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High school literature resources for GATE under $5
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Food Truck Festival - Engaging Independent Reading Project - PBL - STEM
Elevate the joy of independent reading in your classroom with a twist that's sure to ignite enthusiasm – host your very own Food Truck Festival! Building upon the success of my beloved Literary Feast project, I've taken it up a notch to bring you an EXTRAORDINARY Food Truck Festival project that combines literary exploration with the excitement of culinary creativity. This is not just an activity; it's an immersive experience designed to captivate your students' imaginations and showcase their i
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6th - 9th
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Symbolism Flipbook and PowerPoint - Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Are you looking for a fun way to practice analyzing symbolism in “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe? This symbolism flipbook moves from identifying concrete attributes of a symbol to getting into the nitty-gritty analysis. Your “Masque of the Red Death” symbolism project includes:A step-by-step PowerPoint showing how to construct the Flipbook (You can edit the requirements for each flap)A full Teacher's Guide for each flap of the Flipbook for Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe,
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7th - 10th
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The Outsiders Character Analysis Presentation: A Culminating Group Project
Outsiders Project | Outsiders Presentation | Outsiders Group Project | Outsiders Character Analysis
Character analysis is an excellent skill for students to develop while reading The Outsiders. Not only are there a plethora of characters in the book, but there are multiple examples of different types of characters too (i.e. round, flat, dynamic, static). As we read through the book, we take a careful look at the characters through a variety of activities. These smaller activities help build to
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7th - 9th
Depth and Complexity Literature Discussion Prompts
Are you tired of flimsy book talks and group discussions? Bring focus, energy, and insight to your students' literature discussions with these prompts. Use them with any fiction text to facilitate thinking about characters, plot, theme, writing style, and real-world connections.What's IncludedYou’ll find a separate page for each element of the Depth & Complexity framework, filled with questions that students can address in discussion and/or writing. Print these out on colored paper or card s
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8th - 12th
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Twas the Night Before Christmas Common Core Study Guide for Middle School
Introduce the classic holiday poem to your students with rigor and creative thinking! This product includes the text of the poem, a vocabulary activity, questions about form/style, and an SBAC style SCR. The SCR also includes a template for students to follow in order to write a solid paragraph response. Finally, there is an art project assignment, with rubric, to support the focus on imagery in the assignment.
It is based on 7th grade standards, but due to the cyclical nature of the Common Co
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Christmas and Winter Holiday Mega Middle School Bundle-Save 50%
ELA Analysis Using Art - Task Cards - Theme - Citing Evidence - Setting - POV
Unleash the power of cross-curricular engagement with this captivating art and ELA Task Card standard-based lesson! Immerse your students in an extraordinary educational experience that seamlessly weaves together the worlds of art and language arts. These meticulously crafted task cards are not just instructional tools; they are an expression of my passion for art and ELA, designed to elevate your classroom experience.Fueling creativity and critical thinking, students delve into the intricacies
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Art Bundle - Growing Bundle!
Make it Rigorous: Honors Romeo & Juliet Unit Test
Don't lower the bar--raise it! This editable Romeo & Juliet unit test will reveal the depth of your honors students' understanding of Shakespeare's great drama. This assessment is 75 higher-level multiple choice questions including reading passages, character analysis, and vocabulary in context. Use the free propaganda handout to accompany your instruction as you journey through the pages of the novel. The test includes optional short answer questions too.
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9th - 12th
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Theme Posters for Literature (25 Themes)
This set of posters includes 25 different themes. Each poster includes the theme with a more detailed message. The posters are included in regular 8.5 by 11 as well as a smaller size of 2 posters per page. Use this as reference as you discuss theme in your class.
The following themes are included:
Acceptance
Courage
Perseverance
Cooperation
Compassion
Honesty
Kindness
Loyalty
Believe in Yourself
Be Happy with What you have
Friendship
Family
Curiosity
Creativity
Growing Up
Love
Identity
Integr
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3rd - 12th
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AP Lit and Comp Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness is a novel I taught to prepare my students for the AP Lit exam. The main element I focused on besides figurative language was setting. This is made up of very specific AP level types of questions. They are very comprehensive and in-depth. There are many questions dealing with specific types of figurative language. I included the answers directly underneath the question so they can easily be edited out by the teacher to make copies or upload electronically for students. I
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Vocabulary Concept Capsules Set 1: Literary Elements English Language Arts
Supercharge your vocabulary instruction. Engage learners. See incredible results right away. Here’s how. You’ve got vocabulary instruction books on the shelves. You may have attended professional development about how to teach vocabulary. You know that a solid understanding of academic vocabulary is mission critical for student achievement. Yet somehow, it’s still a struggle.• Students still confuse or misunderstand important concepts. • They solve math problems incorrectly, not because t
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6th - 9th
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury: Socratic Seminar 7th - 10th Grade- Ready to Go!
Engage your 7th through 10th grade students in an enthralling Socratic seminar focused on Ray Bradbury's gripping short story, "The Veldt." This comprehensive lesson is crafted to stimulate critical thinking, encourage the analysis of various perspectives, and unveil the layers of suspense woven into the narrative. Ready to print and go!Lesson Highlights:Text-Dependent Questions: Delve deep into the narrative with thought-provoking questions that ignite discussions around character motivations,
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7th - 10th
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Call of the Wild Thinking and Writing Prompts
Call of the Wild, The by Jack London
Call of the Wild Thinking and Writing Prompts is a 7-page pack of ready-to-use thinking and writing prompts that cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter and whole book activities.
