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Free Common Core L.11-12.5 resources
Identifying Figurative Language-Free
In this handout, students are asked to read examples provided and identify which types of figurative language exist. (Alliteration, Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, and Imagery). This is a great way to assess what students already know about figurative language or a great review after you have taught this lesson.
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1. simile
2. simile (or personification)
3. metaphor
4. simile (or hyperbole)
5. metaphor
6. personification
7. imagery
8. onomatopoeia
9. simile (
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5th - 12th
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Free First Day of School Ice Breaker: Six-word Memoir
*** More than 14,000 downloads! Your students should be communicating, sharing, evaluating and writing from day one! This engaging pair and share activity will have them doing just that! Can you encapsulate your life into six words? Challenge your students. You will be impressed with the results. The packet includes teaching notes, a student handout, many examples, guiding questions and a link for your students to publish their six-word memoirs online!Here is a link to some free frames that woul
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Irony in Lamb to the Slaughter - Roald Dahl - Graphic Organizer - Digital, Print
This graphic organizer explores irony in “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Identify dramatic irony, verbal irony, and situational irony in this thrilling short story.Included with this Lamb to the Slaughter Irony Graphic Organizer:✏️ Irony in “Lamb to the Slaughter” Handout - Digital & PrintDefinitions of dramatic irony, verbal irony, and situational ironyFlowchart graphic organizer with prompts to apply definitions to the text ✏️ Det
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8th - 11th
Figurative Language - Doodle Notes
Incorporate sketch notes into your instruction as students are learning about (or reviewing) figurative language. The eleven different figurative languages provided in these sketch notes are "simile", "metaphor", "symbolism", "allusion", "idiom", "personification", "alliteration", "irony", "cliche", "hyperbole", and "onomatopoeia". One copy provides the the different figurative languages with spaces for students to write the definitions themselves along with sketches to help remember the term. A
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4th - 12th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Word of the Week: One Academic Year Vocabulary Bundle
Get your entire ACADEMIC YEAR of vocabulary instruction with this bundle! This includes all words from our Scope and Sequence guide. Each set of words is grouped by month to help you plan for the entire school year (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May and June). This vocabulary bundle includes animated videos, activity guides and quizzes for the following words:Debut, Facetious, Distinguished, Voracious, Dilapidated, Scrutinizing, Optimist, Evident, Omino
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4th - 12th
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FREE Figurative Language Resource (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole)
Reference page based on the CCSS for Gr 9-10 (Language standard 5.A): Interpret figures of speech in context and analyze their role in the text.Has definitions and examples for Simile, Metaphor, Personification, and Hyperbole, but is editable to allow you to add other types of figurative language as needed.\ Also has a list of purposes for using figurative language. Students can refer to that list when analyzing the role of the figurative language in the text. Idea for using with text (novel, po
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8th - 12th
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Euphemisms Handout
This handout is meant to introduce the idea of a euphemism to students in a way that they can understand. While it is introduced with some references to euphemisms used during WWII by the Nazis, most of the examples given are used in modern culture today, so that students can understand the concept.The format should allow any teacher to modify it for their own purposes in teaching this vocabulary and linguistic concept to any secondary class.-- Pete Rathburn
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6th - 12th
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Play With Your Words: Syntax Practice Worksheet
A useful two page worksheet that has students using a thesaurus to re-create quotes with synonyms. This activity helps students develop or deepen an understanding of syntax. This can be used to support language development as well as deepen an understanding of writing. Regardless of how you use it, it is an excellent activity to examine the power of syntax. Expand this activity by having the students share their favorite remade quote and reflection in a class discussion.
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8th - 12th
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Creative Writing Activity - Lamb to the Slaughter
A creative writing activity for a suspenseful crime fiction narrative. Ideal for a class that has read Roald Dahl's short story 'Lamb to the Slaughter' or watched the film adaptation, although engaging with these texts is not necessary. This activity is a perfect addition to any creative writing or crime fiction unit. This task includes a scaffold to assist students in creating a well-structured and suspenseful narrative and can be used as a formative assessment or as an independent activity. Th
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9th - 11th
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Free ELA Task Card Sampler (48 cards) / Plot, Language, Character, and more!
