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Close reading Common Core RI.9-10.9 resources
Rhetoric Unit Bundle– Devices, Appeals, Birmingham Jail Rhetorical Analysis Unit
Strengthen the rhetorical analysis and argumentation skills of your high school and advanced middle school students by helping them learn, identify, analyze and practice rhetorical strategies—both rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices—AND have them apply what they’ve learned using Martin Luther King’ Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” along with a host of other historical speeches and seminal U.S. texts. This 150+ page engaging and academically rigorous rhetorical analysis bundle--now provi
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
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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Rhetorical Analysis BUNDLE - Analyzing Arguments! Digital for Distance Learning
Analyzing arguments can be so challenging; however, this step-by-step method will make this skill clear and easy while creating an in-depth rhetorical analysis! This digital, engaging, no prep/no plan unit will show your students how to analyze the rhetoric, fallacies, an author's message, and the persuasive language of any author’s argument. Students will then be able to draft a complete rhetorical analysis essay. The graphic organizers provided will support students in every step of this proce
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Harlem Renaissance Activities: Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Art & Music
Tired of superficial resources on the Harlem Renaissance that just go through the motions when it comes to adding diversity to your plans? So often, in an attempt to study more than dead white males, teachers seek out texts by people of color. But lacking the time or energy to really engage in the research required to plan a great unit, they incorporate a few lackluster biographies and add some short pieces to their plans and leave it at that. The addition of those inane powerpoints, superficial
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9th - 12th
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Informational Text Unit Plan for High School With 4 Nonfiction Text Articles
Engage high school students in the study of informational text! Through a series of high-interest articles, students learn informational text features, how to annotate informational texts, and analysis strategies. During the first week, students study four different informational texts. Articles become increasingly complex as students gain knowledge of terms and develop skills. During the final week, the teacher serves as a facilitator as students select their own informational texts, format the
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10th - 12th
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Paired Texts with Close Reading and Essay Writing - Middle School & High School
These 19 paired passages (using 39 texts) require students to use close reading, critical thinking, and analytical writing to help them prepare for standardized assessments. In each lesson, students synthesize their reading, identifying central ideas and themes across texts. With texts that vary by genre, time period, and author, this bundle meets the needs of diverse learners and provides scaffolding with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies.The following texts, which are available in
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6th - 11th
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Nonfiction Passages & Informational Text Features Flipbook | Media & Self Esteem
Teaching informational text and nonfiction text features? Check out this 45 Minute Lesson Informational Text Flipbook about the media and self esteem!This resource helps students take a closer look at controversial topics in today's society by focusing on research, using scholarly articles (informational texts), and topic videos.This particular foldable explores the impact social media has on our self-esteem. It is perfect for sub plans or to simply help students identify the deeper meaning of i
Grades:
7th - 11th
Thoreau's Civil Disobedience Activities, Worksheets
If you're teaching Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, you need this mini-bundle to make your lesson plans come alive. Included in the bundle are:An 8-page introductory PPT with activities (in both PPT and PDF formats)An excerpt from Civil Disobedience to read with studentsA quote analysis activityMoral situation activity using Thoreau's essay as a guideExcerpt from Gandhi's Civil Disobedience for comparison/contrastThoreau Civil Disobedience video worksheet (with link to YouTube video)Files included
Grades:
9th - 12th
Analyze Arguments - King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail - UNIT BUNDLE! Digital!
☛Teach students how to analyze an author’s arguments with Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail!☚ Analyzing an author’s arguments can be challenging for students; however, this step-by-step method will make this skill clear and easy while creating an in-depth analysis! ✎Everything you need to teach rhetoric and logical fallacies! Show your students how to analyze the rhetoric/fallacies/message/language of any author’s arguments through this iconic passage from Martin Luther King
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8th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis with Atticus Finch's Closing Arguments in TKAM Digital Unit
Teach students how to analyze an author’s arguments with Atticus Finch’s Closing Arguments! This no prep-no plan unit bundle will teach your students rhetorical devices and the process of analyzing arguments. Then, students will analyze the closing arguments given by Atticus Finch in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. This is also digital resource. It can be used for distance or e-learning. Each unit will contain a Google File Link Page that will provide you with a Google Doc/Slides for each acti
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8th - 12th
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Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Close Reading Analysis Activities
Must have MLK "I Have A Dream" resource for rhetorical analysis and Black History Month. Guided close reading worksheets help students analyze the rhetorical situation, diction, syntax, figurative language, connotation / denotation, and rhetorical appeals found in Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech". This lesson involves direct instruction, engaging supporting videos, guided rhetorical analysis practice exercises, and a structured rhetorical analysis close reading of MLK's "I Have a
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Martin Luther King I Have A Dream Malcolm X Close Read Rhetoric Bundle
Guided Reading: The Declaration of Independence
This guided reading printable and answer key will lead students through the challenging text of The Declaration of Independence. It is set up as a double-sided journal. In one column is the text of the text, and the other column contains questions about the text with space for students to annotate.
