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Reading strategies Common Core W.9-10.10 resources
Real World Rhetoric #1, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short article on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools (ethos, pathos, and logos), and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader. The essay in Real World Rhetoric #1 attempts to convince readers that it’s unwise to kill spiders we find in our homes.This 4-page download includes:• A full-text copy of a public domain argument essay
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7th - 10th
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Close Reading Passages For Middle School - Close Reading Guide and Strategies
Close Reading For Middle School Students Featuring Excerpts from Stories from Classic Literature. These NO PREP close reading activities are great for practicing close reading and annotation skills. Everything needed to get your students started with Close Reading is included – detailed step by step instructions, annotation guide, reading passages, and graphic organizers. Very little teacher prep is needed – simply print and teach!Story excerpts include:•Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving•The B
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6th - 9th
Real World Rhetoric #4 Daylight Saving Time Debate, Argument & Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine two essays (one in favor of Daylight Saving Time and one in favor of Standard Time), think about the debate tools used by each writer, and determine which writer is ultimately more effective in swaying the reader. This 10-page download includes:• A full-text copy of two public domain argument essays discussing the debate to end Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.• A paper-saving handout
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Real World Rhetoric #2, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short article on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools (ethos, pathos, and logos), and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader. The essay in Real World Rhetoric #2 attempts to convince readers that parents who film their children’s punishments and post those videos online are creating more harm than good.This 5-page download inc
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8th - 11th
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Real World Rhetoric #3, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short article on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools (ethos, pathos, and logos), and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader. The essay in Real World Rhetoric #3 attempts to convince readers that the college admissions process would be improved by using a lottery-based system. This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Synthesizing Texts: Synthesis Reading and Writing Lesson - Digital
Scaffold the process of synthesizing texts with both reading and writing using this engaging, critical thinking activity! Synthesizing is one of the most complicated skills we can ask students to accomplish. If they can synthesize, they can connect what they read across texts, noticing points of similarity and difference. Synthesis means students can think deeply about what they read in order to create something new - often, a solid research product. SYNTHESIZING TEXTS RESOURCE CONTENTS:Presenta
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7th - 10th
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Literature Circles Unit - Middle School Social Justice - Literature Circle Roles
This 60 page Middle School Literature Circle Unit is perfect for Thematic Social Justice themed Book Clubs. Literature Circle units are engaging and effective methods of reading instruction that encourage students to engage in rich conversation surrounding text and take ownership of their learning. The ready to use activities included encourage inquiry and critical thinking about social justice issues, and help you to introduce, organize, facilitate, and manage this effective reading and discuss
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5th - 9th
Digital Reading Response Journal for Any Novel (Volume 2)
Bring meaningful reflection to during reading activities with this digital reading response journal for any novel. This Google Slides™ resource is ideal for 1:1 and distance learning classrooms. Use these thought-provoking prompts with any fiction or narrative nonfiction text. They are ideal for use with independent reading, book clubs, and literature circle formats, but they can also be used with whole-class texts.This during reading resource is PART 2 of the original reading response journal p
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Reader Response Journal Questions for Writing about Reading
How to Annotate Text, Annotations, FREE Sticky Note Method Handout with Bookmark
Encourage your students to improve their close reading skills by teaching them to annotate text with this simple sticky-note procedure. This single-sheet handout gives examples of rich and weak annotated comments along with helpful suggestions to guide students who aren’t sure what they should be writing about when they’re asked to annotate a book.The sheet was designed for students to keep intact in their binders or to slice up and use as a bookmark during reading time. Want more handouts and r
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8th - 11th
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The Hate U Give Pre-Reading Activity - Text Evidence Anticipation Guide
This pre-reading strategy uses critical thinking and inquiry learning to engage your students for their upcoming reading of the young adult fiction novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Designed to help prepare students for standardized assessments that demand text-based evidence, this activity requires students to complete close reading and use explicit text support to make logical inferences and predictions. Additionally, students must walk around the classroom to gather their evidence, so it
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Mental Health
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on mental health. Our resource offers a creative and engaging approach to opening a discussion on mental health and well-being in the high school classroom.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for high school students on the subject of mental health (further broken down into 28 questions)Activities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Listening Skills Podcast Activity, Listen & Learn #11, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Students need to be able to sit and listen to a passage or short audio program, take notes, recall information, and then answer critical thinking questions about the material. To help prepare students for our e-learning world, I’ve scoured the internet to find high-interest, school-appropriate podcasts that fit within one class period.In this Listen & Learn activity, students will listen to a 24-minute podcast focused on how Ryanne Jones’ teeth became a marker of poverty and the years she sp
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Article of the Week Entire Year Set Including 56 Articles
This Article of Week Bundle has everything you need to implement the Article of the Week assignment for the entire school year! With 51 engaging articles to choose from, your students will make reading and writing a part of their routine for the whole year.The following items are included in this zip file:51 high-interest articles with paired graphic organizers including central idea box, power vocabulary words, and possible response questions Introductory PowerPointAOW Assignment Anchor ChartCl
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7th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Unit Bundle / 18 resources / 360 pages / 300 questions
Over the years, To Kill a Mockingbird has become one of my favorite novels to teach. Since this is a long novel, it can be hard to figure out the pacing and to develop meaningful activities that keep students engaged for three-hundred pages! As a new teacher, this was something I really struggled with. Now that I've been teaching for more than a decade, I wanted to share my best lessons, resources, and tools for teaching To Kill a Mockingbird. All together, you will find 18 resources with more t
Grades:
9th - 10th
The Color of Water Novel Unit
This resource is a novel unit packet for The Color of Water by James McBride. You will receive 50+ pages of material. I plan to add more to this unit in the future, so you will save by buying it now before the price increases. You can simply download the newest version of the unit when the updated version is available. You will receive the following in this packet:~ Teacher Instructions and Overview Page** Newly revised lesson plans updated 1/17/19~ Comprehension Questions with teacher key (100
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10th - 12th
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Magic 8-Ball Creative Activities for ANY Book or Story
Instill some creativity into your reading assignments with my Magic 8 Ball activities! It's a fun way to change the way your students think about the text (AND get them to re-read it)! This download contains two different activities: one that requires students to write the questions for the 8-ball predictions and a second more challenging activity in which they wrote both the prediction and the question.See the preview for more details. The download contains both color and grayscale pages so you
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Creative Writing Bell Ringers, Photo Prompts, Literary Devices (6 Weeks!)
