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11th grade Common Core CCRA.W.7 handouts
Writing Commentary for the Literary Analysis Essay: Strategies for Success
In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to a deeper level: the "This Shows That Method" and the "LET" Method.Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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British Literature Time Period Introductions : British Literature Activities
Never worry about how to start a British Literature unit again! These succinct British literature time period introductions are designed to help you deliver simple context before diving into your British literature unit of study. Each time period includes a paragraph about the history, context of literature, and culture of the time. Anyone who knows history knows that it's impossible to cover everything before beginning a unit, but these summaries provide an essential overview.You will get: ⭐T
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9th - 12th
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Diagnostic Assignment Bundle for High School ELA
This series of diagnostic assignments assesses a HIGH SCHOOL student’s overall reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills at the beginning of the school in order to create a baseline for assessing student growth over the course of the year.This bundle includes:1. Diagnostic Reading Assignment: “The Tyger”2. Diagnostic Writing Assignment: Persuasive Paragraph3. Diagnostic Speaking Assignment: Introductory Speech4. Diagnostic Grammar Assignment: Sentence Structure5. Diagnostic Grammar Assign
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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American Literature Time Period Introductions : American Literature Activities
Never worry about how to start an American Literature unit again! These succinct American literature time period introductions are designed to help you deliver simple context before diving into your American literature unit of study. Each time period includes a paragraph about the history, context of literature, and culture of the time. Anyone who knows history knows that it's impossible to cover everything before beginning a unit, but these summaries provide an essential overview.You will get:⭐
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9th - 12th
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Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Handmaid's Tale Unit Plan, Hulu Series Connections and Current Events
Use the hit Hulu series and hot topic modern events to teach The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. This unit includes every single thing you need to teach this terrifying, captivating, and mind-blowing book. I’ve loved this book for 25 years, taught it for 10 and now I’ve adapted the whole unit to be used with the TV series and modern events. This unit includes:Daily lessons for each chapterCurrent event connections ripped from the headlines!A link to the full text onlineDaily “Do Now” person
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: FULL YEAR of Literature Bundle | 4 NOVEL UNIT PLANS, Complete Curriculum
The Art of the Breakup -Declaration of Independence Project
This is a fun project over the Declaration of Independence, where your students become the modern day Thomas Jefferson! They get to choose how they want to Declare Independence from King George III and Great Britain. They can text him, email him, or create a video to "Facetime" him. This lesson allows your students to be really creative. I am always amazed at what my students create. In addition to the templates for the project, there is a two page handout that explains the basics of the Declara
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Art of the Breakup Bundle- Notes, Project and 2 Hands on History Puzzles
The Writer's Notebook Guide-- Handouts, Instructions, Charts, and MORE!
This guide includes explanations on how to organize the writer's notebook as well as the charts, handouts, graphic organizers, rubrics, etc. for students to use with the notebook throughout the school year. It also includes a Google Slides notebook template that you can use for a digital notebook option.The Writer’s Notebook is the heart of the English classroom. It is the place that holds a student’s reflections on literature and life. It is the place where a student goes to record important n
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Standards-Based Grading | Master CCSS Aligned ELA Grading Framework
"Standards-based Grading" is primarily a rubric for all 32 ELA Common Core Anchor Standards, written in a language that students (and parents) can understand, and scaffolded for all levels of proficiency.
This unit contains "The Checklist," which is a template that articulates all 32 anchor standards, facilitates standards-based grading, allows students to self-reflect on their own academic growth, and significantly helps teachers design lesson plans that are based on the Common Core. "The Che
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7th - 12th
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Infographics Research Project l infographic template l infographic rubric
Infographics are a powerful combination of research, writing, and visuals. They represent the kind of multi-medium work that goes on in the real world using ELA skills all the time. Students see infographics everywhere, on social media, in magazines, and on websites. If you wish your students would care more about research and editing, this project can help. It takes a design thinking approach to infographics, first guiding students to brainstorm issues they care about, then considering what aud
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Distance Learning Bundle: Help for ELA
Shakespeare: The Tempest Unit Bundle. Top Ten Resources. Writing & Comprehension
This complete teaching scheme will save you many, many of hours of preparation. It contains 10 different tasks including work on comprehension, vocabulary, persuasive writing, figurative language and much more. Resources are provided both as a computer friendly presentation and in an easily printable black and white form.· Scene-by-scene questions break the play down into bite-size chunks· There are numerous creative tasks which will be enjoyed by students of all levels · There are beautifully c
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9th - 12th
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Full Unit Plan for Alan Moore's Graphic Novel V for Vendetta
Images of some of the unit are available here as a preview, the preview is blurred but in the actual product it wont be.This is a full unit for the graphic novel V for Vendetta. It is 57 pages and includes an anticipation guide before reading the novel, a character guide, comprehension questions for all chapters of the book, many activities for a number of those chapters, and a final exam to go with the unit.Be sure to check out these other, completely free, resources I have to aid in teaching
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9th - 12th
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Roald Dahl Story Bundle The Landlady Man From the South Lamb to the Slaughter
This short-story bundle for The Landlady, Man From the South and Lamb to the Slaughter, three of Roald Dahl's great short stories, helps make literary analysis easy! The thought of analyzing can be daunting for many students, so why not make it fun with all the delightful dark humor of Roald Dahl? Let students start off their learning adventure by getting to know Dahl with a web quest. After the webquest you then have the option to have students write their own biography for Roald Dahl. The b
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Missed Concert Performance Make Up Assignment
How do our student musicians make up for the lost educational experience of a concert due to an absence? Here is an assignment that I give to students who are unable to be at a concert (for whatever reason.) The students may select a musician from the list provided or they may choose a musician who they are interested in who may not be on the list. I have "fine tuned" this assignment throughout my over 25 years as a music educator. Related Resources:Concert Etiquette QuizGet credit for futur
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1st - 12th
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Also included in: Unlock Success with our Choir Resources Super Bundle!
