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11th grade informational text independent work packets for Google Apps
A Rose for Emily Literature Guide, Unit, Lesson Plan
In this "A Rose for Emily" short story lesson plan you'll find an updated twist on a classic. It is an excellent model for teaching close reading and making connections across texts. Everything is planned and neatly organized for you to use immediately.Student Experience: How far would you go for love? Is Miss Emily in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" truly in love or just insane? In this unit, students will examine how Faulkner painted a crafty picture of a woman scorned, a nosy southern town, a
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Podcast Worksheets, Listening Guides for Analysis, Digital and Printable
Have you discovered the power of podcasts? It’s easier than ever to find, subscribe and listen to literally thousands of podcasts on every topic from news, arts, business, comedy, education, politics, sports, technology, music, health, spirituality, hobbies, and more. Now with no prep for you, you and your students can join the movement quickly, easily, and purposefully with these podcast worksheets for analysis in printable and digital format. Add a paired podcast to your current unit of stud
Grades:
8th - 11th, Higher Education
New Technology: ChatGPT, AI, TikTok & Cryptocurrency - Reading Comprehension
Are your students interested in new and emerging technologies like ChatGPT, TikTok and cryptocurrencies? Want to integrate meaningful digital literacy in rigorous, standards-aligned reading comprehension lessons?If so, my ‘New Technology: Reading Comprehension Bundle’ is perfect for your digital or in-person classroom, homework program or home-school.Included at a DISCOUNTED rate are my best-selling reading comprehension lessons on:ChatGPT, the highly intelligent artificial chatbot that has the
Grades:
6th - 12th
Halloween Lesson "Cemetery Path" & Winchester Mystery
This paired text lesson would be a great set of Halloween activities for your middle or high school English students on Halloween if you are looking for activities with some rigor and fun! The short story "The Path Through the Cemetery" is paired here with an info text about the Winchester Mystery that touches on related themes with the short story. It's easy prep for you and comes with plenty of options and differentiation. Student Experience: Students will read the short story and dissect i
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Halloween Activities Mini Unit BUNDLE Lesson Plans for English
TikTok Ban: Technology Reading Comprehension (Digital & Print)
Can the US Government really ban TikTok, the most popular app in the world? And if this happens will other countries like Australia and the United Kingdon follow suit? Believe it or not, a comprehensive TikTok ban is being considered in 2023, with wide-reaching implications for students, teachers and everyday people.In this lesson, explore the arguments for and against a TikTok ban with your students, before they formalise their own opinions by writing a persuasive email to an elected representa
Grades:
6th - 12th
Hispanic Heritage Month: Reading Comprehension Bundle (Digital and Print)
Covering the arts, literature, law and sport, these high interest informational texts celebrate the unique contributions of four prominent and inspirational Hispanic figures.Featured individuals are:Playwright, actor, composer, and filmmaker Lin Manuel MirandaSupreme Court Justice Sonia SotomayorSoccer superstar, Lionel MessiAuthor and activist, Isabel Allende.Specifically designed for Hispanic Heritage Month and updated for the 2022-23 school year, each lesson includes digital and print activit
Grades:
6th - 12th
Black History Month Activity a Research WebQuest Independent Work & Sub Plans
Do you want to help your students learn about African American history? Do you want to support diversity and an inclusive classroom? Then download this no prep Black History Month Activity a Research WebQuest resource! This no-prep, editable, in-class, and digital activity is an online scavenger hunt of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture! This activity allows students to learn about the museum's collection in a fun and engaging manner. Played individually or in small
Grades:
8th - 11th
Tulsa Race Massacre: Podcast Listen & Respond
This lesson sequence is based on the Daily Podcast, ‘The Burning of Black Tulsa’ (June 1, 2021). To allow all students access to the podcast and tools to reflect on what they hear, this lesson includes:Pre-listening hook and vocabulary tasksWhile-listening multiple choice questionsPost-listening short answer and extended response questions.Optimised for both remote and in-person learning, this lesson can be used with Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams or printed and delivered in class.The lesson
Grades:
6th - 12th
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How Learning Changes the Brain - Growth Mindset Reading Passage & Activities
This high-interest, no prep non-fiction article is packed with information about how learning creates connections in the brain and a variety of activities that will support and stretch students' thinking. What happens in the brain when we have new experiences? How do we get better at a skill? These pressing questions are addressed in this article.Google Slide and PDF versions available to support virtual and in-person teaching.This growth mindset resource is great for:1. Encouraging students' mo
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Growth Mindset Reading Passages & Activities for Teens Bundle
Ancient Mesopotamia Geography and Mapping Activity
Ancient Mesopotamia: Geography and Farming Reading This Geography and Farming lesson allows students to discover the region of Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and the Fertile Crescent. Geography is essential to understanding any and all early civilizations. Therefore, this lesson briefly touches on the Mesopotamian region and geography while also describing how geography affected the settlement of the early Mesopotamians. What's Included?Lesson Plan Reading Blank Black & White
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Info Text English Lesson on Hot Topics: Fast Fashion, Is It Worth the Cost?
