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Close reading Common Core RI.11-12.1 printables
Rhetorical Analysis Bundle for Secondary ELA
Increase student understanding with hands-on and engaging rhetorical analysis resources. This analysis unit includes many rhetoric resources including complete lessons and activities. Rhetorical Analysis with Sticky NotesThis lesson includes:an editable, 87-slide PowerPoint for teaching rhetorical analysis (with definitions and examples)18 rhetorical analysis organizers9 writing prompts with outlines 2 grading rubricsteacher instructionsa sample week lesson planthree included speechessuggested
Grades:
8th - 11th
Cause and Effect Nonfiction Activity: Read Those Labels
Cause and Effect Nonfiction Activity: Read Those Labels (Aligned with the Common Core State Standards) - This zipped bundle includes a PDF file including an original nonfiction article about product warning labels and frivolous lawsuits, comprehension questions for cause and effect, teacher's answer key, and a 20-slide presentation in editable PowerPoint format so you may customize it for your class. It also includes a link to a video for an optional supplement.Using the famous McDonald's hot co
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts NonFiction Graphic Organizers
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts: Close Reading Strategies and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards
Use the handouts to encourage close reading and compare/contrast of two or more texts or sources (may be used with multimedia sources such as graphics, videos, podcasts, etc.). They may also be used to compare two different people, focusing on comparing their early life, struggles, and achievements. Includes modified Venn Diagrams specific to the CCSS.
These activities may b
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
SBAC Secondary ELA MEGA Bundle - Test Prep - Writing - Escape Rooms - Task Cards
Attention, Secondary ELA superstars! Feeling the SBAC (or CAASPP) heat? Don't sweat it—we've got your back with the ultimate test-tackling toolkit! Say goodbye to overwhelm and hello to confidence with EIGHT unbeatable resources bundled together to help you and your students conquer the test like a pro!Here's what's included:⭐️ SBAC ELA Performance Task Escape Room Dive into a thrilling adventure that'll have you prepped and pumped to ace the performance task in style! ⭐️ SBAC ELA Computer Adapt
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6th - 11th
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ESL Lesson Plans: ESL Thanksgiving: ESL Curriculum
Are you looking for an engaging ESL lesson? This ESL Thanksgiving Lesson includes vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening activities for ESL students. Also included in this ESL lesson is a Digital Version! This ESL lesson is perfect for newcomers, intermediate, and advanced ESL students. In this ESL lesson students will have access to speaking and vocabulary activities. Also, ESL students will access the four domains of language. Join the Close Read of the Month Club today! Every month you w
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3rd - 12th
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4 Tools for Teaching "The Danger of a Single Story" Google Slides and Form
This is my best selling resource! Add it to your classroom today!Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "The Danger of a Single Story" Ted talk is an incredible speech to watch with students 6-12. I watch the talk and read the transcript with my tenth graders, and the discussion and reflection after each view are consistently impressive. To help my students discuss the talk meaningfully, I developed these four printable tools: two listening guides, a text-connection tool, and a SOAPSTone analysis. The liste
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Complete Clue by Clue Critical Thinking Printable Activity Bundle
By popular demand, all my clue by clue mysteries PDF (printable) format in one big bundle, plus a free mystery story organizing worksheet. Be sure to check the list above to see the exact list of Clue by Clue Mysteries!Each individual mystery is in PDF format and contains:A cover imageComprehensive teacher notes outlining how to use the activity in class - 2 pagesA teacher sheet with a description of the situation and mystery to be solved, hints to give students if they get stuck, and the soluti
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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SBAC ELA Computer Adaptive Test - CAT - Big Topics Study Task Cards - Test Prep
Feeling the pressure of the SBAC (or CAASPP)? Don't sweat it! Give your Secondary ELA students the ultimate game plan to conquer the test with ease!Introducing the SBAC ELA Computer Adaptive Test Big Topics Study Cards: 24 powerhouse study cards designed to tackle the big topics head-on! Consider them your trusty sidekicks—mini anchor charts ready to guide you through every twist and turn of the exam!Here’s what’s included:✅ Teacher guide to kickstart your prep✅ Big Topics Study Cards covering 2
