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Writing-essays Common Core RL.11-12.5 resources
Literary Analysis: Analyzing Fiction and Nonfiction Texts Reading & Writing Unit
Are your students confused about text analysis? You know how to do it yourself, but you're not sure how to make it accessible to students? I know the feeling. Analyzing texts is hard, and it rarely comes naturally. It's a difficult concept to break down into a methodical process. Still, it can be done. I created these analyzing texts materials to help my students practice analyzing a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction, paired texts, short films, movies, commercials/advertisements, a
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8th - 11th
Intro to Poetry Complete Unit - Aligned AP English Literature Unit 2 Poetry I
This bundle has been overhauled to represent the 2019 changes to the AP English Literature course description and meets the AP Lit ® Skills for Unit 2 (Poetry 1). This bundle includes all of the materials you would need to introduce poetry analysis to AP® Lit students or other advanced literature students, as well as supplementary material to expand it as you need. It includes a unit plan and student objectives, which are not sold separately. This bundle includes the following resources, also so
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11th - 12th
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The Things They Carried Complete Unit BUNDLE - Tim O'Brien - Vietnam War
This 190-page bundle of ten resources is everything you will ever need to dive in to Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. It includes 17 detailed lesson plans and accompanying assessments, writing exercises, and handouts.It is designed for students in AP English Language & Composition, dual enrollment, college freshman composition, or a Common Core-aligned American literature class. The unit addresses skills needed for AP English Literature & Composition and is tightly aligned with Com
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10th - 12th
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Fahrenheit 451 COMMON CORE Aligned Bundled Inquiry Unit
This unit's free preview will demonstrate a table of contents and unit plan in terms of both time and content in lessons. English Language Arts Common Core State Standards are given thorough attention. It addresses students' needs to work individually and socially. The unit moves at a rigorous pace positioning students with much writing practice and opportunity to question the book's purpose. Both stand-alone activities and teacher-guided discussions surface throughout the read.
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8th - 12th
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"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" EDITABLE UNIT AP Style
NEW REVISED VERSION UPLOADED! All Tests are now in Excel format for easy upload to the free program socrative.com. You can now test your students electronically with instant feedback and assessment!A 170 page COMPLETE unit on the novel! This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * over 140 READING/ANALYSIS SHOR
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10th - 12th
THE COMPLETE MAUS | MAUS I & II BUNDLE | TEACHER NOTES, TEST, GRAPHIC NOVEL
THE COMPLETE MAUS | MAUS I & II BUNDLE | TEACHER NOTES, TEST, GRAPHIC NOVELWhat teachers are saying:My students LOVED doing the project ideas that were in this resource. I also really appreciated the tests as they were all around engaging and asked questions that had a variety of Bloom's Taxonomy associated with them. One of the best resources I have found for these novels. Thank you so much!PRINT AND DIGITAL!❤️❤️THIS BUNDLED PRODUCT ON MAUS I AND II IS DISCOUNTED BY OVER 20%! ❤️❤️I teach Ma
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Literary Analysis Essay Writing and Thesis Statement With Short Film Activities
Ready to teach a thesis statement centered literary analysis? Using Pixar shorts films is the ONLY way to go! This bundle offers mini lessons with videos for all of the major literary elements and step-by-step workshops to guide students through thesis writing and each paragraph of a literary analysis essay. And of course, analyses of Pixar short films along with a sample literary analysis for the short film The Present. Students can color-code the sample essay with a digital highlighter! Liter
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,AP Style
68 page unit on the poem! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 14 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 4 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS* 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS* 1 AP STYLE PROMPT* 14 VOCABULARY
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Sentence Frames for Literary Analysis Essay Writing High School ELA, ELL & ESL
Use sentence frames (also called sentence starters) for literary analysis in your ELA or ESL classroom to support all students! Research shows that sentence frames are an effective scaffolding technique. Use sentence frames for differentiated instruction and to support ELL and newcomer students. This is appropriate for 7th-12 grade.This resource is a 5-page handout that includes 12 types of sentence frames for writing about literature: Diction/connotation/denotation, hyperbole, setting, irony, j
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9th - 11th, Adult Education
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"Where Are You Going,Where Have You Been?"COMPLETE UNITActivities,Tests,APStyle
74 page unit on the short story! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 17 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS* 8 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 12 VOCABULARY WORDS (handout and quiz
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
A RAISIN IN THE SUN Test Maker (Select from 145 exam items.)
