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Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Two ("The Sieve and the Sand")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Book Tasting Kit (Book Tasting Menu - Literature Circles)
BOOK TASTING KIT
This kit includes everything you need to throw a book tasting! Get your students excited about reading new books by turning your classroom into a restaurant for the day! (JUST ADD RED & WHITE CHECKERED TABLE CLOTHS!)
Included:
Editable Book Tasting Menu - all you have to do is add your book titles & QR Codes! Available in 5 or 6 book options
Table Number Tents - to help you organize your students into groups and make it feel more like a restaurant!
Place-mats - to make
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6th - 12th
Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Three ("Burning Bright")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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BUNDLE! The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Background PPT
This product is a BUNDLE for my novel study on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and my background information PowerPoint on the holocaust in Poland during World War II.A 10% discount has automatically been applied for the BUNDLE!!The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study OnlyThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas Background PowerPoint OnlyRelated Novels:I Am David Novel StudyNumber the Stars Novel StudyNight Novel Study
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Introduction to Dystopian Literature | Intro to Dystopian Lit
Included is a presentation on dystopian literature.This is perfect for any teacher who is starting to read a novel or short story of the dystopian genre.This Powerpoint presentation includes a definition and explanation of the genre as well as the elements and common characteristics one would find in a dystopian story.This presentation also covers literary elements found in dystopian literature, to include: irony, conflict, foreshadowing, allegory, symbolism, and paradox. Guided notes worksheet
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
Complete Memoir/ Nonfiction Unit
Recently Updated in February 2023-- New & Improved! Now includes Day-by-Day Instructions for this 3-week unit-- No prep needed!This Memoir Unit is always a huge hit in my high school English classes! Many of my students consistently say it is their favorite unit in the class This bundle includes 3 different PowerPoint presentations focusing on memoir writing. The first one I use is the "Show, Don't Tell" presentation where students are introduced to the idea of writing in a more descriptive
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP English: Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman Unit Plan
This 12 page Unit Plan 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) Large Group Seminar Activity, (4) Socratic Seminar Act 1 Questions, (5) Act 2 Discussion Wkst, (6) Reading Response Quiz #2, (7) Socratic Seminar Act 2 Questions, (8) Timed Writing (AP Style) Assignment, (9) AP Exam 40-Minute Essay Tip Shee
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The House on Mango Street Test Print and Go Editable Edition
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Whole Book Test Character traits, characters development, inferences, close reading, figurative language, and passage tone are some of the skills addressed in this test. 40 Questions Multiple Choice Includes Key Please see product preview to preview a portion of the test.
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8th - 12th
Also included in: The House on Mango Street Test Print and Go and Digital
The Crossover Test
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Whole Book Test Test 50 QuestionsMultiple Choice Includes Key You can edit this test to meet your students needs. Please upload the product preview to see the first two pages of the test. Please note: This test contains questions on: quote identification, character description, figurative language, inferences, higher level thinking, and basic plot details.
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Independent Reading Accountability Middle School Test Bundle
Reading Circles: NON-FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class text, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a Non-Fiction text (books, articles, poems, podcasts, movies, etc.) to discuss. The text is then split into sect
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8th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
AP English: Shakespeare Othello Unit Plan
This 15 page Unit Plan is designed for an AP English class (or any upper level / accelerated / honors English course). Included are: (1) Discussion Handout for Acts 1-2, (2) Reading Response Quiz Acts 1-2, (3) Character Debate, (4) Discussion Handout for Acts 3-4, (5) Iago as the Vice Character Activity, (6) Reading Response Quiz Acts 3-4, (7) Discussion Handout for Act 5 on Machiavelli, (8) Pre-Socratic Seminar Form, (9) Socratic Seminar Questions, (10) Writing Assignment and Rubric. I also hav
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP English: Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart Unit Plan
This 15 page unit plan for Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is designed for an AP English (or another honors / accelerated level English course). It is perfect for the group of students who wish to discuss critical perspectives on the novel (like Psychoanalytical / Freudian, Marxist / Economic Determinist, and Feminist Theories) and for the group of students who excel at Socratic style questioning and small group discussions. Included in the Unit Plan: (1) Discussion Questions Chapters 1-7, (2
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP English: Sophocles' Oedipus Rex Unit Plan
Here is a 22 page unit plan for teach Sophocles' Oedipus Rex for AP English (or for another accelerated / honors level course). This includes: (1) The Structure of Oedipus Rex, (2) The Background / History of the Characters, (3) Discussion Day #1, (4) Reading Response Quiz, (5) Discussion Day #2, (6) Socratic Seminar - Pre-Seminar Form, Seminar Day #1 Questions, Seminar Day #2 Questions, (7) Large Group Discussion - Pre-Seminar Form, Seminar Questions, Rubric, (8) Writing for In-class/Timed Writ
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Tuck Everlasting Test (Editable!)
