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Common Core RL.8.1 homeschool curriculum microsofts
The Giver Final Project: Essay Argumentative Speech Lois Lowry Paragraph Writing
In need of an engaging essay/ final assessment for The Giver by Lois Lowry? This is a highly engaging persuasive speech essay activity that will take 4-5, one-hour class periods to complete. This is an engaging alternative to a traditional essay for The Giver: Students write from the perspective of Jonas, arguing to do away with the harsh restrictions of the community. Students craft a 6 paragraph speech (introduction, 4 body paragraphs, and conclusion). The four body paragraphs include the foll
Grades:
5th - 9th
Halloween "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe Gr. 6-9
What better way to celebrate Halloween than by reading “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe? This timeless gothic horror is just what you and your students need to get in the mood for Halloween and all things that go bump in the night!
These lesson plans include the poem, a study guide for individual or group work, summarization of the poem by stanzas and vocabulary PowerPoint presentations for elements of poetry arranged in the ExC-ELL format. A quiz/test is included with modifications noted by two
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Analyze a Theme in Literature
This Common Core reading comprehension lesson covers determining a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot, and providing an objective summary of the text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. Underlining within the passages may vary by student. Student explanations should use textual evidence to suppo
Grades:
7th - 9th
CCSS 8th Grade ELA Curriculum Pacing Guide Year Long
8th grade, year long in 4 quarters, CCSS used in Ohio, all of ELA
Grades:
8th, Staff
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - ALL 4 LESSON PRESENTATIONS & HANDOUTS
These are the 4 lesson PRESENTATIONS & HANDOUTS based on "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson.The structure of the lessons are based on the principles of bloom's taxonomy and are fully aligned with KS3/KS4 and Common Core Standards.The 4 lessons include:Cover questionsVocabulary Builder with all new words supplied from the context of the novelAuthor examinationCharacter and setting tasksComprehension questionsUse of alliterationAuthor's use of sensesTraditional e
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Sci-Fi & Dystopian Fiction - Genre Lessons (Brave New World)
Over the course of four lessons aimed at middle schoolers and homeschoolers, students will learn about the science fiction and dystopian fiction genres while engaging with extracts of Aldous Huxley's seminal work 'Brave New World'. Students will:-Develop an understanding of the context and plot;-Read and comprehend extracts from the story;-Analyse the story to build a P.E.E. paragraph;-Before finally applying the story to a short creative project.Students will additionally learn about stop motio
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Lamb to the Slaughter Short Story Lesson Plan
Thrill your students with this intriguing short story by Ronald Dahl! Lesson plan includes full short story, vocabulary terms and exercise, relevant literary devices, and nine higher order thinking (HOT) discussion questions. This packet can be completed independently or discussed in class. Questions are designed to encourage students to develop their own analysis of the story and characters. All of my lesson plans are designed to extract as much intellectual value as possible from each text wit
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Melt - by Ele Fountain - Theme Reflection Questions
This activity is for students to complete after they read Melt, by Ele Fountain. Readers will analyze seven different themes/major ideas from the story by answering guided questions. This activity can be used as an assessment or an activity.
