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Teaching literary devices. literature elements, and analysis through realistic fiction literature like The Outsiders, Freak the Mighty, and Ghost alongside literature interactive notebook lessons in middle school is broken down with this complete reading unit and novel study bundle.
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The digital and print unit includes 18 done-for-you literature lesson plans, daily interactive notebook lessons, literature reference pages, 50 realistic fiction literature analysis reading response examples with explanations and teaching for students, and book club resources and tools.
The accompanying novel studies are exactly what you need to teach your sixth seventh or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this realistic fiction book.
This middle school literature bundle uses the middle school and young adult novels Ghost, Freak the Mighty, and The Outsiders as mentor texts to teach students literature terms, literary devices, and literature analysis in a way that pushes them to read and write about realistic fiction narrative novels during independent reading and realistic fiction novel book clubs and literature circles.
REALISTIC FICTION LITERATURE UNIT DESCRIPTION:
Here’s what you’ll get:
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Realistic Fiction and Literature Unit: 18 Lesson Plans and Resources
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Daily Lesson Plan pacing guides, prep breakdown, and mentor text information
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15 different daily lesson plan slide presentations to accompany each interactive notebook lesson.
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Digital realistic fiction reading response student notebooks
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Digital Google Slides version of student interactive notebook lessons
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Editable and digital literature reading response grading rubrics
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Book Club formation forms, resources, book suggestions, and more!
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BONUS: Starbooks book tasting resource to form book clubs
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50+ different examples of reading responses differentiated by grade: Examples are labeled by text and not grade level so you can mix and match or choose your own texts.
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Sixth- Ghost by Jason Reynolds
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Seventh- Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
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Eighth-The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Not only will your students be learning and applying knowledge of literature and literary devices through daily lesson slides and interactive notebook lessons, but they will also be immediately applying their learning by writing literature text analysis responses daily.
No more, “I don’t know what to write,” or “I don’t understand the assignment,” because I have created over 50 examples of dystopian literature analysis responses and every literary device analysis reference tool for students.
Each lesson is broken down step-by-step for teachers and each example is broken down with explanations for students.
The realistic fiction unit is jam-packed with 18 different literature lessons:
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Pre-Lesson 1: Starbooks Realistic Fiction Novel Selection/Book Club Selections
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Pre-Lesson 2: Hard and Fast Figurative Language and Literature Terms
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Lesson One: Realistic Fiction Novels Point of View Impact
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Lesson Two: Realistic Fiction Novels Setting Impact
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Lesson Three: Realistic Fiction Novels Analyzing Character Traits
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Lesson Four: Realistic Fiction Novels Direct and Indirect Characterization
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Lesson Five: Realistic Fiction Novels Analyzing Theme
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Lesson Six: Realistic Fiction Novels Literary Inferences
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Lesson Seven: Realistic Fiction Novels Literary Conflict
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Lesson Eight: Realistic Fiction Novels Point of View vs. Perspective
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Lesson Nine: Realistic Fiction Novels Literary Text Structures
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Lesson Ten: Realistic Fiction Novels Inspiration from the Past
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Lesson Eleven: Realistic Fiction Novels Elements of Plot
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Lesson Twelve: Realistic Fiction Novels Figurative Language Analysis
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Lesson Thirteen: Realistic Fiction Novels Theme Development
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Lesson Fourteen: Realistic Fiction Novels Central Idea and Objective Summary
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Lesson Fifteen: Realistic Fiction Novels Multimedia Versions Analysis
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Lesson Sixteen: Realistic Fiction Novels Narrative Point of View
Each Lesson Has the Following Sections
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CCSS Learning Standards for 6th, 7th, and 8th
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Learning Target for Lesson
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Guiding Questions for Reading Responses
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Interpretive Question for Book Club Discussions
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Vocabulary
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Teacher Preparation (though all my examples can be used)
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Literature Interactive Notebook Lesson and Examples/Answer Keys
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Learning Period: Lesson, Read Aloud, and Modeling
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Reading Response Break Down
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Reading Response Display Slides to show students an example for each lesson.
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Different Reading Response Example for each grade with Unique Mentor Texts.
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Graphic organizer reading response options for all lessons
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Book Club Assignment
The Following Resources are Also Included for Implementation:
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Three Different Examples for All Reading Responses (6th- Ghost by Jason Reynolds; 7th- Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, and 8th- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton).
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Links to videos that teach or introduce each literature concept.
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Reading Response Slides to Be Displayed While Students are Reading and Writing
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Book Club Slides to Be Displayed During Book Club Meetings
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Graphic Organizers for all Reading Responses
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Literature Terms and Figurative Language Reference Notebook
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Literature Circle Forms, Implementation Resources, and Group Grading and Forms.
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Literature Editable Reading Response Rubrics
READING UNITS DESCRIPTION: GHOST, FREAK THE MIGHTY, AND THE OUTSIDERS
Teaching literature through Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, and/or The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary devices novel study.
These novel studies are exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response-focused format with this realistic fiction book.
This unit digs deep into EVERY SINGLE common core reading literature and main writing standard. These units were designed because I didn’t want to just “hit” the standards. I wanted to dig deep into every single standard multiple times throughout the year.
