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Close reading Common Core W.11-12.1 activities
Dystopian Unit Resource Bundle - Dystopia vs. Utopia - Dystopian Literature
Create or supplement a Dystopian Stories Unit with this diverse, creative, high-interest teaching resource! The bundle of Dystopian literature materials include the following: Cultural Clashes! Utopia vs. Dystopia (Research & Informational Writing)Welcome to Dystopia: A Nightmare Disguised as Paradise (Short Story Unit)The resources in this bundle are designed for 7th-12th grade students. Please see the following description for each resource.Welcome to Dystopia - A Nightmare Disguised as
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8th - 12th
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Argument Analysis: Regifting for Distance Learning
Argument Analysis: Regifting - a winter holiday activity now updated with a shareable Google Slides version for distance learning!A complete mini-unit for analyzing nonfiction text, practicing speaking and listening skills, and writing an argument essay complete with original data graphs. Students will analyze both sides of the regifting argument, then write their own arguments for or against regifting. Includes an anticipatory activity, articles, comprehension and critical-thinking questions (d
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6th - 11th, Staff
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
"The Kite Runner" EDITABLE COMPLETE UNIT Activities,Tests,Analysis,AP Style,Keys
A 127 page COMPLETE unit on the novel! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Original photographs of Afghanistan included on handouts.EXAMPLE PACING GUIDES: 3 sample pacing guides for 3 different levels (Honors/AP, Grade Level, Below Grade Level) for a 3 weeks unit. * over 135 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloo
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9th - 12th
The Scarlet Letter Unit - Vocabulary, Reading Guides, Quizzes, Activities, Test
Looking for an engaging novel study unit for The Scarlet Letter Unit by Nathaniel Hawthorne? You just found everything you need to teach this novel!What's Included . . . ►Daily Lesson Plans►Common Core Standards aligned for daily tasks►Bell Ringers in a separate, colorful PowerPoint if you want to project them on the board or upload them in a password-protected online classroom.►Vocabulary Tasks and Games along with quizzes►Eye-catching Reading Guides - PDF and Google Slides with text boxes alre
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
The Odyssey, Review Activity for Homer’s Epic Poem, Does Odysseus Have PTSD?
Use this lesson near the conclusion of your study of The Odyssey to help students not only dig back into the text, but also understand the real-life struggles that soldiers face as they return to civilian life. This 45-minute activity will introduce students to the criteria that psychiatrists use in diagnosing patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and then guide them to apply that information to a close analysis of Odysseus, king of Ithaca/Ithaka.This activity will work with any translati
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9th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric and Persuasion
One-stop rhetorical analysis resources of argumentative texts! Rhetoric - argumentation and persuasion - can be fun!! Teach argumentative writing, rhetorical devices, & rhetorical appeals to any student with confidence, given the right rhetoric activities! This persuasion activities bundle encourages student engagement, critical thinking, and rhetorical analysis of multimedia and print nonfiction texts.There is more here than you'll need, and that's the plan. Options create flexibility and f
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8th - 11th
Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Close Readings & Activities
Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Close Readings & Activities
Six close readings, one per chapter, focus on key scenes from Of Mice and Men, and could be assigned for homework or used as in-class activities. Each close reading includes a passage from the text and directions for annotation of the text as well as three after reading activities: creation of a graphic organizer, a text-based response, and a text-based drawing. Students will also analyze characters, theme, and conflict and respo
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Bundle of Resources
The Catcher in the Rye Characterization Activity, Worksheets
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character.
Character included are:
• Holden
• Mr. Spencer
• Allie
• Phoebe
• Jane Gallagher
• Stradlater
• Ackley
• Sally Hayes
• Maurice
• Sunny
• Mr. Antolini
Aside from individual classwork, use these 11 worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a differ
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8th - 11th
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Colonial American Literature Unit: John Smith and William Bradford
Need something to spice up older colonial American literature? This lesson packet is your answer to making "A Description of New England" by John Smith and "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford relevant, engaging, and fun for today's teens."A Description of New England" by John Smith lessons contain the following:► Step-by-step instructions for each day► Excerpts from "A Description of New England" by John Smith neatly printed onto 4 sheets - they can be double-sided and stapled. This al
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin - Reading/Thinking Guide, Quiz - Digital & Print
Looking for ready-made materials for "Desiree's Baby" by Kate Chopin? This is a great story with a surprise ending! You can easily teach inference skills, foreshadowing, characterization, and theme using this story and this lesson plan. What's Included . . .► Step-by-step lesson plans ► Bell Ringers► Clean copy of the story "Desiree's Baby" in black & white print or color digital slides► Reading/Thinking Guide which asks students to gather evidence, think critically, consider cause/effect,
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter - Complete Classroom Activity Kit
This bundle includes a variety of classroom activities for I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Ericka L. Sanchez. * A web search activity and background article on undocumented immigrants.* Chapter questions for each chapter to guide reading. * Critical analysis questions which ask students to create a claim and to support that claim with textual evidence. * Thematic activities around the themes of mental health, gender roles, sex education, growing up, and family* A guided
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9th - 12th
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American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Are you new to American Literature or tired of boring worksheets? Engage students with texts by American authors in lessons that use real-world learning connections, an appreciation for cultural diversity, and critical thinking skills. These activities for your American Literature Curriculum are organized thematically and include a variety of lessons that meet the expectations of all Common Core ELA Standards. Classic American authors in the units include Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Maya Ang
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Importance of Being Earnest Characterization Activity, Worksheets
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in Oscar Wilde's play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character.
