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12th grade literature handouts for Microsoft Word
The Outsiders, SE HINTON: Pre-Reading, Character Handout
Before starting the novel, THE OUTSIDERS by SE HINTON, pass out this wildly popular handout. Read the different "friend requests" out loud and have students determine whether they would FRIEND or DENY the requests, base on the words written. Each request represents one of the Greasers. Students will love reading Chapter One and finding out which character they FRIENDED and which they DENIED. This is a simple activity that instantly connects students to the Greasers!
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6th - 12th
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Short Story Writing Assignment & the Elements of Fiction
A strait forward and READY TO PRINT booklet on the six Elements of Fiction. If you're teaching short stories or novels, this is a perfect resource for your class or for students working independently. Works well for either analysis of texts or for students writing their own stories.Designed for diverse learning environments - students can complete it in a teacher-led class or use included scaffolding for independent learning at home.The package includes definitions, explanations, and examples of
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
"The Body" by Stephen King: Chapter Questions and Assessments
This is a complete unit of study for Stephen King's novella, "The Body." The package includes chapter by chapter study questions with ANSWERS, a summary review, a test, and an essay assignment. Questions focus on vocabulary, close reading, higher order thinking, and making connections.Check out the complete preview. Package is in Word so you can modify.Here is a link to the Google Doc version:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Body-by-Stephen-King-Study-Questions-and-Assessments-Dig
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9th - 12th
Essay Writing Guide: 5 Paragraphs & Beyond
A complete essay writing handout/guide for high school students (and feisty middle school students), in a digital and ready to print booklet!This Booklet includes:A Quick Reference Sheet for basic essay structureDetailed explanations of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, including diagrams and descriptions of every partExamples of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, with each of their sentences/parts highlightedA basic sample essay for students to analyze (different from t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
The Scarlet Letter COMPLETE Annotations
Fight Against SPARKNOTES!
Like most teachers, early on in my career I gave reading quizzes as a means of holding students accountable for their reading assignments. What I found, of course, was that students would turn to Sparknotes and other websites, looking for chapter summaries rather than actually completing their reading assignments. As a result, my quizzes had one of two unintended consequences. I wound up either writing a quiz that encouraged students to take shortcuts, or I made a quiz
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9th - 12th
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Poetry Parody Bundle (British Literature): Read & Imitate 5 Classic Poems!
Students learn from the greats by reading mentor text poems and writing their own using templates!Hook students into poetry by making it seem as easy as fill-in-the-blank! Great for any British Literature class or regular English Language Arts, these editable template pages use a side-by-side layout so that students can read the original and quickly begin making their own (serious or silly) versions of the poem. The blank spaces force students to think carefully about grammar, rhyme, alliteratio
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7th - 12th
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Pride and Prejudice Novel Study--Quizzes, Tests, Analysis and Activities
This product contains five 10 question comprehension quizzes that feature one of the following: True/False, Sequencing, Character Description Matching, or Character Quotation Matching;a 70 question objective test that features all of the following: Quotation Matching, Character Matching, Sequencing, and True/False;Essay Test Prompts;Handouts that promote Higher Order Thinking Questions dealing with Theme, Quotation Analysis, Poem Analysis, Painting Analysis, 16 Literary Term Activities with Quiz
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9th - 12th
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Things Fall Apart Log Prompts -- Detailed Chapter Questions
This is a thoughtful, creative, and engaging set of writing log prompts for Achebe's novel, Things Fall Apart. (Please see the preview for examples from the first two nights of reading. The full version contains log prompts for the entire novel). I have used them in grades 9 and 10, though they would also apply to older or younger students (with a little "tweaking").
In my classroom, I use these log prompts as nightly writing assignments that accompany that night's reading. The log questions pe
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9th - 12th
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Tone and Mood: Warm-Up
** This product has been expanded on 12/21/2017!!!
Use this ready-to-copy warm-up to activate your students' brains as you teach them all about tone and mood. Contains four (instead of the original two) scenarios with accompanying questions and pictures. Answers are on the second page (originally, they were not provided). This is a great way to help students really understand the difference between tone and mood. These can be tricky concepts!
The original version of this document is inclu
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6th - 12th
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The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt and KEY
This is a 28 question, open book scavenger hunt that can be done as an in class assignment, either individually or with a partner, or as homework. It follows the E. A. Poe's famous short story chronologically, and some questions offer explanation or definitions. It serves as a directed reading guide and can also be used as an open book quiz. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves readi
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9th - 12th
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Video Guide
Possibly the best film ever made of a Shakespearean play is Kenneth Branagh's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. The video makes an excellent resource for learning, as well. With this video guide, students will be able to see that Shakespeare wrote superb comedies as well as tragedies. They will also be able to exercise their analytical abilities in evaluating examples of the elements of drama, figurative language, and the use of verse v. prose. This guide is designed for use by students who have not s
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9th - 12th
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Poetry Analysis Student Handbook for AP Literature and Composition
Due to the price of quality AP Lit textbooks, I opted to take all the best parts of several and compose my own Student Handbook to use for the study of poetry in my classroom. Included here are 52 poems, each paired with AP level analytical questions. These poems and questions have been pulled from various AP textbooks, and have been neatly compiled into one document. Just post the document online, each student can print one out, and there you go-- INSTANT TEXTBOOK (that the students can take
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Movie Questions- Freedom Writers
I typically do not watch movies in my classroom, but this movie is excellent when paired with our required reading of Nikki Grime's Bronx Masquerade. There are three days of watching and responding. The movie times for each day is located on the top of the pages that correspond to the showing of the DVD.
