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High school literature resources for GATE $5-10
Depth and Complexity Teaching Critical Thinking Using Fairytales
Teach your students how to explore content with depth and complexity.Here it is, a complete and ready-to-use resource for teaching all 11 elements (Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking.! Your students will explore of these elements by applying them to familiar stories, such as “Cinderella”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “Goldilocks and the
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan - Teacher's Guide and Activities GATE
The beauty in The Lost Thing is that it settles into one’s soul in a casual and poetic way. What starts as a sort of amusing but sad story finds its way deeper into your heart. You begin to wonder, to ask questions. Soon you find yourself wanting to stand up and defend all the lost things in the world—including that lost part of yourself.
Are you somehow guilty too, you wonder? Quite unexpectedly, you begin to really feel the world Shaun Tan creates. It is a wonderful experience in mindf
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: 2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary
Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Wife's Story" Student Workbook Short Story Mini-Unit
Looking to freshen up your short story playlist? Student favorite, The Wife's Story is super fun story to do with all different levels of students. My student workbook mini units are an engaging way to teach short stories and leave students with a lasting impression. Included is everything you need to teach this short story, including:*Author Bio Page*Pre-reading Discussion Questions*Vocabulary with quiz*Vocab Activity*Short Story with Note Space*Reading Comprehension Questions*Creative Writing
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Fun & Creative Summer School ELA Bundle for Middle & High NO PREP!
Macbeth - Shakespeare in 30 (abridged Shakespeare)
This version of Macbeth is part of my Shakespeare in 30 collection. Each abridged Shakespeare play in this series has been adapted for teens to tackle in a half an hour. This abridged Macbeth is perfect for ELA, ESL, and Shakespeare camps. This abridged Shakespeare play has been used with:✅ Reader’s Theatre (1-2 class periods)✅ Staged Readings (1 week)✅ Full production (3-4 weeks) The Shakespeare in 30 collection is perfect for students in grades 6-12 studying William Shakespeare. This version o
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Abridged Shakespeare - 8 Play Bundle - Shakespeare in 30 minutes
The Tempest - Shakespeare in 30 (abridged Shakespeare)
This version of The Tempest is part of my Shakespeare in 30 collection. Each abridged Shakespeare play in this series has been adapted for teens to tackle in a half an hour. This abridged The Tempest is perfect for ELA, ESL, and Shakespeare camps. This abridged Shakespeare play has been used with:✅ Reader’s Theatre (1-2 class periods)✅ Staged Readings (1 week)✅ Full production (3-4 weeks) The Shakespeare in 30 collection is perfect for students in grades 6-12 studying William Shakespeare. The Te
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Abridged Shakespeare - 8 Play Bundle - Shakespeare in 30 minutes
Twelfth Night - Shakespeare in 30 (abridged Shakespeare) - Poor Malvolio
This version of Twelfth Night is part of my Shakespeare in 30 collection. Each abridged Shakespeare play in this series has been adapted for teens to tackle in a half an hour. This abridged Twelfth Night is perfect for ELA, ESL, and Shakespeare camps. This abridged Shakespeare play has been used with:✅ Reader’s Theatre (1-2 class periods)✅ Staged Readings (1 week)✅ Full production (3-4 weeks) The Shakespeare in 30 collection is perfect for students in grades 6-12 studying William Shakespeare. **
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Abridged Shakespeare - 8 Play Bundle - Shakespeare in 30 minutes
Othello - Shakespeare in 30 (abridged Shakespeare)
This version of Othello is part of my Shakespeare in 30 collection. Each abridged Shakespeare play in this series has been adapted for teens to tackle in a half an hour. This abridged Othello is perfect for ELA, ESL, and Shakespeare camps. This abridged Shakespeare play has been used with:✅ Reader’s Theatre (1-2 class periods)✅ Staged Readings (1 week)✅ Full production (3-4 weeks) The Shakespeare in 30 collection is perfect for students in grades 6-12 studying William Shakespeare. Othello has be
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9th - 12th
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A Separate Peace Mini Novel Study BUNDLE | A Separate Peace Activities Unit
This mini novel study includes everything you need to engage students in high-level thinking about A Separate Peace with very, very low prep. You'll get study questions for each chapter, quizzes over each chapter, discussion questions for groups/class/individuals, and even journal prompts for student reflection. Students will engage with the novel in every important way: thinking, feeling, reading, speaking, and writing.✅ In this mini novel study over A Separate Peace by John Knowles, you'll get
