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Adult education close reading activities
MURDER MYSTERY BUNDLE - 10 MURDER MYSTERIES TO SOLVE
This is a bundle of my two products. It contains ten murder mysteries for the students to solve. Students need to solve the mysteries by analyzing clues and testimonies. Fun activities that the whole class can enjoy when learning about detective stories or at any time during the school year. Solution and the instruction to each case included.
Two products can be purchased separately:
MURDER MYSTERY I.
MURDER MYSTERY II.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Rhetorical Appeals in Movie Speeches - Ethos, Pathos, Logos Analysis Activities
Let's face it, sometimes our rhetoric units aren't the most engaging ones of the year. Students often get bored quickly with historical speeches and other dry informative texts. While it is important to teach these valuable rhetorical documents, students will definitely appreciate some relevant and exciting analysis materials too. These movie speech worksheets present the perfect opportunity you need to get your students actively engaged with speech analysis. By interacting with iconic films, ol
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
This One Pager Bundle is a great deal if you are a fan of the one-pager project like me!One-pagers are the highlight reel of a student’s analysis regarding a particular subject. It requires them to really asses what is the most essential information, such as the most important quotes, symbols, themes, or connections... among many other things.One Pagers are awesome for so many reasons... here's a few:They are an appealing alternative to the traditional worksheets.They make great summative tools
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" Activities, Exams, Quizzes, Vocab - UNIT
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee literature novel guide: lessons, tests, and creative activities created and written by Tracee Orman. I've included EDITABLE files (in Microsoft Word) so you can customize the resources to suit the needs of your students.This unit IS included in my To Kill a Mockingbird Teaching Unit and Interactive Notebook Unit Growing BundleThe unit includes:• Introduction activities, including To Kill a Mockingbird KWL Introduction Activity• List of vocabulary words and def
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Modest Proposal Satire Study: Fun Lesson Plan + Teaching Satire with Examples
Make A Modest Proposal relevant and fun with this engaging satire study! Not only will students better comprehend the challenging text, but they will also be equipped to write their own mini modest proposal for a issue or injustice they the care about in today's world. Whether you are teaching A Modest Proposal digitally or in print, this satire unit will have you covered!You will get:⭐ The full text of A Modest Proposal in a guided reading format⭐15 questions and active reading tasks for A Mode
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"Firework" by Katy Perry Poetry Terms Figurative Language Activities
Figurative Language and Poetic Devices/Poetry Terms Identification using Katy Perry's "Firework"Use Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to teach figurative language, sound devices, and other poetry terms. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find.Updated to include additional exercises for more in-depth learning and making connections to the text! Those I've pointed out in this exercise include:alliteration, anaphora, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Murder Mystery - Solve two murder mysteries by Agatha Christie
This download contains two murder mysteries written by Agatha Christie broken down to clues and testimonies so the students can try to solve them.
The mysteries included are:
1. Sparkling Cyanide
- detailed teacher's instructions, solution to the case
- worksheet for students
- 26 clues
2. After the Funeral
- detailed teacher's instructions, solution to the case
- worksheet for students
- 8 testimonies to infer information from
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Famous Love Letters: A Close Reading & Creative Lesson for Valentine's Day
This lesson by Bespoke ELA is a great lesson to use in February to celebrate Valentine's Day in a unique and creative way that is sure to engage students!Task:To analyze how famous love letters use language, literary and rhetorical devices, and imagery to convey a message about love.Enduring Understandings:Students will understand how language, literary and rhetorical devices, and imagery affect a letter's meaning.Students will learn about famous people from history through the lens of their rel
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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How to Write a Research Paper for Beginners APA & MLA Bundle - Middle & High
Research Paper Bundle has both my APA and MLA units! Teach the research paper in either or both formats from start to finish! This could also be used to compare the two formats since different teachers prefer different formats.**UPDATED TO 9th EDITION MLA.The research paper is my least favorite unit to teach. It is cumbersome, multifaceted, and exhausting because students have such a difficult time grasping the concepts at first. Therefore, I constructed this unit for those of us who need an e
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Critical Lenses to use with ANY Fictional Text!
Sometimes it takes a little tactile learning to grasp difficult concepts. This lesson uses fun props as a way to teach students how to analyze literature through critical lenses. This lesson also includes examples for each lens from Harry Potter.
