War and Peace Unit – Middle School Historical Paired Reading, Print and Digital

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Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to pair historical novels about war and peace with meaningful texts, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to offer a solid unit that explores the themes of peace, war and hope?

Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with paired texts (article, poem, short story) and inspiring writing prompts and bell ringers?

Think about what a difference it would make if you started using the War and Peace unit in your class! It includes:

1. 3 Bell Ringers with Instructions

• Picture Writing Prompt
• Quick Write from Inspiring Quote
• Journal Entry – Personal Response

2. Informational Text Reading:

• Article Passage – An Acceptable Peace in Ukraine
• Before and After Reading Open Ended Questions
• Define The Words
• Multiple Choice Questions
• 3-2-1 Exit Slip

3. Poetry Reading:

• Poem Text – In Flanders Fields – John McCrae
• Poem Annotation & Analysis Template with instructions and suggestions
• One Pager Poetry Response Template – The FAN

4. Short Story Reading:

• A Son of the Gods by Ambrose Bierce – full text with first impression
• A Bird’s Eye View – One Pager
• Sentence Stems – inferring writing activity
• 5 Words – quick analysis activity
• End It Your Way – writing activity
• Relationship Illustration – graphic and writing activity
• Comic Strip – graphic novel style representation of the short story
• Short Story Bingo Game Choice Board – 25 activities for the short story

5. Writing Response:

• Argumentative Writing Prompt
• Informative Writing Prompt
• Narrative Writing Prompt

6. Answers and Rubrics:

• MCQ Answers
• Poem Analysis Suggestions
• Argumentative Writing Rubric
• Informative Writing Rubric
• Narrative Writing Rubric
• Bingo Choice Board Rubric

7. Google Slides version – please follow the instructions in the resource.

You can cover a multitude of reading and writing war and peace activities aligned to CCSS in one single resource. Your students will benefit of engaging paired texts that offer a wide perspective on the topic.

You will get a varied historical curriculum choice to integrate in ELA classes lesson plans or sub plans without extensive preparation for the class. You can either print the worksheets or use digital tools such as the Google Slides version.

You get rubrics focused on performance with clear indicators of mastery at all levels and teacher’s personalized comment section with writing space for improvement observations and recommendations. You can save time and you can mix and match the activities according to your needs.

Why don’t you give it a try? Click on the “Add to cart” button and you can use it right away!