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11th grade close reading Common Core CCRA.W.7 resources
Rhetoric Unit Bundle– Devices, Appeals, Birmingham Jail Rhetorical Analysis Unit
Strengthen the rhetorical analysis and argumentation skills of your high school and advanced middle school students by helping them learn, identify, analyze and practice rhetorical strategies—both rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices—AND have them apply what they’ve learned using Martin Luther King’ Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” along with a host of other historical speeches and seminal U.S. texts. This 150+ page engaging and academically rigorous rhetorical analysis bundle--now provi
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
50 EDITABLE Projects and Assignments for ANY NOVEL STUDY
This bundle contains 50 projects and activities for ANY NOVEL STUDY in secondary English Language Arts. Use these projects, activities, handouts, and lessons to enrich your students’ close reading and analysis of any novel unit in your curriculum. THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS BOTH A PDF VERSION AND AN EDITABLE MICROSOFT WORD VERSION SO THAT YOU CAN ADAPT THESE RESOURCE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING AS NEEDED!This bundle includes the following projects, activities, lessons, and handouts:1. FreeChoiceReadingChal
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6th - 12th
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Dystopian Unit Resource Bundle - Dystopia vs. Utopia - Dystopian Literature
Create or supplement a Dystopian Stories Unit with this diverse, creative, high-interest teaching resource! The bundle of Dystopian literature materials include the following: Cultural Clashes! Utopia vs. Dystopia (Research & Informational Writing)Welcome to Dystopia: A Nightmare Disguised as Paradise (Short Story Unit)The resources in this bundle are designed for 7th-12th grade students. Please see the following description for each resource.Welcome to Dystopia - A Nightmare Disguised as
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8th - 12th
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Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Fairy Tale Analysis Unit High School - Cinderella Around the World Folktale Unit
Looking for a multicultural folk literature unit for your high school or advanced middle school students? Throughout this relevant and engaging fairy tale unit, students have an opportunity to study multiple Cinderella fairy tales from a historical perspective. Grimm's Cinderella is used as the anchor short story for in-class work and discussions. Then, students will have the opportunity to explore many other cultural versions of Cinderella by completing an independent research project. By the e
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8th - 12th
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The Complete Gothic Unit for High School-- Close Readings, Assessments + MORE!
This high-interest bundle contains 50+ items for teaching Gothic literature to high school students. It includes close readings of novel passages, short stories, and poetry along with creative writing assignments, assessments, and fun stuff! Students LOVE Gothic literature, and these readings + activities are a sure way to motivate students to read, write, speak, and listen.Here's what's included: Introduction to Gothic— Power Point (separate)Introduction Power Point Doodle Notes Sheet w/ Answ
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8th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Workbook Literature Guide Distance Learning
This valuable resource for teaching Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird combines discussion questions, creative activities, vocabulary, figurative language and literary devices, writing and research prompts, nonfiction paired texts, rhetorical analysis, poetry and history connections, drawing prompts, and so much more in ONE resource! Plus, it's aligned with the Common Core State Standards for grades 9-10. UPDATED to include a digital version you can share with students for distance learni
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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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Pop Culture Song Analysis Lesson Plans & Poem Analysis for High School English
Song analysis & poem analysis make close reading and writing fun & engaging! 31 CCSS-aligned pop culture song lyric analysis and poetry analysis lesson plans for paired texts, with writing prompts. Integrated poem analysis, close reading, text-based writing, speaking, research, and inquiry skills, make this analyzing song lyrics resource both engaging and worthwhile.Carrie Underwood's song "Cry Pretty" & Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' song "Growing Up"William Ernest Henley's poem "Invi
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8th - 11th
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Introduction to Shakespeare Middle School and High School Shakespeare's Language
Looking for an engaging way to introduce William Shakespeare's background and context and prepare students to better understand Shakespeare's language? These editable, no prep, Google Slides Intro to Shakespeare activities are the perfect way to introduce Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, and any Shakespeare play, sonnet, or unit! This mini-unit includes a presentation about William Shakespeare's background and historical context, a collaborative mini research project about the time period, and
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7th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Unit Bundle - A Complete AP Language & Composition Unit
Looking to spice up your Great Gatsby unit with new creative, engaging, and rigorous materials? Luckily, the products included in this AP Lang inspired unit work together to create a comprehensive unit for the novel, complete with that 21st Century flare you've been looking for! Not only will students interact with The Great Gatsby in multiple ways - through annotations, worksheets, task card activities, music analysis, nonfiction article pairings, and more - but they will also work to analyze a
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10th - 12th
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Julius Caesar and Mean Girls Comparison Analysis Activity Answers Keys Rubric
There are some clear parallels between Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and 2004's hit Mean Girls. Though Mean Girls is not an adaptation of Julius Caesar, it is an excellent way to engage students and get them thinking critically by connecting themes, characters and motives. This lesson for Julius Caesar and Mean Girls requires students to think creatively and outside of the box in order to identify the commonalities of the two mediums. This lesson plan is a ZIP file with two PDFs and includes the
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
The Amanda Knox Case: A High-interest Project on Bias in the Media
The purpose of this high-interest project is to analyze how bias in the media can shape and affect our perceptions of truth and reality by observing this influence in a criminal case... that of Amanda Knox.Learning ObjectivesTo identify examples of bias in the mediaTo annotate news articles for biasTo compile evidence to support an argumentTo make observations about the impact of bias on our beliefsThe CaseAmanda Knox was an American student who was studying abroad in Italy in 2007 when her Brit
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Sherlock Holmes THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND Close Reading Study Guide
“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”--Sherlock Holmes Close Reading Study Guide is ready so students can enjoy a trip to Holmes’s flat at 221B Baker Street, London. Here’s what you’ll find in your 32-page reproducible guide:• introductory information about the story, along with links if you prefer to read the story online• a reproducible copy of the story• questions and vocabulary to use as students read the story• a vocabulary test based on vocabulary highlighted in the study guide• a test on
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9th - 12th
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES - FULL LITERARY UNIT (Quizzes, Character & Plot Maps, etc.)