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5th - 8th
Drama in The Literacy Classroom - Monologue Writing & Performance
Over the course of 3 lessons, students will read 'The Room in the Tower' by E.F. Benson and Rudyard Kipling. Students will analyse the character of Mrs. Stone. Students will use the reading comprehension and analysis to guide them as they devise and perform a monologue.Each lesson is structured using Bloom's Taxonomy and student-centered learning. This mini unit is ideal for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and homeschoolers.This lesson pairs with the Write & Perform a Radio Play (Script wr
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Drama in The Literacy Classroom - Writing & Performance Bundle
The Tell-Tale Heart: Distance Learning using Constructing Meaning(CM) Strategies
A lot of thought went into this resource. I created this after going to the constructing meaning training. What is included: * Short story "The Tale-Tale Heart" with side sections for guided reading questions. Audio Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvrG4E4CtZM&list=LLB7iW3NUx31AKhEJR8neeBw&index=20&t=0s*Writing prompt* 3 pages filled with sentence frames and side tips that will literally guide students step by step as to what is required for each component of the paragraph. * Wr
Grades:
7th - 10th
The Woman in Black - COMPLETE 5 LESSON SLIDESHOW
These are the complete 5 lesson presentations based on "The Woman in Black" by Susan Hill.The structure of the lessons are based on the principles of bloom's taxonomy and are fully aligned with KS3 and Common Core Standards.The 5 lessons include:Cover questionsVocabulary Builder with all new words supplied from the context of the novelPathetic fallacy taskComparison of the narrator's language and contemporary languageDiscussion of Gothic FictionThe use of cliches in chapter 1Writer's use of verb
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: The Woman in Black - BUNDLE - 5 LESSON SLIDESHOW AND HANDOUT
On Lewis Carroll
Tan Lin writes a rather straightforward author biography of Lewis Carroll for Barnes and Noble Classics edition of Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. I have added context vocabulary as well as two inference questions to go along with the two paragraph biography. 1- Why do you think the Lin found it important to mention that Dodgson’s relationship with young girls was innocent?2- Why would it have been important to Dodgson to publish under two different names in a ti
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Grades:
8th - 10th
Melt by Ele Fountain - text connections (during reading)
This graphic organizer is for students to fill in as they read the book Melt. Readers will find text-text, text-self, and text-world connections
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Guided Discussion with Excerpts from The CROSSOVER by Kwame Alexander
This can be used as a guide for a group discussion or as individual assignments. This resource includes two excerpts from CROSSOVER with questions to guide a discussion or for independent work.
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Grades:
4th - 10th
The Young Benjamin Franklin, Book 2: "Ben at Twelve"
Are you interested in helping your students understand what life was like during colonial days? "Ben at Twelve" is the second book in the Young Benjamin Franklin series that investigates what happened during his youth that made Dr. Franklin into the man he became--printer, scientist, inventor, patriot, and founding father. It presents colonial trades as an integrated part of the story. When he was twelve years old, young Ben had been working in his father's soap and candle shop for two years eve
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Young Benjamin Franklin, Book 3: "Ben at Fifteen"
Benjamin Franklin was a fascinating individual. The 6-book series, The Young Benjamin Franklin, explores what happened in his childhood and youth that made him the man he became--printer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, patriot, and founding father. During Ben's fifteenth year in 1721 several significant things happened: his older brother started a unique newspaper, Ben discovered new ways to find things to read, and a terrible epidemic of smallpox stirred up a vicious controversy about the innov
Grades:
4th - 8th
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - ALL 4 LESSON PRESENTATIONS
These are the 4 lesson PRESENTATIONS based on "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson.Make sure to download the CLASS HANDOUTS also. Every class handout closely follows the PRESENTATION.The structure of the lessons are based on the principles of bloom's taxonomy and are fully aligned with KS3/KS4 and Common Core Standards.The 4 lessons include:Cover questionsVocabulary Builder with all new words supplied from the context of the novelAuthor examinationCharacter and setti
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - ALL 4 LESSON PRESENTATIONS & HANDOUTS
Literary Analysis Project
This lesson is a culminating project to be used after completing a novel with your class. It includes: a written essay, multi-media project, and class presentation. This project can be used for any novel, and can also be used for Homeschool.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Theme and Characterization: Long Distance Learning:Google Classroom
Here is a quick worksheet, I created for my students that are working from home. It is a review for them since they had previously done practice with theme and characterization; it provides them with short story excerpts + sentence frames that require them to use textual evidence along with explanations.Easy enough to put into Google Classroom.* Short stories were taken from https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/. However, formatting and sentence frames were created by yours truly.
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - FREE LESSON 1 PRESENTATION
This is the first FREE lesson PRESENTATION of 4 based on "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson.The structure of the lessons are based on the principles of bloom's taxonomy and are fully aligned with KS3/KS4 and Common Core Standards.The first free lesson is based on the 2 chapters of the novel, it includes:Cover questionsVocabulary Builder with all new words supplied from the context of the novelAuthor examinationCharacter and setting tasksComprehension questionsUse o
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Daily Comprehension: 4W's
Allow students to reflect on the class's reading and discussionHave kids demonstrate reading comprehensionHave students create a "Study Guide" using the main W's of summarizationHave students create a sequential summarization packet to frame important parts of a story
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Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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