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Common Core RL.8.3 lectures in English (UK)
The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, Interactive Poetry Activity, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Make Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven,” come alive for your students with this 44-slide lecture and five pages of lesson materials that include detailed directions, a full-text version of Poe's gothic poem, links to a high-quality audio version, "Faux Poe" creative writing assignment, and answer key. The interactive lecture (Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions included) inspires students to dig back into the text, think critically, and decode Poe’s structure and technique.These mate
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8th - 11th
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The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Apps
Use the classic short story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson plan includes a full-text copy of this public domain story, an 8-question student handout (with detailed answer key, of course), an interactive slide lecture (both Prezi Next and Google Slides versions included) to help your students learn how to analyze text as they connect the author’s setting to the character development of Mathilde Loisel, and an opt
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8th - 11th
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Plot Diagram Notes and Lesson with Pixar Film
Guide your students through plot diagram or let students guide themselves with this scaffolded activity on Google Slides! After watching the "Day and Night" Pixar short film, students will be introduced to the basics of a plot diagram. This activity includes the following: - Simplified & Easy to Read Notes on Plot Diagram Basics (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). - Interactive Slides for students to type, drag, and match - Pixar Short Film Link - Formative R
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Plot Diagram Unit Bundle
To Kill a Mockingbird, Lecture Slides + Quickwrite to Launch Harper Lee’s Novel
Grab every eye in the room with this 30-slide lecture that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch your study of Harper Lee’s classic American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Downloads in Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make To Kill a Mockingbird’s characters and themes relevant to your students (15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch into the 30-minute lecture which covers Harper
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8th - 11th
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Tangerine by Edward Bloor - Reading Comprehension Questions & PowerPoint BUNDLE
The Reading Comprehension Questions are a 22-page editable Word document containing 123 questions (multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short essay questions) for Tangerine by Edward Bloor organized by chapter. They can be used as a study guide, homework questions, quizzes, or tests. The chapter title is listed before each section to make targeting sections that need review very easy. This method of organization also makes it easy for you as a teacher to pull just the questions that you need.
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5th - 8th
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The Giver Analysis Notes - Presentation Analyzing Literary Devices - Lois Lowry
The Giver analysis notes presentation will help you review the most important literary devices in The Giver by Lois Lowry. This 37-slide PowerPoint presentation shares some of the most important literary elements in the novel organized by chapter. The notes address setting, language, characterization, symbolism, important ideas, historical context, theme, and more. The notes can be used for students to copy, or they can be used as discussion starters. After using this presentation, your students
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7th - 10th
Tangerine by Edward Bloor - Close Reading PowerPoint
This 130-slide PowerPoint is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, understanding the major themes and symbolism in the novel, and identifying figurative language. The PowerPoint is organized by chapter to mak
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6th - 8th
Frankenstein Graphic Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Frankenstein by Gris Grimly.About the Graphic Novel: Gris Grimly's Frankenstein is a twisted, fresh, and utterly original full-length, full-color graphic-novel adaptation of Mary Shelley's original text, brought to life by acclaimed illustrator Gris Grimly. The first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text, this handsome volume is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as we
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Gothic Horror Unit BUNDLE
Julius Caesar: the Original Play Alongside a Modern English Translation
Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of Julius Caesar, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and your students can instan
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - Close Reading PowerPoint
This 149-slide PowerPoint is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Uglies. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, recognizing foreshadowing, understanding the major themes and symbolism in the novel, and identifying figurative language. The PowerPoint is organized by chapte
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6th - 8th
Hatchet Analysis Notes - Presentation Analyzing Literary Devices - Gary Paulsen
Hatchet Analysis Notes Presentation will help you review the most important literary devices in Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This 30-slide PowerPoint presentation shares some of the most important literary elements in the novel organized by chapter. The notes address setting, conflict, theme, characterization, and more. The notes can be used for students to copy, or they can be used as discussion starters. After using this presentation, your students will have a much deeper understanding of the nove
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Hatchet Unit Plan - Gary Paulsen Novel Study Reading Unit
Macbeth: the Original Play Alongside a Modern English Translation
Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of Macbeth, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and your students can instantly un
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Othello: the Original Play Alongside a Modern English Translation
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Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of Othello, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and y
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Literary Elements PowerPoint Presentation {Story Elements & Writing Tips}
The Literary Elements PowerPoint Presentation is an excellent visual guide for teaching middle school students about literary/story elements.
