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Close reading Common Core W.11-12.1 resources for Microsoft Word
MY ÁNTONIA Complete Unit: Fully EDITABLE Lessons on Willa Cather's Classic Novel
UPDATED in 2024: Rigorous! Discussion-based! Informed by the latest cutting-edge scholarship!....This 135-page EDITABLE curriculum has everything you'll need for profoundly stimulating lessons on Willa Cather's My Ántonia!! Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The pre-reading handouts, discussion questions, daily quizzes, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and gener
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Unbroken Unit Plan and Materials - UBD
35 pages of materials:-UBD-style Unit plan aligned to Common Core Standards-30-question study guide-2 close reading activities with rubric-6 separate reading quizzes (mixed multiple choice and open-ended)-final essay with guidelines, brainstorming worksheet, and peer editing materials-50-question multiple choice final exam focused on close reading-journal/discussion questions
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10th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Close Reading / Analysis Text-dependent Questions Bundle
These questions guide students through a close analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Students work through the text, focusing on analysis and comparison / contrast of characters, building symbolism and themes, analyzing word choice and details, analyzing the effects of structure, using textual evidence, and making inferences about the text. Students also read an informative passage about uncut pages and analyze a painting by El Greco in order to better understand scenes in th
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9th - 12th
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Between the World and Me Mini Lessons and Activities
Various activities to analyze Between the World and Me. Rhetorical Analysis graphic organizers, motif to message activity, discussion sheets, comparative analysis, say-means-matters chart, and final paper assignment. All activities have been used successfully used in high school IB/MYP classes. These are great activities to get students to closely analyze Coates's beautiful text.
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10th - 12th
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Dante's Inferno Close Reading & Writing Unit
This resource is a variety of close reading and writing materials for a unit on Dante's Inferno. This unit includes: close reading packets for various excerpts (Canto 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13 & 14), exit slip assessments, a handful of activities, and four extended writing assessments (brief constructed responses and essays). Close reading packets include various levels of accommodations, including chunking, summarizing, integrated and scaffolded questions, and vocabulary. This unit works for
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11th - 12th
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THE OUTSIDERS Study Questions & Essay Prompts (review, lecture) on DOCX
NEW RESOURCE:This resource contains 24 study questions (two for each chapter) and 18 essay prompts (for a total of 42 questions) on S. E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders. Sample paragraph responses are given for each question and sample thesis statements given for each essay prompt.These questions require students to THINK DEEPLY regarding the central themes and conflicts found in the novel as they read.These questions can be used as jumping off points for small group or class-wide discussions of t
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7th - 11th, Higher Education
Beowulf Themes and Reading Scaffold Part 2 of 2
Beowulf Themes and Reading Scaffold Part 2 of 2Includes Beowulf Test and Beowulf Single Source Argument Essay Outline. Lessons begin with the Battle of Grendel’s Mother through the end of the text. Themes and Focus- Hero Vs Villain (an object of perspective)Epic Hero (Character Flaw)Christian Addition (Oral Tradition vs Written Form)
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10th - 12th
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The Scarlet Letter and Tone: The Almost Synesthesia Project
While I love The Scarlet Letter, sometimes it can be challenging to make older material relevant to our students. I love this project for so many reasons: it encourages students to engage deeply with selected text by close reading both language and sound; it challenges students to read, write, analyze, and listen; and it allows students to share personal style through their choice of song. This project can be applied to any text, but it works particularly well with The Scarlet Letter.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Catcher in the Rye - Persuasive/Argumentative Essay - ACT Prep/Summative
This includes a persuasive essay prompt connected to the novel Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger along with an outline that labels and describes each sentence in an essay. The nature of the prompt requires students to have a deep understanding of the story and characters so that they can synthesize an opinion and find textual support. Great for ACT preparation or simply an end-of-unit summative.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Catcher in the Rye - Entire Unit - All Plans, Activities and Assessments
200+ Chapter questions for To Kill a Mockingbird
200+ Chapter questions for every last chapter of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Most questions grouped into two chapter bundles. Assign two chapters for reading, assign the questions either for homework, classwork (great sub plan!) or for an academic discourse activity (fewer papers to grade!) With this purchase you get every single well thought-out question.
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7th - 12th
Hamlet - Unit Final/Summative - Persuasive/Argumentative Essay
This includes a persuasive essay prompt connected to Hamlet by Shakespeare along with an outline that labels and describes each sentence in an essay. The nature of the prompt requires students to have a deep understanding of the story and characters so that they can synthesize an opinion and find textual support. The prompt also requires and promotes student choice which is proven to increase engagement.Great for ACT preparation or simply an end-of-unit summative.
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Hamlet - Entire Unit - All Plans, Activities, and Assessments
Poetry Packet for teaching The Odyssey
7 poems for student analysis and synthesis with The Odyssey "Penelope" by Dorothy Parker"Odysseus to Telemachus" by Joseph Brodsky"Circe's Power" by Louise Gluck"Circe's Torment" by Louise Gluck"Circe's Grief" by Louise Gluck"Circe" by Walter Wykes"Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord TennysonPoems inlclude:guided reading questionsguided annotationAP-style SOAPSTone graphic organizer for poem analysismultiple formative assessments + summative assessment (thesis writing + 1 pager)target vocabulary with defi
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Teaching the Odyssey with a Feminist Lens
Common Core Argumentative Essay Boot Camp Survival Guide (33 pages, editable)
Whether you're prepping your students for a rigorous state exam or teaching an argumentative writing unit for 3-4 weeks, this 33-page fully editable Survival Guide for the Common Core Argumentative Essay is packed with proven strategies, methods, organizers, models and checklists that will lead both you and your students through every step of the argumentative writing process.
