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Close reading microsofts in English (UK)
The Knights Tale - Chaucer
An 18 slide PowerPoint exploring The Knight's Tale in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
Includes:
A summary of the story
Character analysis including the knight himself
Key tasks exploring character and plot
Key questions to provoke thought and reflection on the story
Grades:
5th - 9th
Joyce Carol Oates "Where are you Going, Where have you Been?" Unit
Comprehensive and diverse “Where are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Unit using Connections in Song, Poetry, Historical Events, Mythology and Fairytales. Provides supplemental texts to examine alongside Oates' short story to enhance the understanding and allow for more thought provoking discussions. Contains a connected lesson on Loss of Innocence and Examining the Devil Figure in Literature. This is hours upon hours worth of work that will give you days and days of class material.
What is I
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9th - 12th
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Pride and Prejudice Volume I Test
A test covering Volume I (Chapters 1-23) of Pride and Prejudice. It includes:
*10 Matching
*7 character ID (focusing on the Bennet sisters)
*10 Quote ID
*Short answer
This test is a nice blend of plot-based questions and analysis. The plot-based focus allows students to get solid footing with the basic of the story while experimenting with analysis.
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8th - 12th
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The Nightmare Before Christmas - Reading Comprehension
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text narrates the story based on the animated movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including 10 comprehension questions, 12 True or False exercises, a gap filling exercise and a fan maze. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework during or near Ha
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Also included in: Christmas Reading Comprehension Super Bundle
Romeo and Juliet Lessons Scheme
Full scheme lesson resources for studying Romeo and Juliet at GCSE level, featuring prompt questions to guide students to examine key details of each scene, recall and retrieval activities and analytical writing practice.29 powerpoint presentations clearly structuring 35 lessons for detailed study of all Romeo and Juliet and exam analytical writing, with accompanying resources. Includes: Recall, retrieval, recap activities. Model analysis. Peer/Self assessment and improvement. Regular analy
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Not Grade Specific
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
This unit contains everything you need to teach Rime of the Ancient Mariner at IB Standard or Higher level, but it could easily be adapted for GCSE and A-level. It includes 16 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual research, poetic devices revision, gothic extracts, Romantic research and vocabulary support. Lesson 1: Gothic and RomanticLesson 2: Poetic rhyme, rhythm and meterLesson 3: Poetic devices researchLesson 4: The PlotLesson 5: Part 1Lesson 6: Part 1 RevisionLe
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11th - 12th
Power Essay : comparing The Handmaids Tale and Frankenstein
This is an A level essay for Edexcel but can be used for any exam board or curriculam. It is a comparison of the novels of Frankenstein and The Handmaids Tale with a sophistcated high level band answer with relevant context and structural analysis.IAL AL A2 A LEVELEDEXCEL OCR AQA OCR BRITISH CURRICULAM
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Analyzing Argument- Christmas Collaboration Activity- "Is Santa Real?"
Need to engage your high school students during those days leading up to the holiday break? Stay aligned with the CCS while still providing a holiday-themed group project that your students will love! Using both argumentative and literary texts, students must make a determination of theme/central idea and build an argument presenting their perspective on the topic. This three day activity comes with a scaffolded lesson plan, texts and independent assignment, group roles and individual assignm
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9th - 10th
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The Life and Work of Frida Kahlo - Reading Comprehension Worksheet / Biography
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for upper intermediate to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the life and work of the iconic artist Frida Kahlo. The text gives a brief biography and pays tribute to the artists work and contribution to the feminist movement.After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: True or False exercises, a fill in the gap exercise and a fun crossword. The vocabulary used in the text is r
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Also included in: Biographies of Notable People bundle
12 Stages of a Hero's Journey Slideshow and Worksheet
Teach the four basic character archetypes and a brief overview of the 12 stages of a hero's journey with this PowerPoint slideshow and worksheet. Includes: Editable PowerPoint (.pptx) file PDF version of PowerPoint Editable Word (.docx) file of worksheet Answers Which terms are covered? Archetype The Hero The Mentor The Shadow The Ally 12 Stages of the Hero's Journey
Grades:
6th - 12th
'our' or 'are' 7th grade - 30 question Multiple Choice - answers - 5 pages
This one hour grammar challenge is designed to sharpen 7th grade understanding of the difference between 'are' and 'our'! In this exercise, you'll encounter a series of sentences where you'll need to determine whether to use 'are' to indicate a plural subject or 'our' to denote possession. Pay close attention to the context of each sentence, and select the correct option in these 5 pages. Let's dive in and test your grammar prowess with these 30 multiple choice!"
