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Holidays/seasonal Common Core RL.9-10.10 resources
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
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6th - 9th
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Horror Genre Study Unit: 3 Stories, Elements of Horror, and More
This incredibly flexible horror genre study unit will turn students into masters of foreshadowing, suspense, mood, and more with fun, engaging, and creepy tales! Students will learn about the horror genre, then read three scary stories, before exploring writing a horror narrative themselves.This unit is designed to fill about two weeks. Depending on your class length and whether you assign homework or not, you could make this unit longer or shorter. Every component in this bundle can be delivere
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9th - 12th
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Six-Week Summer School Curriculum & Materials for English Credit (Grades 11-12)
Save planning time without sacrificing academic rigor by referencing this comprehensive, standards-based, six-week curriculum map for high school English credit recovery and/or enrichment credit (grades 11 and 12). A day-by-day breakdown of key learning events and instruction contributes to the low-prep nature of this resource. Included are all materials with which students will engage, as well as answer keys and Common Core-aligned rubrics for scoring written work. Materials are delivered in
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9th - 12th
Reading Paired Texts Bundle — The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper
In this Paired Texts Bundle — You will receive a literary analysis for each individual story: The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In addition, you will receive an essay prompt and rubric for a text-dependent analysis essay and graphic organizer to compare and contrast both pieces of literature. The paired texts analysis focuses on many literary elements (similarities and differences) including: point of view, text structure, theme, characters
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Back-to-School Stations for High School English Classes - First Week of School
Take some of the pressure off of going back to school with these EDITABLE Back-to-School Stations for high school English classes! These six back-to-school stations help you cover the basics--get a writing sample, introduce students to the classroom library, set up a Google Classroom, and more--while allowing you to walk around and chat with your new students!These stations were designed with my high school English classes in mind, but they are easily adaptable for other grade levels and content
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9th - 12th
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Creative Writing Unit Plan for Gothic Fiction and Horror (Google Drive)
Save time without sacrificing rigor in the high school Creative Writing classroom with this low-prep, Common Core-aligned unit plan and these all-inclusive resources for engaging students fully in the narrative writing process. Materials are made for Google Drive. (Alternatively, printable versions are available.) Included are the following:A detailed, standards-based unit plan articulating the unit's transfer goal(s), essential question(s), enduring understanding(s), learning target(s), academi
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9th - 12th
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Thank You Ma'am Digital Escape Room
Students will solve a series of clues based on the short story “Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes in order to crack the master lock and escape the room.This digital game entails reading comprehension skills, finding textual evidence, and making inferences! It's the perfect review game to engage students in studying elements of a short story and finding key ideas and details from the text.Your students are going to love deciphering and solving puzzles in this 360° digital escape room. This act
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Thank You Ma'am — Short Story Bundle
Valentine's Day Poetry Assignments - Break Up Song Lyrics Analysis Activities
Valentine's Day Poetry Assignments - Break Up Song Lyrics Analysis Activities: Add a unique twist to your Valentine's Day lesson with our Anti-Valentine's Day Break-Up Songs Poetry Resource. This engaging resource invites students to analyze, discuss, and respond to the lyrics of four popular break-up songs using ready-to-use poetry analysis questions, group discussion questions, and a creative writing assignment! Students will listen to the songs and respond to poetry analysis questions about t
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7th - 11th
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Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Socratic Seminar and Activities: Poetry Analysis of “If” by Rudyard Kipling
Fun and engaging! An easy to implement Socratic seminar and more! A great way to introduce Socratic seminar, promote active learning, and begin or end the school year with a positive, inspirational message. Socratic seminar is an excellent way to infuse 21st century skills and higher order thinking skills into learning. This 62-slide, Common Core aligned PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar featuring the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. It is easy to implement and will promot
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Horror Story Study | Printable & Digital
Analyze foreshadowing and the horror genre with "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl! This creepy and fun story is an excellent deep dive into foreshadowing and other essential horror genre techniques. Roald Dahl's short stories are delightful and students will be immediately intrigued by "The Landlady" because it comes from the creator of many of their favorite book-to-movie adaptations. Unlike much of the horror genre, "The Landlady" by Roald Dahlis creepy without resorting to gore or PG-13+ language
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Horror Genre Study Unit: 3 Stories, Elements of Horror, and More
The Yellow Wallpaper Unit Bundle
This bundle includes 3 products for the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman:1. Literary Analysis: includes an activating strategy, background info, and reading comprehension questions.3. 360° Digital Escape Room: Students will solve a series of clues based on the story. This game entails reading comprehension skills, finding textual evidence, and making inferences.4. One Pager Project: Students imaginatively blend their written ideas with colorful images based on infor
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories — BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Activities
This Edgar Allan Poe Gothic Short Stories Bundle includes a literary analysis for the following 5 short stories:The Tell-Tale HeartThe Cask of AmontilladoThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Black CatThe Masque of the Red DeathEach product includes an in-depth look at each piece of literature with corresponding activities and reading comprehension questions. All stories form a perfect gothic literature unit, Edgar Allan Poe unit, or short story unit during Halloween season!This BUNDLE also includes
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Edgar Allan Poe Digital Escape Room Bundle — 5 Digital Escape Rooms
