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Common Core RL.8.1 activity microsofts
Short Story Unit - Intro to Literature for ANY Fiction - PRINT & DIGITAL
Teach your students all about short stories and literary elements with a short story unit that works with any piece of fiction. This short story teaching lesson introduces students to short stories, fiction, and literary devices. It includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students about short stories, and you can use these organizers over and over again. This short story unit includes both the print and digital files! Teaching short stories is a breeze with this unit. B
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Narrative Writing and Short Story Unit Bundle
Dystopian Literature Unit - Dystopian Short Story Activities Dystopia VS Utopia
Enhance your dystopian short story unit, help students differentiate between dystopian vs. utopian, and supplement their reading of dystopian literature with this compelling resource! Your students will learn to analyze elements of dystopian settings, societies, and motifs with confidence!Introduction to the Elements of Dystopian LiteratureThe high-interest Introduction to Dystopian Literature Slides presentation includes 40 slides outlining the dystopian literary genre, providing rich represen
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8th - 11th
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Poetry Rap - Using Rap Song Lyrics to Teach Poetry Presentation and Activities
This poetry rap resource bundle will engage your students in examining rap song lyrics and analyzing the songs as poetry. Using rap song lyrics to teach poetry will help your students see how the two genres have a great deal in common. From sophisticated rhyme and rhythm, literary devices, lyricism, storytelling, theme, social commentary, and emotional impact, poetry and rap have many similarities. Students will use what they learn to compare Langston Hughes' poem "Mother to Son" with Tupac Shak
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8th - 12th
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Presentation, Assignments, & Activities
Teach The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost with this ready-to-use teacher presentation, poetry analysis assignments, and creative writing activity. This resource has absolutely everything you need to help students understand, analyze, and respond to Frost's most famous poem. You can feel totally confident in guiding your students through the poetry analysis process of The Road Not Taken with this resource as there is absolutely no planning required. Use the teacher presentation to guide you throug
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8th - 11th
English Bell Ringers - Grammar, Reading, Writing, and Speaking ELA Warm Ups
English Bell Ringers - Grammar, Reading, Writing, and Speaking ELA Warm Ups: Elevate your English classroom with these dynamic bell ringers, meticulously crafted to engage, motivate, and assess students across a range of language arts skills! With 120 diverse tasks covering grammar, writing, reading strategies, figurative language, and more, these warm-ups offer a comprehensive approach to reinforcing curriculum standards. Simply project the slides as students enter the classroom, and watch as t
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6th - 8th
Elements of Fiction Unit - Short Story Unit for Middle School ELA
Help your students master the elements of fiction in short stories and have fun at the same time with the Elements of Fiction Unit Bundle! This complete unit includes 18 low-prep FUN lessons that will engage your students in the world of fiction! Each lesson builds upon the next until students have a solid foundation of knowledge of the elements of fiction and how they interact and influence one another (i.e. how the setting impacts characters, etc.)!! This unit includes everything you need t
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6th - 9th
Fiction & Nonfiction Reading -Teach, Practice, Test BUNDLE - Middle School ELA
Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills Units - Step-by-Step, Complete, No Prep Lessons for Middle School ELAEVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER needs the resources that are now available in this HUGE, money-saving bundle. Thousands of teachers (including ME!) are saving countless hours of planning time and are using these resources with great success! It's ready to go; everything has been done for you! Complete lesson plans, notes, PowerPoint presentations, students' activities, and editable
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6th - 8th
A Christmas Carol Activities Unit Plan | Middle School
This A Christmas Carol Unit Plan is a great way to keep your middle school students engaged in learning activities during the Holiday Season. This PDF resource is complete with detailed lesson plans for each Stave of Charles Dickens' holiday tale, including before, during and after reading activities. Students will analyze characters, setting, theme, and more as they enjoy this classic story! These resources work well with the novella and various dramatized play versions of the story.Best of al
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
Inference Reading Unit Bundle for Making Inferences: Paper and Digital
Bundle includes a 22-Slide Introductory Presentation, Guided Student Note Pages, Short Film Activities, Real-Life Inference Activities, and 5 different Inference Assessments. It contains everything you need to instruct and assess your students on making inferences in both Print and Digital forms. First, introduce the skill with the 22-Slide Introductory Presentation. While following along with the presentation students will fill out the 7-Page Guided Student Note Packet. This packet contains
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6th - 8th
Dystopian Literature Bundle Volume I — 5 Short Stories, Literary Analysis
The 5 short stories included in this dystopian literature bundle are:Ray Bradbury - "The Pedestrian"Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - "Harrison Bergeron"Shirley Jackson - "The Lottery"Yann Martel - "We Ate The Children Last"Ursula K. Le Guin - "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"Can't get enough dystopian literature? Check out my second bundle!Dystopian Literature Bundle Short Stories Volume IITeach all the literary elements that encompass dystopian literature such as: allegory, theme, irony, setting, symboli
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7th - 12th
Poetry Bundle Writing, Reading, & Understanding Poetry
Poetry Resources for Reading, Writing, and Understanding Poetry, Volume 1
This (and ALL of my poetry resources) IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2 is also available; it includes my newer resources that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
This bundle contains my resources for teaching poetry, which includes teaching poetic devices and figurative language, reading/interpreting poetry, and writing original po
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Valentine's Day Short Story - The Chaser by John Collier Slides and Activities