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7th - 11th
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Reading Accuracy & Fluency Tracking Log: Progress Monitoring Form Google version
Versatile & Essential Resource!If you prefer the pdf version, click here. Easily track students reading progress, identify patterns in errors, and identify reading behaviors. The double-sided form includes space to record:~ 25 word errors with space to include more details:read word as:insertionteacher toldskippedsounded out/syllable divideself-correctPost-read pattern check: decodable F/N and trick word F/N (F/N = familiar/new)~ Uncontrolled or controlled/leveled text~ title, student name
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Not Grade Specific
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Pride and Prejudice Volume III Test
This Pride and Prejudice test covers Volume III (Ch. 43--end) and includes:
*20 True/False (20 pts)
*20 Multiple Choice (20 pts)
*10 Quote ID (20 pts)
*3 short answer (analysis) (40pts)
The point value allotted for the test is 100 pts; however the document is a Word Document to allow for adjustments as needed!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) exam
Here is a fully-editable, in-depth 100-question multiple choice and matching exam on Charles Dickens' most famous novel Great Expectations. The questions revolve around characterization, plot points, interpretation of details, literary devices, motifs, themes, and author background. The exam includes four essays prompts and a key. A strong culminating assessment after careful study of this masterpiece.
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9th - 12th
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Scene Analysis Worksheet - FOR ANY SCENE
CLOSE VIEWING, FILM STUDIES ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Use this A3 worksheet to analyse any scene in any film, comprehensively. An A3, editable, general worksheet that encompasses all assessment criteria and aspects of analysis for close viewing of ANY movie or scene including, Brief description of what happened in this sceneWhy and how is this scene important to the film as a whole? What bigger idea/message/theme is evident in this scene? How does this scene show character development? Highlight
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Zombie Apocalypse Creative Writing Lesson
The Zombie Apocalypse
Cities lie abandoned. The streets are no longer safe as the K11 virus has spread and infected large numbers of the population. You and a small group of survivors have made it out of the city and have taken refuge in an abandoned farmhouse. You have to hold out against the ‘zombie-like’ hordes for 7 days until help arrives. Will you survive?
Lesson includes:
• Attractive title pages.
• Zombie Apocalypse word search starter.
• Attractive scenario pages.
• Lesson objective
Grades:
5th - 10th
'Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets' Unit
A complete programme of work for use in English. The unit builds up towards a book report on 'Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets' by JK Rowling. Students will work on skills such as:summarisingunderstandinganalysing evaluation They will learn about:settingcharacterisationthemesThere is a complementary booklet available in my store.
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Tear Thief - Quality Text
Fantastic unit of writing for the Quality Text -The Tear Thief. My student completed a recount of the story successfully.
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2nd - 4th
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Dulce Et Decorum Est - Poetry Annotation
This PowerPoint breaks down Wilfred Owen's Dulce Et Decorum Est. It places emphasis on the figurative language and poetic devices used in the poem. It also has the rhyme structure annotated to the left of each line.
Each slide provides colour-coded annotations for language features and sounds used in the stanzas, and explanation of elements of WW1 to consolidate students' understanding of themes and imagery used by the author.
Slides are animated, so the teacher can introduce the lines of po
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Act I Graphic Novel Guided Reading - The Salem Witch Trials (The Crucible)
Have ENL students? Have students who need extra accommodation or modifications? Use this worksheet to guide students through the basics of The Salem Witch Trials (The Crucible). This guided reading worksheet allows students to write a text analysis where they analyze central ideas and literary devices in a piece of literature.
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9th - 12th
The Hitchhiker by Roald Dahl
The Hitchhiker by Roald Dahl
Complete lessons or lessons, on the excellent short story by Roald Dahl!
Complete and attractive lesson pack includes:
• Engaging starters
• Lesson objectives
• Full story and discussion prompts throughout (pdf of the complete story included)
• Card sort and text search activity
• Agree or disagree discussion prompt activity
• Key quote analysis discussion
• Main question and WAGOLL
• The Hitchhiker quiz
Resources included at the back of the power point. Roald Da
Grades:
6th - 10th
"Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
An annotated powerpoint lesson of the poem exploring structure, meaning, imagery, language and effect. Students also reference historical context to support the extended metaphor.
In addition to analysis, the lesson also includes essay prompts, all-class discussions, and guided questions to contribute towards the in-class timed write.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Kensuke's Kingdom
Scheme of Work on Ch1-8 of Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo. Includes research, debate, analytical and descriptive writing tasks based on a close reading of the novel.
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5th - 8th
Poetry "All But Blind" Walter de la Mare, CRR, Cover, HW, adaptive, guided
This resource uses Walter de la Mare’s poem, “All But Blind” and there are 9 attached tasks. Originally created for homework for a mixed-ability task, the intention was that pupils would choose five tasks from the grid. This could also be used for cover or in class. It would work well as part of a unit on writing about the natural world. Alternatively, the tasks on the grid could be used to structure a guided reading session.
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7th - 10th
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