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Higher education reading literature circle pdfs
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Poetry Coloring Pages
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Poetry Coloring Pages and Bookmarks: Poetry coloring pages help bring poems to life and help alleviate stress. They are a beautiful way to introduce a poem to your students. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" poem features images of ravens and scenes from the poem (i.e. the bust of Pallas); it includes different levels of coloring--easier, as well as more intricate, coloring pages).This pack features 23 full-size coloring pages and 7 pages of individual ravens, including
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Great Gatsby Unit Plan | Novel Study Bundle — 6 Full Weeks of Lessons
This resource includes FIVE FULL WEEKS of content for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald!Additionally, in this UNIT PLAN BUNDLE, you will receive a teacher guide that encompasses an example Unit Schedule/Pacing Guide!Lessons Included in this Bundle:Anticipation Guide and QuestionsJudge The Book by its Cover Before ReadingBackground Info on 1920s, the American Dream, the Roaring Twenties culture, and F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald Author Study: Collaborative Poster ProjectWould You R
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"All American Boys"- Chapter-by-Chapter Reading Comprehension Questions
I have created reading comprehension questions for the novel "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. The questions you will receive require students to answer "right there" questions, make inferences, text-dependent questions, and use evidence from the text to support their thinking. I have NOT included an answer key because there are many "correct" answers to the different questions. These questions are perfect for a read aloud, independent study, book clubs, exit slips, guided
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8th - 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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Book Club Discussion Cards - 120 Question Cards now Digital and Printable
Book club discussion question cards are a must-have when running book clubs in the classroom. Say goodbye to the same old questions and give your students rich new question prompts to elevate their literature circles and book club discussions. These cards and questions also offer students more choice in their written responses. Included are 120 book club discussion question cards to get fiction readers thinking more deeply. The prompts are great scaffolds and guide readers to elevate the quality
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Theme Topics: List of Common Theme Topics with Theme Format
List of common theme topics in literature
Theme statement format
Teaching student how to find theme in a literary work is notoriously difficult. Empower your student to consider how the work you are reading relates to common universal topics with this comprehensive list.
Once students locate the topic, help them develop their own theme statement with the included theme statement format.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
English Black History Month Readings | 16 Biographies | Gallery Walk
Are you looking for a low-prep way to incorporate Black History Month into to your classroom? This set of 16 biographies with comprehension checks is a great way to honor the legacy (and current impact!) of individuals during Black History Month. #twosdaysaleThis set includes 16 comprehensible readings / mini-biographies of individuals commonly spoken of (and some less commonly spoken of) during Black History Month. These mini-biographies are designed to introduce the person and their legacy / a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Novel Study to be used with All the Light We Cannot See
This beautifully written tale of goodness and light is one you will want to share with students, kids, friends, family, and book club members. This short little unit contains a vocabulary review, in-depth study guides, and broad discussion questions. As always, all answer keys are provided.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Small Group Toolkit | Teacher Resource | Data Collecting
Small group toolkit for all grades to change the way you plan for small groups, make it easier, more organized, and consolidate your data collection!There are so many fabulous resources in this small group kit! Planning and executing small group instruction can be incredibly stressful for teachers. It adds another layer of responsibility and planning, and let’s face it, we do a lot of work! This resource takes ALL of the planning and organization to another level, and makes it SO much easier fo
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Reading Teacher Toolkit Resource Bundle! | ELA Teacher Essentials
Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" Anticipation Guide, Guided Reading, & Symbolism WS
The following 4-page document is a pre-reading and during-reading guide or packet on Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use." The anticipation guide is on the first page and lists five statements that students will have to make opinions on before and after the text that relate to the work's themes. The second and third pages contain questions to guide readers on its characterization (mostly indirect), figurative language, idioms, plot, and author's style and use of punctuation. The fourth and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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How to Read Literature like a Professor Group Project Presentations
The following is a student-led group project presentation to divide chapters of Thomas Foster's "How to Read Literature like a Professor" throughout the school year by pairing works with chapters. Each group has a role for each student: One student presents the chapter's key findings, one student cites Foster's or the student's literary examples, one student cites how the chapter applies to the current studied work, and one student cites media or popular culture examples. Students are assessed o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Gift of the Magi Lesson Plans and Activities
O. Henry's classic Christmas story "The Gift of the Magi" is a great read for the holiday season. I've read it successfully with high school, university, and advanced ESL/EFL students. And now I've put together the most comprehensive collection of downloadable and printable resources to teach "The Gift of the Magi" this holiday season! This 105-page collection of 15 activities, worksheets, games and assessments that I've written and honed over the years cover every aspect of the story: vocabula
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Suzanne Collins' The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Discussion Questions
