This complete literature unit breaks down teaching literary devices and elements, encourages student discussion through realistic fiction book clubs, and scaffolds literary analysis through interactive literature notebook lessons in middle school.
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This digital and print unit includes 18 done-for-you lesson plans, daily interactive notebook lessons, teaching slides, literature reference pages, 50 realistic fiction literature analysis reading response examples with explanations and teaching for students, and book club resources and tools.
Each lesson is quick and easy to set up, and I have done ALL the work for you. You could even leave these lesson plans for subs.
Here's what you'll get:
- Realistic Fiction and Literature Unit: 18 Lesson Plans and Resources
- Pacing guides with teacher prep breakdown and mentor text information
- 17 teacher lesson slide presentations to accompany each interactive notebook lesson.
- Digital Google Slides student notebooks for reading responses and interactive notes.
- Reading response grading rubrics: Editable and digital
- Book Club Resources: formation forms, book suggestions, teacher guides, planning templates, and Starbooks book-tasting bundle
- 50+ Reading Response Examples differentiated by grade: Examples are labeled by text, not grade level, so you can mix and match or choose your own texts.
The Examples use the Following Texts: (Examples are labeled by text, not grade level, so you can mix and match or choose your texts):
- Sixth Grade: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
- Seventh Grade: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
- Eighth Grade: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Not only will your students learn and apply knowledge of literature and literary devices through daily lesson slides and interactive notebook lessons, but they will also immediately apply 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.
Teach two-three grades of middle school ELA? All lesson plans have unique examples for each grade level by using a different mentor text for each:
- Sixth Grade: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
- Seventh Grade: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
- Eighth Grade: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed on the daily pacing and prep guide, display my examples, andteach the lesson, and you're ready for middle schoolers who can write true dystopian literature analysis responses.
This unit is jam-packed with 18 different literature lessons:
- Pre-Lesson 1: Starbooks Novel Selection/Book Club Selections
- Pre-Lesson 2: Hard and Fast Figurative Language and Literature Terms
- Lesson One: Point of View Impact
- Lesson Two: Setting Impact
- Lesson Three: Analyzing Character Traits
- Lesson Four: Direct and Indirect Characterization
- Lesson Five: Analyzing Theme
- Lesson Six: Literary Inferences
- Lesson Seven: Literary Conflict
- Lesson Eight: Point of View vs. Perspective
- Lesson Nine: Literary Text Structures
- Lesson Ten: Inspiration from the Past
- Lesson Eleven: Elements of Plot
- Lesson Twelve: Figurative Language Analysis
- Lesson Thirteen: Theme Development
- Lesson Fourteen: Central Idea and Objective Summary
- Lesson Fifteen: Multimedia Versions Analysis
- Lesson Sixteen: Narrative Point of View
Each Lesson Has the Following Sections
- CCSS Learning Standards and Learning Targets for 6th, 7th, and 8th
- Guiding Questions for Reading Responses
- Interpretive Question for Book Club Discussions
- Lesson Vocabulary
- Teacher Preparation (though all my examples can be used)
- Literature Interactive Notebook Lessons with Examples, Answer Keys, and Teacher Slides.
- Pacing for Teacher Read Aloud and Modeling of Analysis Responses
- Reading Response Breakdown and three examples for each lesson
- Graphic organizer reading response options for all lessons
- Book Club Assignment