Just Mercy (nonfiction book) & 13th (documentary film) Bundle
This bundle includes resources for teaching Bryan Stevenson's nonfiction book Just Mercy and Ava DuVernay's documentary film 13th (which features Stevenson in many of its interviews).Includes guided reading/viewing questions, bell-ringer questions, and a supplemental lesson on the 13th, 14th, and 8th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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10th - 12th
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Sentence Starters: Introducing Evidence / Elaboration Techniques - Printable
Are you tired of reading the same generic responses from your students? This useful charts helps students improve on their argumentative writing skills by adding variation to their sentences/transitions. It displays different sentence starters (and verbs) to help students introduce and elaborate on evidence when writing their essays (great way to add syntactic variety to formulaic written responses!). ► These charts may be printed out and laminated for students to use in the classroom/at home (T
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5th - 12th
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Position Paper Research Unit Bundle | Everything you need to teach research
A position paper is a type of research paper that is heavily researched and that supports a particular stand on a divisive issue. Argumentative and persuasive writing is important, but it must be backed up by credible facts. Completing research and forming well-thought opinions on a complicated issue is a very beneficial experience for high school students. However, it is challenging.I have extensively studied and refined this unit over the past few years and it has everything you could possibly
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9th - 12th
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Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe - ELA Close Reading & Analysis Short Story Unit
"Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe is a multicultural short story with a universal message about how to accept the uncertainty of life. This engaging short story unit allows advanced middle school and high school students to closely read, analyze, and evaluate Achebe's multilayered message about war, loss, hard work, and the courage to rebuild after discord strikes. Students will participate in a range of activities that will keep them engaged, increase their reading comprehension and literary analy
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8th - 11th
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The Kite Runner Complete Study Guide
This is a highly-engaging resource that will guide students through the more difficult concepts of a complex novel. Introductory handouts have been designed to reach all learners, and to promote discussion amongst your students. The structure of the comprehension questions for chapters will keep your students' interest, as well as be engaging for the teacher to later assess. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a beautifully-written novel that teaches students about the plight of emigrant Afgha
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Conversation Starters Package on Conspiracy Theories
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on conspiracy theories.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for high school students on the subject of conspiracy theoriesActivities 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 useful expressi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Victorian Era Introduction Web Quest Use for ANY Victorian Novel, Story, Poem
Before reading the Bronte sisters, Dickins, Thackery or any other Victorian author, give students a comprehensive foundation on the Victorian Era with this webquest! This web quest can be used for any text of the Victorian period. It uses a total of five links to build students’ familiarity with gender roles, child labor, the class divide, prominent authors and more! A quiz is included to use to assess newly acquired student learning. Additionally, as the Victorian writers used their voices to c
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Free Halloween Wordsearch Activity & Writing Prompts
Want a challenging Halloween activity for your middle or high school students? Need ideas for fun activities? Download my free Halloween-themed word search. Includes answer key and several writing prompts and ideas to use in your secondary classroom. Warning: the word find is difficult. It may take your students a long time to complete and drive them insane. This is how I get back at them when they are being difficult. heehee...just kidding.Word Search: Use this activity for enrichment or ext
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6th - 12th
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Comic Book Superhero Unit | Comic Book PBL Unit
This product will take your students' love of comic book heroes to a whole new level! With this unit, students will be researching the history of comic books, analyzing how these complex characters reflect American culture, and try out writing comic strips and splashes themselves!✍ You can easily turn it into a PBL unit in which students build towards writing their own comics with a new, modern superhero for other kids. ****Please Note! The PBS documentary entitled Superheroes: A Never-Ending Ba
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8th - 11th
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Informational Writing/Non-Fiction Sentence Starters
This sheet is a great resource during informational/non-fiction writing. Students often have the information to share, but don't know how to start the sentence. Over the course of the unit, students become more familiar with the sentence starters and start to memorize them to the point where they don't need it anymore!I print on colored paper and have students keep it for the entirety of the unit; it becomes one of their most used papers!
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2nd - 12th
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