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High school close reading lesson videos
Mastering Close Reading: A Virtual Professional Development Workshop
This bundle is a series of workshop trainings designed to support teachers in mastering their instructional skills in teaching Close Reading. All videos from the workshop are included in this bundle and you retain access to this course for a lifetime. Watch the videos in this order for the best experience:Training One: An OverviewTraining Two: Selecting the Passage (Part 1)Training Three: Selecting the Passage (Part 2)Training Four: Writing Annotation Guidelines and Choosing SkillsTraining
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7th - 12th
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6:27
Masque of the Red Death Full CCSS Unit with Symbolism
This is a rigorous (and spooky) Common Core unit that pairs literary and informational texts together so you can masterfully teach your students to close read a variety of texts. Includes a free instructional powerpoint to help teachers guide their scholars and an instructional video to guide teachers through the lessons.
This text pairs well with other short stories by Edgar Allen Poe like the “Tell- Tale Heart” for an awesome Halloween themed mini-unit. You can also pair short stories with
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9th - 12th
The Pedestrian, complete lesson, no prep sub plans
NO PREP NEEDED!Attention Teachers! Do you have an upcoming short story unit? Or do you have the need for QUICK AND EASY SUB PLANS? Download this easy to use Video Lesson today! Included: Video of THE PEDESTRIAN (where I read and pause every 2-3 paragraphs to check for comprehension/analysis), a GOOGLE DOC for students to record answers, and the answer key. You must have gmail/ google docs in order to edit. Or you can just download and print, they can handwrite answers! See PREVIEW!⭐️This video i
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10th - 12th
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2024 March Madness 8 song edition
I have done March Madness for years now, but I always struggled with time. This year I cut it down to 8 works. It was perfect. I chose current songs and new poems as well. My students would preview each work, we would discuss, and then they would update their notes. Eventually, we had a winner!
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6th - 9th
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Climate Change Informational Text Reading Passages and Activities Bundle
These 5 mini lessons are complete digital lessons with no-prep activities using Google Slides. The lesson activities include video instruction, informational text article, close reading, comprehension, and writing a summarizing paragraph. The lessons have accommodations built right into the activities and the videos will engage reluctant readers. Great lessons and activities for Earth Day!Topics in the bundle include: Carbon footprint, Climate change, Green cities, Greenhouse gases, and Global w
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6th - 9th
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Faux Movie Trailer: The Tell-Tale Heart Trial (lesson hook)
Is the narrator of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" sane/guilty or insane/not guilty of murder? Teachers and students both *love* the experience of debating this question, which rests on the legal definition of insanity and a close and careful reading of a beautifully complex and chilling short story.
Here's a 1-min video that frames this inquiry in the most dramatic way possible: a trailer for a horror movie in which students (the audience) must determine the fate of the narrator.
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7th - 10th
Carbon Footprint Informational Text Reading Passage and Activities
This mini lesson is a complete digital lesson with no-prep activities using Google Slides. The lesson activities include video instruction, informational text article, close reading, comprehension, and writing a summarizing paragraph. The lesson has accommodations built right into the activities and the videos will engage reluctant readers. Great for Earth Day!Each lesson includes:preview of lesson activities short video lesson with key words previewedshort informational text reading passage wit
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Climate Change Informational Text Reading Passages and Activities Bundle
Aint' I a Woman Speech: Video Quiz & Analysis of Persuasion w/ KEY
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" is rich with persuasive techniques of logical and emotional appeal. This lesson contains a link to an EdPuzzle Video quiz with Alfre Woodard reading the speech. You can assign students to complete independently or show as a class and have students respond with raised hands or cards with numbers on them for multiple choice.Following the video, students complete a close reading of the speech identifying her use of persuasive appeals.For more lessons, tools, uni
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8th - 12th
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Renaissance Informational Text Reading Passages and Activities Bundle
These 5 high interest and engaging mini lessons are complete digital and interactive lessons with no prep activities using Google Slides. The lessons have accommodations built right into the activities. The videos and photos will engage reluctant readers.Lessons in this bundle include: The Renaissance, Renaissance Art of Albrecht Durer, William Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, and Letters from Galileo's Daughter.Each Micro-learning Deck includes:lesson engager, objectives, and preview of lesson a
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7th - 10th
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American English Pronunciation Course(part1)|Close Reading |Reading Ielts
The American English Pronunciation Course focuses on practicing and perfecting the individual sounds of English. It covers all the vowel and consonant sounds, with exercises to help you differentiate similar sounds (ex. sit / seat) and work on difficult sounds (ex. TH).Here’s how the Pronunciation & Shadowing Courses will help you:Listen & repeat words & phrases to practice all the sounds of American EnglishLearn to make the difference between similar sounds (ex. bit/beat, ship/chip)
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
8:57
Lessons in Close Reading: an Introduction (Video | Distance Learning)
Close reading is an essential skill in AP Literature and Composition. This 9-minute whiteboard style video introduces students to the concept of close reading and takes them through an example from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. The package includes:a 9-minute whiteboard style mini lesson videothe full transcript of the videoa copy of the passage from A Christmas Carola practice prose passage and a practice poetry passageblank notes page with keysuggested answers for the practice passagesA
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10th - 12th
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First Chapter Friday: "The Donner Dinner Party" by Nathan Hale (Graphic Novel)
First Chapter Friday Introduction to The Donner Dinner Party by Nathan Hale, Book #3 Of "Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales". This graphic novel tells the tragic story Donner-Reed party as the migrated westward to California. The lesson also highlights: the graphic novel format, literary devices flashback and flashforward, text features, the Westward Expansion, and credible sources.Added Interactive "Dashboard" Image embed codes to Lesson Instructions. (4/26/2021). Slide Titles:Graphic Novel FormatT
Grades:
6th - 12th
Harlem Renaissance Informational Text Reading Passage and Activities
This mini lesson is a complete digital lesson with no-prep activities using Google Slides. The lesson activities include video instruction, informational text article, close reading, and writing a summarizing paragraph. The lesson has accommodations built right into the activities and the videos will engage reluctant readers.Each lesson includes:video lessonsshort informational text reading passage with audiocomprehension activitiesquick write activity with writing template and word bankThe les
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6th - 9th
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Determine Importance and Infer with a Pixar Short
This activity uses the Pixar Short "One Man Band" and guiding questions to help students determine important events and then make inferences about what is happening. It includes a QR code and link, so students can use their own device if desired.
