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Free high school literature study guides
Creating a Dystopia PREZI Lesson Plan
A visually engaging PREZI presentation with several group and individual activities to accompany units on THE HUNGER GAMES, THE GIVER, 1984, UGLIES, BRAVE NEW WORLD, FAHRENHEIT 451, THE MAZE RUNNER, CITY OF EMBER, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, or any other dystopian novel.If you haven't used PREZI before, it's a web-based presentation software that allows you to created zooming productions. Instead of clicking from slide to slide like in PowerPoint, PREZI uses one large canvas and then you zoom in on ind
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7th - 12th
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Figurative Language Handout / Reference Notes
This is a really cute Figurative Language handout with notes and examples for 8 figures of speech.If you're looking for more: this product is included with my Figurative Language PowerPoint- Teach and Practice (google compatible) product which includes 55+ slides, guided notes, and a handout for students to record answers to the practice slides. Practice slides include 14 slides of general examples, 14 examples from music lyrics, and 14 examples from literature. This product was created with the
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5th - 12th
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The Hunger Games PREZI Pre-Reading Introduction
A visually engaging pre-reading PREZI presentation for introducing background, characters, symbols, and themes in Suzanne Collins' THE HUNGER GAMES, right on time to read the book with your students before the movie comes out at the end of March.
If you haven't used PREZI before, it's a web-based presentation software that allows you to created zooming productions. Instead of clicking from slide to slide like in PowerPoint, PREZI uses one large canvas and then you zoom in on individual photos,
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Rhyme Scheme Practice
Five short poem rhyme scheme practice to be used as review or quiz.
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4th - 12th
Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 1 Activity Packet
Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 1
Activity Packet
I've tried to make my units in line with Common Core Curriculum, and provide evidence-based assessment. This is a free packet of worksheets and other lesson resources designed to be used with Chapter 1 of the novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell. If you like it, download The Whole Novel Bundle for only $8.99.
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8th - 12th
Macbeth FREEBIE: Three Levels of Questioning with 145 Questions for Inquiry
If you like this freebie, click the green star to follow Bespoke ELA for product alerts, more freebies, and giveaways! This FREE PRODUCT by Bespoke ELA contains 145 questions for studying Shakespeare's play Macbeth. The questions are divided into the three different levels of questioning: recall, interpretation & analysis, and synthesis. These questions can serve a variety of uses for your Macbeth unit including:--Reading Checks & Quizzes--Discussion Stems--Essay PromptsWith 145 ques
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner's Prologue & Tale Scavenger Hunt & KEY
This open book scavenger hunt has 50 questions on The Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner's Prologue and The Pardoner's Tale. This is an excellent in-class activity, which can be done individually or with a partner. It involves going back over the material more thoroughly and finding specific information in the reading. The sequential search and find scavenger hunts are excellent ways: to check that students are reading, review the chapter, spark discussion, and test familiarity of the literature. T
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Fahrenheit 451 Part 1 EL Appropriate Summary
This summary is packed with visuals and simplified language to assist your ELs with their comprehension of Bradbury's classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Each paragraph is labeled with the corresponding page numbers it summarizes (Simon & Schuster version). This summary is intended to be used as a supplement to the original, making the plot and underlying themes comprehensible for your ELs, and allowing them to participate in classroom discussions and activities.
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7th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby - Reading Quizzes
These are chapter-by-chapter reading quiz questions, suitable for further discussion or possibly adaptable as a (very long) study guide. There are at least ten questions per chapter. There is a mixture of literal and analytical questions intended to foment discussion of important literary features of the text.
