Close reading Common Core W.11-12.1 homework

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Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet - Close Reading, Analysis & Comprehension

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Isabel McCann

No prep! Detailed analysis of a vital turning point in the plot, testing your students' comprehension and their grasp of Shakespeare's figurative language and imagery. Total 60 pages, comprising:Students will be guided through a wide-ranging task examining what characters say, what the implications are and how this changes the narrative. Students will examine how characters make mistakes through lack of understanding and knowledge. They will see how loneliness, loss and devastation come from a

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PowerPoint Presentations, Homework, Printables

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: Romeo & Juliet Unit Bundle: Top 15 Resources Comprehension, Writing & Creativity

Much Ado About Nothing - Analysis of Conflict, Questions & Suggested Answers

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Isabel McCann

No prep! Detailed analysis of conflict in the plot, testing your students' comprehension and their grasp of Shakespeare's complex use of language and imagery. Total 27 pages, comprising: Students will be guided through a wide-ranging task examining what characters say and do, what the implications are and how this changes the narrative. Students will examine how characters make mistakes through lack of understanding and flawed knowledge. This new resource on Shakespeare’s great play, ‘Much Ad

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PowerPoint Presentations, Homework, Printables

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9th - 12th

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Hamlet Act 3 Analysis Activity

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Book Nerd Boutique

Looking to delve deeper into the complexities of act 3 of Hamlet? This ready-to-use analysis activity is designed to be used after students have read and/or watched all of act 3. This editable Google Doc is a two-part assignment. Students first evaluate each scene independently for theme, plot, character & relationship developments. Then, they're asked to explain which is the most pivotal to the overall play. Then, students are given four options to dive deeper into significant characters an

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Close Reading, Drama, Literature

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9th - 12th

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Activities, Homework, Independent Work Packet

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Also included in: Hamlet Act 3 Bundle

BARACK OBAMA'S "FIVE SPEECHES" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This BARACK OBAMA "FIVE SPEECHES" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, Essay Exam, BOBAMA & ME, and more] provides students a chance to experience how we can give back to our society. These academic essays allow students to read and analyze canonized works about being good citizens in our American society. 10th - 12th Graders will love these short works and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States. His story is the Americ

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10th - 12th

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Of Mice & Men - 20 Digital Novel Activities

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LiveLoveLit

Please leave a review/rating if you've purchased this product :)I've taught Of Mice & Men for many years, but I was planning on dropping it this coming year. In looking my curriculum, I didn't think I needed a book by another dead white guy. This changed though when students by and large stated this was their favorite text of the year. So, I wanted to create activities that are socially relevant, rigorous, and are easily adapted to an online, remote setting. These are the activities that

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8th - 12th

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Also included in: Of Mice & Men Novel Digital Bundle (Perfect for Remote Learning & Pre-AP!)

The Crucible: Daily Exit Tickets

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Tori the Teacher

Reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible? Of course you're going to have to break up that reading some how, but how can you hold students accountable for daily reading and check for understanding? Look no further!These are the exit tickets I have used for this text. I have created a compilation of all of them for the entire play for your convenience! This product includes exit tickets for every Act of the play, dividing up acts into scenes for easier consumption.Ideas for use:Copy and paste daily in

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10th - 12th

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AMY TAN'S "MOTHER TONGUE" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we appreciate our heritage and who was are. This ESSAY allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about being ourselves and being proud of our families and cultures. 10th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:Tan's “Mother Tongue” identifies the relationship between

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10th - 12th, Higher Education

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Also included in: AMY TAN'S "MOTHER TONGUE" [BUNDLE]

ALAIN LOCKE'S "THE NEW NEGRO" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This Alain Locke "The New Negro" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we educate and fight for the betterment of everyone. This ESSAY allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about fighting for one's rights. 9th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:During the time of the Harlem Renaissance, Locke produced "The New Negro” to speci

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9th - 12th, Higher Education

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Also included in: ALAIN LOCKE'S "THE NEW NEGRO" [BUNDLE]

Plato's THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE [Lesson Activities, Assignments, and Handouts]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, 2 exams/quizzes, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we become educated and enlightened. This academic essay allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about leaving one's comfort zone. 9th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:Plato's essay “The Allegory of the Cave” [A.O.C.] or Plato’s Cave is part of his complex and

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9th - 12th

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Close Reading, Literature, Writing-Essays

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Also included in: PLATO'S "THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE" [BUNDLE]

Fences by August Wilson Essay Task and Brainstorming Page -- FULLY EDITABLE

Created by

Active and Engaged ELA

Here, students are asked to craft a literary essay that connects a thoughtful quote about dreams and conflict to August Wilson's compelling play, Fences. As students delve into the lives of the Maxson family, they will dissect the themes, characters, and conflicts that make Fences a powerful and enduring work of American literature.Includes brainstorming page.FULLY EDITABLEMore from Active and Engaged ELA

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9th - 12th

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Homeschool Curricula, Assessment, Homework

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Also included in: Fences Essay Bundle

Book Review/Reflection Worksheet (pair with any book)

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading

This is a super easy, one-page book review/reflection that you can give to your students after they read ANY book!I have all of my students do this after we read a book as a class or individually, and we keep them within our class binders. At the end of the semester, it's a great way for the students to see everything that they've read (and if they tell you that they have forgotten all about it you can easily direct them back to this paper). It starts with several, easy to answer, elements of fi

