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High school literature printables for Easel Activities
Romeo and Juliet Comics and Activities
Enliven your “Romeo and Juliet” lesson plans with these high-interest comics and activities. Your students will interact with the tale of the star cross'd lovers through fun and engaging comics with Shakespeare's language taken directly from the play. To add to the fun for students, there are Easter eggs hidden throughout the comics -- metaphors and other images from the play that are hidden in the illustrations for students to find. There are plenty of teaching ideas here and they are perfect f
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Romeo and Juliet and Shakespeare Bundle
Hunger Games Q & A Chap. 1-27 + Arena Activity, Chap. Summaries
Hunger Games Chapter Check QuizzesForty pages of Hunger Games questions (chapter by chapter) with answer key, a teacher's chapter-by-chapter summary, and a creative "draw the arena" activity (with suggested teacher's key based on descriptions from the novel). This is a definite time saver (since I know how long it took me to put this together!). PDF format Questions can be used as check-quiz questions or as reading guides. Can lead to thought-provoking discussions. I included detailed notes
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5th - 12th
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The Pedestrian Ray Bradbury Close Reading & Analysis Dystopian Short Story Unit
"The Pedestrian" is a very accessible dystopian short story that students will find intriguing and worthy of discussion. Its brief length (around 500 words) provides the perfect opportunity to have students "dig deeply" into a complete text, improving their reading comprehension and literary analysis skills without feeling overwhelmed. If you are simply looking for an accessible story, a way to expose students to Bradbury's poetic and descriptive style, or a way to introduce them to the widely c
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8th - 12th
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A Wrinkle in Time: Novel Study Unit Plan
This 4 ½ - 6 week novel study will guide students through an imaginative exploration and critical analysis of Madeleine L’Engle’s Newberry Award Winning book, A Wrinkle in Time. Students will be challenged to think deeply about the book’s themes and respond thoughtfully through written work and oral discussions. Their imaginations will be stretched and their critical thinking skills will be developed on a daily basis. The study is divided into three segments: Chapters 1-4, Chapters 5-8, and Cha
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5th - 9th
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Hamlet Comics and Activities
To be or not to be an exciting teacher of Shakespeare? The answer is obvious! Make teaching Hamlet fun and engaging with this set of lessons and activities to help you lead students on a journey through one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. The most important thing you’ll find here are comic summaries of each act. You can hand these out to students before they read to give them a summary of what will happen in the play without giving too much away or use them as a quick review for students wh
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Hamlet and Shakespeare Bundle
Any Book & Movie Comparison Reader's Notebook Activities CCSS RL.7
Movie and Book Comparison Activities with Interactive Reader's Notebook Foldables - Use with ANY Novel or Story
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for grades 7-12, Reading Literature RL.7 and Writing Standards W.4, W.7, W.9, W.10
Contains 37 printable pages with numerous prompts, evaluations, and comparison charts. Students will analyze the movie's scenes, direction, cinematography, acting, props, dialogue, and setting, comparing each to the novel. Differentiated for multiple levels.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Masque of the Red Death, Poe - Close Reading & Literary Analysis Unit
Use Poe’s creepy classic, “The Masque of the Red Death” to practice close reading and other critical ELA skills while teaching symbolism, allegory and imagery. This 23-page "The Masque of the Red Death" packet of activities and handouts includes:• Detailed 1-3 Day Close Reading Lesson Plan—enabling students to read with a purpose, extract key concepts, and comprehend at a deeper level• Copy of the Story—organized with numbered paragraphs for quick reference, so that students can mark up and ann
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7th - 12th
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Introduction to Shakespeare’s Language: Fun Activities to Help w/ Comprehension
Do your students hate Shakespeare? Is that a stupid question? Perhaps the greatest obstacle between Shakespeare’s plays and student audiences is the unfamiliar language. Quite different from the language we use today, the Elizabethan English found in Shakespeare’s works presents a challenge to even the best readers. Now you can minimize the challenge—and the frustration—by introducing your students to the language of Shakespeare in a way that is fun, meaningful and memorable. Through the les
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7th - 12th
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A Wrinkle in Time Novel Study Print & Digital Book Study + Graphic Organizers
This novel study on A Wrinkle in Time includes a series of activities to help students improve their reading comprehension while also checking for understanding. No prep required, you can either print the PDF for in-class or assign it online with Easel by TpT. The novel study includes 5 activities per chapter, multiple-choice questions, and answer keys. The study encompasses five activities per Chapter:1. Before you read: these questions activate student’s prior knowledge and get their brain th
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6th - 9th
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The Open Window by Saki Short Story Unit - Close Reading & Irony
Understanding irony is so vital to appreciating literature—particularly with the short story. Using this packet, students will do a close reading of Saki’s "The Open Window," identifying examples of irony and categorizing them by type—situational, verbal or dramatic. They will also work in groups to create and perform their own irony skits to include portrayals of each type. This is a fun, learning-filled activity that I have done for years in my classroom, and it has been a student favorite!
