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Higher education informational text Common Core W.11-12.2d resources
Lizzie Borden: Infamous Murder Case Nonfiction Unit, Tone, Bias, Persuasion
Lizzie Borden was tried and ultimately acquitted for the MURDER of her PARENTS in the 1890s. The trial was controversial. How could a WOMAN possibly hack her parents to death and why? How could this have happened while she was HOME if she didn't do it? In this nonfiction unit, students will read articles about the case and then decide for themselves if they think Lizzie Borden is INNOCENT or GUILTY. If your students like this nonfiction unit, be sure to check out the Bespoke ELA activity on
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Argument and Rhetorical Analysis Games for Secondary ELA
This bundle of argument and rhetoric games for secondary ELA contains SEVEN unique games that target the skills of argumentation in a fun and high-interest format.The games included in this bundle are:Rhetorical Devices BINGO GameIn this game, students fill out BINGO cards with rhetorical devices, and they have to identify devices used in quotations read by the teacher. Five in row WINS the round! This game tests students' ability to identify rhetorical devices in texts.Would You Rather? Card
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Literature and Composition Mythology Unit
This unit has been compiled for my AP Literature and Composition class for the beginning of the school year to review or introduce them to Greek Mythology, which is often alluded to in literature and some of the questions on the AP Literature exam refer to these allusions.
In order to gain a better understanding of mythology, students begin by discussing the importance of studying Greek mythology before creating group projects that include choices. Students learn about creating and giving prof
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin - Novel Studies Reading Bundle
This bundle includes everything you need to get you started when teaching The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin. With over 130 pages of vocabulary and reading activities, the hard work is done for you when reading this classic novel with your class. This download includes close-reading worksheets for every chapter of the novel, as well as reading quizzes for every two chapters. Close-reading worksheets include questions regarding character analysis, figurative language, and close-ended questi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Writing a Research Paper: Full Year How-To Resource w/ Examples
In this PDF presentation, you'll find 85+ slides of introductions, notes, how-tos, and annotated, color-coded student samples of everything related to the English and history research process. This is a great resource to use during lessons or to assign as a supplemental resource for independent work. Assign as much or as little as you need in your high school and college classroom!Here is what's included in this resource:Brainstorming and mind mappingResearch subjects and research topicsResearch
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Language and Composition Rhetoric Bundle
This product has EVERYTHING (23 products!) you need to introduce rhetoric to your AP Language or or older composition students!This bundle includes all my best selling activities for AP Lang including: Rhetorical Situation Learning Stations, Connotation and Denotation exercises, Meaning and Syntax, Identifying Tone, Identifying Audience, Annotation Acronyms, Genre Analysis, Rhetorical Analysis Question Sort, Rhetorically Active Verb Sort, Embedding Quotes Model and Practice, How to Write for the
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Florence Kelley Speech About Child Labor Rhetorical Analysis Essay Ethos Logos
This Rhetorical Analysis Writing Activity Packet for the Florence Kelley Child Labor Speech contains Rhetorical Appeals Activities designed to prepare students to examine rhetoric in the light of Logos, Pathos, and Ethos. With a step-by-step lesson, reading activities, templates (leading to an essay), and Teacher EXAMPLES, teaching Rhetorical Appeals is quick, easy, and stress-free whether you are in your physical or distance learning classroom!Give yourself a breath of fresh air with this NO P
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Social Issues Research PPT Unit
This is a social issues research unit. The overall requirements would be to choose a social issue, get parent/guardian permission, and begin research. The obligatory research sources would be three credible websites, a newspaper, two infographics, and a public service announcement. This is editable, and you can take away or add as you see fit for your class. After research, students should compile research and create a PPT.This unit includes:1. Research Topic Proposal Sheet2. Sources Checklist3.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing an Article Abstract Assignment
This is a strategy that I use to engage my students in reading articles about current issues. This assignment requires students to select a magazine article that is a page or longer in length and write an abstract b/w 200-300 words. Students are prohibited from selecting articles about sports or entertainment b/c those are often the subjects that they already know about. The assignment includes a description or definition of an abstract and how abstracts are used for various academic purposes. T
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Monomyth / Hero's Journey Lesson Plan (PPT and PDF Printable Plan)
The Monomyth / Hero's Journey Lesson Plan (PPT and PDF Printable Plan)This 85-page plan and 39-slide PowerPoint is a comprehensive approach for students to learn about the Monomyth / Hero's Journey.This presentation and plan starts with a historical overview demonstrating the evolution of Sigmund Freud's dream analysis to Carl Jung's collective unconscious / archetypes to Joseph Campbell's Monomyth.The lesson uses the updated and expanded concepts that Campbell originally developed, which is now
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thinking Satirically
As a major part of any English Language Arts class, satire comes to light. 3 Worksheets, 17 new SATIRE Terms, and 1 great activity make this product great for your students. From 8th grade to 12th, students are asked to identify and respond to satirical pieces. This worksheet allows students to do a deep dive into a satirical piece for further comprehension. Check it out! You may also appreciate:The AP English Language Teacher Starter Kit BundleLiterary Analysis Bundle [1]Visual Rhetoric Bundle
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Teaching Argument- Who determines Cool Quotient?
