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Common Core RI.11-12.7 handouts
British Literature Time Period Introductions : British Literature Activities
Never worry about how to start a British Literature unit again! These succinct British literature time period introductions are designed to help you deliver simple context before diving into your British literature unit of study. Each time period includes a paragraph about the history, context of literature, and culture of the time. Anyone who knows history knows that it's impossible to cover everything before beginning a unit, but these summaries provide an essential overview.You will get: ⭐T
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9th - 12th
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American Literature Time Period Introductions : American Literature Activities
Never worry about how to start an American Literature unit again! These succinct American literature time period introductions are designed to help you deliver simple context before diving into your American literature unit of study. Each time period includes a paragraph about the history, context of literature, and culture of the time. Anyone who knows history knows that it's impossible to cover everything before beginning a unit, but these summaries provide an essential overview.You will get:⭐
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9th - 12th
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Forrest Gump Video Guide: Analyzing 50 historical subjects (WITH ANSWERS)
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER PLANNING TO USE THE FILM IN CLASS. THIS LESSON INVOLVES NO-PREP, COMES WITH AN ANSWER KEY, AND HOLDS STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE WITH HANDOUTS TO FOLLOW ALONG. ENJOY!***GOOGLE COMPATIBLE*** 1) Drag and Drop the Word Doc or PowerPoint into Google Drive2) Then Go to "FILE", and SAVE AS "GOOGLE SLIDES" or "GOOGLE DOCS"*** Updated to now also include all 50 questions and answers with visuals on PowerPoint slides*** Updated to include a version with a larger font size,
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: FORREST GUMP Bundle! Movie Guide, Name-that-Song, AND Family Feud Game
Paired Texts: Frederick Douglass & Malala Yousafzai - Close Reading Essay Lesson
This lesson connects three texts: Robert Hayden’s poem “Frederick Douglass,” an excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, and the New York Times article “Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.” It also makes learning relevant for your students through real-world connections, while meeting ELA standards by employing nonfiction texts.Use this lesson to give your students practice with close reading and the synthesis of ideas. Activity handouts focus on b
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Critical Thinking Activities, Cognitive Bias: Nonfiction Close Reading, TED Talk
Tired of students who are afraid to think for themselves?If your goal is to open your students’ minds, to get them to think critically, to help them become more receptive to new ideas, or to show them the importance of examining the evidence before jumping to conclusions, you’ll need this resource. These informative and engaging lessons on cognitive bias will challenge your students to consider fascinating questions about the way that the human brain works. Why is it that when people are faced w
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9th - 12th
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The Elizabethan Era, Shakespeare's World, and British Literature Activities
This introduction to Shakespeare explores the Elizabethan Era, Tudor monarchy, impact of the Black Plague, and the history of the famous playwright! Provide students with a deeper understanding of the historical references in Shakespeare's plays. The multimedia and digital resources will present William Shakespeare, the Tudor period, and Elizabethan society in an engaging way! Your students will have access to over 50 bookmarked sites on Elizabethan England, the Tudor monarchy, medieval mental
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9th - 12th
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Lewis and Clark Great Journey West: Video Discussion Questions | Movie Guide
One of the best videos I have seen in any of my American History classes is National Geographic’s “Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West” narrated by Jeff Bridges. Originally filmed for the IMAX movie theaters, this epic tale is extremely informative while keeping students engaged throughout its entirety. I have seen this video over 40 times and still love it! Various links to watch the video are provided in this resource, and video runtime is around 42 minutes.This product contains a double side
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Constructing a Debate: Outline and Graphic Organizer for Sophisticated Argument
If your students are anything like mine, they think whoever is the loudest wins the argument! This resource will help you guide students into crafting sophisticated arguments that consider audience and purpose. Designed to be used in the planning phase of a debate, students will have access to thought-provoking questions based around the traditional stock issues of policy debate: topicality, inherency, harms, solvency, and significance. Constructing a Debate is ideal as a handout/graphic organiz
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9th - 12th
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American Romantic and Transcendentalist Writers Unit
Introduce your class to America’s literary renaissance with this extensive unit featuring Dickinson, Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau, Jacobs, Poe and Hawthorne. This zipped unit includes a group research project, a variety of learning activities, quizzes, analysis questions, writing activities and a multiple choice test. All teacher notes and keys included. Common Core aligned.
Pre-Reading File Includes:
* Group writer and era concept research project with assignment, rubric and teacher notes
* Anti
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9th - 12th
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Thematic Unit: Immigration & The American Dream | Lit. & Synthesis Essay Writing
Want your students to feel more empathy for people whose lives are not like their own? Even though they might know that opening the “golden door” for those “huddled masses yearning to breathe free” is a foundational value of this country, many students don’t have first-hand experience with immigration. Seeing the stories in the news or knowing some facts and figures won’t help them relate to the human beings who are working so hard to make it here and won’t challenge them to care about what hap
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9th - 12th
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The Birthmark Bundle by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Activities, Stations, Vocab, Test
Looking for fresh ideas and activities for "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne? This complete unit has EVERYTHING you need to teach this short story from start to finish! What's included . . .❶ Step-by-step instructions❷ Daily Bell Ringers❸ VOCABULARY activities to help students become familiar with 30 challenging words from the story. ► Handout with 30 words, part of speech, definition to be filled in (editable)► Extension Options: Vocabulary Hands-On Poster Activity with Rubric for Grading
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Romanticism Bundle: Activities and Lessons for 8 Literary Works
MLK Lit Devices & Rhetorical Analysis Quiz "I Have a Dream" Speech
PRINTABLE or DIGITAL reading passage and quiz. MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, and literary devices quiz. The pages can be used for classwork, homework, flipped learning, blended learning, distance learning, Google classroom, and extension activities. Great for 6th-8th grades, and 9-12 grades. Perfect for middle school students and high school students alike!A classroom activity for Martin Luther King Jr. day. An ELA activity and literary device lesson for MLK day.What's Included:■ 5-page reading
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5th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar Unit: Nonfiction Close Reading, TED Talk, Informational Texts
Looking for a compelling unit on real-life issues of gangs and violence?This thematic unit on current event issues will get your students examining nonfiction paired texts, participating in critical thinking activities, working to compare artistic mediums, engaging in a close reading of a nonfiction article, and discussing ideas that matter.The 5-day unit will take your students through lessons on youth, teen, and gang violence in Chicago, Boston, and other American cities by getting them to rea
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Civil Disobedience and The Great Debaters - Essay Writing Lesson
In this lesson, which incorporates science of reading strategies, students complete close readings of an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” and the debate scene “Wiley College vs. Harvard University” from the movie The Great Debaters (which can be used with or without viewing the movie). Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings and write a short analytical essay requiring them to analyze the arguments in the texts. This 30-page resource includes the followi
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9th - 12th
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Animal Farm Pre-Reading Webquest
This webquest is a little different from a regular webquest because it asks students to find their own information to complete the last section. By this point of the assignment, they should have the knowledge to identify most of the terms/historical figures listed. I have left much of this source editable to you so that you can change questions, sources, or adjust the instructions to fit your needs in the classroom. There are four sources provided in the links page of the document. This assignme
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts Fiction and Nonfiction - Choice Board Writing Activities - Bundle
With these lessons, guide your students through close readings of texts that vary by genre, time period, and author; then help them construct connections with relevant nonfiction texts that can be accessed online. Because of the text variety, these resources are also great for differentiating and meeting the needs of diverse learners.Each lesson culminates in a writing task; students select from a menu of activities that are creative and differentiate for students’ interests and abilities. Thes
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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Rhetorical Analysis Graphic Organizer for Any Nonfiction Speech or Text
This simple graphic organizer for introducing students to rhetorical analysis is perfect for analyzing rhetorical appeals in any nonfiction text or speech. This resource is included in AP English Language and Composition Unit 2 as well as the Rhetorical Analysis Big Bundle.This graphic organizer will help students move from analysis to writing. After reading and analyzing how the author constructs his or her argument, students will identify the speaker, purpose and audience of the text, and reco
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9th - 12th
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MLK Multiple Choice Quizzes Close Reading & Literary Devices "I Have a Dream"
This BUNDLE includes:■ Two multiple choice quizzes pdf and Google Form■ Two answer keys■ Reading passagePRINTABLE or DIGITAL reading passage and quizzes. MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, and literary devices quiz. The pages can be used for classwork, homework, flipped learning, blended learning, distance learning, Google classroom, and extension activities. Great for 6th-8th grades, and 9-12 grades. Perfect for middle school students and high school students alike!A classroom activity for Martin L
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5th - 12th
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Media Literacy Unit: Fake News, Media Ownership, and Bias
Fake news is a sizzling hot topic. While it may seem this is a political controversy that doesn’t concern young people, teens are affected by disinformation and media bias as much, if not more, than adults.This unit will teach students about the reasons fake news exists, how to avoid and/or identify fake news, and the ways that media ownership can shape media bias and the creation of misinformation.The unit includes lesson plans, resources, materials, and answer keys:-10 types of misleading news
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Your New Playlist Student Guide
A student study-guide for Jon Acuff's book Your New Playlist. This student guide provides processing tools, action steps, and repetition for your students.
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6th - 12th
Argumentative Essay Writing With Articles: Mentor Text Analysis, Peer Checklist
Looking for a comprehensive argument essay writing unit that will take your students from inspiration to finished product? Teaching students to write argument essays based on evidence is a daunting task—there are so many high-level skills required that it’s hard to know what to prioritize, and if you try to simply “cover” everything with power point presentations or lectures, students will never truly learn the skills they need.Even worse, when students see argument writing as an irrelevant tas
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9th - 12th
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The Declaration of Independence - Argument Analysis - Close Reading Lesson
This lesson is designed to engage students in critical thinking, historical understanding, and rhetorical analysis through an exploration of this foundational American document. By utilizing close reading strategies including annotation and modeling, students will uncover the rich language and meaning within The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson. The structured handouts with pre-, during-, and post-reading strategies help them recognize persuasive techniques. This resource aligns
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
"The Perils of Indifference" Analysis Text-Dependent Questions and Activities
This resource packet contains questions and activities that guide students through a close analysis of Elie Wiesel's speech "The Perils of Indifference: Lessons Learned from a Violent Century" and a brief comparison with Wiesel's Nobel Prize acceptance speech. The analysis activities are in three parts: close analysis text-dependent questions for the first half of the speech (paragraphs 1-17), instructions for student groups to analyze the second half of the speech independently (paragraphs 18-3
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9th - 12th
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Grade 11/12 Graphic Organizers for Common Core Reading: Fiction, Nonfiction
Mix and match 60+ graphic organizers with any fiction or nonfiction text. Each complex Common Core Reading Standard is broken down into easy-to-understand student tasks. Each student task is now a graphic organizer. Take out the guess work and meet reading standards every time. Challenge students by requiring close reading.These graphic organizers are:* organized by standards* text-based* require close reading/re-reading* meant to be used with short excerpts of longer texts for deeper engagement
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11th - 12th
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