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High school literature activity videos
Novel in Verse Unit for ANY Text/Literature Circles - Engaging Activities
Engage your students during a study of ANY novel in verse, book clubs, or literature circles with this growing bundle of resources designed for verse novels.This bundle currently includes pre-reading & post-reading resources, as well as question trails and book recommendation brochures. It will be updated shortly to include editable during-reading activities that adapt to ANY text. Includes:Novels in Verse: What Do You Notice? Introduction Activity/Book TastingNovel in Verse: Mentor Text Sta
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6th - 12th
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The Hero's Journey Through Pixar Shorts
Have your students track the Hero's Journey through four Disney Pixar Shorts! Heroes come in many sizes, and when teaching the Hero's Journey, we need to emphasize that not all of Campbell's stages need to occur in a hero's life to make them a true hero. So, what better way to prove this than by showing short four-six minute films? With this assignment, students will be asked to write out only the three major parts of the Hero's Journey that they examine while viewing the Pixar shorts. Students
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5th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet Movie Comparison Guide Graphic Organizer - 1968 vs. 1996
The Romeo & Juliet Movie Comparison Graphic Organizer allows students to easily compare the 1968 version versus the 1996 film.First, students fill in the organizer after watching the 1968 version, then as they watch the 1996 film, they contrast the movies.There are also after viewing questions.Teacher answer key is provided.This assignment and other engaging activities can also be purchased in our Romeo and Juliet Unit teacher’s bundle.
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6th - 12th
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Inferences Escape Room (Middle School) | The Escape Classroom
**SEE THE PREVIEW AND FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF WHY WE ARE THE ORIGINAL AND THE #1 ESCAPE ROOM MATERIAL USED BY THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS**INCLUDES: 1) Escape Room Activity2) Handout Material3) Lesson Plan On Subject 4) Power Point Presentation5) Promotional Videos 6) How-To Video7) Count Downs 8) Test **The interactive nature of our videos set us apart from all other curriculum sources. Students LOVE our Super Villains, and will beg you for more. When was the last time your students begged
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6th - 9th
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Figurative Language PowerPoint, Activities, Project, and Rubric
This item includes a PowerPoint, Activities, Final Project and Rubric about figurative language.
Metaphor
Simile
Find the Metaphor/Simile Video (embedded in the PowerPoint)
Personification
Personification Video (embedded in the PowerPoint)
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia Videos - YouTube
Pick Out The Personification/Onomatopoeia Example in the Sentence
Assignment - Write the dialogue in Garfield Comics (including personification and onomatopoeia) The comics are included.
Hyperbole
Poem - Sarah Cyn
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6th - 10th
The Kite Runner Lesson TED Talk
This TED Talk is to be taught in conjunction with The Kite Runner. It asks students to compare the speaker, Barat Ali Batoor's, persecution to Hassan and pilgrimage to asylum to Amir.
This activity can also be purchased in The Kite Runner Unit - Teacher's Bundle.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Long Way Down Graphic Novel Study/Pixar Short Films BUNDLE
1. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds graphic novel study and essay includes all lessons necessary for a successful novel study unit including test, questions, activities, essay, worksheets, journal responses, etc. Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of these engaging activities built from best teaching practices.The Long Way Down/Pixar theme short film BUNDLE HERE or check out the related bundles at the bottom of this page. Featured:A fun paper-dance warm-up party2 graphic organizers
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6th - 9th
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The Diary of Anne Frank Play Study Prereading Video | Images & Creative Activity
This Diary of Anne Frank Play Study Activity engages Pre-Reading interest with a video and creative activity as you begin your Diary of Anne Frank Unit. If you need a unique way to introduce the play, this Anne Frank Video and Creative Activity will get them thinking!This pre-reading Diary of Anne Frank activity can be used to introduce the novel and spark interest before your students even open the play! (Note: If you need more activities, this play study activity is one of the ten resources fr
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7th - 10th
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Of Mice & Men Extension: Pre-Reading Kit
Students rotate to 5 video-viewing stations to obtain background knowledge on various topics which pertain to Of Mice & Men:
* The Great Depression
* John Steinbeck
* The Dust Bowl & California Migration
* Cain and Abel + Dedication page for East of Eden
* Steinbeck's Nobel Prize Speech
This activity is designed to work in rotations in which students guide each other into a broader understanding using higher order thinking questions.
