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Holidays/seasonal Common Core W.11-12.9 resources
Book Trailer Project - End of Year Movie Trailer Assignment for Any Novel Study
This book trailer project is a memorable and engaging project-based learning assessment! Included with this project outline are a book trailer rubric, movie trailer storyboard graphic organizer, student checklist, assignment instructions, student examples, and more. Included with this Book Trailer Project:✏️ Book Trailer Project Outline - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Reflective Writing Assignment Prompt - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Movie Trailer Task Checklist & Student Planner -
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6th - 12th
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Horror Genre Study Unit: 3 Stories, Elements of Horror, and More
This incredibly flexible horror genre study unit will turn students into masters of foreshadowing, suspense, mood, and more with fun, engaging, and creepy tales! Students will learn about the horror genre, then read three scary stories, before exploring writing a horror narrative themselves.This unit is designed to fill about two weeks. Depending on your class length and whether you assign homework or not, you could make this unit longer or shorter. Every component in this bundle can be delivere
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9th - 12th
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Unit - 2 Weeks - Washington Irving Short Story, CCSS
This is a fun 2 week unit plan for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Whether you need a unit during the Halloween season or you're simply looking to study an early work of classic American literature, this is a fun storyline for students to analyze. Students will: Participate in engaging PowerPoint sessions, read the text (included), engage with the rich vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences about themes supported with evidence, use a viewing guide as they watch
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8th - 12th
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Horror Story Study | Printable & Digital
Analyze foreshadowing and the horror genre with "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl! This creepy and fun story is an excellent deep dive into foreshadowing and other essential horror genre techniques. Roald Dahl's short stories are delightful and students will be immediately intrigued by "The Landlady" because it comes from the creator of many of their favorite book-to-movie adaptations. Unlike much of the horror genre, "The Landlady" by Roald Dahlis creepy without resorting to gore or PG-13+ language
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Horror Genre Study Unit: 3 Stories, Elements of Horror, and More
Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Halloween Podcast How to Sell a Haunted House Criminal Podcast Lesson Digital
Incorporate a great listening comprehension activity into your Halloween lesson plans with the compelling episode, "How to Sell a Haunted House" from the podcast, Criminal. This podcast details a famous court case which is widely taught in law schools and called "The Ghostbuster's Ruling." Students will be intrigued by the details of it, and will also practice listening comprehension at the same time!You'll get: a digital version of a one-page 5 question analysis (with text boxes) a printable
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9th - 12th
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Michael Jackson's Thriller Music Video Analysis
Grisly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom... Looking for a fun, rigorous Halloween lesson that your students will enjoy? This is it.Halloween is a great day to introduce students to classic, creepy texts. It doesn't get more classic than Michael Jackson! Introduce students to this iconic music video in a way that will get them thinking critically and will hit CCSS standards on characterization, inferences, comparison and contrast, and MORE! What's included? ♦ 2 guided
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Secondary ELA Halloween Activities
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Unit - 2 Weeks - Robert L. Stevenson
This is a fun 2-week unit plan for Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Engage your students through a study of one of the most classic horror stories in literature. Whether you need a unit during the Halloween season or you're simply looking to study this classic Gothic novella, this is a fun storyline for students to analyze. Students will: Participate in engaging PowerPoint sessions, read the text (included), collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, mak
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8th - 12th
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Of Plymouth Plantation - Mini Unit - Journal Excerpt from William Bradford, CCSS
This is a 3-day mini unit in which students analyze excerpts from the journal of William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation. Students will: Read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and complete a writing assessment from a choice board. Note on Level of Rigor: High school is the target grade range for the standards in this unit. However, this unit may also be used for 8th grade classes if the teacher determines the students are proficient
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8th - 12th
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We Annotate Because We Care - "The Raven"
In this unit, perfect for Halloween or a larger unit on Poe, students will create an annotated version of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” and then present or publish their final draft.
This Common-Core-aligned assignment gives students an opportunity to practice doing a close reading. Close reading asks each student to use all they’ve learned about poetry, poetic devices, word choice, symbols, theme, mood, and even research to decipher the meaning of Poe’s most read poem, “The Raven.”
