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Middle school english language arts videos under $5
Remember the Titans (2000): Complete Movie Guide
This 24-question movie guide will help your students get the most out of this powerful movie. This movie guide comes with an answer key. Ready to print and ready to use! Enjoy!Movie overview: "Set in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971, the fact-based story begins with the integration of black and white students at T. C. Williams High School. This effort to improve race relations is most keenly felt on the school's football team, the Titans, and bigoted tempers flare when a black head coach (Washingto
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6th - 12th
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Edgar Allan Poe A&E Biography, Easy Video Lesson or Sub Plan, PDF & Google Drive
Help students understand the tragic life of Edgar Allan Poe with this print-and-teach video lesson featuring a question set designed to work with A&E Biography’s “The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe,” a free high-quality 43-minute episode available on the A&E Biography YouTube channel and a third-party website. (Video links included.)The video covers the major events of Edgar Allan Poe’s tragic life and includes small slices of his famous works, including “The Raven” and “Annabel Lee.”This 5-
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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How to Write a Thesis Statement and Topic Sentences
This bundle explains what a thesis statement is and includes step-by-step directions for writing one yourself. It then does the same thing for topic sentences and explains their importance and the differences between them.The bundle includes:1. How to Write a Thesis Statement PowerPoint (17 slides) --> includes an activity where I put students into groups of 3-4 students, give them an essay prompt, and have them come up with a thesis statement together. There are 3 different practice essay p
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Inferring with Alma
This product is a companion sheet for the video Alma . https://youtu.be/irbFBgI0jhM. Your students will be RIVETED by this film!!This video features an adorably animated little girl strolling through the city on a winter day. Oddly, she spots a doll in a window of a shop, and the doll looks exactly like HER!!As the story unfolds, students are provided with 'stop' points featuring a variety of inferring skills: ✨Inferring Author's Purpose✨Inferring Tone✨Inferring Character Behavior✨Inferring St
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Inferring Skills BUNDLE
TED Talk Worksheet
Use this worksheet as a general guide for any TED Talk! This worksheet asks students to identify the speaker's claim/thesis and support for it. Students then reflect on the information shared in the talk.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Teach Language Arts with Film Clips: Suspense and Foreshadowing
This short Film, Alma, is an excellent tool to have students review suspense and foreshadowing techniques. Students love the "creepy" film and figuring out exactly what has happened to the character. The file includes the film, student worksheets, and an answer key. The 4 worksheet pages include pause times to have students reflect and infer, as well as screenshots for analyzing examples of foreshadowing. Older students will enjoy this film which is not too young and engaging enough to keep them
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6th - 12th
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"Monkey's Paw" Engaging Short Story Analysis (Mood, Theme, and Foreshadowing)
This is not only a comprehensive lesson using the classic tale "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs, but it is also a whole lot of fun for middle school students! This story is great to teach around Halloween time!What you get in the student guide:1) Background information2) Anticipation guide3) Mini research opportunity on superstitions4) Full copy of the unabridged text5) Mood analysis sheet6) Foreshadowing analysis sheet7) Socratic question sheet8) Theme: fate vs. free will analysis9) Film / sho
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6th - 10th
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Teaching Theme | Story Elements with Google Slides and Video Lessons
All activities in this Theme Unit are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Google Slides to PowerPoint lessons for students to complete when they are not online.General Teaching· Vocabulary Practice – word and definition cards for practice + a test on these words· Question Stems by Grade LevelVideo Lessons with Organizers and Activities· Lesson 1 – Finding Themes in LiteratureActivity – Students will practice
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Story Elements Bundled Set
Animal Farm (1999) - Russian Revolution Study: Complete Movie Guide
Animal Farm is an allegorical novel by George Orwell published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917, and then on into the Stalin era in the Soviet Union. This movie guide helps the students stay focused on the main ideas of the movie. It also helps students understand the characters in the animal farm and their allegorical equivalents (Old Major = Karl Marx, etc.). This movie guide comes with an answer key. Ready
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Grammar Gap Filler 23: Run-Ons & Comma Splices
How many times have your students made errors in their spelling, mechanics, or usage, even though they have been taught the rules for years? Many teachers are tempted to “get back to basics” and teach everyone the concepts again, but that’s not a good use of your time, and it forces too many students to sit through instruction they simply don’t need.What’s more effective is to teach these conventions in the context of meaningful writing, giving each student the exact instruction they need. But t
MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Introductory PowerPoint
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Thus wrote Martin Luther King Jr. in his eloquent and impassioned “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in 1963. Considered by many to represent a crucial turning point in the American Civil Rights movement, the letter is taught today in countless social studies and language arts classrooms. This resource provides the background necessary for students to fully understand and appreciate King’s letter, including:• A walk-through of events leading u
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8th - 12th
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Movie Guide-March Of The Penguins Questions, Vocab and Word Search
This Academy Award winning documentary by National Geographic, is a stunning video showcasing Emperor penguins as they trek 70 miles across the frozen wasteland of Antarctica to mate, give birth and propagate the species. It is breathtakingly beautiful and perfect for grade 4 and above. The movie runs approximately 80 minutes. This includes: a set of 21 questions, a key, important vocabulary terms with definitions, and accompanying word search. This would be especially convenient for a substit
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5th - 12th
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Point of View | Story Elements Activities with Google Slides & Videos
This story element unit focuses on point of view. All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Google Slides to PowerPoint lessons for students to complete when they are not online.General Teaching· Vocabulary Practice – word and definition cards for practice + a test on these words· Question Stems by Grade LevelVideo Lessons with Organizers and Activities· Lesson 1 – First, Second, and Third Po
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Story Elements Bundled Set
Prereading for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: 20/20 episode
This is a worksheet that guides students through viewing ABC's 20/20 Episode, "A Hidden America: Children of the Plains." In this episode from October 2011, Diane Sawyer takes an in-depth look at the young dreamers and survivors of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, fighting against decades of neglect. Questions on the worksheet involve education, alcoholism, and health problems on the reservation. This episode guide can be used as a pre-reading assignment for Native American literature, such as
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7th - 12th
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Persuasion, Propaganda, & Advertising Powerpoint, Word Wall Posters, and Maze
This fun and colorful lesson includes a 43-slide powerpoint and maze activity in color and black & white.