I used this lesson for a Compass Evaluation and rece
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Of Mice & Men - Extension Bundle
To Kill a Mockingbird Writing Prompts - Video Clips and Journal Writing Topics
To Kill a Mockingbird Writing Prompts Video Clips is a ready-to-use resource that will help your students make connections to their reading of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Students will watch a short video clip on YouTube that relates to a topic, theme, or idea presented in the novel. A related journal prompt is included and students share their thoughts and ideas in writing. The videos are not specific to the novel, but they relate in a way that allows students to make a text-to-self or
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8th - 12th
Literary Devices Bundle: Allusion, Alliteration, Irony, Repetition and Symbolism
Literary Device Lessons/Reviews that incorporate Cartoon images for a fun and creative way to identify the use of irony, symbolism, allusion, alliteration and repetition.Product One: AllusionLiterary Device PowerPoint Lesson or Review PowerPoint Includes:16 Slides total13 Fully animated slidesComplete Image Credits and Works citedWorksheet and Answer Key titled “Identify the Irony” (in Word and PDF)Modification Idea: Replace my bitmoji with yours to personalize the presentation. Product Two: Iro
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7th - 12th
CODE TALKER (BRUCHAC) | Novel Study Introductory Activity | Video & Reflection
CODE TALKER NOVEL STUDY Engaging Unit Activity: Introduce the Novel (Video & Activity): Pre-Reading Activity to Spark Interest in the NovelLooking for an engaging way to introduce Code Talker? This pre-reading Code Talker activity can be used to introduce the novel and spark interest before your students even open the book! This activity is one of the resources from my CODE TALKER NOVEL STUDY BUNDLE. (A free pacing guide for the Code Talker Novel Study is available in my store). This Code Ta
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5th - 9th
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The Giver Lois Lowry Novel Study/Pixar Short Films BUNDLE
1. The Giver by Lois Lowry Graphic Novel Study includes all lessons (79 pages) necessary for a graphic novel study unit including: test, questions, activities, essay, worksheets. Your students will enjoy the rigor and creativity of this lesson built on best teaching practices.Be sure to check out more bundles belowFeatured:Paper dance party warm-up activityVocabulary matching sheetPowerPoint on how to read a graphic novel2 graphic organizers to supplement PowerPointHow to read graphically questi
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6th - 9th
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Irony Assessment - With Notes and Video Clips
** UPDATE - It has been brought to my attention that the link in the PDF is no longer active, I now have updated the file so you are able to download the video. **Use the supplied note sheet to introduce your students to the concepts of situational, verbal, and dramatic irony. Then watch the video clip provided in the file to assess student learning in a fun and interactive way. My students LOVED watching video clips from their favorite movies and T.V. shows.
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6th - 12th
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Tone Lesson Plan and Activities for High School English
Are you looking for a quick and easy lesson plan on TONE? My high school students often struggle with analyzing a text when I ask them identify and write about the TONE, so I put together this mini-lesson to help them.This no-prep, simple, and helpful guide to identifying and analyzing TONE is a great way for high school students to improve their literary analysis skills. I have included everything that you need to help high school students polish their skills when it comes to identifying, analy
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9th - 12th
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Fahrenheit 451 Novel Study/Pixar Short Films BUNDLE
1. Fahrenheit 451 Graphic Novel Study includes all lessons necessary for a graphic novel study unit including: test, questions, activities, essay, worksheets, journal responses, figurative language sheets, vocabulary matching etc. Your students will enjoy the rigor and creativity of this lesson built on best teaching practices.Featured:Paper dance party warm-up activityWarm-up worksheetPowerPoint on how to read a graphic novel2 graphic organizers for PowerPointReading Graphically 2 pages of ques
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8th - 11th
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Allusion of the Week
This unit is a semester long unit on allusions. From showing how Taylor Swift "steals someone's thunder" to Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier's epic "waterloo," this unit has real life examples that are sure to engage your students. An adapted AP take on researching an allusion's origins and today's meaning, I utilize these as bell ringers one day each week, or some years as part of a flipped classroom experience; however, you can of course use them in whatever way best fits your class! There is an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Short Stories Bundle
Activities, Presentations, PDFs, and Discussions for FOUR middle & school Short Stories:"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe"Old Man at the Bridge" by Ernest Hemingway"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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7th - 10th
Muppet Treasure Island Movie Comparison
The purpose of this document is to allow readers to compare the novel Treasure Island to the movie Muppet Treasure Island. As books and movies may contain many differences, this helps learners to better evaluate some of those differences. Other possible comparisons to the novel Treasure Island could be Treasure Island the movie, Treasure Planet, or other representations. However, this file does not contain a worksheet for comparison to these other works.
Note: I also have a Treasure Island bund
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6th - 9th
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Beowulf Escape Room | The Escape Classroom
**SEE THE PREVIEW AND FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF WHY WE ARE THE ORIGINAL AND THE #1 ESCAPE ROOM MATERIAL USED BY THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS**INCLUDES: 1) Escape Room Activity (internet required) 2) Handout Material3) Lesson Plan On Subject 4) Power Point Presentation5) Promotional Videos 6) How-To Video7) Count Downs 8) Test **The interactive nature of our videos set us apart from all other curriculum sources. Students LOVE our Super Villains, and will beg you for more. When was the last time
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8th - 12th
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Macbeth Pre-Reading Witches Viewing Activity
Act I Scene I is one of the most interesting and important scenes in Macbeth. Here we are introduced to the witches and their game plan for good ole Macbeth. This activity allows students to view seven different versions of Act I scene I, including the new 2021 Macbeth. They will then be asked to analyze the characters and setting of each clip. This bundle also includes a Do Now that focuses on mood/setting and an exit slip that analyzes the difference between the video clips. Students are desti
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9th - 12th
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12 Labors of Hercules Escape Room | The Escape Classroom
**SEE THE PREVIEW AND FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF WHY WE ARE THE ORIGINAL AND THE #1 ESCAPE ROOM MATERIAL USED BY THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS**INCLUDES: 1) Escape Room Activity (internet connection required) 2) Handout Material3) Lesson Plan On Subject 4) Power Point Presentation5) Promotional Videos 6) How-To Video7) Count Downs 8) Test **The interactive nature of our videos set us apart from all other curriculum sources. Students LOVE our Super Villains, and will beg you for more. When was the
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8th - 12th
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Young Frankenstein Essay - Parody vs. Satire
After students read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, this activity could be introduced to teach the difference between satire and parody.
This activity requires the students to construct a compare/contrast essay. A video viewing guide is included. This guide allows students to take notes that they should use in their essay as they watch Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.
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11th - 12th
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Situational, Verbal and Dramatic Irony Activity
This is an extremely low-prep 30-40 mini lesson on the three types of irony. 3 short Youtube videos are linked, along with two activities that help students understand irony and the difference between the three definitions.
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9th - 12th
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