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Teach Language Arts with Film Clips: Suspense and Foreshadowing
This short Film, Alma, is an excellent tool to have students review suspense and foreshadowing techniques. Students love the "creepy" film and figuring out exactly what has happened to the character. The file includes the film, student worksheets, and an answer key. The 4 worksheet pages include pause times to have students reflect and infer, as well as screenshots for analyzing examples of foreshadowing. Older students will enjoy this film which is not too young and engaging enough to keep them
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6th - 12th
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"Monkey's Paw" Engaging Short Story Analysis (Mood, Theme, and Foreshadowing)
This is not only a comprehensive lesson using the classic tale "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs, but it is also a whole lot of fun for middle school students! This story is great to teach around Halloween time!What you get in the student guide:1) Background information2) Anticipation guide3) Mini research opportunity on superstitions4) Full copy of the unabridged text5) Mood analysis sheet6) Foreshadowing analysis sheet7) Socratic question sheet8) Theme: fate vs. free will analysis9) Film / sho
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6th - 10th
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Inference Lessons and Activities
All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Google Slides to PowerPoint lessons for students to complete when they are not online.General Teaching· Vocabulary Practice – word and definition cards for practice + a test on these words· Question Stems by Grade LevelHook Activities Google Slide PresentationForensic Evidence Lapbook - Students create a lapbook with either graphic organizers or case fil
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3rd - 6th
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Bit-O-Bio, Faith Ringgold
This lesson is created as a way to introduce students to a short biography of influential people. The targeted age group of Bit-O-Bio is elementary age students. The lesson is designed to be presented as a warm up or brain break during class. The short video can be played for students explaining 3 to 5 facts about the highlighted person. A drawn image of the person is included in this packet for a prompt. Prompt cards and images will support a review of the influential person.
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Bit-O-Bio Bundle, 8 Elementary Art History Lesson
Bit-O-Bio, Yayoi Kusama
This lesson is created as a way to introduce students to a short biography of influential people. The targeted age group of Bit-O-Bio is elementary age students. The lesson is designed to be presented as a warm up or brain break during class. The short video can be played for students explaining 3 to 5 facts about the highlighted person. A drawn image of the person is included in this packet for a prompt. Prompt cards and images will support a review of the influential person.
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Bit-O-Bio Bundle, 8 Elementary Art History Lesson
Show Don't Tell - Monster's Inc
Who doesn't love to learn (and teach!) with videos? Often students want to "tell" the reader what happens in a story, rather than using descriptive details in their writing. These worksheets follow the Pixar short, "Mike's New Car" in which students are required "show" what happens in the video versus "telling" the reader. Given six "telling" examples from the video, students will be able to use their own creative ideas to come up with describe details including body movements, facial expressi
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3rd - 6th
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" Film Adaptation Guide
This resource is intended to accompany Annette Jung’s animated version and the 1941 short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". This story is always one of the most memorable throughout the year!
In my 8th grade class, students would answer these questions individually to prepare for a Socratic Seminar or “Table Talk” discussion during the following class session within a Horror Unit that focuses on theme, imagery, suspense, and irony in multiple horror stories throughout
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7th - 12th
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Teach Language Arts with Film Clips!
Fun and engaging for students to understand and apply Language Arts concepts! This short film, The Present, is an excellent resource to use to teach elements of fiction. This lesson is set up to have students recognize and describe character development, leading towards an understanding of the theme.If you enjoy this resource, please check out another Teach Language Arts with Film Clips (Suspense and Foreshadowing) listing! The resource includes the short film and 3 student worksheet pages. If y
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5th - 9th
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The Ant and the Grasshopper - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Writing Prompt
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "The Ant and the Grasshopper" by Aesop has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a persuasive essay with textual evidence as support. It includes a persuasive writing graphic organizer, rubric, persuasive writing quiz, and a persuasive writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this resource:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Video: "The Lost Thing" Utopia and dystopia
Video worksheet to analyze the dystopic and utopic aspects of the short film "The Lost Thing" (https://vimeo.com/63003515). Requires students to use their knowledge of dystopic and utopic qualities and literary elements such as setting, conflict, and theme to analyze the filmmaker's message. Requires students to write a theme analysis paragraph with supporting details. Includes a classification chart for notes on dystopic and utopic qualities.