Each slide is bright and concise with kid-friendly language and many slides include clipart.
There are also 16 embedded youtube videos and 3 youtube links (video settings wouldn't allow them to be embedded). I did LOTS of searching and these are truly the most relevant and engaging video clips for your students!
Vocabulary included:
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Emotion
Appeal to Reason
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6th - 12th
The Princess Bride Film (1987) Study Guide Movie Packet
The following 5-page document is a study guide movie packet to guide a viewer's analysis of the 1987 film "The Princess Bride" directed by Rob Reiner. The study guide can be used for study in an English or film studies class. The first page provides a cast and crew list and a background and introduction to the film. The second page provides a notes page for viewers to write their notes. The third page provides comprehension questions that actively challenge viewers to analyze the work's story an
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Grammar Gap Filler 1: There | Their | They're
How many times have your students made errors in their spelling, mechanics, or usage, even though they have been taught the rules for years? Many teachers are tempted to “get back to basics” and teach everyone the concepts again, but that’s not a good use of your time, and it forces too many students to sit through instruction they simply don’t need.What’s more effective is to teach these conventions in the context of meaningful writing, giving each student the exact instruction they need. But t
Jurassic Park Film (1993) Study Guide Movie Packet
The following six-page study guide film packet is used to accompany the Steven Spielberg-directed 1993 film, Jurassic Park. The first page contains a list of cast and crew and a background and introduction on the film. The second page is a page that allows viewers to jot and take down their own notes. Pages three, four, and five are comprehension questions to guide the viewer on the work's camera movement, cinematography, costume design, editing, irony, plot, story, style, and themes. The sixth
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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12 Angry Men Film (1957) Study Guide Movie Packet
The following ten-page study guide film packet is used to accompany the Sidney Lumet-directed 1957 courtroom drama film, 12 Angry Men. It can be used in an English or film studies classroom. The first page contains a list of cast and crew and a background and introduction on the film. The second page is a page that allows viewers to jot and take down their own notes. The third page features all of the characters and asks viewers to write how each character is indirectly characterized and to iden
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Lean on Me (1989): Complete Movie Guide
"An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence, and urban despair. Eventually his successful but unorthodox methods lead to a clash with city officials that threatens to undo all his efforts. Based on a true story."- Written by Keith Loh This 18-question movie guide will help your students get the most out of this powerful movie. This movie guide comes with an answer key and a
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7th - 11th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Film (1999) Study Guide Movie Packet
The following nine-page study guide film packet that can be used in an English, film studies, or media studies class is used to accompany Michael Hoffman's comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" starring Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart, and Christian Bale just to name a few actors in this all-star ensemble cast. The first page contains a list of cast and crew and a background and introduction on the film. The second page is a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Wizard of Oz Film (1939) Study Guide Movie Packet
The following 9-page document is a study guide movie packet to guide a viewer's analysis of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" directed by Victor Fleming. The study guide can be used for study in an English or film studies class. The first page provides a cast and crew list and a background and introduction to the film. The second page provides a notes page for viewers to write their notes. The third page is a mini grammar/writing lesson on dangling modifiers with sentences related to the film. Th
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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It's a Wonderful Life Film (1946) Study Guide Movie Packet
The following 7-page document is a study guide movie packet to guide a viewer's analysis of the 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life" directed by Frank Capra. The study guide can be used for study in an English or film studies class. The first page provides a cast and crew list and a background and introduction to the film. The second page provides a notes page for viewers to write their notes. The third page is a mini grammar/writing lesson on parallelism or parallel structure with sentences relate
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Compare and Contrast Text Structure Essay Lessons, Passages, and Activities
Have you ever read through your students' compare and contrast essays and realized they don't understand how to write an effective essay? These step-by-step lessons will help your students learn the process. Students also practice this skill with a wide variety of fun and engaging activities including both fictional and nonfiction passages.✅ Formats - All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Goo
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4th - 6th
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