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Adult education Thanksgiving short stories activities
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison
"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
The Masque of the Red Death - Poe - ESCAPE ROOM - Engaging Activity
Engage your students and practice literary analysis with this engaging, elaborate ESCAPE ROOM for Edgar Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death. This escape room activity can be facilitated virtually, traditionally, or with a blended/hybrid approach. Get ready to creep your students out even more as they attempt to escape the Red Death at Prince Prospero's masquerade!This sequential escape room takes students through 7 "rooms" (like the story) or challenges. The challenges start simple, with reading
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle: Engaging Activities
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities: Immerse your students in the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic masterpiece, The Tell-Tale Heart, with these comprehensive short story materials. This resource equips educators with everything necessary to effectively teach the classic work of gothic fiction and engage students in meaningful learning experiences. Included are the full text of the story, a presentation to guide the lesson, a figurative langu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Edgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity! Was he MURDERED??
Edgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity!***************************************************BUNDLE WITH THE Edgar Allan Poe SUPER PACK and SAVE BIG!******************************************************************************The mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's death is investigated with this exciting CSI activity! Start with the exploration through Poe's troubled past in original handouts and a Background Information Sheet. Then go through a powerpoint presentation with specific (strange!) information abou
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thanksgiving Roast the Teacher Funny + Fun Activity for Middle and High School
Ready to get roasted by your students with this hilarious Thanksgiving themed teacher roast activity? Students will have an opportunity to make some jokes with you and laugh with one another before or after Thanksgiving break.Includes 32 slides in all with title page, directions, and 15 question + answer slides for students.Not sure how to incorporate the fun activities? They are perfect to use for:sub workearly finishersSEL timemorning meetinggenius hourwarm ups and exit ticketsextra creditpos
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Black Friday Bundle Thanksgiving Activities Upper Elementary FUN and SEL
Thanksgiving Reading Activity for Making Inferences
Thanksgiving is the perfect time for a little detective work! Make inferences as your students hunt for clues to solve the mystery of Farmer Jeff's missing prized turkey! In this set of Thanksgiving inference centers, students will become investigators tasked with figuring out who took a prized turkey! What is this set of Thanksgiving inference centers all about?Farmer Jeff’s award-wining Thanksgiving turkey was stolen right off his farm! And to make matters worse, the theft occurred just two d
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3rd - 5th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Seasonal Inference Activities | Bundle
Thanksgiving Trivia | Family Feud Thanksgiving Classroom Game | Distant Learning
Thanksgiving Trivia is a Family Feud gameshow style party game for your class. Guaranteed to be a hit at any Thanksgiving party or event.▼THIS GAME INCLUDES• 10 ready to play rounds• Automatic scoreboard• Superior graphics & animations• Quality theme music & sound effects▼100% CUSTOMIZABLE Create your own quiz by changing the questions and answers to anything you want.Built with 10 sample rounds to get you started, you can easily edit any of the text by simply clicking on it (literally l
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension - ESL Thanksgiving Activities & Worksheets
This Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Unit includes a brief history of Thanksgiving, comprehension exercises, vocabulary, puzzles and more. Save precious time this Thanksgiving with these NO PREP printables!1. The First Thanksgiving Reading2. Vocabulary Exercises Matching Fill in the BlanksCorrect the Sentences3. Sequence Strip StoryStudents cut apart the strips, put them in order and then paste them on a decorative paper also provided in this lesson. 4. WH-Question Words: Making Informat
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2nd - 3rd, Adult Education
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Real-World Grammar Fails, Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year Task Cards
This set of real-world grammar mistakes is an excellent engaging activity for middle or high school English students as for bell ringers, grammar practice, review, or just for fun during Thanksgiving, the Christmas holidays, and the New Year! I've collected mistaken-ridden posters, tweets, signs, etc. to keep things interesting - and to provide plenty of examples!Allow students to take ownership of their learning and make connections to the world around them. Students love to spot errors in th
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Jury of Her Peers, Susan Glaspell short story, art analysis PDF & Google Drive
Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers,” a short story version of her one-act play, Trifles, is a quick-paced thriller that’s sure to get your students thinking and debating the nature of justice.This 20-page PDF download (includes Google Drive version of all student handouts) includes a full-text copy of Glaspell’s public domain story (nine pages), a 9-question short answer sheet, a symbolism harvesting activity, and a supplemental art analysis activity. Answer keys and suggested responses are i
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Weekly Reading Passage Reading Comprehension Writing ELL Reading Context Clues
Summary of Story:Two friends who never bend the rules try sneaking out of school just once before they graduate eighth grade... Unfortunately, that day happens to go terribly wrong.About this Resource:This is one story that is split into five passages. Each passage has seven questions (5 multiple choice, 1 short answer, and 1 extended response). Questions look at vocabulary, context clues, synonym/antonym, and other aspects of close reading.Whether you use these reading passages as homework, par
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
The Fall of the House of Usher: A Mini-Unit! *Snapchat Activity Included!*
#TheFalloftheHouseofUsher #EdgarAllanPoe #Snapchat #AmericanLiterature
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Need a lesson that lasts in your students' minds for more than 10 seconds? This Edgar Allan Poe mini-unit can help students understand "The Fall of the House of Usher" with a modern twist! This activity pack hits many standards: h
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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November Vocabulary Unit- for Student's with Special Needs
Monthly vocabulary for the whole month of November. This unit can be used to drive instruction for the month of November/Thanksgiving. This monthly bundle is 108 pages jam packed with activities that can be used with students with special needs. This can also be used in a pre-school setting for students with pre-reading skills. This bundle provides 20 vocabulary words that can be used to create art projects, build life skills, create writing prompts etc.Pair this with my other NOVEMBER RESOURCES
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Vocabulary Unit Year Long Bundle- For Special Education
The Raven- Edgar Allan Poe- A Mini-Unit!