You will get:
8 Critical lenses with explanations for each lens
*Religious Connection Lens
*Psychoanalytical Lens
*Feminist or Gender Lens
*Historian Lens
*Archetype or Narratology Lens
*Marxist Lens
*Reader Response Lens
*New Criticism Lens
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
READING COMPREHENSION MIDDLE SCHOOL Intervention fluency passages
Banging your head over middle school reading comprehension? Use these 10 short intervention reading passages - based on children's classics - complete with running record assessment - to help your reading intervention students grasp and understand comprehension skills. Perfect for tutoring. Used with great success with middle school children reading below grade level and students 8+ to build fluency, understanding, and expression (including dyslexic students). American and British English spell
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5th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Phonics Intervention Older Students
Poetry Escape Room: Engaging Poetry Activity for Any Poetry Unit
Make poetry fun with this engaging and challenging poetry escape room activity that can be facilitated traditionally, digitally (aka NO prep), or with a blended hybrid approach. During this escape room, students will label the elements/rhyme scheme of a poem, identify examples of poetic devices, closely read, and analyze poems from various authors.This sequential escape room was designed with scaffolding in mind. It takes students through 5 challenges, which start simple and gradually progress t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Dolly Parton's America Podcast Unit Plan : Podcast Lesson Plans for High School
When I first heard the Dolly Parton's America podcast, I knew it was special. Since its release, it's won a Peabody award, topped the podcast charts, and captivated listeners from all over the world. As an advocate for using podcasts in the classroom, I knew this literary production would make a fabulous unit for the ELA classroom.If you have never listened to Dolly Parton's America, please do so BEFORE considering this podcast unit for your classroom. There are some mature topics best suited fo
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Analyzing Rhetorical Devices in Movie Speeches - Rhetoric Analysis Activities
Let's face it, sometimes our rhetoric units aren't the most engaging ones of the year. Students often get bored quickly with analyzing rhetorical devices in historical speeches and other dry informative texts. While it is important to teach these valuable documents, students will definitely appreciate some relevant and exciting teaching materials too. This set of 7 different movie speeches contains the perfect resources you need to get your high school (and advanced middle school) students activ
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Educated by Tara Westover: Complete Teaching Unit Bundle
This bundle contains all of the products in my store for the memoir Educated by Tara Westover. This is a fantastic book that my students really enjoyed, and the materials included in this bundle were all used with my own students, so I know that they help develop a deep understanding of the memoir.Students will develop close reading and inference skills, as well as analyze character development and allusions in the memoir. The bundle includes a pre-reading analysis of the Ruby Ridge incident to
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
30 MENTOR SENTENCES with Writing Revision for GOOGLE SLIDES
This product is an EDITABLE POWER POINT PRESENTATION that contains 30 MENTOR SENTENCES from famous classic writers to model key literary terms, rhetorical devices, and syntactical structures for students.For each sentence, students are to:1. Copy the sentence.2. Make observations about the sentence.3. Imitate the sentence.4. Learn about literary devices.5. Answer questions about how the devices are used for rhetorical and literary effect.6. Revise an essay with a new sentence modeled after
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Bell-Ringers & Mentor Sentences: A Bundle for the Beginning of Class
The Raven- Edgar Allan Poe- A Mini-Unit!
Raven: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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This lesson is can also be paired with Edgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity!
In need of extra activities and resources to enhance your Edgar Allan Poe unit? The Raven- A Mini-Unit activity pack will help you guide your students in a better un
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Julius Caesar and Mean Girls Comparison Analysis Activity Answers Keys Rubric
There are some clear parallels between Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and 2004's hit Mean Girls. Though Mean Girls is not an adaptation of Julius Caesar, it is an excellent way to engage students and get them thinking critically by connecting themes, characters and motives. This lesson for Julius Caesar and Mean Girls requires students to think creatively and outside of the box in order to identify the commonalities of the two mediums. This lesson plan is a ZIP file with two PDFs and includes the
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Natural Disasters Reading Passages - Leveled Nonfiction Task Cards
These nonfiction texts will engage every student in your class no matter their reading level. The texts included in this pack are about natural disasters.The nonfiction passages are differentiated and include comprehension questions on each card. There are 6 passages in total about natural disasters which are written in two different levels.Six comprehension passages about tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, snow storms, earthquakes and volcanoes.The Bundle is now available! Save 20% + ALL future unit
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1st - 3rd, Adult Education
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Bell-Ringers & Mentor Sentences: A Bundle for the Beginning of Class
Product #1: Bell-Ringers for the ENTIRE YEARThis bundle of EDITABLE bell-ringers for the entire school year contains 40 weeks worth of prompts (323 SLIDES)!Each day of the week is assigned to a specific type of prompt to challenge students with various skills tasks. Here is the weekly key of prompts in this bundle:Mondays = Vocabulary TasksTuesdays = Debate TopicsWednesday = Mentor SentencesThursday = Literary Analysis ActivitiesFridays = Creative Writing PromptsUse these bell-ringers at the be
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Reading Medicine Labels BUNDLE - Functional Reading - Life Skills - 2 Levels
Explore the World of Over-the-Counter Medications! This comprehensive resource introduces students to a variety of real over-the-counter medications commonly found in local pharmacies, grocery stores, and homes. Through close examination of medicine labels, students gain vital insights and understanding. With diverse medication types like A.M. & P.M. dosages, pills, syrups, and chewable tablets, they'll be equipped to make informed decisions. Uncover essential information such as treatment i
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Things Fall Apart (Achebe) Complete Advanced Teaching BUNDLE + ANSWERS + GUIDE
One of my favorite novels to teach, I've revisited and revised my Things Fall Apart resources and included a comprehensive range of activities for the entire novel.Each unit included in this comprehensive bundle focuses on different aspects of this African classic worth teaching (and standards-aligned) Examples of the activities included in each unit are:1. Comprehension & Close Reading Questions for each chapter of Things Fall Apart2. Let's Get Quizzical! - Quote Hunt Quiz for each chapter
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Wave" - Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser - Complete Teaching BUNDLE + ANSWERS
This bundle includes all my worksheets, handouts and other teaching materials to teach the iconic novel The Wave by Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser. The bundle includes:Pre-Reading Activity (thought-provoking, contextualized worksheet)Context Handout / Newspaper Article: Freedom of Speech & Political Correctness Reading Log & Chapter-by-Chapter Comprehension Questions (all chapters) NEW! - Detailed, COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER KEY + TEACHER'S GUIDE for every chapter and all the questions!The Stanle
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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