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11th grade british history literature circles for Gifted and Talented
Literacy THINK Stations: An Alternative to Lit Circle Roles *REVISED*
My goal is to help busy teachers find engaging lessons by creating materials that include high quality, research based instructional strategies! Instead of having students only do one role during a lit circle discussion, station rotations ensure students interact with the text in multiple ways to deepen their understanding of the text. This resource includes directions for setting up stations, what to do at each stations, behavior expectations, accountability, a rubric, and a student tracking te
Grades:
9th - 12th
Short Story with Open Ended Questions Worksheet for Accountable Talk
I was surprised at just how well these open-ended questions worked to get my kids using accountable talk! So if your administrator wants your kids to use accountable talk, here's the answer! Kids love debating the answers to these questions, and you will love watching them dive into the text to prove their points. Click Here to save 25% off the price of individual resources with the bundle.This resource may be printed or used through digital worksheets on the computer! Works well for any student
Grades:
5th - 11th
Accountable Talk: for Middle School and High School
50 DIFFERENT SENTENCE STEMS AND QUESTIONS WILL KEEP YOUR STUDENTS TALKING AND ENGAGED!! These Cafe Conversation Cards were created to help students learn how to ask thought-provoking questions and engage with classmates for an academic purpose. Simply make enough copies for each group, have students choose a question or prompt and then sit back and enjoy listening to your students take over the class! When the conversation fades, students simply read off of the cards and fill in the blanks w
Grades:
5th - 12th
NEW! Europe Geography — Can the UK Rejoin the European Union After Brexit?
Engage your students in this European Union and Brexit lesson. This resource is designed to help your students learn and explore the pros and cons of Brexit. Students will cooperatively read about the European Union and Brexit. They will write a letter to the European Union or the United Kingdom based on role cards that provide different scenarios of the U.K. requesting or being asked to rejoin the European Union. OBJECTIVES: The learner will understand the purpose of the European Union.The lear
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: NEW! Geography: Types of World Governments SUPER Bundle + FREE RESOURCE
Death By Scrabble Close Reading Activities
Looking for an interesting short story?
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These activities require no prep! Just download the story and print the activities!
Charlie Fish's "Death By Scrabble" will have your students in deep discussions. The story lends itself to teaching many literary elements.
You will find yourself going in many directions with the text!
This unit of activities is enjoyable and promotes critical and creative thinking.
Grades:
4th - 12th
36 Undated Sentence Starters for Literature & Current Events
Hello Fellow Teacher, This activity can be done as a bell ringer activity once a week or as needed. The colorful PDF includes the beginning of 36 sentences. Students will complete them in their own words. These sentence starters are related to a literary quote, a theme from a novel, or a current event. This activity encourages students to think critically and express their ideas succinctly. They can answer the questions in a journal, with a partner, and/or in small groups.Since the questions are
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Guide: Gallop Toward the Sun by Peter Stark (Tecumseh & William Henry Harrison)
A Discussion Guide for the book, Gallop Toward the Sun: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison by Peter Stark. A comprehensive discussion guide suggested for grades 9 on up. "American, Canadian, and British history... full of true adventure!" Copyright Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, 2024This is a biography of Chief Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison who were involved with the conflicts that developed because of America’s expansion into the frontier. The author, Peter
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Creating a Literary Mandala
This lesson includes everything your students will need to create a literary mandala. In addition to a student handout that guides them through the whole process, there is also a final draft template, and a short history of mandalas handout included. This creative and rigorous activity is great at the conclusion of an individual or class reading book!
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Wuthering Heights: Reader Response Journal
Wuthering Heights - Reader Response Journal: This journal includes one page for each chapter. Students have an opportunity to respond, using their thoughts and feelings, after they read each chapter.Key Words: Emily BrontePRINT & DIGITAL formats are included.For More THOUGHTFUL RESOURCES VISIT Creativity in Motion
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: High School Literature BUNDLE: Short Stories and Novels
Classic Literature/Tech skills/Editing/Grammar/Reading
This is an AI stumper! If you teach middle or high school and would like your kids to work on the computer BUT NOT solve their prompts using AI or their neighbor, this is a great option. Message me if you would like a Google Doc direct share with your purchase.This tech challenge is embedded with editing prompts and plenty of reading needed to find the "Easter eggs" that prohibit the use of AI to solve these problems. It is great for gifted and talented students. The topic is classical literat
Grades:
7th - 12th
Short Story with Text Dependent Questions for Analysis and Accountable Talk
Make accountable talk natural with this short story that demands text dependent analysis with open ended questions in print or as a digital resource! Kids love debating the answers to the open ended questions posed, and you will love watching them dive into the text to prove their points. Print or digital resource contains a short story with twelve statements aimed to start strong discussion within the class. Students must decide if the statements are true, false, or if they can't tell. Kids wil
Grades:
5th - 11th
Macbeth Act I Quote Analysis With Answer Key
This chart provides 18 important quotes from Act I of Shakespeare's *Macbeth.* Students must identify the scene and line numbers, the speaker, the addressee and the literary/rhetorical devices used in the quote. Students must also discuss the significance of each quote and how it contributes to the play's plot/characterization/themes. The material can be used for either individual or small group work. The product comes with an answer key for teachers. This chart is a great way to get students to
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Alice in Wonderland ... and More! Video and Play Adaptation by Spike Literature
Let our Lights! Camera! Literature! Alice Video give background, author info and literary analysis on Lewis Carroll's beloved classic. Then have your students PERFORM! -- in this play adaptation of one of the most recognizable and icon stories of the time! Satisfies many CCSS and PBL standards.