Save money and get FIVE DIFFERENT digital escape rooms!This purchase includes the bundle of 5 Awesome Edgar Allan Poe Digital Escape Rooms. Your students are going to love deciphering and solving puzzles in these dark and creepy, 360° digital escape rooms. All 5 escape rooms are designed to work for a laptop, tablet, or smart phone. Students will solve a series of clues based on the texts. The clues require comprehension skills, finding textual evidence, and making inferences.The 5 pieces of Poe
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7th - 12th
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Annabel Lee Fun Activities Edgar Allan Poe for Middle School and High School
Edgar Allan Poe’s famous spooky poem, Annabel Lee, is one of the most engaging Halloween ela activities for middle school and high school students. This EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES close reading activity is filled with fun activities and is a great way to acknowledge Halloween without losing focus on teaching ELA activities that address the standards for close reading and analysis! In this fun activity, students work collaboratively to develop their understanding of figurative language and
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6th - 12th
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It's a Wonderful Life One-Pager Activity
It's a Wonderful Life is a classic film that can keep you sane in the last few days before break when your students need a bit of holiday fun. ❄️❄️❄️But showing a movie right before break can have its pitfalls. Holiday-crazed students sometimes have trouble focusing! That's the beauty of this one-pager activity. This simple guided sketchnote activity will help students focus on the film as a text. The instructions will guide your students in searching for key takeways from Frank Capra's film,
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Not Grade Specific
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Middle School Getting to Know You Where I'm From Poem I am From Poem High School
This Where I"m From Poem activity is a perfect way to build community with your middle school or high school ela students during the back to school season or to introduce an Identity Unit any time of the year. This EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES close reading activity invites students to work collaboratively to annotate the text, analyze the author's choices with figurative language, and consider what it really means to "from" a place. The activity ends with a fun creative writing activity you
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7th - 10th
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Character Dating Profile - Analysis for Any Story - Valentine's Day Activity
Do you need a fun way to analyze characters? This character dating profile is a fun, engaging way to analyze a character from any short story or novel. This character dating profile requires students to read closely, make inferences, and support answers with textual evidence. It's a great activity for Valentine's Day or year round. There is no prep. This printable and digital analysis activity is ready to print and go or assign online.Save 20% by buying the bundle. Click here to check it out.Che
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: English Language Arts Holiday Activity Bundle - Digital and Printable
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Complete Unit (Print + DIGITAL)
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is known as one of America’s first short stories. This classic story by Washington Irving is still loved today, 200 years after it was first published. Great story for Halloween!This complete unit was written by My Reading Resources, and it focuses on vocabulary. The unit includes: Student Packet - 18 pages of short answer questions, multiple choice, and writing prompts designed to address many CCSS for grades 6-12 (digital option)Vocabulary cards with several game
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6th - 10th
The Gift of the Magi Bloom Ball - Holiday Christmas Short Story Unit Activity
End off your exploration of "The Gift of the Magi" with a captivating project that transforms learning into a thrilling adventure! Unleash creativity with 12 dynamic panels, each revealing a unique facet of the story:TitleDellaJimMadame SofronieWatch ChainCombsSettingPlot SummaryThemeMeaningful QuoteAuthorRecommendation✅ Also included are directions and a handy rubric for seamless completion checks. And here's the best part – everything is EDITABLE! See the preview for more!TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAI
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6th - 9th
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Ugly Holiday Sweater Character Analysis- Digital and Printable Holiday Activity
Are you looking for engaging holiday activities? This digital and printable ugly holiday sweater is a creative way for students to analyze a story character. This character analysis activity can be used with any story or novel for any winter holiday the character may celebrate (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa). There is no prep. Everything is ready to print and go or assign in Google Classroom. This is an activity students will love!Save 20% by buying the holiday bundle. Click here to check it out.
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: English Language Arts Holiday Activity Bundle - Digital and Printable
Langston Hughes "I, Too" + Walt Whitman "I Hear America Singing" Poetry Analysis
This purchase includes an individual poetry analysis of the two poems, "I, Too" by Langston Hughes and "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman. Between these two poems, students will address: tone, repetition, rhythm, theme, allusion, symbolism, alliteration, and irony.Students will then answer a constructed response question that requires them to reflect on both poems as well as their own personal experiences. An editable copy (word document) is included in this resource as well in case you wo
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7th - 11th
Also included in: Black History Month ELA Activities
Introduction to Gothic Literature Digital Escape Room Frankenstein Dracula Etc.
Teaching Frankenstein? Dracula? Introduce or review the characteristics of Gothic lit in a fun, interactive way. A great activity to segue into works of Mary Shelley, Poe, Washington Irving, Charlotte Bronte, or Bram Stoker. No prior knowledge required!This escape room is meant to be completed in a relatively short amount of time, so it would be great as an introductory activity that helps create buy-in and increase engagement the first half of a class period. This escape room could also be gr
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7th - 12th
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Six-Week Summer School Curriculum & Materials for English Credit (Google Drive)
Save planning time without sacrificing academic rigor by referencing this comprehensive, standards-based, six-week curriculum map for high school English credit recovery and/or enrichment credit (grades 11 and 12). A day-by-day breakdown of key learning events and instruction contributes to the low-prep nature of this resource. Included are all materials with which students will engage, as well as answer keys and Common Core-aligned rubrics for scoring written work. Materials are made for Goo
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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