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Common Core RL.8.4 resources for homeschool under $5
The Veldt, Ray Bradbury Short Story Worksheets + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive
If your students can’t go an hour without looking at their phones, they need to read “The Veldt.”Ray Bradbury’s chilling futuristic short story, “The Veldt,” gives us a glimpse of a world where children love their devices more than their families. Sound familiar? This compelling 90-minute lesson will get your students reading, thinking, and discussing the consequences of our tech-dependent culture. The materials (5-page PDF with links to online media and Google Drive versions of all student hand
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8th - 11th
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Halloween Figurative Language Pumpkin Activity : Color By Number ELA
This Halloween, use this fun and interactive color by number ELA activity to review and reinforce figurative language including similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Students will color a jack o' lantern pumpkin after solving a figurative language puzzle. Great for fall seasonal parties and halloween parties. You will want to use this student-centered activity for years to come! Included: question sheet with figurative language tasksblank coloring sheeta
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Color by Number Activities Bundle | Figurative Language & more!
Outsiders Introductory Lecture, S.E. Hinton The Outsiders, Prezi & Google Slides
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGrab every eye in the room with this gorgeous 38-slide introduction lecture that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch your study of S.E. Hinton’s classic novel, The Outsiders.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make The Outsiders’ characters and themes relevant to your students (15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch the 30-minute lecture which covers S.E. Hinton’s background, the time peri
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7th - 10th
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Pop Music Song Lyrics and Classic Poetry, Compare & Contrast, PDF & Google Drive
Use this two-day poetry lesson to help your students connect modern music/song lyrics to classic poetry. On the first day, students will compare and contrast the song, “Stereo Hearts,” by Gym Class Heroes, to Robert Burns’ classic poem, “A Red, Red Rose.” Both poems use simile and metaphor to describe the feeling of falling in love. On the second day, students will compare and contrast The Script’s song, “Breakeven,” with Edmund Spenser’s “Sonnet 30,” as both works discuss the paradox of emotion
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8th - 11th
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison
"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
Fahrenheit 451 Question Set, Analysis, Ray Bradbury, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use this package of questions covering Ray Bradbury’s modern American novel, Fahrenheit 451, to pull your students into the text and inspire them to think deeply about Bradbury’s themes.This packet includes student handouts with detailed questions (plot points, inference, and personal connections) covering all three sections of Guy Montag’s dystopian journey. A separate 8-page detailed answer key is also included, of course. (A total of 13 pages in PDF format plus a Google Drive version for onli
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Gift of the Magi” by American writer O. Henry, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the text, and provide opportunities for creative writing. This two-day lesson plan includes a beautifully illustrated copy of the story, an 8-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and two options for creative writing assignments with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own O
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7th - 10th
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"Thank You Ma'am" Langston Hughes story, literary analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use this classic short story, “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes detailed instructions, a six-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and an optional writing activity that shows students step-by-step how to build a powerful introductory paragraph to any literary analysis essay. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for
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8th - 11th
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The Scarlet Ibis, James Hurst Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the heartbreaking story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This three-day lesson plan includes a 7-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters), a pre-writing organizing task that will get your students to dig back into the text and organize symbolic elements (also with answer key), and a literary analysis writing assignment where students will examine Hurst’s use of symbolism to support his them
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8th - 11th
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Shakespearean Sonnet, Iambic Pentameter + Creative Writing, PDF & Google Drive
Get your students excited about Shakespeare with this introduction to the Bard’s sonnet structure and iambic pentameter. Every eye in the room will be glued to the vibrant, information-packed slides in this poetry presentation. This 28-slide deck (downloads in both Prezi and Google Slides format) includes detailed descriptions of iambic pentameter, iams, rhyme scheme, and Shakespeare's sonnet structure. Skills are put into practice with a close look at Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130. You can use the s
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8th - 11th
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Identify & Analyze Mood & Tone in Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Activity
Who doesn't love the absolute creepy, terrifying mood that Edgar Allan Poe creates in his stories! And "The Tell-Tale Heart" is one of his finest works. It's the perfect text to analyze and study during the month of October and Halloween! Set the mood and spark interest w/ this harrowing poem by the king of horror himself. This 31-page Mood and Tone bundle for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" includes:* 3-page original text of Edgar Allan Poe's original short story* 8 pages of literary an
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7th - 9th
Poetry Annotation - How to Annotate a Poem Guide Instructions & Assignment
Poetry annotation is an important skill for students to master, and this ready-to-use resource guides students through the entire process of how to annotate a poem. Analyzing poetry is very challenging for students, but with this step-by-step guide, your students will feel totally confident annotating any poem they encounter during your poetry unit. This resource goes through all of the practical steps that students must take when analyzing and annotating a poem, and there is absolutely no prep
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Back to School First Day Jitters Reader's Theater Script for Grades 4-8
First Day Jitters? If you love the back-to-school book First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg, your students will love performing the reader's theater script even more. Based on the events from the silly picture book, I have created a reader's theater and reading literature toolkit that BIG KIDS will love to perform in those first days of school.This First Day Jitters for BIG KIDS resource includes:• 2-page 4-character reader's theater script• context clue word work• reader response questions• po
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: Text-Based Reader's Theater and Read Aloud Activities Bundle
Saki “The Storyteller” Short Story Literary Analysis & Irony, PDF & Google Drive
Use these materials to reinforce students’ understanding of the three types of irony (situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony) and facilitate a deep reading and discussion of Saki’s attention-grabbing short story, “The Storyteller.”This 10-page PDF package (with Google Drive versions of all student handouts) includes:• Step-by-step suggested lesson procedure (can be left as an emergency sub plan!) with high-quality audiobook link• Warm-up grid worksheet where students determine wheth
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7th - 10th
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Context Clues Worksheets for Middle School High School Printable and Digital
Using context clues, Students learn new words with these digital or print worksheets. Practice context clues to increase vocabulary! Several different context clues activities for students to do fir a great review or quick substitute work. Students define context clues, determine meanings of words in context, and write sentences using context clues. Answer key included. Has context clues text signals reference sheets and reading passages with context clues are engaging worksheets for test prep.
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7th - 10th
Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell, Short Story Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the classic short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This three-day lesson plan includes the full-text 9-page story (public domain), an 8-question student handout (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters), a simile hunt worksheet (also with answer key), and an optional direct/indirect characterization activity. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for ad
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8th - 11th
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Figurative Language Quiz : Print and Self-Grading Google Form
Use this figurative language quiz for a quick check of your students. They will read and identify examples of metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and onomatopoeia. Located on Google forms, this product is 100% digital and self-grading! A printable PDF is also included in your purchase.This Download Contains:Self-grading Google forms version of quizPrintable PDF version of fill-in-the-blank quizAnswer KeyYou Might Also Like:Differentiated ELA Activities: Color by NumberText Struc
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4th - 8th
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Literary Analysis Collaborative Poster for Novels, Short Stories, Fables
This Literary Analysis Collaborative Poster Activity will have your students working together on analyzing a text. Are you working on short stories or a novel study with your students? Would you like your students to look deeper into the novel, chapter, short story, myth or fable? This is just the resource for you! This worksheet and collaborative poster give your students an opportunity to work together. Each of your students can work on a piece of the collaborative poster-protagonist and a
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Literature Activities Bundle, Oh My!
Outsiders Close Reading Materials for 4 Chapters, S.E. Hinton The Outsiders CCSS
Help your students learn how to dig deep into analyzing text with these four close reading lessons to use with chapters 2, 4, 6, and 10 of S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders.Each of the four lessons includes a student handout of a select bit of text with generous margins to allow for students to annotate the selection with their thoughts, ideas, and/or questions. After students are given 8-to-10 minutes to finish their annotations, pull the class back together to annotate a copy of the material
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7th - 10th
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Song Titles | Main Idea and Symbolism | Language Arts Worksheets
Songs and song lyrics are so important to teens, and this is one of my students' favorite lessons all year. Teenagers - actual teenagers - have complimented me on this lesson plan. That was a wow-factor for me, because I really didn't expect quite that much love when I developed the lesson. Every time I teach it, I hear comments such as: "We should do this kind of thing more often," "Of all your classes, this one is my favorite so far," etc. Quite a few get so involved, they ask to work on it at
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8th - 11th
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Common Core English Exam Reading and Vocabulary Assessment
English reading assessment and vocabulary diagnostic test with answer keys. (Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for reading-literature, reading literary non-fiction, writing, and language skills)
Assess your students reading proficiency with this exam, which includes:
-Short reading passage with 8 multiple choice questions
-Long non-fiction reading passage with 18 multiple choice questions and one writing response
-Seven multiple choice questions over literary elements
-Twenty-one m
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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The Feather Pillow Horacio Quiroga, Lit. Analysis + Non-Fiction PDF & Google App
Introduce your students to Horacio Quiroga, a master of suspense who will forever change the way they look at their pillows and mattresses with his famous story of everyday horror, “The Feather Pillow.”This 9-page PDF (with Google Drive version of all student handouts) includes:• Suggested lesson procedure page• Full text of “The Feather Pillow,” a wonderfully creepy public domain short story by Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga. (English translation)• Handout of questions/discussion starters for
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8th - 11th
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Figurative Language Color by Number
Use this Figurative Language Activity Color by Number to have your student review figurative devices. Check out this engaging color-by-number activity! Normally, reviewing figurative language in pen and paper style can be rather, well, mundane and boring. I tried to take a relatively common review and make it into a review activity that is fun, colorful, and engaging!In this activity, your students will review the terms with 20 questions on simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, idiom,
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6th - 8th
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SciFi Short Story & Artificial Intelligence Movie Analysis AI Google Drive & PDF
Tap into students' interest in artificial intelligence tools, like ChatGPT and DALL-E, and teach them how to “read” a movie in just the same way that we closely read literature. This five-day lesson begins with a study of Brian Aldiss’ short story, “Supertoys Last All Summer Long,” and continues will a full-movie viewing and analysis of A.I. Artificial Intelligence, a 2001 film directed by Steven Spielberg and inspired by Aldiss' science fiction short story. After analyzing Aldiss’ futuristic ta
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8th - 11th
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