The directions refer to a logical, emotional, and ethical appeal handout, which I offer for free in my store. However, students may be able to answer these questions without the handout if they are
Grades:
9th - 12th
"How it Feels to be Colored Me" Zora Neale Hurston | Figurative Language Lesson
Looking for a unit on this classic essay that will get your students engaging independently with the text, discussing big ideas, and sharpening their close reading and critical thinking skills?“How it Feels to be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston is a great choice for engaging your classes in discussions around race, identity, gender, and artistic expression. It’s also a wonderful essay for exploring figurative language and how writers create meaning through comparisons. When you teach “How it F
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9th - 12th
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Unit - Activities and Assessments
Bring your dystopian short story unit to life! This bundle includes activities, guided reading worksheets, reading quizzes, and assessments for Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery." Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 20% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Short Story Unit for “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson:✏️ “The Lottery” Reading Comprehension Quizzes - Digital & Print✏️ Detailed Answer Key for Reading Comprehension Questions✏️ Guided Readi
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8th - 11th
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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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Ethos, Pathos, Logos Rhetorical Analysis of MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech
In this close reading presentation of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech, MLK's most famous speech is broken into pieces depending on which rhetorical technique is used. Students can easily follow along with a graphic organizer handout as you explain EPL throughout the speech section by section using the PowerPoint provided. The three distinct colors used throughout this presentation help students memorize which technique is which, and they will even enjoy
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7th - 12th
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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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 Gettysburg Address | Annotation, Parallel Structure, & Rhetorical Précis
With a focus on parallel structure and repetition, this 9 page document contains an annotation-friendly version of the text, an annotated key, and a rhetorical precis wordbank and template.Since it's so short, I always do MULTIPLE reads of "The Gettysburg Address." There is a good audio version on YouTube from Jeff Daniels as well. After the first de-coding read, I discuss why Lincoln structured his speech the way he did. The three paragraphs signify the past, the present, and the future. Then
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9th - 12th
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Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Challenge your students to read and write critically with these lessons including all of my popular "Paired Passages" (paired texts). These lessons require students to synthesize their reading and identify central ideas across texts. Each lesson guides them through close readings of texts that vary by genre, time period, and author; then, the before-, during-, and post-reading strategies help them construct connections between the texts. Each lesson culminates in a writing task that imitates th
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7th - 11th
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Rhetorical Analysis Speech Project - Rhetorical Devices, Appeals, Rhetoric
Looking an engaging rhetorical analysis activity for your high school or advanced middle school students to review and refine their rhetoric skills? This Rhetorical Analysis Speech Project is the perfect finale to any rhetorical analysis unit, offering opportunities for student choice, creativity, critical thinking, and in-depth analysis. With this rhetorical analysis project, your secondary ELA students will choose from a wide range of carefully selected historic speeches, then complete a varie
Grades:
8th - 12th
MLK Close Reading and Comprehension Quiz “I Have a Dream” Speech
PRINTABLE or DIGITAL reading passage and quiz. MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, and close reading 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 close reading lesson for MLK day. What's Included:■ 5-page reading pa
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5th - 12th
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Close Reading, Metacognition, and Text Annotations Teacher Presentation
Introducing our comprehensive introductory mini-lesson designed specifically for middle school English teachers like you, focusing on close reading, metacognition, and effective text annotation. What's Inside:Our meticulously crafted non-editable presentation comes in Google Slides, Canva, and PDF formats, covering all the essential components of a successful lesson: from setting the stage with an anticipatory set to providing direct instruction, guiding practice, conducting assessment, and fost
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Reading Skills Bundle
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