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Close reading Common Core RI.11-12.1 resources $5-10
The Fall of the House of Usher Unit: Close Read, Vocab, Activities, Test, & More
Looking for engaging materials for "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe that your students will enjoy and not complain about? This unit will have your students interacting with this difficult Poe text in no time.What's included . . .► Step-by-step, day-by-day lesson plans for 6 days. ► Daily aligned Common Core Standards► Clean copy of original story ► Clean copy of abridged story for struggling readers. (All the meat without the wordiness and about half the length of the original
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: The Fall of the House of Usher Complete Unit - Digital & Print
Native American Literature Unit: Poems, Myths, Non-fiction in Digital & Print
Looking to add some fresh activities for Native American literature to your classes' studies? You have come to the right place! Your students will love these beautifully designed slides that will not only capture their attention but also provide them with interesting Native American reading selections and engaging activities that require analyzing, creating, thinking, writing, and reflecting. Printable version included!This Native American Literature Digital Unit includes► 2 poems► 2 myths► a no
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7th - 12th
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Middle School ELA Mini Lessons | High School English | Sub Plans ELA
Hook and reel in your teens' interest any time with these enjoyable and engaging Language Arts mini lessons! Hooks, discussion starters, sub plans, re-engagement strategies, brain breaks, extended bellringers - you name it - that you'll love to teach and your students will love to learn!⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒Note: This product is also available in (1) Teacher's Toolkit Bundle - and in (2) ELA Mega Bundle Collection. Check them out now for some great deals!⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒
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7th - 10th
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Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Compare Contrast Two or More Texts NonFiction Graphic Organizers
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts: Close Reading Strategies and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards
Use the handouts to encourage close reading and compare/contrast of two or more texts or sources (may be used with multimedia sources such as graphics, videos, podcasts, etc.). They may also be used to compare two different people, focusing on comparing their early life, struggles, and achievements. Includes modified Venn Diagrams specific to the CCSS.
These activities may b
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6th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
ESL Lesson Plans: ESL Thanksgiving: ESL Curriculum
Are you looking for an engaging ESL lesson? This ESL Thanksgiving Lesson includes vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening activities for ESL students. Also included in this ESL lesson is a Digital Version! This ESL lesson is perfect for newcomers, intermediate, and advanced ESL students. In this ESL lesson students will have access to speaking and vocabulary activities. Also, ESL students will access the four domains of language. Join the Close Read of the Month Club today! Every month you w
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3rd - 12th
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Close Reading and Annotation Mini-Unit
Complete close reading and annotation unit with fiction and nonfiction practice**August 2020 Update: This unit is now digital! I created a fiction and nonfiction workbook that is optimized for digital learning. A Google Slides version is included that can be downloaded and used as a PowerPoint as well (directions included).**August 2019 Update: This unit now includes two passages that can be used for nonfiction annotation (complete with an answer key). This is perfect for AP Language and Composi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Speech to the Virginia Convention by Patrick Henry: Reading Game, Appeals, Test
Are your students bored with some of the early American literature? Looking for something to spice up Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention"? Try out this unit, which will keep students engaged with the text while also allowing them to have some fun!What's included:► Detailed lesson plans► Common Core Standards alignment► Competition Game Cards - Instead of you lecturing on the speech, students will be sifting through the speech to find answers in order to gain puzzle pieces. The f
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
GRIT: A Growth Mindset Unit for Upper Grades
As teachers, we know that effort and determination are the biggest factors in our students’ success. All too often, this message doesn’t get communicated to our students. We often hear, “I can’t...It’s too hard...I’m not good at that.” The best way to shift that negative/fixed thinking is by implementing a growth mindset program. I created this week-long unit for upper grades (specifically high school or advanced middle schoolers) because I could not find quality age-appropriate resources to tea
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8th - 12th
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Analysis of Goldstein’s Book - 1984 by George Orwell - Questions, Map of Oceania
Updated in 2022! Analyze Emmanuel Goldstein’s “Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism” (Part 2, Chapter 9 of George Orwell’s 1984). This resource includes guided reading questions, a map worksheet, and a literary analysis activity. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!Included with this Analysis Activity for Goldstein’s Book in 1984:✏️ Guided Reading Comprehension Questions for Goldstein’s Book - Digital & PrintExamine key definitions and terms, characteristics of B
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9th - 12th
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Colonial American Literature Unit: John Smith and William Bradford
Need something to spice up older colonial American literature? This lesson packet is your answer to making "A Description of New England" by John Smith and "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford relevant, engaging, and fun for today's teens."A Description of New England" by John Smith lessons contain the following:► Step-by-step instructions for each day► Excerpts from "A Description of New England" by John Smith neatly printed onto 4 sheets - they can be double-sided and stapled. This al
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
Martin Luther King Day Activity Bundle for Secondary Students
Martin Luther King Jr. activities and writing for secondary students. This bundle contains three different MLK Jr. assignments that are ideal for high school and middle school students.
