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Higher education reading scaffolded notes
Patrick Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention Annotation w/Marginal Notes
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for Patrick Henry’s famous Speech in the Virginia Convention also known as his “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
The Great Gatsby Background Information — 1920s Background Info & Author Bio
This resource includes guided notes for Background Information for the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby background info is essential for students to learn and be familiar with before reading the novel!The focus of this lesson entails a brief history of the 1920s to include the following topics: author background, setting of The Great Gatsby, 1920s culture, the Jazz Age, the Roaring Twenties, the economic boom, gender roles, racism, prohibition, modernism, art deco,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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ELA Book for Student Reference/Writing/Literature/Grammar/Organizers
Perfect for learners who have IEP's requiring class notes, correctly completed examples, and graphic organizers. Bundle and save with the All Things English Revising & Editing WorkbookI was tired of writing things on the board over and over again. I was tired of printing out pages that students threw away. I was also tired of answering questions that students could find for themselves. So I made a book to make sure I wouldn't have to anymore. Over the course of 2 months, I thought of everyth
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: ELA Book for Student Writing/Grammar/Editing - Workbook
Rhetorical Analysis Article of the Week - SOAPStone AP Lang
This file is a one page, front and back, article review using SOAPSTone for AP Lang or AP Lang prep.
Students are asked to analyze an article using rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos), determine the author's stance, unpack a prompt, and write an introduction paragraph to an essay.
This can be used for an article of the week. For AP Lang, this can be used with an Op Ed, or used to prep students for AP Lang. I have also used it as a study guide for upcoming nonfiction essay prompts.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
MLK "I’ve Been to the Mountaintop" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis w/Annotations
This resource includes the annotated text of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous " I’ve Been to the Mountaintop" speech given to an audience of sanitation workers in Memphis, TN before he was assassinated. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, repetition, allusions, themes aligned with the RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, and RI6 standards from th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Irony | Anchor Chart | Notes | One Pager | Distance Learning | Google Slides
Use this Irony Anchor Chart | Irony Notes | One Pager | Google Slides to teach Irony or to review Irony with your students! This includes all three types of irony! This Irony Anchor Chart and Irony Notes is perfect for students' notebooks, folders, or binders. Irony can be difficult to master! Give your students this aid!Includes the definition of irony, the definitions of the three different types of irony (verbal, situational, dramatic), examples of the three different types of irony! Included
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Rhetoric / Rhetorical Appeal Writing: Ethos, Pathos, Logos
RHETORICAL APPEAL IN WRITINGAs a college instructor for Composition, I have found that most first year college students have never been exposed to rhetorical appeal or they are very confused by the concept. I have tried to develop a visually appealing and straight-forward introduction to the concept of rhetoric that may be used in high school and college courses. (This packet could also be used in advanced middle school courses) This packet offers your students the following: 1) 27-SLIDE POWERP
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates - Character Family Trees
Are your students struggling to differentiate between the two characters in the novel, "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore? Download a copy of this character tree (available via pdf) to help your students understand the family relationships in both Moore families.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Fiction Literary Analysis Flipbook - Handbook or Teaching Guide
This flipbook is the foundation of how I teach literary elements of fiction and their conceptual interrelationships to students (from 8th grade to AP).General Instructions: This book is designed to be a student resource—scaffolding for a student in learning how to analyze literature. The book itself has 13 pages with both color and black & white versions. Also included are blank pages if you would like to create your own or have students take notes on these. Each concept has a definition of
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Epithet Practice Handout & Assignment
This is a simple handout to help students identify epithets in The Odyssey, find their own epithets from the text, and then create their own epithets about themselves. I've found my students really enjoy the assignment because most high schoolers LOVE talking about themselves! I usually introduce this assignment while we are reading Part 2 of The Odyssey (when Odysseus returns home).