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7th - 10th
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19:13
Rhetorical Analysis Practice: "The Other Side" from The Greatest Showman
Rhetorical analysis can be a struggle for many students, so giving them plenty of experience and practice is key. This lesson gives students the opportunity to practice these skills with the song "The Other Side" from the film The Greatest Showman.PT Barnum (Hugh Jackman) is in a bind: his show is finding success, but there’s little to no buy-in from the wealthy elite. Barnum needs a wider audience to bring in more revenue to his show, so he’s decided to reach out to a young, up-and-coming ma
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: AP® Language & Composition: Sampler Bundle
Tracking Thinking: Reading Character Traits Mini Lesson for Middle School BUNDLE
Looking for a mini lesson or sub lesson on characters traits for middle school, high school or even adult learners? Here's your answer! This 7-minute video and 8-page printable combo offers students guidance on how to make inferences and track their thinking with Post-It notes. 20% discount as a bundle. The example here is on character analysis.Why will this download help you?Give students a reason to notice writer's techniques as they readInk-saving black-and-white printable students can keep f
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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19:45
Mastering Close Reading: Side by Side Passages for Compare and Contrast
Looking for a way to shake up close reading without fully going off the rails? Try side-by-side close reading for a new way of looking at two parts of a text at once. In this segment of the Mastering Close Reading video workshop series, learn to use the foundational components of a successful close reading lesson – select and narrow the passage(s), write the analysis question first, further narrow the focus with annotation directions – and continue building reading and analysis skills with a fr
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Mastering Close Reading: A Virtual Professional Development Workshop
Middle Ages Informational Text Reading Passages and Activities Bundle
These 6 high interest and engaging mini lessons are complete digital and interactive lessons with no prep activities using Google Slides. The lessons have accommodations built right into the activities. The videos and photos will engage reluctant readers.Lessons in this bundle include: Magna Carta, Life in Ancient Rome, Medieval City, Medieval Knights, Black Death and Vikings Song.Each Micro-learning Deck includes:lesson engager, objectives, and preview of lesson activities video lesson informat
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6th - 9th
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33:43
Mastering Close Reading: Selecting Annotation Directions and Focus Skills
Already watched days one and two of the Mastering Close Reading workshop series? Feeling confident in choosing & narrowing close reading passages? This video from day three of the workshop teaches you how to narrow even further and build a powerful close reading lesson using backward planning and annotation directions. Using the novel in verse Clap Where You Land as a model, learn to know the question you will ask students to write about at the end of the lesson FIRSTnarrow down what student
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Mastering Close Reading: A Virtual Professional Development Workshop
A Lesson on Stereotypes: "The Danger of a Single Story" - video, discussion
This lesson allows students to open up to one another about stereotypes by watching the amazing TedTalk “The Danger of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The lesson includes the whole class watching the video. (video link included)The worksheet includes a script for the video that students can annotate and mark as they listen in preparation for the group discussion.The group discussion encourages students to share experiences and opinions with one another in a small Socratic approach.M
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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26:07
Mastering Close Reading: Selecting the Passage (Part 2)
Set up for success: how to choose a close reading passageSuccessful close reading lessons all begin with the same critical component: passage selection! If you are new to this practice, become paralyzed with making choices, or have tried close reading with “meh” results, these two videos from the Mastering Close Reading video workshop series provide the foundation from which you can transform your close reading instruction. This video is a continuation of Part 1 focusing on the following...Part
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Mastering Close Reading: A Virtual Professional Development Workshop
Supplemental Texts for "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" Unit
This folder contains articles, videos, and annotation examples centered on "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie. Most of these are typically used at the front end of our unit to help provide context to the text. **Due to the nature of Alexie's text and his biography, there are difficult subjects addressed in these resources, including Native American boarding schools, abuse in the school system, and harmful stereotypes. I would advise being intentional with how you pre
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Complete "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" Unit!
Green Cities Informational Text Reading Passage and Activities
This mini lesson is a complete digital lesson with no-prep activities using Google Slides. The lesson activities include video instruction, informational text article, close reading, comprehension, and writing a summarizing paragraph. The lesson has accommodations built right into the activities and the videos will engage reluctant readers. Great for Earth Day!Each lesson includes:preview of lesson activities short video lesson with key words previewedshort informational text reading passage wit
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Climate Change Informational Text Reading Passages and Activities Bundle
Black Death Informational Text Reading Passage and Activities
This mini lesson is a complete digital lesson with no-prep activities using Google Slides. The lesson activities include video instruction, informational text article, vocabulary, close reading, and writing a summarizing paragraph. The lesson has accommodations built right into the activities and the videos will engage reluctant readers.Each lesson includes:video lessonshort reading passage with audiocomprehension activitiesquick write activity with writing template and word bankThe lesson offe
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Informational Text Reading Passages and Activities Bundle
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