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High school close reading scaffolded notes for Microsoft OneDrive
Coloring Podcast Pages: Podcast Worksheets, Activities, Notes for ANY Episodes!
Sometimes lesson planning can be as easy as hitting play-- especially when you have print and go podcast pages! These podcast worksheets can be used with ANY podcast and will keep your students focused and engaged while listening.Using podcasts in the classroom is popular for a reason! Students love them, teachers love them, and they can add an entirely new dimension to your literacy program. There are so many educational podcasts out there that you can find plenty of offerings to pair nicely wi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Types of Figurative Language Guided Notes Minilesson
Need notes and practices to introduce types of figurative language? This minilesson is the perfect for defining and identifying SIMILE, METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, IDIOM, PERSONIFICATION, ONOMATOPOEIA, ALLITERATION! With guided notes and 3 close reading passages, students will be able to distinguish 7 types of figurative language, identify examples, and explain their meanings. The graphic organizer is color-coded to classify figurative language terms into 3 categories: comparisons, sound devices, and d
Grades:
6th - 9th
History of Halloween Masks Close Reading or Informational Text Pairing
This informational text close reading and craftivity makes a perfect stand-alone assignment or an interesting informational text pairing for The Masque of the Red Death or the Romeo and Juliet masquerade scene. Students will read the informational text passage and answer close reading questions in the margins of the page. The craftivity allows students to design a mask that fits their personality based on a color connotation worksheet that is provided (they could also design a mask in the colors
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4th - 12th
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Beowulf Introduction, Beowulf Epic Hero Traits, and Beowulf Intro Activity
Use these Beowulf introduction stations or Beowulf introduction PowerPoint to hook students and teach them epic hero traits along with needed background information before reading Beowulf. As a way to reinforce learning, assign the corresponding Beowulf get-to-know-you activity (a digital or print option are available).This resource can be used as a regular printed worksheet, or as a digital learning activity. These lessons work perfectly in a traditional printed resource classroom, Google class
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7th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet- Guided Notes Handouts on All 5 Acts
Bundle of FIVE Guided Notes Handouts on each act of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet!Each handout focuses on one act of the play and is comprehensive and detailed. In each document, all scenes are introduced with a simple summary and followed by clear and concise slides that cover characters, key elements of plot, literary devices in context, famous quotations, and questions for interpretation. There are spaces for students to fill in the blanks and answer questions as the teacher
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Romeo and Juliet Bundle- Powerpoints, Guided Notes, Quizzes, and Test
The Cask of Amontillado - TEACHER COPY with ANNOTATIONS and Vocab
THIS IS ALL YOU NEED TO TEACH THE STORY. These notes have EVERYTHING!This is the full text (on 7 pages with wide margins for annotations) of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". It includes vocabulary words (highlighted in pink and defined in the margins), GISTs of each paragraph/section, example of foreshadowing, pronunciations of difficult words, examples of literary devices, and other miscellaneous annotations. It also includes 10 higher order thinking Questions for studen
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7th - 11th
Writing Theme Statements Mini-Lesson
Are you tired of students responding with vague, one-word topics when you ask them to write a theme of a poem, short story, play, or novel? If your students are anything like mine, they might have a hard time with this task without some direct instruction on theme. In this 30-minute (or up to an hour), no-prep mini-lesson, students will learn what a theme is, what it isn't, see tons of sample themes, and gradually work their way up to crafting their own theme. There is a ready-to-print notes pag
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Culminating Theme Project Bundle for Night by Elie Wiesel
Boss Tweed and Political Machines Reading Comprehension and Document Analysis
This close reading comprehension activity reviews Boss Tweed, Political Machines, city corruption, bribes/kickbacks, etc. Following the page and a half reading comprehension, two documents follow for students to analyze. One document is a political cartoon and the other is a quote from a member of a political machine. An additional check for understanding worksheet is included - students match key terms, answer five true/false, and sequence five events from the reading - perfect to use as an Exi
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8th - 11th
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Reading Activities for Albert Marrin's Flesh and Blood So Cheap
Albert Marrin's Flesh and Blood So Cheap is a great non-fiction text to pair with Margaret Peterson Haddix's novel Uprising or any study of workers' rights, the rise of the unions, women's suffrage, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.Included: ✓Chapter Notes Graphic Organizer ✓Discussion Questions for each chapter with Answers Keys ✓18 Reading activities to accompany the chapters Graphic Organizers Sketch Notes Journal Response Argument Brainstorms Image and
Grades:
7th - 10th
"STEAL" Characterization Graphic Organizers For Google Classroom
Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Help your students to analyze how an author developed their characters using this Google Docs and Classroom ready graphic organizer! No more messy formatting errors upon converting from .pdf or .docx to Google Docs; however, these file formats are also included in the download for your convenience.
