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High school close reading lessons for Easel
Connotation and Denotation Activities for Middle School Connotation Worksheets
Make teaching the difference between connotation and denotation straightforward and easy for middle school students, in printable worksheet format or digital. This scaffolded lesson includes an introduction to connotation and denotation, activities and worksheets to practice connotation of words, and practice with conotative meaning in a passage. This is a complete lesson plan and student materials for introducing and practicing connotation and denotation. This lesson on connotation and denotat
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7th - 9th
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Christmas Activities Winter Holiday Parody and Satire Song Exercise
CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW. Christmas and the winter holiday season have wonderful traditions, including festive holiday songs and carols. This unique, engaging lesson plan uses favorite Winter holiday songs to facilitate students' understanding of parody and satire. Students will listen and sing along with classic holiday songs and then analyze humorous parodies/satires of those original songs. After analyzing other satires, studens will create their own parodies/satires of holiday songs to shar
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7th - 12th
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The Sniper Short Story Unit Reading Comprehension, Citing Text Evidence Practice
Looking for a short story unit that carefully guides your students to a deep understanding of "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty? This ready to print short story unit gives you everything you need to teach "The Sniper" and will give your students plenty of practice citing textual evidence, determining and analyzing theme, analyzing figurative language and writing about a text. In this short story unit, your studeents will cover numerous ELA standards in depth, progressing from literal comprehensio
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
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Song, Poem Paired Text Analysis Lessons - "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou, Tupac
Literary analysis is less intimidating with these paired text analysis lesson plans for Maya Angelou's poem and Tupac's song "Still I Rise." Detailed, CCSS-aligned lesson plans integrate close reading, text-based writing, and research skills, making this digital & print resource both engaging and worthwhile. There are three lesson plans in this product that build upon each other. The timing of the activities may be adjusted to fit the needs of your classroom/students, and one “lesson” may a
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts Lesson with Short Stories - The Most Dangerous Game and The Lottery
This "paired passages" lesson encourages students to practice annotation, story analysis, synthesis, and essay writing. Students complete close readings of Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game” and Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery.” Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings, consider and compare themes, and write a short literary analysis essay. The lesson includes handouts with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies, which provide scaffolding for diverse
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9th - 12th
Paired Texts - Ain't I a Woman and Phenomenal Woman - Essay Writing Test Prep
In this lesson, students complete close readings of a speech by Sojourner Truth and a poem by Maya Angelou. Then, they synthesize their understanding of the texts and write a short analytical essay requiring them to consider and compare central ideas and themes. This 20-page resource includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual reading guides-think aloud with sample annotation passage-text of the speech-links to aud
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7th - 11th
Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Close Reading Journal for Independent Reading or Homework, Middle & High School
Use the 14 mini-lessons in this easy-to-use Close Reading Journal with any book! This Print and Go resource contains two full weeks of flexible dialectical close reading journal entries that focus on the literary elements of character, conflict, setting, cause/effect and theme. This close reading journal is designed to be flexible for the teachers as follows: ⭐ Use with any book!⭐ Can be used during independent reading, to guide mini-lessons during literature circles, or as instruction for a c
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7th - 10th
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Understanding Historical Dating: BC, AD, CE, BCE, Circa, Historic, Historical
Students will read about historical dating terms and use such as BC, AD, CE, BCE, Circa, Historic, Historical, Decade, and Century. They will learn about the debate over using BC and AD vs.CE and BCE. There is a quiz that includes matching terms to definitions, fill in the blank, and a critical thinking question. There are 6 pages in this document. Two of them are student content pages.
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5th - 12th
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Plato Explained: Allegory of the Cave in Plain Language for Students Middle & HS
If you want to teach philosophy to young people, use this lesson plan that introduces students to Plato's theory of reality. I was inspired to create this resource when I retold the story of Plato's allegory of the cave (from The Republic) in plain language. In this story, Plato imagines a world where one man wakes up and questions what is real and what is not real. Have your students read this story with you and use my handy dandy comprehension questions and discussion activities to lead your s
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6th - 10th
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Anagram Mini-Lesson Long Way Down by J. Reynolds
This mini lesson is meant to be used to teach students about anagrams and how they can help understand the theme from the verse novel, Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. This product includes:a teacher guide with different ideas for using the producta student notes pagea student activity sheetan extension activityThe great thing about this product is the flexibility to use it how it best suits your classroom!It can work for an in-person, hybrid, or distance learning classroom!
