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High school close reading centers for Microsoft PowerPoint
BANK ROBBERY MYSTERY - WHODUNNIT - IN-PERSON AND DISTANCE LEARNING
ABOUT THE GAMEThis is a simplistic and controlled whodunnit mystery. Union Bank was robbed and now students need to look at evidence and interviews and decide who is guilty.Almost every single thing in this file is editable. Sp you can adjust the language/cultural references as necessary. The lesson also works great as a debate class, as at each step you can have students discuss who they think is guilty and why. However, this is also great for any other language skill you might like to practice
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Notice and Note - Signpost Picture Book Lists, PPT and Activities
This product supports the strategies outlined in the text Notice and Note - Strategies for Close Reading, written by Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst.
Research has indicated that when a reader pays attention to the particular signals or “signposts” provided by the author within literary texts, depth of understanding and personal engagement with texts can increase.
This EDITABLE resource includes:
*A 27 page Ppt presentation that introduces and explains each signpost, has
activities for
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Dear Basketball by Kobe Bryant (Comprehension Questions)
In 2015, Bryant announced his retirement through “Player’s Tribune” in a poem titled “Dear Basketball.” In the poem, Bryant shares his love for the sport with the world. Bryant later earned an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for “Dear Basketball” in 2018.Students will have fun reading Kobe Bryant's "Dear Basketball" letter and answering these comprehension questions. There are many skills included with this activity! This could be used as a station assignment, classwork, homework, sc
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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English Curriculum Lessons Complete For High School
English Curriculum for High School is 155 pages of rigorous, engaging, lengthy package of high quality products that can be reused for years. This bundle includes: a literary analysis essay, narrative essay, expository essay, extensive mentor sentences from modern novels, journal prompts, grammar guide, one-pager activity, philosophical chairs unit, novel study template. Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of these engaging activities built from best teaching practices.Featured:✔ 1
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9th - 12th
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COMPARATIVE ESSAY - Unit Plan
This engaging unit plan for Writing a Comparative Essay consists of 9 lessons. It uses 3 poems to model for students how to write a comparative essay:Niya by Lindsay NixonI Am Graffiti by Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonHowlin at the Moon by Wayne KeonLinks to the 3 poems (which explore the effects of cultural genocide on Indigenous peoples in Canada) are included.The unit includes:44 PowerPoint slides for use with studentsComparative Essay Stations activitywriter's craft analysis (theme, mood, liter
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7th - 12th
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Editable Color Code your Thinking Bookmark
These color-coded post-it bookmarks are a great reference tool for students to use during guided reading, literature circles, independent reading, or close reading. These are editable, with directions for editing the post-it notes and text.
You may use any font you choose, but it works best with AGMondayBunday and AGIWokeUpLikeThis (Amy Groesbeck Fonts-can be found in font volumes 1 and 2, and the bundle)
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2nd - 9th
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LITERARY TERMS - 100+ terms and devices with definitions and examples - PPT
A comprehensive list of literary terms and devices. Includes definitions and multiple examples: written examples, video links, web page links, visual images and explanations. Preview: - figurative language: metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, synecdoche, etc. - the 3 types of irony - pathetic fallacy, mood vs. atmosphere- what is a writer's tone, attitude and style - Aristotle's ideas on Rhetoric and the Tragic Hero- the classical genres: tragedy, comedy and romance- the differences be
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
60 WRITING WARM UPS/ BELL RINGERS -for English & literacy.
60 WRITING STARTERS/WARM UPS- for English & literacy.
60 fun writing starters (could also be used for whole lesson ideas) all with a visual stimulus photo or picture. One starter per slide. Automatic date/day comes up at the top of slides. Great for English and literacy intervention.
Types of writing: persuasive, argumentative, backstory's for monsters, provoking sympathy, descriptive, creative, story beginning, instructions, letters, up leveling, speeches, short stories, rants, opinion,
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Book Spines template or outline for student accountability
I wanted to keep my students accountable during Read to Self, so I created these cute book spines for them fill out each time they finish reading an independent book!There are 5 different sizes of books, and each one includes:- Title line- Author line- Summary lines- 4 stars for students to fill out their own ratingEnjoy!
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Grades:
K - 12th
LONG SHOT-5th grade powerpoint SITC Summer in the City LITCAMP
You may download and edit as necessary. Each book of the 5th grade lit camp SITC has its own powerpoint with :daily vocabulary, listener objectives, reader objectives, and writers objectives, reading questions, introductions to the units/books, writing power, reading power, text to life, graphic organizers and independent reading questions.
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Reading and writing articles BUNDLE
If your students struggle with reading and writing articles, you need a go-to resource that can help them integrate knowledge and skills to help them finally understand this informational text type. Now you finally have it!This bundle combines theory and practice to help your students learn to read and write articles effectively. The bundle consists of an informative presentation and an engaging article analysis stations activity. PresentationThis presentation is a clear, concise, and visually a
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Annotation Situations HUGE RESOURCE Close Reading Response Middle High School
All documents can be utilized in class or digitally - PDF versions for digital delivery. This comprehensive bundle contains all you need to set an "Annotation Tone" in your classroom. It is suitable for long and short fiction and nonfiction texts. Elevate your students' reading engagement and mastery with these proven techniques. Wide and varied reading is key to enhancing students' critical thinking, writing, discussion, and other skills. What's in here:53-slide editable PowerPoint Presentation
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6th - 12th
BUNDLE!! - Pre-Aice Spanish 1-3 -Contextual Readings - Save when you buy more!