This resource contains:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Group Research Project
I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. Close Read and Rhetorical Analysis
Martin Luther King, Jr. Informational Essay - Grades 6-10 - CCSS Aligned
Begin your unit with a group research project. This collaborative, hands-on activity is a gr
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6th - 12th
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Background Reading for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Emmett Till and the Scottsboro Boys
As preparation for reading TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, I have students learn about the Jim Crow South by reading about two important cases: the Scottsboro Boys and Emmett Till. These lessons include reading passages from GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER by Chris Crowe. The corresponding activities are multiple choice questions modeled after the EOC or other standardized tests, frequently asking students to choose the best answer among closely related choices.ANSWER KEY IS NOW INCLUDED!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Jonathan Edwards: Activities, Writing, Test
Are you frustrated with trying to make the Puritan sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" exciting and enjoyable for today's teens? This happens to be one of my favorite literary works to teach because of the engaging lessons I have crafted over the years. This unit takes a topic that many students find cumbersome and turns it into something challenging and fun. They will be talking about this sermon, and other classes will be asking when they get to do the sculpture activity!What's inclu
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9th - 12th
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Transcendentalism Bundle (5 resources, 45 pgs, 130+ questions) / Print + Digital
American Transcendentalism is part of my school's junior-level English class. Our curriculum doesn't give us a tremendous amount of time to study Transcendentalism, so I have focused my instruction on three specific texts. Unit Pacing Guide"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson"Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson"Civil Disobedience" by Henry David ThoreauTranscendentalism Notes Pages and Anticipation GuideOver the years, I have put together excerpts for these three texts with guiding questions, backg
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11th - 12th
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Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience & Walden Excerpts, Close Reading, & More
Looking for an engaging way to introduce your students to transcendental thinker and writer Henry David Thoreau's works? This unit on excerpts from Walden and "Civil Disobedience" has everything you need!What's Included . . .► Step-by-step instructions for each day.► Common Core English Standards aligned to daily tasks.► Defining Transcendentalism group synthesis task.► Fun activity with Thoreau quotes to get the unit started. You should definitely hear some laughter from students as they compet
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Transcendental Bundle
ESL Lesson Plans: ESL Martin Luther King Close Reading: ESL Distance Learning
Are you looking for an engaging ESL lesson? This ESL lesson includes vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening activities for ESL students. Also included in this ESL lesson is a Digital Version! This ESL lesson is perfect for newcomers, intermediate, and advanced ESL students. In this ESL lesson students will have access to speaking and vocabulary activities. Also, ESL students will access the four domains of language. Join the Close Read of the Month Club today! Every month you will have less
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4th - 12th
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"How it Feels to be Colored Me" Zora Neale Hurston | Figurative Language Lesson
Looking for a unit on this classic essay that will get your students engaging independently with the text, discussing big ideas, and sharpening their close reading and critical thinking skills?“How it Feels to be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston is a great choice for engaging your classes in discussions around race, identity, gender, and artistic expression. It’s also a wonderful essay for exploring figurative language and how writers create meaning through comparisons. When you teach “How it F
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9th - 12th
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Reading Response Handouts for High School | Reading Logs | Reading Journals
Do you want you students to learn how to read, analyze, and write about literature independently?Do your students have a tough time when they are faced with a blank page or have to write without being told what to write about? This guide to reading response journals based on quote analysis and close reading will get your students reading, analyzing, and writing about literature on their own. I have been teaching with reading responses for eleven years, and this guide includes what you need to
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9th - 12th
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Orwell's Politics and the English Language Reading Guide, Quiz & Practice
This is a lesson that I started using many years ago when I taught AP Language, since Orwell's famous essay is pretty much required reading for that test. It was a good introduction to rhetoric for AP newbies on several levels:
1. The whole essay is about rhetoric to begin with
2. It's a good essay to use to introduce annotation and close and critical reading
3. It can be analyzed as an argument, looking at Orwell's use of appeals
4. At the end of the essay, he provides several "rules" for writi
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Nickel and Dimed Unit BUNDLE
This BUNDLE has everything you need to teach Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed in an AP Language and Composition (or similar) class! In addition to the separately sold Rhetorical Analysis Activitiesand Poverty Webquest Activity, this COMPLETE unit also includes:--an editable anticipatory activity PowerPoint--a detailed daily pacing guide for a 4-week unit--a sample rationale for teaching and purchasing the book--discussion leadership assignment and rubric (with teacher tips list!)--links, su
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9th - 12th
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The Birthmark Bundle by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Activities, Stations, Vocab, Test
Looking for fresh ideas and activities for "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne? This complete unit has EVERYTHING you need to teach this short story from start to finish! What's included . . .❶ Step-by-step instructions❷ Daily Bell Ringers❸ VOCABULARY activities to help students become familiar with 30 challenging words from the story. ► Handout with 30 words, part of speech, definition to be filled in (editable)► Extension Options: Vocabulary Hands-On Poster Activity with Rubric for Grading
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Romanticism Bundle: Activities and Lessons for 8 Literary Works
BUNDLE: SUB Plans for ANY English TEACHER - CCSS - NO PREP
This VERY bundle of lessons, resources and activities that I've created over the past few years in hopes of meeting ALL of my 7th, 8th and 9th grade students' academic needs when they show up on the first day of school.
I found that even when I have felt that I'm at the top of my "organizational game", chaos can knock and pull me out of the classroom at a moment's notice, which inevitably has my struggling to throw something together for the substitute.
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7th - 12th
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Toni Morrison BELOVED Novel Study TIME MAP Timeline Activity Digital Printable
This Time Map graphic organizer is a great alternative to a chapter-by-chapter study guide for Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. This resource is suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom, and also available in a ready-to-print format.GRAPHIC ORGANIZER + CONSOLIDATING ACTIVITYFULL ANSWER KEY INCLUDEDAPPLICABLE TO AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITIONSet in Ohio during the mid-1800s, Beloved explores notions of identity, community, freedom and generational trauma. A Pulitzer Prize winner, the novel
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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