The following 27 open-ended, high level questions on these five pages can be used to have book club members and/or students critically analyze Suzanne Collins' novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy. The questions vary in depth, but they focus on character archetypes, characterization, conflicts, connotation, dynamic characterization, figurative language, flashbacks, irony, motifs, plot, reader response, resolution, setting, suspense, symbolism, and the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fahrenheit 451 Pre-Reading Questions and Anticipation Guide
The following two-page document contains pre-reading activities and strategies to prepare students for a reading of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451." The first page contains five questions. The first two introduce the concepts of a utopia and dystopia and ask students questions about what they believe would be in each. The next two questions contain hyperlinks to recent news stories about "Fahrenheit 451" and asks students to respond to these stories, and the last question is abou
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Intro to "Romeo and Juliet" Digital Escape Room
Use this fun and interactive activity to introduce Shakespeare's timeless drama, Romeo and Juliet. Students will complete 4 tasks to "break out" while learning basic elements of Shakespearean drama, important characters and setting of the play, and important events in the life of William Shakespeare.This completely digital activity is fully editable and can easily be assigned both in-person or to virtual learners. This lesson utilizes Google Forms, Slides, Drawings, and Maps to familiarize stude
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
The Alchemist "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity
Sometimes the best classroom discussions arise when students say nothing at all!This product features a thoughtful and engaging activity for use during the study of Paulo Coelho's allegorical tale about overcoming obstacles and achieving one's dreams, The Alchemist. Centering around 5 different provocative passages from the book, this lesson provides your students with a chance to think, reflect, and respond to their peers without ever saying a word. This creative approach is a great way to diff
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: The Alchemist Activity Bundle
Animal Farm Reader's Theatre Unit -George Orwell -Russia -Questions
SnowballThe Seven Commandments may be reduced to a single maxim: "Four legs good, two legs bad." This statement contains the essential principle of Animalism. Whoever has thoroughly grasped it, will be safe from human influences. SheepFour legs good, two legs bad! Four legs good, two legs bad!When they had once got it by heart, the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field, they would all start bleating it for hours on end, never growing tired of it.Snowba
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
1984 Reader's Theatre Script Unit -George Orwell -Dystopia -Questions & Quiz
Winston SmithWhat are you in for? Tom ParsonsThoughtcrime! Winston SmithAre you guilty? Tom ParsonsOf course I'm guilty! You don't think the Party would arrest an innocent man, do you? Thoughtcrime is a dreadful thing, old man. It's insidious. It can get hold of you without your even knowing it. Do you know how it got hold of me? In my sleep! Yes, that's a fact. There I was, working away, trying to do my bit—never knew I had any bad stuff in my mind at all. And then I started talking in my sleep
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Antes de ser libre - Paquete de comprensión - Comprehension Packet in Spanish
Este es un paquete de comprensión que acompaña la novela escrita por Julia Alvarez, Antes de ser libres. Hay 8 preguntas para cada capitulo del libro. Las preguntas son para verificar comprensión de los sucesos, expresar opinión, hacer predicciones, inferencias y conexiones. También hay algunas preguntas para distinguir recursos literarios como símiles y metáforas. El capítulo “El diario de Anita” tiene 15 preguntas. Este paquete se puede usar para individuos, en grupos pequeños o con una clase
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing Study Guide Packet
NOT filled with just simple, low level comprehension questions on story and plot, this 26-page packet on Yaa Gyasi's novel "Homegoing" (2016) asks a variety of critical thinking questions across Bloom's taxonomy. Literary devices and features assessed include analogies, character archetypes, conflict, direct and indirect characterization, dynamic vs. static characterization, figurative language, foreshadowing, idioms, imagery, inferences, irony (dramatic, situational, and verbal), juxtaposition,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Reader's Theatre Script -Mark Twain -Rubric
Included in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer Reader's Theatre Unit:300 page script35 chapters93 multiple choice questions bank with answers49 metacognitive questionsReader's Theatre Evaluations based on 4 levels and 5 criteria.Student Success CriteriaStudent Friendly GoalsTeacher's Reader's Theatre ChecklistMr. Marvel's Musings-I have edited out all of the derogatory racist words that were in the original text. There is no place for such demeaning terminology; no matter the age of the reader. "Injun
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Día de Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving Spanish Reading Activity w/ Sweet 16 Verbs
Do you need an easy to follow lesson plan leading up to Thanksgiving? This Spanish Thanksgiving activity and reading with the Sweet 16 verbs in Spanish will give your students repetitions of 14 of the Sweet 16 verbs. These high frequency verbs in Spanish are used throughout the story making it very appropriate for level 2 students! Your students will work through 3 levels of an embedded reading; progressing including more detail, vocabulary, and length of the original short story. This level rea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Tiffany's Spanish Curriculum Bundle
Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun Study Guide Packet
NOT filled with simple, low level comprehension questions on story and plot, this 15-page packet on Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun asks a variety of critical thinking questions across Bloom's taxonomy. Drama and literature devices and features assessed include allusions, character archetypes, conflict, connotation, costume, denotation, direct and indirect characterization, figurative language, foreshadowing, inferences, irony, mood, motifs, plot, setting, stage directions, subtext
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Charlotte's Web Reader's Theatre Unit -Questions Quiz Rubric
Included in the Charlotte's Web Reader's Theatre Unit:167 page script divided among 22 chaptersChapter 1: Before Breakfast = 5 characters and 5 pagesChapter 2: Wilbur = 3 characters and 3 pagesChapter 3: Escape = 9 characters and 8 pagesChapter 4: Loneliness = 6 characters and 5 pagesChapter 5: Charlotte = 4 characters and 8 pagesChapter 6: Summer Days = 6 characters and 5 pagesChapter 7: Bad News = 3 characters and 5 pagesChapter 8: A Talk at Home = 3 characters and 3 pagesChapter 9: Wilbur's
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4th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
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