Free high school reading strategies cultural activities

From Electric English... This is a fresh, clean copy of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short Story: Analysis Project. Lots o

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10th - 11th

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Short Story: Analysis Project - All Stories

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From Electric English... This is a zip file for all of the stories in the Analysis Project.... Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... Are you ready for the list? Here we go :) - "The Baby Party": Fitzgerald - "The Enormous Radio": Cheever - "EPICAC": Vonnegut - "The Far and the Near": Wolfe - "A Good Man is Hard t

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10th - 12th

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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

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Elie Wiesel's Night Reflection Logs/Student Journal

Created by

Literary Roses

This double-entry journal is can be used as a reading strategy or to help develop students' critical thinking and writing skills. Student enjoy creating these and I make sure to give students time to complete most journal entries in class. Although I only use these with my Holocaust unit, a double-entry journal can be used with any literature unit. If you enjoy this product, please check out my Common Core aligned curriculum unit! (My best selling item!) This product is also included in Eli

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6th - 10th

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Handouts, Cultural Activities

Holocaust Group Genocide - AVID Strategy Marking the Text

Created by

Amy Conway

Students are a read and mark the text about 5 different groups of people who were targeted during the Holocaust. In this way, students are able to see that Jewish people were NOT the only targets. Second, students write 4 separate paragraphs over their targeted group, edit the paragraphs with the teacher during student/teacher writing conferences, and finally create a product, a poster. Students present their posters about their group to the class for credit. Rubric for poster is included on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing-Expository

Grades:

7th - 12th, Staff

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Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

Short Story: Analysis Project - "A Rose for Emily"

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From Electric English... This is a fresh, clean copy of "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short Story: Analysis Project.

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10th - 11th

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Reading, Reading Strategies, Spanish

FREEBIE - Spanish - Lectura de Comprensión - Reading Comprehension in Spanish

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Soy Andrews Páez

¡Descubre los Regionalismos y Coloquialismos en el Mundo Hispano! ¡Gratis para ti! - FREEBIE. Lectura de Comprensión: Regionalismos y Coloquialismos en el Mundo Hispano ¡Importante! Si descargas este recurso, por favor deja una reseña. ¡Tu opinión es muy valiosa para mí! Important! If you download this resource, please leave a review. Your feedback is very valuable to me!¿Qué Incluye este Archivo? Texto de Comprensión Lectora:Explora cómo los diferentes países hispanohablantes usan regionalismo

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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

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Cultural Activities, Independent Work Packet, Lesson

FREEBIE - Emergency Sub Plan Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month English Version

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Soy Andrews Páez

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month FREEBIE - Emergency Packet for Teachers! ✨ Engage your students with our FREE English Version of "Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month" - an exceptional Emergency Packet for teachers! Packet Highlights:Comprehensive lesson plansEngaging activities for all learning stylesReady-to-use resourcesCulturally rich content Why Teachers Love It:Hassle-free emergency lessonsCelebrate diversity in the classroomEasy integration into your curriculumStudent-tested and teache

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading Strategies, Spanish

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Worksheets, Cultural Activities, Independent Work Packet

Short Story: Analysis Project - "The Sound of Thunder"

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From Electric English... This is a fresh, clean copy of "The Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short Story: Analysis Project. L

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Grades:

10th - 11th

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Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies

What Do You Mean to Say? - Sarcasm Activity

Created by

English Teacher Ryan

Teaching English - what a piece of cake. Here is a humorous little workbook to help your teenagers and adults understand sarcasm. This could be used with English as an Additional Language students, or in other culture-based classes to spark conversations surrounding humour and rhetoric. You can use this book with your students by asking them to explain what is really being said in each pictograph. Have your students explain the sarcasm being used based in the references. This makes for a fun war

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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

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Activities, Printables, Cultural Activities

Short Story: Analysis Project - "The Yellow Wallpaper"

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From Electric English... This is a fresh, clean copy of "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short Story: Analys

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10th - 11th

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Short Story: Analysis Project - "A Good Man is Hard to Find"

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From Electric English... This is a fresh, clean copy of "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Conner. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short Story: Analysi

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10th - 11th

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School For Life and living for the School

BLACK HISTORY MONTH WORKSHEETS (English-Spanish)

