English language arts
Any Novel: Plot Diagram and Prediction Log
Students map the plot of any novel they are reading, log predictions with text clues, and analyze conflict and cause and effect.
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English language arts
How the Writer Built It: Text Structure in a Passage About Honeybees
Students read an original informational passage about honeybee communication and identify the structure and purpose of each paragraph.
English language arts
PEEL It Apart: Writing an Analytical Paragraph
Students read a short original story passage, learn the PEEL paragraph structure, and build an analytical paragraph about a character.
English language arts
Socratic Seminar Prep Sheet for Any Text
Students prepare quotes and open questions about their current class text, then hold a respectful circle discussion and reflect on it.