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe: FULL TEXT and Guided Response
Some stories lend themselves to close reading with a teacher-guided response. Here is a celebrated story by Edgar Allan Poe that reminds us that disease and contagion is the human leveller, particularly in the age of progress and scientific development. Edgar Allan Poe’s 1843 contagion fable, “The Masque of the Red Death,” is a warning to its readers. In the literature of disease and pestilence often the greatest threat is not the plague itself but the loss of what makes us human. In Poe’s stor
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Poetry Guided Notes - Structure, Types, Literary Devices
Created by Eric Triche. This is a great way to introduce poetry. It allows you to introduce the major concepts in poetry with a format that requires student attention (filling in the blanks for completion). The file also includes the teacher key. These notes introduce the following concepts: rhyme, meter, rhythm, stanza, narrative poetry, ballad, limerick, haiku, free verse, concrete poetry, onomatopoeia, consonance, alliteration, assonance, repetition, simile, metaphor, personification, hyp
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
WWII Background Introduction for Night and Hitler Youth **Editable**
This product includes background information about the rise and fall of the Nazi Regime to help build students knowledge on WWII and the Holocaust. This is used in my classroom before my 8th graders read Night by Elie Weisel and Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell-Bartaletti. This PowerPoint is completed editable for students needs as well as educational needs and preferences. This product includes: 9 Slides of brief historical information about the rise of the Third Reich, Kristallnacht and the Holo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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World Literature Notes
These notes are about various readings from around the world. They can be used as a study resource to learn more about the material or to use as a guide for a lecture. This is intended for students in a world literature course at the high school or collegiate level.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Beowulf Pre-Reading, Comprehension, Themes, Writing, Epic Hero
To be used with the classic piece, Beowulf, as a great introduction of the context, themes, & modern relavency of the epic poem.Includes:*Google Slide Show*Video clips*Discussion & writing opportunities*Article, "Beowulf: The Enduring Appeal of an Anglo-Saxon 'Superhero Story'" with close reading questions*Student guided note sheetIf you enjoyed this product, please visit my store for other engaging resources & follow me on Pinterest!Credits:Slides to GoBBC News
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Beowulf Bundle Webquest, Close Reading, Lesson, Assessments
Annotation Notes Template for Close Reading and Analysis AP English Language
This template is for students to take notes during reading assignments and to prepare for reading quizzes. The small icon in the right can be changed to represent your school mascot. Each box is fillable and expands if needed. Areas include:★ Provoking Passage and Explanation↻ Unfamiliar Words: 10✎ Important Ideas Rhetorical Strategies❔ Questions/Connections Summary of ReadingI also have a free annotation guide that aligns with this document available in my store. Free Annotation Guide
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Not Your Standard Note Taking Graphic Organizers Bundle
We aspire to have our students learn deeply. We do that by creating lessons that foster good thinking skills like conceptualizing, summarizing, comparing, understanding, predicting, visualizing, and empathizing. These particular thinking skills can often times be under taught or overlooked, but they are the very skills needed to raise student achievement and success. We created these graphic organizers to help students practice these thinking skills, but also for them to practice different types
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
ELA Skills Refresher Review - Instructional Presentation & Running Notes
Over a week's worth of review covering: reading methods, 12 power words, parts of speech, punctuation, sentence types, using context clues for unfamiliar vocabulary, genres, literary elements, figurative language and more. This is a great way to start off the year with a quick, but powerful refresher! It includes new learning / review information along with practice exercises.This guide contains a slide presentation of 116 slides to teach a review of all of the fundamentals to be paired with the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Praxis 5002 Study Guide
Resource Guide on concepts for Reading and Language Arts Praxis subject test 5002!
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Higher Education, Not Grade Specific
ELA Skills Refresher Review - Running Notes
Over a week's worth of review covering: reading methods, 12 power words, parts of speech, punctuation, sentence types, using context clues for unfamiliar vocabulary, genres, literary elements, figurative language and more. This is a great way to start off the year with a quick, but powerful refresher! It includes new learning / review information along with practice exercises.This guide contains a worksheet of 7 pages to pair with the slides presentations reviewing all of the fundamentals. It
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: ELA Skills Refresher Review - Instructional Presentation & Running Notes
ELA Skills Refresher Review - Instructional Presentation
Over a week's worth of review covering: reading methods, 12 power words, parts of speech, punctuation, sentence types, using context clues for unfamiliar vocabulary, genres, literary elements, figurative language and more. This is a great way to start off the year with a quick, but powerful refresher! It includes new learning / review information along with practice exercises.This guide contains a slide presentation of 116 slides to teach a review of all of the fundamentals to be paired with t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: ELA Skills Refresher Review - Instructional Presentation & Running Notes
President Barack Obama’s Speech on Gun Control – Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the Common Core annotated text and marginal notes for President Barack Obama’s Speech on Gun Control executive actions delivered on January 5, 2016. This resource includes 95 marginal notes aligned to Common Core standards and elements. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. Using the comment featur
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Word Study 'migration' - morphology, etymology, phonolgy
This 6 page in depth orthographic word study of the word 'migration' and its relatives will help teaching reading, spelling, vocabulary and comprehension.It includes:etymology back to the classical Latin root and identification of the present day base element in Englishthe use of word sums, a suffix checker flow chart and a matrix for understanding the structure and relativesanalysis of phonology extensive background information, terminology and processes
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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No Exit by Sartre Student Workbook Active Notetaker
Visually engaging graphic organizers to help students track important themes and ideas while reading Sartre's play "No Exit". Great alternative to the traditional "study guide" that encourages focused note-taking and higher-order thinking.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
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