Engage and motivate students with this informational text close reading assignment. This easy-prep Hot Topics Info Text Lesson is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension! Your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate and discuss no matter their reading level or experience with close reading and annotating. The questions are designed to have students truly dig into and respond to a text. This resource is not just questions and answers -
Grades:
10th - 12th
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text English Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #4
Women's History Month Reading Comprehension: Contemporary Leaders
Covering sports, literature, law and politics, these high interest informational texts celebrate the unique contributions of five prominent and inspirational women.Featured individuals are:Author and activist,Isabel Allende.Vice-President, Kamala Harris.Soccer star, Alex Morgan.Poet, Amanda Gorman.Supreme Court Justices, Sonia Sotomayor & Ketanji Brown Jackson.Updated for the 2023 school year, each lesson includes digital and print activities covering:pre-reading hook and vocabulary activity
Grades:
6th - 12th
Amanda Gorman "The Hill We Climb" Article + Reading Comprehension Activities
Amanda Gorman’s recital of “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 Inauguration is already being called one of the most significant poetry recitals in American history.This lesson uses the New York Times’ reporting to take students through Amanda’s writing process and the key themes of the poem.In this lesson, students:Complete a hook activity and explore pre-reading vocabularyRead the article, ‘Amanda Gorman Captures the Moment, in Verse’Complete guided multiple choice and short answer questions (Googl
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Amanda Gorman: Value Bundle (Context, Annotation & Analysis)
Igbo Webquest to Build Background for Things Fall Apart
Before teaching Things Fall Apart, it's so important for students to have some background knowledge for the novel in order to grasp the complexity and rich Igbo culture Achebe portrays. This product is a student-paced, 100% no-prep activity that asks students to access a wide variety of multimedia resources to help them preview important information before beginning the novel. In this product, you'll find:Digital + Print Version of Webquest Students access hyperlinks and type into page-less Goog
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Things Fall Apart Pre-Reading Activities and Lessons Bundle
Speech Analysis Worksheets, Digital and Printable
These 10 no-prep speech analysis and comprehension worksheets are an excellent modern and engaging activity to have students take ownership of their learning and dig deeper and closely read a speech. In printable and digital format, they enable you to scaffold the speech-reading process and take students step by step deeper into the text. The sheets can be used in isolation, or you could use several for one speech depending on what your needs are.Student Experience: The questions and tasks on th
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Hot Topics Informational Text English Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #4
Engage and motivate students with these informational, expository text close reading assignments. These easy-prep Hot Topics Info Text Lesson is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension. This resource is not just questions and answers - you are getting a full lesson plan complete with a relevant video links, an argumentative writing prompt, and extension ideas.Included:-Lesson Plans-Questions/Answers-Sub Plan-Prompts-Standards-Links to articles and vide
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Easy Differentiated Biographies with Reading Comp for SpEd Mini Bundle (Set 1)
Biographical Text with preview tasks, comprehension activities, and more!Printable Worksheets Included - Adapted for Fill In or Cut and Paste Depending on Level!My Middle School students are always asking about motivating texts that are meaningful and accessible for them. This is It!Great for independent reading or a whole group activity to complement a unit on BiographiesGoogle Slides and PDF printable included.This set includes:3 sets of 2 Differentiated Texts Each about Popular singers Includ
Grades:
1st - 12th
The Adolescent Brain - Growth Mindset Reading Passage & Activities
