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I Have a Dream Speech Analysis Discussion Guide
This speech analysis discussion guide highlights the rhetorical devices used by King with margin annotations and correlating color coded lines underlined in the text. I use this key to show the students, "How did the author say it?" (a common core step when doing close and critical reading). Using this activity helps the students understand the speech better and helps them with evaluating what King was saying.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Monkey's Paw; Scavenger Hunt and KEY
This scavenger hunt is an open book in class assignment where students search for details from the story. There are 30 questions. It is easy to grade. This could also be done as a homework assignment or in class with a partner. The KEY is included. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. Please do not share the KEY.
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6th - 10th
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Flowers for Algernon questions for discussion or comprehension checks
Eight pages of questions based on the short story, "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes are broken down by progress reports and can be used as class discussion-starters or printed out as reading checks.
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6th - 10th
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"Detective Fiction": Six Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Six Classic Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: A Study Guide" NOTE 1: This version does NOT include the text of the stories, which are available online. However, a version that DOES include the texts of the stories is also available on TPT.NOTE 2: Both versions were revised and expanded in 2022.The guide supports reflective reading of the texts.It contains a detailed, original introduction to the detective fiction genre and to the Sherlock Holmes canon followed by study guides to six popular Sherlo
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8th - 12th
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Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Scavenger Hunt & KEY
This open book, two page, 50 question scavenger hunt for Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" follows the short story in chronological order. It also includes a short essay question at the end. As students read or reread the story, they search for details to answer the clues. This can be done in class, individually or with a partner, used as a homework assignment, a study guide, directed reading or open book quiz. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high
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8th - 11th
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The Lady or the Tiger Open Book Scavenger Hunt + KEY
The Lady or the Tiger Open Book Scavenger Hunt p. 31-36 (25 questions and a KEY) Could be done by students in class or as homework. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. A page answer KEY is provided, making this two pages total. Please do not share the KEY._________________ 1. The hyphenated word used to describe the king_________________ 2. "He was given to se
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7th - 11th
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson- Literary Analysis & Plot Map
Unique and exciting presentation to teach students how to create a literary analysis! Uses examples and quotes from "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Great for high school! Free Download color-coded template correlates to PowerPoint for easy instruction!!
Literary Analysis/ Plot Map Presentation by Elizabeth Blackwell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.Based on a work at images and some text from Google search/images.
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" TEST with Answer Key
100 point assessment and answer key over Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher." This will test your's student's knowledge over the characters, setting, plot, theme, and symbolism of the story. There are several sections: vocabulary, plot timeline, fill in the blank, and extended response questions.
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6th - 10th
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The Butler - Movie Guide
The Butler is a film based on the life of Eugene Allen, who worked as a waiter and butler in the White House for 34 years. He started working in the White House in 1952 and retired in 1986 (as the head butler). This discussion guide is made up of 50 questions and is intended to help make viewing the film more meaningful for your students.
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7th - 12th
Warriors Don't Cry Teaching Unit
This teaching unit is designed to accompany a classroom study of Warriors Don't Cry, Young Readers Edition, by Melba Patillo Beals. This nonfiction memoir chronicles the experiences of one of the Little Rock Nine in her battle to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. This unit contains reading logs, study questions, vocabulary,quizzes, discussion questions, a test, a movie viewing assignment, and an essay assignment with rubric. This book is an excellent resource for st
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6th - 9th
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My Favorite Chaperone
Teach indirect and direct characterization! Use "My Favorite Chaperone" by Jean Davies Okimoto at beginning of the school year to review characters and plot- and build on elements of a short story. This product includes a 40-slide PowerPoint, a 3-page editable EATS Lesson Plan (complete with Essential Questions, Activating Strategy, Exit Ticket, etc), a 3-page Reading Guide, Discussion Questions printable, Summary Paragraph Worksheet, Answer Keys, and an Assessment. What a valuable time-saver.
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6th - 9th
“The Seventh Man” – Haruki Marakami Figurative Language Reading Guide
This is a reading guide to accompany the short story, "The Seventh Man". This story is packed with great figurative language. Students will have to identify strong examples of each figurative language device and answer critical thinking questions about the story.
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9th - 12th
Hidden Figures-Young Readers'Edition-Chapter Summary-Close Passage-Comprehension
This is a chapter by chapter summary of Hidden Figures- Young Readers' Edition. The summaries are written in close passage form to enhance comprehension. The answer key has been included.
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6th - 8th
Study Guide Questions for Daphne Du Maurier's "The Birds"
This is a handout to be used in conjunction with the Daphne Du Maurier short story titled "The Birds". These questions include basic reading comprehension questions as well as deeper literary analysis questions. This could also be used as a reading quiz at the end of the story.
