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Critical thinking Common Core RL.11-12.2 tools for common cores
"Hunger Games" Unit: Lessons Q&A Tests Activities Quiz Vocab Maps Key
The Hunger Games Literature Guide Novel Teaching Unit Bundle with Lessons Aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) - Digital Download UPDATED for distance learning with a DIGITAL version of my Survival Guide that can be shared on a secured platform with your students. They can type directly into the document!This is a comprehensive literature guide for the entire novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It correlates with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for grades 6-12 in En
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5th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
"To Kill a Mockingbird" Activities, Exams, Quizzes, Vocab - UNIT
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee literature novel guide: lessons, tests, and creative activities created and written by Tracee Orman. I've included EDITABLE files (in Microsoft Word) so you can customize the resources to suit the needs of your students.This unit IS included in my To Kill a Mockingbird Teaching Unit and Interactive Notebook Unit Growing BundleThe unit includes:• Introduction activities, including To Kill a Mockingbird KWL Introduction Activity• List of vocabulary words and def
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Creative Activities for ANY Novel or Short Story with Handouts Distance Learning
Creative activities and project ideas for any novel, story, or unit in history. Includes standards alignment for every activity, EDITABLE grading rubrics, EDITABLE list of activities, EDITABLE student handouts that are ready to share in Google Slides, and lots of print-and-go handouts for students. These are perfect for distance learning!This 52-page bundle contains almost 100 creative student activities to use with any piece of literature. It includes 33 pages of templates and worksheets that
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
"Roar" By Katy Perry Figurative Language & Poetic Devices Distance Learning
Common Core Language and Reading Practice Using Song Lyrics: "Roar" by Katy Perry - updated for distance learning!This IS included in Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2.This activity uses popular song lyrics ("Roar" By Katy Perry, written by Bonnie McKee) to practice figurative language & poetic devices. It also includes exercises for students to analyze tone/mood and how the devices contribute to the overall meaning. *NEWLY ADDED (Feb. 26, 2014): Activities for analyzing word connotations (n
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6th - 11th
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Twilight Zone “Number 12 Looks Just Like You," Analysis of Twilight Zone CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive formats), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “Number 12 Looks Just Like You,” a teen girl resists efforts to look, act, and think like everyone else around her. Issues
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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To Kill a Mockingbird Novel Unit Growing Bundle
To Kill a Mockingbird literature guide teaching unit mega growing bundle with interactive notebook activities.This literature guide bundle for teaching "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee includes: • My best-selling teaching unit bundle for To Kill a Mockingbird (400+ pages):To Kill a Mockingbird Complete Literature Unit• NEWLY ADDED: To Kill a Mockingbird Student Workbook (with Answer Key):To Kill a Mockingbird Student Workbook - Common Core Aligned• My interactive unit for the novel (90 inte
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8th - 12th
Reading Graphic Organizers Gr 11-12 CCSS-aligned Distance Learning
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Literature and Informational Nonfiction Texts Grades 11-12 (Also includes the organizers for grades 6, 7, 8, and 9-10 because the skills build upon one another each year.)UPDATED with new and revised organizers! 154 total!! I also added a link for the organizers to work in Google Slides! Perfect for distance learning!Find the EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)This IS included in the fo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Interactive Notebooks Bundle: All 5 Mini-Books for Reading
Interactive Notebooks Bundle: All 5 Mini-Books Reading Analysis Nonfiction (Informational) and Fiction/Literature
This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle.
Download my standards-based mini-books that can be used with any piece of nonfiction/informational texts and literature. Students can use these in their interactive notebooks, reading journals, or kept separate for review activities. Size of pages is approximately 6.2 inches x 5 inches (but teachers can resize when p
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6th - 12th
Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Bundle High School Grades 9-12
Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Bundle for High School, Grades 9-12
This bundle combines both the Grades 11-12 and Grades 9-10 Common Core State Standards Checklists for English Language Arts.