Do your students find reading boring?This bundle contains 5 contextual readings that can be used as Exit tickets or bellringers, or even just quick reading activities.Included in this bundle :Contextual Reading - El FuturoContextual Reading - El tiempo LibreContextual Reading - Mantenerse en formaContextual Reading - Mi rutina diariaContextual Reading - Los amigosThis is recommended for Spanish 1 or Spanish 2 students as review of vocabulary and grammar structures. It is recommended for higher
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6th - 12th
Short story unit- "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
This slide deck includes a detailed lesson and activities for the short story "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid. I provide an activate your brain activity (warm up) activity, discussion questions to introduce students to some of the topic discussed in the reading, annotation guide for reading the short story and an end of lesson writing prompt. Ways to use this resource-Sub plans- Part of a short story unit- Test strategieand many more other ways!
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Figurative Language Lesson, Activity, & Project ("I have a dream..." speech)
The speech Martin Luther King Jr. offered the world on August 28th, 1963 was a pivotal point in history for the civil rights movement. It is also a wonderfully "written" speech full of rich imagery and unmatched rhetoric. Sharing his words with students is a wonderful opportunity to discuss and celebrate this moment as well as the legacy Dr. King provides for generations to come. This activity that culminates into a creative representation project will engage students in exploring the languag
Grades:
9th - 12th
"The Yellow Wallpaper" Lesson Slides
Pre and post-reading lesson slides for Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper". Slides include:Pre-reading information about Gilman, Victorian society, the rest cure, and literary elements in the storyLink to an audiobook version of the storyLink to "Yellow Nancy", a graphic novel adaptation of the short storyPost-reading discussion questionsPost-reading creative writing activityPost-reading viewing activity: The Twilight Zone ep. 54 "Something in the Walls" based on the pl
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Hitchhiker by Roald Dahl
The Hitchhiker by Roald Dahl
Complete lessons or lessons, on the excellent short story by Roald Dahl!
Complete and attractive lesson pack includes:
• Engaging starters
• Lesson objectives
• Full story and discussion prompts throughout (pdf of the complete story included)
• Card sort and text search activity
• Agree or disagree discussion prompt activity
• Key quote analysis discussion
• Main question and WAGOLL
• The Hitchhiker quiz
Resources included at the back of the power point. Roald Da
Grades:
6th - 10th
Death of a Writer: Critical Thinking Mystery Powerpoint Edition
This mystery activity encourages discussion and critical thinking as students figure out how a writer was killed in his locked office at a time when no one was even in the house? How could this be? Who killed him and how? Your students have all the clues they need to figure it out! By getting the clues one at a time, they have plenty of time to evaluate the information, figure out how to synthesize the evidence, come to a conclusion and defend it. The story formatted as PowerPoint slides is easy
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Critical Thinking Mystery Game: Clue by Clue PowerPoint Bundle
Concept Maps | Tools & Strategies for Mapping Ideas
Engaging and effective - the only tool you’ll need for using concept webs in the classroom!A fun animated video walks students through the concept mapping process step-by-step, breaking down the use and usefulness of such a tool!Along with the video there are concept maps available in both print and digital formats.The video can be used as part of whole group lessons led by the teacher, and for continued reinforcement within small groups and one on one sessions. With consistent application of th
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6th - 12th
Girls Think of Everything- GUIDED READING LEVEL S
22 slides to edit and download as you wish.3 Group projects.Vocabulary WordsGENRE INFORMATIONAL TEXT WHY THIS TEXT? This informational text gives an in-depth account of some of the most widely used and important inventions throughout history, all created by women. Text features include headings, an index, and a timeline/list of women’s inventions from 3000 BC to the mid-1990s, when the book was written.LEXILE MEASURE 960L GUIDED READING LEVEL S5R3In literary texts, compare and contrast two or mo
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3rd - 9th
Critical Literary Theories Lesson
This 34-slide (+ bibliography) presentation demonstrates how to analyze texts through three literary lenses: Feminist, Marxist, and New Historicist. The resource is downloaded as a Powerpoint file, meaning that you'll be able to edit and add to/remove sections as you please - not that you'll need to!Each theory is broken down into easy-to-understand, digestible sections - what the theory is, a brief history, essential questions, and more. For each theory, a unique challenge is included for the s
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Six Hats of Thinking for Deeper Reading
Use De Bono's six hats to get your students to think deeper about the text. These hats have the students think from one perspective assigned to them, in this case, their hat color. When students start discussing in their group, they must respond from the one perspective.
This gets students to think creatively and challenges them to look closely at the text to support their perspective.
This kit includes instructions with pictures. Six cards with hats described and a sentence stem to help strug
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8th - 11th
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Reading with the APP: Close Reading Tools & Strategies
Reading with the APP - a new method for close reading! From annotating new text to reporting on their findings, get your students reading with passion and purpose!The video explainer breaks down the steps of the APP - an acronym for Annotate, Preview, & Predict. Students will learn to look for clues in the text, marking their findings with relevant symbols as they go. Next, students will learn a strategy for pulling out a text’s essential statement, analyzing the parts against specific textu
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7th - 12th
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Sketch Note Character Analysis - For Any Novel -
Engage your students in character analysis using sketch notes! The fully editable PowerPoint file includes two male character profiles and two female character profiles that are ready to be printed and delivered to your students. Since it is a PowerPoint document you can customize the document to suit your needs! You can easily change the text, add or delete sections, and change pictures. This is a fun way to have your students dig deeper into character analysis. Using these worksheets, students
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7th - 12th
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