This high-interest, no prep non-fiction article is packed with information about the teenage brain and a variety of activities that will support and stretch students' thinking. What makes adolescence such a prime time for learning? How can students harness the strengths of their brains and avoid common pitfalls in order to make the most of their teenage years? These pressing questions are addressed in this article. Google Slide and PDF versions available to support distance learning and in-perso
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Growth Mindset Reading Passages & Activities for Teens Bundle
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset - Growth Mindset Reading Passage & Activities
This no prep non-fiction article gives students an in-depth look at the growth and fixed mindsets. Packed with information and a variety of activities, this resource will support and stretch students' thinking whether they've learned about the mindsets for years or they're unfamiliar with the concept. Google Slide and PDF versions available to support distance learning and in-person teaching.This growth mindset resource is great for:1. Encouraging students' motivation, perseverance, and openness
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Growth Mindset Reading Passages & Activities for Teens Bundle
Review ANY TV or Streaming Series (Digital & Print)
Are your students talking about their favorite Netflix, Disney Plus or Hulu shows?Channel this enthusiasm into review writing and have students write and publish their own original reviews of their favorite TV or streaming series!This scaffolded DIGITAL and/or print review package allows student to review ANY series and also includes comprehension tasks, exemplar, and an editable rubric.Reviews are a fantastic, high-engagement method for students to practice the skills of persuasive and non-fict
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Review Writing BUNDLE (Digital & Print)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks PBL Unit
This 3 week unit for the non-fiction piece The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is engaging for STEM students as well as regular college prep students. This problem based learning unit has three weeks of ready made lessons and tasks for students to complete in an 80 minute block period. It includes:Three weeks of ready made, hyperlinked student agendas outlining the tasks for the weekPre-reading activity suggestionsUsing figurative language in non-fiction graphic organizerStudy guide questions
Grades:
9th - 11th
NGSS:
HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-1
, HS-LS4-3
, HS-LS4-4
, HS-LS4-5
FREE DNA Text Reading Watson Crick DNA Article
This free DNA Informational Text reading is based on Watson and Crick's famous one-page article published in 1953 in Nature magazine, announcing their discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule. It comes with graphic organizers to help your students read and understand this classic scientific paper. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. Both Google Slides and Google Forms versions are included.This is a fantastic way to implement t
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis Bundle
Info Text/Nonfiction Analysis Worksheets, Digital & Printable
These 10, no-prep informational text/nonfiction analysis and comprehension worksheets in printable and digital format are an excellent modern and engaging way to have students take ownership of their learning and dig deeper, respond to, and closely read a text. Student Experience: The questions and tasks on these graphic organizers correlate directly with not only CCSS anchor standards, but also with higher-level thinking analysis skills on topics such as vocabulary, central idea, content, comp
Grades:
8th - 11th, Higher Education
To Kill a Mockingbird Pre-reading STATIONS: navigating links in Google w/KEY
Before reading To Kill a Mockingbird, these five stations acquaint students with the societal conditions of the time period and with the author of the novel.Students can be partnered or grouped or work on their own. The objective is to rotate them in any order to learn and answer questions about:1. Harper Lee2. Jim Crow "Laws"3. Expectations of Southern Women in the 1930s4. The Great Depression5. Real photos of small-town, rural life in the 1930s.For more lessons and tools for teaching To Kill a
Grades:
8th - 12th
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