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Close reading Common Core W.9-10.1b resources
The Tell Tale Heart Mock Trial-Great Fall Activity
This activity is great for Halloween, Spooky Season, or Fall. Students will use close reading skills and cite text evidence to prove their case in this "Tell Tale Heart" Mock Trial. Students will read the short story "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Then students will view a short mock trial procedure video. Next, students will be assigned roles and divided into groups and complete handouts to help them prepare for their role in the trial. Complete step by step directions are included!
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7th - 12th
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Paired Text Analysis Lessons for "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou & Tupac
Literary analysis is less intimidating with these paired text analysis lesson plans for Maya Angelou's poem and Tupac's song "Still I Rise." Detailed, CCSS-aligned lesson plans integrate close reading, text-based writing, and research skills, making this digital & print resource both engaging and worthwhile. There are three lesson plans in this product that build upon each other. The timing of the activities may be adjusted to fit the needs of your classroom/students, and one “lesson” may a
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8th - 11th
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Romeo and Juliet COMPLETE UNIT | Workbooks & Worksheets | Colorful & Editable!!
This "star-crossed" curriculum will inspire your students to generate stellar insights about William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The complete unit has everything you'll need to facilitate profoundly engaging classes on Romeo and Juliet. The lesson plans are brimming with student-centered materials which will inspire a life-long love of Shakespeare!The beautiful workbooks will enable you to capture and hold the attention of modern-day students. The higher-order questions will help you pivot f
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8th - 11th
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American Literature Full Year ELA Curriculum for High School English | Secondary
Looking for a full-year American Literature curriculum that will engage your most reluctant learners while still challenging your most advanced students? Spanning American literature from Puritans to young authors writing today, this truly diverse curriculum has differentiated plans for honors and standard level classes. From the Puritan worldview to YOLO culture, from love and lies to the Iraq war, and from the everyday pains of growing up to the unique experience of the contemporary immigran
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9th - 12th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Unit Plan Bundle, Activities
Whether you're teaching Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream for the first time or looking for ways to freshen up your lesson plans, this unit plan bundle is for you! With more than 100 files, everything you need to teach Shakespeare's popular comedy is in this bundle.
Included in the bundle:
• Anticipation guide
• Characterization charts and activities
• 84 task cards with critical thinking questions
• Drama activities
• Writing prompts
• Activities for each scene of the play
• 46-sli
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9th - 12th
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Jamaica Kincaid's ANNIE JOHN (+ the story "Girl") | 3 Weeks of EDITABLE Lessons!
NEW IN 2020: Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-based! This 80-page EDITABLE unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. Invite your students to engage in student-driven discussions that promise to be profoundly stimulating! The discussion prompts, daily quizzes, short writing prompts, and final paper will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights! Hold your students
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative
MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative Ideas for the High School Classroom 200 PAGES and 63 SLIDES! When it comes to Holocaust literature, there are few books that can compare to Maus. Written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman, Maus tells the story of Spiegelman's parents and their experiences during the Holocaust. The book is unique which helps to bring the story to life in a way that few other books can. Maus is an excellent choice for high school stud
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Separate Peace Close Reading Bundle All Chapters Notes Quizzes Essay Project
This is a challenging, thorough close reading bundle for students reading John Knowles' A Separate Peace. You will receive the following:Chapters 1-4 Close Reading NotesChapters 1-4 Reading QuizChapters 5-10 Close Reading NotesChapters 5-10 Reading QuizChapters 11-13 Close Reading NotesChapters 11-13 Reading QuizFinal Group ProjectEssay Prompts with RubricKeys provided for close reading notes and quizzes. Essay prompts come with rubric only. These are PDF (printable; non-editable) resources. The
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9th - 12th
Shakespeare's The Tempest Complete Unit: Race, Gender, Class, & Colonialism
With themes ranging from colonial oppression to romantic love, from art to slavery, and from family betrayal to the beauty of nature—this play offers so much to explore. But if you want your classes to get excited about reading this challenging text, your students will need to be excited to delve into the book and feel empowered to tackle the difficult language on their own. You’ll also need to help your classes to make connections between their own lives and those of these fictional characters
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9th - 12th
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True Crime Mystery: Circleville Letter-Writer/Possibility of Evil Persuasive Wr.
Bring a little mystery into your short stories unit by tying the mystery of the Circleville Letter Writer to Shirley Jackson's 'The Possibility of Evil.'This real life mystery spans decades and includes affairs, death, shifty lawmakers, false imprisonment. Walk your students through these true events and have them discuss their theories in groups.Lesson 1:1) Put the students into 6 groups2) Read them the story on the PowerPoint and have them take notes on the 11x17 group worksheet3) Stop at the
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9th - 12th
AP Literature and Composition Poetry Unit 1 | AP Lit. & Comp. Poems | Curriculum
Worried that your AP poetry unit won’t teach your students to analyze literature independently? Like many people in the history of reading poetry, your students might not quite understand the point of it all. Why does poetry have to be so hard to understand? Why so many comparing of things to other things? Why can’t they just say what they mean?And when students are lead to believe that reading poetry means listening to lectures and parroting a teacher’s analysis, they become even more disempowe
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9th - 12th
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MyPerspectives 10th Grade Unit 1: Inside the Nightmare
This comprehensive and engaging resource comprises OVER 180 SLIDES of short stories, poems, and videos, of gothic literature. Slides contain activities, prompts, assessments, discussion questions, mini-lessons, and more to make teaching and learning fun, educational, and creative!
