Book clubs are a great way to differentiate and offer students choices in what they read. We’ve been teaching them for years and there’s no better way to establish a respectful community of readers. We are offering this freebie to help other teachers get started with book clubs. Included in this FREEBIE… Our book club (or literature circle) record sheet will help you manage and organize several groups across several classes. Our clear and detailed rubric will help you set clear student expectations. Our example of a completed record sheet will give you an idea of how this tool can help you assess student comprehension.

The fantasy genre, a favorite among many students, is the perfect avenue to keep students engaged while learning important reading and writing standards. This 115-page/slide, unit includes: 2 colorful lesson presentations An Introduction to the Fantasy Elements Identifying Fantasy Elements in a Text Differentiated note-taking sheets Assessments A quiz of the fantasy elements 2 multiple choice assessments (also in self-correcting Google form versions) Answer Keys Two original fantasy short stories Comprehension activities to support independent reading of a fantasy novel A FUN interactive writing activity that helps students as they write their own fantasy story Graphic organizers Peer feedback form Rubric Other resources you might be interested in: Science Fiction Genre Study Unit Mystery Genre Study Unit Amari and the Night Brothers By B.B. Alston Novel Study Unit

This engaging grammar resource is the product of many years refining the teaching of phrases and clauses in a middle school classroom. These activities get students to the point where they are able to identify phrases and clauses, use phrases and clauses effectively in writing, and punctuate correctly. It really helps our students become knowledgeable, confident, successful writers too! INSIDE THIS RESOURCE, YOU WILL FIND… A List of Standards/Learning Objectives Teacher Information Pages 5 Editable, Review Lesson Presentations: Nouns Verbs Prepositions Conjunctions Subject/Predicate Printable Student Practice Pages Connected to all Presentations PRE and POST Assessments in Print and Google™ form Versions Review Quiz Editable, Step-by-Step Phrases and Clauses Slide Presentation More Printable Student Practice Sheets Punctuation Guidelines Page Answer Keys Links to Presentations and Digital Assessments**

Teach verbals, voice, and mood with this engaging, student-centered, standards-aligned unit. We’ve spent years refining the way we teach these grammar topics in our middle school classrooms and 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 enjoyable!) This resource helps students understand gerunds, infinitives and participles, passive and active voice as well as the various verb moods. INSIDE THIS RESOURCE, YOU WILL FIND… A List of Standards/Learning Objectives Teacher Background Information Pages for all Concepts Student Reference Sheet A 15-Slide Review Lesson Presentation on Verbs, Subjects, and Predicates An Engaging, Editable, 20-Slide Presentation Covering: gerunds, adjectival participles, and infinitives passive and active voice five verb moods 15 Printable Student Practice Pages 5 Review 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 Understanding Pronouns

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

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

Our Tone and Mood resource contains informative slide shows, writing activities, practice sheets, and assessments that help teachers save time as they teach students to understand the similarities and differences between these concepts. What’s inside… An editable Google Slides lesson presentation that clearly explains mood and tone Pacing guide 4 Student practice sheets Identifying the Mood graphic organizer (can be used with choice reading book) A visual writing prompt to practice Creating a Mood Identifying the Tone of a passage Adding Tone writing activity A student information page 3 Assessments on mood Answer keys

This resource helps you teach students how themes enrich the story, how symbols can add depth, and how motifs can enhance the overall meaning of a text. These engaging activities and readings will help students sharpen their analytical skills and develop a deeper appreciation for the art of storytelling. Inside this resource, you will find… A day-by-day lesson pacing guide An editable Google slide presentation providing an overview with examples of symbolism, motif, and theme 9 total practice sheets for all three concepts A fifteen-question multiple-choice assessment in both print and self-correcting Google form formats

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 “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 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 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 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

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

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.

Are you looking for “getting to know you” activities for older, adolescent learners? This no-prep, 45-page resource contains everything you need to get started with a new class. Here’s what’s included: 3 different versions of a Getting to Know You sheet Reading Interest Inventory Sheet Writing interest Inventory Sheet Letter to Myself Activity Wanted Poster Activity Heart Map Activity 2 Truths and a Lie Activity Also included: Digital Student Planner Parent/Guardian Survey (created using Google Forms) Student Interests Survey (created using Google Forms) Class Syllabus Template “Welcome to my class” Presentation Most of the materials are presented in a **print as well as in an editable, digital format **for maximum teaching flexibility.

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!

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