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9th grade other (ELA) handouts $5-10
Intro to Public Speaking Mini-Unit: Learning from Experts & Videos (with Google)
Instead of lecturing about public speaking fundamentals, let students hear it from neutral experts and become persuaded about the topic’s importance! These videos are a great way to kick off a speech unit OR just prep students for a specific speaking assignment. • Play the videos in class or assign them as homework (especially if you want to try to flip the classroom). There are 1-2 pages of guided notes per video. • The guided notes lessons are CCSS-aligned (see below), have “I can” statements
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Nonfiction Lessons & Projects Bundle for Secondary ELA
Film analysis workbook cinematography terminology senior middle
Film Terminology Handouts and WorkbookSuitable for Middle and Senior Secondary Students.http://duffystirling.wordpress.comDesigned for Flipped Learning (i.e. designed to be completed independently by students, perhaps as homework), these handouts and worksheets act as a speedy introduction to the main terminology and concepts needed for analysing / studying films, such as filmmakers (director, cinematographer etc.), cinematography (camera angles, shot types etc.) and mise-en-scène (costumes, lig
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7th - 12th
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MURDER MYSTERY I. - 5 MURDER MYSTERIES TO SOLVE
Five murder mysteries for the students to solve. Students need to solve the mysteries by analyzing clues and testimonies. Fun activities that the whole class can enjoy when learning about detective stories or at any time during the school year. Solution and the instruction to each case included.
It can be purchased as a bundle together with my other murder mysteries:
MURDER MYSTERY BUNDLE
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Introduction to Film Study: Analyzing Films for Meaning
This zip folder contains 4 things all pertaining to analyzing film to make meaning of the visual text. This works well for any movie or television episode, although I use them during a mini-unit on The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street for The Twilight Zone. The general focus is to pay attention to different film techniques, such as distance, angles, movement, editing, and lighting in order to understand how filmmakers tell a story.1) Film Booklet: This one page front and back handout can be fo
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6th - 12th
Analyze ANY Ad or Commercial then Create your Own (Digital & Print)
Have your students analyse ANY ad or commercial before creating their own!With one scaffolded analysis designed for YouTube or TV ads (e.g. Super Bowl Ads) and the other for Print ads, your students will be able to examine a FULL RANGE of persuasive techniques.Students are then guided to put their learning to use and create their own innovative ad campaigns. I use this resource as part of ANY persuasive unit I am teaching. It also serves as the cornerstone of my Advertising and Marketing Unit.In
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Advertising and Marketing BUNDLE (Digital & Print)
Basketball ELA Mystery
This March Mania Basketball ELA Mystery is the perfect activity to give to your middle school students during the month of March when fans are crazy for March Madness and basketball (however, you can really use this any time of the year!). Your students will solve activities like reading comprehension and series of events, grammar, literary terms, and proofreading in order to figure out who stole the basketball uniforms.In this product, your students will receive a list of suspects who possibly
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5th - 9th
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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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Life is Beautiful: Film Viewing Guide
An excellent film to view for English, History, or Italian Language classes. "This is a simple story ... but not an easy one to tell. Like a fable, there is sorrow. And, like a fable, it is full of wonder and happiness."These are the opening words of the film Life is Beautiful, starring and directed by Roberto Benigni. This Award-winning Italian film tells the story of one family’s experience during the Holocaust. This film explores the importance of family and a father-son relationship. This is
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6th - 12th
Broadway Musical Theater Unit Study Guide Wicked Grades 7 to 9 Plot Themes Songs
Part of a Bundle Elfaba and Glenda the Good Witch anyone? This one to five day lesson and study guide concerns the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Wicked! Need something different? Pick up this one. This unit contains enough material for four days. Students learn about the musical's origin, creative team, songs, trivia, plot and end with an enrichment activity or assignment which can be completed individually or with partners. This lesson can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famou
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!
Serial Podcast Listening Guides/Questions
*** NEWLY UPDATED TO INCLUDE EPISODE 13 (ADNAN IS OUT) ***ANSWER KEYS NOW INCLUDED FOR EVERY EPISODE!Included are 28 Google slides/handouts to be used as listening guides or sketch notes as students listen to the Serial podcast. There is one handout with guided questions per episode. There is one additional page (slide 13) with various blank shapes for students to record their own thoughts as they listen.PRINTABLETeachers can print off these handouts for students to use at their desks as they ac
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7th - 12th
An Engaging Public Speaking Unit (Differentiated, Common Core Aligned)
An engaging way to encourage young thespians! This four-week unit begins as low-risk by including activities that give students total ownership of their topics. As students gain confidence in their public speaking abilities, lessons intensify to continue student growth.