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9th - 12th
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10th, 11th, 12th Grade Summer School English Curriculum: 6 Weeks, Novel Study
SAVE 30% OFF on this 6-week 10th-12th Grade Summer School English Curriculum Bundle. This Summer School English Unit Plan includes EVERYTHING you need to be successful while teaching a High School English summer school course. During this unit, students read Anthony Doerr's inspiring novel, All the Light We Cannot See (recently adapted to a series on Netflix). If you have not read the novel, it includes an incredibly captivating story and has become my favorite novel to teach thus far! With t
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10th - 12th
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Horror Creative Writing Unit
PDF Lesson Plans and Activities. B&W copies included for easy printing.In this 2-3 week unit, students will be challenged with developing their own horror villains, spooky settings, side characters, and stories. You will find that this unit has been broken down into lessons asking students to participate in several fun, rigorous, and engaging activities, such as:Creating their very own horror villainCreating a horrific setting for their storyCreating a short story that follows Freytag's Pyra
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Fantasy and Horror Creative Writing Units (Bundle)
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe Analysis Activity - Setting and Mood
Differentiate between setting and mood in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” using this literary analysis activity! Includes information handouts and close reading quotations to explore the author’s illustration of setting and mood in this classic short story. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Included with this Analysis Activity for Setting and Mood in “The Cask of Amontillado”:✏️ Informational Handouts about Setting and Mood - Digital &
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8th - 11th
Essay Writing Workbook: History/Social Studies *Editable*
Do your students need support with essay writing? I made this essay writing guide to support history and other social studies students through the writing process to create a research-based expository or argumentative essay. This essay writing booklet can be used regardless of whether you are teaching face-to-face, virtually, or in a blended/hybrid model as it is available as a Google Doc. This product includes:Sample color-coded thesesThesis writing structureGraphic organizersCategorized trans
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9th - 12th
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New Year's Around the World | Holiday Research and Technology Project
Ring in 2024 with the New Year’s Around the World Research and Technology Project! The holidays around the world activities include a self-directed interactive hyperdoc on world new year’s traditions. Students will be engaged as they are guided through various links, websites, and videos on world cultural celebrations!After exploring digital resources, students will use the free, user-friendly Padlet website to create their projects featuring New Year’s traditions around the world! The New Year
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8th - 11th
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A Christmas Carol Unit - 2 Weeks - Holiday Novel Study, Charles Dickens, CCSS
This is a fun 2 week unit plan for A Christmas Carol, the classic novella by Charles Dickens. Engage your students during the holiday season by delving into this classic story. Students will: Participate in engaging PowerPoint sessions, read the text (included), collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences about themes supported by evidence, and complete a writing assessment as a final analysis. Note: The standards are aimed toward upper high school grade levels. The unit can
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Christmas Literature Bundle - 3 classic units for the season - CCSS
Gothic Literature
Elements of Gothic Literature PowerPoint is a perfect way to introduce the gothic genre, Frankenstein, Dracula, or the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Presentation includes gothic influences in art and a formative assessment where students try their own hand at writing in the gothic genre. Students love to hear the spooky music as an inspiration to their portentously gloomy stories. Perfect for Halloween writing - or any other time. Need gothic poetry products? Check out my Gothic Poem Analysis B
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Halloween Literature PowerPoint Bundle
MyPerspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
Conversation Starters Package for Valentine's Day- Activity Package
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on love and relationships.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of love and relationshipsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of us
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Middle/High Seasonal Conversation Starters: Growing Bundle
Black History Month - Text Based Evidence, Text Dependent Analysis - Bundle
Teaching text dependent analysis writing for Black History Month has never been easier! This in-depth literature based writing prompt bundle includes lessons for 74 of the most popular novels, short stories, and poems taught during Black History Month in high school! The lessons include argumentative, expository, and compare & contrast prompts. Each lesson includes a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plan, an instructional video, and a writing template.All a
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9th - 12th
Hispanic Heritage Month Project | Hispanic Heritage Month Research Activity
During Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrate diversity with the Hispanic Teen Changemakers Research Project! Inspire your students with this biographical research activity featuring influential modern-day Latino teens! From celebrities using their platform to educate others, advocates who defy the stereotypes, groundbreakers, self-made millionaires and entrepreneurs, this group of 30 Hispanic and Latino young adults are sure to inspire your students! Suggested Research Topics IncludedThe resource i
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9th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis of The Souls of Black Folk Excerpt - W.E.B. Du Bois
Looking for a rigorous rhetorical analysis exercise to use during Black History Month? This W.E.B. Du Bois excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk will move students through a close reading of the text and the construction of a rhetorical analysis essay.This resource is part of a larger unit on Section 4 of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.What is included?◈Excerpt from "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others," a chapter within The Souls of Black Folk◈Writing prompt◈Categorized tone list◈SOAPS
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9th - 11th
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4 Pics 1 Word - End of the Year Review Game - Slideshow Template and Worksheets
Engage your students with an interactive and fun review game using the viral "4 Pics 1 Word" format! This resource is perfect for reinforcing key concepts, vocabulary, and topics from your curriculum in an exciting and memorable way. Suitable for distance learning with digital slides for Google Classroom®.Included with this 4 Pics 1 Word Review Game:✏️ 4 Pics 1 Word Game Slideshow - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google Slides® & PDFPre-made slideshow filled with engaging question prompts for Englis
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6th - 12th
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Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Fear and Curiosity for High School (Printable)
Embrace the Halloween spirit and help high school students interpret and analyze short stories of increasing rigor with this low-prep, six-week thematic unit plan on the power of fear and curiosity. Supporting materials such as comprehension quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, public domain narratives, research project materials, a summative assessment, a test prep study guide, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Go
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9th - 12th
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