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Common Core RL.11-12.10 simulations
Gatsby Game of Life
*This is an updated file that I've made some adjustments to after receiving some feedback from awesome teachers*Immerse your students in the lifestyle of the Roaring 20s. The Gatsby Game of Life is a simulation that can be played during a full-class novel study. Each student gets a job and wages. They have the opportunity to buy cars, houses, stocks, and other luxury items. As long as they have the cash, possibilities are endless! This resource is used in conjunction with an upcoming Great Gatsb
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9th - 12th
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Crucible Pre-Reading Game - Witch Hunt
Bring history to life with "Witch Hunt," an engaging and immersive game that transports students to the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials. Students will become either witch hunters or witches, using their critical thinking skills to identify and accuse or avoid accusations. Encourage secrecy by only printing hunter cards, for a surprising reveal at the end of the game. This interactive activity is an effective way to demonstrate the dangers of paranoia and the importance of evidence-based reaso
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11th
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ELA - Escape Room - Zombie Apocalypse (@ Shelton Valley)
ELA Escape Room is designed to help you find out what happened to the residents of the safe town of Shelton Valley during the zombie apocalypse. Escape Room is 100% printable and can be used with or without locks! The clues do not have to be solved in chronological order, so it is perfect for having small groups working at the same time. The product comes with an overview, answer sheet, and note sheet for students; station clues, manipulatives, and ciphers for the game; and a teacher's notes/gui
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9th - 12th
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Gatsby Bundle: Highly engaging activities for chapters 5-7.
This bundle includes all of my most engaging and interactive activities for The Great Gatsby: Activities use music, art, acting, and close reading skills to help students better understand the complexities of this novel. Includes:The Great Gatsby Call in Radio Show: looking at chapter 6 through the characters' perspectives. The student directed version of the call in radio show for students who are absent the day of the show.Kill and Run--using music and art to better understand the complexities
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The Great Gatsby Call-in Radio Show: Ch 6
If you don’t have time to read chapter 6 as a class but you need students to know the important revelations within this chapter before you get to the climax in chapter 7, then this activity is perfect. You’ll choose four students to take on the roles of Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Nick. Then, you’ll host a call-in radio show and invite these characters to be the guests. They’ll have had time to internalize their parts (already written and included in this purchase), so that they can answer the quest
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Also included in:Â Gatsby Bundle: Highly engaging activities for chapters 5-7.
Fahrenheit 451: Comparing the Fires Close Read Analysis with Guided Imagery
This includes an interactive guided reading activity where students immerse themselves into a scene similar to when Montag escapes the hound, floats down the river, and eventually finds the fire. Students LOVE this. But that's just the pre-writing activity to get their minds ready to close read two important passages from the text: The opening scene where Montag describes the fire and the scene where he approaches the fire in the woods. This activity includes both passages presented in a a stude
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Also included in:Â Engaging Fahrenheit 451 Activities for the beginning, middle, and end!
Fahrenheit 451: Introducing novel: A World without Books: extended activity
This is an extended activity that introduces Fahrenheit 451. It's layered. You can use elements of it as quick activities or you can spread this out over several days. Includes a solid lesson that, when followed, successfully gets students excited about reading a book about a world that burns books. The core of the lesson requires students to critically think: What do books give us? And what does a world without books look like? After exploring these concepts through a combination of discussion,
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Also included in:Â Engaging Fahrenheit 451 Activities for the beginning, middle, and end!
Macbeth Holiday/Christmas Interactive 3D Simulation Theme/Act Writing Activity
Shakespeare's Macbeth's Dagger Soliloquy: Act 2, Scene 1- Holiday/Christmas Interactive 3D Simulation- Appearance Versus Reality Thematic Writing Workshop Activity: This common core aligned resource is a fun and immersive lesson that is a unique and memorable way to get your High School British Literature Classes excited about reading Macbeth and writing their own soliloquies! This beautifully designed resource will excite all of your students as they experience a real-life simulation that bring
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6th - 12th
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Early American Literature Dinner Party
After studying various authors and works from American literature pre-1800, assess student understanding with this interactive project. Students must assemble a guest list of authors who bring some of their writing to share at the party. Students also set a play list for the party and write their own imitation poem to contribute to the entertainment. Full directions, rubric and resources included.
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9th - 12th
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