This approximately 2 week unit covers a topic of high interest to teens (branding, how they develop their own sense of style, are they being led to certain ideas subconsciously, etc.) and from this topic an argument is created where students need to determine based on published articles and a documentary provided if teens are in control of what they like or if companies are behind the scenes pulling the puppet strings. The unit is brief, but covers several important standards across information
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FUN BLACK HISTORY PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
Are you at a loss for what to have your students do for Black History Month? Take a gander at this EDITABLE PowerPoint. Activities that range from the typical research Black History Icons Presentations (for younger Grades) to more advanced analyses of intense topics and activities for older grades. You'll bond with your students, learn from and about your students, and have fun with them. Check em out!This UNIT includes:1. Song Analysis Activities2. Movie Madness [Analyses]3. Creative Writing Ac
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: FUN BLACK HISTORY PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES [BUNDLE]
Language & Gender Dialectical Journal (Distance Learning)
This editable Google Doc lesson is a choice-driven, writing-based mini-unit that does a deep dive into how gender is portrayed in classic literature, informational texts, videos, and advertising. Students decide which texts they will read/view from a wide range of specifically curated texts on the topic of gender roles and social mores; they then analyze their use of literary and rhetorical devices through Dialectical Journals. All resources and detailed rubric included here! All you have to do
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Analysis of Appeals and Diction “Television: the Plug-in Drug”
This 2 page assignment uses Marie Winn’s article about the effects of tv on the family. This assignment begins with a URL to locate the text if you don‘t have a copy. It was printed in an earlier edition of Cohen’s 50 Essays reader. This lesson is in 2 parts. The 1st part lists types of evidence the writers uses to make her case, and students are asks to label (and explain with a brief note) what type of appeal that evidence is attempting to make. For example, “statistics from research” would b
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Writing an Argument using Rachel Carson’s “Obligation to Endure”
This is a 1 page assignment designed to follow a reading of “Obligation to Endure“ ( Chapter 2 of Rachel Carson’s Silent Sprlong). The handout includes a url link to the text. The assignment prompts students to defend of challenge ONE of Carson‘s main claims in ”The obligation to Endure”. (This can be a good reading check, because they have to KNOW the main claims to answer that Q. Then students are to write a 1 sentence thesis. They are insctru tex yo write 1 claim if their argument, and to res
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Nonfiction Reading Comprehension with Questions: The Rise of the Demagogue
Help your students to understand the consequences of anti-Semitism and other forms of racism. This nonfiction reading comprehension unit with questions contains subtle descriptions, carefully-chosen words, historical facts, quotations from primary sources, and age-appropriate content. It is designed to provide an overview of the events leading to Adolf Hitler's totalitarian rule. Aligned with Common Core and requiring no preparation, its subtopics are as follows.The Three German ReichsThe Tangle
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension with Questions: The Holocaust
Transcendentalism LAT Exemplar
Want an LAT prompt that pertains to Thoreau texts and can be related to transcendentalism that promotes differentiation? Look no further. The prompt is featured along with an exemplar. The resource also links to a video that explains the different components of the exemplar, as well as how I was able to incorporate my own personal interests into the prompt while not detracting from the prompt itself. I opted to use a black metal song instead of one of the optional texts, and your students can do
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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