular pronouns reflexive and intensive pronouns relative pronouns Fifteen (15) Printable Student Practice Pages Five (5) Printable Quizzes End- of-Unit Assessment in Print and Google™ Form Versions Answer Keys Links to Presentations and Digital Assessments Other resources you might like: Understanding Phrases and Clauses

December is full of holidays and this unit will help you explore them with your students in fun and engaging ways while meeting the standards. Start each class with a bell ringer then follow that up with a group writing activity centered around a holiday-themed prompt. Your students can spend a class designing a toy and telling a story from that toy’s point of view. They’ll also have the opportunity to work on nonfiction reading comprehension with five original informational articles about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Christmas in America, and Christmas in Australia. Each non-fiction article comes with a corresponding assessment featuring multiple-choice and constructed response questions. These activities are designed to give teachers choices. Activities last anywhere from 10 minutes to multiple classes. Each activity stands on its own or works as part of the mini-unit. If you teach one grade level or multiple grade levels across many sections, we’ve got you covered! Inside this Resource… Story Starter Activity Write-Around Activity The Secret Life of a Toy Writing Activity 5 Informational Articles Featuring: Hanukkah Christmas in the U.S. Kwanzaa Las Posadas Christmas in Australia Assessments: Multiple-choice/Constructed response (print & digital) Five Fun Bell Ringer Writing Prompts Story Writing Rubric Prompt Response Sheets Links to Digital Files Answer Keys and More! Another resource you might be interested in: End of (School) Year Activities

This novel study unit for Trash by Andy Mulligan has everything you need, including chapter summaries, to support your students as they read Mulligan’s exciting novel. In this Trash novel study, you will find: Chapter summaries in two formats, one for teacher use and the other to hand out to students if needed. Discussion questions that are organized by the reading strategies that make it easy for teachers to conduct book club meetings. Student Discussion Question Pages Comprehension Activity Sheets Vocabulary Quizzes Multiple Choice Quizzes for Each Section of the Book End of Unit Assessment Print and Digital versions of all quizzes, student discussion sheets, and comprehension activity pages! Answer Keys

This novel study unit for Two Degrees by Alan Gratz has everything you need, including chapter summaries, to support your students as they read Gratz’s thrilling novel. In this Two Degrees novel study, you will find: Chapter summaries formatted for teacher use & distribution to students. Supplemental Information SLIDES presentation Student discussion question pages Comprehension activities Vocabulary lists Vocabulary quizzes End of Novel, Multiple Choice Assessment (in Google form version too) Answer Keys This 120 page/slide unit is offered in both PRINT and DIGITAL formats. The structure of the unit allows for easy differentiation to help you support your students in class or in a distance learning environment. Another resource you might be interested in: Refugee by Alan Gratz Novel Study Unit

This novel study unit for Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds has everything you need to support your students as they read Reynolds’ award winning novel. In this Look Both Ways novel study, you will find: Chapter Summaries formatted for teacher use & distribution to students. Discussion Questions Comprehension Activities Vocabulary Quizzes Three Multiple-Choice Assessments (one every 3-4 chapters) and a comprehensive end-of-the-unit multiple-choice assessment. Student Discussion Question Worksheets End of the novel essay question Answer Keys Teacher Information pages Each chapter contains multiple leveled questions allowing the teacher to differentiate for all students. Another resource you might be interested in: Ghost by Jason Reynolds Novel Study Unit

This novel study unit for Ghost by Jason Reynolds has everything you need, including chapter summaries, to support your readers as they read Reynolds’ award winning novel. In the Ghost novel study, you will find: *** Chapter Summaries** formatted for teacher use & distribution to students. Discussion Questions Comprehension Activities Vocabulary Quizzes 5 Multiple Choice Assessments presented in both print and self-correcting Google form versions Student Discussion Question Worksheets End of the novel questions/activities Answer Keys Teacher Information pages Another resource you might be interested in: Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds Novel Study Unit