Valentine's Day Short Story - The Chaser by John Collier Slides and Activities: This short story resource is the perfect lesson for Valentine's Day! The Chaser by John Collier tells the story of a young man named Alan who is desperate to make a woman named Diana fall in love with him. He is so desperate, in fact, that he is willing to use a love potion! This Valentine's Day short story lesson includes a slideshow, an assignment that focuses on the valuable reading skill of making inferences and
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8th - 10th
Black History Month Bell Ringers - 26 Print & Digital Bellringers - Activities
The Black History Month bell ringers is a month-long activity intended for middle school and high school ELA or Social Studies students. It includes 26 Black History Month bellringers in both print and digital formats, featuring biographies, posters, and reading comprehension activities about influential African American individuals or fiction/nonfiction texts. Each bellringer comes with a text-dependent question, aiming to encourage critical thinking and meaningful student discussions. The stud
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6th - 9th
Literary Analysis with Sticky Notes: Print and Digital Bundle -Distance Learning
This bundle includes the print sticky note literary analysis teaching unit and the new digital version as well.Digitally engage your students in a literary analysis activity! Increase student engagement and understanding in your next literary analysis unit with digital close reading organizers and scaffolded writing responses that work with any piece of fiction. Students will enjoy using digital sticky notes in class as they analyze complex short stories and novels.This digital sticky note liter
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7th - 10th
The Crossover Novel Study--Thinking Critically About Text
In Power Point format. Easily converts to Google Slides! This is a complete and no-prep novel study of the The Crossover by Kwame Alexander-- the winner of the 2015 Newberry Medal. It is a story told in free verse and hip-hop verse. It tells the beautiful story of Josh Bell's close knit family and a tragedy through the context of basketball. It will definitely engage your students. I love, love, love it!The study requires students to think critically about text to find its deeper meanings.
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4th - 8th
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The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Short Story Analysis
Ursula K. Le Guin's short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” is perfect when studying utopian and dystopian literature. The theme: there cannot be happiness in the world without suffering. Included in this literary analysis of The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas:Academic VocabularyAnticipation GuidePowerpoint Presentation with literary termsParadoxAllegorySymbolism"Psychomyth" (term created by Ursula K. Le Guin)Utopia and DystopiaThemeComing of ageReading Comprehension QuestionsAcrostic P
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
Socratic Seminar: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, Standards Aligned
This Socratic seminar contains a great message for the beginning of the school year! Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. Introduce your students to Socratic seminar with this easy-to-implement, step-by-step resource. This 32-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar to include pre and post activities featuring the poem “A Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. This resource includes a well-organized protocol fo
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher—Radio Play Drama Analysis & The Twilight Zone
Students will read and analyze the script of Lucille Fletcher's radio play: The Hitchhiker (also spelled The Hitch-Hiker). Have them listen to the drama on the Orson Welles Show to understand the impact that music and sound effects have on a play. Students will love to compare the audio version of The Hitchhiker to the episode of The Twilight Zone Rod Serling adapted for television. (The gender swap of the main character makes for a great discussion.)In this dreadful, ominous tale, students will
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Hitchhiker Unit — Radio Drama by Lucille Fletcher
Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara - Short Story Slides Assignments & Activities
Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara - Short Story Slides Assignments & Activities: Introduce your students to the popular short story, "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara with our comprehensive resource. This engaging lesson includes everything you need to teach the short story in a dynamic and interactive way. The 38-slide presentation serves as a comprehensive guide, leading you through the entire lesson. The included assignments, activities, teacher answer keys, and a final creative writ
Grades:
8th - 12th
The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant Short Story Unit Presentation and Activities
The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant Short Story Unit Presentation and Activities: Introduce your students to Guy de Maupassant's captivating short story The Necklace with this comprehensive unit presentation and activities package. Loaded with a variety of engaging assignments and resources, you have absolutely everything you need to teach this story. The unit features a presentation to guide your lesson, along with a reading comprehension quiz, vocabulary matching game, analysis questions, a digi
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7th - 10th
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Quickwrite Journal Bellringers - Warmup Writing Prompts
To Kill a Mockingbird writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 64 questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Exit ticket
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8th - 10th
Poetry Terms - Figurative Language - Literary Devices Trashketball Game
Have fun reviewing poetic devices in the context of lines from classic poems with this interactive game! Types of figurative language reviewed are metaphor, simile, allusion, personification, and hyperbole. Sound devices reviewed are alliteration, caesura, couplet, onomatopoeia, and iambic pentameter. All that you need to play is the ability to project a PowerPoint presentation, a soft ball, dark tape, and a trash can. Students compete to shoot baskets into your classroom trash can!There are f
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7th - 11th
Also included in: Poetry Reading and Writing Activity Bundle
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Quickwrite Journal Questions Bellringer Writing Warmup Prompts
A Christmas Carol writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 33 questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Bellringers→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Ex
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7th - 9th
LORD OF THE FLIES Quickwrite Journal Bellringers - Warmup Writing Prompts
Lord of the Flies writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 60 questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Exit ticketsSUG
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8th - 10th
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