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6th - 11th
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ESL Lesson Plans: ESL Martin Luther King Close Reading: ESL Distance Learning
Are you looking for an engaging ESL lesson? This ESL lesson includes vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening activities for ESL students. Also included in this ESL lesson is a Digital Version! This ESL lesson is perfect for newcomers, intermediate, and advanced ESL students. In this ESL lesson students will have access to speaking and vocabulary activities. Also, ESL students will access the four domains of language. Join the Close Read of the Month Club today! Every month you will have less
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4th - 12th
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Transcendentalism Bundle (5 resources, 45 pgs, 130+ questions) / Print + Digital
American Transcendentalism is part of my school's junior-level English class. Our curriculum doesn't give us a tremendous amount of time to study Transcendentalism, so I have focused my instruction on three specific texts. Unit Pacing Guide"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson"Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson"Civil Disobedience" by Henry David ThoreauTranscendentalism Notes Pages and Anticipation GuideOver the years, I have put together excerpts for these three texts with guiding questions, backg
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11th - 12th
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US Romanticism Bundle (15 resources, 130 pages, 300 questions) / Print + Digital
Teaching poetry is one of my classroom superpowers, and I feel that most acutely during my junior-level Romanticism unit. In this unit, students focus on close reading and historical context. Over the years, I have put together this collection of poems, short stories, and prose. With this collection of texts and historical context notes, I have gathered 130+ pages and 300 questions, which help students practice close reading, making inferences, and determining main idea. Students also practice a
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11th - 12th
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Walt Whitman Bundle (5 texts, 100+ questions, 42 pages) / Print + Digital
Walt Whitman is one of America's most well-known and celebrated poets. His works deserve a place in any literature or poetry class. This bundle includes everything you need to help students work with Whitman's greatest works. Includes: -"When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" Reading Questions: This is the resource I use to introduce my students to Walt Whitman's idiosyncratic style, including his use of free verse and catalogues. His style in this poem is clearly Romantic and also includes a clea
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9th - 12th
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Annotation Chart with Sentence Starters / Stems - Annotating Documents
Useful chart that helps students categorize and write 5 different types of annotations (reading strategies) for any class. They are clarify, question, connect, infer & predict, and evaluate annotations. ► The chart explains to students what the annotation is (a definition), how to do it, and how to start it (sentence starters). The sentence starters have really helped my students understand the different types of annotations they can make as wells as how to practice them. ► This chart can be
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Purposeful Annotation - Printable Chart & Bookmark
Nickel and Dimed Unit BUNDLE
This BUNDLE has everything you need to teach Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed in an AP Language and Composition (or similar) class! In addition to the separately sold Rhetorical Analysis Activitiesand Poverty Webquest Activity, this COMPLETE unit also includes:--an editable anticipatory activity PowerPoint--a detailed daily pacing guide for a 4-week unit--a sample rationale for teaching and purchasing the book--discussion leadership assignment and rubric (with teacher tips list!)--links, su
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9th - 12th
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Critical Thinking Mystery Activity: Elevator Routine Mystery Activity
In this fun mystery activity, students have to solve a classic riddle: Why does a woman ride the elevator up to the 15th floor and then walk up to the 20th floor to get to her apartment? Practice critical thinking skills and follow the clues to find the answer.This is a PDF format perfect for printing and handing out to students to work on in groups. You can also get this activity in other formats: Click here for PowerPoint edition and Click here for Google Slides edition.Inside find:Teacher No
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Complete Clue by Clue Critical Thinking Printable Activity Bundle
"Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson Analysis Questions / Print + Digital
