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High school literature activities for Microsoft PowerPoint
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Activities & Assignments
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Activities & Assignments: Introduce students to the highly engaging short story, Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, with these ready-to-use resources. Designed to engage students with its eerie atmosphere and unexpected twists, this package provides all the tools necessary to delve deep into the story's themes and characters. Inside, you'll find resources to assess student comprehension, including reading comprehension questions and a
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8th - 10th
The Landlady by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Slides, Assignments, Activities
The Landlady by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Slides, Assignments, Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Roald Dahl's captivating short story, The Landlady, using this comprehensive resource. This short story resource includes a presentation to guide the lesson, vocabulary exercises, character analysis activities, a headline article writing assignment, and even a link to watch a film version of the story! The spooky nature of this short story makes this an excellent story
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8th - 11th
Salem Witch Trials Introductory PowerPoint -- The Crucible, Puritans
Start off your unit on The Crucible or the Salem Witch Trials with this smartly designed 47-slide PowerPoint presentation. Topics covered in the presentation:• Overview of the trials• What is a crucible?• Puritanism beliefs• Role of women• Role of children• Native American fears• Salem Town vs. Salem Village politics• What is a witch?• Puritan superstitions• Tests for witchcraft• Puritan punishments• Causes of hysteria• Causes of girls' behavior• Witchcraft Acts• Salem and Danvers memorials• Sal
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7th - 12th
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities: Immerse your students in the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic masterpiece, The Tell-Tale Heart, with these comprehensive short story materials. This resource equips educators with everything necessary to effectively teach the classic work of gothic fiction and engage students in meaningful learning experiences. Included are the full text of the story, a presentation to guide the lesson, a figurative langu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Masque of the Red Death Unit Bundle - Poe - Short Story Close Reading & PPT
Use Poe’s creepy classic short story, “The Masque of the Red Death,” to practice close reading and other key Common Core reading skills while teaching symbolism, allegory and imagery. Great for Halloween or any time of year, this HUGE 40+ page "Masque of the Red Death" value bundle--combining two substantial products--includes:PRE/POST-READING POWERPOINT:• Fully editable PowerPoint backgrounder on "The Masque of the Red Death," with thought–provoking journal prompts, literary terms and activitie
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7th - 12th
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Short Story Presentation & Activities
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Short Story Unit - You can introduce your students to this short story by Richard Connell with these ready-to-use short story resources. With an abundance of activities and assignments, you can pick and choose the resources that suit your plan and timeline. The unit includes a PowerPoint presentation to lay it all out for you, as well as a full-text version of the short story, a board game activity, a creative writing assignment, notes on the author,
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8th - 12th
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Presentation, Assignments, & Activities
Teach The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost with this ready-to-use teacher presentation, poetry analysis assignments, and creative writing activity. This resource has absolutely everything you need to help students understand, analyze, and respond to Frost's most famous poem. You can feel totally confident in guiding your students through the poetry analysis process of The Road Not Taken with this resource as there is absolutely no planning required. Use the teacher presentation to guide you throug
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8th - 11th
Shakespeare Life & Times Introduction Powerpoint Presentation
Introduction to Shakespeare Presentation can be used with ANY Shakespeare unit!Shakespeare Life and Times Introduction and History Powerpoint Presentation - can be used easily for distance learning as I have provided links for a Google Slides version, as well!An excellent introduction and thorough history of the life and times of William Shakespeare. This can be shown before you read or act any of Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, or lengthy poems. It includes a two-page handout with answer key. Thi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Elements of Fiction Unit - Short Story Unit for Middle School ELA
Help your students master the elements of fiction in short stories and have fun at the same time with the Elements of Fiction Unit Bundle! This complete unit includes 18 low-prep FUN lessons that will engage your students in the world of fiction! Each lesson builds upon the next until students have a solid foundation of knowledge of the elements of fiction and how they interact and influence one another (i.e. how the setting impacts characters, etc.)!! This unit includes everything you need t
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6th - 9th
British Literature Bundle: 12th Grade Brit Lit Unit Plans, Lesson Pacing Guides
This British Literature Bundle provides engaging Brit Lit lesson plans that will save you time while giving your 12th grade students a British Literature experience grounded in standards and designed for fun!You will get my BEST British Literature resources at a BIG discount. Here is what is included:⭐ Beowulf Unit Plan⭐ Canterbury Tales Unit Plan⭐Animal Farm Unit Plan⭐ Lord of the Flies Unit Plan⭐Macbeth Unit Plan⭐A Modest Proposal Unit Plan⭐ British poetry text sets❤️ You will also get any fut
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12th, Higher Education
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck Unit Bundle
Looking for a full novel study for The Pearl by John Steinbeck? This unit bundle for The Pearl guides and challenges students to analyze plot, characterization, conflict, and symbolism in the classic novella. Throughout their reading of The Pearl, students will complete nonfiction background activities, projects and vocabulary activities, full lessons, a study guide, and a final test. This unit may be used with or without Interactive Notebooks. Answer keys and rubrics included. (grades 7-10) Thi
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7th - 10th
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William Shakespeare Bell Ringers -30 Engaging Prompts for Literature Exploration
Elevate your classroom engagement with this comprehensive Shakespeare bell ringer resource! This versatile pack of 30 print and digital bell ringers is expertly crafted to infuse the brilliance of Shakespeare's most famous quotes from his plays into your daily lessons.Unlock the world of Shakespeare for your students! Each bell ringer features a famous Shakespearean quote and a related writing prompt. These Shakespeare Bell Ringers help students to express their thoughts through quick argumentat
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9th - 12th