NEW RESOURCE: This bundle contains all the necessary lessons to prepare students for a final essay on Charles Dickens' A TALE OF TWO CITIES:Meet the Author - Biographical Research DocumentBeyond the Word Find - Prereading Vocabulary Puzzle ActivitySparknotes-Proof Reading Quizzes3 Character Maps on the whole novelPlot Structure Analysis lessonAnalysis Webs (quotes, symbolism, motif, theme)5-6 Week Lesson PlanThis unit includes a detailed five-page lesson plan on organizing the lessons into a 5-6
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Roald Dahl Story Bundle The Landlady Man From the South Lamb to the Slaughter
This short-story bundle for The Landlady, Man From the South and Lamb to the Slaughter, three of Roald Dahl's great short stories, helps make literary analysis easy! The thought of analyzing can be daunting for many students, so why not make it fun with all the delightful dark humor of Roald Dahl? Let students start off their learning adventure by getting to know Dahl with a web quest. After the webquest you then have the option to have students write their own biography for Roald Dahl. The b
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Gender Roles Unit AP Language High School English 11th 12th BIGGER THAN EVER!
This huge unit is now even more massive! A compendium of canonical and modern gender-focused texts that span many perspectives, time periods, and arguments.Original questions and prompts for writing and discussion PLUSEngaging and creative critical thinking tasks EQUALS Weeks and weeks of fun and challenging content and activities.This unit is designed for AP English Language and Composition course, but is easily suitable to upper-level high school English classes, as well.OVER 25 TEXTS! OVER 80
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, Cask of Amontillado, Web Quest Edgar Allan Poe Unit
Usher students into the macabre and eerie world of Edgar Allan Poe with this UNIT BUNDLE of THREE lessons for Poe's most CLASSIC WORKS: The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado. SAVE 30% on activities, analysis questions, quizzes and more!Each lesson for Poe's short story or poem contains everything you need to teach a COMPREHENSIVE unit from start to finish: Pre-reading activities, vocabulary lessons, during reading comprehension and analysis questions, post-reading activitie
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7th - 11th
Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe - ELA Close Reading & Analysis Short Story Unit
"Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe is a multicultural short story with a universal message about how to accept the uncertainty of life. This engaging short story unit allows advanced middle school and high school students to closely read, analyze, and evaluate Achebe's multilayered message about war, loss, hard work, and the courage to rebuild after discord strikes. Students will participate in a range of activities that will keep them engaged, increase their reading comprehension and literary analy
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8th - 11th
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Intro to Romanticism- Taylor Swift's "the lakes" *No Prep Needed!* *UPDATE*
Hi all! I am a huge Swiftie and admire her love of language and writing skills. I love to incorporate engaging activities for students that will still give them important information in a way that inspires them! In my AP Lit and Composition course we are preparing to read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by doing a short intro to key elements of the Romantic movement. This lesson will be a fun, engaging way of giving students necessary background knowledge of the era and having them apply it to art a
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: *Intro to Romanticism Bundle*
Just Mercy Bell Ringers, Conversation Starters, Chapter Questions, & Quick Write
✏️ For use with the YA version or the adult version of Bryan Stevenson's Just MercyThese slides include over 30 questions/prompts to get students thinking about issues presented in the text. There is at least one question/prompt for each of the 16 chapters, as well as the epilogue, and several for before students even begin reading the text. These can be used as a warm-up, or to break up the readings. They can also be printed for independent work as students read the text. Many can also be used
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Full Unit: Bryan Stevenson's, Just Mercy
THE HOBBIT - FULL LITERARY UNIT (Quizzes, Character & Plot Maps, etc.)
NEW RESOURCE: This bundle contains all the necessary lessons to prepare students for a final essay on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit:Meet the Author - Biographical Research DocumentBeyond the Word Find - Prereading Vocabulary Puzzle ActivitySparknotes-Proof Reading Quizzes3 Character Maps on the whole novel3 Crossword Quizzes (breaking the novel into 3rds)Plot Structure Analysis lessonAnalysis Webs (quotes, symbolism, motif, theme)5-6 Week Lesson PlanThis unit includes a detailed four-page lesson
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Summer of the Mariposas Literature Guide & Novel Unit
SuperSummary’s Novel Unit and Literature Guide for Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe García McCall delivers a wealth of classroom-ready, text-specific teaching materials, an in-depth study guide with comprehensive summaries and analyses, and graphic organizer worksheets.Our complete teaching unit challenges students to think and learn with pre-reading context questions, writing and discussion prompts, and reading check & comprehension quizzes, plus a rigorous activity, text pairing sugges
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8th - 11th
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