With these Creative Writing Bell Ringers, you can easily break through the writer's block and increase your students' engagement. This package includes 30 (6 Weeks Worth!) creative writing activities that cover a range of skills, such as literary devices, reflection, author's purpose, analysis, argument, characterization and conflict. Get your students writing and having fun with these Creative Writing Bell Ringers!Each Bell Ringer prompt is attached to a high-quality graphic to engage students
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8th - 11th
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Lamb to the Slaughter Writing Assessments - Essay Prompts and Editable Rubrics
This differentiated assessment offers three different written response options to evaluate students’ understanding of Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter.” Includes editable 4-level rubrics! Choose between an essay, paragraph, or narrative response using these literary analysis prompts.Included with these Lamb to the Slaughter Writing Prompts:✏️ Editable “Lamb to the Slaughter” Assessment Handouts - Google Docs®✏️ 3 Argumentative Essay Prompts✏️ 1 Narrative Writing Prompt✏️ Option for individua
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8th - 11th
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Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare Unit Bundle of Lessons and Digital Activity
I've included everything you might need for Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. You get scene analysis, coloring pages, constructed response writing prompts, Jamboard templates, literary stations, graphic organizers, dual-column notes, a CSI Murder kit, Character Crowns with characterization activities, and more.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.My assignments appeal to different learning styles and are Comm
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8th - 11th
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Benjamin Franklin: Aphorisms from "Poor Richard's Almanac"
From Electric English...
This is a simple but effective assignment that gets the students thinking about the life of Benjamin Franklin in a new way. Why? Because it asks them to connect his life and ideas to their own lives and ideas. The kids always enjoy it, and they do not even realize they are engaging in deeper levels of thinking and learning.
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10th - 12th
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Author Study | Body Biography | Collaborative Poster
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about F. Scott Fitzgerald in a fun, engaging way!Your students will create an author biography by researching F. Scott Fitzgerald and establishing his profile on a poster.Students will learn about Fitzgerald and his body of work as a legendary author.This goes perfectly for any novel study on The Great Gatsby!Additionally, they will learn the importance of collaboration and effective communication.Project Steps:1) To construct the author
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9th - 12th
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Article of the Week Template with Signposts-based activity!
Combining Kelly Gallagher's Article of the week and Kylene Beers and Bob Probst's signposts and Book/Head/Heart framework, here is a template that you can use weekly in your class.The assignment is appropriate for all different ability levels!The template has students annotate the article of the week (of your choice!) using the nonfiction signposts. After reading, there is a short paragraph assignment that addresses the book/head/heart. I've also included a rubric for grading.This is a great ass
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7th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies Reading Comprehension Check Quizzes and Answer Keys
Have you ever assigned a chapter of a novel for homework and wondered whether students ACTUALLY READ or, if they comprehended the important points? You're not alone!This download contains reading comprehension checks for all 12 chapters of William Golding's classic novel Lord of the Flies. Each chapter contains two separate quizzes (with different quotes/passages) in order to give you choices and prevent students from revealing the content to other classes! Each quiz contains 1-2 questions that
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7th - 12th
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Macbeth Task Cards (36 cards) / Editable Google Slides
Macbeth was the first Shakespeare play I ever taught, and it helped me appreciate how much fun your students can have while acting out a drama in the classroom. Since Shakespeare is tricky, I'm always looking for creative ways to keep students engaged throughout the unit. For these reasons, I created 36 task cards to analyze character, symbolism, theme, plot, and comprehension! I love using task cards for bell work or as exit tickets. Task cards can also promote meaningful classroom movement and
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9th - 10th
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Also included in: Abridged and Modified Macbeth Bundle (14 resources!)
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