This novel study unit for Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston has everything you need to support your students as they read Alston’s engaging fantasy novel. In this Amari and the Night Brothers novel study, you will find: Chapter Summaries formatted for teacher use & distribution to students. Discussion Questions Comprehension Activities Vocabulary Quizzes Whole Book Multiple-Choice Assessment in print and self-correcting Google form version. Student Discussion Question Worksheets End-of-book essay question Answer Keys Comprehensive teacher Information pages Each chapter contains multiple leveled questions allowing the teacher to differentiate for all students. Another resource you might like: Fantasy Genre Study Unit

This novel study unit for Show Me A Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte has everything you need to support your students as they read LeZotte’s historical fiction novel. In this Show Me A Sign novel study, you will find: Chapter summaries presented in two ways-(for teacher use and student use) Supplemental Information presentation (created in Google Slides) Historical Background Information Student discussion question pages Comprehension activities Vocabulary lists Vocabulary quizzes End of Novel, Multiple Choice Assessment (in print and Google form version) Answer Keys This unit makes it easy for you to differentiate and support your students! It’s offered in bot PRINT and DIGITAL formats!

This novel study unit for “Maizy Chen’s Last Chance” by Lisa Yee has everything you need to support your students as they read Yee’s award winning novel. In this Maizy Chen’s Last Chance novel study, you will find: **Chapter summaries *** presented in two ways- one for teacher use and another for student use Supplemental Information presentation (created in Google Slides). Student discussion question pages Comprehension activities Vocabulary lists Vocabulary quizzes Extension question writing activity End of Novel, Multiple Choice Assessment (in print and Google form version). Answer Keys This unit is offered in both print and digital formats.

Students love science fiction and this Science Fiction Genre Study unit makes it easy to immerse them in this interesting genre. This month long unit is always a great hit in our classrooms! This 130 page/ slide Science Fiction genre study unit is presented in both print and digital formats and includes the following: 2 colorful lesson presentations An Introduction to the characteristics of science fiction Two original science fiction short stories to help teach the characteristics of science fiction. Identifying science fiction characteristics in a text Differentiated note-taking sheets Assessments A quiz of the science fiction terms 2 multiple choice assessments (also in self-correcting Google form versions) Answer Keys Other resources you might like: Unwind by Neal Shusterman Novel Study Unit The Last Cuentista Novel Study Unit

This novel study unit for THE LAST CUENTISTA by Donna Barba Higuera has everything you need to support your students as they read Barba Higuera’s science fiction novel. In this The Last Cuentista novel study, you will find: **Chapter summaries **formatted for teacher use & distribution to students. Supplemental Information SLIDES presentation Student discussion question pages Comprehension activities Vocabulary lists Vocabulary quizzes End of Novel, Multiple Choice Assessment (in Google form version too) Answer Keys This is unit is offered in a print and digital format so you can upload digital student sheets to a learning management system. The structure of this resource allows for easy differentiation to help you support your students in class. Other resources you might be interested in: Science Fiction Genre Study Unwind by Neal Shusterman Novel Study Unit

This novel study unit for “The Door of No Return” by Kwame Alexander has everything you need to support your students as they read Alexander’s important new novel. In the The Door of No Return novel study, you will find: Chapter summaries formatted for both teacher use & distribution to students Supplemental information presentation Student discussion question pages Comprehension activities Vocabulary lists Vocabulary quizzes Extension essay question End of Novel, Multiple Choice Assessment (also in Google form version) Answer Keys

This novel study unit for City Spies by James Ponti has everything you need to support your students as they read Ponti’s mystery/thriller novel. in this novel study for City Spies, you will find: Chapter summaries presented in two ways-one for teacher use and another one for student use. Supplemental information presentation (created in Google Slides). Student discussion question pages (print and digital formats) Comprehension activities (print and digital formats) Vocabulary lists Vocabulary quizzes 2 Extension question writing activities End-of-Book, multiple-choice assessment (in print and Google form version). Answer keys Learning targets Character list Another resource you might be interested in: Mystery Genre Study Unit

This novel study unit for The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani has everything you need to support your students as they read Hiranandani’s historical fiction novel. In this The Night Diary novel study, you will find: *** Chapter summaries** presented in two ways-one for teacher use and one for student use Supplemental Information presentation (created in Google Slides) Informational page about the politics behind the story Student discussion question pages Comprehension activities Vocabulary lists Vocabulary quizzes Differentiated extension question writing activity End of Novel, Multiple Choice Assessment (in print and Google form version) Answer Keys This resource makes it easy for you to differentiate and support ALL of your students!