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7th - 12th
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Emily Dickinson "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" Poetry Analysis Virtual Print
You'll love teaching this delightful poem! This lesson guides students through a detailed analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers." After analyzing it, students can then write their own poem of hope or a poem about an abstract noun.Both digital and print versions here, so you're ready for any classroom setting!There are ten parts to this lesson:Author researchVocabulary - study and synonym activityParaphrase - line by lineParaphrase by stanzaExamining dictionAnalyzi
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Poetry Unit with Analysis and Poetry Writing
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Complete Student Handbook (GOOGLE SLIDES AND PDF!)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE COMPLETE NO-PREP STUDENT HANDBOOK***Now digital! Students can complete this activity through Google Slides or Google Docs. Perfect for distance learning!!****This workbook is a part of a larger PRIDE AND PREJUDICE COMPLETE UNIT bundle! You may also be interested inThe Life of Jane Austen: An Introductory Presentation with Guided Notes.This is a chapter by chapter student handbook that goes through the novel Pride and Prejudice. This handbook was created with student creativit
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Novel Study Unit Bundle
Dark Romanticism & American Gothic Unit; Poe, Hawthorne, Dickinson, The Village
In this sublime unit, your students will explore American Romanticism and Gothic in works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. Your students will first learn about conditions that influenced American Romanticism and Gothic and study concepts and elements that characterize Romantic and Gothic literature and art. They will then apply these concepts to short stories (The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and The Pendulum, Rappaccini’s Daughter), poems (The Raven, A Bird Came Down The
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8th - 12th
Literary Analysis Activity: Student-Led Lesson for ANY Novel
Pssssst… hey, Teach. You shouldn’t be the hardest working person in the room. Leave the choices, responsibility and learning up to your students… then stand back and watch what happens. In this student-directed literary analysis activity, students become the teacher, closely reading and analyzing an assigned chapter of a novel, then “teaching” it to the class. Working in groups, they begin by assigning roles, with each group member choosing an area of focus—whether characterization, symbolism
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7th - 12th
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Tears of a Tiger | Chapter by Chapter Questions & Activities | Novel Study
Explore Sharon M Draper's timely novel Tears of a Tiger with this printable booklet of 71 pages of activities.UPDATED: Now includes detailed answer guides for chapters 1-10. More chapters to follow...Simply print and go! Includes a wide range of tasks, from literary analysis to SEL responses. Includes pre-reading hook and post-reading activities suitable as assignments.You might also like...Tears of a Tiger | Pre-Reading | Silent Discussion | Collaborative PredictionsCreative Chapter One-Pagers
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10th - 12th
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"Beware the Ides of March" Julius Caesar Activity - Shakespeare
"Beware the Ides of March" Anticipation Activity for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Use this in conjunction with my Tragedy of Julius Caesar {Shakespeare} Introduction PowerPoint Presentation or alone.
