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Close reading Common Core W.9-10.1b printables
The Tell Tale Heart Mock Trial-Great Fall Activity
This activity is great for Halloween, Spooky Season, or Fall. Students will use close reading skills and cite text evidence to prove their case in this "Tell Tale Heart" Mock Trial. Students will read the short story "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Then students will view a short mock trial procedure video. Next, students will be assigned roles and divided into groups and complete handouts to help them prepare for their role in the trial. Complete step by step directions are included!
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7th - 12th
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True Crime Mystery: Circleville Letter-Writer/Possibility of Evil Persuasive Wr.
Bring a little mystery into your short stories unit by tying the mystery of the Circleville Letter Writer to Shirley Jackson's 'The Possibility of Evil.'This real life mystery spans decades and includes affairs, death, shifty lawmakers, false imprisonment. Walk your students through these true events and have them discuss their theories in groups.Lesson 1:1) Put the students into 6 groups2) Read them the story on the PowerPoint and have them take notes on the 11x17 group worksheet3) Stop at the
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9th - 12th
Turtles All the Way Down Comprehension Questions WORKSHEET bundle
I absolutely love John Green's novel, Turtles All the Way Down! It is my favorite of all of his works, which is saying a lot! Obviously, as an English teacher, I'm biased, but several of my students have commented on how much they enjoy reading the novel as well (especially when we move on to other books)!These are all of the comprehension worksheets that I assign as we are reading the novel. I usually start off by making the students read before handing out the worksheet, and then as we go alon
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9th - 12th
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S "LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL" [BUNDLE]
This King "LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL" BUNDLE [Suggested Uses, Posters, Argumentation Development, Discussion Questions, 2 exams/quizzes, Documentary, AP Language DCS Task Cards, Writing a Thesis Template, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we stand up for what we know is right. This academic essay allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about leaving one's comfort zone. 11th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!S
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Antigone Character Analysis Essay Writing Pack | Worksheets & Graphic Organizers
Make approaching Antigone accessible and engaging with this great tool for character analysis and crafting character analysis essays. If you're aiming to show students the intricate dynamics and moral dilemmas contained within Sophocle's tragedy, this resource saves you time and energy. The prep work is done!What's In This Resource?This resource guides students towards an in-depth discovery of the characters with a 3-page graphic organizer for each main character and then a full 7-page graphic o
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9th - 12th
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Solar Eclipse 2024: Reading and Writing Task for Middle School (CER)
This fun and NO PREP activity for the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024! This resource contains a passage about the safety risks of viewing a solar eclipse, reflection questions to guide student thinking, and the guidance to write a paragraph stating their opinion about if schools should supervise students during a solar eclipse or not. This was designed with middle school age students in mind, but can be used as a fun activity with upper elementary students or high school students too!Lookin
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4th - 10th
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Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet - Close Reading, Analysis & Comprehension
No prep! Detailed analysis of a vital turning point in the plot, testing your students' comprehension and their grasp of Shakespeare's figurative language and imagery. Total 60 pages, comprising:Students will be guided through a wide-ranging task examining what characters say, what the implications are and how this changes the narrative. Students will examine how characters make mistakes through lack of understanding and knowledge. They will see how loneliness, loss and devastation come from a
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9th - 12th
Thematic Poetry Study: Outsiders & Outcasts (Printable w/ Answer Keys!)
This product includes resources for a thematic poetry unit or a thematic unit supplement on the topic of outsiders and outcasts. Students analyze literary devices as well as use evidence to decipher how the authors use the literary devices to establish the theme. Printable, ready-to-teach/use handouts!
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7th - 12th
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Much Ado About Nothing - Analysis of Conflict, Questions & Suggested Answers
No prep! Detailed analysis of conflict in the plot, testing your students' comprehension and their grasp of Shakespeare's complex use of language and imagery. Total 27 pages, comprising: Students will be guided through a wide-ranging task examining what characters say and do, what the implications are and how this changes the narrative. Students will examine how characters make mistakes through lack of understanding and flawed knowledge. This new resource on Shakespeare’s great play, ‘Much Ad
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9th - 12th
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PLATO'S "THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE" [BUNDLE]
This Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave" BUNDLE [Suggested Uses, Posters, Argumentation Development, Discussion Questions, 70+ TASK CARDS, 2 exams/quizzes, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we become educated and enlightened. This academic essay allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about leaving one's comfort zone. 9th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!SUMMARY:Plato's essay “The Allegory of the Cave” [A.O.C.] o
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9th - 12th
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Fahrenheit 451 Theme-based Argumentative Essay Topics + Rubric
This product includes 1) a rubric and 2) an assignment sheet with five detailed topics (and questions to get students thinking) based on themes found in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. A sixth option allows students to pitch their own idea to the teacher. (Microsoft Word and PDF files for the assignment)The standards-based argumentative essay rubric can be used for other writing assignments as well. It was created for grades 9-10, but the standards correspond with those for 11-12 and can be easi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Complete Unit BUNDLE for Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Doll's House- Katherine Mansfield (Printable Activities, Reading Guide, etc)
This product includes 5 resources for teaching and interacting with Katherine Mansfield's "The Doll's House," all of which are printable and ready to use!