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9th - 12th
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Annotating Sonnets: COMPLETE Common Core Standards Unit for Middle & High School
Annotating Sonnets is a Common Core Standards Unit for all students grades 6-12, created to address close reading, annotating and then, WRITING ABOUT what one has found! This activity has long been practiced at the college level because it encourages nuanced and flexible thought, critical thinking and a holistic approach to tackling difficult text and hopefully all kinds of real-life issues once students move on after graduation. In preparation of this college practice, close reading and the pr
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6th - 12th
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The Comedy of Errors - Shakespeare in 30 (abridged Shakespeare)
This version of The Comedy of Errors is part of my Shakespeare in 30 collection. Each abridged Shakespeare play in this series has been adapted for teens to tackle in a half an hour. This abridged The Comedy of Errors is perfect for ELA, ESL, and Shakespeare camps. This abridged Shakespeare play has been used with:✅ Reader’s Theatre (1-2 class periods)✅ Staged Readings (1 week)✅ Full production (3-4 weeks) The Shakespeare in 30 collection is perfect for students in grades 6-12 studying William S
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Abridged Shakespeare - 8 Play Bundle - Shakespeare in 30 minutes
The Yellow Wallpaper: Close Reading with Text Dependent Questions
This common core aligned unit is an introduction to the essential question: Why do we marginalize people? It is a reading and writing unit that asks students to do close reading by reading and responding to text dependent questions.
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This unit includes:
Teacher lessons
Text Dependent Questions
Student questions pages
Culminating writing task
Extended Activity tasks
Answer keys
2-3 week duration
18 pages
*Free Download of text:
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10th - 12th
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English Language Arts Concept Capsules = Set 2: Conflict
Story conflict terms in a way every student can understand! Academic vocabulary made easy, effective, and fun!One teacher writes: Thanks for continuing to make the Concept Capsules!! I love them because I can create an awesome, easily accessible resource for students and parents in the Material section of Google Classroom, and I can include them individually, as needed, in a Google Slides presentation or an instructional video as we go along. This set includes: ★ 9 Concept Capsules in color and
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6th - 9th
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Epic of Gilgamesh Essay Topics, Discussion Questions, & Student Study Guide
Epic of Gilgamesh unit & student study guide created for senior honors students, but can be adapted to other levels. Unit includes chapter questions that promote critical thinking and are also excellent Socratic discussion questions. A timed writing prompt, writing process essay intructions & criteria, & rubrics are also included.
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Epic of Gilgamesh Unit/Student Study Guide by kebu@TPT is licensed under a Creative Commo
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11th - 12th
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That Was Then, This Is Now Thinking and Writing Prompts
That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
That Was Then, This Is Now Thinking and Writing Prompts
This 17-page resource for teaching S.E. Hinton's compelling companion story to The Outsiders is a series of thinking and writing prompts based on the HIGHER-LEVEL THINKING SKILLS of Bloom's Taxonomy.
The first thirteen pages cover the novel chapter-by-chapter and offer a variety of pick-and-choose options. The remaining four pages are filled with whole-book activities.
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7th - 11th
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Christmas Stocking Coloring AP Lang & Honors English No Prep
Get ready to bring the holiday spirit into your classroom with this supercharged activity designed for 7th-12th graders studying AP Language and Composition or Honors English! This activity is all about character analysis, and it will have your students diving deep into the world of literature while also embracing the joy of Christmas. The heart of this activity lies within the customizable Google slides, which provide step-by-step directions for your students. With these slides, you can either
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Christmas Literary & Rhetorical Analysis, No Prep, Google, Holidays
LITERATURE CIRCLES Student Response Sheets
Literature circles run more smoothly with these seven response sheets, each naming and describing a different role in the circle.
