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12th grade close reading literature circle microsofts
Reading Circles: LITERATURE / FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading/Literature Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a piece of literature (a novel or short story) to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by c
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Reading Quizzes for ALL CHAPTERS of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN (Google Docs)
This is a complete set of reading quizzes for all 24 chapters of Frankenstein.Teachers all know that few kids read assigned material unless they’re given reading quizzes. I want them to read, so I regularly use reading quizzes to make sure the reading happens. I always try to make my reading quizzes "Sparknotes-proof," so just reading summaries wouldn't be enough to pass these quizzes.These quizzes are divided into three reading sections: Letters - Ch. 8, Ch. 9-16, and Ch. 17-24.There are 8-10
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Book Clubs & Lit Circles Made Easy with Google Docs! Updated for Online Learning
Now updated to include a remote, asynchronous online book club option due to COVID-19! Note: If you are moving to all-online learning due to the pandemic, I would suggest students choose public domain books that can be found for free online. Here is a great site to visit for public domain books! Want to infuse more student choice in your classroom? Need to facilitate deep literary analysis? Desperately need a better way to hit and assess those speaking and listening standards? Class book clubs (
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Reading Circles: BIOGRAPHIES Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Biography Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are given a biography to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by chapter or page #), and each section is gi
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
The Great Gatsby excerpts abridged and adapted for readers' theater
Bring F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to life by performing a readers' theater version of select scenes. Including in the bundle are scripts for the following scenes:From Chapter 1: Nick's visit to the Buchanans' East Egg mansionFrom Chapter 2: Tom and Nick train ride past the Valley of Ashes through the chaotic party at Manhattan apartmentFrom Chapter 3: When Neck connects with Jordan at Gatsby's partyFrom Chapter 4: The meeting with Meyer WolfsheimFrom Chapter 5 (Bonus file): Gatsby an
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10th - 12th
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Karen McManus's One of Us is Lying Novel Study and Answer Key
Complete novel study for One of Us is Lying, including:Pre reading questionsVocabulary for the entire book Chapter questions with figurative language and literary device practice, and current application to 21st century living, along with inference, conclusion, and summary workReview section for each part of the story using supplemental video clips and writing assignments, grammar practice, historical perspective, and bonus activityFinal thoughts and activities sectionAnswer Key
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9th - 12th
Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl Resource Packet
This resource packet was created to be used with the novel titled Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl. There are two differentiated levels of reading guides included (guide with diary entry dates and guide without diary entry dates) to help the students comprehend explicitly what the text is saying. Objective tests over each section of the book are included with optional formats of multiple choice or written responses. A written response test is included for the Afterword section in this edit
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6th - 12th
Independent Reading Creative Analysis Check In
Give students 21 unique ways to show what they are thinking about while they are reading ANY novel. From what a character would leave on a voicemail to what questions they want to ask the author, this download will get students thinking creatively and critically about what they are reading.The assignment is currently formatted so students choose from a list of 4-6 activities per week over a 4 week period, but could easily be modified to fit your pacing.This EDITABLE Google Doc will let you chang
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5th - 12th
Also included in:Â Creative Assessments-Book Clubs-Close Reading-Literary Analysis
Notice and Note Nonfiction Powerpoint
This powerpoint will help you teach the nonfiction signposts to your students. Has over 40 slides.
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6th - 12th
La Casa en Mango Street Chapter Guide- SPANISH
This is a student journal for the first vignette in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, called La Casa en Mango St. This is ALL IN SPANISH. Has a focus strategy of visualizing, comprehension questions, and then a text dependent open response!
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6th - 12th
Reading Quizzes for ALL chapters of THE SCARLET LETTER (Google Docs)
NEW RESOURCE:This is a complete set of reading quizzes for the entire novel The Scarlet Letter.There are a total of 60 questions. None of the questions repeat. All questions are multiple choice (see preview). In each set of ten questions, three test difficult vocabulary from the novel, which I use as extra credit.The Scarlet Letter, Ch. 1-8: two different reading quizzes of 10 questions each (20 questions total).The Scarlet Letter, Ch. 9-16: two different reading quizzes of 10 questions each (2
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Reading Strategy Synthesizing / How to Synthesize / Editable w/ any Text
Teaching students how to synthesize or even what synthesizing is can be really difficult, and yet its one of the most important strategies that active readers do! These sheets are a wonderful guide and supplement to your instruction. They can be used with any text and are editable in powerpoint. Each anchor chart and activity is a half sheet which is great for keeping your prints down, and the perfect size to use with interactive notebooks. Students being aware of their thinking and how it has c
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3rd - 12th
50 Higher-Order Text-Dependent Questions: "The Book of Unknown Americans"
Looking for a comprehensive set of text-dependent questions to enhance your teaching of "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina HenrÃquez? This set of 50 complex and thought-provoking questions covers a wide range of themes and content within the novel.From exploring the experiences of undocumented immigrants in the United States to addressing issues of discrimination, assimilation, and cultural identity, our questions will help your students dive deeper into the complex and nuanced world of
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9th - 12th
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (Classroom Discussion Guide)
A PowerPoint presentation of The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. This presentation consists of key points that you can use in class discussions and class reports. The details focus on several topics such as a brief background about the author, why the novel was written, and the story's elements. This presentation will guide you in delivering coherent ideas while having fun.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Matt Haig's The Midnight Library Novel Study and Answer Key
Complete novel study for The Midnight Library, including:Pre reading questionsVocabulary for the entire book Chapter questions with figurative language and literary device practice, quotes, and current application to 21st century living, along with inference, conclusion, and summary workReview section for each part of the story using supplemental video clips and writing assignments, grammar practice, historical perspective, and bonus activityFinal thoughts and activities sectionAnswer Key
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9th - 12th
"Stuck in Neutral" by Terry Trueman Google Slides Presentation Chapters/Q's
"Stuck in Neutral" by Terry Trueman is a quick read novel perfect for middle or high school students. Shawn McDaniel is a 14-year-old with severe cerebral palsy. He can't talk, move, communicate, etc. Even though he is immobile and everyone thinks he is dumb, Shawn is mentally quite bright. In fact, he remembers everything he hears. Unfortunately, Shawn's father thinks he is suffering and is contemplating killing Shawn to put him out of his misery. Shawn doesn't want to die....but how does
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6th - 12th
Literary Analysis Tic Tac Toe - Use with Any Novel in Middle or High School!
