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7th grade critical thinking Common Core RL.11-12.2 resources
Twilight Zone “Number 12 Looks Just Like You," Analysis of Twilight Zone CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive formats), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “Number 12 Looks Just Like You,” a teen girl resists efforts to look, act, and think like everyone else around her. Issues
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Twilight Zone “Time Enough at Last” Media Analysis of Twilight Zone Episode CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive versions), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “Time Enough at Last,” a bookish man who wants only to be left alone to read survives a nuclear bomb blast and finally has
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Detailed Hero's Journey PPT: Jung & Campbell Monomyth Cycle w/Analysis!
Highly visual, interactive 24-slide presentation w/custom transitions and animations, relevant graphics and hyperlink in final slide to brief youtube video w/modern-day examples on the monomyth archetype. Everything is done for you: easily modify as needed to provide relevant, contemporary cultural examples, as you wish! In this engaging PPT, you're purchasing:a.) An invitation at the start for students to identify prior knowledge of what makes a hero figure, including peer share time.b.) Learni
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
To Build a Fire by Jack London Thinking Stations: Analyze & Synthesize
Looking for a new activity to supplement your "To Build a Fire" lessons? Try these thinking stations that require students to dig into the text, analyze, and synthesize in order to complete. What's included . . . ► Teacher instruction sheet► Bell Ringer► 8 Station Tasks ► Detailed Answer Key► Clean copy of "To Build a Fire" to use if needed in stations.This activity challenges your students to think and examine text for direct and indirect characterization, plot, setting, diction, theme, figurat
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6th - 11th
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FILM ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS FOR ANY MOVIE | EDITABLE
Need a movie response handout that will improve student concentration and guide film analysis? These film study worksheets are perfect for both classroom watching and independent movie watching for homework. These short answer response sheets will provoke thought and help your students focus during and after the watching of ANY movie. The 16 questions on plot, character, and film techniques insist that students give specific examples from the movie to prove their points. No vague or one word an
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5th - 12th
Also included in: END of YEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA ACTIVITIES BUNDLE- 3 WEEKS OF FUN!
Fact and Opinion, argumentative texts for HS, MS, reading comprehension, no prep
Fact and Opinion, argumentative texts for HS, MS, reading comprehension, no prep Do you need a simple approach to teaching Critical Thinking at the High School and College levels?With Artificial Intelligence permeating every facet of our lives, infusing critical thinking into school curriculums is absolutely necessary. This product helps students understand the difference between facts and opinions.This self-contained product about The Socratic Method or Dialectics, widely used in Colleges, Univ
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Identifying and Analyzing Theme Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
This bundle includes 12 engaging google slides games, sorts, google form quizzes, and discussion/writing prompts to provide extra practice and enrichment for identifying and analyzing theme. This bundle is perfect for centers, independent work time, or spiraled review to differentiate for all your students!The activity sets included are. . .Identifying Theme Google Slides Game Theme vs. Main Idea Google Slides Game Analyzing Theme Google Slides GameIdentifying Theme Google Form Quiz Theme vs. Ma
Identifying and Analyzing Literary Elements SUPER MEGA Bundle
This SUPER MEGA bundle combines the the Identifying Lit Elements Mini-Unit Bundle, the Identifying Lit Elements Intervention and Enrichment Bundle, the Analyzing Lit Elements Mini-Unit Bundle, and the Analyzing Lit Elements Intervention and Enrichment Bundle all in one place! Save money and get all the lesson activities you need to introduce identifying and analyzing lit elements, give extra practice, and deepen learning in profound and relevant ways! The included activities are. . .Lit Elements
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4th - 12th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Theme MEGA Bundle
This MEGA bundle combines the Theme Mini-Unit Bundle and the Theme Intervention and Enrichment Bundle all in one place! Save money and get all the lesson activities you need to introduce theme, give extra practice, and deepen learning in profound and relevant ways! The included activities are. . .Discovery Learning Intro ActivityDirect Instruction Lesson with Slides, Doodle Notes, Practice, & QuizGuiding Graphic Organizers for Practice Discussion/Writing Connection ActivityPerformance Assess
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4th - 12th
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Plot MEGA Bundle
This MEGA bundle combines the the Identifying Parts of Plot Mini-Unit Bundle, the Analyzing Plot Mini-Unit Bundle, and the Plot Intervention and Enrichment Bundle all in one place! Save money and get all the lesson activities you need to introduce identifying and analyzing plot, give extra practice, and deepen learning in profound and relevant ways! The included activities are. . .Importance of Plot Discovery Learning ActivityIdentifying Parts of Plot Lesson SetIdentifying Parts of Plot Graphic
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4th - 12th
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Identifying Literary Elements Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
This bundle includes 41 engaging google slides games, sorts, google form quizzes, and discussion/writing prompts to provide extra practice and enrichment for identifying literary elements. This bundle is perfect for centers, independent work time, or spiraled review to differentiate for all your students!The activity sets included are. . .Identifying Theme Google Slides Game Theme vs. Main Idea Google Slides Game Conflict and Solution Google Slides GameTypes of Conflict Google Slides GamePlot Di
"The Last Dog" Worksheet, Assessment, or Homework with Detailed Answer Key
This printable is the "pet project" for teachers who want to provide their students with a thorough review of this popular short story. Multiple choice, true-false, fill-in, and discussion questions highlight the characters, setting, events, and plot of this piece. This worksheet is so versatile that it can be implemented as an individual, pair, or group assignment. A detailed answer key is included.
