10th grade Halloween arts & music literature circles

Poetry & Art: Blackout Poetry Book Pages

Created by

(7) BLOWN UP BOOK PAGES & Instructions Included for creating poetry from the heart without the pressure of rhyming or form. Even if participants are not familiar with the principles of poetry (i.e., feeling, image, rhythm simile, metaphor, shape, and sound), they can express themselves with this fun activity to creatively problem solve varying poetic forms. Teach Social Emotional Learning or Poetry in a supportive way that will encourage creativity, participation, and deeper self-expression.

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Poetry, School Counseling

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Lesson

A Christmas Carol; A Readers' Theater Adaptation

Created by

Patricia Hutchison-- Patti's Pages

Included in A Christmas Carol:-complete script-pre-reading activities-vocabulary study-discussion questions-suggestions for projectsThis reader's theater adaptation is suitable for grades 7- adult. While adhering to the plot of the original work, this adaptation uses more modern language, so that it can be more easily understood by today's students. It can be used with small groups or entire classrooms in both regular and special education. Reading the play aloud, or even acting it out will m

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Drama, Literature

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.10

DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Play (Acts I and II) Literature Guide

Created by

Tween Spirit

Diary of Anne Frank Play Acts I and IIThis Diary of Anne Frank literature guide for the two-act play is not your run-of-the-mill vocab and questions packet! This guide can be used in completion, or teachers may choose to use certain parts independently. This is a comprehensive study of the play and offers the opportunity to teach and review many ELA benchmarks such as:-Point of View-Theme-Plot-Conflict-Mood-Summarizing-Textual Evidence-Cultural Context-Characterization-Chronological Order-Sym

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

Scripts: Poe Pack (readers theater, Power Point +)

Created by

Kathleen Applebee

Edgar Allen Poe comes alive with reader’s theaters, choral readings, Power Point, projects, writing prompts and more. Package includes a 52 slide Power Point as well as 53 pages of scripts, graphic organizers, a visual dictionary for The Poe's Cask of Amontillado, rubric, and a How to do reader’s theater .PDF.The Raven and Annabel Lee are presented as choral readings; Helen 1831 and 1848 as tiered group project readings, The Cask of Amontillado is presented as a reader’s theater trial pre-readi

Subjects:

Drama, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Also included in: Bundle: American Literature

The "5" Senses - Graphic Organizer + BONUS

Created by

It's HOT

Your class just listened to a song of inspiration, read a gut-wrenching poem, watched a powerful speech given by Barack Obama. Upon reflection, what did that song, poem, speech, etc. SOUND like, FEEL like, TASTE like (YES it does!), LOOK like, SMELL like (YES it does!)? This simple graphic organizer allows students to anchor their emotional reactions to any given activity and serves to support and further classroom discussions. Many other uses, too. VERY POPULAR! Simple in its design - Powerful

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Critical Thinking, English Language Arts

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

The One and Only Ivan Reader's Theater Play

Created by

Jenny Springer

This reader's theater play is based on the popular novel "The One and Only Ivan". This 22 page play contains parts for 17-22 readers. It has picture icons for each character to help readers easily identify their parts. This play is a great supplement to the novel and will help readers connect with key parts in the story in a meaningful way.

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Special Education

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

AP English: Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot Unit Plan Drama Study

Created by

English Teacher's Grammar SAT Prep Super Store

This 22 page Unit Plan Drama Study of Samuel Beckett's classic Theater of the Absurd drama Waiting for Godot is designed for AP English (or any accelerated, honors level course). It is best for students who are open to discussion and intriguing questions about the text. Included are: (1) Act 1 Discussion Wkst, (2) Reading Response Quiz #1, (3) Act 2 Discussion Wkst, (4) Reading Response Quiz #2, (5) Socratic Seminar Activity: Questions, Student Chart, Teacher Rubric, (6) Writing Assignment: Assi

Subjects:

Drama, English, Literature

Grades:

10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

Frankenstein Novel by Mary Shelley - Complete Unit (Word & PDF versions)

Created by

Jeffery Williams

Updated Unit. Keys included for all Study guides, graphic organizers, quizzes, Final Exam, and close read/multiple choice questions. Group and individual projects. There are over 90-questions on the final exam with 2 essay prompts and a creative write (pick and choose - create your own). Provides Notes for each chapter, Mary Shelley's Biography, and a look at the Gothic and Romantic Eras. Two PowerPoint presentations (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein & Art Movements in Shelley's Time) Editable Wo

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Literature

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Study Guides, Unit Plans, Literature Circles

Preparing for a Poetry Slam: How do we Create and Perform Poetry?

