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Close reading Common Core CCRA.W.10 thematic unit plans
Fahrenheit 451: Complete Inquiry Unit {Supplements, Assessments, Close Reading}
Teaching a full-length novel and also finding ways to teach critical thinking and literary analysis is quite the challenge. This set of resources will assist you in your endeavor to create a student-centered, engaged learning experience while reading Fahrenheit 451. Students will be pushed to think deeply about critical concepts and learn new skills, but they’ll do it all through lessons designed to put their curiosity and inquiry FIRST.AN INQUIRY APPROACH: To what extent is rebellion a requi
Grades:
9th - 12th
Thanksgiving Reading & Writing Activities Unit for November
Want to provide thematic activities for your upper elementary students during the week of Thanksgiving, but also want students to practice important reading, writing, and vocabulary skills? I’ve got you covered! This Thanksgiving Activities Mini Unit includes up to five days of lesson plans for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students. There are multiple ways to use this resource beyond whole group instruction - including with your remedial or extension small groups, in centers or stations, and as a
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Earth Day ELA Activities - Reading Comprehension Passages Questions & Writing
Looking to incorporate school holidays while also practicing important nonfiction reading skills in your Upper Elementary classroom? With this Earth Day Close Reading Activities Kit, you can do both! And because the entire resource is low prep print and go, you’ll have an entire week of ELA lessons ready in no time! WHAT’S INSIDE:✔ 5 Days Of Teaching Plans✔ 3 Leveled Versions Of An Original Nonfiction Passage (Perfect For Differentiation!)✔ 3 Close Reading Practices✔ 3 Writing Response Promp
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3rd - 5th
Valentines Day Reading & Writing Activities - History of Chocolate
Need Valentine's Day activities for your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom? What better topic to teach during Valentine’s week than chocolate? This printable mini unit provides your students with a history of chocolate while practicing close reading skills, writing responses, vocabulary, and more. There are more than enough low to no-prep resources to fill a week worth reading and writing lessons in your classroom. And it works extremely well as an emergency sub plan resource. Perfect for
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Valentines Day Reading & Writing Activities - Chocolate Unit BUNDLE
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck, Novel Unit Plan, Editable, Google, PPT, Word
THE GRAPES OF WRATH editable and printable novel unit plan includes 53 pages of content in a zip folder as well as a link to Google Drive. Chapter discussion questions, essay prompts, quote analysis, a slide presentation, and more resources are included to help maximize student learning. Teaching time is approximately 3 weeks.This unit for teaching John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath includes the following items, all of which are included in their original editable format (Word, PowerPoin
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9th - 12th
Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Facing Mortality & Survival (CCSS-Aligned)
This Common Core-aligned unit plan helps high school students develop proficiency in interpreting and analyzing thematic short stories of increasing complexity in classroom and distance learning contexts. Narratives covered include the following (listed in order of estimated Lexile Measure):“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by the Brothers Grimm (Lexile 800-900)“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell (Lexile 800-900)“To Build a Fire” by Jack London (Lexile 1000-1100)“The Premature Burial”
Grades:
9th - 12th
Pathos, Ethos & Logos: Mastering Rhetorical Analysis to Create Advertisements
Almost everywhere we look, there are everyday people, businesses, and politicians who are attempting to manipulate others with various arguments and advertisements. The only way to truly defend oneself from these persuasive attempts is to understand the use of emotional, character, and logical appeals (AKA Pathos, Ethos and Logos) at a deep level.
In this unit, your students will study the art of using emotional, character, and logical appeals to persuade others, culminating in a final cumulati
Grades:
9th - 12th
ELA Grades 9-10 Q4 Full Curriculum Dystopian Lit, The Pedestrian, Fahrenheit 451
This no-prep literary comprehension and analysis quarterly unit of instruction, complete with a free daily calendar (click to download), contains everything you and your students need to fully understand and appreciate Ray Bradbury as a visionary dystopian author. These materials constitute a complete dystopian short story and novel unit, one that includes a variety of relevant and engaging activities that cover almost ALL of the Common Core ELA anchor standards! Not only will students be expose
Grades:
9th - 12th
AP Language Paired Speeches Rhetorical Analysis Unit - MLK, WWII, Women's Rights
Together, these paired texts analysis units span 19th and 20th century American history and feature 16 different influential authors (politicians, activists, writers) and their speeches. Each rhetoric unit offers background opportunities, speech analysis activities, project options, and exam prep for AP Language and Composition students. Not only will your AP students become more familiar with important past events - such as the Indian Removal Act, Women's Rights Movement, WWII, and Civil Rights
Grades:
10th - 12th
Halloween-Themed Suspense Resources Secondary ELA Standards based fun
Use these resources to engage your learners the week of Halloween (or before and after, too! Decide what works best for you and your students).Why fight their restless energy as they dream of candy and wonder why we have school when such a day clearly exists for children to have fun?This bundle allows you to give students some choice in their learning.FUN:Digital Magnetic Poetry: Halloween and Autumn editionsDigital Pumpkin Carving (add in a creative writing component)Standards-Based:Analyze th
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6th - 12th
Teaching Point of View: Diverse Perspectives
Teaching point of view has never been so much fun!These mini-lessons and activities are ready to use to engage your students as they learn about point of view and diverse perspectives. Your students will also get multiple opportunities to read, view, write, speak, listen, and collaborate.You will get detailed mini-lessons that focus on:The Power of a StoryThe Two Sides of a StoryYour Story on Social MediaStories That Tangle TogetherDiverse Points of View & Reliable/Unreliable NarratorsA Pron
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8th - 12th
Standards-Based Paragraph of the Week Writing to State and Support Opinions
This is a daily, scaffolded approach to paragraph writing that is perfect to help get your students writing good, solid, detailed paragraphs. Students will write one weekly paragraph (or more), focusing on the organization and format of the paragraph itself. More importantly, this writing is text-based or standards-based--just like it is on the state test!
