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7th grade writing-essays Common Core RL.11-12.2 resources
The Outsiders Novel Study and Activity Unit - Comprehension, Quizzes, More
Engage your students in this five-week teaching unit for The Outsiders. This teaching unit for S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders contains engaging activities that will help your students understand and analyze the text. This unit plan will help challenge all learners in your classroom with built-in differentiation and scaffolding. As you read The Outsiders, students will use the comprehension and analysis bookmarks to better understand the story. The foldable bookmarks also align with The Outsid
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7th - 10th
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Paired Texts with Close Reading and Essay Writing - Middle School & High School
These 19 paired passages (using 39 texts) require students to use close reading, critical thinking, and analytical writing to help them prepare for standardized assessments. In each lesson, students synthesize their reading, identifying central ideas and themes across texts. With texts that vary by genre, time period, and author, this bundle meets the needs of diverse learners and provides scaffolding with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies.The following texts, which are available in
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6th - 11th
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Analyzing Theme: a common core essay for ANY novel (rubric included)
This essay is aligned with the common core standards and works as a final essay for any novel or fictional text. This essay asks students to analyze how the theme of the story emerges, how it is refined, and how it is fully developed by the end of the novel.
This zipped download contains only PDF files. It includes a student assignment sheet, a theme and plot analysis graphic organizer, an essay outline, a 100 point rubric, and a peer editing form.
This essay is CCSS aligned and covers the bel
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7th - 12th
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Born A Crime Assessment Resources: Quizzes and Essays - Distance Learning
PRINT + DIGITAL!Save time planning and creating with these Born A Crime Assessment resources! Better yet, these resources include digital versions to accommodate distance learning! Never used Google Forms before for quizzes? No worries, these Google Forms quizzes are pre-made and ready to go. Also, directions are included to be able to "teach yourself" how to set one up in the future.What's included in this resource?1. Unit QuizzesIncludes 3 in-depth (covers ENTIRE novel) quizzes that follow the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Student Guide: Writing About Literary Elements & Devices
Accelerate your students' written analysis of literary elements and devices!
This printable, 13-page reference guide offers precise, student-friendly definitions, effects, and sentence stems for each of the following devices: Allegory, Alliteration, Allusion, Analogy, Assonance, Caricature, Characterization, Conflict, Consonance, Diction, Dramatic Irony, Farce, Hyperbole, Imagery, Irony, Juxtaposition, Metaphor, Mood, Motif, Paradox, Parody, Pathetic Fallacy, Personification, Perspective, Pun,
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6th - 12th
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THE GIVER Literary Analysis Web - Motifs → Symbolism → Theme → Essay (G. Slides)
NEW RESOURCE: In this lesson, students choose a set of interrelated recurring images (motifs) found in Lois Lowry's novel The Giver and assemble quotes from the text that involve those images in some way. They then explore the symbolic possibilities behind the motif, constructing a graphic organizer that ties the quotes to the symbolic significance of the motif and ultimately to an overarching theme that can be proven with a culminating essay. It's tough guiding students in the process of moving
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6th - 9th
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Lord of the Flies Unit PowerPoint
Teaching Lord of the Flies? Kick off this riveting classic about good versus evil with a comprehensive, student-friendly 50-slide PowerPoint that is guaranteed to pique students' interest. Slides include informative facts on William Golding, themes, symbols, character descriptions, and captivating scenes from film adaptations. Presentation will last for the entire unit as it includes engaging Common Core essays and writing activities that are sure to foster rich discussion and debate.Need more
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Lord of the Flies Unit Bundle
The House on Mango Street Coloring Pages/Mini-Posters digital resource
I've created 8 coloring pages that feature significant quotes from The House on Mango Street. Use these posters as essay starters, early finishers, test reviews, project ideas, constructed response details, or decorations for your classrooms. My students find coloring very relaxing.⭐House on Mango Coloring Pages⭐Free The House on Mango Characterization Formative Assessment⭐House on Mango Supplementary Viewing GuideHave you seen my new easy to use lessons made with Google Apps™Jamboard Literary