Room for responses is on each page as well as suggestions for many of the jobs.
Each role/job is aligned with CCSS, as noted on the teacher directions I include: skills covered are Reading Lit. 1 thru 7; Speaking & Listening 1a,b,c,d
Teacher Logs are here too - one for tracking student progress, the other for keeping track of group members. Students stay on
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6th - 12th
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Script - 45 Minute Version!
This is Shakespeare's famous play A Midsummer Night's Dream condensed down to 45 minutes. Puck acts as both the mischievous fairy and the narrator leading the audience from scene to scene. Perfect for school plays for younger actors and short performance events.
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5th - 9th
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Hamlet: An Abridged Shakespeare Script with a Study
Shakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet has been shortened to 7 pages, keeping the core plot and theme in original language. This more manageable size is great for introductions to Shakespeare works and slightly younger audiences.
I worked with my 5th grade gifted class to perform this script and they greatly enjoyed it, though it required more guidance. This would be a great resource for middle school or struggling high school students.
I have also included:
An overview
Descriptive character list
Plo
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Shakespeare Abridged Script and Study Bundle
36 Undated Sentence Starters for Literature & Current Events
Hello Fellow Teacher, This activity can be done as a bell ringer activity once a week or as needed. The colorful PDF includes the beginning of 36 sentences. Students will complete them in their own words. These sentence starters are related to a literary quote, a theme from a novel, or a current event. This activity encourages students to think critically and express their ideas succinctly. They can answer the questions in a journal, with a partner, and/or in small groups.Since the questions are
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
The Metamorphosis Exam
Here's a fully editable and in-depth 50-question test with essay prompt on Franz Kafka's surrealistic classic "The Metamorphosis" and art styles connected to his era. The multiple choice questions focus primarily on symbolism, irony, surrealism, archetype and themes. A solid wrap-up to a most profound novella.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Halloween: Line of Reasoning and Rhetorical Analysis with "What's He Building"
If you love Spooky Season, and you love to engage your students with spooky texts, then this rhetorical analysis of the eerie song “What’s He Building” by Tom Waits will be perfect as Halloween approaches.The “hook” activity for this lesson is hands down one of my students’ favorites each year! They love building their argument about the mysterious man and defending their line of reasoning. For your very creative kids, they will love an opportunity to showcase their out-of-the-box thinking! If
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Halloween Bundle: Literary Analysis and Creative Writing AP & Honors
AP Lit Group Seminar Novel Project Unit
This is an AP Lit level group seminar novel project teaching unit. The purpose of this unit is to allow students to learn independently from the teacher either over summer break, fall break, winter break, or spring break. The district I teach in is year-round, meaning every 9-10 weeks we have at least a two week break. Since the AP Lit exam is in May, I needed my students to continue learning during those breaks without me. Included in this unit:A list of seven novels (Wuthering Heights, Gre
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11th - 12th
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Most Used AP English Literary Terms PowerPoint Presentation
This 103-slide PPT presentation covers more than 130 of the most-often-used literary terms found on the Advanced Placement / AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature and Composition exams.The presentation is also useful for 8-12 grade non- AP / Advanced Placement courses including honors, gifted and talented, and on-level.Terms range from allegory and alliteration to understatement and verse.Each slide provides the term, definition, examples, and an image to help students re
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8th - 12th
TPCASTT Halloween Literary Analysis of "The Addams' Family" Theme Song
Product DescriptionIf you love Spooky Season, and you love to engage your students with spooky texts, then this Literary Analysis of “The Addams’ Family” theme song will be perfect as Halloween approaches. To spark their interests, I have included four different activities that will engage your students in meaningful, fun work. The heart of the lesson is on Google slides with customizable slides so that you can either just download and hit play, or you can make it your own. These slides include
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Halloween Bundle: Literary Analysis and Creative Writing AP & Honors
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