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7th - 12th
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The Elephant Man - Frederick Treves: Activity, Writing Task, & Rubric
This resource includes printable activities as well as a rubric for Frederick Treves' "The Elephant Man."
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7th - 12th
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Common Core Standards Checklists for 9th or 10th Grade Language Arts
This is a comprehensive, easy-to-use checklist containing the entire common core standards for 9th/10th grade Language Arts.
-Reading Informational Standards
-Reading Literature Standards
-Writing Standards
Use as a teacher tool, a printable for students to track their progress with the standards, or print on a poster for class progress.
Argumentative Essay Exemplar Analysis and Critique!
This is a great lesson for students to complete before crafting their argumentative essays. It provides a 5-paragraph argumentative essay and analysis sheet. The essay attempts to persuade the audiece that tea is better than coffee and includes an introduction, 2 body paragraphs, a counterclaim and conclusion. Students will read the essay and answer the analysis sheet which asks 11+ questions about the content and structure of the essay. I hope your students learn a lot about the parts of th
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7th - 9th, Adult Education
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Julius Caesar Rhetoric - DBQ (Bundle)
This DBQ unit focuses on rhetoric and the art of persuasion.This DBQ Main Question 1: Which characters use rhetoric best and how do they use it? Outcome: Students write an Argumentative Essay where they select 1 main character who they think uses rhetoric best, a person who is second best and then they argue the counter-point.Stages of Learning:Students learn about Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.Students practice applying knowledge of rhetorical devices to speeches given in the play.Students explore s
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Voyage of the James Caird - Printable Reading & Writing Activities
This product includes 4 resources for teaching and interacting with Caroline Alexanxder's "The Voyage of the James Caird," all of which are printable and ready to use!
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7th - 12th
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Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey CLOSE READING
This twelve-page resource is an interactive close-reading of "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey." The poem is chunked into stanzas with analysis and comprehension questions and tasks for each stanza as well as line-by-line translations.
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9th - 12th
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"THE MYTH OF LATIN WOMEN" [BUNDLE]
This Judith Ortiz Cofer's "THE MYTH OF LATIN WOMEN" BUNDLE [Suggested Uses, Posters, Argumentation Development, Discussion Questions, 2 exams/quizzes, Documentary, AP Language DCS Task Cards, VIDEO PROJECT, Writing a Thesis Template, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we stand up for what we know is right. This academic essay allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about leaving one's comfort zone of the status quo. 10th - 12th Graders will love
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Metamorphosis (Kafka) - Chapter 2 Activity: Quote Analysis Reading Guide
This resource is a printable guide for chapter two of Kafka's Metamorphosis in which students will analyze important quotes as/ after reading to interact with the text. Directions:Print settings: double-sided, print on long edgeCut along the dotted linesArrange in the right page orderStaple
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7th - 12th
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The Yellow Wallpaper Essay (Step-By-Step Workshop & Rubric)
This resource is a step-by-step workshop for students to write an essay on any of three given topics related to "The Yellow Wallpaper."Printable, ready-to-use!
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7th - 12th
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Rhetorical Devices Activity (Parallelism, Repetition, Analogy, Charged Language)
This resource is a printable, engaging, hands-on activity that allows students to apply four rhetorical devices.
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7th - 12th
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The Seventh Man Printable Reading Guide (Haruki Murakami)
This is a printable resource that can be printed, cut, stapled, and formed into a reading guide to accompany Murakami's The Seventh Man.Directions:Print settings: double-sided, print on short edgeCut along the dotted linesArrange in the right page orderStaple
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: The Seventh Man: Printable Activities, Assessments, Reading Guides, Etc.
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