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Divergent Novel Unit Bundle Common Core Aligned {Editable}
My comprehensive literature guide novel unit for Veronica Roth's "Divergent" is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and contains editable Microsoft Word versions so teachers can customize the questions, assessments, and activities to meet the needs of their students.
Contains the following files:
Divergent Chapter Discussion Questions, Vocabulary, Introduction, and CCSS Reading Graphic Organizers (134 pages)
-Questions covering every chapter; reading assessments; language/vocabulary-
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7th - 10th
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Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Pack for Any Novel or Story
Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Bundle for Any Novel or Story (Grades 6-12)This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle. A YEAR'S WORTH: Over 90 Common-Core aligned interactive reading foldable activities for secondary students. (Many can be used for 5th grade students, as well.) You do not have to use the Common Core State Standards to utilize this bundle! Read on for all the skills practiced.Students will practice numerous skills, including: making inferences (inferr
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle
To Kill a Mockingbird Teaching Unit: Activities, Writing, Quizzes, Bundle
Immerse your students in this engaging To Kill a Mockingbird novel study unit that contains everything you will need for a class study of Harper Lee’s classic, To Kill a Mockingbird.These To Kill a Mockingbird lessons and activities will help you introduce your students to the novel with a collaborative group research project. Then, begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird with the interactive vocabulary and comprehensive bookmarks that follow along with the book. As you read, engage your students in
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8th - 11th
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The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving Complete Unit
Looking for ready-made unit with fresh activities for "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washing Irving? This unit is just what you need for stress-free planning and engaging student tasks.This week-long unit includes the following:► Step-by-step, day-by-day lesson plans ► Daily aligned Common Core Standards►Daily bell ringers to get students thinking about each day's lesson at the beginning of class► Vocabulary exercise with hands-on, challenging writing extension option►Comprehension game with answ
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Romanticism Bundle: Activities and Lessons for 8 Literary Works
Twilight Zone “Number 12 Looks Just Like You," Analysis of Twilight Zone CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive formats), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “Number 12 Looks Just Like You,” a teen girl resists efforts to look, act, and think like everyone else around her. Issues
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Twilight Zone “Time Enough at Last” Media Analysis of Twilight Zone Episode CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive versions), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “Time Enough at Last,” a bookish man who wants only to be left alone to read survives a nuclear bomb blast and finally has
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Crucible Engaging Activities - 12 Pre-Reading & Post-Reading Tasks
Looking for some fun, unique, and engaging activities to supplement The Crucible? These activities are perfect for learning background information before reading the play and assessing students' understanding after studying the play.Pre-reading activities include:❶ A history video viewing guide that corresponds with Salem Witch Trials documentary from the History Channel with answer key.❷ a handout where students determine which information is true, false, or simply opinionated about the history
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9th - 12th
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Divergent Chapter Questions, Vocabulary, Intro EDITABLE Distance Learning
Divergent Chapter Questions, Vocabulary, Introduction - Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for grades 7-12NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE SLIDES VERSION FOR DISTANCE LEARNING & MICROSOFT WORD VERSIONThis download contains 134 pages of handouts, activities, exercises, and detailed answer key for guided close reading of the young adult dystopian novel "Divergent" by Veronica Roth.This IS included in my Divergent Novel Unit.Contents of download:-introduction to the author and story reading passages
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Divergent Novel Unit Bundle Common Core Aligned {Editable}
To Build a Fire Unit by Jack London: Stations, Test, Activities, Vocabulary
Looking for ready-made lessons for "To Build a Fire Unit" by Jack London that will interest, engage, and challenge your students? This unit comes with everything you need to teach this short story from start to finish!What's included . . .❶ Step-by-Step Instructions❷ Daily Bell Ringers that are relevant to the story❸ Pre-Reading hypothermia task with answer key❹ Reading guide with answer key❺ Station Tasks that require close reading, analysis, and synthesis of text. Students will dig into the st
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
Critical Thinking Activities, Cognitive Bias: Nonfiction Close Reading, TED Talk
Tired of students who are afraid to think for themselves?If your goal is to open your students’ minds, to get them to think critically, to help them become more receptive to new ideas, or to show them the importance of examining the evidence before jumping to conclusions, you’ll need this resource. These informative and engaging lessons on cognitive bias will challenge your students to consider fascinating questions about the way that the human brain works. Why is it that when people are faced w
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9th - 12th
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Divergent Novel Final Exam Common Core Aligned - Editable
Editable (in Microsoft Word) final exam for Divergent by Veronica Roth - Aligned with the Common Core State Standards in Reading, Language, and Writing
This IS included in my Divergent Novel Unit - Common Core Aligned.