This activity is a great introduction to William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar". Students will find answers about the Feast of the Lupercal (Lupercalia), in which the play opens and Caesar gets his first warning to "Beware the Ides of March." The next activit
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Literary Elements Using Pixar's Animated Short Film - La Luna DISTANCE LEARNING
This literary packet was designed to help students learn the literary elements of plot, theme, and symbolism, by applying them to Pixar’s short film ‘La Luna.’ I developed these lessons as a tool to engage reluctant students, and I have used this lesson many times with great success!This packet includes:★ 2 differentiated symbols worksheets ★ Plot chart (exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)★ Finding theme worksheet★ Answer keysIncluded is a ready to print PDF
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4th - 12th
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | Short Story Study | Growing Activity Booklet
Explore Ambrose Bierce's classic short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge with this printable booklet of 38 pages of activities and printable texts.Want ALL of my printable copies of texts for the cost of a coffee? Check out my $5 Pagecraft ELA Coffee Library | Full Printable Text Booklets | Growing Pack!Simply print and go! Includes a wide range of tasks, from literary analysis to personal responses. Includes pre-reading hooks and post-reading activities suitable as assignments.This is als
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8th - 11th
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Book Bento Box Report | End of Reading Project | Review | Novel and Nonfiction
40 printable book report templates in the style of a bento box!Student can either write, draw, or glue information or images into the sections to represent their book. Fantastic for creating visual summaries with appealing results!This product is also included in my Middle School Combo BUNDLE and my High School Combo BUNDLE.Four designs (origami, hearts, chopsticks and plain) each differentiated to multiple levels - with prompts, with four or five sections, with flaps to lift, and totally blank
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8th - 11th
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The Monkey's Paw Short Story Unit with Easel Activity
Monkey's Paw complete study guide for the short story The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs - Short Story Unit. Includes Anticipation Guide, Vocabulary Activities, Plot Summary, Vocabulary Fill-in sheet with key, Word Search Puzzle, Crossword Puzzle, About the Author, Comprehension Quiz with key, Final Test, Essay Questions and Short Answer Questions that require students to use evidence from the text in their answers. Also includes useful links to the story, a podcast, and a short video, various gra
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7th - 10th
Smart ELA Bell Ringers, Warm Up Lessons, Reading Comprehension - Print & Online
These smart bell ringers are engaging warm-up activities that address a wide range of ELA standards. They are a perfect mix of literature, informational texts, and reading comprehension, and cover various topics such as fiction, poetry, literary devices, history, social studies, science, and life skills. Students are asked to read, analyze, determine the meaning of words, make inferences, provide conclusions, support claims, and make connections.The handouts and online Easel activities are ideal
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7th - 12th
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The Princess Bride: Chapter Questions: Answer Key Included
Take your class on this wild ride of romance, piracy, kidnapping, and revenge. The Princess Bride will be a sure hit in your classroom. I've created complex standards-based questions for each chapter in the novel. I've also included an answer key. This is a catch!This lesson is part of a larger bundle that will save you over 20%. Just click the link.The Princess Bride Bundle UnitCheck out my other Princess Bride lessons…Princess Bride 13 Constructed Responses/Writing PromptsThe Princess Bride No
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Princess Bride Unit Bundle of Lessons digital resource
THE TEMPEST UNIT | QUIZZES, TEST, ACTIVITIES
This Shakespeare's The Tempest unit has everything- quizzes on every act, a final test, detailed answer keys, AND a dozen activities. Fun activities for individuals and groups, for classwork and homework, and rubrics too- phew! Print off the PDF and distribute the handouts, or post the resource to Google Classroom. An Easel Activity resource (with the answers removed, of course!) is included with your purchase. The activities in the resource are both serious ones for marks, and fun Friday aftern
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9th - 12th
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"I , Too" Langston Hughes Poetry Activities - PDF & Digital
Combine a rich poetry lesson with a discussion about racial equality, civil rights, and hope with this set of "I, Too, Sing America" poetry analysis activities! "I, Too" is a great sample of Langston Hughes's writing, and it's the perfect text to teach free verse poetry, introduce the civil rights era in U.S. history, or just spend time thinking about during Black History Month or Poetry Month.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don't miss the rest of my bestselling Langston Hughes Poetry Bun
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
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