Created by

Uncommon Lessons

One-page handout to help student prepare for the writing and performance of spoken word poetry. Hand out includes a breakdown of: *How poets prepare their pieces *How poets perform their poetry *How poets interact with their audience *How poets develop their poetic craft and skills *How audiences interact with slam and spoken word poets

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (Arts), Poetry

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Handouts, Literature Circles, Centers

The Tell-Tale Heart Socratic Seminar

Created by

Language Arts Excellence

Socratic Seminar Materials for Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale HeartA Socratic Seminar (or a "Fish Bowl" Conversation as I like to call them with my students) is a higher order way of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class texts. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource was created to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Short Stories

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1

, RL.8.2

, RL.8.3

, RL.8.4

, RL.8.6

...

Also included in: The Tell-Tale Heart Activity Bundle

Romeo and Juliet In Urban Slang Shakespeare Modern English Adaption

Created by

SET for Literacy

Suitable for a whole class read, literature circle, independent reading, or drama class, Romeo and Juliet in Urban Slang makes a study of Shakespeare's play fun and accessible even for reluctant, struggling, or ENL readers. It is a 74-page PDF that retells and condenses the events of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet into contemporary, urban slang. This product was updated in 2021 to reflect recent urban slang from its 2008 debut.Divided into five acts, Romeo and Juliet in Urban Slang can functio

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

Scripts, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

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No Fear a one act play - Script

Created by

Hollie Michaels

CAST: 32 total. 14M / 8W / 10 any gender. (Can be played by 7 actors) In a camp cabin several campers refuse to go to sleep. Wick, their counselor, tells them a tale that mashes several Grimm’s Fairy Tales together. The story unfolds in their cabin as Wick tells the story of Abay, a young boy (or girl) whose one wish is to feel fear. Abay is ostracized from the other kids in the village because he is different. But when another boy is taken by a Dwarf (from Snow White’s tale) Abay is the onl

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Scripts, Literature Circles

Macbeth in Urban Slang Shakespeare Modern English Adaptation

Created by

SET for Literacy

Suitable for a whole class read, literature circle, independent reading, or drama class, Macbeth in Urban Slang makes a study of Shakespeare's play fun and accessible even for reluctant, struggling, or ENL readers. It is a 70-page PDF that retells and condenses the events of Shakespeare's Macbeth into contemporary, urban slang. Divided into five acts, Macbeth in Urban Slang can function as a stand-alone text or supplement the reading of Shakespeare's classic rendition. Questions provided after e

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

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Monkey's Paw: A Script for Easy Reading Hi/Low

Created by

Patricia Hutchison-- Patti's Pages

Monkey's Paw includes-teacher and student pages-vocabulary-pre-reading activities -comprehension questions -projects-quiz-answer key -synopsis -suggestions for teacher useThis readers’ theater adaptation of “The Monkey’s Paw” adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original story from which it is adapted. It can be used with both large and small groups in language arts classes. Students in regular, remedial, gifted, and special education classrooms, in both midd

Subjects:

Halloween, Short Stories, Special Education

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1

, RL.8.2

, RL.8.3

, RL.8.6

, RL.8.10

Also included in: Classic Short Story Scripts for Easy Reading Bundle 1

VIRTUAL LITERATURE CIRCLES Digital Book Clubs Digital Literature Circle Notebook

Created by

Mondays Made Easy

Facilitate Digital Book Clubs using this Virtual Literature Circle bundle! This folder for Google Drive® includes literature circle roles, peer-evaluation forms, participation rubrics, virtual discussion outlines, and a digital notebook for students to organize their work for each of their literature circle meetings.This folder includes all of the digital handouts needed to set up independent literature circles with your students, including literature circle roles and an organizational task char

Subjects:

Arts & Music, English, English Language Arts

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.5

...