S: Speech
T: Thoughts
E: Effect on others
A: Actions
L: Looks
This product provides three levels of diffe
Grades:
6th - 12th
Motif Literary Mini-Lesson
Students often have a hard time distinguishing from a motif and a theme. In this 20-minute, no-prep mini-lesson, students will learn the definition of a motif, discuss some examples from pop culture, and then watch a short film in which they identify several motifs in action. There is a ready-to-print notes page for the students to keep as a reference.You might also be interested in these other resources from my TpT store:Taming of the Shrew Unit BundleMotif Mix Up: Night Chapters 1-3 ActivityCu
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Culminating Theme Project Bundle for Night by Elie Wiesel
HOLES Differentiated Unit Activity Pack | Louis Sachar | Novel Companion
These three differentiated activity packs for your unit on Holes by Louis Sachar each feature 12 activities for the novel. Check out the detailed preview, which shows ONE of the booklets, a sample of the spelling, punctuation and grammar tasksIncludes:Fill in the Holes - pre-reading poetry taskImpressions of Camp Green Lake - close reading taskYellow Spotted Lizards - visualization taskA New Reptile - imaginative taskStanley's Letter Home - planning and writing taskFiguratively Speaking - figura
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Literature ENDLESS BUNDLE | Multiple Novels, Short Stories, Plays and Poems
Mood & Tone in Literature Minilesson | Mood and Tone Guided Notes
This editable minilesson is the perfect printable or digital resource to introduce mood, tone, and style in literature! With guided notes and practice passages, students will be able to distinguish these literary terms and identify the mood and tone of several texts!This minilesson presents the topics in student-friendly language with color-coded organizers to distinguish mood and tone words. Mini bookmarks are also included as a support tool for selecting positive, negative, or neutral words.Wh
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6th - 9th
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SMARTePlans 2016 Growing Bundle Membership for Google Drive
Google Resource. Digital Classroom. 1:1. Secondary ELA resources for digital classrooms.This 2016 SMARTePlans 2016 Growing Bundle Membership includes all of my current SMARTePlans digital Google Drive resources PLUS all of the additional Google Drive resources I create in 2016!Buy early and save big! As I continue to add more Google Drive resources, the price for this bundle will increase!SMARTePlans are digital, Google-based, interactive lessons for the technology-driven classroom.Why Choose SM
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7th - 12th
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The American Dream Unit Bundle
This unit includes: Six texts, Student workbook. Teacher lessons, Rationale for each lesson, Rhetorical reading and writing activities, 1 month duration, 70 pagesThe American Dream & The American Identity: What is an American?This common core aligned unit is an introduction to the essential question: American Identity: What is an American? It is a rhetorical reading and writing unit that asks students to take a stand on the idea of the American Identity and write their way to deeper underst
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9th - 12th
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Slides AND Student Log: Intro to Notice & Note Signposts Video Lesson
Keywords: Peardeck-Embedded Google Slides Lesson, Student Learning Log, Notice & Note Fiction Signposts, Text Annotation, Reading StrategyStudents will watch and analyze video clips from popular Disney and Pixar films to learn about the six Notice & Note Fiction signposts (Again&Again, Contrasts&Contradictions, Words of the Wiser, Tough Questions, Memory Moment, and Aha Moment). They can use the notes they take on this log to aid them when they try the annotation strategy with li
Grades:
5th - 12th
Map of the Underworld Project with Readings
Engage students to use their powers of deduction while they do a close read of a passage describing the Underworld from Greek Mythology and create a map from the descriptions.Everything you need - just print and go!Included:Lesson Plan/Teacher Instructions3-page text describing the Underworld from Greek MythologyBase Map for studentsChart of key places, people, and terms important to the UnderworldAnnotated text to show you where to find answersAnswer Keys for the chart and the mapThe perfect co
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 Literary Analysis Creative Writing Poetry Activities
Digital and Print Versions. Get your students thinking critically and writing creatively with this analysis resource of Shakespeare's Sonnet. Your students will read, analyze, and then write their own sonnets!Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 sounds like it was written by a teen -- full of angst and sorrow! That's why this sonnet is a great way to introduce a bit of Shakespeare to your students! Who cannot relate to feeling completely sorry for yourself...until you recall the joy of a wonderful love.R
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Sonnet Bundle: Teaching Shakespeare
Macbeth Worksheets | Crash Course Literature Worksheets on Macbeth
Are you teaching Macbeth and looking for worksheets to use with Shakespeare’s tragedy? Wondering how to teach Macbeth in an engaging way when you have limited time? Make it easy by using these Macbeth worksheets to go with the Crash Course Literature videos about the play.This mini-bundle of Macbeth worksheets has been created to pair with the Crash Course Macbeth videos by John Green (season 4, episodes 9 and 10). The bundle includes two student worksheets of scaffolded notes and two sets of t
Grades:
10th - 12th
AP Lang and Comp Multiple Choice - tips for 2020 changes w/ practic
Updated with the 2019/2020 AP Language and Composition changes, this resource will offer tips, tricks, and strategies for answering the multiple choice passages on the exam. You will receive a Power Point that informatively shows students what the multiple choice section will look like, then guides them through the features of both the reading and writing MC passages giving tips, tricks, and strategies. You will receive a guided student packet to paraphrase, analyze, and break down a multiple ch
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
5 Types of Essay Hook | Multi-Level Instruction | Opening Paragraphs
This differentiated pack of materials demonstrates five types of essay hook, provides four practice tasks with three levels of instruction, and four pages of exit ticket slips.This product is also included in my High School Combo BUNDLE.The examples and activities use the topics of video games, school exams, space tourism, boxing, chess and pets - easy for students to engage with!You might also like...PRINTABLE Character Autopsy Worksheets and BookmarksPeer Assessment Carousel | Essays and Exten
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8th - 11th
Notice & Note Interactive Notes & Google Slides
So you read and loved Beers and Probst Notice and Note? Well, I did too! It is packed full of useful and life-changing ideas and strategies.Teach the signposts to students using interactive notes that correlate EXACTLY to a Google Slides. Begin with a linked engager video that matches the signpost, teach the signpost as students record the anchor question and what we may have learned from that signpost, then practice using the included graphic organizer with the same video. Couldn't be easier
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Differentiated Character Hexagonal Thinking Diagram Templates for Any Book
Coach your students through discussion and note-taking for the characters of any novel, short story or play, and then instruct them in the creation of a hexagonal thinking diagram by matching the sides, drawing links between characters and explaining their reasons.This product is also included in my Middle School Combo BUNDLE and my High School Combo BUNDLE.Allow more able students to work independently on the hexagon diagram pieces.Now includes three differentiated versions - one baseline, one
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8th - 11th
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AP Language & Composition: units 1-8
In this bundle, your students will have guided lessons, essays for analysis, interactive PPTs (nearpod), video clips, group assignments, and much, much more. The units include author studies on: George Orwell, Virginia Woolf, Benjamin Banneker, Henry David Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr., and many more. All of the material is connected to the new 2019 AP standards. Please see buyer comments from each unit, as these comments might help you make a decision on purchasing.
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
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