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9th - 12th
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"The Interlopers" Study Guide Questions
This study guide contains 19 questions for “The Interlopers” by Saki that can be used as a review activity or as the students read independently. The questions hit different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, allowing the students to reflect upon what they read as well as let the teacher know whether or not the students comprehend the reading. Includes answers.
Questions can also be used as a question bank for making exams or quizzes.
The study guide is in Microsoft Word format, allowing you to eas
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9th - 12th
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Rip Van Winkle PowerPoint - Questions, Writing Prompts, and Author Biography
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving PowerPoint. This resource helps students comprehend the story and its symbolism. The slides take the class through Irving's ghost tale. Includes vocabulary, background information on setting, plot summary, author biography, a link to an online e-book, an illustrated adapted version to read slide by slide, discussion questions with a print friendly answer key, writing prompts, and critical thinking. Slides are illustrated and engaging for students. Use PowerPo
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7th - 10th
Profiles of Individuals and Events Contributing to African-America History
Inevitably, the question is posed, “Why should we study Black History?” – most Americans have scarcely enough knowledge of general United States History to be informed citizens; why spend four weeks a year emphasizing the contributions of African Americans?The simple answer is historical bias. Up until the 1960s, the vast majority of historians were old, affluent, white men. Their narratives emphasized the contributions of old, affluent white men, and the lack of diversity of perspective diminis
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Baseball in April by Gary Soto: Writing Prompts/Discussion Questions
This 3-page download includes written response and discussion questions for Gary Soto's short story collection "Baseball in April."
With open-ended writing and discussion prompts--18 prompts covering all 11 short stories--this set of questions is ideal for in-class seminars, small group discussions, literature circles, quick writes, or providing a starting point for formal essays or in-class responses.
Designed for students in grades 5 through 8, these prompts require students to reflect upon
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5th - 8th
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How Much Land Does A Man Need? by Tolstoy study guide questions and key
This is a set of study guide questions for "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy. These can be used as a review activity or as the students read independently. Contains 20 questions total with a key.
Used primarily with 10th graders, though 9th and 11th could use it as well.
The questions hit different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, allowing the students to reflect upon what they read, as well as let the teacher know whether or not the students comprehend the reading. Includes the answe
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9th - 12th
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Three Skeleton Key Editable Study Guide Questions
Editable file contains 53 questions for the short story. Use as many or as few as you like to differentiate instruction.
Three Skeleton Key Editable Study Guide Questions by K. Zutali is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
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5th - 12th
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Flowers for Algernon Study Guide, annotation, analysis, paragraph (Google) KEY
The packet is divided into five parts, all editable, and progress with more challenging responses. The first and second parts include pre-reading activities using EdPuzzle and Nearpod to familiarize students with the inkblot tests and to generate pre-reading discussions and they include story text for annotating and highlighting text. Parts three, four, and five contain excerpts only. Each reading response provides diversity in how students respond, including:Open-ended analytical questionsSumma
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7th - 9th
The Jungle Book: Middle School Reading Activities for Kipling's "Mowgli" stories
Included in this 24-page booklet are rigorous lesson ideas to go along with Kipling's classic Mowgli stories, the first three chapters of The Jungle Book. Seasoned middle school teacher Dawn Anderson has correlated activities and assessments to the Common Core Anchor Standards for Reading, grades 6-12, though these lessons are specifically designed for 6-8 graders or home school students.
This diverse packet includes: ideas for pre-reading; study questions for each of the three chapters; mini-
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6th - 8th
Horror Genre Study Guide- Film Terminology & Techniques
This spooktacular 4-page guide is a comprehensive study source -including clips, links, and examples with descriptions- of how film techniques (diegetic/nondiegetic sound, cross-cutting, stedicam, lighting, etc.) affect and influence a scene. Although the handout incorporates horror film clips to present these techniques, the material serves as a wonderful foundation for any film studies curriculum, and can be used with the other items (Psycho analysis, German Expressionism notes) for sale.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Harlem Renaissance / The Main Writers, Musicians and Artists
This presentation takes the learners on a journey to meet and discover the main writers, musicians, and artists who were the leading figures in this significant movement in the cultural history of the USA. The WritersLangston HughesZora Neale Hurston Alice Dunbar NelsonCountee CullenJessie R Fauset Claude McKayThe MusiciansThe Cotton Club The Apollo TheaterLouis ArmstrongDuke EllingtonCab CallowayCount BasieFamous Singers Rose McClendonFlorence MillsBessie SmithBille HollidayEthel WatersJosephi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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