The Fall of the House of Usher Socratic Seminar

Created by

Language Arts Excellence

This resource features lesson plans and materials to conduct a formal set of Socratic Seminars for Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale of a very "close" family and a haunted house, The Fall of the House of Usher. Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as referred to in this resource) are higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class texts. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Literature

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

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Also included in: The Fall of the House of Usher Activity Bundle

Anticipation Guide for The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry

Created by

Middle School- High Rigor

This is a four page anticipation guide for The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry.Students will first answer questions they must agree/disagree with based on the topic of consequences. Next, there are terms taken from the story that the students will need to define. After that, the students must pick of the words that they defined to write in their own original sentence. Finally, there are some questions the students to answer based on time travel. These questions lead to a great discussion both be

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Short Stories

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

Poetry and Visual Literacy Modified Socratic Seminar Packet

Created by

Steven Bergmark

Students will be able to engage in interdisciplinary discourse within the arts and literature. They will be able to answer the open-ended question: What does it mean to be human? –as it relates to works of art and literature.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Visual Arts

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1

, RL.11-12.2

, RL.11-12.7

IN THE HEIGHTS Musical Script ELA 21 Day UNIT (Slides, Questions, Final Project)

Created by

Emma's ELA Class

IN THE HEIGHTS BROADWAY MUSICAL FULL ELA 21 LESSON UNIT (GOOGLE SLIDES deck, COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS/ACTIVITIES with Answer Key, CHOICE BOARD Final Project) This unit is an entire drama study of the musical IN THE HEIGHTS by Quiara Alegria Hudes. It includes 21 distinct 45-minute workshop-styled ELA lessons based on the Broadway musical: IN THE HEIGHTS by Quiara Alegria Hudes. Google Slide Deck with 131 slides, 25 page comprehension questions/activity document, choice board project document) Pu

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

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Story Mountain Template

Created by

Dan Gogh's Drawing Sheets

The Story Mountain Template is a must have when teaching students the structure of stories that they read. It is especially useful when writing a new story from scratch. Use this template to layout any story!

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Creative Writing, English Language Arts

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Literature Circles

The Tempest Study Guide Packet

Created by

Bradley Thompson

The following ten-page study guide provides students guiding questions while they read Shakespeare's romantic comedy "The Tempest." The questions vary in difficulty, but they encourage students to not only simply recall comprehension questions about plot but also infer how Shakespeare builds drama and suspense and indirectly characterizes his characters. Other assessed literary concepts include conflict, costume, diction, dramatic irony, dynamic vs. static characterization, foils, foreshadowing,

Subjects:

Drama, Literature

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Study Guides, Literature Circles

The Taming of the Shrew Study Guide Packet

Created by

Bradley Thompson

The following ten-page study guide provides students guiding questions while they read Shakespeare's comedy "The Taming of the Shrew." The questions vary in difficulty, but they encourage students to not only simply recall comprehension questions about plot but also infer how Shakespeare builds drama and suspense and indirectly characterizes his characters. Other assessed literary concepts include asides, conflict, costume, dramatic irony, dynamic vs. static characterization, foils, imagery, iro

Subjects:

Drama, Literature

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Study Guides, Literature Circles

Macbeth Socratic Seminar

Created by

Language Arts Excellence

This resource features lesson plans and materials to conduct a formal set of Socratic Seminars for Shakespeare's famed tragedy, Macbeth. Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as referred to in this resource) are higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class texts. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparatio

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

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Abridged and Modified Romeo and Juliet Side-by-Side Text and Questions: Act III

Created by

Moore English

In preparing to teach freshman for the first time in many years, I cracked in to William Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. While this is among one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, and while I enjoy teaching drama, I found the version presented in the textbook to be inaccessible. So I got to work creating a side-by-side version of Romeo and Juliet with the text on the left and guiding questions and activities on the right. In an effort to make the text more accessible for students, I el

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9th - 10th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS: