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Loving Vincent Viewing Guide (Vincent van Gogh Animated Film)

By Pushing Stone Education

Loving Vincent is a biographical film about the last days of Vincent van Gogh's life animated in the style of van Gogh's paintings. The film is a creates discussion and mystery around the circumstances of his death and allows the integration of

Subjects:

Art History, Visual Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Movie Guides, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.7, RI.9-10.10, RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.10

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True Crime Writing in the United States Unit (AP Language)

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This unit looks at American history and culture through the lens of true crime narratives. The assignments and activities trace the roots of this genre of non-fiction from Puritan accounts of executions to 19th Century murder ballads to modern day

Subjects:

English Language Arts, U.S. History, Informational Text

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2...

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AP Language Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Unit

By Pushing Stone Education

In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success. This book presents an excellent opportunity for AP Language students to examine the way Gladwell forms claims, makes rhetorical choices, and integrates

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Lesson

$5.00

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AP Language The Great Gatsby Unit

By Pushing Stone Education

This unit is designed with AP Language students in mind, which means there is focus on nonfiction ideas and supporting texts. With The Great Gatsby, students focus on the themes of materialism and class with additional nonfiction texts supporting

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Lesson

$5.00

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Arrival Film Viewing Guide (TOK Language)

By Pushing Stone Education

The film Arrival is a great way to discuss theories of language acquisition and an excellent companion for a language unit in the IB Theory of Knowledge, epistemology or pyschology class. This viewing guide has pre-viewing questions, questions for

Subjects:

Other (ELA), International Baccalaureate, Psychology

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Movie Guides

$1.50

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Real-World Writing: Satire and The Onion (AP Language)

By Pushing Stone Education

The Onion is an excellent way to engage students in the work of professional writers while also using critical thinking skills. Students are asked to look at an AP Prompt (useful even if students are not in AP) and analyze the rhetorical strategies

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.5

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Arguably: A Game of Rhetoric (AP Language)

By Pushing Stone Education

Arguably is a game that asks students to create verbal arguments while also utilizing rhetorical strategies to make their case. Students are put into groups and given a stack of debate topic cards and rhetorical choices cards. A moderator is chosen

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.00

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Zombie Synthesis Essay (AP Language)

By Pushing Stone Education

This synthesis essay is designed to help guide students through sources and integrate them into their own writing. This can be used as a process essay, in which you guide students through the different parts of essay writing, from understanding

Subjects:

Writing-Essays, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10

$2.00

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The Anthropocene Reviewed Essay

By Pushing Stone Education

The word “Anthropocene” is defined as the “current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.” The podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, by author John Green (The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

$1.25

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Public Enemies Dinner Party (Prohibition and Lawlessness in the 1920s & 30s)

By Pushing Stone Education

During the 1920s and 1930s, crime emerged as one of the nation’s greatest political and social issues as popular attention focused on the exploits of gangsters, bootleggers, public enemies, and crime waves. This activity allows students to be

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Lesson

CCSS:

RH.11-12.2, RH.11-12.3

$1.50

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On the Basis of Sex (Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biopic) Viewing Guide (AP Government)

By Pushing Stone Education

On the Basis of Sex is a 2018 film based on the life and early cases of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This viewing guide asks students to answer 12 short answer questions during the film. In addition, an excerpt from Abigail Adams'

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Movie Guides

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Forensic Linguistics (Style Analysis ELA & True Crime)

By Pushing Stone Education

Forensic linguistics examines vocal and written evidence to help law enforcement determine the truth and the meaning of this evidence. This activity is a great way to reinforce close reading and style in a meaningful and engaging way.First, students

Subjects:

Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5

$1.50

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Free Solo Viewing Guide

By Pushing Stone Education

Free Solo is a 2018 documentary film highlighting climber Alex Honnold’s attempt to climb the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without a rope. This film won the 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The movie’s theme of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Psychology

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education

Types:

Movie Guides

$1.50

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John Lewis: Good Trouble Viewing Guide

By Pushing Stone Education

The documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble uses interviews and archival footage to chronicle "the late Congressman's 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Informational Text

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Movie Guides

$1.50

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AP Language Rhetorical Devices Presentation

By Pushing Stone Education

This PowerPoint is your ultimate guide to terms used on the AP Language and Composition Exam. Containing 85 slides and over 40 terms, multiple examples and activities reinforce the terms related to syntax (antithesis, anaphora, etc.), figurative

Subjects:

Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$4.00

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AP Language Into the Wild Teaching Unit

By Pushing Stone Education

This comprehensive unit plan is designed to provide students with a multifaceted understanding of Into the Wild. By incorporating various activities, quizzes, and assessments, this unit pushes deep engagement with the text and the world. Students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Unit Plans

$5.00

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AP Language & Composition Barbie Unit (Gender Roles in Society)

By Pushing Stone Education

The AP Language and Composition Barbie Unit explores the topic of gender roles. The unit begins by examining Barbie commercials throughout the decades, looking at the rhetorical situation and the implied messages each commercial sends. Students then

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Unit Plans

$3.00

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Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers and Style (AP Language and Integrating Research)

By Pushing Stone Education

Formulaic writing is one of the hardest habits to break students of. To help students break free from the idea that there is only one formula, this activity asks students to analyze an excerpt from Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers and create a new

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.W.9

$1.50

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AP Language Post-Truth Unit (Media Literacy)

By Pushing Stone Education

Post-truth is a term used to describe the current moment in which “objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” In this unit, students will examine how we arrived at this moment and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.7, RI.11-12.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.6

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Won't You Be My Neighbor? Viewing Guide (Mr. Rogers Documentary)

By Pushing Stone Education

This film examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the well-liked host of the popular children's television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The viewing guide has 10 short answer questions as well as three more developed paragraph response

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Movie Guides, Lesson

$1.50

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Pushing Stone Education is comprised of Amy and John Lamb. Amy is a pediatric Physical Therapist Assistant with previous experience in outpatient clinical settings. However, she feels she has truly found her calling working in a school setting helping students to achieve their individual goals. John has over twenty years experience working in high schools as an English teacher, including AP Language and Composition and working as an AP Reader for the national exam in summer. In addition, he is certified in Gifted Education and Social studies. Both love the outdoors, including hiking, camping, and climbing.

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