Raven: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
#TheRaven #EdgarAllanPoe #Poetry #AmericanLiterature
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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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7th Grade Literature Bundle Using HMH Collections Textbook
This bundle includes our teaching resources for the following six selections from the 7th grade Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Collections textbook: “Rogue Wave” by Theodore Taylor, the Greek Myth “The Flight of Icarus” retold by Sally Benson, the Greek Myth “Arachne” retold by Olivia E. Coolidge, the folk tale “The People Could Fly” by Virginia Hamilton, the drama “Sorry, Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher, and the informational text "Women in Aviation" by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack.You can sav
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7th, Adult Education
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Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle: Engaging Activities
Make your Poe unit even more creepy and engaging with this bundle of engaging activities!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Fall of the House of Usher : PowerPoint, Google Slides
"The Fall of the House of Usher" brought to you in PowerPoint! Now with guided reading questions added! This is the perfect way to introduce this frightening story to your students! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe (extensive), character analysis, literary focus and an overview of the plot. Great for short story units, summer school
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit: Raven, Usher, Tell-Tale, Red Death Bundle
Turkeys Binder- Binder Basics Work System
This Binder Work System focuses on all Basic Skills for the month of November with the theme being TURKEYS. To read more about binder tasks in the classroom, click HERE.There are 11 binder sets included totaling 124 interactive pages that can be used to practice the basic skills:matchingsortingcolorsshapessizespatternspuzzleslettersnumberscounting 1-10counting 10-20Pair this with my other NOVEMBER RESOURCES!The Binder work system is great for early childhood programs, special education programs
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Devil and Tom Walker: Mini Unit! ~ *MEME* Activity Included!
This product is a mini-unit on The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving.
#TheDevilAndTomWalker #WashingtonIrving #AmericanRomanticism #Romanticism #MemeActivity
This Washington Irving classic is updated for the current classroom! This lesson helps with understanding the author, reading comprehension, and understanding literary devices (satire) with a creative MEME worksheet! Help your students understand Tom's dealings with the devil with this mini-unit!
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*Washington Irving B
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" Mock Trial Bundle - Engaging Activity
Engage your students with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" by facilitating a mock trial while practicing close reading, citing strong and thorough textual evidence, analyzing evidence, persuasion/argumentation/debate, writing, and speaking/listening. This is truly an authentic learning experience that covers a wide range of essential skills and gets every student involved! This bundle contains the discussion cards I use to activate students' thinking before the mock trial, as well as the comple
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reading Paired Texts Bundle — The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper
In this Paired Texts Bundle — You will receive a literary analysis for each individual story: The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In addition, you will receive an essay prompt and rubric for a text-dependent analysis essay and graphic organizer to compare and contrast both pieces of literature. The paired texts analysis focuses on many literary elements (similarities and differences) including: point of view, text structure, theme, characters
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Thanksgiving Jeopardy Trivia Powerpoint Game - Mac PC and iPad Compatible
This Thanksgiving Jeopardy Style Trivia Powerpoint game is sure to be a big hit in your classroom, church, business, or family party this Thanksgiving. It has categories like "Turkey Facts," "The First Thanksgiving," "Macy's Parade," "The Big Meal," "Shopping," etc. It's fully filled out with 30 questions and answers under 6 categories but can be used as a customizable template as well, so you can replace any of the current categories, questions, answers, etc to fit your setting. It even has fun
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Creative Questions for ANY Novel or Story Editable Distance Learning
Use these creative question prompts with any book, short story, or play to generate critical and creative thinking! They can be used for large class discussions, small group discussions, bell ringers, exit slips, literature circles, station work, etc. These are perfect for distance learning!This pack includes:• 180 prompts in a ready-to-go PDF file in task-card format (4 per page)• 180 editable slides in Google Slides™ that can be customized and shared digitally with your students for a paperles
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
The Real Story of Thanksgiving + Fun Activities for High and Middle School
If you're looking for a Thanksgiving activity that gets your middle or high school students engaged, this is resource for you! Includes a Google Form and Google Slides activity. And as an added bonus, enjoy free Thanksgiving agenda templates.This Thanksgiving resource is specifically made to be fun and educational for secondary students (can even work for upper elementary students). Start with the YouTube video entitled "The Real Story of Thanksgiving" from The History Channel to teach students
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Black Friday Bundle Thanksgiving Activities High School FUN and SEL
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