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High school specialty literature circles for Microsoft Word
Bible Study: The Book of Job: The Bible as Literature Unit Plan
This intensive study of the Book of Job (NIV version referenced) is taught in my AP English course as a study of literature. It raises a number of deep-thinking questions about God, Satan, and Man. The unit plan can be used for a parochial / Christian curriculum or an accelerated / honors level course that lends itself to Socratic Seminars and Literary Circles and open discussion. I also have used the unit as a study for Adult Sunday School. The plan includes: (1) Discussion for Job 1-14, (2) Di
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Elementary Philosophy: Discussing Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
What does it mean to live a good life? What is happiness? What does it mean to truly be wise? These three concise and well-researched stories regarding Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will act as catalysts for lively discussions that promote critical thinking, careful reading, and reflection on some of the most important questions imaginable. Each can stand alone, or the three can be strung together to form a small unit on ancient Greek philosophy.Appropriate for 4th, 5th, 6th grade and up. Inclu
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Elementary Philosophy Bundle: Diverse Reading and Discussion Activities
The Wizard of Oz and the Perseverance Road - Whole Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It was designed to be read or used as a play - depending on the time you have. There are 18 speaking parts but opportunities to double up or expand them allow you to fit it to your class/group. It is based on the Wizard of Oz. In the script, Dorothy is the type of girl who always gives up when things get tough until a tornado comes and whisks her away to the Land of Oz She’s ready to give up there until the munchkins volunteer to take her to see t
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Group Discussion & Analysis Questions for Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner
This is a set of questions for each chapter in Khaled Hosseini's Kite Runner.
My goal was to create a set of questions for use in group discussion - specifically, I wanted them to be challenging - as in requiring textual specificity, for the most part - but also I wanted them to be open-ended in nature, ultimately facilitating deeper discussion.
Many of these questions could also be used as essay prompts, or short answer questions on tests and quizzes.
Grades:
10th - 12th
Death By Scrabble Close Reading Activities
Looking for an interesting short story?
Need a unit of activities to compliment a short story?
These activities require no prep! Just download the story and print the activities!
Charlie Fish's "Death By Scrabble" will have your students in deep discussions. The story lends itself to teaching many literary elements.
You will find yourself going in many directions with the text!
This unit of activities is enjoyable and promotes critical and creative thinking.
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Creating a Literary Mandala
This lesson includes everything your students will need to create a literary mandala. In addition to a student handout that guides them through the whole process, there is also a final draft template, and a short history of mandalas handout included. This creative and rigorous activity is great at the conclusion of an individual or class reading book!
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5th - 12th
Who Moved My Cheese Reflection and Projects
The book Who Moved My Cheese is an amazing read for both staff and students. The book helps students and staff understand what is needed to make positive change happen. Our students will be part of change for the rest of their lives. This book will open a door into how change can happen if we are willing to allow change to take place. My students benefit greatly from reading this book and reflecting on the contents.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"All Summer in a Day" Rewritten for Struggling Readers
This classic short story by Ray Bradbury is often taught to middle school students. I have rewritten it here for students reading at a third grade level so that struggling readers can comprehend it. I have preserved similes and metaphors, for the most part, to help struggling readers work on untangling those for both denotative and connotative meaning.
Note: According to Microsoft Word stats, the grade level readability is 2.5. See screenshot of complete stats in uploaded sample.
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8th - 12th
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A Night Divided Enrichment - Brief History of the Berlin Wall Digital/Print
Students who read the novel A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen often do not understand the richness of the book because they have no background on the Berlin Wall and have no idea what it is or why it was there. This three-page enrichment resource is called "Stranger than Fiction: A Brief History of the Berlin Wall." Getting straight to the point, it explains that it is all about what happened after World War II. Basically, the four victorious Allies (USA, Britain, France, the Soviet Unio
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6th - 9th
Also included in: A Night Divided Novel Bundle - Test, Mid-point Quiz, Puzzle, Enrichment
Classic Literature/Tech skills/Editing/Grammar/Reading
This is an AI stumper! If you teach middle or high school and would like your kids to work on the computer BUT NOT solve their prompts using AI or their neighbor, this is a great option. Message me if you would like a Google Doc direct share with your purchase.This tech challenge is embedded with editing prompts and plenty of reading needed to find the "Easter eggs" that prohibit the use of AI to solve these problems. It is great for gifted and talented students. The topic is classical literat
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7th - 12th
IB Spanish HL extension project to help with Individual Oral
I created this extension project this year to help IB Spanish HL students revisit literature read during the year to help prepare for the IB HL Spanish individual oral IA (internal assessment). Students will split up literary works by chapters in classes, create summaries, find quotes that we will practice in class and produce a creative work based on their summary and quotes. The students will use the quotes they find in class to simulate the exam with one another. This has been the best way t
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11th - 12th
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Character Arc & Chart
Identify how the protagonists grow and change as the plot progresses, and students have done some real analysis! The chart helps students understand how plot and character growth go hand in hand. Rising action is simply conflict ( lots of conflict) that causes the protagonist(s) to grow in many different ways.My IB students complete character charts for every novel they read as part of a thorough analysis. Include the conflict chart and students will have an excellent grasp of the purpose and a
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11th - 12th
Also included in: Analyze Literature Like a Boss! BUNDLE
"Lamb to Slaughter" Roald Dahl Modified Reading Level 3.4 w/ Questions
This is a modified version of "Lamb to Slaughter" by Roald Dahl published 1953.This text is chunked and has reading comprehension boxes.Also included Five Post-Reading Comprehension Questions at the end of the text.Perfect for Special Education, ELL or struggling Middle or High school readers.FLESH KINCAID EASE READING LEVEL: 3.4Original text is on a 8th Grade reading Level
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Outsiders - Socratic Seminar Questions Chapters 3 - 4
Need some critical thinking questions for The Outsiders? These questions ask inferential and evaluative questions to get your students to think more deeply about what they are reading. Students can answer the questions on paper, and then discuss them in small or large discussion groups. You can use the scoring guide at the bottom to grade their answers and/or their participation in the discussion.
