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Common Core RL.11-12.4 cultural activities
Native American Literature Unit: Poems, Myths, Non-fiction in Digital & Print
Looking to add some fresh activities for Native American literature to your classes' studies? You have come to the right place! Your students will love these beautifully designed slides that will not only capture their attention but also provide them with interesting Native American reading selections and engaging activities that require analyzing, creating, thinking, writing, and reflecting. Printable version included!This Native American Literature Digital Unit includesâ–º 2 poemsâ–º 2 mythsâ–º a no
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7th - 12th
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Native American Mythology Unit 1 week bundle Native American heritage & cultures
This Native American Mythology unit bundle includes a full week of activities to help students understand some of the key features of Native American Mythology and recognize the link between American Literature and American History. The end of the unit is a fantastic bridge between Native American myths and the literature of the earliest American settlers, which sets students up to better understand some of the conflicts that arose as settlers began to arrive from Europe.Use as Native American H
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8th - 12th
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Native American Literature Unit: Poems, Myths, Non-fiction
Looking to add some fresh activities for Native American literature to your classes' studies? You have come to the right place! Your students will love these beautifully designed slides that will not only capture their attention but also provide them with interesting Native American reading selections and engaging activities that require your students to analyze, create, think, talk, draw, and reflect.This Native American Literature Unit includesâ–º 2 poemsâ–º 2 mythsâ–º a nonfiction text â–º Daily less
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7th - 12th
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They Called Us Enemy Novel Study
There are four activities in the introduction document. Students have a brief slide deck; a primary source news article from the San Francisco Chronicle, 1942; an explanation of Japanese Relocation Centers; and videos with multiple perspectives to better understand the events that led up to Japanese-Americans' incarceration during WWII. There are four documents for students to take notes on a template for characters, conflict, significant quotes, and summaries. The notes are broken up every 50 p
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11th
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The Handmaid's Tale:Political Influences--a Power Point Presentation
The Handmaid’s Tale is a powerful story, even if it had been totally invented—but when students learn of the historical background and political forces that influenced Margaret Atwood’s novel, richly illustrated in this Power Point presentation, they get an even deeper glimpse into the creative minds of writers like Atwood (and Orwell and Miller and others) who draw from source materials and their own fiery imaginations to create works that seem even more relevant today than when they were firs
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Literary Analysis & Close Reading: Reflections of America Through Music
Students love music! Meet the needs of your auditory learners while also completing literary analysis and close reading for American Literature. With this lesson and activity, students listen to songs that reflect various ideas about America. Then they read and annotate the song lyrics, analyzing them as poems. When completing this lesson, the teacher plays clips of classic songs from different genres and time periods. It’s strongly recommended that the teacher preview the lyrics to ensure th
The Silence Between Us - Novel Study - Slides for Chapters 11-19
Immerse your students in the vibrant world of Deaf culture and young adult literature through "The Silence Between Us" novel study. This comprehensive PowerPoint resource seamlessly integrates the story of Maya, a Deaf character, with essential elements of Deaf culture and historical events, fostering a profound understanding and appreciation for the vibrant Deaf community. Designed for high school ASL classrooms, including ASL 1-4 levels, this novel study is thoughtfully presented with editable
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Silence Between Us - Novel Study Slides - BUNDLE Chapters 1-19
Poems of the Harlem Renaissance: Comprehension and Analysis (Fully Editable)
No American Literature curriculum is complete without a study of the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance. This lesson presents the poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, and Langston Hughes with questions embedded in the text of each poem which will guide your students to a comprehensive understanding of each poet!This fully editable lesson includes questions for the following poems:"Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar"We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar"To One Coming North" by Claude McK
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Harlem Renaissance Unit: Poems, Short Stories, and Rhetorical Analysis
"Rituals of Memory" Qs, Teacher Slides w Annotation Guide & Examples + Art
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 (fully editable!) with text-dependent questions, an analysis of the connotation and denotation in the essay. Also included are teacher slides that provide directions on what students should annotate as they read in order to best answer these questions.
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8th - 12th
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Motivational Notes in Spanish - Class Community, Social Emotional Intervention
Students love these colorful Motivational Notes in Spanish! Whether you teach English Learners, Spanish, or want to recognize students' linguistic and cultural backgrounds, these notes deliver personalized, positive, and powerful motivation. *Also, check out 300 Motivational Notes in English. We know that building strong relationships is key, and personalized motivational notes - especially in a student's home language - is one sure way to show a student or colleague that they matter. I have the
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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"Indian Children Speak" Poem Analysis
Students read and analyze the poem "Indian Children Speak" by Juanita Bell. They determine diction and tone as well as support a claim with evidence.