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Transcendentalist essays are staples in many American literature classrooms. "Self-Reliance" became the clarion cry of the Transcendentalist movement and provides students with the opportunity to interact with argumentative writing, including practicing paraphrasing, analyzing text structure and point of view, identifying and analyzing figurative language and literary devices, making inferences, determining tone, analyzing author's purpose, analyzing historical context, and
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: Ralph Waldo Emerson Instructional Pack: "Nature" and "Self-Reliance"
"Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau Analysis Questions / Print + Digital
In recent years, Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" has been at the front of my mind more and more often. From the March for Science to March for Our Lives, civil disobedience has been in the news regularly. For this reason, this is a text that often resonates with my students.At the same time, "Civil Disobedience" is a dense text that challenges my students. With this in mind, I have chosen an excerpt from Thoreau's essay and paired it with questions designed to guide students as they r
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11th - 12th
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Pop Culture Articles & Activity Packets | Middle School BUNDLE | Fun Sub Work
Looking for fun activities for the last days or week of school before the end of the year? Are your students counting the days til Summer Break? Maybe you need high-interest reading comprehension passages, but wish you didn't have to write them? Now, say goodbye to last-minute stressing trying to find fun substitute lesson plans!► It'll keep your fast finishers busy and coming back for more! It is a great no-prep resource that you can use any time of year for a fun, engaging activity that your
Grades:
6th - 8th
The Great Gatsby Synthesis Bundle (7 Resources)
My juniors begin the year reading The Great Gatsby, one of my favorite texts. However, this text also provides unique challenges to readers, teachers, and students. To help students explore the text fully, we read a number of short works in conjunction with F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic. Some of these are texts I have long loved and some are newer to me, but each one provides a great opportunity for students and teachers. In this synthesis bundle, you will receive 80+ questions and 45+ pages of
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11th - 12th
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Pop Culture Articles & Activity Packets | Upper Elementary BUNDLE | Fun Sub Work
Looking for fun activities for the last days or week of school before the end of the year? Are your students counting the days til Summer Break? Maybe you need high-interest reading comprehension passages, but wish you didn't have to write them? Now, say goodbye to last-minute stressing trying to find fun substitute lesson plans!► It'll keep your fast finishers busy and coming back for more! It is a great no-prep resource that you can use any time of year for a fun, engaging activity that your
Grades:
4th - 6th
Pop Culture Sub Plans + Games & Puzzles | Upper Elementary | Fun End of the Year
Looking for after state testing activities when all your students can think about is the end of the year? Wish you didn't have to lesson plan? Say goodbye to last-minute stressing trying to find fun substitute lesson plans.► It'll keep your fast finishers busy and coming back for more! It is a great no-prep resource that you can use any time of year for a fun, engaging activity that your students will LOVE!►Check out the previews for a closer look!This money-saving bundle includes 2 best-selling
Grades:
4th - 6th
(Bundle!) The Art of Rhetoric and Persuasion, Rhetorical Appeals and Devices!
SAVE 25% BY PURCHASING THESE PRODUCTS TOGETHER! Introduce your students to the art of rhetoric with this comprehensive bundle of activities and handouts! This bundle is tailored to meet the rigor of Common Core standards, as well as to prepare students for the ever-important SAT essay. Through a series of interactive activities and printable handouts, students will gain a deep understanding of rhetorical appeals and devices, and be able to apply their newfound knowledge to their own writing. Thi
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9th - 12th
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Pop Culture Sub Plan BUNDLE for Upper Elementary | Set 2 |Fun Substitute Packets
Looking for after state testing activities when all your students can think about is the end of the year? Maybe you need high-interest reading comprehension passages, but wish you didn't have to write them? Now, say goodbye to last-minute stressing trying to find fun substitute lesson plans!With this no-prep emergency sub plan Pop Culture Bundle for Upper Elementary ELA (SET 2), your students will WANT to work and stay on task as they read about high-interest topics in pop culture, like TikTok,
Grades:
4th - 6th
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