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Organizers & Worksheets for Elements of Any Short Story
These activities will help middle or high school students examine the elements of any short story. Each task is designed to build skill in predicting, summarizing, inferencing, or analyzing language. Choose those pages that suit the elements of a particular story or assign the complete set as a workbook. The complexity of the short story can determine the level of challenge for the activity. Most tasks can be differentiated for varied reading levels. A detailed teaching guide
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Analyzing Literary Elements MEGA Bundle
This MEGA bundle combines the the Analyzing Literary Elements Mini-Unit Bundle and the Analyzing Literary Elements Intervention and Enrichment Bundle all in one place! Save money and get all the lesson activities you need to introduce analyzing lit elements, give extra practice, and deepen learning in profound and relevant ways! The included activities are. . .Lit Elements Discovery Learning ActivityAnalyzing Setting Lesson SetAnalyzing Parts of Plot Lesson SetAnalyzing Characters Lesson SetAnal
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4th - 12th
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Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" Worksheet and Answer Key
Teachers will want their students "to go gentle into" this worksheet in order to get a comprehensive review of this popular poem. With 12 questions that address the theme, plot, moods, motivation, and tone, this assessment is so versatile that it can be implemented as an individual, pair, or group assignment or as a worksheet, test, or homework assignment. It's the perfect way to help readers to understand this profound narrative.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Worksheet (or Test) with Detailed Answer Key
There's no need to "cook up" a unique and comprehensive way to test students on their understanding of this popular short story. Here it is! Using popular literary terms (setting, inference, cause and effect, conflict, etc.), students will be able to provide answers to critical-thinking questions which relate to the narrative's most important aspects. The "dessert" to this "complete meal" is a detailed answer key!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Create Your Own Whodunit Mystery Unit! (Teaching CER and Line of Reasoning)
This is a set of instructions for educators to create their own Murder Mystery / Whodunit scenario for their students to solve. It comes with a set of instructions, planning sheets, optional blank clue cards, a glossary sheet to give to students, Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) organizers, and a CER Rubric for writing for students to use once the project is completed and given.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Setting MEGA Bundle
This MEGA bundle combines the Identifying Setting Mini-Unit Bundle, the Analyzing Setting Mini-Unit Bundle, and 4 extra enrichment activities all in one place! Save money and get all the lesson activities you need for engaging, differentiated instruction on setting!The included activities are. . .Importance of Setting Discovery Learning ActivityIdentifying Setting Lesson SetIdentifying Setting Graphic OrganizersAnalyzing Setting Lesson SetAnalyzing Setting Graphic OrganizersAnalyzing Setting Wri
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4th - 12th
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Identifying and Analyzing Plot Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
This bundle includes 13 engaging google slides games, sorts, google form quizzes, and discussion/writing prompts to provide extra practice and enrichment for identifying and analyzing plot. This bundle is perfect for centers, independent work time, or spiraled review to differentiate for all your students!The activity sets included are. . .Conflict and Solution Google Slides Game Types of Conflict Google Slides Game Plot Diagram Google Slides GameConflict and Solution Google Form Quiz Types of C
Story Starter Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE Stories Without End
What's a story starter?It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger. Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Each story is also supported with questions and voca
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Characters MEGA Bundle
This MEGA bundle combines the the Identifying Character Traits/Types Mini-Unit Bundle, the Analyzing Characters Mini-Unit Bundle, and the Characters Intervention and Enrichment Bundle all in one place! Save money and get all the lesson activities you need to introduce identifying and analyzing characters, give extra practice, and deepen learning in profound and relevant ways! The included activities are. . .Importance of Characters Discovery Learning ActivityIdentifying Character Types/Traits Le
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4th - 12th
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Analyzing Literary Elements Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
This bundle includes 25 engaging google slides games, sorts, google form quizzes, and discussion/writing prompts to provide extra practice and enrichment for analyzing literary elements. This bundle is perfect for centers, independent work time, or spiraled review to differentiate for all your students!The activity sets included are. . .Analyzing Literary Elements Google Slides Game Analyzing Mood Google Slides Game Analyzing Theme Google Slides GameAnalyzing Literary Elements Google Form QuizAn
Identifying and Analyzing Characters Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
This bundle includes 11 engaging google slides games, sorts, google form quizzes, and discussion/writing prompts to provide extra practice and enrichment for identifying and analyzing characters. This bundle is perfect for centers, independent work time, or spiraled review to differentiate for all your students!The activity sets included are. . .Character Vocab Google Slides Game Character Traits Google Slides Game Character Vocab Google Form QuizCharacter Traits Google Form Quiz Character Vocab
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