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Common Core CCRA.R.4 lectures
Note-Taking Lesson/Templates/Graphic Organizers, High School Study Skills Lesson
Wondering where to start when it comes to teaching note-taking skills, especially "focused note-taking"? Here's everything you need to teach your students how to take notes -- all in one comprehensive, no-prep Google Slides lesson!You can also use these slides to provide professional development in-servicing to introduce your colleagues to focused note-taking!⭐️ These slides are perfect for improving your students' study skills, active/critical reading skills, and reading comprehension! Through
Grades:
8th - 12th
Patrick Henry's "Speech in the Virginia Convention" Teaching Pack
This complete teaching pack for Patrick Henry's exemplar speech "Speech in the Virginia Convention" guides an in-depth study of Henry's speech. With the overarching purpose of analyzing persuasive appeals and examining argumentative writing, this creative and modern pack allows you to cover many standards interestingly and effectively. There are so many options with this low-prep pack that you can pick and choose or work your way through them all. Student Experience: Students will first meet
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Olaudah Equiano's "The Interesting Life" Memoir Unit
This teaching pack guides an in-depth study of an excerpt from Equiano's memoir The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano detailing his journey on the Middle Passage. There are so many options with this low prep pack that you can pick and choose or work your way through them all. Student Experience: Students are guided through the background, key events of the period, vocabulary words, an opportunity for summarizing, guided discussion for breaking down the memoir, interactive analysis of the memo
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Tangerine by Edward Bloor - Reading Comprehension Questions & PowerPoint BUNDLE
The Reading Comprehension Questions are a 22-page editable Word document containing 123 questions (multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short essay questions) for Tangerine by Edward Bloor organized by chapter. They can be used as a study guide, homework questions, quizzes, or tests. The chapter title is listed before each section to make targeting sections that need review very easy. This method of organization also makes it easy for you as a teacher to pull just the questions that you need.
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5th - 8th
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Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" Short Story Unit Guide, Lesson Plan
This lesson makes an excellent lesson for an American Literature course as it exemplifies the realism period of literature. The themes that emerge throughout the progression of the texts – patriotism, fear, honesty, and family – are perfect for framing the mini unit and having the students dig deeply into the anchor text: Hemingway's "Solider's Home." Additionally, the unit provide opportunity for covering such skills at characterization, symbolism, theme across texts, cause and effect, and mor
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Tangerine by Edward Bloor - Close Reading PowerPoint
This 130-slide PowerPoint is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, understanding the major themes and symbolism in the novel, and identifying figurative language. The PowerPoint is organized by chapter to mak
Grades:
6th - 8th
Poetry Pick: "The Rose that Grew from Concrete" Lesson & Worksheet
This fun poetry lesson will get students thinking about important concepts while also strengthening their poetry comprehension skills. Tupac Shakur's iconic poem explores powerful themes such as growth, perseverance, oppression, identity, racism, and artistic expression. In this lesson, students will analyze these themes alongside his use of figurative language to gain a better understanding of both the mechanics and craft of poetry. This poem is great for students of all ages because it is shor
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld: Reading Comprehension Questions & PowerPoint BUNDLE
This is a discounted bundle for two products:Close Reading PowerPoint:This 151-slide PowerPoint is aligned with Common Core Standards and is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, recognizing foreshadowing, u
Grades:
6th - 8th
Beowulf Background Notes and Stations / Google Slides and Google Docs
Building context is an important part of getting students ready for reading Beowulf. In particular, Beowulf comes with its own special set of vocabulary (kenning, thane, epic poem, archetype, scope, etc.). To help build background knowledge for students, I use these resources. This lesson plan is designed to take two 50-minute class periods, but there is a lot of flexibility. The resources are Google Slides and Google Docs, so they are editable and ready for you to customize! (This means that TP
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: Beowulf Bundle with 3 Leveled Text Options + Side-by-Side Questions
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - Close Reading PowerPoint
This 149-slide PowerPoint is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Uglies. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, recognizing foreshadowing, understanding the major themes and symbolism in the novel, and identifying figurative language. The PowerPoint is organized by chapte
Grades:
6th - 8th
Credible or "Fake News"? Cultivating News Literacy in a "Post-Truth" Era
These lessons cover the basics of discerning between credible and false journalism (and the gradient between the two), using contemporary (but non-controversial) examples. There is also a slideshow (in PDF format) with links to examples of terms, as well as examples of credible journalism.
Arguably the most tangibly helpful aspect of this three-day unit is the "News Analysis Checklist" which students can apply to any form of journalism to asses its credibility. The checklist is available in PDF
Grades:
9th - 12th
Wit and Wisdom: Grade 2 Focus Wall Posters for ALL MODULES
Why just buy one of the focusing wall posters when you could get all of them and be ready to go for the ENTIRE YEAR?Description for each file:Elevate your teaching experience with this Focus Wall Poster -- a digitally downloadable resource designed to enhance classroom engagement and facilitate effective learning. This comprehensive set includes a main poster and interactive pieces that seamlessly integrate into your teaching, providing a dynamic and interactive learning environment for you and
Pathos, Ethos & Logos: Mastering Rhetorical Analysis to Create Advertisements
Almost everywhere we look, there are everyday people, businesses, and politicians who are attempting to manipulate others with various arguments and advertisements. The only way to truly defend oneself from these persuasive attempts is to understand the use of emotional, character, and logical appeals (AKA Pathos, Ethos and Logos) at a deep level.