The backbone of these units is The Socratic Seminar, which pushes students to have discussions with their peers, about the novels (by using the guiding and interpretive questions provided) while using text-based evidence and critical thinking.
What files are included:
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Ghost 19 Lesson Reading Unit
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Freak the Mighty 16 Lesson Reading Unit
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The Outsiders 16 Lesson Reading Unit
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Teacher answer keys and vocabulary for all lessons.
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32+ Reading Response Examples for teachers and students to reference.
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12+ Literary Devices Mini-Anchor Charts or Student Reference Pages
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15+ Reading Response Graphic Organizers
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40+ page Implementation Teachers Guide: Socratic Seminar, Tips and Tricks, Pacing, Student Examples, FAQs, scripted lesson examples, etc.
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PowerPoint, JPEG, and PDF Display slides for all Guiding and Interpretive Questions
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Digital Student Reading Response Notebooks
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Editable PowerPoint Reading Response Rubrics: Differentiated by grade level.
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Editable PowerPoint Literary Nonfiction Reading Response Rubrics: Differentiated by grade level.
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Small group and individual conference teacher forms
Students’ thinking and discussions build a strong foundation of understanding for their reading responses (which will blow you away because of how much they grow throughout the year). This unit teaches your students about every single sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade CCSS literature standard in an engaging and thought-provoking unit, and all the work is done for you.
The 16 Outsiders lesson plans are:
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Pre-Lesson: Socratic Seminar Norms
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The Outsiders Day 1: Point of View
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The Outsiders Day 2: Plot
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The Outsiders Day 3: Central Idea
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The Outsiders Day 4: Characterization
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The Outsiders Day 5: Text and Poem Structure
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The Outsiders Day 6: Narrative Point of View
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The Outsiders Day 7: Theme
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The Outsiders Day 8: Theme
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The Outsiders Day 9: Characterization + Plot
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The Outsiders Day 10: Narrative Point of View
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The Outsiders Day 11: Characterization + Plot
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The Outsiders Day 12: Author’s Purpose
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The Outsiders Day 13: Movie Comparison
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Bonus Lesson One: Comparing Texts
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Bonus Lesson Two: Objective Summaries
The 16 Freak the Mighty lesson plans are:
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Pre-Lesson: Socratic Seminar Norms
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Freak the Mighty Day 1: Point of View
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Freak the Mighty Day 2: Plot
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Freak the Mighty Day 3: Character Traits
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Freak the Mighty Day 4: Characterization
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Freak the Mighty Day 5: Text Structures
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Freak the Mighty Day 6: Literary Conflict
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Freak the Mighty Day 7: Theme
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Freak the Mighty Day 8: Narrative Point of View
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Freak the Mighty Day 9: Characterization
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Freak the Mighty Day 10: Author’s Purpose + Theme
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Freak the Mighty Day 11: Author’s Purpose + Irony
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Freak the Mighty Day 12: Point of View + Theme
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Freak the Mighty Day 13: Movie Comparison
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Bonus Lesson One: Comparing Texts
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Bonus Lesson Two: Objective Summaries
The 19 Ghost lesson plans are:
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Pre-Lesson: Socratic Seminar Norms
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Ghost Day 1: Point of View
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Ghost Day 2: Author’s Purpose
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Ghost Day 3: Plot
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Ghost Day 4: Text Structure + Theme
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Ghost Day 5: Theme
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Ghost Day 6: Theme
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Ghost Day 7: Character Traits
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Ghost Day 8: Plot
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Ghost Day 9: Point of View
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Ghost Day 10: Plot + Inferences
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Ghost Day 11: Character Traits
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Ghost Day 12: Characterization
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Ghost Day 13: Narrative Point of View
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Ghost Day 14: Theme + Characterization
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Ghost Day 15: Theme + Plot
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Bonus Lesson 1: Audio Comparison
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Bonus Lesson 2: Comparing Texts
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Bonus Lesson 3: Objective Summaries
In each unit, your students will get tons of support and conversations from their peers, will be exposed to literature and vocabulary at or above their grade level, and become part of a reading community. Yet it still gives you the flexibility to work with groups of students at their particular reading levels.
Prep is quick and easy… Just review the guiding questions, print or display any reference materials, and you’re ready for an engaging and results-producing class period! There is no fluff and no busy work in my reading units.
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Christina B. says, “I am never disappointed by Martina Cahill! Her curriculums and activities have literally helped me develop my middle school ELA classroom in more ways than one. With that being said, this resource paired perfectly with her realistic fiction units for all 3 grades. LOVE LOVE LOVE!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brianna N. says, “I love how this unit mixes read aloud mentor novels with student independent reading or book clubs. It is the perfect combination of what I am looking to do in my classroom this year. Everything is organized into easy to follow daily lesson plans. Fantastic!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lucy M. says, “I haven’t used it entirely, but as a special education teacher, my plate is super full. This has helped me immensely so far. My students so far have really enjoyed using this resource! I teach SAI English for 7th and 8th grade and found a majority of it very digestible. Thanks so much!!”
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