EDIT 02 Feb 2009: Please note that these questions and statements are, as provided, not suitable for distribution to students. It is advisable to re-format and edit the questions for use
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9th - 12th
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The Most Dangerous Game Part 1 (Guided Reading)
This is a Google slides presentation of the story "The Most Dangerous Game" with embedded discussion/comprehension questions, as well as audio by Edward French. Standards: RL.9.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Learning Target: Read and respond to questions about Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game.” Succe
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9th - 12th
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John Boyne - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Study Guide + Exam
eNotes Study Guides have been written, tested, and approved by active classroom teachers. Each guide takes students through a text section by section, glossing important vocabulary and encouraging active reading. Each is designed to bring students to a greater understanding of the language, plot, characters, and themes of the text. The main components of each guide are the following:An in-depth introductory lectureReflection and discussion questions covering the work as a wholeSection-by-section
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8th - 11th
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The Diary of Anne Frank (The Play)--Unit Plan
Complete unit for studying The Diary of Anne Frank (The Play) by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. The unit includes a study guide for the entire play, two multiple choice quizzes comprised of twenty-five questions for each quiz, three essay options, and a character analysis project. Also, there's a study guide designed for watching the film version of the play. Unit also includes a listing of Common Core Standards and a tie in using the Anne Frank House Museum's Virtual Reality Tour to enhan
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7th - 12th
Literary Devices & Elements of Plot Powerpoint
A great powerpoint for introducing elements of plot and literary devices in literature and writing. This powerpoint works perfectly with Cornell notetaking. Can be used to introduce a unit of study in literature, American and European literature, and writing. Be sure to check out the quiz that goes with it!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Little Prince - study guide and text
Magical, profound, whimsical--Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince should be required reading for all humans, and grownups should be required to reread it annually. This wonderful little novella, in the guise of a children's book, gently reminds the reader of what's truly important: that only with the heart can one see clearly. Filled with enigmatic and insightful epigrams and parables, Sainte-Exupery never gets preachy, yet the truth of his vision is unmistakable. Students are first drawn to th
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8th - 12th
"Thank You, Ma'am" 5-4-3-2-1--A Reading Comprehension Strategy in Five Numbers
Give Me 5-4-3-2-1—A Reading Comprehension Strategy in Five Numbers This guided-notes format asks students to give you the 5-4-3-2-1 over what they’ve read. This unique format takes those individual numbers and assigns items, quotes, characters, terms, vocabulary, etc. to them, which can cover a wide variety of comprehension pieces within their reading. This formatting can be quite diverse for whatever works you may cover—novels, short stories, drama, poetry—because no matter what, the numbers st
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7th - 12th
Fahrenheit 451 Part 2 EL Appropriate Summary
This summary is packed with visuals and simplified language to assist your ELs with their comprehension of Bradbury's classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Each paragraph is labeled with the corresponding page numbers it summarizes (Simon & Schuster version). This summary is intended to be used as a supplement to the original, making the plot and underlying themes comprehensible to your ELs, and allowing them to participate in classroom discussions and activities.
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7th - 12th
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Literary Analysis Form--Novel
Using this form, students analyze a novel one literary element at a time. Setting, characterization, plot, conflict, theme, point of view, mood, tone, and other elements are addressed, along with literary techniques. Questions are posed for each element and students enter their responses. This form can be used as a teacher led activity, it can be completed by students working in pairs, or it can be assigned to students individually. It is very useful for independent reading book reports. After
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8th - 12th
Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 EL Appropriate Summary
This summary is packed with visuals and simplified language to assist your ELs with their comprehension of Bradbury's classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Each paragraph is labeled with the corresponding page numbers it summarizes (Simon & Schuster version). This summary is intended to be used as a supplement to the original, making the plot and underlying themes comprehensible to your ELs, and allowing them to participate in classroom discussions and activities.
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7th - 12th
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Types of Literary Characters
This one-page resource is a tool I use with my students to remind them of the types of literary characters we meet in literature.
TEACHING TIP: I copy this on cardstock or brightly colored paper and have the students place it in their binders. They reference it all year, and the thick paper or bright paper makes it more durable and stand out against the other papers they collect.
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7th - 10th
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The Hobbit Chapter Questions
This is a complete set of questions, Chapters 1-19. It includes fill in the blank questions as well as constructed response for each chapter.
I have an answer key! It is a separate product on here, but I finally made a key! Sorry for the delay!
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8th - 12th
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Figurative Language Notes
Use this handout for note copying, as a study guide, interactive notebooking, or in a writing class. Download includes both pdf and doc formats so that you can edit it to your needs.
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2nd - 12th
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Touching Spirit Bear Final Exam
This free product is a comprehensive final exam of the novel, Touching Spirit Bear! In the first part of the exam, students match character names and descriptions. In the next section, students answer in short responses to prompts which includes questions involving: symbolism, text to self connection, inferencing, making judgments. In the final part of the exam, students respond to an essay question. Students will trace Cole's transformation from the beginning of the novel to the end, and do
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5th - 9th
The Great Gatsby Study Guide Questions (Full Book)
The Great Gatsby Study Guide Questions (Full Book)Includes Pre-Reading and Post Reading Activities.
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9th - 12th
"Night" by Elie Wiesel Chapter 1 Notes
These are notes the first chapter of "Night" by Elie Wiesel. They include vocabulary words and comprehension questions students can answer as they read the novel. Notes like these for the entire novel are also available for purchase.
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6th - 11th
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