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9th - 12th
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The Legacy of Ancient Greece | Distance Learning | Audio & Worksheets
Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.The Legacy of Ancient Greece. The Ancient Greeks had a tremendous effect on not only the ancient
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Not Grade Specific
The Simpsons "Lisa's Rival" 20-Question Multiple Choice Quiz
The following 20-question, 3-page multiple choice document applies what students learn in an English or language arts classroom to The Simpsons' episode "Lisa's Rival" (Season 6, Episode 2). Students can watch the episode and then take this quiz that assesses their understanding of the central plot's and subplot's exposition, initiating event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, setting, symbolism, central conflict, irony, allusions, point of view, and themes. I screened the work
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6th - 12th
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Halloween Informational Text Reading Passage and Activities
This mini lesson is a complete digital lesson with no-prep activities using Google Slides. The lesson activities include video instruction, informational text article, close reading, comprehension, and writing a summarizing paragraph. The lesson has accommodations built right into the activities and the videos will engage reluctant readers. This lesson has 3 videos and 3 reading passages.This Micro-learning Deck includes:lesson engager, objectives, and preview of lesson activities short video le
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Fall Holidays Informational Text Reading Passage and Activities Bundle
Bit-O-Bio, Frida Kahlo
This lesson is created as a way to introduce students to a short biography of influential people. The targeted age group of Bit-O-Bio is elementary age students. The lesson is designed to be presented as a warm up or brain break during class. The short video can be played for students explaining 3 to 5 facts about the highlighted person. A drawn image of the person is included in this packet for a prompt. Prompt cards and images will support a review of the influential person.
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Bit-O-Bio Bundle, 8 Elementary Art History Lesson
Halloween Activities - The Tell-Tale Heart Worksheets and Simpsons Adaptation
Edgar Allan Poe's classic scary story The Tell-Tale Heart is perfect for teaching around Halloween. The activity packet includes some pre-reading questions, close reading tasks, imagery analysis, and vocabulary practice activities. The file also includes a high-quality video file of The Simpsons adaptation of the story. Due to the nature of The Simpsons I recommend previewing the clip first, making sure it is appropriate for your students. My students always love reading this creepy story and t
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7th - 12th
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Bit-O-Bio, Georgia O'Keeffe
This lesson is created as a way to introduce students to a short biography of influential people. The targeted age group of Bit-O-Bio is elementary age students. The lesson is designed to be presented as a warm up or brain break during class. The short video can be played for students explaining 3 to 5 facts about the highlighted person. A drawn image of the person is included in this packet for a prompt. Prompt cards and images will support a review of the influential person.
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Bit-O-Bio Bundle, 8 Elementary Art History Lesson
Bit-O-Bio, Piet Mondrian
This lesson is created as a way to introduce students to a short biography of influential people. The targeted age group of Bit-O-Bio is elementary age students. The lesson is designed to be presented as a warm up or brain break during class. The short video can be played for students explaining 3 to 5 facts about the highlighted person. A drawn image of the person is included in this packet for a prompt. Prompt cards and images will support a review of the influential person.
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Bit-O-Bio Bundle, 8 Elementary Art History Lesson
Digital Short (Snack Attack) with Questions - Independent Work / Small Group
This is a great short that can be used in many different ways with your students. This resource is a Google Form with a video embedded and 5 comprehension and inferencing questions. It also includes one question about the theme or lesson of the storyUse this in your classroom to add on to station work, if you have to call out for a day and leave an assignment, or even to pull a small group. It's great for students to practice making inferences and recognizing that the things they notice aren't
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4th - 8th
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No Thought of Reward - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing Prompt
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "No Thought of Reward" by Mawi Asgecom has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a persuasive essay with textual evidence as support. It includes a persuasive writing graphic organizer, rubric, persuasive writing quiz, and a persuasive writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this resource:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Online Libraries-Magic Tree House
This online library is a great resource to have in your digital classroom. I used this while I taught in person as well as when I taught virtually. It has the books in order and all the safe links to the read aloud videos.
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Not Grade Specific
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Making and Supporting Inferences Bundle
A great set for teaching secondary students how to make and support inferences.Kit includes lessons on:- Citizen Cope's "Pablo Picasso"- The Atmosphere's "Yesterday"- Spielzeugland (an Oscar awarded short film)Each activity was selected for their twist endings which help students develop but also adjust inferences as more clues from the text are revealed. Each activity comes with a student handout and video to support understanding.
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8th - 12th
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Literary Devices Powerpoint- 1 Week of Bell-Ringers, In-Class Activities, & More
Fully editable document that includes speaker notes and links to sourcesIncludes warm-ups and homework assignmentsIncludes in class activities and directionsModern day examples for students to better understand the instructionThis package includes 50 slides covering more than 45 literary devices, neatly stacked into 5, 55-minute lectures. More of this unit is included in a bundle. Formats include uneditable PowerPoint, Google Slides, and SMARTBoard options.I've also included links to video examp
Grades:
7th - 10th
Ancient Roman Economy | Distance Learning | Audio & Comprehension Worksheets
Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.Romans and the Economy. During the Roman Republic, the economy was largely based on farming and t
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Not Grade Specific
Julius Caesar | Distance Learning | Audio & Comprehension Worksheets
Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.Julius Caesar. One of the greatest military generals in history, he conquered most of Europe, for
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Not Grade Specific
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