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Literature Common Core CCRA.W.7 rubrics
Shakespeare's Hamlet and The Lion King Comparison Analysis Answer Key Rubrics
Use this lesson for Shakespeare's Hamlet to get students thinking critically, creatively and outside of the box! This lesson compares Disney’s The Lion King to Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Hamlet. Disney's animated film has a number of clearly discernible parallels to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In fact, in the 2004 special release of the The Lion King, the commentary confirms inspiration from the great Shakespeare. This lesson plan will help students draw inferences, make connections and identify
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Short Research Project: Native American Creation Stories
This Short Research Project for Native American Creation Stories is very flexible and very low prep. It could be used to teach MLA and research, review MLA, or in a non English class looking to incorporate research in a fun way! Use it to kick off a unit in an American Literature class. This is also a great assignment in allowing students to gain awareness of other cultures or even their own. Student Experience: Students will research a Native American creation story and design a media presenta
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
Macbeth and Hocus Pocus Analysis Comparison Activity Lesson Project to End Unit
Students trudge through Shakespeare so why not make it a little more fun for them by having them identify similarities between Macbeth and the 1993 Disney film Hocus Pocus. Though Hocus Pocus is not an adaptation of Macbeth there are still a number of similarities with theme, motif and characters and this activity exercises students’ critical thinking skills by requiring them think outside of the box in order to identify the commonalities of the two mediums. This lesson plan is a ZIP file with t
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Drowned City No-Prep Nonfiction Graphic Novel Bundle for Middle School ELA
A no-prep, comprehensive novel study for you! This resource combines four separate resources to provide over 100 pages of Common Core aligned curriculum specifically tailored to the text. The complete unit connects to over 25 ELA standard, models comprehension skills for independent reading, and encourages readers to move beyond the basics. SUMMARYThrough powerful images and compelling first-hand accounts of Hurricane Katrina, Don Brown brings this tragic weather event to life. Drowned City ill
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6th - 8th
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Literature Comparison Activities Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Odyssey Lesson
Teach multiple grade levels? This bundle includes comparative lesson plans for four Common Core exemplar texts that range from ninth to twelfth grade. Have students think critically by comparing mediums with classic literature and modern film! “The Odyssey” with O Brother Where Art Thou?With O Brother Where Art Thou?, a fabulously creative adaptation of “The Odyssey,” students will identify and analyze the key corresponding scenes (links included)! There is also an analysis chart for theme, moti
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
The Crucible: Writing Prompts Constructed Response Practice CCSS
Let me make your life easier. Use these 13 constructed responses to test knowledge of the CCSS standards for The Crucible. They include questions about: theme, characterization, text structure, word use, literary devices, comparison and contrast, conflict, and more. I've also included a handy rubric for easy grading. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.Related Products⛔ The Crucible Bundle Common Core Based⛔ The Cru
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: The Crucible Bundle Common Core Based Distance Learning
Film Appreciation Course Curriculum Guide
This is a course outline and curriculum guide for film appreciation. It includes a course description, rationale, detailed syllabus by unit, bibliography of resources with links to online open source teaching and assessment resources, learning objectives correlated with Common Core and Texas TEKS, assessment evidence chart. There are samples of major assessments and rubrics for three student projects- a student created film blog, a collaborative mise-en-scene and cinematography digital photograp
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8th - 12th
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Hamlet Pre-Reading Research Project
Dive into the wonderful world of Shakespeare with some Hamlet-related research! This is a great way to brush up on MLA citation skills and also gain some background knowledge that will be important for understanding the play.This is a collaborative research project. Students will work together in groups of three to research the following topics:The Five Stages of GriefDepression and Mental HealthThe Life of William ShakespeareThe Divine Right of Kings TheoryThe Globe TheaterThe History of Denmar
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Hamlet Unit
A Doll's House by Ibsen: Mini-Background Research Project
This product is a NO PREP, READY-TO-USE pre-reading mini-research project for A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, and it can be assign individually or as a group presentation. A rubric for the group presentation is included in the packet. Project includes the following:Questions and websites with articles to read about Henrik Ibsen Articles about women during the Victorian Age Realism as a literary movementThe TarantellaThe Myth of ArachneGender stereotypingA response to research and learning.
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10th - 12th
Gatsby Comparative Essay Writing Workshop Literary historical template ELL
This writing workshop encourages students to critically analyze characters, consider historical or cultural contexts, and draw connections between literature and real-world figures. It fosters research skills, critical thinking, and the ability to articulate meaningful comparisons between fictional and non-fictional personalities.It is designed using Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, but could be modified to be used with any literary character and historical/modern real-wo
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8th - 12th
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Odyssey Analysis Essay - Complete Process Essay [Modified Versions Included]
Guide your students through the complete writing process with this unique prompt that ties modern young adult challenges with those of the epic The Odyssey. The Google Drive folder includes all steps of the writing process from prompt analysis to revising & editing. Included in the documents are multiple levels to support the many needs of your learners.Writing Process Covered:Differentiated Prompt AnalysisBrainstormingThesis CreationCore Text Analysis & Group Support JigsawModern YA Non
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8th - 11th
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Slave Narratives Federal Writers Project
From 1920-1930, the Library of Congress dispatched writers to record authentic slave narrative stories from the last remaining Americans who were enslaved before the Civil War. Hundreds of these true slave narrative stories are available online for students to read and research! This is a great project to add to any slave narrative unit!The Slave Narratives Federal Writers Project provides a curated list of 53 slave narrative stories for your students to choose from to create a research presenta
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Eriksonian Analysis Essay Bundle: Unit Starter Pack! Apply a New Critical Lens!
