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12th grade close reading Common Core RI.9-10.4 resources
One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
This One Pager Bundle is a great deal if you are a fan of the one-pager project like me!One-pagers are the highlight reel of a student’s analysis regarding a particular subject. It requires them to really asses what is the most essential information, such as the most important quotes, symbols, themes, or connections... among many other things.One Pagers are awesome for so many reasons... here's a few:They are an appealing alternative to the traditional worksheets.They make great summative tools
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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1984 by George Orwell Modern Novel Study - Literary Analysis Unit Plan - Digital
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
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9th - 12th
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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
Scary Podcasts: Lore and Urban Legends
For real. No cheesy music, no bad acting, and no trick endings where everyone is okay and it was all just a big misunderstanding. Seriously, your students are going to love these and they have just the right amount of horror while still being appropriate for school.*I have recently updated to help make this more accessible for online/distance learning. Graphic organizers are set as page backgrounds in Google Slides with text boxes so students can easily fill in their information and submit digit
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Mega Podcast Bundle
AP English Language & Composition Exam Multiple Choice BUNDLE #1 - AP Lang
Need daily, aligned multiple choice practice for the AP™ Lang exam? Hyperfocus on one or two skills a day with this set of 25 AP™ English Language multiple choice exercises. Questions are similar in format, stems, foils, and rigor to those found on the AP™ English Language & Composition exam. This set now includes a full, consecutively-numbered practice test provided in both PDF and Google Slides! In total, you're getting SIX RESOURCES, five practice sets and one full exam.All material in t
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10th - 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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Nonfiction Informational Text Close Reading Activities Bundle - True Crime
Add engaging informational text passages to your middle school or high school English Language Arts class with this bundle of six informational text reading activities based on infamous true crime stories. There are a mix of cases and outcomes here, so students will be able to compare and contrast their reading. All six of these high-quality resources come with 4 CCSS-aligned activities for students to complete. Your students will be fully immersed in the text as they annotate and summarize, fin
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9th - 12th
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ESL Lesson Plans: ESL Thanksgiving: ESL Curriculum
Are you looking for an engaging ESL lesson? This ESL Thanksgiving Lesson includes vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening activities for ESL students. Also included in this ESL lesson is a Digital Version! This ESL lesson is perfect for newcomers, intermediate, and advanced ESL students. In this ESL lesson students will have access to speaking and vocabulary activities. Also, ESL students will access the four domains of language. Join the Close Read of the Month Club today! Every month you w
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3rd - 12th
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Harlem Renaissance Activities: Langston Hughes, Art, Music | American Literature
Tired of superficial resources on the Harlem Renaissance that just go through the motions when it comes to adding diversity to your plans? So often, in an attempt to study more than dead white males, teachers seek out texts by people of color. But lacking the time or energy to really engage in the research required to plan a great unit, they incorporate a few lackluster biographies and add some short pieces to their plans and leave it at that. The addition of those inane powerpoints, superficial
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9th - 12th
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Critical Thinking Activity High School Reading Comprehension Socratic Seminar
Ready to revolutionize the way your students learn? Tired of battling plagiarism and quick-fix essay generators like ChatGPT? We've got the solution!Introducing innovative Socratic Seminar, Annotation, and Visual Essay tools - designed specifically for ELA middle and high school students.⭐Reduce cheating and plagiarism⭐Spend less time marking essays and more time giving helpful feedback⭐Capture students’ ideas more effectively and engage them in learning⭐Help your visual learners understand conc
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Rhetoric and Rhetorical Device Quiz Test Print/Digital Google Forms™ Assessment
This is a rhetorical analysis assessment and a great follow-up to MLK Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech. Using a relatively unknown but very powerful speech, this 24 question assessment contains questions that will test understanding of: tone, shift in tone, ethos/pathos/logos (ethical, emotional, logical appeal), vocabulary in context, main idea, intended audience, figurative language, rhetorical devices (alliteration, counterargument, loaded words, parallelism, repetition, rhetorical question), and
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9th - 12th
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Tone & Mood Analyzing Figurative & Connotative Meaning
Help students understand an author's use of diction (denotation vs connotation), imagery, figurative language, and syntax; to analyze the tone and mood of a text. Students will to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. This multi-faceted lesson plan integrates listening skills, reading strategies, and writing skills, as students analyze ea
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7th - 12th
Informational Text Unit Plan for High School With 4 Nonfiction Text Articles
Engage high school students in the study of informational text! Through a series of high-interest articles, students learn informational text features, how to annotate informational texts, and analysis strategies. During the first week, students study four different informational texts. Articles become increasingly complex as students gain knowledge of terms and develop skills. During the final week, the teacher serves as a facilitator as students select their own informational texts, format the
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10th - 12th
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"Half-Hanged" Close Reading Practice from Lore Podcast - Pair w/ The Crucible
