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Holocaust Research Project Teen Resistance - Holocaust Literature Activities
Use the Teen Holocaust Resistance Project with any Holocaust story in order to provide historical context! This unique resource focuses on teen and young adult Holocaust resisters who took courageous stands! Use with Night by Elie Wiesel, the Diary of Anne Frank, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, or Book Thief! Implement as a standalone Holocaust research project. Your students will be fascinated by acts of resistance facilitated by their peers.Designed for secondary students, these activities an
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8th - 11th
Harlem Renaissance PowerPoint Project - Black History Month
Are you looking for a Harlem Renaissance activity that will HOOK your students? In this short research project, students discover one writer, artist, or musician from the Harlem Renaissance and present this person to the class in a PowerPoint. This is an engaging, scaffolded research project to inspire all learners and can also be used as an informative Black History Month resource.✅ ELA✅ Social Studies✅ Black History Month✅ and more!This project is a great introduction to the Harlem Renaissance
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6th - 9th
Fun Intro to Shakespeare: Guessing Game, Trivia, Research, Language, Quotes
Many students are intimidated by Shakespeare because of the difficult language. This 2-3 day introduction to Shakespeare gives students a chance to get comfortable with Shakespeare’s language and learn about life in Elizabethan England. This introduction requires no teaching on the part of the teacher. It consists of a fun guessing activity, research worksheet, and student-lead learning about life in Shakespeare’s time.1)Introduction activity (1 class period /4 pages/ language, trivia, and resea
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8th - 11th
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A Long Walk to Water WebQuest - Research Activity for Setting, Culture, & More!⭐
♠️ A Long Walk to Water WebQuestDo you want a way to create planning time for A Long Walk to Water that also creates a meaningful experience for your students?This WebQuest does both!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~♠️ What You GetThis A Long Walk to Water WebQuest takes students on a brief but in-depth sojourn through the geography, history, culture, and language of the novel by Sue Park. For about two days of independent or group work, student
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6th - 9th
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Utopian - Utopia vs Dystopia Activity - Dystopian Literature Unit Activities
Introduce utopia, utopia vs. dystopia settings and themes, along with the concept of a perfect utopian world! This unique utopian resource includes opportunities for students to read, write, and conduct research! A slides presentation on the utopian world concept is included with 3 activities exploring dystopian versus utopian settings. Pair this resource with Ursula Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," Sir Thomas More’s “Utopia," or any utopian/dystopian literature!The Quest for Ut
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8th - 11th
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Study Unit to be used with Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
I completely revised this novel unit on January 12th, 2017. It now includes a study guide for every single chapter, as well as a movie guide. There are new test questions also added to the mix (10 true/false, 10 short answer, and two new essay prompts). I also changed the format in order to make it more user-friendly.
Please download a preview so that you can see all of the wonderful changes.
Students will thank you for teaching this book and you'll be showing yourself some love after you buy
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mythology Greek & Roman Trading Card Fold-Ems Activity
Mythology Trading Card Research Fold-Ems
43+ Fold-Ems + Extras!
Product/Materials Preface (Grades 4-12):
Here is my Greek & Roman Mythology Trading Card Fold-Em. Lead your students in creating their own ornate and visually appealing Fold-Ems about the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses, Heroes and Heroines, Tragic Mortals and Immortals, and Supernatural and Divine Creatures! You control the difficulty of the project from grade to grade. Have students research on the Internet, at the school
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4th - 12th
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Study Unit to be used with The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
If you want to capture your students attention with some high-interest reading, then this is the novel unit for you! Included in this packet, you will find: A vocabulary list, a suggested reading calendar, study guides, quizzes, in-class activities, multiple writing assignments, a test (with 30 multiple choice questions and five essay prompts) and a plethora of projects! All answer keys and rubrics are also included. You and your students will certainly enjoy using these materials in your classr
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7th - 10th
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The Outsiders - The 1960s background research project
Students use these directions to conduct a research project on some aspect of 1960s culture to get a better understanding of the setting of The Outsiders. Topics include music, trends, etc. Guidelines are geared toward a PowerPoint presentation, but could easily be adapted for a paper. Includes guidelines for five groups, a listening sheet for students to record what they learn during the presentations, and an alternate assignment.
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7th - 11th
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Holocaust Background PowerPoint
This product provides a background of the Holocaust, primarily in Poland, for those who read and study the novel by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. The teacher should be aware of the content before presenting to younger students. Also, I have a Novel Study Unit for the novel, so look for that one, too!The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a must-read for those seeking to understand the Holocaust under the German Nazi regime and leadership of Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer, or “Leader.” The
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: BUNDLE! The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Background PPT
Author Research Project - 100% Editable
This resource is 100% EDITABLE using Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. You can add, subtract, or modify any of the content to suit the needs of your students. Great for differentiation!Authors have been persuading, informing, and entertaining readers for thousands of years. Some authors write to help readers understand themselves, while others attempt to help readers understand other people. Furthermore, some authors offer readers an escape from their own realities and to experience new settings. Si
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5th - 12th
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1984 Prereading Webquest
Webquests are an awesome way to introduce students to background information. This original webquest for the novel 1984 utilizes videos, articles, and definitions to address the categories of Science Fiction, George Orwell, and Surveillance and Propaganda. With the information gathered from this webquest, students will be primed for reading and analyzing the novel, 1984.
