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High school literature cultural activities $5-10
The ULTIMATE Beowulf Bundle with Answer Keys, Assessments, and Creative Projects
In this mega Beowulf Bundle, you will find 36 lessons and activities that include thorough answer keys with textual evidence where applicable to take your Beowulf unit to the next level. You will also find creative activities, quizzes, and an EDITABLE multiple-choice test to use at the end of your unit. There are MORE than enough resources here to create an engaging Beowulf unit for your students.This bundle is organized by pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading activities and includes
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8th - 12th
Trickster Tales Digital Escape Room: Native American Mythology & Archetypes
UPDATED 2023! This trickster tales digital escape room uses stories from Native American mythology and examples of traditional tricksters in pop culture to help students better understand the archetype. This fun digital breakout challenge is full of puzzles, riddles, and games that even the trickiest of tricksters would be proud of. The breakout challenge is completely digital, Google Classroom compatible, and ready to go! The trickster tales are from Native American mythology, but some of the r
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8th - 12th
December Celebrations Around the World: Digital Choice Board Activity
December marks a huge variety of holidays around the world and this activity gives you the quick, bell-work, short, supplemental activities that you need for literacy, writing, and critical thinking during the holiday time of year. This digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different supplementary resources across the categories: stories, poetry, pop culture, books and traditions around the world, all within the theme of December celebrations.This choice board is
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Digital Choice Board Activity Bundle: Monthly Celebrations
Digital Choice Board Activity: Graduation & Coming of Age Theme
Making the transition out of high school and into the real world is a scary one, and it's likely your students haven't really had the time to process this or even think about what's going to happen at the end of the school year. If you have a class of graduating seniors that need something to do before the big graduation day, this choice board is the perfect activity to meaningly fill in some gaps!This digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different supplementary
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11th - 12th
'60S TIME CAPSULE The Outsiders Pre-Reading Activity 14+ Pop Culture References
This ‘60s Scavenger Hunt pre reading assignment is an immersive exploration of 1960’s pop culture, allowing students to interact with the several cultural references that are made throughout the book. Each topic in the Slideshow has a direct connection to the book. This way, when students come across pop culture artifacts while reading the book, they are able to draw upon the pre reading information. The '60s Scavenger Hunt addresses the following pop culture references: The BeatlesElvis Presley
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7th - 9th
Novel Guide for la Ciudad de las Bestias por Isabel Allende
This is a novel guide for Isabel Allende’s La Ciudad de las Bestias. This novel was written for young people (the author has stated that her target audience was 12 year olds-native speakers of Spanish) so it is a manageable challenge for upper-level Spanish students. I have read this novel with my AP Spanish Language classes for many years and they always enjoy it and are proud to have read and understood a full novel in Spanish. There is a one page introduction to the novel and the author.
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10th - 12th
Firekeeper's Daughter Journal and Questions Bundle
I have divided the book into six sets of questions, dividing the nearly 500-page book into a six week unit. I intend to use this as an independent reading choice in my Native Literature course, though this could easily be used for book circles or a whole class novel.QUESTIONS PACKETS:This is a versatile set of questions, which could be used in a variety of scenarios:- Independent Reading packets.- Small group discussion questions.- Large group discussion questions.- Interview questions with part
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Native American Literature Activities
Includes: A. Close Reading Activity comparing Iroquois’ Creation Myth “The World on the Turtle’s Back” and Onondaga’s Creation Myth “The Earth on the Turtles Back” with Blooms-leveled questions. B. Modern-Day, Real-World Creation Myth Examples (clips) and analysis questions. C. Perspective Sponge Activity with discussion questionsD. Two-Version Creation Myth Writing Assignment with two Common Core Rubrics (Constructed Response and Extended Response) Link for the video (Jessie's Girl) is: https:
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11th - 12th
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French/FFL/FSL - Activity book - Le Petit Prince
Téléchargez et imprimez un cahier d'activités sur le Petit Prince.Contenu- un cahier d’activité 27 pages avec :une page de couverture personnalisabledes activités pour découvrir le Petit Princedes extraits du texte avec des questions de compréhensiondes activités créatives- un PDF avec la correction des activitésToutes ces activités sont utilisables ensemble ou séparément.Téléchargez deux PDF : Un cahier d’activités à distribuer avec des activités de découverte du livre, des extraits avec des
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9th - 12th
Digital Choice Board Activity: The American Dream (for high school ELA)
The American Dream is a topic driving so much high school ELA curriculum, but sometimes can feel boring to students. If you're going to teach it why not use a juicy essential question? Using the Essential Question: Is the American Dream more likely to inspire or destroy? students will explore a variety of sources in search of the answer. This is the kind of activity that gives you the quick, bell-work, short, supplemental activities that you need for literacy, writing, and critical thinking
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8th - 11th
Motorcycles and Sweetgrass - Novel Study and Text Analysis
This unit can be taught in tandem with the text Motorcycles & Sweetgrass, written by Drew Hayden Taylor in 2011.I have used this resource alongside the text for my grade 11 university and college level First Nations English classes. It was taught over about 10 weeks.Included:Pre-reading work, to provide some background, context and social/historical significance to the story prior to reading. This includes looking at the epigraph of the text both before and after completion. Basic comprehens
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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The House on Mango Street 4 Corners Introduction Activity
