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Common Core W.9-10.2b resources for GATE
BUNDLE for Creative Writing Activities
Hello Fellow Teacher, Thank you for considering this creative writing bundle with ten items. This will provide two hundred and sixty prompts for short stories, poetry, and narratives. There are short prompts as well as pictures to generate students' creativity. Students have multiple options from which to choose. They will have fun as they read through the different prompts and let their imaginations grow and wander. Are you looking for a poetry unit? If so, check out this 4-week unit: 4-Week Un
Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Christmas Literary & Rhetorical Analysis, No Prep, Google, Holidays
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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New Year's Resolutions Activity: Ins and Outs, No-Prep, Writing
Introducing the ultimate classroom activity to kickstart the new year with a bang! Say goodbye to the post-Christmas blues and hello to an exciting and engaging writing task that will have your students begging for more. We all know that January can be a daunting month for both teachers and students. The holiday magic has faded, and everyone is wishing they were still curled up at home. But fear not, because this activity is here to save the day! Get ready to bring the hottest viral trend into y
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Thanksgiving Argument Writing Activity, 11th, Writing, Interactive, No Prep
Introducing the ultimate Thanksgiving themed activity that will have your students buzzing with excitement! Say goodbye to boring lessons and hello to a fun-filled, food-loving, argument-inducing extravaganza right before the big day arrives. This supercharged activity is centered around Google slides, giving you the flexibility to either download and hit play or customize it to make it your own. With step-by-step directions included, you'll have everything you need to dive straight into the act
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Quick Literature Study
This literature study is short and sweet, just like the novel. It asks students to extend the metaphorical story of Jonathan into real world aspects. There are questions for Part One, Part Two and Part Three that can be differentiated based on student ability - these differentiation strategies are outlined in the lesson plans. As a final project, students are asked to find parallels between the novel and ideas, other documents or biographies. To do this, students must conduct outside research
Grades:
6th - 9th
Understanding Euphemisms, Ambiguities, and Twisted Wording in Nonfiction
Spin-doctoring, the purposeful twisting of words to manipulate nonfiction readers, can create dangerous propaganda for minds unaccustomed to critical analysis of word choices. We must teach 6th- through 9th-grade students to read critically and be on the lookout for subtly injected points-of-view in nonfiction and misleading "facts."
This lesson, in the form of a ready-to-use handout, takes a humorous approach to verbal manipulation by first presenting a funny retelling of a criminal's history
Grades:
6th - 9th
Oedipus Tragic Flaw Writing Prompt & Rubric
Oedipus timed writing prompt and rubric. Activity asks students to discuss Oedipus' tragic flaw in a one hour timed write. Developed for Freshman GATE students, but can be differentiated for mainstream English classes. Prompt is structured to enable mainstream student writing by leading questions. Rubric included.
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9th - 12th
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Writer's Notebook Opening and Closing Prompts
This is a fantastic "first day of class" warm-up Writer's Notebook Prompt on the topic of "Ontological Clarity", followed by a great closure activity called "I Just Might...". Either activity can be used as is, or adapted at will for longer or shorter class periods.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Oedipus Final Test & Timed Write
Oedipus Final Test & Timed Write that asks students to draw a "comic strip" style map that depicts the important/significant events in the text. Part two of the test is a timed write where students are asked to think critically about the tragic flaw in Oedipus. Test can be differntiated for several levels and allows students to use different modalities. Created for Gate & mainstream freshman, but used successfully with senior honors.
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Not Grade Specific
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