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High school literature simulations for Microsoft Word
Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (Word Doc Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?
TEACHER'S NOTES
Skills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listening
Grades: 6-10
Age groups: 10-17
Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet
Time: About an hour
Preparation and Rules
Step one:
Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the ba
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6th - 11th
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy: Apocalypse Survival Game
This is a survival game based on the items that the Man and the Boy encounter in the novel The Road. I use this game to introduce the novel on the first day. Student are asked to first individually and then as a group rank 20 items (all found in the novel) in order of importance to their survival after a near-extinction level event.
This activity is very high engagement with the students and is an excellent springboard into the novel itself and talking about the issues the characters will fac
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11th - 12th
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Hollywood Movie Proposal: Summary of a Novel
Students will explore theme and create an iMovie movie trailer for a book they recently read.
PROJECT INTRO: Imagine that you are the author of the book you have just read. Suddenly the book becomes a best seller. A Hollywood movie studio wants you to make the book into a movie. The movie studio wants you to present a short trailer explaining the theme and central idea of the book. You must also explain why the story, characters, conflicts, etc., would make a good film. Suggest a filming loca
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3rd - 12th
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Harrison Bergeron in 19 Questions
You need a quiz / test for Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron. Ten questions would be too short, but 20 conforms to all the expectations of society. That's why you need a 19-question multiple-choice test with no handicaps whatsoever.
It's always fun to see if a bell curve emerges on these kinds of tests, but for this particular test, it would take on more meaning than usual. Also, be sure to the get free film version of this. It's offered by a conservative group (and they'll send you some other
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7th - 11th
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Survivor digital Escape Room- Lord of the Flies & Types of Government
Engage your student's knowledge of Lord of the Flies and basic types of government with this interactive, simulation escape room. Students only need to have previously read the first two chapters of the novel in order to participate. This activity includes:1. Puzzles2. Videos3. Teamwork4. Secret doors5. Google forms6. Hidden keys7. Multiple choice questions8. Matching9. Close reading10. Symbols12. Characterization13. Major plot pointsInitial description: Your teammates and you have crash-landed
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7th - 12th
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Macbeth Dinner Party Act 3 Scene 4
When Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost, his reaction changes the way that Scotland sees him. Ask students to attend the banquet as well. Give them roles or ask them to create characters. The assignment has a rubric and a full description.
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8th - 12th
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Herd Mentality Card Activity
Teach your students about Herd Mentality with this simple activity! Everyone gets a card and everyone follows the directions to find the answer to the question: Why did I do that?
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8th - 11th
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The Roaring 20s: American Culture in the 1920s
Imagine diving deep into the cultures and subcultures of the 1920's. This activity will allow you to do just that. You will engage students in a fun and educational "Tea Party" where guests will arrive and mingle. Even the hesitant learner will enjoy personalities such as Al Capone, Alice Paul and Warren G. Harding. Activity comes with list of possible "guests" and follow-up discussion questions. Works well with the study of the Great Gatsby. You could even switch to a "Speakeasy" for the
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9th - 12th
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Personal Narrative: Blueprinting Places and Memories
This assignment allows students to draw, label, and reflect on a special place. I used this with HOUSE ON MANGO STREET, but it could be used for many literary works. This assignment can result in a personal narrative, an expository piece, or a persuasive piece (especially helpful for the STAAR EOC). My students wrote some amazing essays based on their blueprinting. I have seen this used in adult writing workshops; it is a powerful tool. Enjoy!
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Squid Game Survival Challenge Scenario Cards
Put students into groups of 3 -4.Have one student draw a scenario card from the pile and read it out loud. Teams will be given 3 – 5 minutes to discuss their decision and rationale.Have each group share with the class.You are welcome to assign points or not. It is up to you. If students make a choice that does not lead to death, they can be awarded on point. If their choice leads to death, they will lose a point. **I opted not to use points and rather just focus on meaningful considerations. **U
Grades:
11th - 12th
Model Literary Analysis essay and body paragraphs -- MLA format
Included is a full, five paragraph analytical essay, in MLA format, comparing how three different poems and poets tackle the concept of spring. The thesis is the last line of the introduction. This essay features in-text citations and a Works Cited page. Also included in this bundle (after the initial essay) is a more complex example of literary analysis -- but just one body paragraph. The paragraph is presented in two forms -- one is a straight forward analysis/comparison of a theme that appear
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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THE CHRYSALIDS -- John Wyndham
Knowledge is simply a kind of fuel; it needs the motor of understanding to convert it into power. ~John WyndhamYou are in for a thought-provoker with John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids. It’s a classic and its message even more relevant today than when it was first published in 1955 with Cold War tensions and rumours and fears of nuclear war. Might sound familiar given the current nightly news.I have taught the novel numerous times and every time it caught the interest of the students with its three-
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8th - 11th
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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.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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To Kill A Mockingbird Unit Plan
Unit Plan Includes
- Introduction primary source station activity
- Simulation town hall meeting
- Student assignment check list
- Four vocabulary lists and activities
- Student study packet
- Symbol and Theme Worksheet
- Script of trial from the book for students to act out
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Grades:
9th - 12th
The Scarlet Letter Interactive Journal Activity
The Scarlet Letter Interactive Journal Activity is a method to have every student interact personally with Hawthorne's text. This fun, interactive assignment allows students to journal as a fictional character in Hester's town who witnesses the events that unfold throughout the novel. The explicit expectations that are provided ensure that students comprehend the text in much deeper and more personal ways than ever before. Created by Kevin Steinhauser.
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10th - 12th
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Privilege Walk for TKAM characters
This is a tool to use with the novel To Kill A Mockingbird where students (acting as characters) move through a "Privilege Walk" activity.
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8th - 10th
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Reviewing Theme With Marshmallows
Students use marshmallows to review a popular theme in literature. Will take approximately 10 minutes.
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7th - 12th
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The Lottery Personal Liberties Trial/Debate
I use this activity as an introduction to Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery." Before I assign the story, I give students the scenario on this handout, which asks them to debate the idea of personal freedoms versus the common good. Students are divided into defense, prosecution, and jury. I don't reveal what the "tradition" in question is--we are instead debating the town's right to have a tradition that the members of the town believe are for the common good.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Creative Writing: is there a Creon in my family?
Short Story writing assignment paralleling the family conflict in Antigone
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9th - 12th
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The Devil and Tom Walker priorities
the priorities chart for "The Devil and Tom Walker" lesson
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Book Character Social Networking-HS English/Foreign Langauge litturature
In this fun activity, students pose as characters in a novel, play, or short story to interact via the educational social networking site edmodo.com! This activity is a 2+ night homework assignment designed for high school English and advanced foreign language classrooms (levels 3 and up), and is meant to enhance in-class reading. Includes directions, lesson plan, rubric, and a student example.
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9th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Google Tour
Engage students in the setting of The Great Gatsby through this Google Tour. This tour leads students through the real-life locations in which the novel's plot takes place. In connection with Michelle De Certeau's theories on place and space, students will explore the setting as an active character. This tour includes:1. De Certeau's theories on place and space2. Images and videos3. Specific locations4. Quotes from the text5. Interactive questions at each location6. Images and videos
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10th - 12th
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