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Free high school literature resources for staff and administrators
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Emergency Book Rationale
The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is one of top 10 books challenged or banned in the past decade and in 2022. This two page rationale provides all relevant information need to provide a rationale for including The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in the curriculum or in the school library should the book be challenged or banned in your school or local library, including:Date published, genre, and age recommendationSpecific reasons this book is typically cha
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7th - 12th
Common Core State Standards 9-10 "Unwrapped"
Have you read the Common Core State Standards over and over and still unsure exactly what skills you should be teaching? This document takes 9th-10th grade Common Core Standards for Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text and Writing and pulls out all of the skills, academic vocabulary, and offers some essential questions.
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9th - 10th, Staff
Lee & Low Books: Book of the Month Calendar
Back to school is approaching! Do you have a difficult time deciding which books to highlight every month? We have created a resource to keep students engaged with outstanding diverse literature throughout the year. Lee & Low Books is committed to publishing culturally authentic and people-centered stories to be read all year long. We hope you read diverse books with young people everyday. We recognize there are additional special opportunities throughout the year to highlight diverse stor
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PreK - 12th
Open House Parent Questionnaire
This particular questionnaire is geared towards the parent communicating to the teacher without fear of the child seeing the responses. This has been one of the most powerful resources I have created to immediately start building the positive parent-teacher relationship from the first time I meet the parents. This form allows transparency so that the parent can share character information, previous struggles, etc. with the teacher. I always get overwhelmingly positive feedback about the portio
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Lee & Low Books: Asian American and Pacific Islander Reading List
High-quality Asian American and Pacific Islander Books help build and affirm a child’s identity and culture. Lee & Low Books is proud to be a 100% Asian American-owned company, and we commit to publishing books by AAPI creators that illuminate America’s history of Asian American discrimination alongside books that celebrate AAPI contributions.
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PreK - 12th
The Kite Runner-Table of Contents
This is an entire unit on Khaled Hossieni's novel, "The Kite Runner." There are worksheets, handouts, graphic organizers, and tests, and other assessments with syllabus'. This unit expands over a 6-8 week period. I love this novel and have inlcuded a YouTube video where I teach about the novel that you can use in your classroom. I have attached the table of contents for free. This way you can pick and choose which lessons you are in need of, all lesson plans have Common Core Standards. Also, the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Human Plot Chart, Tips, Strategies, and Benefits, Video for Teachers
Are you looking for a quick way to appeal to your kinesthetic learners? How about a flexible method to get students discussing, collaborating, and reviewing plot in an engaging way? In this quick video tutorial, I'll share several tips for implementing and conducting an interactive plot review activity.Want to implement a human plot char review right away? Give it a try with one of these fiction guides!The CrucibleThe Great GatsbyThe PedestrianTriflesAll Summer In a DaySee more tips in video for
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8th - 12th, Staff
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How To: Teaching Allusions, Video for Teachers
Teaching allusions can be tricky especially when they deal with controversial subject matter. In this quick video tutorial, I'll share several tips for teaching allusions.
Get my allusions complete teaching pack here!
Allusions Complete Teaching Pack
See more tips in video format right here on TPT of me sharing ideas from my classroom to yours. The goal?...having your own classroom success story!
10-Minute Grammar
Red Light Green Light, A Method for Analyzing Model Papers
Classroom Discussi
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8th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Skills Teaching Units, BUNDLE of Lessons
Distance Learning: Set up Google Classroom
This is a free step-by-step tool for how to set up your Google Classroom for Distance Learning! Links to short videos are provided to help walk you through. Get your first assignment posted and invite your students. Links to ELA assignments to use in Google Classroom attached. We can do this! Take care and be well. Looking for AP Literature Resources? Check these out:AP Literature Units BundleAP Literature Book ClubLiterary Merit Book Notes Bookmark PamphletAP Literature Poetry ReviewLit
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Teaching Novels with Difficult Content, Video for Teachers
Teaching novels with difficult content can be hard to navigate. In this quick video tutorial, I'll share several tips for how to approach and conduct novel studies where there may be words, situations, or ideas that get sticky.
Get started on these text studies right away!
Soldier's Home
The Pedestrian
Trifles
Macbeth
Crucible
Beowulf
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Rose for Emily
To Build a Fire
Speak
Fahrenheit 451
Lord of the Flies
See more tips in video format right here on TPT of me shar
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7th - 12th, Staff
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Guided Novel Instruction - GNI - Improving Literacy Outcomes
This white paper is fairly lengthy, but it is intended for ELA/RLA educators that desire heightened reading outcomes with any socioeconomic population. I have used this technique and methodology for a quarter century with dramatic outcomes in low, middle and high income elementary settings; however, I have seen it used in middle school with high efficacy. It is a free download, and the methodology 'stops the bleeding' in literacy outcomes that we have seen in this country for the last 50 plus
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2nd - 9th
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Introducing Novels with Author Background, Video for Teachers
In this quick video tutorial, I'll share several tips and my rationale for when it's appropriate and when it's not appropriate to use author background as a novel introduction.
Get started on these text studies right away!
The Crucible
The Great Gatsby
The Pedestrian
Trifles
Walden
Frankenstein
See more tips in video format right here on TPT of me sharing ideas from my classroom to yours. The goal?...having your own classroom success story!
10-Minute Grammar
Red Light Green Light, A Method for
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8th - 12th, Staff
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Note Paper - "My Thoughts"
Take some notes and write down your thoughts with this custom, lined, note paper!Size: 8.5 x 11, One-sided.Designed by Kaitlin Chapman
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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