In this unit, your students will study the art of using emotional, character, and logical appeals to persuade others, culminating in a final cumulati
Grades:
9th - 12th
Literary Elements Guided Notes
Thanks for your interest in the Literary Elements Guided Notes resource! This resource is perfect for English/Language Arts classes and for special education students who need to learn story elements or literary elements. This resource includes multi-page guided notes documents that focus on specific literary concepts. Guided notes can also be known as skeleton notes or scaffolded notes. Each concept has a note page that comes in an editable electronic version (so students can take notes with t
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6th - 8th
Teach Literary Terms with Book Clubs! Independent Novel Study for Middle School
You will love teaching literary terms to students who get to read ANY novel of their choice while using this novel study. This is an engaging 11-day unit with all lessons and handouts ready to go! Students will learn 24 literary terms while actively reading their own, independently chosen novels over the course of 11 days. Students will summarize, analyze, make connections, and also build on their comprehension skills. We cannot express how wonderful teaching literary terms through Independent N
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5th - 8th
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Figurative Language and Literal Language PPT with Embedded Video Clip Examples
This engaging PowerPoint will have your students understanding and identifying the main types of figurative language! SimileMetaphorHyperboleIdiomPersonificationAllusionAlliterationOnomatopoeiaEach slide of the above-mentioned concepts includes a definition, written examples with explanations and visual video examples from popular movies. Use this before a unit on creative writing, a novel study or as a way to activate background knowledge!NOTE: If the videos appear black on your screen, click F
Grades:
5th - 12th
Context Clues PPT with Guided Notes
This is a 14-slide PowerPoint on using context clues while reading; it covers five different types of context clues with concrete examples for discussion. At the end of the presentation is a fun practice activity to review! The PowerPoint is accompanied by a two-page handout for guided notes to ensure that students get the information without being overwhelmed by everything on the board. This lesson will fit within one class period.
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6th - 9th
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Evaluating Credible Sources: Research Writing
The foundation of research writing is finding credible sources. When students begin researching online, however, this can quickly turn into a slipper slope. Not all .com sources are bad, so how do we help students learn how to weed through the process? This source goes beyond the basics of having students look at the end of a URL while researching online. Instead, this resource has students focusing on four key components when evaluating a digital source: relevance, accuracy, bias/perspective, a
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Fundamentals: Note-taking and Evaluating Sources
The Funeral Blues
The Funeral Blues. This is a great addition to any poetry unit! This Google Slides presentation contained a detailed lesson on theme, tone, imagery, and a history on WH Auden. It also contains a breakdown of each stanza and its parts. This is a multi period lesson that contains questions for the students to respond to in the speakers notes, adding support to the lesson and activity.
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9th - 12th
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Reading Comprehension Strategies-Critical Thinking/Critical Reading Study Skills
Unlock the secret to guiding your students from passive readers to using the reading process to be active readers, fostering critical thinking and analysis skills.Get this NO-PREP interactive Google Slides presentation designed to empower your students with the tools they need to master the art of active reading. With this resource, you'll teach your students not only how to navigate the reading process, but also how to use advanced reading strategies that encourage higher-level thinking!⭐️ Incl
Grades:
8th - 12th
Intro Psychoanalytic Literary Theory with Slides, Teacher Notes, Suggested Texts
Comprehensive but student-accessible lesson to introduce Psychoanalytic Theory. Includes editable slideshow with key definitions, concepts, & theorists, fully prepared Teacher Notes for each slide to keep you on track with guided analysis, as well as a list of suggested texts. Additional aspects include sample response checklist for core text evaluation, two versions of a classroom poster about the key elements of the theory, as well as links for suggested extension activities/learning resou
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Hedda Gabler / By Henrik Ibsen / A Study Guide of Realism and Ibsen's Theater
This presentation is an introduction to the literature of Henrik Ibsen and the realism in his plays and how it was integrated in the play Hedda Gabler and its influence on the literary scene in British and European Literatures.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Unit Slides/Activities/Essay
This unit includes slides and assignments across the entire book as well as some links to additional resources including Douglass's speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Slides introduce the work, Douglass, include discussion questions for every chapter, and several additional assignments providing additional context, thought-provoking questions, and two writing assignments--culminating in a paper where students answer what the Fourth of July means to them. Answers included in slide
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Frederick Douglass Slides/Assessments Bundle
Advertising Analysis Powerpoint
Use this 24 slide powerpoint to equip students with the media literacy skills to analyse print and digital advertising. Specifically targeted to engage older students, this powerpoint focuses on global and Australian products such as drinks, cars, services and beauty products. It also includes a PDF handout for note-taking. This powerpoint includes:Learning outcomes, terms, summary page and presenter notesDefinition and examples of media literacy terms Rene Magritte's "This is not a pipe" theory
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Advertising Analysis Bundle
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