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6th - 9th
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Israeli- Palestinian Conflict: Restorative Circle
Here is a Restorative Circle to do with your students to delve into the complexities of the Israel-Gaza conflict, fostering understanding, empathy, and meaningful dialogue. This circle is designed to create a safe and inclusive space where students can explore the historical roots, ongoing challenges, and the broader impact of this conflict, including rising anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.The circle focus' on how reflections on how information is received, processed, and the emotional impact it
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8th - 12th
Colonial Slavery Stations Gallery Walk
This gallery walk or stations activity will have students look at colonial laws in 3 different colonial regions, slave auction ads, runaway slave ads, and a map of the triangular trade. It engages students in higher order thinking and gets them reading and thinking about primary sources! I used this in my IB class but can be adapted to all levels but shortening the readings. It includes questions that go with the stations. At the end, students will have a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the
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9th - 12th
Freak the Mighty - Adapted Book Chapter summaries - Chapter review questions
Freak the MightyAdapted bookeach chapter is written in one page large format, but within format of how story is written (All 24 chapters)each chapter has a minimum of 5 review questionsalso some extra activities on character traits, prediction, etc. Enjoy!
Grades:
6th - 9th
Animated Books Display (Slideshow) for School Libraries / Classrooms
Feature your library’s brand new books or a specific genre collection with this Animated Book Covers display. The display is made on Google Slides – yes, Google Slides. It is a slideshow with preset animations on each book cover.This animated books display can be featured on your classroom or school library website to feature new books that you school has purchased or to showcase a specific set / genre or books. After you download the Google Slides file, make sure you have a folder of your book
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Mrs. Frankenstein: a humorous retelling of Mary Shelley's classic
Adapted from Mary Shelley's classic, Mrs. Frankenstein is a humorous retelling in which the monster is a artificial intelligent machine created by an engineering teacher and her students. Feeling threatened by humans and desperate for robot companionship, the machine takes over the school until Mrs. Frankenstein creates another robot. With a lightning-fast plot, themes to chew on and clever dialogue, Mrs. Frankenstein is a royalty-free, large-cast play that can be used as a reader's theater in
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6th - 9th
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A Brief History of the US Marines – Small Group Reader’s Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students.It was intended to give students a look into some of the history of the Marines. Cain told the class in his essay he wanted to be a US Marine when he grew up but Elizabeth was absent and has some questions about why he wants to join them. This leads to more questions about when the US Marines started, what their motto means, and where some of their nicknames come from. It is meant to be a way to encourage students to study the dif
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Who's to Blame? The Tragedy of the (Steamboat) Sultana (Civil War era)
The worst maritime river disaster in U.S. history is rarely discussed or even known about by most. The tragedy of the steamboat Sultana was overshadowed due to the turmoil of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and consequently Booth's assassination. But the Sultana was a horrific event that also can be tied to being a casualty of the Civil War .Students will analyze the events surrounding the historical tragedy and determine within small group discussions, who or what they believe are the most resp
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4th - 12th
Things Fall Apart Reading Questions (w/Answers)
There are probably many reading questions out there for Things Fall Apart, but I wanted to offer my students questions that focus more on analysis and the big messages than on basic comprehension, so that is what this is. I have twenty questions here; I usually ask my students to respond to ten, but all twenty are great for discussion or socratic seminar. Questions focus on culture, irony, and the tragic figure. There is one question that asks the students to reflect on something from Oedipus Re
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9th - 12th
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The Wizard of Oz and the Perseverance Road - Bilingual Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It was designed to be read or used as a play - depending on the time you have. This is the BILINGUAL script intended for dual immersion Spanish and English classes. There are 18 speaking parts but opportunities to double up or expand them allow you to fit it to your class/group. It is based on the Wizard of Oz. In the script, Dorothy is the type of girl who always gives up when things get tough until a tornado comes and whisks her away to the Land
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Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
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