12th grade Halloween poetry interactive notebooks

Need your students to understand how poetic elements create meaning in a text? So often, students are able to identify and define, but they don’t fully understand why literary elements are important or why they are such an essential part of literature. The kind of instruction that focuses on memorizing definitions kills the joy in literature and only serves to make students see English class as a boring waste of time.But when students understand that literary devices are a wonderful way to add

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9th - 12th

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HoJo's Teaching Adventures

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RL.11-12.4

, SL.11-12.1

Also included in: 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

Point of View Anchor Charts, Posters, and Interactive Notebook Pages

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These point of view posters are a great way to help your elementary, middle school, or high school students better understand 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person Objective, 3rd person Limited, and 3rd person Omniscient perspectives. WHAT YOU GET:a set of SIX posters (that can be used an anchor charts too)a plain border set, eight colored sheets sets, and a white bordered setinteractive notebook pages that can be printed two, three, or six sheets per pageThis product has ten different designs - pl

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Literature, Poetry, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 12th

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Interactive Notebooks

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RL.2.6

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, RL.4.6

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Halloween Close Reading: Digital Interactive Activity, "The Raven"

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Read Write Teach ELA

Looking for something academic, but fun to do for Halloween? This close reading and analysis is a great, digital and interactive activity for use with Google Slides for the holiday. Students focus on "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is what they do:- Listen to the poem recited by James Earl Jones. They then write their thoughts on what they heard.- Read the poem, highlighted and commenting on specific reading/writing skills. (These can be edited to your liking).- Watch "The Simpsons" episode

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Halloween

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5th - 12th

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The Daring English Teacher

Also included in: Custom Bundle for Heather

Poetry Analysis Mini Flip Book (a sticky note book for poems)

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Unlock the magic of teaching poetry and poetry analysis with this dynamic sticky note mini flip book poetry analysis project! Designed to make poetry analysis engaging and fun, this hands-on project is perfect for students to dive into the world of poetry before, during, and after reading any poem.This mini flip book features 7 tabs designed to guide students through a thorough analysis of poetic texts. This activity works with ANY poem!This poetry analysis mini flip book includes these seven ta

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English Language Arts, Informational Text, Poetry

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Worksheets, Activities, Interactive Notebooks

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RL.7.1

, RL.7.10

, RL.8.1

, RL.8.10

, RL.9-10.1

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Also included in: Mini Flip Book Growing Bundle: Grammar, Parts of Speech, Growth Mindset

Figurative Language in Songs: Fight Song Activities Editable

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Tracee Orman

Use "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten to help your students understand figurative language, poetic devices, speaker's tone, theme, and author's purpose. (Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Reading Literature, Language, and Writing) This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE. "Fight Song" is an uplifting song with a positive message for students: be strong, never give up, and don't let others bring you down. This is a perfect song to get students ex

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Classroom Community, Close Reading, Poetry

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Activities, Interactive Notebooks

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RL.7.2

, RL.7.4

, RL.8.2

, RL.8.4

, RL.9-10.2

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Figurative Language in Song Lyrics Growing BUNDLE

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Tracee Orman

Song lyrics are perfect for practicing difficult skills and teaching tough concepts. Students respond to music, so use it to your advantage! This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE. This growing bundle includes all my resources that utilize music to teach different skills. Those skills are: • Identifying and analyzing figurative language devices such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, irony, and personification. • Identifying and analyzing poetic (so

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Close Reading, Poetry, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

8th - 12th

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Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

Salem Witch Trials Unit Bundle | Puritan Primary Source | Colonial America

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Want to teach a Puritan literature unit that will get your students engaging independently with texts, making connections to contemporary issues, and excited to discuss essential questions that really matter? From their world view to their religious beliefs to their daily life, the people of the early colonial period lived lives very different from those of contemporary Americans. The texts included in this unit will give students a glimpse into those lives. Three of the pieces included in this

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9th - 12th

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Native American Literature | Sherman Alexie | Indigenous Poetry | Stereotypes

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Why are stereotypes dangerous? What is our role in breaking down stereotypes? Students might know some of the stereotypes surrounding Indigenous people, but they likely don’t fully understand where they come from, why they are harmful, or why positive stereotypes can be equally painful as negative ones. This 90-minute lesson will get them examining some of those assumptions when they explore videos featuring teens talking about stereotypes, a powerful slam poem performance, an accessible and

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 2

Introduction to Shakespeare: Sonnet 73 & Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

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Looking for engaging lessons that will give your students the confidence and skills they need to read Shakespeare independently? So often, teachers think that the only way they can introduce their classes to the Bard is by working through the same old boring power point lectures on when Shakespeare was born, when he died, and where he lived.But Shakespeare’s work is popular 500 years after he died for a reason. The universal themes and questions of his poetry and plays are still very much relev

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: Shakespeare Sonnets Units Bundle: Love, Death, & Lies | Poetry Activities

Langston Hughes "I Too Sing America" and Walt Whitman Paired Texts Poetry Lesson

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Looking for poems to explore the American experience on a deeper level? While Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing" is joyful and celebratory, Langston Hughes' poem is more questioning of America's history--though it too is not without hope. Exploring themes of class, race, privilege, and point of view, these two poems are well worth examination.When you teach these timeless and important poems with this unit you will:Start your class period with bellringer freewrite prompts that will h

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11th - 12th

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Also included in: 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

Fun Introduction to Shakespeare Sonnets Unit: Sonnets 18, 130, 73, & Love Songs

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Looking for engaging lessons that will give your students the confidence and skills they need to read Shakespeare independently? So often, teachers think that the only way they can introduce their classes to the Bard is by working through the same old boring power point lectures on when Shakespeare was born, when he died, and where he lived.But Shakespeare’s work is popular 500 years after he died for a reason. The universal themes and questions of his poetry and plays are still very much relev

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: Shakespeare Sonnets Units Bundle: Love, Death, & Lies | Poetry Activities

53 High School Poems: Literary Analysis, Poetry Close Reading, ELA Lesson Plans

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Want to be done planning your high school poetry lessons for the rest of your career? A collection of close reading and discussion questions, activities, and writing prompts on 53 poems that I have taught multiple times over the years, this bundle will provide you with over three months of rigorous, engaging and ready-to-go lessons to teach your students to analyze poetry on their own. The worksheets included here are great choices for supplementing a thematic unit, for adding more voices and p

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9th - 12th

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10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

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Literature, Poetry, Writing

Want to immerse your students in the diversity of this country by studying engaging poetry together? Your students will learn so much when they explore the essential questions of American Literature with these ready-to-go lessons.A collection of questions on 27 poems, spanning from Puritan poetry to the 20th century, this bundle will provide you with over a month of rigorous, engaging, and ready-to-go lessons. The themes explored in these units--materialism, love, race, family dynamics, class,

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9th - 12th

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The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost | Poetry Analysis & Close Reading High School

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The close reading questions on Robert Frost’s iconic poem “The Road Not Taken” will get your students thinking about big ideas and questions that matter, as well as noticing how the smallest details of a poem contribute to meaning.This poem is one that everyone thinks they know, but they don’t really. It is likely that your students know the title of the poem and the last three lines—which have been quoted in everything from graduation speeches to needlepointed pillows. In fact, the title of t

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

Literary Analysis & Immigration Lesson: Emma Lazarus "The New Colossus"

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Do you want to deepen your students' understanding of the immigration experience? Questions on two poems about immigration and the America dream will get your students doing close reading and literary analysis of poetic elements, as well as deeper thinking and discussion about the themes and big ideas of the poems.In these two poems, Emma Lazarus and Adrienne Rich present parallel views of the immigrant experience. Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus” has the well-known quote that is associated wi

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

"Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde | Close Reading Poetry Lesson

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Want to teach a relatable poem that will get your most reluctant students excited about reading poetry?Audre Lorde’s free verse poem “Hanging Fire” is a great choice for teaching point of view, tone, speaker, gender roles, and diversity--it's also an accessible and relevant poem that has been a favorite of my students for years. In this engaging poem, the teenage speaker worries about everything from braces to her own death. Students will love this poem because of its natural sound and its por

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9th - 12th

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The Modern English Classroom

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Also included in: 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

Poetry Playbook: Analysing Figurative Language and Meaning in Popular Songs

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This comprehensive 30 slide/page package introduces students to literary devices, including: simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, alliteration, symbolism, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, and mood. After mastering the definition of a device, students apply that knowledge to unveil implicit meaning in songs that they love. Students "leave tracks of their thinking" by providing annotations and highlighting right on the page-- which promotes higher order and critical thinking over rote me

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Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Notebooks, Independent Work Packet

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6th - 12th, Adult Education

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Langston Hughes "Let America Be America Again" Poetry Analysis Lesson

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Want to get your students thinking deeper about The American Dream? This poem expresses disillusionment as well as hope. While Hughes points out all the problems, all the ways that less powerful groups suffer in the United States, he also has hope that the people will one day rise up and make the country great, fulfilling its potential in a way that they have not done yet.When you teach Hughes’ classic poem with this fun and rigorous unit you will:Start your class period with bellringer freewr

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

Harlem Renaissance Poetry: Langston Hughes, Helene Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar

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Looking for a challenging but accesible poetry unit to add to your unit on the Harlem Renaissance or the American Dream?These questions on "Harlem" (also known as "Dreams" or "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes, “Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem,” by Helene Johnson, and "We Were the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar will get your students exploring themes of race, culture, and heritage.The poems are not included because of copyright. When they complete these lessons, your students will:—have a deeper

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

Claude McKay "If We Must Die" | Black History: Red Summer of 1919 | BLM

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What is the best way for people to maintain their dignity in the face of racism, oppression, and brutality? Written after the horrific events of the Red Summer of 1919, Claude McKay’s timeless poem “If We Must Die” attempts to answer that important question. This classic of the Harlem Renaissance is also a great poem to explore issues of the Black Lives Matter movement. When you teach “If We Must Die” with this powerful unit, you will:Start your class periods with bellringer freewrite prompts t

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

Fixed vs. Growth Mindset Activities: High School Research Project, TED Talk, Lit

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Informational Text, Poetry, Writing

Frustrated with students who refuse to accept feedback or take on any new challenges? When students have a fixed mindset about your class, they can be almost impossible to teach. Some feel hopeless, convinced that they are simply “bad" at English, and sure that there is nothing that they can do to improve the situation. Others define themselves as “good” at English, but never want to push themselves or try anything new—they’re so terrified of failure, that they want to play it safe at all times

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9th - 12th

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Anne Bradstreet Puritan Poetry | Upon the Burning of Our House | Close Reading

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"To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "Upon the Burning of our House" are great poems to introduce colonial america, Puritan world view, and early American Literature. As one of the first poets of the nation, Bradstreet’s ideas on love, life, materialism, and the afterlife reflect many popular views of her era.This resource includes:--a pre- and post-reading writing prompt to get students thinking about themes--copies of both poems with engaging graphics--questions on both poems that encourage c

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9th - 12th

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