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH WORKSHEETS (English-Spanish)Statement and Picture association accompanied with a FUNNY Word Search activity, this is ideal for kids and teens.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Reading Strategies, Social Studies - History

Grades:

2nd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff

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Bibliographies, Printables, Cultural Activities

Short Story: Analysis Project - "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been"

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From Electric English... This is a fresh, clean copy of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" by Joyce Carol Oates. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short

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10th - 11th

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African History, Geography, Reading Strategies

African Creation Myth Comparison Activity

Created by

Robie's Resources

This is a great activity to have kids jigsaw. Break students up into 4 small groups and have them read the creation myths of these 4 African cultures. Each group reads one myth then, as a class, they teach the others through the jigsaw method. Graphic organizer test students reading comprehension and connects human culture with geography. A lesson that can be easily applied to multiple grade levels. I have used this lesson and variations of it in English, ELL, World History and Human Geography a

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3rd - 12th

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Guided Reading Books, Cultural Activities, Centers

Europe Scrapbook

Created by

The Educreator

Two pages that require students to apply and demonstrate language arts and social studies skills. Research, non-fiction reading, creative and expository writing are integrated into the scrapbook pages. Students choose, or are assigned, to research a country in Europe. Cultural, economic, and content are vocabulary are part of the task. The pages may be used to create individual student scrapbooks that include a country from each European region, or as a group activity to be shared jig-saw style.

Subjects:

European History, Other (Social Studies - History), Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 9th

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Research, Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

Demo Lesson for Interviews

Created by

Oakes Education Boutique

This demo lesson can be used for a variety of courses, such as: ELA, literacy, reading, poetry, or learning support. It is targeted for a 10th grade ELA learning support class but can be used with a range of learners. This particular activity was created for Black History Month, and integrates social studies, cultural, and diversity learning content .

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Poetry, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6th - 12th

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Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

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Connections to Reading Posters FREE in SPANISH

Created by

Bilingual Biliterate Learning

These and many more mini anchor charts can be found in my Animals Products. I have made these posters FREE. Please feel free to print and share. These posters are text to self, text to text, text to the world, and text to media. They are completely in SPANISH.I love what I do and use everything I sale. I know it is difficult to find SPANISH products that are effective, that is why I create a lot of what I use. I just wish I had more time to upload everything I use in my classroom that has

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Spanish

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

Short Story: Analysis Project - "Hills Like White Elephants"

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From Electric English... This is a fresh, clean copy of "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short Story: Analysis

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10th - 11th

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Declaration of Independence: Group Project Hardcopy

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Informational Text, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

From Electric English... This is a hard copy of the Declaration of Independence that accompanies the group project I have posted for the same. This particular copy is very convenient for the project because I have already divided it up into sections to correlate with the parameters for the group work. Please take this and use it; whether you decide to purchase the group project or not:)

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10th - 12th

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Assessment, Cultural Activities

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La Tomatina

Created by

Yolanda Echevarria

This is basically a huge tomato battle that takes place in a town in Spain where more than 125,000 tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets. People attend from all over the world.

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Spanish, Visual Arts

Grades:

3rd - 10th

Types:

Cultural Activities

Powerful Women In History Reading Passage: Angela Bassett

Created by

Happy Black Teacher

Introducing the Powerful Women In History Printable featuring Angela Bassett! These high-interest reading passages on powerful women in history will engage even the most reluctant readers! Reading and discussing these short passages is the perfect way to engage your middle school, high school, or homeschool student. Teach your students about empowering women from the past and present by engaging with short reading passages. Students will become stronger and more engaged readers through these sho

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Women's History Month

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Also included in: Traditional and Modern Powerful Women In History Bundle

Short Story: Analysis Project - "EPICAC"

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From Electric English... This is a fresh, clean copy of "EPICAC" by Kurt Vonnegut. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short Story: Analysis Project. Lots of choic

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10th - 11th

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Short Story: Analysis Project - "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"

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From Electric English... This is a fresh, clean copy of "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter. I have widened the margins here and minimized the number of pages you would have to copy. Coupled with double sided printing, you can use these and not feel too guilty about the trees :) As an English teacher, sometimes I cringe at all the paper, but alas, at least there are great words being written on them.... These stories are the ones I have chosen to accompany the Short Stor

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Grades:

10th - 11th

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