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Higher education close reading resources under $5
Rhetorical Appeals in Movie Speeches - Ethos, Pathos, Logos Analysis Activities
Let's face it, sometimes our rhetoric units aren't the most engaging ones of the year. Students often get bored quickly with historical speeches and other dry informative texts. While it is important to teach these valuable rhetorical documents, students will definitely appreciate some relevant and exciting analysis materials too. These movie speech worksheets present the perfect opportunity you need to get your students actively engaged with speech analysis. By interacting with iconic films, ol
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Coloring Podcast Pages: Podcast Worksheets, Activities, Notes for ANY Episodes!
Sometimes lesson planning can be as easy as hitting play-- especially when you have print and go podcast pages! These podcast worksheets can be used with ANY podcast and will keep your students focused and engaged while listening.Using podcasts in the classroom is popular for a reason! Students love them, teachers love them, and they can add an entirely new dimension to your literacy program. There are so many educational podcasts out there that you can find plenty of offerings to pair nicely wi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Romeo and Juliet Characterization Activity -- Worksheets, Bell-Ringers
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character.
Character included are:
Romeo
Juliet
Tybalt
Nurse
Mercutio
Benvolio
Friar Lawrence
Aside from individual classwork, use these seven worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a different character), as bell-ringers or exit slips, or even as a quick
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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A Modest Proposal Satire Study: Fun Lesson Plan + Teaching Satire with Examples
Make A Modest Proposal relevant and fun with this engaging satire study! Not only will students better comprehend the challenging text, but they will also be equipped to write their own mini modest proposal for a issue or injustice they the care about in today's world. Whether you are teaching A Modest Proposal digitally or in print, this satire unit will have you covered!You will get:⭐ The full text of A Modest Proposal in a guided reading format⭐15 questions and active reading tasks for A Mode
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"Firework" by Katy Perry Poetry Terms Figurative Language Activities
Figurative Language and Poetic Devices/Poetry Terms Identification using Katy Perry's "Firework"Use Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to teach figurative language, sound devices, and other poetry terms. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find.Updated to include additional exercises for more in-depth learning and making connections to the text! Those I've pointed out in this exercise include:alliteration, anaphora, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetry Annotation - How to Annotate a Poem Guide Instructions & Assignment
Poetry annotation is an important skill for students to master, and this ready-to-use resource guides students through the entire process of how to annotate a poem. Analyzing poetry is very challenging for students, but with this step-by-step guide, your students will feel totally confident annotating any poem they encounter during your poetry unit. This resource goes through all of the practical steps that students must take when analyzing and annotating a poem, and there is absolutely no prep
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Reading Response Question Cards for Any Book-- Multi-grade Usage
These 100 question cards for any novel will help your students engage in meaningful and insightful discussions about the books they are reading. The cards address setting, characters, plot, theme, symbolism, point of view, style, and more! Students will need to use reading strategies such as inference, summarizing, comparing and contrasting etc. to dig deeper into the text.These cards work for grades 3 through 12-- seriously! They are universal questions that work in conjunction with any novel
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Famous Love Letters: A Close Reading & Creative Lesson for Valentine's Day
This lesson by Bespoke ELA is a great lesson to use in February to celebrate Valentine's Day in a unique and creative way that is sure to engage students!Task:To analyze how famous love letters use language, literary and rhetorical devices, and imagery to convey a message about love.Enduring Understandings:Students will understand how language, literary and rhetorical devices, and imagery affect a letter's meaning.Students will learn about famous people from history through the lens of their rel
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Orwell's 1984 Unit Test-- Multiple-Choice, Close Reading, Matching, Plot-- 50 Qs
This EDITABLE unit test over Orwell's novel 1984 consists of 50 questions. In this assessment, you will find:5 True/ False Questions27 Multiple-choice Plot Questions9 Close-reading Questions with a Passage from the Novel9 Matching QuestionsThis test assesses literary elements such as characterization, plot, setting, conflict, and literary techniques such as irony, symbolism, tone, and more!This is a thorough test to assess your 1984 unit.This test is fully editable and can be used with scantron
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Murder Mystery - Solve two murder mysteries by Agatha Christie
This download contains two murder mysteries written by Agatha Christie broken down to clues and testimonies so the students can try to solve them.
The mysteries included are:
1. Sparkling Cyanide
- detailed teacher's instructions, solution to the case
- worksheet for students
- 26 clues
2. After the Funeral
- detailed teacher's instructions, solution to the case
- worksheet for students
- 8 testimonies to infer information from
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Critical Lenses to use with ANY Fictional Text!
Sometimes it takes a little tactile learning to grasp difficult concepts. This lesson uses fun props as a way to teach students how to analyze literature through critical lenses. This lesson also includes examples for each lens from Harry Potter.