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6th - 11th
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Also included in: Literary Coloring Pages Growing Bundle of Lessons Digital Activity
Holes Coloring Pages/Mini-Posters digital resource
I've created 11 coloring pages that feature significant quotes from Holes. Use these posters as essay starters, early finishers, test reviews, project ideas, constructed response details, or decorations for your classrooms. My students find coloring very relaxing.Have you seen my new easy to use lessons made with Google Apps™Jamboard Literary BackgroundsPoetry Stations (best seller)Growing Bundle of 160 literary terms, slides, and quizzes Google Apps ™ DigitalGrowing Bundle of Literary analysis
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4th - 7th
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The Crucible coloring pages Digital Activity
I've created 9 coloring pages that feature significant quotes from The Crucible. Use these posters as essay starters, test review, project ideas, constructed response details, or decorations for your classrooms. My students find the coloring very relaxing.Check out some of my other products〽️ The Crucible Literacy Stations〽️ The Crucible Bundle Common Core Based〽️ The Crucible: 13 Constructed Response Prompts〽️ The Crucible: 3D Scene Analysis Project Diorama: Standards BasedHave you seen my new
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: The Crucible Bundle Common Core Based Distance Learning
Dear Martin Social Justice Unit: Quizzes & Assessments Bundle- Distance Learning
Save time planning and creating with this Dear Martin Quizzes/Assessments Bundle with bonus materials! Better yet, this resource now includes digital Google versions of each quiz to accommodate distance learning!This bundle consists of quizzes only! Looking for an awesome, full Dear Martin Novel Study? Check out mine!---> Dear Martin by Nic Stone: Engaging Racial Justice Unit - Distance Learning!Check out this FREE Dear Martin Introductory Activity to access the quality of this unit! :)Includ
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Holes - Louis Sachar -Visual Theme, Character, Literary Device Collage Project
Do you want students to apply universal themes to Holes by Louis Sachar, write an in-depth character analysis, or trace a literary device through the novel? Would you like to integrate visual projects into your literature units? This project allows students to explore a literary text by creating a collage of visual symbols and quotations from the work. Three versions of this project are included: exploring a universal theme, analyzing a character or tracing a literary device through the work. Mo
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5th - 9th
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Flowers for Algernon | Citing & Analyzing Text Evidence | Digital Worksheets
This 2 page Google Doc worksheet will help students practice citing and explaining text evidence to support a claim or topic statement. This is an excellent addition to any essay-writing lesson you have taught, and can fit seamlessly with paragraph-constructing strategies like RACE, RACER, etc. This assignment comes with four ready to go claims that students need to find quotes from the text to support. This is a great pre-essay activity.The Google Doc format makes this an easy to assign digita
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7th - 12th
THE CRUCIBLE - Analysis Web - Motifs → Symbolism → Theme → Essay (NO PREP)
NEW RESOURCE:In this lesson, students choose a set of interrelated recurring images (motifs) found in The Crucible and assemble quotes from the text that involve those images in some way. They then explore the symbolic possibilities behind the motif, constructing a graphic organizer that ties the quotes to the symbolic significance of the motif and ultimately to an overarching theme that can be proven with a culminating essay.It's tough guiding students in the process of moving from reading and
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The War of the Worlds Test and Answer Key (Printable)
Conclude a unit on The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells with this printable summative assessment. Delivered in Word Document and PDF formats, this test includes 46 multiple choice questions. In addition to objective questions on character, plot, literary devices, and quote/passage analysis, an essay section is featured, requiring high school students to explore how the author incorporated verisimilitude into the plot. An answer key and standards-based essay scoring rubric are provided. (Alternat
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7th - 12th
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Fahrenheit 451 Characterization Essay Assignment
This activity contains a characterization essay assignment, the rubric, a group brainstorm/prewriting activity, a sample essay, and an essay revision activity. In all, there are 5 documents attached to this essay assignment that take students through the entire writing process.The essay task asks students to analyze the character Guy Montag from Fahrenheit 451 according to his physiological, sociological, and psychological traits. Characters, like people, are three-dimensional beings. They ar