These ideas and activities require students to engage the higher level thinking skills from Bloom's Taxonomy. Students use their factual knowledge of the novel as a foundation for interpreting, applying, supposing, creating, and exploring their own imaginations.
Download the
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6th - 10th
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Scavenger Hunt Escape Room an Introduction to Gothic Horror Literature! 7th-10th
Immerse your middle and high school ELA students in the chilling world of Gothic horror literature with this captivating Scavenger Hunt Escape Room lesson! Step into the eerie atmosphere of Whispering Oaks Mansion, where students will embark on a thrilling journey through the corridors of classic tales, from Edgar Allan Poe to Mary Shelley.In this dynamic lesson, students will engage with 10 short reading passages tailored for 7th to 10th graders, exploring the defining elements of Gothic horror
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Literary Study - Bundled Resources
The Giver Precision of Language Taboo Mystery Word Game
The Giver Taboo Game - Explore Precision Language in Jonas's Community!Step into the meticulously controlled world of Lois Lowry's The Giver with this engaging and thought-provoking Taboo game! This unique and educational activity is designed to give students an interactive way to understand the precision of language that characterizes the inhabitants of Jonas's community.What's Inside:- 30 carefully curated cards featuring words and phrases representing items that are conspicuously absent in th
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7th - 9th
AP Lit and Comp Tone Assignments
This is a complete unit I teach near the beginning of the semester with my AP Lit and Comp class. I think it is very important for students to be able to recognize tone before they move on to more difficult literary devices.This unit includes:Assignment 1: Group assignment on creating tone Assignment 2: Complementary tones (students will look at passages and poems to identify complementary tones)Answer key for assignment 2Assignment 3: Shifting/Contrasting tones (students will look at passages
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11th - 12th
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Mind the Gap Reading Classic Literature Bulletin Board Kit + Editable PowerPoint
Easily print elements from this classic literature reading bulletin board kit with the theme “Mind the Gap.” This phrase that originated with the London Underground to alert passengers to the gap between the train cars and the sidewalk is a clever and fun way to help students close the gap while reading. Choose your own favorite classic literature book covers to hang on the bulletin board by pasting them into the editable PowerPoint file. This resource is great for middle and high school teacher
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10th - 12th
Monthly Book Reports and Book Talks
Here is everything you will need to implement monthly book talks into your classroom. There is a parent letter, example, content check list/rubric, 2 graphic organizers (fiction and non-fiction book talks), pacing guide, book talk enhancement suggestion page, and a year long plan. This is 6 years of trail and error fine tuning and has been a wonderful addition to my classroom. The kids and parents love it and because it follows the same format (just the books and genres change), and you won't be
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3rd - 10th
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AP Lit and Comp Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare
This is a complete unit on Much Ado about Nothing for the AP Lit and Comp class.I start the unit by introducing the literary terms we will be focusing on during the unit. There are instructions on how students will complete an annotated glossary for the literary terms and they will then be assessed on the literary terms after completing the unit. I have provided an example of the what the literary terms test format is (feel free to edit the terms to fit the class needs). I have also provided m
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11th - 12th
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"War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast- Lesson Plan
October 30th is the day that Mercury Theater played the infamous "War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast and included you will find a link to the broadcast, background information, discussion questions, and a homework assignment. This lesson excites me as students have to put themselves into the 1930's to envision a world where families gather around the radio for entertainment. They compare life today with countless media sources at their disposal to this time period. In addition, they are asked
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7th - 10th
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Choice Board
This menu board/ choice board is a great resource to use in conjunction with Mark Twain's novel, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”.
Included are nine challenges in one menu that allow students to have choice in their work. I have used these with my students and they love completing these challenges.
This resource is a great tool to use in a book club setting, literature circles, independent novel study, or as a whole group reading instruction extension.
There are many ways that you can adapt
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4th - 12th
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AP Lit and Comp Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
I taught Frankenstein to my AP Lit students. These are comprehensive questions for each section of the novel. I have included the answers to each question below it. This should make it easy for the teacher to edit the answers out for student copies or uploads. I mainly focused on Point of View while teaching Frankenstein.I purchased testing materials from Applied Practice and used the multiple choice and prose essay prompts to assess my students at an AP Level. I think Applied Practice is a
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10th - 12th
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Engaging Socratic Seminar for W. W. Jacob's The Monkey's Paw - Fishbowl Lesson
Engage your 7th through 10th grade students in an enthralling Socratic seminar focused on W. W. Jacob's gripping short story, "The Veldt." This comprehensive lesson is crafted to stimulate critical thinking, encourage the analysis of various perspectives, and unveil the layers of suspense woven into the narrative. Ready to print and go!Lesson Highlights:Text-Dependent Questions: Delve deep into the narrative with thought-provoking questions that ignite discussions around character motivations, f
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7th - 10th
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Engaging Socratic Seminar Lesson: Exploring "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
Engage your middle school students in a captivating Socratic seminar centered around Roald Dahl's chilling short story, "The Landlady." This comprehensive lesson is designed to foster critical thinking, analyze multiple perspectives, and unravel the layers of suspense within the narrative. Ready to print and go! Lesson Highlights: Text-Dependent Questions: Dive deep into the story with thought-provoking questions that stimulate discussion around character motivations, foreshadowing, and more. En
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7th - 10th
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