I use this lesson as an introduction to The Crucible, but I also use it as close reading practice for my 10th grade English class. The activity is a fun introduction to the Salem Witch Trials, but it also includes questions that cover author's purpose, point of view, identification of suspense and literary devices, theme, and there's also practice with vocabulary in context at the end. Students listen to podcast Lore, episode 12 "Half-Hanged". The podcast discusses various (ridiculous) allegatio
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9th - 12th
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Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell - Rhetorical Analysis - Devices, Examples
George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” is a student favorite for practicing rhetorical analysis and searching for examples of rhetorical devices. This scavenger hunt is a fun way to prepare for the AP Language and Composition exam. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Included with this Rhetorical Device Scavenger Hunt for “Shooting an Elephant”:✏️ Rhetorical Devices Graphic Organizer - Digital & PrintIncludes 10 Literary Devices to search for in George Orwell’s essayPrompts s
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9th - 12th
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Thoreau's Civil Disobedience Activities, Worksheets
If you're teaching Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, you need this mini-bundle to make your lesson plans come alive. Included in the bundle are:An 8-page introductory PPT with activities (in both PPT and PDF formats)An excerpt from Civil Disobedience to read with studentsA quote analysis activityMoral situation activity using Thoreau's essay as a guideExcerpt from Gandhi's Civil Disobedience for comparison/contrastThoreau Civil Disobedience video worksheet (with link to YouTube video)Files included
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9th - 12th
ESL Lesson Plans: ESL Martin Luther King Close Reading: ESL Distance Learning
Are you looking for an engaging ESL lesson? This ESL lesson includes vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening activities for ESL students. Also included in this ESL lesson is a Digital Version! This ESL lesson is perfect for newcomers, intermediate, and advanced ESL students. In this ESL lesson students will have access to speaking and vocabulary activities. Also, ESL students will access the four domains of language. Join the Close Read of the Month Club today! Every month you will have less
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4th - 12th
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Novel Discussion - Socratic Seminar - Activities, Graphic Organizers, Rubric
Improve reading comprehension and boost speaking and listening skills with this unit for whole-class reading discussion or literature circles. Discussion handouts require students to summarize, analyze author’s craft, define vocabulary, and identify text support. Students also select quotations to draw conclusions, make predictions, and form connections. These activities guide their reading and prepare them for Readers’ Roundtable, which imitates the style of Socratic Seminar. Each discussion pr
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8th - 12th
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American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
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
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Close Reading Analysis Activities
Must have MLK "I Have A Dream" resource for rhetorical analysis and Black History Month. Guided close reading worksheets help students analyze the rhetorical situation, diction, syntax, figurative language, connotation / denotation, and rhetorical appeals found in Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech". This lesson involves direct instruction, engaging supporting videos, guided rhetorical analysis practice exercises, and a structured rhetorical analysis close reading of MLK's "I Have a
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Martin Luther King I Have A Dream Malcolm X Close Read Rhetoric Bundle
No Prep High School English Sub Plans Emergency Digital Informational Text
Absences happen. Rest easily knowing that your high school English students are engaged with this growing bundle of 5-star rated no-prep sub plans. This bundle currently features 12 skill-building resources for use at any time during your school year. No need for lengthy sub plans anymore!You'll get:the "American Preppers" Informational Text (5-star rated in a bundle!)a Bookcase Bio Creative Character Analysis Task for Choice Novels ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️a graphic organizer for developing the plot of a G
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9th - 12th
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"How it Feels to be Colored Me" Zora Neale Hurston | Figurative Language Lesson
Looking for a unit on this classic essay that will get your students engaging independently with the text, discussing big ideas, and sharpening their close reading and critical thinking skills?“How it Feels to be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston is a great choice for engaging your classes in discussions around race, identity, gender, and artistic expression. It’s also a wonderful essay for exploring figurative language and how writers create meaning through comparisons. When you teach “How it F
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9th - 12th
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Reading Response Handouts for High School | Reading Logs | Reading Journals
Do you want you students to learn how to read, analyze, and write about literature independently?Do your students have a tough time when they are faced with a blank page or have to write without being told what to write about? This guide to reading response journals based on quote analysis and close reading will get your students reading, analyzing, and writing about literature on their own. I have been teaching with reading responses for eleven years, and this guide includes what you need to
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9th - 12th
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Guided Reading: The Declaration of Independence
This guided reading printable and answer key will lead students through the challenging text of The Declaration of Independence. It is set up as a double-sided journal. In one column is the text of the text, and the other column contains questions about the text with space for students to annotate.
The directions refer to a logical, emotional, and ethical appeal handout, which I offer for free in my store. However, students may be able to answer these questions without the handout if they are
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9th - 12th
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