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Close reading Common Core RI.11-12.7 resources
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Unit | Notes and Supplementary Lessons
This bundle includes everything you need to teach Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor® to AP English Literature ® students to both in-class and distance learners. This massive resource contains the following: Notes and Mini-Lessons118 slides of detailed notes, with applications to Foster's text and beyond, including novels, plays, songs, poems, film, and television21 pages of textual excerpts and handouts for additional learning26-page student note packet, following the sl
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11th - 12th
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The Fall of the House of Usher Unit: Close Read, Vocab, Activities, Test, & More
Looking for engaging materials for "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe that your students will enjoy and not complain about? This unit will have your students interacting with this difficult Poe text in no time.What's included . . .► Step-by-step, day-by-day lesson plans for 6 days. ► Daily aligned Common Core Standards► Clean copy of original story ► Clean copy of abridged story for struggling readers. (All the meat without the wordiness and about half the length of the original
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: The Fall of the House of Usher Complete Unit - Digital & Print
Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Compare Contrast Two or More Texts NonFiction Graphic Organizers
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts: Close Reading Strategies and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards
Use the handouts to encourage close reading and compare/contrast of two or more texts or sources (may be used with multimedia sources such as graphics, videos, podcasts, etc.). They may also be used to compare two different people, focusing on comparing their early life, struggles, and achievements. Includes modified Venn Diagrams specific to the CCSS.
These activities may b
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6th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
The Scarlet Letter Unit - Vocabulary, Reading Guides, Quizzes, Activities, Test
Looking for an engaging novel study unit for The Scarlet Letter Unit by Nathaniel Hawthorne? You just found everything you need to teach this novel!What's Included . . . ►Daily Lesson Plans►Common Core Standards aligned for daily tasks►Bell Ringers in a separate, colorful PowerPoint if you want to project them on the board or upload them in a password-protected online classroom.►Vocabulary Tasks and Games along with quizzes►Eye-catching Reading Guides - PDF and Google Slides with text boxes alre
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
1984 Literary Analysis and Discussion Questions - Modern Parallels to Real Life
How does 1984 relate to real life? Explore modern parallels between George Orwell’s classic novel and real life. Updated in 2022! Includes discussion questions and hyperlinks to real-world texts for comparison.Included with this Literary Analysis Activity for 1984 by George Orwell:✏️ Five Literary Analysis Graphic Organizers - Digital & PrintExamine modern parallels using hyperlinks to real-world textsAnalyze real-life connections to “Doublethink,” “Ministry of Truth,” “Ministry of Peace,”
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9th - 12th
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Analysis of Goldstein’s Book - 1984 by George Orwell - Questions, Map of Oceania
Updated in 2022! Analyze Emmanuel Goldstein’s “Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism” (Part 2, Chapter 9 of George Orwell’s 1984). This resource includes guided reading questions, a map worksheet, and a literary analysis activity. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!Included with this Analysis Activity for Goldstein’s Book in 1984:✏️ Guided Reading Comprehension Questions for Goldstein’s Book - Digital & PrintExamine key definitions and terms, characteristics of B
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9th - 12th
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Jonathan Edwards: Activities, Writing, Test
Are you frustrated with trying to make the Puritan sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" exciting and enjoyable for today's teens? This happens to be one of my favorite literary works to teach because of the engaging lessons I have crafted over the years. This unit takes a topic that many students find cumbersome and turns it into something challenging and fun. They will be talking about this sermon, and other classes will be asking when they get to do the sculpture activity!What's inclu
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9th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis BIG Bundle Complete Unit
(Psssst! Looking for the new units-aligned AP Language Curriculum? It's HERE! )Whether you are teaching rhetorical analysis from the beginning, teaching it from the first time yourself, or you’ve been teaching it for years, this detailed, 24-resource BIG bundle of activities, editable assessments, scaffolded texts resources, notes, quizzes and more will give you material to reach ANY student and help them navigate this complex topic.Designed with AP, pre-AP and SAT Writing prep students in mind,
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9th - 12th
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Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience & Walden Excerpts, Close Reading, & More
Looking for an engaging way to introduce your students to transcendental thinker and writer Henry David Thoreau's works? This unit on excerpts from Walden and "Civil Disobedience" has everything you need!What's Included . . .► Step-by-step instructions for each day.► Common Core English Standards aligned to daily tasks.► Understanding Transcendentalism group synthesis task.► Fun activity with Thoreau quotes to get the unit started. You should definitely hear some laughter from students as they c
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Transcendental Bundle
Rhetorical Analysis Questions for ANY Documentary Print and Digital
**UPDATE: Now includes DIGITAL Version for Google Drive!**This film guide is designed to suit ANY short or long form documentary. These 3 pages of rigorous questions are laid out in an engaging way and focus on rhetorical analysis tasks. Terms included in the questions are subject; mood and tone; appeals to emotion, credibility and logic; occasion and audience; purpose and evidence; and summary. Whether you need a quick sub plan, an engaging, Netflix-based homework assignment, practice with visu
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9th - 12th
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Reading Comprehension Strategies for Middle and High School - OLC4O, OSSLT, OLC
Explore essential reading comprehension strategies with this bunded unit! Teach students how to make inferences, make predictions, interpret text features, and summarize narrative and nonfiction texts with the lessons and activities included in this unit. Includes digital resources for Google Classroom®!⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save 20% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Reading Comprehension Bundle:✏️ Making Inferences Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® & Google Slides®✏️ Inferencin
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6th - 12th