Character included are:
• Jack Worthing
• Algernon Moncrieff
• Lady Bracknell
• Cecily Cardew
• Gwendolyn Fairfax
• Dr. Chasuble
• Lane
• Miss Prism
Aside from individual classwork, use these 8 worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a di
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8th - 11th
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The American Dream Unit Bundle
This unit includes: Six texts, Student workbook. Teacher lessons, Rationale for each lesson, Rhetorical reading and writing activities, 1 month duration, 70 pagesThe American Dream & The American Identity: What is an American?This common core aligned unit is an introduction to the essential question: American Identity: What is an American? It is a rhetorical reading and writing unit that asks students to take a stand on the idea of the American Identity and write their way to deeper underst
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9th - 12th
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The Scarlet Letter Characterization Activity, Worksheets
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character. Character included are:• Hester Prynne• Pearl• Roger Chillingworth• Rev. Arthur DimmesdaleAside from individual classwork, use these 4 worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a different character), as bell-ringers or exit slips, or even as a qu
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9th - 12th
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A Separate Peace Close Reading Bundle All Chapters Notes Quizzes Essay Project
This is a challenging, thorough close reading bundle for students reading John Knowles' A Separate Peace. You will receive the following:Chapters 1-4 Close Reading NotesChapters 1-4 Reading QuizChapters 5-10 Close Reading NotesChapters 5-10 Reading QuizChapters 11-13 Close Reading NotesChapters 11-13 Reading QuizFinal Group ProjectEssay Prompts with RubricKeys provided for close reading notes and quizzes. Essay prompts come with rubric only. These are PDF (printable; non-editable) resources. The
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9th - 12th
Literary Analysis Essay Writing Practice and Paragraph Writing Activities
Finally, a tried-and-true process for teaching literary analysis essay skills! Students will focus on connotation and denotation, use literary analysis graphic organizers, apply inferential thinking to text analysis of images & quotations, and analyze paired-texts (no-prep lesson plans), all while practicing important written text analysis skills needed for literary analysis paragraph & essay writing. Assess student learning with Google Form quizzes and writing tasks!********************
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8th - 11th
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AP Literature Poetry Bundle
****SAVE 25%**** The 2019 Updates to the AP curriculum has made it pretty clear that poetry is equally important as full length texts. This is a bundle that includes units for teaching poetry at the AP level.This bundle includes****NEW*** What is Poetry--Introduction to Poetry BootcampThis unit includes:Hook Lesson: What is Poetry? An Introduction to Poetry for AP LiteratureLesson 1: Speaker & Title--Langston Hughes's "Aunt Sue's Stories"Lesson 2: Character--Edgar Lee Master's "Theodore the
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11th - 12th
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Hamlet
This 189 PAGE HAMLET COMPREHENSIVE UNIT PLAN includes anticipation guides, making inferences activities, socratic seminars, discussion activities, chapter analyses, reading guides, reading quizzes, group activities, web-quests, graphic organizers, classroom debates, vocabulary lists, quizzes, writing assignments, acting it out projects, presentations, a culminating project, an act by act study guide and a comprehensive unit test. This complete unit plan uses a "backwards design" model to help st
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Night by Elie Wiesel Unit Plan: Projects, Activities, Chapter Questions, Writing
Are struggling to teach a unit on Night that is both rigorous and engaging? If your students’ experience of Elie Wiesel’s classic novel involves filling out meaningless worksheets, sitting silently while you give powerpoint lectures, or waiting for you to explain the novel to them, you’re doing them a great disservice. You're encouraging them to accept your answers rather than seeking them out themselves. In fact, by giving your classes the message that their ideas don't matter, you're helping
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9th - 12th
Supplementary Romeo & Juliet Fun Activities: Task Cards & Close Reading Passages
All focusing on the question of “What is Love,” the 14 different stations included will get your students excited about learning when they examine diverse sources. From a Ted Talk to the ideas of ancient Greek philosophers, from a column from The New York Times to writing from 12th-century France, this resource will take your students far and wide.You’ll love the common core aligned activities because your students will be working to strengthen their skills. Your students will love the tasks b
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9th - 12th
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AP Literature Full Short Story Bundle
****Save 30% when you Bundle**** This bundle includes everything you need to teach short fiction for AP® Literature: a wide variety of short stories, anchor charts for note taking, units plans, task cards and more.This Product includesFlash Fiction Unit (Unit 1--includes 6 short short stories)Coming of Age Short Story (Unit 2--thematic unit, 5 short stories, some texts not included)The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin (Feminist Reading)The Other Wife by ColetteThe War Prayer by Mark Twain Snow by
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11th - 12th
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AP Literature and Composition Poetry Unit 1 | AP Lit. & Comp. Poems | Curriculum
Worried that your AP poetry unit won’t teach your students to analyze literature independently? Like many people in the history of reading poetry, your students might not quite understand the point of it all. Why does poetry have to be so hard to understand? Why so many comparing of things to other things? Why can’t they just say what they mean?And when students are lead to believe that reading poetry means listening to lectures and parroting a teacher’s analysis, they become even more disempowe
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9th - 12th
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AP Literature and Composition Short Story Unit 1 | AP Lit & Comp Curriculum
Looking for an engaging, rigorous, and fun AP short story unit? The beginning of the school year is so essential to setting the tone for the rest of the year, yet AP teachers also feel so much pressure to get everything right from the get-go. With limited time and so many requirements, it’s easy to feel like you don’t have time for fun or engagement. But when your most driven students get the message that literary analysis is all about dry questions and memorizing inane terms, they’ll quickly
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9th - 12th
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