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Valentine's Day Common Core RL.9-10.10 resources
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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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
Valentine's Day Poetry Assignments - Break Up Songs Analysis Activities Digital
Valentine's Day Poetry Assignments - Break Up Songs Analysis Activities Digital: Add a unique twist to your Valentine's Day lesson with our Anti-Valentine's Day Break-Up Songs Digital 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 digital poetry analysis questions, group discussion questions, and a creative digital writing assignment! Students will listen to the songs and respond to poetry
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7th - 11th
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Paired Texts - Gift of the Magi and How Do I Love Thee? - Essay Writing
This lesson with paired texts encourages students to explore themes of love through close readings of the O.Henry story “The Gift of the Magi” and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem “How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways.” Students synthesize their understanding of the texts, consider and compare themes, and complete a prose constructed response.This 27-page resource includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards -anticipation guide-journal-co
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7th - 10th
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The Princess Bride Movie Viewing Guide (Pre/During/Post Activities Packet)
Add rigor & depth to your movie-viewing experience with this The Princess Bride Movie Viewing Guide. This packet is an excellent way to practice literary & film analysis skills while keeping your students engaged as you watch. Included:Pre-Reading Activity2 images of different movie postersVenn diagram asking to compare/contrast the posters' tone/mood, camera angles, & other observationsDuring Reading Activity18 questions for students to answer as they watch (in chronological order).
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8th - 12th
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Valentine's Day Suite: A Medley of Resources for Middle and High School ELA
Celebrate love in your middle and high school English Language Arts and Humanities classroom: Use a dynamic suite of resources to explore the lore surrounding the Greek and Roman figure of Eros (Cupid), his lover Psyche, the Christian martyr Valentine, and his popular holiday. Round off the unit with a thoughtful philosophical treatise on love by Plato from The Republic. This Educational Digital Download is available as a PDF, Google Workspace, or Easel version. The unit bundle contains the foll
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6th - 10th
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Shakespeare Love Sonnets & Quotes Cryptogram Puzzles Middle & High School
Unlock the Bard's Love Secrets with Our Shakespeare Love Quotes Cryptograms and Love Sonnets Puzzle Bundle!First Resource:Are you ready to add a touch of timeless romance to your classroom? Introducing our exclusive Shakespeare Love Quotes Cryptograms Puzzle Packet – the perfect blend of literary charm and intellectual engagement designed specifically for middle and high school students.Immerse your students in the language of love from the greatest playwright of all time, William Shakespeare! O
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6th - 12th
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Valentine's Day: The Origin of the Holiday | Middle and High School ELA Resource
What is the origin of Valentine’s Day? Valentine's Day falls on February 14th. It is now celebrated as a day for lovers. However, its origins can be traced back to the third century in Rome, evolving through the Middle Ages into a day that celebrated courtly love, and eventually becoming known in contemporary times as a day for purchasing heart-shaped chocolates. This resource can serve as either an independent study packet or as a close reading activity. The lesson pacing guide provided is mere
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6th - 10th
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Shakespeare's Love Sonnets Cryptograms for Middle & High School Poetry No Prep
Elevate your students' engagement with the timeless beauty of Shakespeare's Love Sonnets using our specially crafted Love Sonnets Cryptograms Puzzle Packet! Tailored for middle and high school English teachers, this supplement focuses on Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130, bringing an innovative twist to the classic verses. With 28 captivating cryptograms and a hints page featuring a clue for each, this resource ensures an intellectually stimulating experience for your students. What's more, every answer
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6th - 12th
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Middle & High School Valentine's Day Activities-Shakespearean Sonnet Analysis
Celebrate Valentine's Day with your middle and high school English students, as well as your English tutoring students, by exploring Shakespeare's Sonnet #18 together. "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" is ideal for poetry units during the winter weeks leading to Valentine's Day on February 14th. This Shakespearean Love Sonnet works great for literature themes on Love, Youth, Beauty, Mortality, and more.This sonnet is ideal for a winter poetry unit (Valentine's Day) and also works nicel
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6th - 12th
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Valentine: The Story Behind Valentine's Day | High School ELA Digital & Print
The tale of Saint Valentine is steeped in the mists of antiquity. In a remarkable turn of events in 1969, the Catholic Church officially excised Saint Valentine from its liturgical calendar. This decision stemmed mainly from scholarly uncertainty about Valentine's true identity — was he a singular historical figure, or were there multiple individuals behind the name? Intriguingly, evidence suggests the latter. This enigmatic saint, shrouded in mystery, sparks a natural curiosity among students e
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6th - 10th
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Romeo & Juliet Valentines
The Romeo & Juliet Valentines activity invites students to explore the timeless language of love found in William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, combining the beauty of classical literature with the creative expression of crafting personalized Valentines. With a curated selection of quotes and the option for students to find their own, this activity enhances understanding, encourages interpretation, and adds a fun holiday related activity to the classroom, while still practicing content r
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8th - 10th
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Valentine's Day Poetry Lesson for High School ELA
Celebrate Valentine’s Day without sacrificing precious learning time, with a Valentine’s Day themed poetry lesson (or two). Poems have been selected to ensure appropriate challenge for high school students, while still being fun and Valentine’s Day themed! By creating a one-pager response, rather than a response to literature essay, this resource removes some of the fear factor some students feel when exploring poetry. After, students can use the poems to create a found Valentine’s Day poem of t
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9th - 11th
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Valentine's Day Poetry Activities
Do your students groan over the mere mention of Valentine’s Day or love stories in general? This resource is perfect for cynical teens who are anti-Valentine’s Day and want a break from typical love poems. This lesson can also be used during Romeo and Juliet or at any time during a poetry unit. Three poems feature modern takes on love and relationships.WHAT’S INCLUDED:Discussion questions and answer keys for three love poemsPractice in creating similes and metaphorsDetailed instruction sheet and
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9th - 12th
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"The Chaser" by Collier Worksheet and Discussion Questions (Valentines Day!)