Task cards are a great way to promote movement in the ELA classroom. Task cards can be used in so many contexts and with a variety of subjects. For this reason, I’ve designed 6 different sets of task cards! -32 Poetry Task Cards-32 Rhetoric Task Cards-32 Plot and Conflict Task Cards-32 Characterization Task Cards-32 Research and Informational Text Flash Cards-32 Figurative Language and Literary Devices Flash CardsThis sampler is designed to give you an idea of what you can find in each set and f
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9th - 12th
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MLK - Passage & ELA Task - Identify Themes in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Words
Engaging FREE MLK informational text (literary nonfiction) passage, which is a list of notable quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail," along with an ELA reading task that gets students to identify theme in the quotations.Perfect for MLK Day in January, Black History Month in February, or ANY DAY OF THE YEAR IS A GREAT DAY FOR THIS LESSON that encourages nonviolence while fighting for equality, and gets students engaged in literary nonfiction.Also, check out my blog p
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6th - 12th
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Google Forms-Brain Teaser Digital Escape Room
Unlock Learning Potential with Our Brain Teaser Escape Room Google Form!Diverse Puzzles for Engaging Learning:Rebus Puzzle: Encourage lateral thinking by deciphering words and phrases represented by images."What Am I?" Riddles: Foster deductive reasoning as students analyze clues to identify objects or concepts.One Word Riddles: Enhance vocabulary and problem-solving skills through concise yet challenging wordplay.Logic Puzzles: Develop critical thinking with puzzles that require systematic reas
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Word Choice & Rhetoric in Deval Patrick's Inaugural Address - Passage & ELA Test
A Black History Month Freebie (for a limited time) combined with meaningful ELA Test Prep all in one step! A FREE one-page excerpt from a compelling speech along with an ELA Practice Assessment Test: "Governor Deval Patrick's Inaugural Address." It's a seminal U.S. text that reveals an important aspect of Black History. The reading practice assessment focuses heavily on word choice, rhetoric, and their impact on meaning and tone. (Standards R.4, L.4), plus author's purpose and point of view (Sta
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6th - 12th
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Earth Day Passage & ELA Reading Test FREEBIE - Assesses Language & Tone
Free passage "You are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring," an excerpt from the commencement address by Paul Hawken that gets students thinking about their role in the world beyond high school as a steward for the Earth. It's followed by a one-page ELA practice test (printable or self-checking digital form) that focuses heavily on assessing students' understanding of figurative language, tone, nuances in word meanings within literary nonfiction, and finding text evidence to support inferences.COMB
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6th - 12th
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'Show Don't Tell' Lesson
Looking for a fun and engaging creative writing lesson? These PowerPoint slides will allow you to deliver an exciting, dynamic lesson on the concept of 'show, don't tell' and help your students to bring their writing to life by using descriptive language and imagery.The slides include:- An engaging 'tuning in' activity where students spot the difference between descriptive language and non-descriptive language.- Learning intentions and success criteria- Learning material on descriptive language
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7th - 10th
Literary Vocabulary: Allusion
Need to introduce literary vocabulary but don't have time to create a lesson or find examples? With a quick download, you are ready to go with a slideshow that includes a definition and relevant examples.
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9th - 12th
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Free American Enlightenment Literature Unit Planner / 4 weeks of plans!
Sometimes the most helpful thing one teacher can give to another is experience. For this reason, I wanted to share a pacing guide for my American Enlightenment literature unit. This is one of the earliest units for my juniors, so it spirals them toward independent reading and writing. While the needs of students always adjust my pacing, this is a snapshot of what this four-week unit would look like on a 45-50 minute bell schedule. All of the resources mentioned in this free unit planner are incl
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11th - 12th
12th Grade English Lit Crossword Puzzle
This printable crossword puzzle will keep your seniors busy during those last days of school. Puzzle answers come from 12th grade English Language Arts reading lists. Students must answer clues about The Canterbury Tales, A Farewell to Arms, Great Expectations, The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Great Gatsby, Beowulf, Macbeth, and Hamlet. Plus one poetry-related current event and one seasonal summer question. Two-page, downloadable pdf contains a blank crossword puzzle for printi
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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DIFFERENTIATED Identifying Figurative Language Worksheet Sample | 12 variations
This free sample worksheet includes 12 questions across 2 pages, differentiated to 12 different variations. The full version of these worksheets are 4 pages with 25 questions.Students are presented with example sentences that contain figurative language. Their task is to identify what type of figurative language is being used.Figurative Language CoveredAlliterationAllusionHyperboleIdiomMetaphorOnomatopoeiaPersonificationSimileTwo Types of DifferentiationFirst, sentences are presented with and wi
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Figurative Language in The Bluest Eye
This resource is designed to help students appreciate the beauty of the writing in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye.Student's read and identify similes and metaphors in the first page of the novel chapter "Winter" and then use this graphic organizer to record the figurative language they've noticed as it describes the face of the characters Claudia and Frieda's father.This resource forces students to read closely while prompting them to think visually and creatively about what they are reading. At
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Bluest Eye Unit Pack
NYS English Regents Critical Lens (Quote Analysis with Evidence) Review Sheet
On the NYS English Regents, students are given a quote to analyse in Part 4 (The Critical Lens essay). They are required to support their analysis using 2 pieces of literature. Many students panic when they get to this part and cannot remember any pieces of literature to use. Or they forget key information that would help in their analysis.
This review sheet prompts students to remember the important literary elements and write them all on one sheet. This makes it easy to study for the "uns
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8th - 12th
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Literary Devices: How to Write Allegories
We can tell students about literary devices and they can read their definitions, but how long will they remember them? Often not long. But if they take what they've learned and apply it by constructing a piece of writing based on their knowledge, the chances greatly increase that they will not only remember what they've learned, but also apply it in future writing. This no-prep Writing lesson, "How to Write Allegories," explains allegories and their uses through definitions and original exampl
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Wuthering Heights: 27-Lesson Unit Outline - FREE - Best Downloaded with Bundle!
Description:Unit Overview: This 27-lesson unit outline is recommended for high school students taking AP Literature (grades 11-12). It is designed to progress students’ literary analysis abilities through close reading and analysis of poetry, short prose, and the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Students will read the novel outside of class, with occasional in-class scaffolding lessons, reading accountability quizzes, and Socratic seminar discussions. Other in-class lessons will be focus
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11th - 12th
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