This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12
You get 120+ pages featuring all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format. All five strands (reading literature, reading informational, writing, language, and speaking and listening) with every
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
English Reading Lit & NonFiction Graphic Organizers Bundle {Grades 6-12}
This is a bundle of my Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Literature and Informational Texts BUNDLE for Grades 6-12 *UPDATED Aug. 2014: Now contains over 175 organizers! Perfect for Reader's Notebooks.*Do you need to implement the Common Core Standards into your curriculum? These graphic organizers are written for each individual anchor standard for Reading Literature and Reading Informational (for non-fiction), and will work for any piece of literature or non-fiction: shor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Twilight Zone “Time Enough at Last” Media Analysis of Twilight Zone Episode CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive versions), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “Time Enough at Last,” a bookish man who wants only to be left alone to read survives a nuclear bomb blast and finally has
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Crucible Engaging Activities - 12 Pre-Reading & Post-Reading Tasks
Looking for some fun, unique, and engaging activities to supplement The Crucible? These activities are perfect for learning background information before reading the play and assessing students' understanding after studying the play.Pre-reading activities include:❶ A history video viewing guide that corresponds with Salem Witch Trials documentary from the History Channel with answer key.❷ a handout where students determine which information is true, false, or simply opinionated about the history
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9th - 12th
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Critical Thinking Activities, Cognitive Bias: Nonfiction Close Reading, TED Talk
Tired of students who are afraid to think for themselves?If your goal is to open your students’ minds, to get them to think critically, to help them become more receptive to new ideas, or to show them the importance of examining the evidence before jumping to conclusions, you’ll need this resource. These informative and engaging lessons on cognitive bias will challenge your students to consider fascinating questions about the way that the human brain works. Why is it that when people are faced w
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9th - 12th
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The Old Man and the Sea - Literature Kit Gr. 9-12
A Literature Kit for the novel The Old Man and the Sea written by Ernest Hemingway.Take a Peek Inside:Students become inspired by this tale of struggle and perseverance against nature. Creative ideas are offered to enhance learning in the classroom. Students create a link between the idea of luck and the society in which Santiago lives. Put events between Manolin and Santiago in the order that they happen after Santiago's fight with the marlin. Explore the character of Santiago by indicating wha
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9th - 12th
Hunger Games Student Survival Pack with Teacher's Guide Distance Learning
Could you survive the Hunger Games? Get students excited about reading "The Hunger Games" with their own collection of handouts to keep track of all the essentials while reading the novel. *Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts. UPDATED with a Google Slides version for distance learning!I'm offering this separate from my unit for teachers who may not want all the additional files in the large unit. The student survival pack includes:1. Character graphic organizer
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6th - 12th
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The Knife of Never Letting Go Novel Unit Bundle Common Core Aligned
The Knife of Never Letting Go (by Patrick Ness, book one of the Chaos Walking trilogy) Common Core Literature Guide Novel Teaching Unit: This literature guide contains both student and teacher files with the following activities and assessments:• The Knife of Never Letting Go Common Core Chapter Discussion Questions: Discussion questions for every chapter, includes "About the Author" pre-reading questions (Includes a Google Slides version for distance learning)• The Knife of Never Letting Go Com
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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ELA Standards Checklists Grades 11-12 Editable
Editable Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Grades 11-12 - easy to use and customize!This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12ANDCommon Core ELA Standards Checklists for High School Grades 9-12This 60-page resource features all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format. All five strands (reading literature, reading informational, writing, language, and speaking and listening) with every single standard is included. Each format has p
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Detailed Hero's Journey PPT: Jung & Campbell Monomyth Cycle w/Analysis!
Highly visual, interactive 24-slide presentation w/custom transitions and animations, relevant graphics and hyperlink in final slide to brief youtube video w/modern-day examples on the monomyth archetype. Everything is done for you: easily modify as needed to provide relevant, contemporary cultural examples, as you wish! In this engaging PPT, you're purchasing:a.) An invitation at the start for students to identify prior knowledge of what makes a hero figure, including peer share time.b.) Learni
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Common Core Question Stems 11th and 12th Grade ELA BUNDLE - Over 800 Questions!
Common Core Question Stems for Grades 11-12 English Language Arts! The smart way to keep the Common Core and much more, right at your fingertips. Over 800 fully standards-aligned questions! SAVE 30% by purchasing this bundle!No more guessing, no more time spent researching what the standards actually mean, no more coming up with your own questions to be sure you are using the verbiage and rigor your students need. We have done all the work for you!Includes not only the Common Core Standards in t
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11th - 12th
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Book vs Movie | Comparison Project for Movie Versions and Partner Movies
These no prep booklets of resources will help your students think more critically when comparing and contrasting a book with its movie counterpart, or a book with a partner movie. This product is also included in my High School Combo BUNDLE.Use this resource with ANY book that has a movie version, or with ANY movie you are connecting to a book study. That's two products in one!The activities cover plot, setting, culture, context, characterization, theme, and symbolism comparisons with critical a
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9th - 11th
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THE GREAT GATSBY Discussion Questions by Chapter (& excerpts for analysis)
The Great Gatsby Discussion Questions by Chapter Each set has 8 discussion questions and 2 excerpts for analysis (10 items for each chapter). Omit the second page if you are not assigning key excerpts.Resource Notes: These The Great Gatsby questions were written with collaborative groups in mind, but they could serve other functions (e.g., individual reading support or test review).This resource comes from The Great Gatsby Unit: Lessons, Materials, and Assessments from TeachNovels.Serving Sugges
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: THE GREAT GATSBY Comprehension Bundle (reading questions and quizzes)
To Build a Fire by Jack London Thinking Stations: Analyze & Synthesize
Looking for a new activity to supplement your "To Build a Fire" lessons? Try these thinking stations that require students to dig into the text, analyze, and synthesize in order to complete. What's included . . . ► Teacher instruction sheet► Bell Ringer► 8 Station Tasks ► Detailed Answer Key► Clean copy of "To Build a Fire" to use if needed in stations.This activity challenges your students to think and examine text for direct and indirect characterization, plot, setting, diction, theme, figurat
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6th - 11th
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Of Mice and Men Post-Reading Symbolism Quiz | Printable Revision Activity
Explore eleven symbols or motifs in Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. Distributed across four worksheets, each task focuses on a symbolic image within the text, asking students to use the image to identify the object and its symbolism before backing up their thoughts with reasoning and quotations.Full answer key provided!The four worksheets are also provided with four different image formats - simple icons, detailed illustrations (which can also be colored for mindfulness), silhouettes and colo
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9th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 7: Close Reading Organizer & Reading Check Quiz
These pages include varied tasks to engage students in a close reading of chapter 7 in The Great Gatsby. Graphic organizers provide prompts with quotes, questions and topics to aid comprehension, guide analysis, and assess learning. A detailed sample answer key is also provided for the entire activity.Targeted skills: · Identify and analyze characters · Understand the influence of the setting · Follow the sequence of events· Analyze language devices· Identify and analyze symbolism · Identify de
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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