GREAT Valentines Day activity for upper middle school and High School where students read The Chaser by Collier. They'll think critically about what love is and what it's NOT, as well as analyze character, setting, and thematic choices that Collier makes to build his story. Links are included for the short story and a youtube reading or the audio version. Set on a well-laid out graphic organizer, students should be able to move through the first two pages of the assignment independently or in sm
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7th - 12th
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Love Poems Valentine's Day Gr. 7-12
What better time to explore love poems and songs than during the month of February or for Valentine’s Day? This unit packet is complete with extensive notes on literary devices (Author’s Style), literal and figurative language, poetry devices and theme. Eleven famous poems and songs are analyzed, exploring a wide variety from Shakespeare’s sonnets to contemporary songs of love.
These lessons are scaffolded and differentiated; teacher determines the groups, poems/songs and the level of analysis
Shakespeare, Love Poetry and Text Messages
This activity gives students a chance to rewrite a sonnet in their own words via text messaging! Look forward to creative responses. Allow for colloquialisms and slang - let them show their understanding of the sonnet by using their own expressions and language. Students will enjoy this activity!If you like this product, please follow me: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/Flee-EnnuiThanks for your support.
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9th - 12th
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Antony and Cleopatra Act 2, Scene 2 Excerpt Close Reading Poetry Analysis
Close Poetry Reading Analysis of an excerpt from Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 201-228 of "Antony and Cleopatra" by William Shakespeare. This poem is great for high school audience as to the level and vocabulary being high, but explained within the questioning.Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.Other Shakespeare Close Reading Poet
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9th - 11th
Valentine's Day Activity for High School English: Student Choice Content Review
Need something festive yet useful for use during the Valentine's Day season in your secondary English classroom? This resource is a perfect way to "celebrate" the holiday with a themed activity AND review vital English skills with students. This student choice activity has 3 different options for students to pick from: A reading analysis activity with a fiction and nonfiction text Students will then summarize and analyze the main ideas of the text using quoted evidence A creative writing activit
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9th - 11th
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Shakespeare, love, and texting
This activity gives students a chance to rewrite a sonnet in their own words via text messaging! Look forward to creative responses. Allow for colloquialisms and slang - let them show their understanding of the sonnet by using their own expressions and language. Students will enjoy this activity!If you like this product, please follow me: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/Flee-EnnuiThanks for your support.
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9th - 12th
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Beg. of Ch. 20 Close Reading Analysis
This activity examines an excerpt from the beginning of Chapter 20 of the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Whether an assessment/analysis for chapter 20 or a stand alone analysis (You do not have to have read the book) for students, this activity allows the student to analyze the text closely for tone, theme, figurative language, word choice, author's purpose, citing text evidence, inference, and drawing conclusions.Check out the other excerpt from the same novel of the scene of Eliza
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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THE MASTER SPEED by Robert Frost - Sonnet Study and Posters
Sonnets are usually more identified with Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Shakespeare, but many other authors wrote sonnets. Robert Frost wrote quite a few, and The Master Speed is probably his best known as it relates to love and marriage.Here are the full text of the poem, side-by-side with analysis questions and an Essential Question. Answer key included.Two posters for sonnet formats are also included.Aligns with CCSS ELA RL 1, 2, 4, 5 & W 1Please click here for other Robert Frost studi
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8th - 12th
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