This novel study unit for Clean Getaway by Nic Stone has everything you need (including chapter summaries) to support your students as they read Stone’s acclaimed novel. In this Clean Getaway novel study, you will find: Chapter Summaries formatted for teacher use and for distribution to students. Discussion Questions Comprehension Activities Vocabulary Quizzes Whole book Multiple Choice Assessment (in Google form version too!) Student Discussion Question Worksheets End of the novel extension questions Answer Keys Historical Topic SLIDES presentation Links to Digital Files Each chapter contains multiple leveled questions allowing the teacher to differentiate. Other resources you might be interested in: Ghost by Jason Reynolds Novel Study Unit Look Both Ways by Jason Reynold Novel Study Unit

Make Halloween week fun for your middle school students with this standards-based, activity filled, ELA resource. Start each class with an engaging bell ringer then follow that up with a group writing activity around a Halloween-themed prompt. You can have your students create a monster and tell that monster’s story from its point of view. Work in some reading comprehension with an original, light-hearted, Halloween story and corresponding multiple-choice assessment. Then finish things up with a quick trick-or-treat themed grammar review. These activities are designed to give teachers choices and include activities that last anywhere from 10 minutes to multiple classes. Each activity stands on its own or works as part of the mini-unit. If you teach one grade level or multiple grade levels across many sections, we’ve got you covered! Included: Story Starter activity Write-Around activity The Secret Life of a Monster Writing Activity Reading Comprehension activity (with multiple choice test) Grammar activity A week of Halloween Bell Ringers Story Writing rubric Prompt response sheets Links to Digital Files Answer Keys Most of the materials are presented in print as well as in a digital format for maximum flexibility. (Created using Google Slides) Other resources you might be interested in: December Holidays Activities

This novel study unit for Refugee by Alan Gratz has everything you need, including chapter summaries, to support your students as they read Gratz’s acclaimed novel. In this Refugee novel study, you will find: Chapter summaries formatted for teacher use & distribution to students. Detailed background information pages Comprehension questions Vocabulary lists Vocabulary quizzes Answer keys Comprehension practice sheets Analyzing figurative language Using context clues Understanding the setting Character traits Character growth Visualization Connections Student Discussion question pages End of Novel Multiple-choice assessment in print and self-correcting Google form version. Link to digital files. Other resources you might be interested in: TWO DEGREES by Alan Gratz Novel Study Unit The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander Novel Study Unit

Leverage students’ enthusiasm for graphic novels and meld it with research and informational writing! This resource not only helps teachers teach the elements of graphic novels such as splash pages, frames, use of color, close ups etc., It also teaches narrative elements such as characterization and dialog. This month-long, 160 page/slide graphic novel unit will guide you through teaching your students all about graphic novels, their unique elements and how to convert traditional text into a graphic novel format. Students will learn how to read and analyze graphic novels for their literary aspects then create a research-based graphic novel biography. Although this resource contains lessons focused on how to create a biography graphic novel, you can easily adapt the lessons to teach your students how to convert stories, personal narratives or other types of informational text into a graphic novel format!* This resource was created using Google slides. WHAT’S INSIDE: Pacing Guide Standards List 4 Lesson Presentations *Introduction to Graphic Novel Elements *Graphic Novel vs. Novel- Literary Elements (Setting, Dialog, Mood, Traits) *How to Create a Graphic Novel Activity *Biography Graphic Novel Project Reading Comprehension Activity Sheets Assessments with answer keys Applying Graphic Novel Elements Practice Storyboard Research Planning Pages Ten Unique Graphic Novel Layout Templates Graphic Novel Biography Project Checklist Rubric Links to Digital Files Other resources you might be interested in: Middle School Narrative Writing Unit Character Traits Resource