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Higher education reading strategies literature circles
Literature Circles, Posters for Any Novel or Short Story Bundle
It's time to collaborate and get your students moving with this literature circles bundle! Teachers love using literature circles for small group reading groups, book clubs, collaborative learning. Your students will love their collaborative posters for their novel or short story's plot diagram, characterization, figurative language, and making connections. This digital download includes the teacher procedure, suggestions, step by step set up, plot diagram, characterization, figurative language,
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Complete Literature Guide
This novel, by Ken Kesey, is an excellent novel to ready with higher level high school students and college students. It is extremely interesting and provides a lot of content to analyze and discuss.
Within this literature guide are deep and dynamic analytical questions that ask students to focus on quotes, characters, plot development, themes, literary devices, and writing assignments that ask students to provide a comprehensive review of the content.
There is background information about Ken
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Raisin in the Sun, Body Biography Project, Characterization, Characters
A Raisin in the Sun, Body Biography Bundle For Print and Digital is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters from the play and blockbuster film. Your students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Lorraine Hansberry's play, A Raisin in the Sun, textual evidence, research, a character study, and the body biography project! Did your students watch the film instead? Did they see the play? No problem, this characterization study can still be
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
How to Read Like a Professor AP Literature Bundle
I assign How to Read Literature like a Professor as summer reading as I think many AP Literature teachers also do. For years, I struggled with ways to intentionally incorporate the take-aways throughout the year. As a result, I have created a series of quick activities that can be used with any novel or play at any point during the year.This bundle includesNEW: Reading Like a Professor Book ClubsHow to Read Literature Like a Professor Analysis Handout--"The Professor Says-I Say"How to Read L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate: A PDF & Easel Digital Novel Study
Custom-made and ready-to-use, this independent work packet is designed for students in grades 4-7 reading the high-interest novel, The One and Only Ivan (2013 Newbery Award winner). It is available for download as a PDF or as a TpT Digital activity that enables the teacher to add text boxes for student responses and to assign to students using Google Classroom. Included is a 23-page student workbook (or, the buyer has the option of making this a digital activity instead...just click on the
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4th - 7th, Higher Education
Night by Elie Wiesel QUOTE ANALYSIS
This 7-page resource is meant to help students reach a deeper analysis as they read Elie Wiesel's novel Night. I have had much success with the say, mean, matter method in my own classroom. Each page of this resource includes three quotes. After reading the chapter, students are to consider each quote in context (SAYS), paraphrase what the quote MEANS, and explain how the quote MATTERS to the story or how it plays into various themes.INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:- A blank copy of the Night Say, Mea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Night by Elie Wiesel Unit BUNDLE!
Firekeeper's Daughter Pre-Reading Station Activity or Webquest
This product is intended to be used as a pre-reading activity before beginning Angeline Boulley's Firekeeper's Daughter. There are four pages that could also be used as separate stations if that works better for your classroom. The topics covered include pop culture of 2004, an analysis of the location and history of Sault Ste. Marie, where the novel takes place, an inquiry into the methamphetamine problem of the early 2000s and the meaning and differences between the titles of Anishinaabe, Ojib
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Literature Circles, Posters for Any Novel, Short Story or Text Bundle #2
Like bundle #1? Well here is bundle #2! It's time to collaborate and get your students moving with this literature circles bundle! Teachers love using literature circles for small group reading groups, book clubs, collaborative learning. Your students will love their collaborative posters for themes, symbols, the art of persuasion, and author's purpose. This digital download includes the teacher procedure, suggestions, step by step set up, themes, symbols, ethos, pathos, and logos, rhetoric, an
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
The Circuit- SPANISH Cajas de Cartón (Estudio de Novela)
Every chapter focuses on reading comprehension strategies. Starting with chapter one, the focus is on what the author is trying to convey and how we can read that through what is written in the book. Chapter two brings in new skills: Text dependent questions, vocabulary development, summarization and visualization. Chapter three has students thinking about what questions they have about what they are reading. Chapters 4-12 all have the above mentioned strategies implemented into each sheet. The
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Moral Dilemmas Short Story Unit
Thank you for your interest in this short story unit.
When I created this unit, I had four main goals in mind: (1) To expose my students to a variety of reading strategies, (2) To draw attention to varying levels of information found in text, (3) To have the students practice compare and contrast, and (4) For my students to gain experience in narrative writing skills .
It is always my goal to provide useful, easy-to-use lessons and units, so please don’t hesitate to contact me if you hav
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Annotate Text Bookmarks
Problem: Annotating text is a key part of Common Core and a skill that needs to be developed with students. They don't always remember all the annotating "tools" in their "toolbox." I needed a helpful reminder that is close at hand for kids to refer to while reading the text.Solution: Bookmarks are a fast and easy way to keep annotation tips right where they are needed--near the text! These reinforce and remind students of skills they are learning. Results: My students love them. They want sev
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Gabriel Garcia Marquez Magic Realism And One Hundred Years Of Solitude
Provide introductory literary activities to help your students understand the concept of magic realism. Includes basic references and exposure to Cien años de soledad, one of the greatest novels of Latin American literature. (3rd year and above language learner level, Immersion and Heritage speaker). Included (Use for print-based or digital activities. Options to add text boxes, special instructions, images and highlight):•Passages of text from Cien años de soledad study guide (Written and ver
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Literary Activity Bundle
Authors' Styles and Types of Sentences Writing Activities (Upper Levels)
2 PowerPoints in one: Author's Style and Types of SentencesUpper level, 31 page lesson on Authors' Style and Types of Sentences that focuses on how and why writers' styles changed over the years, introduces the use of author's style in students' essays, and reviews the four kinds of sentences: Basic, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex. It includes:Simple explanations for author's style & types of sentencesColor coded examplesPeer workshopping activitiesExtra individual/group/class activitie
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lit Circles: Complete Package - 12 Assignments
This package contains everything you need to conduct an extensive Literature Circle Unit. The first page is a description of each role and the rest contains 12 different assignments that students may choose from, creating instant differentiation based on product.
