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High school literature simulations for Google Apps
The Lady or The Tiger by Frank Stockton with Simulation - Print & Digital
This lesson on the short story “The Lady or The Tiger” by Frank Stockton can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. All resources are Google Drive resources (primarily Google Docs unless otherwise noted as Google Slides, Google Forms, etc.). These resources include support for struggling readers and writers and/or special education students, such as an adapted text, chunked questions, graphic organizers and suggested transitions for writing. This lesson focuses on the skills of
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8th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle: Teaching Literary Elements - Print & Digital
The Odyssey: 10 Minute Trojan War : Pre-reading activity
Welcome to an exhilarating and knowledge-packed lesson plan that will equip your students with a deep understanding of the Trojan War, a crucial prelude to comprehending The Odyssey. Through the utilization of a printable kit and the dynamic storytelling technique called "The Woosh," learners will embark on an immersive journey, reenacting the decade-long conflict in a condensed ten-minute form. This proven strategy not only fosters enjoyment but also offers an unparalleled opportunity to introd
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7th - 10th
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Macbeth Mock Trial: Shakespeare and Problem-Based Learning
Do you want to do simulations, trials, and PBL activities, but don’t have time to do the complex design? Would you love to teach the art of both fair and foul argument while balancing the Bard? This lesson offers any class reading Macbeth (or other Shakespeare plays featuring crime or injury) a chance to put a character on trial. With legal expertise, roles, rules, and procedures, you can teach close reading and argumentation while also having some fun. This unit gives students a chance to play
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8th - 12th
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Experiencing the American Dream: A Monopoly Simulation Activity
Would you like your students to experience how socioeconomics impact the American Dream? This activity engages students in the game of Monopoly, but with a twist. In this simulation students play Monopoly in groups. After the rules are established, students learn they will gain or lose money and property based on the game piece they selected. As they play the game, they grapple with the idea of the American Dream and if it is equally attainable. The activity closes with a reflection.
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9th - 12th
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SPENT Simulator Assignment | Glass Castle Companion Assignment
How do you get students to build empathy when they've never experienced poverty? How do you get a student to care and build background knowledge when they don't understand certain decisions they've never had to make? ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE SPENT SIMULATOR. Prior to reading The Glass Castle written by Jennette Walls, have students participate in this engaging simulation while completing comprehension questions and reflecting along the way. WHAT YOU GET WITH THIS RESOURCE: one Google Doc assignment
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10th - 12th
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Moon of the Crusted Snow: "Surviving An Apocalypse" Pre-Reading Activity!
Waubgeshig Rice's novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, is a unique and compelling take on the apocalypse narrative, written, this time, with an Indigenous lens. The story follows Evan Whitesky and his community as they navigate a widespread power outage from their reserve in Northern Canada. Published in 2018, Moon of the Crusted Snow is a high-interest novel that engages all learners. Although it was published two years prior to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many events within the nov
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9th - 12th
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Alberta Language Arts Review 360° Digital Escape Room
This resource is a NO PREP way to review Language Arts concepts with your students! Using a 360° image with live links hidden throughout, students in grades 6-9 can complete this activity in less than an hour independently!Concepts covered in the escape room challenges include:- Figurative Language- Reading ComprehensionAll you need to do is provide the link to the Escape Room, and sit back while your students work diligently.
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6th - 9th
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Lost at Sea: A Simulation Activity
In preparing to read past Chapter Three of The Cay, I created an interactive group activity to use to simulate being lost at sea and stranded on a deserted island. It asks students to make decisions and then reap the rewards or suffer the consequences of those decisions. This can be used, however, for many other stories, such as Lord of the Flies, Robinson Crusoe, and others.
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5th - 11th
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Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby - Full Lesson (with Focus on Unreliable Narrators)
This product is a full lesson for teaching "Chapter 1" of The Great Gatsby: learning objective, opening activity, developmental questions, explicit teaching notes, workshop guidance, and a thorough breakdown of the events and key concepts in Chapter 1. Since students meet Nick Carraway in Chapter 1, the lesson focuses on the definition and role of an unreliable narrator. Moreover, the lesson models for students how to lead discussions on any chapter of The Great Gatsby (or any book for that m
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Who Would You Save Activity
The best way to get students thinking about essential questions is to put them into a situation which makes them think. This is one of my most favorite activities to do with students because it gets them thinking morally and logically. Students will read through the situation where they are stranded on an island and have to choose 3 people to save; everyone else will die. The people they have to choose from will not be an easy choice as they all have positive and negative qualities. After they c
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9th - 12th
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Social Media Template (7 Posts)
Awesome for history teachers and ELA teachers!Let your students choose a character from the chapter or book they're working on and let them bring that character to life ... online!Easy differentiation with purchase of 5 post template!
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4th - 12th
ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "2BR02B"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
Othello: A Socratic Seminar
Everything you need to take your students through a final assessment based on Shakespeare's Othello. 17 slides of instructions, open-ended questions, and great imagery.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Othello: The Bundle
Lord of the Flies: Huts on a Beach
One of the first main conflicts in Lord of the Flies is the notion that few boys help build the shelters. In order to help the students identify with the boys, this activity has your students get into groups and build huts using ONLY materials found in nature. This is a super fun, hands on activity that gets them excited about the book. I usually supply each group with a paper plate and they build the hut on top of the plate. It is up to you as to what you require for materials. Sometimes I ONLY
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9th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Different Starting Lines Demonstration
Engage your students in an immersive exploration of the themes of prejudice, inequality, and public perception with this interactive activity designed to accompany Harper Lee's timeless classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird." This comprehensive resource provides educators with a dynamic tool to deepen students' understanding of the novel while fostering critical thinking and empathy.This lesson works alongside a YouTube video titled "Equal Opportunity? Different Starting Lines..." (https://www.youtube
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9th - 11th
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ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "Lamb to the Slaughter"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "12 Angry Men"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "Ransom of Red Chief"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
Lord of the Flies Classroom Simulation
A fun and immersive classroom simulation to finish up a unit on Lord of the Flies. It also contains a bonus creative writing activity.
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8th - 10th
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ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "A Vendetta"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
Grades:
6th - 10th
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