If you are not reading the paired book, you may make any changes needed.
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10th - 12th
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The Sniper Scavenger Hunt and KEY (30q)
This one page, 30 question scavenger hunt follows the story in chronological order. Students have to find answers as they read the story. This activity works well as either an individual directed reading or as a partner assignment. It can also be given as a homework sheet or open book quiz. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. A one page answer KEY is provide
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8th - 12th
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The Fault In Our Stars Multiple Choice Questions
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green: Chapters 1-25, multiple choice quizzes or tests. These quizzes provide quick assessment and positively add to any The Fault In Our Stars lesson plans. I have left these completely editable in a Word Doc. These quizzes are not creative or analytical. They are intended to provide students with quick feedback, and provide the teacher with an idea of student comprehension. This file includes a quiz/ test for every chapter. Shorter chapters are combined, such as
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Fault In Our Stars Ultimate Unit Bundle
Poetry Complete Unit A (Grade 9)
This is a complete poetry unit (10-15 days) that includes well known poems, study questions, a test, a summative assignment with marking rubrics (writing a poem and/or analyzing a poem), and ANSWERS. I use it in grade 9, but it could be used in 10-11. Also have a look at Poetry Units B, C, and D. The units build on each other, but they also stand alone. The unit includes the poems "Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall, "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, "Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington R
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9th - 12th
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The Monuments Men Viewing Guide
This great viewing guide focuses on the based on a true story film The Monuments Men. Guide includes 30+ questions that range from comprehension, interpretation, and creative response.
Creative response questions include writing a review, creating interview questions, and sketching a scene.
Capitalize on this great story in your study of World War II!!
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7th - 12th
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Night by Elie Wiesel - Chapter 5-6 Close Reading / Style Analysis
Designed for an AP or pre-AP class (but easy to use for other levels as well), this assignment pushes students to examine Wiesel's language and style in order to gain an understanding of the function of diction, syntax, figurative language, and tone in his narrative. It includes carefully selected passages from the narrative and a series of guiding questions that explain to students how to perform the close reading.
Narrative of Frederick Douglass - Close Reading / Style Analysis by Paul Marti
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9th - 12th
Reliable vs. Unreliable Narrators
This is to be used with a class novel or for individual reading.
This worksheet begins by describing the characteristics of reliable vs. unreliable narrators. Step by step directions are given to students for determining whether or not a character is reliable. Follow-up questions are left for students to answer about their book character.
*I left this as an editable document. The parts that are in red are meant for you to put your specific book name or character name.*
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6th - 12th
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Shakespeare Package: 16 Activities and Assessments for ANY PLAY
Macbeth / Hamlet / Romeo & Juliet / Othello / King Lear / Julius Caesar / 12th Night / The Tempest / Taming of the Shrew / Merchant of Venice / many more!!!A bundled pack of activities and assessments that work for ANY Shakespearean play and are READY TO PRINT! They're also 100% editable in case you'd like to make alterations.40 Pages of Pre/During/Post Reading Activities and AssessmentsA HUGE variety of reading, analysis, writing, media, creative, and performance activities/assessments to p
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" Reading Guide
Use this great 3-page reading guide with your students to study the style and symbolism in Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death."
Reading guide begins with a short informational text about tuberculosis, its effects, and its part in the story. Short informational text has 4 comprehension questions after and a prediction activity.
This guide's questions focus on comprehension but also include analysis, symbolism, quotation interpretation, theme study, vocabulary, figurative language, and MORE!!
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7th - 12th
Educated by Tara Westover Quizzes, Tests, and Activities
This product includes a 40 Question RECALL Objective Test for Educated by Tara Westover. This test has an answer key, True/False, Sequencing, and Matching.-There are two higher-order thinking essay topic test optionsThis product includes a 5 question recall quiz, journal prompt, and Thought Questions for Part I Chapters 1-7; Part I Chapters 9-16; Part II Chapters 17-22; Part II Chapters 23-29; Part III Chapters 30-40-Handouts that promote Higher Order Thinking Questions dealing with Theme, Quota
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9th - 12th
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Macbeth Act I Open book Scavenger Hunt with KEY
Macbeth Act I Open book 50 question Scavenger Hunt with KEY. This is an excellent individual or diad exercise to do in class or as homework. It may serve as a platform for discussion or as an assessment tool. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. A page answer KEY is provided, making this three pages total. Please do not share the KEY.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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A Modest Proposal Guided Reading Questions
These are questions intended to be answered while reading Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal. The hints provided are based on the version used in the Florida version of The Elements of Literature sixth course book (the purple one). You are welcome to change those hints to fit your text or delete them.
The answer key is included.
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10th - 12th
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