This is a fabulous deal at $1 an assignment - all the work is done for you, and it works with any piece of literature, fiction or nonfiction, in any course. It could even be adapted to work with informational text.
If you don't wa
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Elements of Fiction BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Questions Reading Response
I developed these “Roll and Respond,” sheets as a fun way for students to stay focused and to make sure their Literature Circle Discussions were supported and focused. These pages include ALL of the Roll and Respond pages focused on the Elements of Fiction: Plot, Setting, Character, Point of View | Voice, Theme, Conflict, Mood & Tone, Story Map Editable through google, and perfect for Distance Learning. They work with any text (Novel) and the Reading Response pages are great for Literature C
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Pablo Neruda Literary Bundle
Build your own Pablo Neruda unit with a toolkit of resources that will introduce your students to his engaging poetry. Bring social issues with a historical perspective into your classroom with activities that can be adapted for whole-class discussion, student-directed literature circles or individual seatwork. Students will also have opportunity to use literary devices with step-by-step writing strategies and participate in a variety of discussion activities. Bundle and Save! Please see the i
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Reading Note Tracker, Annotation Trifold, Reading Foldable
An easy way to keep notes while you read. This works well for book studies in the secondary English classroom, as well as a way to keep notes for yourself while you read. The different panels allow you to keep track of details and dive deep into how a story develops. This is a double-sided trifold that is intended for keeping notes *while* you read. When folded up, it serves as a bookmark in whatever novel you are studying. There is also a panel where you can review the book, including coloring
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Just Mercy: Mockingbird Players Learning Stations
This product is to be paired with the Just Mercy Young Adult Adaptation by Bryan Stevenson.This product consist of 5 learning stations to be paired with Chapter One Mockingbird Players. The learning stations ask students to make connections, make an inference, review characterization, and build background knowledge. With the stations you will find the learning stations answer page with answer boxes for each learning station and an exit ticket.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez: Reading Guide
This is for the novel, The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez. 13 pages including cover art. Includes six weeks (sessions) of original two-sided reading discussion questions in both PDF format and digital activity for TPT Easel. Questions explore literary devices, themes and cover major events in the storyline to improve student reading comprehension and understanding of the story.I teach students how to annotate while reading and then give them the questions each week before they m
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Reading Comprehension Worksheets, ESL, Writing Activity, All Story & Novels
I am an English Teacher who desires to be helpful for those in need of materials for their lessons!This packet includes worksheets and activities for: (74 ACTIVITY & WORKSHEETS)PredictingStory ElementsStory MappingPlotMain IdeaMaking Connections: Text-to-Self, Text-to-World, Text-to-TextForming QuestionsDetailsSummarizingCause & EffectComparingCharactersSettingProblem & SolutionInferringPredictingVocabularyDictionary SkillsStory SequenceAuthor's PurposeAuthor ReportsBook ReportsInfor
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2nd - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Interwoven Plots and Subplots
This upload offers a series of lessons on the use of subplots in fiction. Sections include the use of juxtaposition, pastiche, fictional uses of midrash, framing stories, mirror plots, complicating subplots, parallel plots, romantic sub-plots and comedic sub-plots. Each definition is followed by examples from fiction and tasks which involve group discussion on how these plots could be recognized in their favorite fiction or how they would add these types of sub-plots given a particular scenario.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Work on Structure at the Macro and Micro Levels
Literature Circles--Role Sheets, Evaluation Rubrics, Expectations & More!
Literature circles get students excited about reading and having a voice in the classroom, holds students accountable, and keeps them engaged and interested in a text study, but they can also be overwhelming to organize.
I've done all of the planning and organizing for you; all you need to do is facilitate and watch your students grow as readers.
This CCSS bundle includes:
Detailed directions for same book and different book literature circles
Rubric for group discussions
Example of a book w
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Secret Garden Novel Study
"The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett - complete 70 page novel study guide. The guide is presented chapter-by-chapter and includes the following: distinct sections: Before You Read, Chapter Discussions, Vocabulary, Comprehension Questions and Activities. The novel study includes everything needed to teach the novel including the following concepts / activities: setting, literary devices, creative writing assignments, character studies, parts of speech, studies in conflict, venn diagram,
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4th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education
READING RESPONSE JOURNAL LOG COMPREHENSION SUMMARY SHEETS | Reading Logs | KDP
Elevate your students' reading experience with these invaluable Reading Response Journal Logs and Comprehension Summary Sheets. This resource is designed to encourage active reading, critical thinking, and improved comprehension skills in the classroom."""""""""""""""""""""format : PDF and powerpoint (PPT)"""""""""""""""""""""DETAILS:TitleAuthorGenreBook SummaryFavorite ChapterFavorite CharacterDate StartedDate Finished:Book LengthFavorite QuoteRatingBook typeMy Reviewand more!Benefits:Promote C
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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