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Gifted Education Rubric ELA Book Talk for Assessment in Literature Circles
Rubric Book Talk for Assessment in Literature Circles
This rubric will inform students about what is needed for the grade they would like to receive. It is suggested that it be passed out, when the assignment is made. This way students will know what is expected for the finished product.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
A Brief History of the US Marines – Small Group Reader’s Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students.It was intended to give students a look into some of the history of the Marines. Cain told the class in his essay he wanted to be a US Marine when he grew up but Elizabeth was absent and has some questions about why he wants to join them. This leads to more questions about when the US Marines started, what their motto means, and where some of their nicknames come from. It is meant to be a way to encourage students to study the dif
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Escape Room William Shakespeare
Introduce your students to William Shakespeare through an ESCAPE Room. Students can work in teams online or F2F solving puzzles about characters, settings, quotes, and influences of Shakespeare, Double puzzlesThe Man, The Myth, the Legend (life and times of WS) CrosswordWords and Wisdom from the Bard (Quotes from characters) AcrosticThe World was his stage (Settings of plays) word scrambleInspiration from the Bard (modern influences in art) MatchingLast Conquest (final clues to unlock) Cryptogr
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Things Fall Apart Reading Questions (w/Answers)
There are probably many reading questions out there for Things Fall Apart, but I wanted to offer my students questions that focus more on analysis and the big messages than on basic comprehension, so that is what this is. I have twenty questions here; I usually ask my students to respond to ten, but all twenty are great for discussion or socratic seminar. Questions focus on culture, irony, and the tragic figure. There is one question that asks the students to reflect on something from Oedipus Re
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Wolf by Loren Eiseley-Week of Lessons and Argument Writing (Distance Learning)
Adapted from Junior Great Books, this week of lessons takes students through several readings of "Wolf," an autobiographical essay by Loren Eiseley. Students will practice questioning and responding to interpretive and evaluative questions. The lessons culminate in a shared inquiry discussion where students then craft an argument writing piece. Critical thinking is at the center of these lessons.Included in this purchase:Comprehension check questions and answersCluster questions for building co
Grades:
6th - 12th
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Multimodal Unit: Text - Movie - Historical Themes in Literature
Overview5 Classes with 4 homework assignments used to discuss Kipling and British Imperialism. This multimodal unit uses a short story, a poem, a movie, and non-fiction literary and historical analysis to teach how to interpret a story for symbolism and compare that story’s themes across media. Materials IncludedPDF Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by KiplingHistorical and Literary analysis PDFsVideo link to Chuck Jones’s Rikki-Tikki-TaviWhippoorwill Notation Sheet - be sure to allow your students to fill this
Grades:
7th - 12th
World Café Editable Forms (editable and fillable resource)
Small group discussion, called World Cafe, allows students to discuss the activity or topic with students in your class with whom they do not typically interact. This resource includes the following forms:-Table Host-Scaffolded-Word Café Notes and reflection -Ticket Out the Door Write ONE comment or idea that you thought was particularly insightful during the World Café activity.
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
A Modest Proposal Presentation and Study Guide
Looking for an incredibly thought provoking topic? How about Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal. That's right! The letter Swift wrote suggesting upper class citizen consume the children of the lower classes is a great way to teach satire and engage students in meaningful discussion in the process.
This lesson comes with a twelve-slide presentation, the full text of A Modest Proposal, and a study guide with an answer key!
Grades:
7th - 12th
A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry/CCSS Aligned Reading Guide
This is a CCSS aligned study guide for the short story, A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry that includes everything you need for a comprehensive unit on the story. This guide includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, analytical questions, author's style analysis, literary device analysis, and real-world connection analysis. This guide covers RL.9-RL.10 standards along with W.9-W.10 standards.** During this time when we are out of school and engaging with our students online and in a distanc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Great Expectations Socratic Seminar English, British Literature
This Socratic seminar helps students explore the themes of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. It comes with instructions for you, pre-discussion questions students must answer/ research and answers for each of the questions for you with relevant quotes from the text.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Hamlet Video (1 only) by Spike Literature
Let Spike Literature's "EDU-taining" Clipped Classic Hamlet Video provide background insights and analysis for both the teacher and student of one of Shakespeare's most recognizable works. Satisfies many CCSS and PBL standards.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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