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Reading strategies Common Core RL.9-10.6 homework
Short Story: Analysis Project
From Electric English...
Here you have a project that asks the students to choose three stories from lists that you have provided. Over the course of a several week period, they will be asked to look at diction, style/syntax, and tone.... This is a great project because the students get to read and are exposed to even more literature. Let's face it, there is such a huge body of work to choose from when considering any artistic medium or genre. That no matter what grade you teach, or even what su
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10th - 11th
Notes: Annotating a Text
From Electric English...
This is an exercise to introduce students to annotation. AAHhhhh the dreaded annotations!!! I have to say that in my experience truly showing a kid how to process information - pull out what is relevant, what is not; think about new knowledge in terms of what they already know, and what they don't; begin to understand language, and why writers craft their words the way they do; reflect on what is effective, and what is not - all of these are life skills, not just classro
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10th - 11th
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Short Story: Analysis Project - All Stories
From Electric English...
This is a zip file for all of the stories in the Analysis Project.... Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... Are you ready for the list? Here we go :)
- "The Baby Party": Fitzgerald
- "The Enormous Radio": Cheever
- "EPICAC": Vonnegut
- "The Far and the Near": Wolfe
- "A Good Man is Hard t
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10th - 12th
ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS BUNDLE
A bundle of worksheets with answers on reading stories and poems for analysis.This bundle includes:Story SettingStory PlotCharacterizationStory AnalysisReference to ContextPoetry AnalysisPoetic Devices in PoetryPoetry AnnotationHere are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effective tutoringAs ESL stations and sub tubsAs holiday work and homeworkFor small group collaborationsFor an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichmentThis is wha
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6th - 12th
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Guided Notes for Introductory Essays to Jekyll and Hyde
Use these helpful guided notes to assist your students in close-reading strategies for the introductory essays to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Signet Classics 2012 edition (see thumbnails for a picture of the cover). The notes pair with Kelly Hurley's "Introduction" and the lecture by Vladimir Nabokov.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Complete Unit Bundle
Things Fall Apart 3-Level Reading Guides
This collection of reading guides for Things Fall Apart feature a max teaching strategy called 3-Level reading guides. For each section of the book, there are three different levels of statements: direct, inference, agreement. Based on the reading, for levels one and two, students will mark each statement as either true or false. Then, students will need to supply two quotes from the text that prove the statement to be true or false. For level one, there is a correct true or false answer. F
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9th - 12th
CCSS:
The Hero's Journey in Mythology
Slideshow and worksheetDo now and objective with CCSS; introduction to the Hero's Journey (Crash Course YouTube video linked into direct instruction portion); and tracking it through an example (I used Perseus and Medusa from Edith Hamilton's Mythology; feel free to use whatever suits you and your students) with a worksheet that requires evidence and analysis; homework to identify and explain the Hero's Journey in another story, with example.
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9th - 12th
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Night Chapters 1-3 Reading Organizer
Greetings!This organizer will help students identify and describe examples of theme and characterization as they occur throughout chapters 1-3 of Night, a memoir by Eli Wiesel. There are also questions at the bottom relating to the motif of father and son relationships and mood changes. Usually, it takes my students about a week to complete this organizer since it does cover three chapters worth of information. I hope you and your students will find this activity helpful.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Night Activities and Organizers for the ENTIRE Book!
STORY ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS AND TASK CARDS
A package of 10 worksheets and task cards on story analysis.This resource includes:Spotting the hidden stories from the pictures.Identifying story elements from the stories.Making critical appreciation of the stories.Demonstrating knowledge of story analysis in writing.Identifying story components of the stories.Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effective tutoringAs ESL stations and sub tubsAs holiday work and homeworkFor small group collabor
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9th - 10th
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Also included in:Â STORY ANALYSIS BUNDLE
Achebe's Things Fall Apart: language translations
This assignment uses reader response theory to guide students toward a deeper understanding of the issues at stake in translating a text, or using foreign words within an English text. It's specific to the novel Things Fall Apart, but it fairly easily adaptable to any World Lit text.
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9th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Act III Funeral Speech Close Reading
Students can take a closer look at Brutus' and Mark Antony's infamous speeches from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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9th - 12th
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Storyboard activity
This is a simple, versatile activity that is meant to help students gain a general understanding of ANY short story or excerpt from a longer text. It covers all the basic info that a student needs to "know what's going on" in a short story: setting, characters, mood & tone, and major plot points. You could easily give this as homework, extra credit, substitute work, or just a quick in-class assignment before digging deeper into the story.
I am working on my students' endurance and strategi
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6th - 12th
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Text Connection Reading Reflection
Help your readers stay engaged through utilizing text connections. With this quick worksheet, students will search for text-to-text, world, and self, reflect on the reading strategy, and rate the reading for the day. It can be used for a one-off assignment, a substitute lesson, or a weekly reading practice.
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6th - 12th
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Short Story: Analysis Project - "That Evening Sun"
From Electric English...
This is a fresh, clean copy of "That Evening Sun" by William Faulkner. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them....
These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short Story: Analysis Project.
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10th - 11th
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