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11th
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Native American Literature Unit: Poems, Myths, Non-fiction - Digital
Looking to add some fresh activities for Native American literature to your classes' studies? You have come to the right place! Your students will love these beautifully designed slides that will not only capture their attention but also provide them with interesting Native American reading selections and engaging activities that require analyzing, creating, thinking, writing, and reflecting.This Native American Literature Digital Unit includesâ–º 2 poemsâ–º 2 mythsâ–º a nonfiction textâ–º Teacher sugge
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7th - 12th
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Introduction to Greek Tragedy AP Lit High School English Sophocles Euripides
All you need to introduce the elements of Greek Tragedy as a preview to a longer unit or on its own.28 editable Google Slides - can be formatted for TPT Easel or Pear Deck for an interactive experiencePDF version of the Slides - for print or digital distributionCovers the basics (it’s a lot!) of Greek Tragedy, including:Roots - history and extensionsTerms - all the vocabulary students need to know and use to describe and interpret the actionPhilosophies - reasoning behind the choices made by inn
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9th - 12th
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"In the Time of the Butterflies" Pre-Reading Cognate/Spanish Vocab Assignment
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez // Pre-Reading Cognate and Spanish Vocabulary AssignmentThis is the perfect assignment to build students' language background information that is necessary to comprehend and appreciate Alvarez's story about the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic and how the Mirabal sisters developed an underground revolution to fight against him and his murderous regime.Julia Alvarez utilizes many cognates throughout her novel. This assignmen
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Unit: African Stories / Mythology and Folklore / ELA: 7-12 (EDITABLE)
*17 links in Bonus File- Agenda: African StoriesGrade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 9Steps: 12Original Products: 10Links to Resources: 8Rubrics: 3
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7th - 12th
CLASS: Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Unit: Norse Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: All 32 CCSS Anchor StandardsSteps: 115+Original Products: 75+Links to Resources: 100+Rubrics: 5+11 Unit Bundles Include: Introduction, African, Sports, Pirates, Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Arabian, Celtic, Italian, Norse, Greek
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7th - 12th
A Christmas Carol: A Play Told in Six Scenes
This wonderful story written by Charles Dickens is a must for students and teachers looking for a fun and simple dramatic reading or a staged production to share with the school or family and friends. Adapted for the stage by Carol J. Macy. Dickens has an important message about kindness and caring verses striving for material wealth. Each scene asks for only minimal props and costume pieces. Victorian Christmas music can be uploaded online or purchased on a CD. Students will LOVE acting ou
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4th - 12th
Image Study: Ansel Adams
This assignment is called an "Image Study." For this, students will be taking a close look at a major piece of visual art, in this case a few photos by stunning nature photographer Ansel Adams, and examining it on their own. Afterwards, they will watch a short (<10 minutes) video essay from someone talking about it and ract to that.For this one, they are going to look at a few pictures before watching the video. This is because the video isn't about one image, but the person who made them ima
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9th - 12th
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"Still I Rise" Lesson Plan — ELA, Arts, & Social Justice
Lesson plan for grades 6-12 based on the poem "Still I Rise" by Maya AngelouIncludes:English Language Arts, Arts, and Social Justice standards for grades 6-12Lesson objectives and "can do" descriptors Step-by-step walkthrough of how to execute the lessonSample modifications/accommodationsReflection Question suggestions
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6th - 12th
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Hyperdoc: Byronic Hero in Frankenstein Letters 1-4, An Introduction (EDITABLE)
provides notes about The Byronic Heroprovides a chart for students to fill out with examples of the romantic notes in the letters 1-4 to introduce Frankensteinprovides both a group and individual optionkey included
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â BUNDLE: All Things Frankenstein- 22 Activities (EDITABLE)
Christmas Trivia Fun Quiz on Google Forms
Your students will love this fun Christmas Quiz that will test their knowledge on Christmas Trivia. You will love that it is completely Digital so therefore no prep!This quiz has 20 questions that are on a variety of Xmas topics, such as food, movies, reindeer, Christmas traditions and of course Santa! Made for all ages to enjoy and have fun.You can edit the resource if you like, use it as a quiz, or use it as an investigative research activity (allowing them to use the internet to find the answ
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Â Christmas Mega Bundle - Quiz, Jigsaws, Crosswords, Word search and more
Persepolis questions and study guide
This document is complete with literary and historical terms students need to know to read and analyze the graphic novel, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It also includes chapter questions.
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6th - 12th
Hyperdoc: Romanticism in Frankenstein Letters 1-4, An Introduction (EDITABLE)
provides notes about Romanticismprovides a chart for students to fill out with examples of the romantic notes in the letters 1-4 to introduce Frankensteinprovides both a group and individual optionkey included
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â BUNDLE: All Things Frankenstein- 22 Activities (EDITABLE)
Social Commentary In Poetry
This unit contains 5 lessons:
Lesson 1: Poetry, what's that?
Lesson 2: The Plight of Men
Lesson 3: Bronzeville Girl
Lesson 4: The Caged Bird
Lesson 5: Poetry Proofs
The timeline is based upon blocked-scheduling, but you can manipulate it however you like.
The lessons are in word documents so that you can revise/edit as needed.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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