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Growing Bundle of Edgar Allan Poe Lessons & Activities

By Gold Star ELA

Teaching Edgar Allan Poe is so rewarding, but it can also be challenging to make sure students are engaged and understand what they are reading at the same time.This bundle includes an intro to the type of unit you likely teach Poe stories in, plus

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.6, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.6, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.2...

$19.25

$17.32

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Identify & Analyze Text Structures: Sets of THREE Texts (15 total!) & Qs + Key

By Gold Star ELA

These THREE sets of FIVE high-interest short informational passages EACH on TWO topics focus on a different aspect of online gaming, social media influencers, and TikTok! These are ALL topics of high interest to middle and high school students!Each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.6.6, RI.7.5, RI.7.10, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6

$13.50

$12.15

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"All Summer in a Day" Pre-Reading, Annotations, and Setting/Characters Analysis

By Gold Star ELA

Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day" is a classic but challenging tale. This resource is jammed full of ways to help your students process it on a deeper level!All materials are fully editable and can take up to three 90-minute blocks or a full week

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.5, RL.7.6, RL.7.7, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.5, RL.8.6...

$7.50

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Google Slides™

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Graphic Novel Project: Turn a Short Story or Novel Excerpt into a Graphic Novel

By Gold Star ELA

Graphic novels are a big hit with students, but have they ever made their own? This mini project leads them through understanding the elements of a graphic novel and then guides them to choose events from any short story or novel excerpt of your

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.7.3, RL.7.5, RL.7.6, RL.8.3, RL.8.5, RL.8.6, RL.9-10.3...

$7.50

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South Africa Apartheid Mandela Research Mini Lesson Project w Links to 6 Topics

By Gold Star ELA

This completly editable document is perfect for building background knowledge for any text related to South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Apartheid, or Black History Month. It also helps students see how fear and racism are closely tied together.The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

CCSS:

W.7.7, W.7.8, W.7.9, W.7.9a, W.7.10, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9a, W.8.9b, W.8.10...

$6.50

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Text Structures Analysis: Online Gaming & Social Media Influencers

By Gold Star ELA

These TWO sets of FIVE high-interest short informational passages EACH on TWO topics focus on a different aspect of online gaming AND social media influencers. These are both topics of high interest to middle and high school students!Each is a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RI.6.3, RI.6.6, RI.7.5, RI.8.3

$9.00

$8.00

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Climate Change Animal Migration Nonfiction, Vocab, Analysis for Science or ELA

By Gold Star ELA

Students are often naturally interested in climate change and animals, so this resource brings the two together!This can successfully be used in an ELA or science classroom. All materials are competely editable in Google Slides form, and you can mix

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2...

$9.25

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Google Slides™

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The Giver Symbolism Inference Analysis & Mobile Art Project

By Gold Star ELA

This lesson walks students through how to analyze symbols in Lois Lowry's classic novel The Giver. It can take 2-3 days to work on depending on how long your classes are.It can be completed as an I do, We do, You do lesson to help reinforce the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.10

$5.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Identify & Analyze Text Structures: 5 Texts & Qs about TikTok Social Media

By Gold Star ELA

These FIVE high-interest short informational passages each focus on a different aspect of kids' favorite social media app: TikTok...including a brief history of how it came to be, how it protects users privacy, what has made it so popular, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RI.6.5, RI.6.6, RI.7.5, RI.7.6, RI.8.5, RI.8.6

$4.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Identify & Analyze Text Structures: 5 Texts & Qs about Outer Space

By Gold Star ELA

These FIVE high-interest short informational passages each focus on a different aspect of outer space...including a brief history of space travel, the impact of gravity on space, the problem with space debris, and more!Each is a different text type

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RI.6.5, RI.6.6, RI.7.5, RI.7.6, RI.8.5, RI.8.6

$4.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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The Lottery Before, During & After Reading: Symbolism, Allusion, Theme + More!