This is designed as homework because that's how I use it in my classroom; however, you can also use it as classwork in a center or as a warm
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3rd - 6th
Power of Words in Mockingbird, MLK’s “I Have a Dream”, & JFK’s Assassination
Hello Fellow Teacher, Are you looking for a unit to teach the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In this PDF with 37 Google slides, you have a variety of activities for your students. You can make this a four-week or a two-month unit, and the activities enable students to practice and develop mastery in all four ELA standards. The assassination of John F. Kennedy and the book To Kill a Mockingbird are not directly related in terms of events or characters, as they belong to different contexts and genr
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
AP Language & Composition Death of A Moth Narrative Nonfiction Paired Texts Unit
This narrative nonfiction paired texts analysis unit features two iconic short stories - Virginia Woolf's "Death of the Moth" and Annie Dillard's "Death of A Moth." The striking similarities and differences between these two short stories allow students to understand and embrace the nuances of language - the strategic choices authors make to shape their unique message and purpose. Not only will they be able to analyze Dillard's and Woolf's stylistic choices, but they will also come to value the
Grades:
10th - 12th
Analyzing Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” w/22 Questions, Activities, & More
Hello Fellow Teachers, This 12-page Google Slides PDF contains the following: 22 critical thinking questions about content6 suggestions for Activities6 questions about ethos, pathos, & logosThis unit covers all four ELA standards: Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, and Language.There are different activities, and each of them come with their own set of questions.If you are sick during this unit, you can leave a lesson from this unit for the sub. Students can answer the questions, an
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Lord of the Flies: 12 Activities & 18 Discussion/Writing Prompts
Hello Fellow Educator, Thank you for considering this set of activities and questions for the novel Lord of the Flies. The colorful PDF includes 4 “activities” pages with 3 activities on each page for a total of 12 activities. There are 6 “questions" slides with 3 questions on each slide for a total of 18 questions. The questions are about both content and reflection about what students would do in a similar situation.Here are some additional ideas for using this unit: 1. Use in whatever order w
Grades:
9th - 12th
Holidays Around the World, 20 December Passages, 28 December Writing Prompts
Please Click on the Resources Above to view these 5 STAR resources that are now offered in a Bundle to Save Money and Get what you want!Differentiated Resources:18 Holidays Around the World20 December Close Reading Passages w/ Activities28 December Writing PromptsThe only Close Reading, HW, Holiday & Writing Activities you need for Years To Come!Holidays Around the World {18 Passages w/ Activities for Close Reading} Passage Titles:Christmas in ItalyChristmas in EnglandChristmas in GermanyChr
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Not Grade Specific
Creative Writing Basics: Emulating Ernest Hemingway CCSS Aligned
These lessons cover basics of creative writing over two days, using the short stories of Ernest Hemingway for inspiration. While I love teaching this unit, I’ve found it difficult to concisely title these plans—they include different elements of both reading and writing (and a little bit of literary history) almost simultaneously. Ideally, your students will admire Hemingway’s craft while working on their own.
My students immediately appreciate the accessibility of Hemingway’s simple diction a
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9th - 12th
Superman Smashes the Klan Unit Bundle
Unit plan and resources for Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang. Can be adapted for other graphic novel or comic book units. This contains learning targets and MA English standards.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Socratic Seminar - Challenging the Status Quo (Great for Distance Learning)
When is it necessary to challenge the status quo? That is the question students will consider in this Socratic Seminar. This mini-unit includes four texts that lend themselves to multiple perspectives and connections related to the overarching question. All materials needed for analysis and deep discussion are included. This makes a great beginning of the year Socratic Seminar because it asks students to examine their own identities and roles in the world.The four texts used in this set are:
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5th - 10th
Themes in Genocide - Unit Plan for ELA, History (FREE)
This sample unit plan with suggested texts is designed to last 2 or more weeks. It can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. The resource includes a print ready PDF as well as Google Drive versions (Docs, Slides, Forms, etc.) of student handouts.The purpose of teaching this unit is to educate students about the Holocaust and other genocides worldwide. In examining the recurring themes in stories of genocide, both fiction and nonfiction, poetry and prose, text and audio/video p
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Holocaust Resource Bundle for ELA, History - Print & Digital
Cemetery Boys Reading Guide and Writing Assessment (Chapters 1-7)
Cemetery Boys reading guide for Chapters 1-7 with notes over intersectionality, sexuality, gender, and pronoun usage. Reading goals are focused on characterization and motif. Writing assessment included: paragraph analyzing characterization.2 other parts available for the entire novel.This book is about a trans Latinx boy trying to prove himself as a brujo to his community while also falling for a dead boy. Aiden Thomas is an incredible writer and students engage with this story.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Argumentative Unit - Should Humans Colonize Mars?
Integrated reading/writing/science argumentative unit with 7-9 complex tasks. Use of rhetorical analysis, poetry, video analysis, article annotation, and even debate. Students will immerse themselves into literacy rich tasks built on the foundation of good argument. They will recognize the elements of argument (claim, reason/warrant, evidence, explanation and rebuttal) and then put those elements into practice through writing tasks, speaking tasks, and authentic sharing/publishing. Reading/w
Grades:
5th - 8th
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