This detailed project asks students to select three activities from a tic-tac-toe board to analyze the assigned text or novel. This project can be used with any text.The editable Google Doc instructions include the board with nine different analysis activities, some are more creative and some are more text-based. All have specific requirements attached to them. This is a favorite project among my students each semester. It can be used with any text, so use it multiple times in a class if desired
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Bundle of Generic High School English Activities for Any Novel!
"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty Group Think-Support-Share-Activity WORD DOC
Note that this listing is for the Word Doc. If you'd rather use the Google Doc with additional Google Slides, see this listing instead.This listing is for a group activity for Eudora Welty's short story "A Worn Path." The activity breaks students into five groups, one group per topic. (Of course, you can enlarge the number of groups by assigning the same topic to more than one group.)Each topic requires that the group reference the story, find examples, discuss, and analyze different elements
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9th - 12th
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"Kindred" by Octavia E. Butler: A Study Guide
"Kindred" by Octavia E. Butler: A Study Guide is an aid to reflective reading of this popular Young Adult novel.Includes:1. Detailed, original sections covering plot, characters, narrative voice, genre, and themes;2. Guiding questions (47) on the text;3. Suggested responses are provided in a separate section.The questions encourage readers to have a deeper understanding of the background, themes, and characters of the text. Students must find their own answers in the text - and they will. The q
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
50 Higher-Order Text-Dependent Questions: "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Gain a richer understanding of Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel with our meticulously crafted set of 50 text-dependent questions!Targeted Analysis for Every Learning Goal:Character & Plot: Dive into Isabel's journey with questions that explore her relationships, decision-making, and the complexities of surviving slavery. Analyze the motivations and actions of other characters, fostering critical thinking about power dynamics and moral dilemmas.Theme & Symbolism: Unpack the novel's
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9th - 12th
Reading Quizzes for ALL SCENES of A Streetcar Named Desire
NEW RESOURCE:This is a complete set of reading quizzes for all 11 scenes of A Streetcar Named Desire. There are a total of 80 questions.The quizzes are divided into three four roughly equal reading sections: Scenes 1 & 2 (two quiz versions with 10 questions each) 20 questionsScenes 3-5 (two quiz versions with 10 questions each) 20 questionsScenes 6-8 (two quiz versions with 10 questions each) 20 questionsScenes 9-11 (two quiz versions with 10 questions each) 20 questionsA key to all the quiz
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Frankenstein whole novel reading/discussion questions + quiz ideas
This long, unyielding Word doc contains questions that cover (nearly) the entirety of Frankenstein, from the intro letters through chapter 24. I struggled to find close reading questions that had real "meat" to them so I wrote my own. These can be used for classwork, homework, and/or discussion and the Word format allows you to make any changes you like. I also included assessment ideas for Vol 1 and Vol 2 as you progress, and I will upload a PPT with a final project idea for after Vol 3. My ent
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9th - 12th
50 Higher-Order Text-Dependent Questions: "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo
Are you looking for an engaging and thought-provoking resource for your English or literature class? Look no further than "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo and this set of 50 complex, text-dependent questions!These questions delve deep into the themes and issues explored in the book, including family dynamics, religion, identity, gender, and community. With a focus on critical thinking and analysis, these questions are perfect for fostering lively classroom discussions and encouraging students t
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9th - 12th
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams) exam
Here is an in-depth 50-question multiple choice exam on Tennessee Williams' provocative masterpiece -- A Streetcar Named Desire. The questions focus on characterization, plot points, interpretation of details, literary devices, themes, motifs, symbolism, and playwright background. Essay prompts and key included. A strong culimating exam after careful study of Williams' magnum opus.
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10th - 12th
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