What it isGoogle Slides for an anticipatory activity prior to reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosThe Activity:Students can strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with 8 statements. What’s included:Google SlidesPower PointWhy I love it:Students love this four corners activity! Students get up and moving and engaged with central themes of The House on Mango Street before even reading the novella. Addresses Speaking and Listening Standards and encourages students to
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: The House on Mango Street Complete Unit Bundle
Digital Choice Board Activity: The Media and our Sense of Self
When studying the media, commercials, or even rhetorical analysis, it's important for students to also consider the impact of these messages on our sense of self. Using the Essential Question: To what extent does the media impact our sense of self? students will explore a variety of sources in search of the answer. This is the kind of activity that gives you the quick, bell-work, short, supplemental activities that you need for literacy, writing, and critical thinking during any novel unit or l
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9th - 12th
Digital Choice Board Activity: Great Leaders and Leadership | ELA Inquiry Lesson
If you've ever struggled to engage your secondary ELA students in critical thinking and discussion during a novel unit, you're not alone. Using the Essential Question: What does it take to be a great leader? students will explore a variety of sources in search of the answer. This is the kind of activity that gives you the quick, bell-work, short, supplemental activities that you need for literacy, writing, and critical thinking during any novel unit or lit circle unit that covers this topic. Thi
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9th - 12th
Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon 2024 Reading Comprehension Passages
Celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2024. Explore China's rich cultural heritage surrounding its Lunar New Year traditions, including the Chinese Zodiac. Discover how each major Lunar New Year, aka Spring Festival, tradition is drawn from Ancient Chinese Folktales. Learn how Lucky Foods are homophones for desirable qualities, such as prosperity and good fortune. Perfect ELA/SS Cross Curricular Activity and Primary Source DBQ. What's Included:Eighteen 1/2-page Reading Passages detailing
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5th - 10th
Digital Choice Board Activity: The Power of Fear and Hope (for SEL and ELA)
Characters in all genres of fiction are faced with insurmountable odds and we are left wondering how these characters are motivated: is it more by fear or more by hope? This is the kind of activity that gives you the quick, bell-work, short, supplemental activities that you need for literacy, writing, and critical thinking during any novel unit or lit circle unit that focuses on the power of fear and the power of hope. This digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 2
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8th - 11th
First Chapter Friday Book Talk Guides: Diverse Voices
As a middle school ELA teacher, I know just how time-consuming the job is, and I know that it is impossible to read and keep track of every title, plot line, mature moment, and the best pages to read aloud to a class for a book talk. Book guides change the game!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&g
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5th - 9th
Also included in: First Chapter Friday Book Talk Guide VOLUME 2
John Keats Poetry Pack
John Keats, the tragic Romantic poet who died of tuberculosis at age 26, longed for “permanence in a world of change.” Your students will do a close analysis of four of his most famous poems, including “La Belle Dame sans Merci”“Ode on a Grecian Urn”“Ode to Autumn”“Ode to a Nightingale” You’ll find two versions of the poems—one with line-by-line detailed annotations for you to use as you teach, and one version without annotations that you can copy and hand out to your students. The lesson concl
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: British Romantic Poetry BUNDLE
Digital Choice Board Activity: Rebels and Progress in Society | ELA Lesson
If you've ever struggled to engage your secondary ELA students in critical thinking and discussion during a novel unit, you're not alone. Using the Essential Question: Are rebels a requirement for society to progress? students will explore a variety of sources in search of the answer. This is the kind of activity that gives you the quick, bell-work, short, supplemental activities that you need for literacy, writing, and critical thinking during any novel unit or lit circle unit that covers this
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9th - 12th
Middle Ages Literature: King Arthur lit. circles & Lais of Marie de France
Invite your students into the Middle Ages with this three-week unit! Texts that are used in this unit include:
-- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, edited and translated by James Winny
-- The Alliterative Morte Arthure, translated by Valerie Krishna
-- Yvain: The Knight of the Lion, by Chretien de Troyes, translated by Burton Raffel
-- Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart, by Chretien de Troyes, translated by Burton Raffel
-- The Lais of Marie de France, translated by Glyn S. Burgess and Keith Busby
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10th - 12th
Norse Mythology Booklet
Children love mythology! The wild tales of the Norse gods and goddesses are filled with daring deeds and heroic characters. These stories hook students into reading more! This is a 14 page booklet that includes a brief look at the main gods and goddesses of the Norse myths. Each major figure has a space for your students to draw how they envision the mythical characters. There is also a page for students to draw their favorite myth and to write a myth of their own. A glossary gives your student
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3rd - 9th
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis (novel and movie unit)
This unit contains introductory PowerPoint, chapter reading questions, vocabulary units, quizzes, final test and movie guide. Excellent resource for high school special education students!
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7th - 12th
Iambic Pentameter Practice FUN!
Your students will be asked to practice their iambic pentameter skills in a fun way!
This handout acts as if a record company, "Iambic Records," is hiring them to rewrite a popular song so that it can be enjoyed by a more educated audience. Students will supply their own song choice to rewrite in iambic pentameter and then scan the syllables.
They will love the example I have provided in which the Macklemore "Thrift Shop" song has been turned into iambic pentameter.
"These tags I’ll pop, and b
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9th - 12th
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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