Materials are editable.
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9th - 12th
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The Once and Future King Novel Unit
Long before Harry Potter, readers have been enchanted by King Arthur legends in T.H. White’s modern retelling, The Once and Future King. Yes, it's a long novel, but this resource is guaranteed to keep your students engaged! Are you ready to guide students' reading for maximum enjoyment and textual analysis, research and writing skill development? In this 4-6 week unit, students will read closely, discuss, conduct online research, perform, reflect, and write analytically and creatively as they a
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9th - 11th
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9 RESEARCH ESSAY Prompts on Literature for AP Dual Enrollment or Honors English
Are you tired of reading the SAME paper in your advanced English courses? I am too. Because of that, I spent countless hours writing 9 ORIGINAL prompts that fulfill the researched literary analysis paper requirement guidelines for my 12th grade Dual Enrollment Composition II class. These are ADVANCED, original prompts appropriate for AP, Dual Enrollment, or Honors courses.
I have found that while my students were not plagiarizing, they had been regurgitating analysis available on the internet,
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Diary of Anne Frank - Research Project
This three page document outlines a research project that students must complete before reading The Diary of Anne Frank. It is effective for use before reading either the play or original diary.Students create slideshows on one of 10 major topics related to the Holocaust, WWII, Anne Frank's life, and the Secret Annex. The document provides questions/prompts to push students to dig deeper into their topic. It provides an extensive and updated list of carefully vetted websites that students should
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4th - 10th
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MLA Style American Literature Research Paper
This bundle includes ready to print handouts that you can give to your students when writing a research paper for an American literature course. Included are: assignment timeline with blanks for you to fill in with due dates, website evaluation, quote selection/analysis, MLA formatting, plagiarism warning handout, thesis development worksheet, rubric and more...
If you have any questions feel free to ask.
This product is included in my American Literature Bundle listed here:
American Literatu
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Bundle
EXPOSITORY RESEARCH PAPER: THE AP NOVEL AND LITERARY CRITICISM
This is an intensive project. I do this with my AP English Literature students. I have also done this paper/ project with past honors senior classes and honor junior classes. Other teachers who have used this project have had students work cooperatively on the same novel—either completing individual papers as part of group discussion or a collaborative paper. To scaffold this you can decrease the requirements as you see fit for your students.
This is the most challenging project I do with my s
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9th - 12th
Unpacking 'A Good Man is Hard to Find': Short Story Discussion & Lesson
Engage Adolescent English Language Arts students (Grades 10-12) with Flannery O'Connor's classic short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find."O'Connor's short story is compelling, dealing with issues related to class, race, moral hypocrisy, and violence. In the story, a woman from the American South goes on a family vacation to Florida. But not everything turns out as expected . . .Use this Digital Download for a Two-day English Language Arts Lesson Using my tested-in-the-classroom resources, teenag
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Crucible--Teaching Resource Bundle
These resources will engage your students before, during, and after reading Arthur Miller's play The Crucible.
The Pre-Reading Research Activity allows students to discover necessary background information through active research and choice. Twenty-four research questions of varying complexity span five categories (Arthur Miller, Literary Terminology, Witchcraft, Colonial America, and The Red Scare), allowing students to follow their interests and develop their expertise to share with classm
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10th - 11th
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Norse Mythology/Viking Folklore No Prep Lessons *BUNDLE*
History Workshops will help your students dig more deeply into subjects while improving their reading skills. This bundle contains five NO PREP article guides that work great for close reading, supplemental lessons, creative writing, and more! The vocabulary, close reading, and writing responses make these lessons completely Common Core aligned.Topics cover Thor, Odin, Valkyries, Norse Afterlife, Elves and Dwarves, Viking Warrior Women, and more! Please go through each product description before
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP English Rhetorical Analysis Research Paper Unit
This Rhetorical Analysis Research Paper Unit was designed to be used in an 11th grade AP English Language and Composition class, but it could be used in any English class in which students are studying literature, rhetoric, literary criticism and the research process. This assignment gives students the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their literary analysis, research and writing skills. Students have reported that these research papers became important parts of their college application
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9th - 12th
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The King Arthur Experience
If you have never taught King Arthur or thought it's irrelevant today, think again. This download is a great quickstart guide to King Arthur. It includes a wonderful general guide (as a link to another document), a quiz for that guide, ideas for comparative reading of the legend, student note-taking outline, I Am poem, and a modern guide to Chivalry group assignment, which is kind of like a list of modern rules similar to those of chivalry.
It also includes a 70 question final test and an annot
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8th - 12th
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: American Literature: Transcendentalism, Poetry, and Short Stories
Macbeth Research Paper: Ambition
Research paper packet for an argumentative essay that surrounds the topic of ambition. This is a research-simulation task where students are directed to two specific articles and they must synthesis information from the articles in order to support their argument.Includes: essay descriptiongraphic organizeroutline2 articles about ambition, both with guided questions and answer keysMLA format quick guidelist of relevant quotes from Macbeth and the 2 articles at the end to help assist struggling
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Macbeth Notes, Quizzes, Projects
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