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Common Core W.11-12.2d lessons
High School English Bell Ringers Vol. 1, Vocabulary, Grammar & Literary Terms
Use this bundle of my popular bell ringers/warm-ups/mini-lessons to teach the Common Core-aligned grammar, literary term, and vocabulary skills your high school students need. This package of materials includes everything you’ll need to keep your students actively engaged at the start of each period. Here’s how it works:With M.U.G. Shot Mondays, students master Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar by working together to proofread real-world writing examples. These 38 weekly grammar editing sessions add
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9th - 12th
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The Ultimate Literary Analysis Essay Guide: 20 Mini-lessons for Success
In this bundle, I have compiled 20 mini-lessons that take students through the entire writing process, step-by-step, from reading samples, to brainstorming, to drafting, to editing and revising, and to reflecting. This book bundle of lesson reflects lessons that I've developed throughout my teaching career. I have worked hard to construct a bundle that is practical and easy to follow for both teachers and students. In fact, these lessons are built so that they are reproducible for teachers.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Activity: Primary Source Analysis and Questions
The Declaration of Independence can be a daunting document for teachers to explain to students, but this primary source lesson will help students understand the major themes and concepts within the document itself. Though Thomas Jefferson's Declaration was written in the 18th century, this worksheet has proven to be a fantastic, big-picture way for today's students to study such an important writing without becoming overwhelmed. The Declaration is really just a big "break-up letter" from the co
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7th - 12th
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High School English Bell-Ringers Vol. 2 – Vocabulary, Grammar & Brain Teasers
Use this bundle of my popular bell ringers/warm-ups/mini-lessons to teach the Common Core-aligned grammar, vocabulary, and critical thinking/problem-solving skills your high school students need. This bundle of materials (Vol. #2) includes everything you’ll need to keep your students actively engaged at the start of each period. (All of this content is completely new and separate from the content offered in the Volume 1 Bell-Ringers Bundle – no repeats!)Here’s how it works:With M.U.G. Shot Monda
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9th - 12th
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Frankenstein COMPLETE UNIT | Discussion Questions, Quizzes, & Writing | EDITABLE
Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-based! This 100-page EDITABLE curriculum has everything you'll need for profoundly stimulating lessons on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein! Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The pre-reading handouts, discussion questions, daily quizzes, and analytical writing assignments will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights! This unit wa
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Glass Castle Lesson Plans & Resources Novel Study Unit - Distance Learning
350+ pages of print and digital resources! This product includes everything you will need to teach the popular, inspiring memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls including ready-to-go digital materials for Google Classroom/distance learning! Everything in this bundle has been tested out in my own classroom and deemed successful for engagement, challenge, and accuracy. It is guaranteed to save you A TON of time. This resource just had a HUGE update! If you have purchased this unit previously,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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COLLEGE ESSAY Writing Unit: Personal Narrative Advice, Examples, & Assignment
Updated for the 2024-2025 COMMON APP: This 30-page EDITABLE curriculum has everything you'll need to help your students write phenomenal college application essays. Here are some highlights from the 30-page curriculum: • How to Get Started (Handout #1): Tips for how to get started on one's college essay and overcome writer's block. (1 page)• Strategies for Crafting Vivid & Lively Prose (Handout #2): While the question of what students choose to write about will be important, the question of
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Legislative Branch Activity: Classroom Simulation on How a Bill Becomes a Law
Make civics practical and exciting for students using this Social Studies simulation that allows students to experience the Legislative Branch! Students will participate in writing bills for their school, community, or state while learning the various stages within the lawmaking process. All voices are heard as students become members of Congress, participate in committees, debate on the floor, and watch their President sign the bills that survive the entire process. Not only do students love
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6th - 12th
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The ULTIMATE Shakespeare Sonnet Bundle-- 100+ Pages and 15 Sonnets
This bundle is the ULTIMATE Shakespeare Sonnet Bundle by Bespoke ELA. With over 100 pages of resources to help your students analyze Shakespearean sonnets, this bundle is an excellent addition to any unit on Shakespeare.This bundle includes:1. Sonnet Visual Notes Page-- for students to use during introductory notes-- or students can use this page as a WebQuest guide2. Sonnet Mad Libs Activity3. Sonnet Stalking Task Cards-- to use for making observations of the style + traits of Shakespeare's
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Writing Commentary for the Literary Analysis Essay: Strategies for Success
In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to a deeper level: the "This Shows That Method" and the "LET" Method.Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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WHY STUDY HISTORY | Back to School Activity | First Day of School Discussion
Why do we study history anyway? This back to school activity is a must have for any history or social studies class! Start the first day of school (or the first lesson of any history class) with “WHY” because students always want to know why? Why am I learning about history? Why do we have to study this stuff anyway? When am I ever going to use this in life? Isn’t history about a "bunch of old dead people" and things that have already happened? **Major necessary upgrades have been made to ma
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Research-Based Writing for Teens, Use Blog Approach to Practice Research, CCSS