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Comprehensive final Assessment
50 Questions
Multiple Choice
Includes Key
This test is editable!
Please upload the product preview to see the first 15 questions of the test.
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5th - 9th
Reading Circles: LITERATURE / FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading/Literature Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a piece of literature (a novel or short story) to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by c
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
The Devil and Tom Walker (Washington Irving) Close Reading Activity
Washington Irving's classic short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is a folk tale, a Faust legend, and an example of Romanticism--Wow! That's a lot of labels! Get your students delving in to the text of this story as they closely examine how the story is an example of each of these types of literature. For example, students will dissect a folk tale into its elements and investigate how this story relates. In addition, students will work to decode some of the extensive symbolism and satire used
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9th - 12th
Book Club or Literature Circle Packet and Calendar (Editable Google Doc™)
This is an editable Google Doc for a 6 week Book Club or Lit. Circle Packet. You could easily make it more or less than 6 weeks if you wish. It does not follow the typical "roles" way of doing lit. circles. This is a packet that allows each student to do each of the typical roles each week, rather than having jobs. It is set up in a way that will allow your students to read Monday-Thursday and have rich discussions using their packets on Fridays. Of course, you could always choose to discuss on
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4th - 12th
Literature Circle Role Sheets & Handouts
Literature circles are an excellent way to get your students engaged in reading and to enable discussion. This download includes all you need to start literature circles in your classroom. It includes a description of roles, a reading log and organizer as well as 10 different role sheets including: Discussion Director, Savvy Summarizer, Literary Luminary, Imaginative Illustrator, Creative Connector, Word Wizard, Travel Tracker, Character Captain, Inquisitive Investigator and Figurative Language
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4th - 10th
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AP English: F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Unit
Here is my complete unit on Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby: Reading Response Quizzes for Chapters 1-3 and 4-6; Socratic Seminar Questions for a two-day seminar that assesses analysis of both Chapters 7-9 and the novel as a whole; two writing assignments, (1) a timed, AP Exam simulated assignment and (2) a planned, formal college essay; rubrics for both assignments; a student example of a 9 essay.
If you like it and want more help with how to teach it, please email me. I can also show you how to
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Candide by Voltaire: Complete Unit & Guide (Word & PDF versions)
Updated. Commentary, study guides, graphic organizers, and quizzes to cover all chapters (+ KEYs). Voltaire biography, introduction to Candide, and Satire humor with PPT presentations. Choice of 2 exams with essay prompts (+ KEYs). Parallel read and close read assignment with questions. Discussion/journal activities, small group or individual literary projects.Includes Word and PDF versions and editable.
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9th - 12th
Literature Circles | Book Clubs | Student Led | Project-Based ELA
Literature circles and book clubs are an empowering way to keep up reading and discussion practices. Lit circles are a highly effective way to allow students to connect socially and intellectually and hold each other accountable. With this student-led unit, students will create their own reading calendar and pacing plan, prepare independently for weekly book clubs, schedule and run their own weekly meetings and assess their own work. The teaching philosophy incorporated here is “Student as Worke
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8th - 11th
AP English: Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot Unit Plan Drama Study
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
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
New Kid Whole Book Test
50 question multiple choice assessment for New Kid by Jerry Craft This test contains questions on character traits, quote identification, and close reading details. This test is editable so you can tailor it to meet your students needs. Test 50 QuestionsMultiple Choice Includes Key Please upload the product preview to see a portion of the test.
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5th - 9th
¿Cómo escribir un ensayo? (How to write an essay in Spanish?)
Ésta es una guía, paso a paso y con ejemplos para elaborar y explicar cómo escribir un ensayo con introducción, cuerpo y conclusión.(This is a step-by-step guide o how to write and explain to your students the appropriate way to write an essay in Spanish.) ¿Quieres ganar créditos de TPT? Deja un comentario, sígueme y califícame con estrellas. ¡TPT te dará créditos si lo haces!captainlina76@gmail.com
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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