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Hobbit Study Prompts
This 11-page resource is a set of short writing tasks, and formal essay questions in the style of AP and IB examinations. The initial tasks focus student attention on significant aspects of each chapter and build up a full understanding of what Tolkien is trying to achieve, how he is trying to achieve it, and how successful he has been. The chapter-based questions can, additionally, be used as a basis for class discussion, and the essay topics as an invaluable tool for pre-examination revision a
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7th - 12th
FAHRENHEIT 451 -- Analysis Web -- Motifs → Symbolism → Theme → Essay (NO PREP)
NEW RESOURCE:In this lesson, students choose a set of interrelated recurring images (motifs) found in Fahrenheit 451 and assemble quotes from the text that involve those images in some way. They then explore the symbolic possibilities behind the motif, constructing a graphic organizer that ties the quotes to the symbolic significance of the motif and ultimately to an overarching theme that can be proven with a culminating essay.It's tough guiding students in the process of moving from reading an
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7th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Odyssey Unit PowerPoint
Teaching Homer's The Odyssey need not be an "epic" challenge with this comprehensive, student-friendly 72-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes informative facts on Homer, epic conventions, themes, symbols, scenes from film adaptations, character descriptions, and rigorous Common Core aligned essay questions that will take you through the entire unit. You and your students will love this! Need more products for The Odyssey? Check out my bundle for task cards, assessments, and more! Odyssey
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: The Odyssey Bundle
Shelley's Frankenstein Writing and Media Projects with Rubric
Looking to challenge and entertain your students with a Hollywood Horror? Look no further than this novel unit!Mary Shelley's gothic novel explores the best- and worst- mankind could offer in science and in romance. This 7 page Frankenstein Writing Project includes 7 literary analysis novel questions to choose from, 2 multimedia projects to choose, and 12 other options for projects to complete during or after the novel's completion. A grading rubric is provided for your convenience. This Fran
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7th - 12th
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Catcher in the Rye Test and Answer Key with Study Guide (Printable)
With this summative test covering the entirety of Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, English teachers will evaluate students' reading comprehension, essay writing skills, and ability to analyze key aspects of plot. Included are the following: an answer key, standards-based writing rubric, and test prep study guide. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By taking this assessment, students will:Demonstrate kno
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7th - 12th
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The Truth About Sharks: Short Story Unit for Middle School and High School
Updated to include editable Google Slides to support remote learning. So, what we have created for you is an analysis sheet and PowerPoint presentation for the short story, “The Truth About Sharks,” by Joan Bauer. We know, we’re excited about it, too! We use this lesson to teach the concept of prediction and foreshadowing. We also are analyzing whether our students understand how to support their inferences with evidence from the text. We use this analysis sheet to monitor students’ understandin
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle for Middle School and High School
The Necklace Test Questions - Editable Question Bank - Theme, Characterization
These editable test questions for Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace” can be used as a final assessment for your short story unit. Assess students’ comprehension, understanding, and higher-level thinking skills using these question prompts. Includes digital assessment for Google Drive®!Included with this Editable Final Test for “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant:✏️ Editable Test Questions - Google Docs®, Google Forms®, and Microsoft Word®10 Multiple Choice Test Questions9 Short-Answer Compreh
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7th - 12th
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Analysis Webs -- Motifs → Symbolism → Theme → Essay
NEW RESOURCE:In this lesson, students choose a set of interrelated recurring images (motifs) found in To Kill a Mockingbird and assemble quotes from the text that involve those images in some way. They then explore the symbolic possibilities behind the motif, constructing a graphic organizer that ties the quotes to the symbolic significance of the motif and ultimately to an overarching theme that can be proven with a culminating essay.It's tough guiding students in the process of moving from rea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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