Tired of reading page after page of uninspired research papers? Let’s face it – our kids hate writing research essays, causing us to be exhausted when reading their half-hearted efforts. A far better approach to teach the Common Core informative/explanatory writing skills our students need is to use a blog-style treatment as students practice their research skills on high-interest topics.Begin by introducing the elements of a strong blog post and discussing the unique style of this type of writi
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8th - 11th
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Lizzie Borden: Infamous Murder Case Nonfiction Unit, Tone, Bias, Persuasion
Lizzie Borden was tried and ultimately acquitted for the MURDER of her PARENTS in the 1890s. The trial was controversial. How could a WOMAN possibly hack her parents to death and why? How could this have happened while she was HOME if she didn't do it? In this nonfiction unit, students will read articles about the case and then decide for themselves if they think Lizzie Borden is INNOCENT or GUILTY. If your students like this nonfiction unit, be sure to check out the Bespoke ELA activity on
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Things They Carried Activities Unit BUNDLE - Vietnam War Projects
This 190-page bundle of ten resources is everything you will ever need to dive in to Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. It includes 17 detailed lesson plans and accompanying assessments, writing exercises, and handouts.It is designed for students in AP English Language & Composition, dual enrollment, college freshman composition, or a Common Core-aligned American literature class. The unit addresses skills needed for AP English Literature & Composition and is tightly aligned with Com
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10th - 12th
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Growing ELA BUNDLE Fun Mystery Picture Pixel Art Puzzle Digital Review Activity
Grammar and writing skill practice has never been so fun! Practice punctuation, capitalization, and other writing/grammar concepts with these self-checking, highly motivating Google Sheets™. Use as warm-ups, exit tickets, or mini-lessons. Self-checking and highly motivating! This GROWING BUNDLE currently includes 21 English Language Arts mystery reveal pixel art activities:Sentence, Fragment, or Run-On (x 3)Frequently Confused WordsLiterary DevicesCapitalizing Proper NounsParts of SpeechPunctuat
Bell Ringers Bundle, One Semester of Vocabulary, Grammar & Literary Terms
Smoothly launch your high school English class each day with this bundle of my popular bell-ringers/warm-ups/mini-lessons to teach the Common Core-aligned skills your students need. (NOTE: This product is the first semester's worth of material included in my FULL YEAR VOL. 1 BELL RINGERS. If you've already purchased that massive budget-priced bundle, do NOT purchase this item – you already own all of the same content.)With M.U.G. Shot Mondays, students master Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar by wor
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9th - 12th
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Ode Poems for High School Creative Writing | Printable & Digital
Are you looking for a way to challenge students to use imagery while writing about something they love, in person or online? Odes provide a fun challenge in a creative writing course, as an enrichment activity, or a way to review figurative language. Their open-ended structure, but focused subject matter allow for a gradual release of responsibility for creative writing students or for excellent writers looking to challenge themselves. Students will love being able to write about something that
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Writing Activities for High School Bundle | Printable & Digital
The ULTIMATE Macbeth MEGA Bundle-- 45 UNIQUE Lessons & Activities
This unit contains 45 separate lessons and activities to supplement any Macbeth unit... and many of them are editable and useful for distance learning or in the classroom! In this bundle, you will find:Pre-Reading ActivitiesIntroduction to Shakespeare Activity Pack— IncludedShakespeare’s World Virtual Field Trip— IncludedAristotle’s Poetics & Shakespeare— IncludedMacbeth Introduction NotesMacbeth Introduction Notes Sheet— To accompany the Intro PowerPointMacbeth Scavenger Hunt Activity— Incl
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA
This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp
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Not Grade Specific
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Creative Writing Workshop: Dialogue Mini-Lesson for High School
Teach your students how to craft and punctuate strong dialogue with this mini-lesson and writing workshop! Equipped with everything you need to teach hard and soft skills around writing dialogue, this lesson is a must-have when you're teaching narrative writing!With the slideshow, students will learn why dialogue is effective in narrative writing, what makes for strong dialogue, and how to properly format and punctuate dialogue. Then, they will practice the mechanics of punctuation with a worksh
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Creative Writing Workshops & Mini Lessons Bundle
THERE THERE Complete Unit: EDITABLE Discussion Prompts, Quizzes, Writing, etc.
UPDATED in 2024: Rigorous! Discussion-based! Informed by the latest cutting-edge scholarship!....This 200-page EDITABLE curriculum has everything you'll need to deliver profoundly stimulating lessons on Tommy Orange's There There! Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The discussion questions, daily quizzes, literary device exercise, creative writing assignment, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig b
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Full-Year British Literature Curriculum | Year Long Bundle
If you are teaching a new British Literature course this year, or you're looking to upgrade your current British Literature curriculum, this full year British Literature curriculum is for YOU! This British Literature curriculum will help you create meaningful learning experiences for your secondary English students AND protect your time outside of contract hours. This English curriculum is perfect for you if you are looking for...you are looking for a complete curriculum with a clear guide for o
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9th - 12th
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Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie BUNDLED UNIT
This super spooky And Then There Were None unit is packed with super fun and original activities & writing prompts and has everything you need ready to go! Recently updated and expanded, this COMPLETE NOVEL UNIT BUNDLE includes all of the individual products that I offer for my Who Done It -And Then There Were None series. This product includes:-Who Done It Evidence Tracking Comprehension Packet & instructions-2 super fun and interactive class activities (no prep!)-1 project with instruc
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8th - 12th
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