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8th - 12th
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"Anti-Hero" Song Analysis and The Hero's Journey Paired Texts Lesson Plans
"Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift meets the Hero's Journey! Analyzing song lyrics makes text analysis & learning about the heros journey less intimidating. Close reading, text-based writing, speaking, listening, and research skills, and CCSS-aligned song analysis lesson plans make this resource both engaging and worthwhile. *Due to copyright, I have linked to texts which are readily available online for your convenience.*Digital version of all handouts included. ***********************************
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8th - 11th
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All American Boys Complete 6-7 Week Novel Unit (NO PREP)
Unlock the Power of Critical Reflection with Our All-Inclusive Curriculum for All American Boys Are you ready to transform your English classroom into a dynamic space of cultural relevance, critical thinking, and literary analysis? Dive into my meticulously crafted curriculum for the riveting novel All American Boys – a unit that not only aligns with Common Core standards but also empowers your students to explore the intricacies of societal conflict, racial bias, and the enduring legacy of Dr.
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9th - 12th
Born A Crime: Close Reading and Writing Activities
Digital Learning Friendly ActivitiesEasily uploaded to online learning platforms. Word doc. for easy editing.Close reading and writing activities for Trevor Noah's Born a Crime. These activities provide the opportunity to take advantage of the popularity and appeal of Noah's story especially with the self-proclaimed "non-readers." The activities provide opportunities for students to read closely and analyze the moves of a writer to write their own narratives. Reproducibles Include:Chapter by Cha
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9th - 12th
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Romeo & Juliet Unit Bundle: Top 15 Resources Comprehension, Writing & Creativity
This complete teaching scheme will save you many, many of hours of preparation. It contains 15 different tasks including work on comprehension, vocabulary, persuasive writing, creative writing, figurative language, imagery and much more. Resources are provided both as a computer friendly presentation and in an easily printable black and white form.· Questions on every scene break the whole play down into bite-size chunks· Play Summary·Close Reading and Comprehension exercise - sixty pages of det
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9th - 12th
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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Reading Journal | Unabridged & Young Readers
Teach Born a Crime by Trevor Noah--online or in-person--with this reading journal and workbook to engage students. This reading journal and workbook for Born a Crime will make incorporating creative and thoughtful activities simple!This 40-page resource centers on 5 writing prompts with additional enrichment lessons and engaging activities. The journal has rubrics built-in but also comes with rubric-free pages in case you have a different grading style. Other activities include quote, poetry, an
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Unit Bundle | Unabridged & Young Readers
The Alchemist Novel Study, Unit Plan, Bundle Discussion Questions, Comprehension
Are you seeking a fun and engaging novel study to teach Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist? This novel study was created to increase student engagement and excitement about the author, Paulo Coelho as well as Santiago's quest toward his Personal Legend. This bundle provides students with a variety of exciting activities such as creative projects, discussion-based activities that get them moving around the room and talking to their peers, structured literary analysis paragraphs, discussion questions (c
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6th - 12th
Socratic Seminar, high school reading comprehension, task cards, philosophy
Socratic Seminar, high school reading comprehension, task cards, philosophy Socratic Seminars provide an engaging way for students to learn about any topic and build critical thinking skills. It’s a low-prep way for teachers to teach without sacrificing rigor. Furthermore, because it can foster open dialogues among classmates, it builds better classroom camaraderie.What buyers are saying:This was perfect! I had been looking for a way to get my students to think more and engage each other instead
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
MyPerspectives 10th Grade Unit 3: Extending Freedom's Reach + 12 Angry Men
This comprehensive and engaging resource comprises over 130 SLIDES corresponding to Unit 3 of the 10th Grade MyPerspectives curriculum. Slides contain activities, prompts, assessments, discussion questions, mini-lessons, and more to make teaching and learning fun, educational, and creative! Also included is the complete instruction, activities, etc., for 12 Angry Men, which fits the essential question of this unit.
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8th - 12th
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Poem and Song Lyric Analysis - Paired Texts Lesson Plans for High School English
Make text analysis less intimidating with these detailed, CCSS-aligned lesson plans high school English teachers are loving! Paired texts lessons (William Ernest Henley's poem "Invictus" and Imagine Dragons' song "Whatever it Takes") integrate close reading, text-based writing, speaking, listening, and research skills, making this resource both engaging and worthwhile. *Due to copyright, only the text of "Invictus" is provided in this resource. I have linked to the other texts which are readily
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8th - 11th
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The Necklace Short Story Unit Pre-Reading, Questions, Quiz, Essay and More!
This is a complete unit for Guy de Maupaussant's "The Necklace."You will get the following materials:Pre-Reading VocabularyGuided and Unguided Quote Studies with Literal and Inferential QuestionsSupplemental Follow-Up to Quote Studies on Literary Elements & IronyClose Reading Notes and Additional Worksheet Focusing on Values and Cause & EffectPost-Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking QuestionsEssay Planning Sheets, including a RubricMultiple Choice QuizKeys for all worksheets (exc
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Short Story Bundle for Middle and High School--Popular Titles! {CCSS}
Argument Writing Activity - Banned and Challenged Books - Writing a Rationale
In this engaging lesson, students use argumentative writing to provide a rationale for the study of banned or challenged books. Students participate in a short research activity to discover the charges against the books, then use a note catcher graphic organizer to help them identify text examples that demonstrate the educational value of their books. They annotate for life lessons, character connections, pathways to understanding, and real-world relationships. After gathering their text evide
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7th - 10th
Reading & Analyzing Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb" Lessons (NO PREP)
Elevate Your Classroom with Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb" Speech! Ready to inspire and empower your students with the powerful words of Amanda Gorman? My comprehensive multi-lesson unit on "The Hill We Climb" speech is the perfect resource to spark meaningful discussions and foster critical thinking in your classroom. Explore Gorman's Message: Dive deep into Gorman's background and the significance of her speech with our engaging Google Slides presentation. From understanding who Amanda G
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9th - 12th
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