This unit teaches students the elements of persuasive, informative, memorial, inaugural, sales pitch, and storytelling speeches (and includes a philippic speech for your advanced speakers) while still allowing creativity and a
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5th - 10th
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10 Pack Video Game Design Worksheets for Middle/High School
This is a 10 pack of video game design worksheets for your students to think about creating their own video game product. There is an ELA component, and will encourage your students to think outside of the box. Students can draw and write about their video game. The 10 pack of worksheets include:Character Design for the HeroCharacter Design for the BossHand held game device designGame Item Draw and Description Game Controller DesignLevel 1 DesignLevel 2 DesignLevel 3 DesignVehicle DesignPet Desi
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6th - 12th
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How to Write an Email: Two Lessons in Audience, Tone, and Format
So often I find that students do not know how to write appropriate emails to either their teachers or future employers. I developed these two lessons to focus and correct that in my students.This is a two-lesson product, twenty-seven pages in all. Part One is a two-page handout (PDF) and Part Two is an editable twenty-six-slide PowerPoint presentation. Both parts are described more fully below. (As it is a PDF and PowerPoint product, I have zipped the file.)PART ONE:This two-page handout wit
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Graphic Novels Introduction to Terminology Slides and Workbook
Teaching Graphic Novels? This slide deck is a COMPLETE introduction to all the terminology you need to read and study graphic novels. Included is a graphic novel terminology work book in a print and digital version. The no prep slide deck covers all graphic novel terms.You NEED this workbook if you are teaching anything to do with Graphic Novels! A 12 page workbook and an 82 slide presentation! Don't waste weeks of your life trying to figure out how you want to approach graphic novel terminology
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8th - 11th
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Graphic Novel Analysis
Analyzing graphic novels? This is a print and go, step-by-step guide for close reading. This resource is for you if you want to jump right into analyzing pages or panels from a graphic novel, without spending much time introducing the terminology of visual texts.This guided worksheet walks students through the steps needed to perform an analysis of a visual text. They will need to use their visual and critical literacy skills to understand all the visual and text clues. You would need to just in
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9th - 12th
Netflix's Wednesday Addams Literary Analysis | ELA Activities for Secondary
Besides being a great new show entertainment-wise, the new Wednesday on Netflix is full of literary genius as well as many references.Each episode holds a host of literary elements that can be analyzed in addition to strong overall themes that students can dissect (and that also extremely relatable to their lives). This printable activity pack comes with several options for episodes 1 -4 of the show including a figurative language review, some art-based mini-activities, riddles, and reflection q
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: End-of-Year Engaging Activities Bundle
Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide Oklahoma! Rodgers and Hammerstein Historical
This one or four day lesson (50 pages) and study guide focuses on the beloved and ground breaking Broadway musical, Oklahoma! Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. Students have an opportunity to study its journey to Broadway, plot, creative team, songs, composers, plot, trivia, etc. The lesson c
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8th - 11th
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Taylor Swift Figurative Language Posters - 16 Posters - Language Arts Posters
If you are anything like me, Taylor Swift has been on repeat in your head all summer long! These figurative language posters will spark interest for you students. They were created with middle and high school ELA classrooms in mind. Posters include lyrics for the following devices:Metaphor Simile AlliterationAssonanceOxymoronParadoxIdiomIronyPersonificationOnomatopoeiaAllusion x2 (couldn't stop myself )Anaphora Symbolism Hyperbole Analogy Includes 5 different sizes!Save money by purchasing the
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5th - 12th
Whale Rider Film Study
An activity pack that can be shared with your students and edited on Whale Rider, directed by Niki Caro. It mainly challenges students to explore some of the big ideas in the film, not the technical aspects of how the film was produced. The worksheets include:An introduction to the filmA Maori glossarySpace to describe and explore the main charactersComprehension and study questionsProject promptsPoetic writing prompts.
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8th - 11th
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Figurative Language by Design: Hidden Pictures Reveal Student Learning!
I made this product to allow students to show their knowledge of figurative language in the form of coloring hidden pictures. This is a fun, completely school-appropriate activity that can easily span grade levels.
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Similes
Metaphors
Hyperboles
Personfication
Alliteration
Onomatopoeias
Idioms
Oxymorons
I have also included:
Note Taking Presentation Slides
Guided Notetaking Doodle Sheet
Set of 8 Small Group Task Cards
Worksheet with Key
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5th - 9th
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
This 7 page workbook is engaging and prompts students to think deeply about the film. Students complete:Clarifying questionsFilm ConventionsThemesSymbolsCharacterisationIt is a simple to follow worksheet that will ensure students are not just watching a film for enjoyment, but are also learning about deeper meanings throughout the film.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Hunt For The Widerpeople Film Study Pack
Ethical Dilemmas for Teens / Ethics Lesson Plan
This resource includes everything you need to guide students through the concepts of Ethics & Ethical Dilemmas. The PowerPoint (15 slides) defines and explains these topics in detail, and it breaks down the four main types of ethical dilemmas: Truth vs. Loyalty, Short-Term vs. Long-Term, Individual vs. Community, and Justice vs. Mercy. The PPT also provides four different ethical dilemmas for students to consider. A note catcher is also provided to help walk students through the PPT and reco
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7th - 12th
Graphic Novel Analysis One Pager Activity
The one page you've been waiting for! Edit however you want in Google™ Slides! Use this guided analysis one pager with any graphic novel! I felt overwhelmed when I made the decision to take the plunge into graphic novels. But after lots of research and trial & error in my own classroom, I've come up with a simple one pager that guided students through a study of any graphic novel.Includes: Graphic Novel One Pager - editable in AdobeVisual Analysis Guide - A visual handout for studentsSingle
Grades:
9th - 12th
Video Technology, 2 weeks, Multimedia Industry Unit, Research & Video Project
Explore booming online media careers in your Video Technology and Production class! This 2-week project asks your students to practice their research skills as they examine multimedia careers and ultimately create a video or infographic showcasing their dream job path.This unit includes:Step-by-Step lesson proceduresCareer Research SheetList of 20 online multimedia career categories to jump start the research process. Either distribute the full list or cut apart for random selection.Career Prof
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7th - 12th
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