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The Raven Lesson | Annotation Poetry Activity for Comprehension & Poetic Devices

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Print and digital options included! Students highlight and annotate to analyze and demonstrate reading comprehension of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem with a focus on (1) the plot, (2) rhyme scheme, (3) internal rhyme, (4) alliteration, (5)

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.8.2, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.7, RL.11-12.10

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Ain't I a Woman? by Sojourner Truth Rhetorical Device Annotation Activity

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Whether you are using this speech to analyze rhetoric, tone, or diction, this annotating and highlighting activity will engage all learners. Print and digital options with optional rhetorical precis included. I recommend using paper and highlighters

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Black History Month, Informational Text

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6

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The Pit and the Pendulum Annotating Imagery Lesson | 3 Differentiated Versions

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Use highlighting and annotating to help students with reading comprehension and give them a deeper understanding and appreciation for Edgar Allan Poe's challenging short story. The original story and two abridged, leveled options are included in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

$5.00

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The Gettysburg Address | Annotation, Parallel Structure, & Rhetorical Précis

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, U.S. History, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.8, RI.9-10.9, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.8, L.9-10.1a

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Introduction to Satire Lesson "The Lowest Animal" Mark Twain Debate Activity

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Use this slightly abridged version of Twain’s humorous, satirical essay to introduce your students to the concept of satire and its nuanced devices (hyperbole, mockery, parody, and verbal irony).I love using Mark Twain’s “The Lowest Animal” to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.11-12.6

$3.00

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Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention | Annotation Logos and Pathos

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Print and digital options included! This document contains: (1) a printable student version of the text, (2) a teacher key with the annotations and highlighting already completed, and (3) a link in the terms of use to an editable Google Slides

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$2.50

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Ronald Reagan's Challenger Speech Activity Ethos Pathos Logos Annotation Lesson

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

The perfect way to introduce students to the three rhetorical appeals! This lesson includes an annotation-friendly version of Ronald Reagan's Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It can be completed digitally OR it

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.5, RI.6.6, RI.7.5, RI.7.6, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6

$2.50

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Google Slides™

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Civil Disobedience Lesson | Ethos Pathos Logos Annotation Activity Print/Digital

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Use Henry David Thoreau's essay to teach rhetorical appeals and the rhetorical precis. Product includes an annotation-friendly version of various excerpts from Thoreau's essay in Google Slides. It can be completed digitally OR it can be printed.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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The Story of an Hour Lesson | Annotation activity for foreshadowing & irony

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Print and digital options included! Students highlight and annotate Kate Chopin's short story to recognize situation, dramatic, and verbal irony and foreshadowing.“The Story of an Hour” is the perfect short story for multiple reads. Use this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.6, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2...

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The Masque of the Red Death Lesson | Annotation for Motifs, Symbolism, & Theme

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Print and digital annotation-friendly options included! What if Death showed up in disguise at an exclusive party in the middle of a pandemic? Students highlight and annotate Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic story for the recurring motifs of disease, time,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.10

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The Cask of Amontillado Lesson | Annotation activity for irony & comprehension

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Print and digital options included! Students highlight and annotate Edgar Allan Poe's story to recognize situation, dramatic, and verbal irony and demonstrate comprehension.This product includes an annotation-friendly version of the story. Free

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.6, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.10...

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Annabel Lee Lesson | Theme Development Annotation Activity

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

This highlighting and annotating lesson helps students hone in on how different themes emerge in a text while requiring them to support those themes with cited evidence from the text. Using Edgar Allan Poe's poem Annabel Lee, student dissect the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2

$2.50

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Google Slides™

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from Self Reliance | Transcendentalism Annotation & Rhetorical Precis Lesson

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

This lesson includes an annotation-friendly version of Emerson's essay in Google Slides. It can be completed digitally OR it can be printed.The good news: it's a short excerpt!The bad news: it's really challenging!Ralph Waldo Emerson's

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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The Seven Ages of Man & Masque of the Red Death Text Pairing | Color Symbolism

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

This EXTENSION ACTIVITY is great for early finishers or honors classes! Use this color symbolism extension activity to dive deeper into the meaning behind the seven colored rooms in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death" using

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$1.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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13+ years of ELA classroom experience! I earned my degree in English at Michigan State University with secondary education certification.

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