Close reading Common Core W.11-12.1 pdfs

Grades:

11th - 12th

CCSS:

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The Catcher in the Rye Characterization Activity, Worksheets

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Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character. Character included are: • Holden • Mr. Spencer • Allie • Phoebe • Jane Gallagher • Stradlater • Ackley • Sally Hayes • Maurice • Sunny • Mr. Antolini Aside from individual classwork, use these 11 worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a differ

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Close Reading, Literature, Writing

CCSS:

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1984 by George Orwell Modern Novel Study - Literary Analysis Unit Plan - Digital

Created by

Mondays Made Easy

Updated in 2022! | digital and print unit | This modern novel study includes literary analysis activities, chapter discussion questions, a pacing guide, and everything you need to dive deep into 1984 by George Orwell. Suitable for online learning with digital activities for Google Classroom®!⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 45% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Unit Plan for George Orwell’s 1984:✏️ Bell Ringer Comprehension Quizzes for Each Chapter - Digital & Print✏️ Comprehension an

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Study Guides, Unit Plans

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SBAC Secondary ELA MEGA Bundle - Test Prep - Writing - Escape Rooms - Task Cards

Created by

Exceptional ELA

Attention, Secondary ELA superstars! Feeling the SBAC (or CAASPP) heat? Don't sweat it—we've got your back with the ultimate test-tackling toolkit! Say goodbye to overwhelm and hello to confidence with EIGHT unbeatable resources bundled together to help you and your students conquer the test like a pro!Here's what's included:⭐️ SBAC ELA Performance Task Escape Room Dive into a thrilling adventure that'll have you prepped and pumped to ace the performance task in style! ⭐️ SBAC ELA Computer Adapt

Subjects:

Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts

Grades:

6th - 11th

Types:

Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.4

, RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

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American Dream Unit: Literature, Film Studies, Poetry, & Synthesis Essay Writing

Created by

GilTeach

Tired of only teaching dead white males in your American Dream unit? The pursuit of the American Dream is a classic theme in literature, but often, when students only examine canonical texts, they get a limited understanding of it. The reasons why the American Dream is not always attainable for all are complicated, but if your lessons don't include texts and sources from people of color, your students will lack depth of understanding. This diverse unit will engage your students with powerful

Subjects:

Close Reading, Literature, Writing

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

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New Year 2023 | Close Reading and Poetry Analysis | Print and Google Slides

Created by

Secondary Strategies

Redesigned to make your life easier! Now with Google SlidesTM! Use this activity for a new calendar year or a new school year. Ideal for Back to School or welcoming the new year. The poem “Burning the Old Year” hooks students by first asking them to think of their own lives—and what they would burn from the past year if they could—before they begin closely reading the poem stanza-by-stanza and analyzing it as they annotate. Hits Common Core standards and engages students at the same time. Great

Subjects:

Close Reading, Poetry, Writing-Expository

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

CCSS:

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The Odyssey, Review Activity for Homer’s Epic Poem, Does Odysseus Have PTSD?

Created by

Laura Randazzo

Use this lesson near the conclusion of your study of The Odyssey to help students not only dig back into the text, but also understand the real-life struggles that soldiers face as they return to civilian life. This 45-minute activity will introduce students to the criteria that psychiatrists use in diagnosing patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and then guide them to apply that information to a close analysis of Odysseus, king of Ithaca/Ithaka.This activity will work with any translati

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

, W.8.10

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Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Close Readings & Activities

Created by

The Literary Maven

Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Close Readings & Activities Six close readings, one per chapter, focus on key scenes from Of Mice and Men, and could be assigned for homework or used as in-class activities. Each close reading includes a passage from the text and directions for annotation of the text as well as three after reading activities: creation of a graphic organizer, a text-based response, and a text-based drawing. Students will also analyze characters, theme, and conflict and respo

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.5

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Also included in: Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Bundle of Resources

Salem Witch Trials Unit Bundle | Puritan Primary Source | Colonial America

Created by

GilTeach

Want to teach a Puritan literature unit that will get your students engaging independently with texts, making connections to contemporary issues, and excited to discuss essential questions that really matter? From their world view to their religious beliefs to their daily life, the people of the early colonial period lived lives very different from those of contemporary Americans. The texts included in this unit will give students a glimpse into those lives. Three of the pieces included in this

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

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American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle

Created by

OCBeachTeacher

Are you new to American Literature or tired of boring worksheets? Engage students with texts by American authors in lessons that use real-world learning connections, an appreciation for cultural diversity, and critical thinking skills. These activities for your American Literature Curriculum are organized thematically and include a variety of lessons that meet the expectations of all Common Core ELA Standards. Classic American authors in the units include Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Maya Ang

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

CCSS:

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The Importance of Being Earnest Characterization Activity, Worksheets

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Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in Oscar Wilde's play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character. Character included are: • Jack Worthing • Algernon Moncrieff • Lady Bracknell • Cecily Cardew • Gwendolyn Fairfax • Dr. Chasuble • Lane • Miss Prism Aside from individual classwork, use these 8 worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a di

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing

CCSS:

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The American Dream Unit Bundle

Created by

Litteacher

This unit includes: Six texts, Student workbook. Teacher lessons, Rationale for each lesson, Rhetorical reading and writing activities, 1 month duration, 70 pagesThe American Dream & The American Identity: What is an American?This common core aligned unit is an introduction to the essential question: American Identity: What is an American? It is a rhetorical reading and writing unit that asks students to take a stand on the idea of the American Identity and write their way to deeper underst

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Scaffolded Notes, Lesson

CCSS:

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The Scarlet Letter Characterization Activity, Worksheets

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Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character. Character included are:• Hester Prynne• Pearl• Roger Chillingworth• Rev. Arthur DimmesdaleAside from individual classwork, use these 4 worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a different character), as bell-ringers or exit slips, or even as a qu

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Poetry

CCSS:

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Sonnet Mini Unit Bundle for AP Literature--Notes, Group Project & Essay Prompt

Created by

Jeanmarie McLaughlin

Sonnets have appeared frequently on the AP Literature and Composition Exam. As a result, I developed a 5-day Sonnet Mini Unit that is complete with a lessons, texts and assessment. Everything you need is included; however the unit could be supplemented with the use of Thomas C. Foster's chapter “If It's Square It's a Sonnet.”This unit was designed for AP Lit; however, it could be used by students at any level.This Bundle includesA day-by-day calendar (only in the bundle)detailed lesson plans

Subjects:

Grades:

10th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

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Hamlet

Created by

Cheryl Anne

This 189 PAGE HAMLET COMPREHENSIVE UNIT PLAN includes anticipation guides, making inferences activities, socratic seminars, discussion activities, chapter analyses, reading guides, reading quizzes, group activities, web-quests, graphic organizers, classroom debates, vocabulary lists, quizzes, writing assignments, acting it out projects, presentations, a culminating project, an act by act study guide and a comprehensive unit test. This complete unit plan uses a "backwards design" model to help st

Subjects:

Close Reading, EFL - ESL - ELD, Short Stories

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

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Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. ESL Beginner Unit.

Created by

Textsforesl

This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to ESL and ENL beginners and newcomers. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. Please open up the preview for details to make sure the text is right for your classroom -- it will be a challenge for your ELLs, but hopefully worth it.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also pri

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Handouts, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.6

, RL.7.1

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Also included in: 3 Month Pack - ESL Beginners + Intermediates! Readings, Activities, Vocab, Fun!

How to Analyze Anything: Asserting vs. Summarizing vs. Analyzing

Created by

Gayle Martin

These lessons were designed to help high school students understand what analysis is and to help them be able to recognize the difference between simply asserting an idea or summarizing a concept or text and actually analyzing it. The lessons can be modified according to the teacher’s needs to be one quick mini-lesson or a multi-day lesson with practice and formative assessments. The document includes: 1. A student handout defining asserting, summarizing, and analysis in a simple chart. 2. A 2-

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

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Also included in: How to Analyze Anything ELA

SIX WEEK Summer School English Curriculum | Middle High School | Dystopia

Created by

Equitable ELA

Looking for a NO-PREP, EDITABLE, DIGITAL, and PRINT Six-Week Summer School English Curriculum that covers literary analysis, persuasive writing, grammar, vocabulary, and social-emotional learning through dystopian short stories for middle and high school? Perfect for credit recovery and/or enrichment credit, this complete curriculum contains over 20 lessons with over 140 teaching slides for 6 or more weeks, notes, differentiated supports, and engaging dystopia activities!Students in summer schoo

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

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A Midsummer Night's Dream Characterization Activity, Worksheets

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Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character. Character included are: • Titania • Oberon • Theseus • Hippolyta • Helena • Hermia • Demetrius • Lysander • Bottom • Snug • Quince • Flute • Starveling • Snout • Puck Aside from individual classwork, use these 15 worksheets as a quick group activity (

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types: