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Higher education close reading interactive notebooks
Critical Lenses to use with ANY Fictional Text!
Sometimes it takes a little tactile learning to grasp difficult concepts. This lesson uses fun props as a way to teach students how to analyze literature through critical lenses. This lesson also includes examples for each lens from Harry Potter.
You will get:
8 Critical lenses with explanations for each lens
*Religious Connection Lens
*Psychoanalytical Lens
*Feminist or Gender Lens
*Historian Lens
*Archetype or Narratology Lens
*Marxist Lens
*Reader Response Lens
*New Criticism Lens
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Modest Proposal Protest Visual Note Guide
Support close reading and improve students’ understanding of “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift. In addition, a project-based assessment with real-world implications is included. In this lesson, students will learn about the historical context of the work and apply those meanings to civil protest and satire.This resource comes with print pamphlet option, a print packet option, or a digital option.* An answer key is included.This resource works well with both print and digital options.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Just Mercy Bell Ringers, Conversation Starters, Chapter Questions, & Quick Write
✏️ For use with the YA version or the adult version of Bryan Stevenson's Just MercyThese slides include over 30 questions/prompts to get students thinking about issues presented in the text. There is at least one question/prompt for each of the 16 chapters, as well as the epilogue, and several for before students even begin reading the text. These can be used as a warm-up, or to break up the readings. They can also be printed for independent work as students read the text. Many can also be used
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Full Unit: Bryan Stevenson's, Just Mercy
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and "Sympathy" - A Paired Passage Lesson
This excerpt from Maya Angelou’s, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings pairs beautifully with “Sympathy,” a short poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Students will explore and analyze the similar themes/messages within these two different mediums. This four day, no prep/no plan, unit includes a student notebook for the entire unit and a teacher presentation that even includes the daily bell ringers/agenda/goal slides. Unit Includes: Full lesson, activities, assessment and discussion opportunities for an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Crucible Full Teaching Unit Printable Interactive Notebook
Dive deep into the world of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" with this comprehensive and engaging student workbook. Designed with the needs of educators in mind, this 33-page resource provides a complete suite of materials to enrich your teaching of this iconic play, from introduction to final analysis.Start off your lessons with anticipatory information about the history of the Salem Witch Trials and Arthur Miller to set the stage. The workbook guides students through close readings of essential
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Language & Composition: units 1-8
In this bundle, your students will have guided lessons, essays for analysis, interactive PPTs (nearpod), video clips, group assignments, and much, much more. The units include author studies on: George Orwell, Virginia Woolf, Benjamin Banneker, Henry David Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr., and many more. All of the material is connected to the new 2019 AP standards. Please see buyer comments from each unit, as these comments might help you make a decision on purchasing.
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
The Man in the Well by Ira Sher, Short Story Unit Plan: Power & Dehumanization
Looking for an innovative short story unit that will get your students writing, analyzing, and discussing big questions around why people do bad things? This short unit on “The Man in the Well” by Ira Sher will challenge your students to dig deep and think hard about what it takes to speak out against an immoral majority.“The Man in the Well” by Ira Sher is a very compelling and fairly horrifying story of a group of kids who, without even discussing it, decide to let a man die. With themes arou
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Surviving the Unknown (with Hatchet
A workbook to use with the anchor text, Hatchet. This workbook includes all the introduction activities, journals, supplemental activities, and assessment options.As students read Hatchet and follow Brian on his journey, they will also be on a journey to learn about what it means to survive, the importance of perseverance, and the roles that mindset, instinct, and luck play in one’s ability to survive. By the end of this unit, students will be able to apply these concepts not only to Brian’s exp
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Hatchet Unit BUNDLE
Unit 6: AP Lang - Health & Environment, focus on synthesis, connotation, bias
This resource focuses on synthesis, sources, bias, limitations, and connotation. Students will read passages, view videos, and work through the website procon.org, to explore food, health, and the environment. Students will begin by exploring the topic of GMO's, and then they will do an investigation of their own diet, and learn how to credibly find evidence to analyze their consumption and exercise trends. Students will actively not only learn about how to incorporate outside sources, but they
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Inferno and Hozier: Complete Lesson with ELL ELD Translations and Accommodations
If you teach Dante's Inferno, this activity is the PERFECT way to engage your readers while modernizing the text. Hozier's 2023 album, Unreal Unearth, is entirely based on Dante's descent into and emergence from Hell. It serves as the ideal pairing for deeply understanding the original text of Inferno in a creative and engaging way.This product has you covered from start to finish. And BONUS: this product features Spanish translations and accommodations. The entire package includes:An overview
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Questioning the Norm Workbook (with The Giver)
A workbook to use with the anchor text, The Giver. This workbook includes all the introduction activities, journals, supplemental activities, and assessment options.Annotation guide and instructions for annotating while reading the textJournals for before and after daily reading of The GiverReading Logs - an assignment that spans the entirety of the text, utilizing a research-based close reading strategy that improves reading comprehension and analytical skills. Grading rubric included.Understan
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Giver Unit BUNDLE
Romeo and Juliet Act by Act Notebook Bundle: No Fear Shakespeare Edition
Here at Reading Rationally, we know that teaching is not the same as it used to be. We know that you’re not getting the support you deserve. We know that TIME is your most important resource! We guarantee that we have done ALL of the work for you: standards alignment; rubrics; point values; extensive answer keys; and fully customizable documents at every level. Need even more help? Support is always available at readingrationallyela@gmail.com.Try out this resource as an introduction to Reading R
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Of Mice and Men Chapter by Chapter Interactive Student Notebooks
