I am certified to teach English for grades 6-12 and mathematics for grades 5-9. I create resources for these subjects among others .
I am the owner of Middle School novel Units Inc. and Creativity in the Classroom
I am certified to teach English for grades 6-12 and mathematics for grades 5-9. I create resources for these subjects among others .
I am the owner of Middle School novel Units Inc. and Creativity in the Classroom
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
These are graphic organizers for students to use while studying the book.
Answers are included for the following elements: parts of speech, point of view, setting, tone, theme, mood, plot summary, protagonist, conflict, and the climax.
I hope you enjoy using these colorful graphic organizers for
this book.
If you do not have the ability to print in color or prefer not to, they may be printed in black and white.
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for this Book
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
I also included a handout of story elements to be used in
conjunction with the Story Elements graphic organizer.
In addition, I included 2 blank graphic organizer templates for you to use to create your own. One is for 3 topics and one is
for 4 topics.
This is a novel unit created by Creativity in the Classroom to cover many of the Common Core Standards for grades 4-8.
Types of activities included in our units:
Literature Circle Roles
• Powerful Passage Locator
• Character Definer
• Illustrator
Activity for Thought: A Great Beginning
Handout of Story Elements
Main Events
A Change of Scenery
Prepositional Phrases
Subjects and Predicates
Fun with Figurative Language
Words, Words, Words!
The Power of Inference: The Educated Guess
Point of View: How important is it?
A New Point of View
Main Idea and Details
Quotations
Paraphrasing
Antagonist, Protagonist, Mood, and a Character
Predictions
Comparison and Contrast
Character Event and Picture
A Guest for Dinner and Chapter Summary
Main Idea and Textual Evidence
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
Character Activities
Nouns: Common, Proper; Singular and Plural; Abstract and Concrete
Thought Questions
Text dependent Questions
Parts of Speech:
• Nouns
• Adjectives
• Verbs
• Pronouns
• Prepositional Phrases
Create a Bookmarker
Subjects and Predicates
A Good Ending?
Theme
Final Open Book Test
Story elements Quiz
Answers to Story Elements Quiz
Rubrics for Writing Activities
Rubric for the Final Test
Answers for Grammar Activities and Other Activities with Specific Answers
Answers to Prepositional Phrases Activity
Answers to Subjects and Predicates Activity
Common Core ELA Standards for Reading Literature CCRA.RL.1 CCRA.RL.2 CCRA.RL.3 CCRA.RL.4 CCRA.RL.6
Common Core ELA Standards for Language: CCRA.L.1 CCRA.L.2
Common Core ELA Standards for Writing: CCRA.W.2 CCRA.W.3 CCRA.W.4
This is a combined that contains everything you need to teach ANY novel and more! Included in the unit are pre-reading, active-reading and post-reading activities with grammar lessons, literary activities, a literary terms and elements matching quiz, a final essay test with grading rubric, and other activities just for fun!
Our units are aligned to many of the Common Core Standards, including inference, main idea, elements of a story, and more!
125+ pages
Types of activities included in our units:
Literature Circle Roles
Active Reading Chapter Notes
Pre-reading, active reading, and post reading activities
Character Activities
Creative Activities
Climax and Rising and Falling Action
Author Study
Subjects and Predicates
Point of View
Main Idea and Details
Quotations
Paraphrasing
Antagonist and Protagonist
Mood
Predictions
Narrative and Dialogue
Writing Chapter Summaries
Character Activities
Thought Questions
Parts of Speech:
• Nouns
• Adjectives
• Verbs
• Pronouns
• Prepositional Phrases
Final Essay Test
Rubric for Final Essay Test
Matching Quiz on Literary Terms and Elements of a Story
Answers to Matching Quiz on Literary Terms and Elements of a StoryAnswers for Grammar Activities
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements
This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers:
READING CONTRACT
READING LOG
Character Traits
One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough
Problem and Solution
DETAILS, DETAILS
Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher
Character Study
Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live
Author Study
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Chapter Details
A Picture of Your Favorite Event
Main Idea
Rising and Falling Action
Predictions
New Vocabulary
Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to
the Main Character’s Personality Traits
Conflict and Resolution
About the Book
Parts of Speech
Details
Story Elements