I have created this presentation to help my students incorporate the literary elements into the narratives that they write in my class. This presentation would also be an excellent aid in identifying the elements of a story while reading a short story or a novel in class.
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*Definitions: Each literary element is defined in the presentatio
Hamlet: the Original Play Alongside a Modern English Translation
Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of Hamlet, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and your students can instantly und
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: the Original Play Alongside a Modern Translation
Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of A Midsummer Night's Dream, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and your student
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 4: Plot
Created by a NY Times Bestselling Author!
Lesson four is about plot. What drives a plot and keeps the reader engaged? Students will learn basic plot structure, from inciting incident to climax, as well as tips for organizing everything in between. Then, they’ll draw plot charts for their own stories.
This unit is part of a multi-installment series on creative writing, but it can also stand alone. The writing exercises do assume that the students already have some idea of the story they wish
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
A Separate Peace Introduction PowerPoint
In need of a Powerpoint introduction or discussion for John Knowles' timeless coming of age tale- A Separate Peace?Gene Forrester returns to his alma mater, the Devon School, and recalls events that occurred there in the summer of 1942, when he formed a competitive friendship with his roommate, Phineas (Finny), the school's best athlete. A timeless coming of age tale of innocence and guilt, this set of 17 PowerPoint slides discuss the author and his ties to the setting and characters, criticism
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6th - 12th
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Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 3: Building Strong Characters
Created by a NY Times Bestselling Author!
Lesson three is about characterization. Students learn the tips and tricks that make a well rounded character. Through brainstorming exercises, mock interviews, and character autobiographies, students develop their main character's life experience and personality. Then after they've nailed down their protagonist, students explore how supporting characters complement and challenge the protagonist. Finally, students learn about the ways in which charac
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Citing Textual Evidence Using Complex Sentences
Lesson Objective: Students will learn to weave textual evidence / quotes using the I.C.E method with Subordinating Conjunctions. Lesson reviews complex sentence structure that include subordinating conjunctions, dependent clauses, and independent clauses. The text embedded in the lesson is taken from S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Also, as a bonus, there are cloze-notes for special accommodations, as well as, a musical inspired game for the students to practice identifying subordinating conjunctio
THE TELL-TALE HEART_CHARACTERIZATION LESSON
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe is one of the scariest texts of all time. The character development of the narrator makes the story so spectacular. I teach literature standard 3 (analyzing a character) with this text. I created this lesson to teach my students how to analyze a character. This lesson is one of the first lessons that I teach after we finish reading the text. I give the students time to annotate the text and make margin notes about the narrator. The next day, I teach "Char
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8th - 10th
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Alfred Hitchcock- Let Em' Play God StudySync 8th English
A StudySync based Lesson: This resource is designed for teachers and focuses on introducing students to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, renowned as the "master of suspense." It centers on the article "Let Em Play God." The lesson aims to familiarize students with key aspects of Hitchcock's filmmaking, including his background, notable movies, and creative techniques. It also incorporates vocabulary words and explores specific elements from the mentioned article.The purpose of the lesson is to high
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8th
King Lear: the Original Play Alongside a Modern English Translation
Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of King Lear, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and your students can instantly
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 1: Introduction to Storytelling
Hi! I'm Livia Blackburne, author of the NY Times bestselling young adult novel Midnight Thief. In July of 2015, I ran a week long creative writing camp for middle and high school students. We had a ton of fun, and the students wrote some great short stories and novellas! After the camp, I revised my materials and expanded them for other teachers to use.
Lesson one is a bird's eye view of storytelling. Why do we tell stories in the first place? What makes a good story? How do you become a bet
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
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