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Common Core RL.11-12.4 research
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - Complete Novel Study
(Link available to editable file that allows instructor to easily differentiate novel study material as well as make any other necessary changes.)This novel study is opens with a brief overview of key poetic terms (in general, but esp. for this novel) to help students become more familiar with the poetic form of the novel, There is a brief history about slam poetry (and some links at the end of the presentation, if the instructor wants this to be a research topic). After that, there's an inquir
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Fahrenheit 451 Pre-Reading Activities: Intro Slideshow, Title Analysis, Bradbury
Hook your students on Ray Bradbury's famous dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, with this introductory activity set. The engaging author research activity gives your students important information about Ray Bradbury, and an introductory slideshow provides the necessary background on the dystopian genre. Once your students have the background they need, they can then use the Fahrenheit 451 title and first line analysis activity to determine the basic themes of Fahrenheit 451. Combine this set with m
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9th - 12th
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Orwell's 1984 - Compare 1984 to Today - Group Research Presentation Project
George Orwell's purpose for writing 1984 was to demonstrate what our world could become based on practices of his 1948 society. Assess your high school ELA students' recognition of the importance of 1984 to them, today. Engage students with this detailed research and presentation activity. This activity guides students through researching, organizing, and performing a creative presentation comparing the society depicted in Orwell's 1984 to today's world. No prep.Each group chooses one of the f
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9th - 12th
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Transcendentalism and American Romantic Poetry Webquest
This Google Slides Webquest is provides an opportunity for groups or individuals with a mini-research component, as well as excerpts from Walden, Self-Reliance, and poetry from Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Also included is a creative writing final assessment project related to either Transcendentalism or American Romantic Poetry. Three expository writing prompts are also included with the poetry. This assignment is intended to engage students with challenging topics and literary works throu
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â American Literature: Transcendentalism, Poetry, and Short Stories
Song Interpretations: Project Based Learning Lesson Plan {Printable & Digital}
Resource Description: Students will choose one song to interpret. They will break down the song using an organizer provided in the student section of this project. Students will summarize/defend their interpretation, drawing on specific lyrics, metaphors, symbols, motifs, the mood of the song, scene, theme, etc. to make their case. They will produce a final product to go along with their summary that demonstrates learning in an innovative way. This is a student-led project where learners are giv
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Mid-Level Experience High School Project-Based Learning Bundle
Comparing "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" with Swift's "The Albatross" (TTPD)
This assignment asks students to construct an essay that compares Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" with Taylor Swift's song "The Albatross." Students must explore themes, literary devices, and the emotional responses they invoke. This assignment could be used to assess student learning after reading "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." I have also included 3 learning extension activities that relate to this assignment.
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9th - 12th
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Feed by M.T. Anderson Bundle of Quizzes, Worksheets, Research Project, and Keys
This low-prep bundle covering Feed by M.T. Anderson contains all the formative and summative assessments teachers need to assess general reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, facilitate student research on a range of relevant topics, and greatly reduce take-home lesson planning responsibilities. Included are four multiple choice quizzes; four short answer alternate quiz options; four close reading worksheets covering fifteen substantive novel passages;
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9th - 12th
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The Crucible Essay Questions and Rubric
Finding a perfect essay prompt for this popular play need not be a "crucible." Here it is! A multitude of topics are found on this handout which allow students to explore a character's motives, a particular theme, various conflicts, or integral vocabulary (irony, paradox, and allegory). Using notes, handouts, and The Crucible book as well as supplemental material, students will be able to write an essay that explains specific components of the book. This is the ideal companion piece for any
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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Author Introduction: Ray Bradbury Biography, Bio, All Summer in a Day, CCSS
This Ray Bradbury intro lesson bundle includes two great activities for teaching students about the life and biography of Ray Bradbury and helping them analyze his famous short story, "All Summer in a Day." The highly engaging, CCSS aligned Ray Bradbury biography activity is designed to look like an Instagram profile/post that students fill out using their own research on the author. The short story analysis activity (a digital or printable gallery walk) helps students collaboratively discuss im
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8th - 11th
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9/11 September 11 Activities Gr. 9-12
This packet is complete with activities honoring 9/11 for older students. What better way to encourage students to reflect on what 9/11 means to them?