By Gold Star ELA

"The Lottery" is a complex story which makes it such a great teaching tool! This resource IS LOADED with standards-based activitis that will take you from introducing the story before reading ALL the way through to complex and rigourous analysis

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.6, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.6, RL.8.9, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1...

$8.00

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Personal Artifacts Reflective Project & Presentation Ice Breaker Beginning of Yr

By Gold Star ELA

A perfect getting-to-know-you project where students choose two objects that represent them. Then they write about them including using figurative language, and then they present to the class. This one project gathers pre-assessment data on student

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.6.2, W.6.2c, W.6.2d, W.6.4, W.6.10, W.7.2, W.7.2d, W.7.3c, W.7.3d, W.7.10, W.8.2...

$4.25

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Masque of the Red Death Pre-Reading, Text-Based Questions and Symbolism Analysis

By Gold Star ELA

This set of instruction slides (completely editable) includes a fun pre-reading activity that engages students through having them put together a story based on phrases included in the text (think: "blood-bedewed halls")... it is perfect for getting

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.7, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.4, RL.8.7, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3...

$5.75

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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HMH Collections MyPerspectives "Quilt of a Country" Analysis and Vocab Questions

By Gold Star ELA

This fully editable set of activities push students to analyze Anna Quindlen's argument and evidence in the essay "Quilt of a Country" AND work with her advanced vocabulary.This text is PERFECT for election season as it prompts students to think

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.8, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.4...

$4.00

$3.60

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"Rituals of Memory" Qs, Teacher Slides w Annotation Guide & Examples + Art

By Gold Star ELA

Included in this product is much of what is needed to help students process the essay "Rituals of Memory" by Kimberly M. Blaeser which appears in StudySync, MyPerspectives, and HMH Collections textbooks. Provided here is a user-friendly Google Doc

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Native Americans

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.4, RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.1...

$3.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Poe's "The Raven" Figurative Language & Sound Devices Glossary with Examples

By Gold Star ELA

"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe can be challenging for even the most sophisticated student. It includes so many literary devices, including figurative language like similes and metaphors, sound devices like alliteration and consonance, and sensory

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4, W.6.3d, W.7.3d, W.8.3, W.8.3d, W.9-10.3d, W.11-12.3d...

$3.50

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Figurative Language/Sound Devices/Sensory Details Glossary with Examples

By Gold Star ELA

Good writers make use of figurative language, sensory details, and sound devices to keep their readers engaged. Keeping track of the meaning of the many terms required to both read and write texts that include these elements is a real challenge for

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Study Guides, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4, W.6.3d, W.7.3d, W.8.3, W.8.3d, W.9-10.3d, W.11-12.3d...

$3.50

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Monster Novel Research Pre-Reading Background Build Project w Links to Sources

By Gold Star ELA

This is a Google Slide template set up for students to share their research on one of three topics related to Walter Dean Myer's novel Monster. Included are links to research sources for three topics:Juvenile Justice SystemScreenplay WritingWalter

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

CCSS:

W.7.7, W.7.8, W.7.9, W.7.9a, W.7.10, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9a, W.8.9b, W.8.10...

$4.50

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Identify & Analyze Text Structures: 5 Texts & Qs about Social Media Influencers

By Gold Star ELA

These FIVE high-interest short informational passages each focus on a different aspect of social media influencers...including Addison Rae, Mr. Beast, and David Dobrik (ask your students if you've never heard of them!Each is a different text type

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RI.6.5, RI.6.6, RI.7.5, RI.7.6, RI.8.5, RI.8.6

$4.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Direct & Indirect Characterization Organizer: STEAL Method with Text Evidence

By Gold Star ELA

Unlock the secrets of the characters of any short story or novel to help students better understand both direct and indirect characterization using the STEAL method.The interactive graphic organizer is in a completely editable Google Doc that guides

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.6.1, RL.6.6, RL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.6, RL.8.1, RL.8.3, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3...

$3.50

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Google Docs™

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