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6th - 12th

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RL.6.3

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Also included in: Ultimate Classroom Binder Bundle

Turtles All the Way Down novel worksheet and poetry activity pg. 172-200

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Close Reading, Poetry, Reading

This is the worksheet I use after my students read pages 172-200 of the novel. It is a mixture of both multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions on the first page.The second page includes the entirety of the Edna St. Vincent Millay poem referenced within the novel. First, the students will identify the mood, diction, three examples of diction within the poem as well as the theme. In the past, I have done this portion of the worksheet with the entire class. Theme can always b

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: Turtles All the Way Down Comprehension Questions WORKSHEET bundle

"THE MYTH OF LATIN WOMEN" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This Judith Ortiz Cofer's "The Myth of Latin Women" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we educate and fight prejudice and stereotypes. This ESSAY allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about fighting against prejudice and stereotypes. 10th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:Judith Ortiz Cofer was born in Hormigueros, a smal

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10th - 12th, Higher Education

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Also included in: "THE MYTH OF LATIN WOMEN" [BUNDLE]

The Second Coming poem analysis

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Close Reading, Poetry, Writing-Essays

Within my Turtles All the Way Down Unit, the only section of text I do not have a worksheet of comprehension questions for is pages 150-172. This is what I give to my students for that section of the novel. This poem is mentioned several times throughout the novel, and I find it important for my students to fully understand the references. That being said, this can also work as a completely stand alone worksheet. It's a really great poem to analyze! The first page is step by step instructions, s

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9th - 12th

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THOMAS PAINE'S "COMMON SENSE" [UNIT DOCUMENTS]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This Paine's "Common Sense" product [all four parts, discussion questions/essay exam, and a 10-questions short response assignment with suggested uses] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we become challenge leadership, question monarchies, and build our government. This academic essay allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about leaving one's comfort zone. 11th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:Paine's "Common Sens

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Close Reading, Writing, Writing-Expository

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Also included in: THOMAS PAINE'S "COMMON SENSE" [BUNDLE]

"The Yellow Wallpaper" Assessment

Created by

Ms Warner Corner

This assignment involves students using various literary lenses, including psychoanalytic, gender theory, and archetypal, to analyze Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” while incorporating ideas from one of two short expository writings. It includes three long response prompts and a simple single-point rubric. The two supplemental readings are Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar’s expository analysis called “A Feminist Reading of Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’” and Charl

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Turtles All the Way Down Comprehension Question Worksheet pg. 130-150

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading

This is the worksheet I use after my students read pages 130-150 of the novel. It is a mixture of both multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions on the first page. The second page requires the students to choose any section of the reading (I suggest no more than two or thee pages) and identify 3 specific things that John Green utilizes in order to develop the theme of that passage. They will also analyze how the diction develops the mood. The students are essentially creatin

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: Turtles All the Way Down Comprehension Questions WORKSHEET bundle

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S "LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This Martin Luther King, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we stand up for what we believe in. This academic essay/letter allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about leaving one's comfort zone. 10th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!**NOTE: This product has slides intended to be shown on a Pro

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S "LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL" [BUNDLE]

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S "I HAVE A DREAM" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This Martin Luther King, Jr. "I HAVE A DREAM" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we fight for the betterment of everyone. This SPEECH allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about fighting for one's rights. 11th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" Speech before a cro

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6th - 12th, Higher Education

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Also included in: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S "I HAVE A DREAM" [BUNDLE]

MICHELLE OBAMA'S "FOUR SPEECHES" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This MICHELLE OBAMA "FOUR SPEECHES" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, Essay Exam, MOBAMA & ME, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we are a part of a society. This academic essay allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about being good citizens in our American society. 10th - 12th Graders will love these short works and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Oba

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10th - 12th

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Close Reading, Creative Writing, Writing

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Also included in: MICHELLE OBAMA'S "FOUR SPEECHES" [BUNDLE]

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: Writing Prompts, Essay Prompts & Key Quotes

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AANS Curriculum

In this resource, you'll find 21 pages of chapter-by-chapter writing prompts, 5 summative essay prompts, and a compilation of key quotes from The Kite Runner. Our chapter writing prompts are designed with our various learners in mind. Each writing prompt is not only designed to supplement the reading of each chapter in The Kite Runner but also created to scaffold critical reading, writing, and thinking skills that will be assessed at the end of the unit. Students will have the opportunity to bu

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8th - 12th, Higher Education

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Close Reading, Critical Thinking, English Language Arts

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CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES, read texts closely & draw conclusions, non-fiction

Created by

Linda Jennifer

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES, read a text closely and draw conclusions from non-fiction textsWHAT IS COLOR?THIS PRODUCT WILL HELP WITH AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION TEST PREP. Learn how to understand and evaluate works of non-fiction.Read a text closely and draw conclusions from the detailsIdentify the techniques used by an author and their effectsDevelop an interpretation of a textPresent your interpretation and make an argument for it in writingBESIDES THE GOOGLE SLIDES COMPONENT, THIS P

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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Also included in: CRITICAL THINKING, read texts closely & draw conclusions, non-fiction, AP EXAM

MALCOLM X'S "NECESSARY TO PROTECT OURSELVES" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text

This MALCOLM X "NECESSARY TO PROTECT OURSELVES" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, Essay Exam, CIVIL Recordings, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we are displeased with our government and what he offers as a solution. This academic essay allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about fighting for our rights. 10th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:Malcolm X gave the following TV interv

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10th - 12th

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