A Raisin in the Sun Test Maker includes 145 exam items addressing a wide range of elements and topics. Delete the questions that you do not want and your test is ready.A Raisin in the Sun Test Items:RECALL AND COMPREHENSION questions (51, multiple choice)KNOWLEDGE AND ANALYSIS questions (55, multiple choice)SHORT RESPONSE prompts (27)EXTENDED RESPONSE prompts (12)Resource Notes:A Raisin in the Sun Text Maker duplicated in PDF and DOCX formats. Modify your A Raisin in the Sun exam using MS Word o
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: A RAISIN IN THE SUN Final Assignments: Assessments, Projects, and Essays
HOLES Differentiated Unit Activity Pack | Louis Sachar | Novel Companion
These three differentiated activity packs for your unit on Holes by Louis Sachar each feature 12 activities for the novel. Check out the detailed preview, which shows ONE of the booklets, a sample of the spelling, punctuation and grammar tasksIncludes:Fill in the Holes - pre-reading poetry taskImpressions of Camp Green Lake - close reading taskYellow Spotted Lizards - visualization taskA New Reptile - imaginative taskStanley's Letter Home - planning and writing taskFiguratively Speaking - figura
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6th - 9th
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High School English ELA Curriculum for 9th Grade, 10th and 11th W/ Lesson Plans
If you teach High School English, look no further! Reclaim your nights and weekends with this English Language Arts Curriculum Bundle for English 9 and English 10 and English 11! This bundle features all the curriculum you need in 33 popular standards-based unit plans. All the prep work is done! Meeting Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, students study classic novels, learn to write in multiple essay genres, engage in literature circles, conduct creative writing, learn discussion s
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9th - 11th
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Macbeth Unit Bundle - Digital Unit Bundle for Distance Learning
This Complete Macbeth Unit Combines six complete resources to create a comprehensive teaching unit for Shakespeare's Macbeth. ♔ A study guide will support your students in reading this drama, act by act. ♔ Students will also be able to debate the controversial topics covered in this play. ♔ An in-depth character analysis lesson will support students in developing a rich understanding of the play. ♔ The theme analysis guide will support students in drawing conclusions on this text. ♔ Finally, stu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Brave New World Complete Unit - Lessons, Guides, Assessments, Activities
Explore no-prep lesson plans and activities, a complete teaching unit, everything you need to teach Aldous Huxley's dystopian masterpiece, Brave New World. Brave New World becomes more relevant every day. Your high school ELA students will be fascinated by the connections they can make between the novel and our own society. Included in this bundle of resources are introductory activities, comprehension and analysis questions chapter packets, creative activities, essay prompts, and an objective f
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9th - 12th
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Text Dependent Analysis Writing- Citing Textual Evidence - Outline - Organizer
Teaching character analysis, irony, theme, opinion, and symbolism using text based analysis has never been easier! These in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompts guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay focusing on textual evidence as support. The bundle includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, an argumentative writing outline, instructional video, detailed lesson plans, and the complete texts of five
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9th - 12th
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN Unit / Lesson Plans
This comprehensive resource has everything that you need to teach The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn expertly. Select from lessons and assignments focusing on citing textual evidence, style, point of view, structure, satire, controversy, argument, thematic elements, and more. Unit includes:Pre-reading activities6 reading quizzes (3 formats)Key excerpts with analysisCommon Core lessons for grades 9-12Dozens of extension lessons and activitiesCulminating projects, extension tasks, and promptsFin
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9th - 12th
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AP English Literature Essential Skills Activities - Characterization
These graphic organizers can be paired with any text to help your AP® Lit students get the most out of studying character. Each is aligned with a different skill from the AP® Lit CED and help your students make observations, connections, and move towards complex analysis. Each ends with the creation of a writing prompt and an optional writing assessment. This resource covers all of the Character Essential Skills from the AP® Lit CED: CHR 1.A - Identify and describe what specific textual details
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP English Literature Full Course Year Long Bundle | 3500+ Pages!
Literary Criticism Unit Bundle | Editable Lessons, Test, Games, Essay + more
This is an engaging and comprehensive bundle that your students can use in a variety of ways. You'll find yourself using it year after year. Contents:1) An editable introduction to literary criticism explaining the purpose and process of criticism - critiques (written broadly enough to relate to criticism of any art form),2) A "generic" and editable student worksheet guiding them through a critical review of ANY work of fiction3) Group Critique ProceduresProject RubricRubric for Presentations Id
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8th - 11th
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Ender's Game Unit Plan Novel Study - Chapter Questions & Unit Test
This is a Unit Plan Novel Study for the novel Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.Included in this product:1. Chapter Questions and Answer Keys(You can assign students all the questions at once in packet form or you can print them as you go. Chapter questions can be completed digitally or in person.)2. Characterization Group Project with Example project (similar to a one pager)3. Military Synopsis Worksheet4. Argumentative Essay Prompt and Rubric5. Fishbowl Discussion: Guidelines, Questions, Reflec
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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2021 Course Audit Syllabus - AP Language and Composition
In light of The College Board's request for AP Language and Composition syllabi to be in a particular format and addressing very particular aspects of learning, I thought I'd share the work I did to create my own syllabus. This 17-page syllabus follows all the criteria The College Board requests including 9 units centered around "Power" and America, big ideas, enduring understandings, and course skills. The rhetorical situation, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization, and style are al
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11th - 12th
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The Handmaid's Tale Test and Answer Key for High School (Printable)
Conclude a unit on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood with this printable summative assessment. Delivered in Word Document and PDF formats, this test includes 55 multiple choice questions. In addition to objective questions on character, plot, literary devices, and quote/passage analysis, an essay section is featured, requiring high school students to explore the author's warnings about totalitarianism and its influence on ordinary people. An answer key and sample essay response are provided
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9th - 12th
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Differentiated Character Hexagonal Thinking Diagram Templates for Any Book
Coach your students through discussion and note-taking for the characters of any novel, short story or play, and then instruct them in the creation of a hexagonal thinking diagram by matching the sides, drawing links between characters and explaining their reasons.This product is also included in my Middle School Combo BUNDLE and my High School Combo BUNDLE.Allow more able students to work independently on the hexagon diagram pieces.Now includes three differentiated versions - one baseline, one
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8th - 11th
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AP English Literature Essential Skills Activities - Literary Argumentation
These graphic organizers can be paired with any text to help your AP® Lit students practice and perfect their written analysis. Each is aligned with a different skill from the AP® Lit CED and help your students make observations, connections, and move towards complex analysis. This resource covers all of the Literary Argumentation Essential Skills from the AP® Lit CED: LAN 7.A - Develop a paragraph that includes 1) a claim that requires defense with evidence from the text and 2) the evidence its
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP English Literature Full Course Year Long Bundle | 3500+ Pages!
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