*RECENTLY UPDATED to include EDITABLE files and an ALTERNATE Test for differentiation*
This is a comprehensive 18-page exam for Divergent that assesses various reading, writing, and language usage skills such as:
-inferring (inference)
-analysis of theme, plot, characters
-autho
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: Divergent Novel Unit Bundle Common Core Aligned {Editable}
Hunger Games Student Survival Pack with Teacher's Guide Distance Learning
Could you survive the Hunger Games? Get students excited about reading "The Hunger Games" with their own collection of handouts to keep track of all the essentials while reading the novel. *Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts. UPDATED with a Google Slides version for distance learning!I'm offering this separate from my unit for teachers who may not want all the additional files in the large unit. The student survival pack includes:1. Character graphic organizer
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6th - 12th
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THE SCARLET LETTER WORKBOOK: Print Novel Study
This 84 page workbook for Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter includes pre-reading materials, fill-in-the-blank chapter summaries, chapter comprehension questions, NINE literature skill exercises, and a final assessment. This novel study / workbook is available as a black + white PDF convenient for printing. Key included. For the PRINT AND DIGITAL (Google Slides) version, click here.WORKBOOK CONTAINS:COVER PAGE + TABLE OF CONTENTS (3 pages)PRE-READING WORK (8 pages): Background info on Hawt
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9th - 12th
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Old Man and The Sea Novel Unit Bundle
Hemingway's classic novel tells a story of man vs. nature; however, the internal conflicts Santiago has with himself make this book a must for students to read!Included in this 22 page document are:-- 58 vocabulary terms to define, broken into 3 'chapters' with an answer key;-- 60 study guide questions, broken into 3 'chapters' with an answer key;-- 3 multiple choice and true and false quizzes broken into three readable parts of approximately 35 pages per 'chapter' of the novel with an answer ke
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6th - 12th
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"Winter Dreams" Bundle: Analysis Questions, Prompts, Task Cards / Google Ready
F.Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" has become one of my favorite short stories to read and teach. It's a great complement to The Great Gatsby. Its characters provide their own unique complications and insights into the American Dream.The text provides teachers with rich opportunities to touch on a variety of skills and subjects including reading and written analysis, vocabulary, and literary criticism. To make these resources as flexible as possible, I've included everything in a Google Slides
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11th - 12th
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Beowulf Interactive Review Game Powerpoint
This 40-slide review for Beowulf (Burton Raffel translation) is in a fun Jeopardy-style interactive game format and can be displayed from a projector, using a SMARTBoard, or viewed online via Google Apps for Education (Google Slides). Compatible with PCs, Macs, iPads and tablets, and even smart phones. Use in conjunction with my Final Exam for Beowulf.The review game features six categories, 35 questions, and covers topics such as character identification, figurative language and poetic devices
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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AP English Language & Composition Rhetorical Devices Warm Ups/Bellringers
I use these slides and tracker sheet every day for the first semester of AP English Language and Composition!Students learn one rhetorical device at a time. Rhetorical Devices are essential for giving students the vocabulary to be able to articulate rhetorical analysis on both the rhetorical analysis essay and multiple choice sections of the AP English Language & Composition exam.Directions for teacher:Print the tracker as a packet for every student.Use the devices slides as your daily warm
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11th - 12th
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Fahrenheit 451 Unit Bundle: Guides, Quizzes, Activities, Lap Book, Game, Test
FAHRENHEIT 451 BUNDLEQUIZZESThese Fahrenheit 451 quizzes are broken down into the three sections of the book. "Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander" has 3 quizzes. Two quizzes are the same 20 multiple choice questions, but the answers have been mixed up in case you need to deter cheaters. The third quiz has the same questions, but the answer choices have been taken away so that it can be used as a more challenging quiz or as a reading guide."Part Two: The Sieve and the Sand" has 15 questions
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8th - 12th
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Detailed Hero's Journey PPT: Jung & Campbell Monomyth Cycle w/Analysis!
Highly visual, interactive 24-slide presentation w/custom transitions and animations, relevant graphics and hyperlink in final slide to brief youtube video w/modern-day examples on the monomyth archetype. Everything is done for you: easily modify as needed to provide relevant, contemporary cultural examples, as you wish! In this engaging PPT, you're purchasing:a.) An invitation at the start for students to identify prior knowledge of what makes a hero figure, including peer share time.b.) Learni
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Lord of the Flies Pre-Reading Activity Web Quest
This internet based pre-reading activity teaches students about the author, historical setting, Vocabulary, the case of Alexander Selkirk, etc. It also includes a paragraph response with two writing topics.
Suitable to leave for Supply Teachers. RUBRIC included for quick and easy marking.
MS Word. Editable.
It is a fun activity that students enjoy getting into. Don't forget to book the Computer Lab!
Checkout my LOTF Culminating Activities also!!!
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6th - 12th
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“On Being Brought from Africa to America” by Phillis Wheatley Analysis Questions
"On Being Brought from Africa to America" by Phillis Wheatley is one of the earliest pieces of American poetry. I've put together this lesson plan to help your students analyze Wheatley's poem. To prepare students, I've put together a pre-reading guide, word work questions, and analysis questions. Overall, this poem is a great tool for analyzing word choice, connotation, context clues, figurative language, point of view, main idea, allusion, meter, and tone. I have used this resource in two diff
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9th - 10th
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The Fall of the House of Usher Complete Unit - Digital & Print
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 in both print and digital format will have your students interacting with this difficult Poe text in no time.What's included . . .► Step-by-step lesson plans for 6 days.► Daily aligned Common Core Standards► Clean copy of original story - printable and shareable link (digital story comes in a clean version and a version with added pictures to capt
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9th - 12th
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Book vs Movie | Comparison Project for Movie Versions and Partner Movies
These no prep booklets of resources will help your students think more critically when comparing and contrasting a book with its movie counterpart, or a book with a partner movie. This product is also included in my High School Combo BUNDLE.Use this resource with ANY book that has a movie version, or with ANY movie you are connecting to a book study. That's two products in one!The activities cover plot, setting, culture, context, characterization, theme, and symbolism comparisons with critical a
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9th - 11th
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THE GREAT GATSBY Discussion Questions by Chapter (& excerpts for analysis)
The Great Gatsby Discussion Questions by Chapter Each set has 8 discussion questions and 2 excerpts for analysis (10 items for each chapter). Omit the second page if you are not assigning key excerpts.Resource Notes: These The Great Gatsby questions were written with collaborative groups in mind, but they could serve other functions (e.g., individual reading support or test review).This resource comes from The Great Gatsby Unit: Lessons, Materials, and Assessments from TeachNovels.Serving Sugges
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: THE GREAT GATSBY Comprehension Bundle (reading questions and quizzes)
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