You will get:
8 Critical lenses with explanations for each lens
*Religious Connection Lens
*Psychoanalytical Lens
*Feminist or Gender Lens
*Historian Lens
*Archetype or Narratology Lens
*Marxist Lens
*Reader Response Lens
*New Criticism Lens
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Analyzing Rhetorical Devices in Movie Speeches - Rhetoric Analysis Activities
Let's face it, sometimes our rhetoric units aren't the most engaging ones of the year. Students often get bored quickly with analyzing rhetorical devices in historical speeches and other dry informative texts. While it is important to teach these valuable documents, students will definitely appreciate some relevant and exciting teaching materials too. This set of 7 different movie speeches contains the perfect resources you need to get your high school (and advanced middle school) students activ
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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One-Pager Text Analysis Project with Rubric - Creative Literary Study Lesson
Use this project to conclude the study of any text. I have had students do this assignment for short stories, but it could be used with literally ANY text! If you would like to make changes to the rubric or assignment, you can edit your copy of this resource!This resource includes:1. A teacher's guide2. Directions3. Student Examples4. A rubric If you are looking for a project for non-fiction texts, check out my other resource by following the link below!https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Prod
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Desiree’s Baby, Kate Chopin short story, literary analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Empower your students to become media critics as they examine two versions of Kate Chopin’s compelling short story, “Désirée’s Baby.” By using a close reading of Chopin’s original text and a modern retelling of the story from the popular Fictional podcast, students will be equipped to meet the complex requirements of CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.7: Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.This
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Raven- Edgar Allan Poe- A Mini-Unit!
Raven: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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This lesson is can also be paired with Edgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity!
In need of extra activities and resources to enhance your Edgar Allan Poe unit? The Raven- A Mini-Unit activity pack will help you guide your students in a better un
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Paraphrasing Practice Task Cards
60 Inspirational Quotes to practice paraphrasing every day! Task cards, PowerPoint slides, Google slides and answer key included. Perfect for distance learning!Perfect English bell ringer or task card activity for middle or high school students to strengthen reading comprehension, analysis, and paraphrase skills for CCSS-aligned reading and writing standards. Don't stress about creating engaging English Bell Ringers or Reading & Writing Activities to strengthen comprehension. Use these 60 in
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: English Bell Ringers for Middle School and High School
The Great Gatsby Setting Map Project - Includes Worksheet, Template & Samples!
Help your students make sense of the geographical setting in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, with this close-reading setting map project and worksheet. Using the map template, students label the select locations on the map, adding textual evidence and creating a small symbol representative of the area.
This activity can be used after reading Chapter 2 or once your class has completed the novel. Samples of student work are provided.
Want more engaging materials for The Great Gats
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Introductory PowerPoint and Activity
Start off your unit on Zora Neale Hurston's novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, with this smartly designed 31-slide PowerPoint presentation.
Topics covered in the presentation:
• Brief Hurston biography
• Eatonville history
• The Harlem Renaissance
• Racism in 1930s
• Hurston's anthropological work
• Dialect in the novel
• Narrative structure
• Setting background (Eatonville, Everglades)
• Motif guide
• And more!
This presentation can be used before, during, or after reading the novel. Both
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Shakespeare's Hamlet FOUR Soliloquy Close Reading Worksheets, Activities
Help your students make sense of Hamlet's four major soliloquies in William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, with these close-reading activities. Students respond to a statement based on the soliloquy stating whether they agree or disagree and find evidence from the soliloquy to support their claim. A copy of each soliloquy is included.The soliloquies covered are: "O, that this too too solid flesh" (1.2)"Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I" (2.2)"To be or not to be --" (3.1)"How all occasions do
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Crucible Characterization Activity -- Worksheets, Bell-Ringers
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character.
Character included are:
Abigail Williams
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
Mary Warren
Tituba
Deputy Governor Danforth
Reverend John Hale
Use these worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a different character), as bell-ringers or exit slips, or even as a qu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Trifles Susan Glaspell Unit Analysis Lesson Plans Questions Answer Keys Rubric
Susan Glaspell's Trifles is a wonderful one act play that helps students learn about gender roles and stereotypes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Trifles, first produced in 1916, themes and topics are still just as applicable as they were in 1916. Trifles is an excellent resource to use to hone skills with characterization, theme, motif, mood and tone and symbolism. Furthermore, in a society of social alone-ness, this unit gets students thinking about the destruction of isolation
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Close Reading Strategies and Text Annotations Unit
This no prep/no plan unit will teach your students to annotate a text using close reading strategies that really work! This unique and scaffolded approach will help your students completely rethink how they interact with a text increasing reading comprehension and written analysis. -Students will begin by completing and discussing their own personal reading histories. When students reflect on and share their personal reading histories, they have an opportunity to view themselves and their classm
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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MLA Parenthetical Citation Guide Student Handout
MLA formatting is one of the most difficult citation formats that students need to learn. This two page handout will guide your students with correctly formatting their parenthetical citations in MLA format in the 5 most basic situations that could arise.
Direct quotes from fictional short stories, poems and books are used as examples under each of the basic situations that may arise including:
*Stating the authors name in the sentence starter
*Stating the authors name in the parenthetical ci
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Macbeth Characterization Activity -- Worksheets, Bell-Ringers, Quizzes
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character.
Character included are:
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Fleance
Weird Sisters
Duncan
Macduff
Aside from individual classwork, use these eight worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a different character), as bell-ringers or exit slips, or even as a quick qu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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