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Literature handout videos
"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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Literary Elements through film with Shrek
This handout is part of a 3-day close study of the movie Shrek to review and reinforce literary element study. Students have watched Shrek the previous day through the characterization lens, using my "8 common character roles" handout. There is space for them to record and analyze any literary elements they observe in the film, and the bottom of the worksheet is devoted to TONE practice.
Students adore this movie, and I have had a lot of success with both engagement and academic end-product by
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6th - 10th
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Poetry Unit with Teacher Videos, packet, answers, slides
If you want to teach a unit of poetry but you're not sure how or if you simply need a break... Let me jump in as a guest teacher for a few days! Here is my 50 slide detailed presentation WITH 7 personal instructional videos (totaling ~35 minutes and students will want to pause them to take notes) of me talking through the poems. I have also made the slides with all of the analysis notes so that students can both hear and see everything they need. I use this resource over 4-5 days every Januar
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Not Grade Specific
Tone and Mood Lesson Plan and Activities
This is a complete lesson plan for teaching middle school students about Tone and Mood in a very engaging way.
Students watch trailers for favorite movies like Frozen, Toy Story 3, and Mrs. Doubtfire (links included) and then altered versions of the same trailers while looking for differences in Tone and Mood.
There are two worksheets included that coordinate with the lesson and reinforce the definitions of Tone and Mood.
Objectives: Students will be able to describe the differences between
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6th - 9th
Ancient Greek Theater Inroduction
Use this video, slideshow, and set of research questions to introduce Ancient Greek Theater to your students. Great set of lessons for the beginning of a unit on Oedipus the King, Antigone, Medea, etc.Bundle also includes a Bonus file on Aristotle's Poetics.
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9th - 12th
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Stylish Moon Paper Craft
Step into the enchanting world of celestial elegance with our Stylish Moon Paper Craft—a captivating and artistic project that brings the beauty of the night sky to life in a uniquely stylish manner. This paper craft isn't just an activity; it's an opportunity to create a stunning piece of decor that captures the mystique of the moon. Here's what makes it special: Artistic Design: The Stylish Moon Paper Craft boasts a design that goes beyond the ordinary. Its intricate and stylish patterns cap
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PreK - 8th
Heat by Mike Lupica - Text Based Evidence – Text Analysis Essay Writing Lesson
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for Heat by Mike Lupica has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, and an argumentative writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this resource: brainstor
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6th - 8th
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Elements of Fiction PowerPoint Introduction
This item is a PowerPoint that I use with my students to introduce reading fiction. It begins by defining fiction and all the elements that go along with reading fiction.
*Exposition
*Characters
*Setting
*Point of View
*Rising Action
Conflict
*Climax
*Resolution
*Theme
*Author's Message
I use examples from the Hunger Games movie to help students understand the elements.
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5th - 10th
Short Story Elements
Stories may seem daunting because of their glossary of terms, characters, storylines, etc. This document allows teachers to facilitate the reading of short stories much more easily; it will soothe the anxious student and make reading short stories much more fun and pain free. This 4-page document teaches students how to navigate and read short stories. This document can be used for middle or high school students. Also, check out the FREE L.A.P. Youtube video on how to further breakdown a short s
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: THE ODYSSEY [BOOKS 1, 5, 9, 10, 11, & 12] [MEGA-PACK 1]
VIDEO - Antigone Prologue discussion and explication
This 8 1/2 minute video is the first in a series of videos for classroom use on Antigone. Mr. Mooney walks the students through the Prologue of Antigone step by step. An optional writing or reading assignment is at the end.Imperative that you download this free script version of Antigone. It's 41 (entire play) pages, but may be worth your while to print out so students can annotate.Great sub plan!
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9th - 12th
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"Romeo & Juliet" Assorted Activities & Assessments
In addition to two versions of my "Romeo & Juliet" exam both with keys, you'll find an assortment of other activities in this download.
There is an argument>evidence>explain practice handout that will help you lead your students through strong paragraph writing, and I've included an example here with some color-coding to lead discussion.
You will find two versions of a video study guide. The video is hosted on YouTube and is the "A&E Shakespeare: A Life of Drama" video that is
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Not Grade Specific
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Dead Poets Society Guiding Questions
Dead Poets Society is a great film to show middle/ high school students in the beginning of the year to help build motivation in the class and to review the parts of a story.
I use this with my students every year and it works very well.
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7th - 12th
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New IB English Literature Curriculum: Learner Portfolio Introduction PDF
Introduction to the Learner Portfolio for students for the new IB English Literature Curriculum. What is it, what skills do they expect to maintain within the IB HL Learner Portfolio and video tutorial. PDF format
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: IB English Literature HL New Curriculum: Learner Portfolio PDF DOCUMENTS
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty Bundle
Includes an assignment hand-out.Follow-up activity: News article about the possibility of an invisibility cloak. What could this technology mean for snipers?
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9th - 12th
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IB English Literature HL: Learner Portfolio
Introduction to the Learner Portfolio for students. What is it, what skills do they expect to maintain within the IB HL Learner Portfolio and video tutorial.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Anthem Revisited
From Electric English....
I recently had the opportunity to teach Anthem to my students. This is a lower level class, however, so I wanted to create a few more activities to help their background knowledge and overall understanding of the novel. This file contains specific chapter questions, political cartoons, videos on capitalism and communism, propaganda cartoons, and character analysis among other things....
I am also in the process of creating a unit test for the novel as well; I will be
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10th - 12th
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Simile and Metaphor: AROV's Lesson on the Go
Helping students learn and/or review can be quite a challenge for teachers, so we seek to provide content that requires little-to-no preparation whatsoever. This product offers a "turnkey" lesson on simile and metaphor (approx.: 30 minutes) that teachers can use as a classroom supplement, as an exercise for differentiation and review, or even for an activity for students to engage with independently. It covers the concepts of simile and metaphor in their various incarnations, and is equipped wit
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Two Washington Irving Stories Compare and Contrast
I developed this assignment when teaching Washington Irving. The curriculum required "The Devil and Tom Walker," so in addition, I showed student the Disney cartoon of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." This assignment requires students to not only compare the two stories, but also figure out Irving's classic American writing style.
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10th - 11th
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Over 20 Links And 15 Videos On Disability Pioneer Ed Roberts
Books, Video Speeches, Blogs, Links, Lesson Plans, & A Biography, Audio Book, & Slideshow, All About Ed Roberts
All the videos are of Ed Roberts speaking. Ed Robert's life put him in a good position to be encouraging. Check out the 60 Minutes interview and the PBS program on him. All written material is authored or coauthored by Buddy Bougere, who is disabled and has studied Ed Roberts' life for 45 years.
Ed Roberts was the first spark and a lifetime leader of the modern disability
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6th - 9th, Higher Education
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