The many resources will make teaching the argument a stress-free breeze. ALL the work is DONE for you! Ideal for high
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
1984 Study Questions & Essay Prompts (review, test, lecture) On Word (DOCX)
NEW RESOURCE:This resource contains 30 Study questions and 10 essay prompts, requiring students to THINK DEEPLY regarding the central themes and conflicts found in George Orwell's 1984. All the study questions come with sample paragraph responses, and the essay prompts come with sample thesis statements.These questions can be used as jumping off points for small group or class-wide discussions of the work's central meanings.They can act as your lecture notes as you make insightful points during
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
The Great Gatsby Teacher Packet
This packet is designed for learners of all abilities and incorporates an Anticipation Guide, worksheets on characterization, symbolism, and conflict as well as a test and written analyses lessons.
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11th
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Interactive Literary Activity--Extra Credit
This is an activity designed to be completed in spare time in class when students have completed their work, but could be used as a singular activity to practice deductive reasoning and inferences.There is a case given to the students. When the students solve one clue, they will be given another to complete until they have gathered all of the information to solve the case. They will demonstrate their understanding through an argumentative response that uses details to support the reasoning.
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8th - 12th
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Creating a Strong Rhet. Analysis Thesis
When teaching rhetorical analysis (specifically for preparation for the AP Language and Composition exam), I developed these notes to teach students the different ways they can analyze a piece. Included are notes on the difference between small-picture devices and big-picture strategies, examples of thesis statements that analyze a piece chronologically vs. by device/strategy, and my interpretation of what the 9-point (older) AP scale scores mean to students in their writing. I reference Madelin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Yellow Wallpaper: Whole Unit
If you are looking for an easy to use and ready to go whole unit for The Yellow Wallpaper, look no further!!What's included? pre- reading assignment: Why I wrote the Yellow Wallpaper. Full text formatted for annotations with marginal questionspost-reading assignment: Making connections. an essay prompt. The Yellow Wallpaper is an enthralling story that on surface level displays a woman's battle with mental health and the people trying to help her. Once you peel away that layer, the story below i
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: Dynamic Voices in American Literature
Close Reading and Annotation Exercise - J.K. Rowling Speech
This exercise uses J.K. Rowling's Harvard Address to teach students to read a text closely, looking for specific aspects that prepares them for analysis. I also use this exercise to teach students to annotate as they read. Specific instructions on what to look for and how to annotate are given before the activity begins. The reading ends with questions that lead out from the pre-reading instructions. Rowling's speech is inspiring and her style is a great way for students to interact closely with
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8th - 12th
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Story of an Hour Analysis & Author Study
Story of an Hour is the perfect introduction to Realist literature. Kate Chopin creates clear cut gender roles easily representing the woman's place of the late 19th century. That matches with the extreme irony, symbolism and satire of the time period allows students to easily detect the historical relevance.Here, I have created a 13 page document that includes a short author bio, a transcript of the story with 2.5 inch margin for annotation, and in text comprehension questions. Following that i
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9th - 12th
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Supporting Evidence: Identify & Analyze Textual Evidence
The materials in this unit are intended to supplement both reading and writing modules that the teacher already has in place. They are especially helpful for students who have only a superficial understanding of the types of evidence that writers employ, including the three forms of anecdotal evidence, testimonial, both types of factual support, statistical, as well as analogical evidence. By the end of this unit, students will be able to both identify the eight different types of evidence use
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11th - 12th
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THE GREAT GATSBY Study Questions & Essay Prompts (review, test, lecture) DOCX
NEW RESOURCE:This resource contains 27 Study questions and 10 essay prompts requiring students to THINK DEEPLY regarding the central themes and conflicts found in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. All the study questions come with sample paragraph responses, and the essay prompts come with sample thesis statements. These questions can be used as jumping off points for small group or class-wide discussions of the work's central meanings.They can act as your lecture notes as you make insight
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
KING LEAR Study Questions & Essay Prompts (review, lecture) Word Document-DOCX
NEW RESOURCE:This resource contains 20 study questions (four for each act) and 10 essay prompts on Shakespeare's King Lear. Sample paragraph responses are given for each question and sample thesis statements given for each essay prompt.These questions require students to THINK DEEPLY regarding the central themes and conflicts found in the novel as they read.These questions can be used as jumping off points for small group or class-wide discussions of the work's central meanings.They can act as y
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
ETHAN FROME Study Questions & Essay Prompts (review, lecture) Word Document-DOCX
NEW RESOURCE:This resource contains 27 study questions (three for each chapter) and 10 essay prompts (for a total of 37 questions) on Edith Wharton's novel Ethan Frome. Sample paragraph responses are given for each question and sample thesis statements given for each essay prompt.These questions require students to THINK DEEPLY regarding the central themes and conflicts found in the novel as they read.These questions can be used as jumping off points for small group or class-wide discussions of
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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