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Common Core RL.11-12.4 guided reading books
The House on Mango Street Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Sandra Cisneros' award-winning novel, The House on Mango Street effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Lear
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7th - 12th
A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury Close Reading Google Annotation Project
"My students were just breezing by the text just so they could be done. They didn't stop to read closely, make predictions, and notice the literary devices that lent to the tone and theme of the work. Mrs. Anderson's guided reading Google Slides force my students to slow down and really absorb everything. She breaks the text up into digestible chunks that students can tackle while sprinkling in literary analysis and thematic questions in a way that does not intimidate students. What's great is t
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6th - 12th
Wuthering Heights Student Workbook - Comprehensive Study Guide with Activities
Wuthering Heights Student Workbook contains everything a teacher needs to teach Bronte’s novel. Instead of the boring question and answer format, the Student Workbook prompts students’ ideas about characters, asks them to comment on significant quotes, and to notice some of the essential techniques used by the author such as symbolism, allusions, themes, etc. in each of the chapters. I have created this resource for my own classes, and students love the meaningful format. Instead of writing info
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9th - 12th
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Literary Elements Print & Go for ANY Book or Story
Whether you are looking for rigorous critical-thinking questions or a place where students can doodle as they read, I've got you covered with my literary elements print & go handouts that can be used with any book or story. The literary elements covered include: character development, setting, point-of-view (first, third limited, & third omniscient), plot, theme, tone & mood, and figurative devices. These can be used at ANY point in the novel or story. Great for literacy circles or s
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8th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Ambrose Bierce's “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” – 15 Common Core Tasks
This Common Core resource includes 15 rigorous unit learning tasks for Ambrose Bierce’s short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The graphic organizers, rubrics, ar
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9th - 12th
Mark Twain Mini Unit: Jumping Frog of Calaveras County & Pre-Reading Activities
This bundle of Mark Twain resources includes six of Twain's works, including excerpts from his autobiography, Life on the Mississippi, and Fennimore Cooper's Literary Offences, as well as the full texts of How to Tell a Story, The Turning Point in my Life, and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. It's a great mini unit to introduce students to Twain, his style of humor, and use of dialect and use these skills to analyze Twain's most famous short story. Materials in the Mark Twain min
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8th - 12th
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Kate Chopin's “The Story of an Hour” – 15 Rigorous Common Core Learning Tasks
This Common Core resource includes 15 rigorous unit learning tasks for Kate Chopin’s short story, "The Story of an Hour." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The graphic organizers, rubrics, articles, and othe
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9th - 12th
Julius Caesar Common Core Annotated Text – Brutus and Mark Antony’s Speeches
This resource includes the annotated text of the tomb scene in Act III, Scene ii in Julius Caesar in which Mark Antony and Brutus give their famous speeches rich with rhetorical devices and figurative language over Caesar’s dead body. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices, imagery, theme, and complex character development aligned with the RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, and RL6 stan
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9th - 12th
Ethan Frome Complete Teacher's Unit
The Ethan Frome Complete Teacher's Unit is the ultimate resource for English teachers looking to engage their students with Edith Wharton's classic novella. This comprehensive package includes 114 pages of study materials, graphic organizers, and interactive activities to enhance the learning experience and ensure a deep understanding of the text.The package begins with an introduction powerpoint that provides background information on the author, the historical context of the story, and key the
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9th - 12th
Rhetorical and Argumentative Analysis of the Funeral Scene in Julius Caesar
The annotated version of Act III, Scene II of Julius Caesar is aligned with the Common Core emphases on how and why author's use specific rhetorical devices and argumentative appeals to enhance the meaning of the text and develop the characters and themes. The marginal notes for these critical monologues by Mark Antony and Brutus over Caesar's body, are detailed explanations of the appeals and literary and rhetorical devices that highlight this essential dramatic literature selection. The anno
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Hamlet Reading Guides with Answer Keys for the Entire Play - 10 Guides!!
Teaching Shakespeare's Hamlet for the first time and unsure where to start? Looking to put together a unit for a long term sub? Just trying to up the ante with your current materials? You need this bundle of Hamlet study guides! This bundle contains 10 editable Google Docs study guides, each one with a student copy and the answer key. They all follow the order of the text with open-ended, standards-aligned questions as well as opinion-based questions that lead to deeper thinking and better stude
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9th - 12th
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Antigone Sophocles' Activities Bundle Reading Guide Answer Key and Essay Writing
Bring Sophocles' narrative to life with this engaging, time-saving Antigone Reading Guide! Make the story accessible and meaningful to students with a thorough questions and answers worksheet bundle. This resource makes prep a breeze for your tight schedule and paves the way for classroom discussions on justice, love, fate and free will.What’s Included:10 Critical-Thinking Comprehension Questions for each section of the play (Prologue, Parodos, all Odes and Scenes): These questions are carefully
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
3 Common Core Colonialism and Puritanism Annotated Poems w/Marginal Notes
This Common Core guided reading resource includes the annotated texts of three famous poems from the Puritan and Colonial American literary periods with marginal comments:
1. “Huswifery” by Edward Taylor
2. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet
3. “His Excellency General Washington” by Phyllis Wheatley
Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, these resources include critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices, imagery, and the
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9th - 12th
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Shelley's Frankenstein Full Text Doc to Annotate/Close Read: + Teacher Notes!