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American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Are you new to American Literature or tired of boring worksheets? Engage students with texts by American authors in lessons that use real-world learning connections, an appreciation for cultural diversity, and critical thinking skills. These activities for your American Literature Curriculum are organized thematically and include a variety of lessons that meet the expectations of all Common Core ELA Standards. Classic American authors in the units include Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Maya Ang
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Transcendental Bundle
Looking for an engaging way to introduce your students to famous transcendentalist thinkers and writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau? This bundle includes plenty to challenge your students with excerpts from "Self-Reliance,” "The American Scholar,“ “Nature,” Walden, and "Civil Disobedience."What's Included . . .► Step-by-step instructions for each day.► Common Core English Standards aligned to daily tasks.► Understanding Transcendentalism group synthesis task.EMERSON:► Viewing gui
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9th - 12th
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The American Dream Unit Bundle
This unit includes: Six texts, Student workbook. Teacher lessons, Rationale for each lesson, Rhetorical reading and writing activities, 1 month duration, 70 pagesThe American Dream & The American Identity: What is an American?This common core aligned unit is an introduction to the essential question: American Identity: What is an American? It is a rhetorical reading and writing unit that asks students to take a stand on the idea of the American Identity and write their way to deeper underst
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9th - 12th
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Annotation Chart with Sentence Starters / Stems - Annotating Documents
Useful chart that helps students categorize and write 5 different types of annotations (reading strategies) for any class. They are clarify, question, connect, infer & predict, and evaluate annotations. ► The chart explains to students what the annotation is (a definition), how to do it, and how to start it (sentence starters). The sentence starters have really helped my students understand the different types of annotations they can make as wells as how to practice them. ► This chart can be
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Purposeful Annotation - Printable Chart & Bookmark
The Great Gatsby Unit Bundle
This massive bundle of resources for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald features Common Core aligned lessons, PowerPoints, assessments, and rubrics. All of the Literary Lyceum materials on the novel are included in this bundle, which makes it a tremendous deal. Over 160 pages of materials and over 30 PowerPoint slides give you the resources you need to teach a number of different skills and standards.In this bundle, you will receive:- A vocabulary bundle with 4 vocabulary lists, 4 vocabul
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11th - 12th
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The Birthmark Bundle by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Activities, Stations, Vocab, Test
Looking for fresh ideas and activities for "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne? This complete unit has EVERYTHING you need to teach this short story from start to finish! What's included . . .❶ Step-by-step instructions❷ Daily Bell Ringers❸ VOCABULARY activities to help students become familiar with 30 challenging words from the story. ► Handout with 30 words, part of speech, definition to be filled in (editable)► Extension Options: Vocabulary Hands-On Poster Activity with Rubric for Grading
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Romanticism Bundle: Activities and Lessons for 8 Literary Works
Supplementary Romeo & Juliet Fun Activities: Task Cards & Close Reading Passages
All focusing on the question of “What is Love,” the 14 different stations included will get your students excited about learning when they examine diverse sources. From a Ted Talk to the ideas of ancient Greek philosophers, from a column from The New York Times to writing from 12th-century France, this resource will take your students far and wide.You’ll love the common core aligned activities because your students will be working to strengthen their skills. Your students will love the tasks b
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9th - 12th
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MLK Lit Devices & Rhetorical Analysis Quiz "I Have a Dream" Speech
PRINTABLE or DIGITAL reading passage and quiz. MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, and literary devices quiz. The pages can be used for classwork, homework, flipped learning, blended learning, distance learning, Google classroom, and extension activities. Great for 6th-8th grades, and 9-12 grades. Perfect for middle school students and high school students alike!A classroom activity for Martin Luther King Jr. day. An ELA activity and literary device lesson for MLK day.What's Included:■ 5-page reading
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5th - 12th
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The Fall of the House of Usher Complete Unit - Digital & Print
Looking for engaging materials for "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe that your students will enjoy and not complain about? This unit in both print and digital format will have your students interacting with this difficult Poe text in no time.What's included . . .► Step-by-step lesson plans for 6 days.► Daily aligned Common Core Standards► Clean copy of original story - printable and shareable link (digital story comes in a clean version and a version with added pictures to capt
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9th - 12th
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Dealing with Murder Series: 2 Cases - Fatal Error and Dead & Breakfast
NOTE: While generally similar in process to the Unsolved Crimes cases, the Dealing with Murder cases have one significant difference. Rather than being given all of the case information at once, the information in the Dealing with Murder cases is provided in four sections in an effort to be more realistic and better represent the process of an actual investigation.
The Dealing with Murder cases merge science and literacy as students are required to be critical and active readers as they conduc
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7th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Civil Disobedience and The Great Debaters - Essay Writing Lesson
In this lesson, which incorporates science of reading strategies, students complete close readings of an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” and the debate scene “Wiley College vs. Harvard University” from the movie The Great Debaters (which can be used with or without viewing the movie). Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings and write a short analytical essay requiring them to analyze the arguments in the texts. This 30-page resource includes the followi
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9th - 12th
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The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne Stations: Students Move, Think, Discuss
Looking for a great way to get your students talking about "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, analyzing text, and relating the story to real life? This station activity will have your students moving, collaborating, discussing, analyzing, synthesizing, and comparing/contrasting!What's included . . .► Teacher instructions ► 8 stations - Students rotate around the room to answer the questions with their groups. (One of the stations has students comparing a modern article to the story, which g
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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