Here at Reading Rationally, we know that teaching is not the same as it used to be. We know that you’re not getting the support you deserve. We know that TIME is your most important resource! We guarantee that we have done ALL of the work for you: standards alignment; rubrics; point values; extensive answer keys; and fully customizable documents at every level. Need even more help? Support is always available at readingrationallyela@gmail.com.Product Description:Embark on a literary journey thro
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Native American History & Literature | Alcatraz Occupation 1969 | Irony & Satire
Want to teach a powerful lesson on the act of resistance that sparked a movement? The Occupation of Alcatraz was a powerful 19-month long protest in which the Indians of All Tribes lived on Alcatraz Island and created a small society; the occupation sparked the Indian Activist movements of the late 20th century including the Occupation of Wounded Knee, The Trail of Broken Treaties and the more recent Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock among many other actions.Besides being an exam
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Grapes of Wrath Workbook
WHAT IS IT? The Grapes of Wrath Workbook is a resource that can be used during or after your study of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. The guide includes access to a digital version with access to a Google presentation as well as hardcopy resource for printing. It also includes a detailed suggested answer guide for teaching success. Finally, a video tutorial is included for saving your source on Google Drive.HOW DOES IT WORK? It includes five levels of analyses beginning with understanding
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Native American Literature & History Boarding Schools, Trail of Tears, Dakota 38
Ready to integrate more Native voices into your curriculum this year? While trickster tales, creation myths, and other traditional stories definitely have their place in an American literature curriculum, it’s important that your students don’t get the message that Indigenous literature is only something from the past or something to read about in their history books. In fact, if you’re not intentionally integrating current writers in your plans, you might be inadvertently giving your classes t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Great Gatsby Interactive Digital Notebook: Complete Unit {Editable}
The Great Gatsby Interactive Digital Notebook: This 62 slide interactive notebook is 12 years in the making and is packed with anticipatory projects, analysis practice, close reading activities, and comprehension questions. This notebook walks students through every step of analyzing the novel and it's themes. Download the preview video to check it out! The Digital Notebook Includes: A 1920s research projectModernist notesModernist Poetry Close Readings Journal PromptsSetting AnalysisGroup Activ
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Junot Díaz "The Terror" Literary Nonfiction Narrative Text | Close Reading Text
This short, relatable essay is a great choice for opening up a discussion in your classroom around vulnerability, bigotry, bullying, power, and fear. Díaz, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, tells the story of overcoming an overpowering fear when he was twelve years old, how he found inspiration in his older brother and books, and the small action that turned things around for him. This essay is also a great choice for teaching diction, syntax, point of
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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High School Anti-Bullying Unit: TED Talks, Stories | Social Emotional Skills
Tired of searching through anti-bullying and social emotional learning units that are appropriate for elementary and middle school but would never be effective for high school students? You know that the wellbeing of your students is important—if they are too stressed to learn, then there’s no amount or prepping or planning that will help them retain information or develop skills. But you also know what the research shows—that SEL anti-bullying programs designed for younger students will never
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Romeo and Juliet Act 4 & 5 Notebook: No Fear Shakespeare Edition
Here at Reading Rationally, we know that teaching is not the same as it used to be. We know that you’re not getting the support you deserve. We know that TIME is your most important resource! We guarantee that we have done ALL of the work for you: standards alignment; rubrics; point values; extensive answer keys; and fully customizable documents at every level. Need even more help? Support is always available at readingrationallyela@gmail.com.Try out this resource as an introduction to Reading R
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Romeo and Juliet Act by Act Notebook Bundle: No Fear Shakespeare Edition
Margaret Atwood: Gertrude Talks Back | Hamlet | POV Creative Writing Act 3
A modern feminist revisioning of Queen Gertrude from Hamlet, this contemporary text by Margaret Atwood is a great choice for teaching point of view as well as for looking at Shakespeare’s classic play in a new light. “Gertrude Talks Back” presents a queen who is clever, sure of herself, and unafraid to say and do what she wants. It’s a very different version of the role than what most viewers have come to expect. However, when your students dig deeper into the character with the questions for c
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Notebook: No Fear Shakespeare Edition
Here at Reading Rationally, we know that teaching is not the same as it used to be. We know that you’re not getting the support you deserve. We know that TIME is your most important resource! We guarantee that we have done ALL of the work for you: standards alignment; rubrics; point values; extensive answer keys; and fully customizable documents at every level. Need even more help? Support is always available at readingrationallyela@gmail.com.Try out this resource as an introduction to Reading R
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Romeo and Juliet Act by Act Notebook Bundle: No Fear Shakespeare Edition
Macbeth Study Guide Digital and Printable
☞This study guide will provide 10-15 detailed comprehension and literary analysis questions for every act of this amazing Shakespearean drama!☜ ☠These guiding questions will support your students in understand the play of Macbeth. ♚ Questions will guide students towards a better understanding of themes of this play as well as in-depth character analysis. ✍ Includes a dialectal journal for students to collect evidence and commentary as they read. This is perfect for a literary analysis essay or l
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Macbeth Unit Bundle - Digital Unit Bundle for Distance Learning
Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Notebook: No Fear Shakespeare Edition
Here at Reading Rationally, we know that teaching is not the same as it used to be. We know that you’re not getting the support you deserve. We know that TIME is your most important resource! We guarantee that we have done ALL of the work for you: standards alignment; rubrics; point values; extensive answer keys; and fully customizable documents at every level. Need even more help? Support is always available at readingrationallyela@gmail.com.Try out this resource as an introduction to Reading R
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Romeo and Juliet Act by Act Notebook Bundle: No Fear Shakespeare Edition
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