Recommended for high school students (grades 10-12), this bundle of resources helps students to apply a new critical lens to a work of literature. The Eriksonian lens utilizes Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development as a springboard for analyzing a character's development over the course of a text. This bundle is a fantastic start on a rigorous, standards-aligned unit on researched literary analysis, and students actually enjoy it! Included are exemplar essays, graphic organizers for e
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10th - 12th
The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou Film Comparison Activity Lesson
Get students thinking critically and outside of the box with this comparison lesson with The Odyssey and the film O Brother Where Art Thou. There are more parallels between The Odyssey and the Coen Brothers film than many give it credit for. In fact, the Coen Brothers themselves claim to have never actually read Homer’s epic but the movie has too many parallels for that to be case. Therefore, with this lesson plan, students will get to draw connections, identify the parallels and then decide wh
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
Satire Final Project
This product is wonderful as it offers students a variety of CHOICE when it comes to their final submission. They can either create a cartoon, write an essay, or record a video. As it is a Google Doc, you may edit the assignment to fit your students' needs accordingly. You can use this at any point throughout a unit on satire, but I would recommend it at the end once they have a thorough grasp on the concept!
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9th - 12th
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The Mighty Miss Malone End of Book Asssessments Middle School ELA and Reading
Finish up your novel study on Christopher Paul Curtis' book The Mighty Miss Malone with this set of end-of-book assessments. With a wide variety of assessments used to measure comprehension, connection, and more, this resource offers teachers (and students!) flexibility and lots of options. These assessments connect students to both the world at large and the themes and patterns in the text. All require students to think, plan, and organize. Hitting a wide variety of learning styles while still
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6th - 8th
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1984 Writing Prompts and Rubrics
These writing prompts were designed to use with high school juniors in a college-prep composition class, but are adaptable to other grade levels and courses. Teachers may choose to take a writing workshop approach with the prompts where students write a draft of a paper on a topic of their choice after reading each of the three books in 1984, and then pick one draft to workshop and revise for a final paper after the reading is finished. Or teachers may choose to take a more traditional approach
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: 1984 Complete NO PREP Unit
Mythology Allusions Project
This research and presentation project introduces students to common myths that are referred to throughout our culture's literature canon. I use this project to familiarize students with these myths to prepare them for AP English classes in future years. We do this before or after we read The Odyssey, and it's a fun way to engage students in the importance of mythology. This project shows them why we read "the classics."
The project also helps them understand the concept and purpose of allusion
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower Worksheet
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower by the History Channel is an EXCELLENT resource for teaching Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford. This movie guide provides 15 open questions that allow students to take notes for the purpose of writing an essay.The answer key contains detailed notes for each question, though the teacher may decide to add more of their owns notes as they watch the documentary with their students. In addition, this resource includes a rubric for a five
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: William Bradford from Of Plymouth Plantation BUNDLE!
Out of My Mind Novel Study - Complete Unit
Out of My Mind is the perfect novel study to discuss disabilities and inner strength! This product contains everything you need, except the book!This resource contains:- Student Novel Study Guide: This is a Google Slide that has writing response questions or activities for EVERY chapter!- Assistive Technology Research Project: Hit on multiple reading, writing, and science standards through this research project! Included is the project lesson plan, student research packet, Google Slides to assig
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4th - 7th
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3-5-ETS1-1
Folk Tales Around the World--a comprehensive study for elementary students
For elementary teachers, FOLK TALES AROUND THE WORLD is an extensive unit plan that includes reading, writing, speaking, listening and research activities. A thorough appendix contains a student workbook, exemplars, assessment projects and rubrics, ideas for challenging gifted readers, cumulative activities, a glossary, and links to resources. The unit also includes multiple spreadsheets with researched information regarding folk tale origins and content. A wonderful time saver for teachers!
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3rd - 6th
Eriksonian Researched Literary Analysis Essay Rubric
In my AP Literature class, I have a unit where I ask students to analyze a character from a novel of their choosing through the critical lens of Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages of development. Personally, I provide students with four novel options: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake, and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. However, any novel where characters develop significantly will do; bildungsromans work well. The unit cov
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11th - 12th
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry End-of-Book Assessments for Middle School
Finish up your novel study on Mildred D. Taylor's book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry with this set of end-of-book assessments. With a wide variety of assessments used to measure comprehension, connection, and more, this resource offers teachers (and students!) flexibility and lots of options. These assessments connect students to both the world at large and the themes and patterns in the text. All require students to think, plan, and organize. Hitting a wide variety of learning styles while stil
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry No-Prep Novel Unit for Middle School
Character interaction analysis
*This assignment can be applied to any novel, novella, or longer short story* Students are certainly given a lot of exposure in understanding characters—we study how they are directly and indirectly characterized, and how what they say, do, and think show who they are, as well as how others’ perceptions can add to our understanding—but rarely do we focus on pairs of characters and how the relationships shape what happens (or doesn’t happen) in the plot. This is an important “real world” skill fo
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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