This resource includes the entire text of Frankenstein ready to annotate on a Google document PLUS the entire text with teacher annotations. It is two documents combined into one resource to make your teacher life much easier! This document provides the entire text of Frankenstein in one column and room to add annotations in a second column. At the end of the Ready to Annotate Text is the Teacher Notes Resource. This is a perfect way to encourage close reading.Teachers can model annotations to
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10th - 12th
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K-ESS3-1
Midsummer Night's Dream Bundle: Complete Teaching Unit
Looking to differentiate instruction? Get students excited and moving? All while teaching Shakespeare. Look no further.The Midsummer Night's Dream Complete Teaching Unit includes everything you need for a fun, interactive, and student-centered unit around this play. It includes a flip book study guide, flip book characterization book, an escape room, an introduction to Shakespearean comedies power point, a quiz for each Act, and two soliloquy analysis worksheets . Answer keys are also included.
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6th - 12th
The Great Gatsby Literature Circle with CCSS
The Great Gatsby – Common Core Curriculum Standards
Everything needed to have a student-led group project, a Literature Circle, over The Great Gatsby i s included in this lesson. The unit will require 9 days for students to read the text within their literature circle, with an additional 3 days for reading quizzes.
Instructions for the teacher are included. A daily position sheet is included for assigning each member of the group to complete the written activities they are required to do du
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10th - 12th
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The Silence Between Us - Novel Study - Slides for Chapters 11-19
Immerse your students in the vibrant world of Deaf culture and young adult literature through "The Silence Between Us" novel study. This comprehensive PowerPoint resource seamlessly integrates the story of Maya, a Deaf character, with essential elements of Deaf culture and historical events, fostering a profound understanding and appreciation for the vibrant Deaf community. Designed for high school ASL classrooms, including ASL 1-4 levels, this novel study is thoughtfully presented with editable
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Silence Between Us - Novel Study Slides - BUNDLE Chapters 1-19
Reading Comprehension - Reading Log - Daily Activity, Packet - SSR
This product includes:Daily reading activities for all five days of the week. Each day focuses on a different Common Core standard in English Language Arts. Students can complete the reading log daily, or throughout the week as a packet, while reading independently from choice novels or books. The reading log is designed for level 1 & 2 EL students in high school, but can be used with a wide variety of texts at any reading level. Each page includes reading notes like title, author, and
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1st - 12th
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Hamlet Act 2 Reading Guide and Answer Key
Teaching Shakespeare's Hamlet for the first time and unsure where to start? Looking for a last minute assignment for a sub or virtual day? Just trying to up the ante with your current materials? This act 2 reading guide is the perfect foundation to introduce all of the nuances of Hamlet for your students.All you need to supply is the text. This editable Google Doc reading guide is designed to accompany act 2 of Shakespeare's Hamlet. It includes 34 open-ended questions that follow the order of th
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Hamlet Act 2 Bundle - Reading Guide and Creative Writing Activity
Sweet Success
A novella for Spanish-speaking students to learn English terminology related to a fiction story of a teenage girl opening her own baking business.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Novel Studies - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Complete Study Guide)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - This is a novel study complete pack that can be used by teachers and students. If you feel preparing materials is too time-consuming, you are at the right place! I am here to your rescue. This Printable PDF includes pre-reading tasks, an overview, lesson plan, discussion questions for each chapter, handouts, task cards, printables for group activities, editable test ( that can be used as a worksheet too) with answer keys. This Printable PDF is perfect for in-person
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Grade 9-12 Reading Companion: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
All reading companion questions are deeper-level questions which align with the 9-12 ELA Reading: Literature Standards. Created for high school use, but could be adapted for younger grades. Students will work through this reading companion as they read through J,K Rowling's novel Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone. Companion is broken down by each of the 17 chapters with a total of 86 questions for students to complete as they critically analyze character development, theme, language use, auth
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone High School Curriculum
"A&P" by John Updike Guided Reading
Looking to evaluate your students' close reading skills? Looking for an interesting text to read and discuss together? Need a last minute sub or remote day activity? This two-column analysis activity of "A&P" by John Updike contains the original text on the left, and 44 open-ended questions for students on right. Questions are aligned to Reading: Literature and Language standards. Questions ask students to identify tone, author's purpose, intended audience, overall message, identify literar
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9th - 12th
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The Crucible Act 4 Reading Guide & Answer Key
This 24 question reading guide is designed to accompany or follow up act 4 of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.The editable Google Doc was created for high school juniors, but can be adapted for your uses. The questions are in chronological order and include both the play's action as well as Arthur Miller's expository notes within the act. The guide includes questions about setting, tone, theme, characterization, word choice and meaning, plot analysis, and some opinion-based questions for students t
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Crucible Reading Guides for Entire Text & Answer Keys
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