This packet includes three articles about the 9/11 attacks and seven songs written about 9/11 with accompanying reflection worksheets. Teacher can choose from the articles as well as seven lyrics from popular musicians ranging from Leonard Cohen, Beastie Boys and Bon Jovi to Toby Keith, Darryl Worley and dc Talk. The Toby Keith and Darryl Worley
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Research Project and Speech Materials
This low-prep, standards-based project helps high school students investigate topics and deliver informative speeches related to Michael Crichton's science fiction novel Jurassic Park. It also helps students contextualize the events of the novel by calling attention to 30 relevant topics—from scientific advancements (such as the cloning of Dolly the sheep and the sequencing of human genes) to scientific theories (such as those involving efforts to achieve de-extinction and those seeking to under
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9th - 12th
Mental Health Unit - The Yellow Wall-Paper
This is a unit that looks at different mental illnesses and incorporates the short story The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (included). It includes: research, group activities, discussion questions, supplementary readings and materials, analysis, essay writing, and reflecting. It can also be used in conjunction with the movie It's Kind of a Funny Story (discussion questions for the movie included), which can be rented or bought on Amazon Prime (this unit does NOT include the movie
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9th - 12th
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Shakespeare's Macbeth Interdisciplinary Research Presentation Project
Macbeth by William Shakespeare Interdisciplinary Research Presentation Project: This resource includes 11 pages that are the perfect, no-prep way to have your students research deep and meaningful connections between themes from the play and historical events. This Common Core Aligned resource will guide your students to connect themes of power and corruption in Macbeth to examples from history of political insurgencies or corporate corruption scandals. They will then design and present slides o
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7th - 12th
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Allusion Project for AP Literature
This document contains over 100 works of literature that are commonly referenced in other texts. The list is organize into four categories: Biblical, mythology, folklore, and Shakespearean allusions. Project is set up so that students within each genre create a product that represents their genre AND share out what they learned in a Jigsaw-type presentation. This project can be expanded or minimized to meet the needs of your students as they study allusions in literature.
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9th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies - Arg. Res. Essay - Summative/Final Assess - Social Justice
This includes a research-based argumentative essay prompt connected to Lord of the Flies (in my classroom I also include Hamlet as my students have read that although you could edit that out or include your own secondary novel) along with an outline that labels and describes each sentence in an essay. The nature of the prompt requires students to have a deep understanding of the story and characters so that they can synthesize an opinion and find textual support. The prompt also requires student
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Lord of the Flies - Entire Unit - All Lessons, Activities, and Assessments
Shakespeare's Elizabethan Worldview Introduction (GOOGLE SLIDES)
An introductory presentation on William Shakespeare and the Great Chain of Being in Elizabethan England. Includes an overview of terms and definitions, how the structure related to Shakespeare’s writings, along with video content and note-taking graphic organizers.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Literature Lessons: Edgar Allan Poe, Biography, Bio, Tell Tale Heart Lesson CCSS
This Edgar Allan Poe lesson bundle includes three great activities for teaching students about the life and biography of Edgar Allan Poe and helping them analyze his famous short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart." The highly engaging, CCSS aligned Edgar Allan Poe biography activity is designed to look like an Instagram profile/post that students fill out using their own research on the author. The short story worksheet helps students analyze basic literary elements of Poe's story as well as his use o
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8th - 11th
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Literature Lessons: Kate Chopin, Biography, Bio, A Pair of Silk Stockings Lesson
This Kate Chopin lesson bundle includes three great activities for teaching students about the life and biography of Kate Chopin and helping them analyze her famous short story, "A Pair of Silk Stockings." The highly engaging, CCSS aligned Kate Chopin biography activity is designed to look like an Instagram profile/post that students fill out using their own research on the author. The short story worksheet helps students analyze basic literary elements of Chopin's story as well as her use of fi
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8th - 11th
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"The Star-Spangled Banner" Worksheet, Test, or Homework and Detailed Answer Key
knowledge of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as they complete this worksheet! This "star" of a handout offers a series of critical-thinking questions about America's national anthem and incorporates literary terminology to provide readers with a full understanding of one of this country's most famous songs. A copy of the lyrics and a detailed answer key are included.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein
These are my detailed (FIVE FULL SINGLE SPACED PAGES) lecture notes comparing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to Frankenstein based on the following similarities: supernatural fiction, themes ( good versus evil and isolation), Promethean personality, use of epistolary structure, boundaries of science, idea of "monster", and doppelganger.Related ResourcesFrankenstein and Literary TheoryFrankenstein Resource BundleFrankenstein Extension Research ActivityFrankenstein Characterization ActivityFrankenstein
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10th - 12th
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from THE COURTIN', by James Russell Lowell, Poem Study Unit / Distance Learning
Lowell, one of the American Romantic Poets, and also one of the Fireside Poets, wrote this "love" poem in a 19th Century American English dialect. After the students get used to it, they have fun imitating it, and enjoy the poem's story. The unit makes a great lesson for Valentine's Day, too. Included are -- The text of the poem, side-by-side with thirteen Close Reading questions,- A set of questions on the poetic structure/style of the poem, with multiple choice answers,- A short biograph
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8th - 11th
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Julius Caesar Project Options with Detailed Rubric
Teachers can encourage participants to be the "masters of their own grade" as they review this popular play through creative measures. Utilizing artistic and innovative practices, students can "come, see, and conquer" this assignment by showcasing their knowledge of Julius Caesar. Students will have the chance to choose from a list of 15 projects to research, produce, and present. A detailed rubric is attached.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ancient Greece Scavenger Hunt
This item may be used at the beginning of a unit on Ancient Greece. It worked well in my English class, but it could also be used in Social Studies courses. Students may be asked to conduct the scavenger hunt online or they could use textbooks.
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7th - 12th
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