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7th - 9th
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Julius Caesar Act 2 Reading Guide w/ Questions, Quotes, & Analysis for Act II
In this challenging and engaging Act II literature guide, students answer questions analyzing the plot, characters and language for each scene, analyze the idea of preventing power abuse and Shakespeare’s structural choices, explore and interpret three significant quotations, and make substantiated predictions for Act III of Julius Caesar. A complete answer key is included! All materials are available in PDF to print and writeable in Google Slides. ➡️ Please click the PREVIEW above for a closer
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9th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Act 3 Reading Guide w/ Questions, Quotes, & Analysis for Act III
This tried and true guide contains questions analyzing the plot, characters and language for each scene. Students compare and contrast the honesty in the famous speeches given by Brutus and Antony over Caesar’s body. Students also analyze the rhetorical success of Antony’s manipulation of both the plebeians and the conspirators. Students explore and interpret three significant quotations, and make substantiated predictions for Act IV of Julius Caesar. A complete answer key is included. Materials
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10th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Naming Myself and My Name - Essay Writing
Prepare students to write a literary analysis essay with this lesson. Students first complete close readings of the poem "Naming Myself" by Barbara Kingsolver and the excerpt "My Name" from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Then, they synthesize their understanding of the texts, consider and compare themes, and complete a prose constructed response.This resource includes the following: explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidethink aloud
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Our Town (Thornton Wilder) Unit Plan for AP Literature and Composition
This unit for the play Our Town is specifically designed for an AP Literature and Composition students. Many of the activities are geared specifically as exam prep; however a number of lesson could be adapted for classes that are not preparing to take the AP Literature Exam. I often use this unit later in the year when the AP exam is getting close. They would work equally well early in the school year when you want to familiarize students with parts of the exam.This unit includes two weeks wo
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Big AP Literature and Composition Bundle
The Tell-Tale Heart: Cite Textual Evidence Print and Digital
The Tell-Tale Heart:Cite Evidence Print and Digital for Distance LearningThis is a complete lesson plan, with both a print and digital version, for citing evidence to support analysis of what the text says using Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.” This lesson plan on citing evidence to support analysis includes all student materials and an answer key.This lesson should ideally be a second or third read of “The Tell-Tale Heart” and students who are most familiar with the plot of the story an
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8th - 10th
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The Gettysburg Address | Annotation, Parallel Structure, & Rhetorical Précis
With a focus on parallel structure and repetition, this 9 page document contains an annotation-friendly version of the text, an annotated key, and a rhetorical precis wordbank and template.Since it's so short, I always do MULTIPLE reads of "The Gettysburg Address." There is a good audio version on YouTube from Jeff Daniels as well. After the first de-coding read, I discuss why Lincoln structured his speech the way he did. The three paragraphs signify the past, the present, and the future. Then
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9th - 12th
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THE MAN FROM IRONBARK Banjo Paterson AUSTRALIAN POETRY Close Reading Analysis
This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses THE MAN FROM IRONBARK by Banjo Paterson to help students learn about poetry analysis. This great Australian poem is a funny tale of a rough bushman from a country town who is tricked by the city slickers into thinking his throat has been cut (it hasn't).Workshop takes 2-4 lessons. This poetry analysis booklet can be instantly printed for students. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other
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8th - 11th
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Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the 3 philosophies that influenced Chinese culture; Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism. They will also do close reads and use question starters from Bloom's taxonomy to write three different leveled questions about the influence of these philosophies on China.
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6th - 12th
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The Veldt Ray Bradbury Short Story Lesson Plan
If your students are obsessed with their technology, then they need to read Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt". This dystopian short story addresses what happens when people get too attached to their devices. What's included in "The Veldt" Lesson Plan: ✅ Daily Teacher Notes: notes for 5 days of lessons. Each day includes pre-reading, whole-class instruction, and independent practice suggestions as well as materials needed and standards addressed.✅ Teacher Notes - Background: Summary of the story and bre
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9th
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Also included in: High School Short Story Unit Bundle
Here's Why We Celebrate Labor Day - Reading Comprehension - Key Included
Non-fiction Article - Why We Celebrate Labor Day- 10 Comprehension Questions - Multiple Choice, Written Response, Compare/Contrast- Key IncludedHigh Interest - This article shares the history of Labor Day and gives additional insight to events most students have never heard of previously. Please "Follow Me" to receive updates or be aware of new resources!
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6th - 10th
Paired Texts - Speech by Patrick Henry and Story by Mark Twain - Essay Writing
Guide your students through close readings of two classic texts: “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry and “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain. Then, facilitate their understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and central themes as they construct connections between the texts and write an analytical essay.This updated product file includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual reading guide and vocabula
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Banjo Paterson WALTZING MATILDA Australian Poetry Analysis
This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses Banjo Paterson's 'WALTZING MATILDA' to help students learn about poetry analysis. This is a great classic Australian song which many voted to have as the National Anthem at one time! It's the story of a happy-go-lucky swagman who just wants to go dancing with his sweetheart.+ TPT DIGITAL Resource Ready!Workshop takes 2-4 lessons. This poetry analysis booklet can be instantly printed for students. Perfect for snippets of analytical th
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9th - 12th
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Macbeth Activities with Quotes and a Graffiti Annotation Lesson Plan and Posters
Draw students into a deep understanding of the text with this Macbeth Quote Exploration Activity. Students analyze significant passages from the text, putting passages in their own words. This is perfect as a Print and Go activity for students to complete in class, at home, individually, or in cooperative groups. Contains 3-4 passages from each act, for a total of 16 significant quotes from the play. The Macbeth Poster Graffiti Activity allows students to explore, analyze and connect with the im
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9th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Act 1 Reading Guide w/ Questions, Characters, Quotes, & Analysis
This Julius Caesar Act I Reading Guide is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's famous play! Students explore quotes, describe the major characters, answer questions, analyze plot, and address characters. Plot parallels with Elizabethan England, a comparison and contrast of Brutus and Cassius, and substantiated predictions for Act II are all addressed! Use as homework or in class, in cooperative groups or individually. A complete answer key is provided! Materials are in PDF to print and writ
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10th - 12th
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