Literary Genres Activities and Reading Lessons for Middle and High School
This literary genre bundle contains practical and engaging materials to help students learn the similarities and differences between various narrative genres they will encounter when reading texts. The goal is to help students identify the characteristics of the genres included and to distinguish between them when reading an excerpt of a narrative text. Use this resource as a complement to your book club or independent reading program! Included, you will find the following...Introduction to Narr
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6th - 9th
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Of Mice and Men Unit Plan Bundle: PowerPoint, Task Cards, Worksheets
If you're teaching John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men, you need this teaching bundle! Included in this bundle:• 30+ slide introductory PowerPoint (with personal pictures from Salinas and Monterey, CA)• 60 task cards with engaging critical thinking questions for every chapter of the novella• Anticipation guide• Common Core unit plan map• Writing activities for each chapter of the novella• American Dream pre-reading interview assignment• Contextual information on mental disabilities• Primar
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7th - 12th
Why You Should Read Learning Stations - Informational Text - Benefits of Reading
SHOW students why they should read through these engaging, collaborative learning stations that feature informational text + multimedia. Each station focuses on a different benefit of reading.These stations work well for any ELA class. They're great for the beginning of the year/semester, before literature circles, or before any whole-class or independent/choice reading project.When you purchase this resource, you will receive the following in both PRINT and DIGITAL (Google Slides & Forms) v
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mood and Tone Lesson - Presentation and Story Elements Worksheet Assignment
Mood and Tone Lesson - Presentation and Story Elements Worksheet Assignment: Help your students develop their understanding of the difference between mood and tone with this ready-to-use resource. Students frequently confuse these two story elements and find them challenging to determine in a short story or novel. This lesson will break down the story elements of mood and tone, providing clarity and understanding for students. The included presentation slides and mood and tone worksheet assignm
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7th - 10th
Direct and Indirect Characterization Bundle: Lesson, Activities, PowerPoint
Teach direct and indirect characterization with this engaging lesson and activity bundle designed for middle (advanced) and high school students. This lesson uses the "STEAL" acronym to help students remember the five unique methods of indirect characterization. Students will discover the strategies authors use to develop characters when writing short stories. This bundle will successfully move to students to a point where they can begin analyzing how complex characters are developed and, in tur
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8th - 12th
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Poem of the Week Collection: a YEAR of Multimedia Poetry!
Historically speaking, poems started out as stories intended to be read aloud. Share poems the way they were MEANT to be read - with audio and video readings – while still achieving rigorous reading and creative writing!This Poem of the Week Collection can be used in multiple ways, whether you want... • more consistent poetry stretched throughout the year,• to scaffold students up to more difficult poems, • to compress these poems into a shorter unit in April, or • to make poetry come alive alon
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Activity Bundle: Reading & Writing Poems in Secondary ELA
Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson Lesson and Assignments
Teach Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson with this ready-to-use teaching bundle that includes a presentation, poetry annotation assignment, analysis questions, symbolism assignment, answer keys, and creative writing. Because I Could Not Stop for Death personifies death and takes students on an eerie carriage ride from birth to passing. This makes a great Halloween poetry lesson, but it can be used at any time of the year! This is included in our best-selling poetry bundle>&
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Literary Analysis | Literary Lenses Activities Curriculum Bundle
Engage your students in literary analysis and critical reading with my bestselling Literary Lenses Curriculum. This curriculum bundle has everything you need to teach students to analyze literature from a variety of perspectives. Activities to teach any poem, novel, and short story in your curriculum are included! These resources are the perfect age-appropriate activities to teach literary criticism and theory. This bundle includes five of my bestselling literary lenses activities and accompanyi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Dystopian Literature Bundle Volume I — 5 Short Stories, Literary Analysis
The 5 short stories included in this dystopian literature bundle are:Ray Bradbury - "The Pedestrian"Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - "Harrison Bergeron"Shirley Jackson - "The Lottery"Yann Martel - "We Ate The Children Last"Ursula K. Le Guin - "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"Can't get enough dystopian literature? Check out my second bundle!Dystopian Literature Bundle Short Stories Volume IITeach all the literary elements that encompass dystopian literature such as: allegory, theme, irony, setting, symboli
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7th - 12th
Novel Study for ANY Text, Lit Circles, Independent Reading - Engaging Activities
No resources? No problem! This bundle of EDITABLE print-ready AND digital resources is here to save your time and sanity! The 30 pages of different activities, graphic organizers, worksheets, and resources will allow you to efficiently create your own novel unit for ANY text. The resources are print-ready, but they are editable so that you can easily make them more specific to a text or customize them for your unique group of learners. To make teaching & learning even easier, this resource c
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Unit Bundle
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an engaging and rigorous experience for students—and an easy one for you—with the BritLitWit bundle! These resources transform a difficult text into a memorable unit. All materials are appropriate for any translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, as well as abridged and unabridged versions. Here's what's included:Bonus: Pacing guide with a sample schedule and additional suggestions for activitiesDo You Have What It Takes to Be a Knight? Intro Activity: In
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9th - 12th
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Creation Stories, Meaningful Jigsaw Activity to Intro. any Mythology Unit
As a launch to any middle-school or high-school study of mythology, use this 45-minute activity where students work in teams of four to read and think through four short pieces about the creation of Earth/humanity. Use the five slide deck (PDF) to guide students through the jigsaw process as they find commonalities among literature from China, Uganda, the Blackfoot Native American tribe, and the King James Bible's Book of Genesis. The download also includes full-text copies of the public domain
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7th - 10th
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