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High school literature lesson interactive whiteboards
Symbolism Presentation
In this two week presentation, you will find 10 mini-lessons (15-20 minutes each) that will help your students understand symbolism in a fun way! (Plus you will love it because all the work has been done for you...sweet!)
Day 1: Introduction to Symbolism with academic language and picture symbols
Day 2: Familiar symbols in literature - Can you match symbolic items with what they represent?
Day 3-4: Use pictures to help students figure out what different colors symbolize. Students fill in wo
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4th - 9th
Fahrenheit 451 Whole Book Resource: Questions, Visuals, Composition Assignment
Comprehensive resource for Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: discussion questions for all sections of the bookcorresponding visual supports of key vocabularysummative Composition Assignment about Tragic Heroes vs. Anti-HeroesModifiable Google Slides assignment to fit your English class!
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9th - 12th
Irony, Point of View, and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
This is a Google slides presentation that can be used as a whole group, individual, or small group assignment. It covers the standards LAFS.8.RL.2.6 and LAFS.8.RL.3.7. It goes over the three forms of irony, what Point of View is, and then asks text dependent questions throughout a chunked version of the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It includes an animated version of the story created by Annette Jung and then asks the students to compare and contrast the story and the fil
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7th - 9th
Romeo and Juliet Introduction
Included: Prezi presentation & Cloze worksheet The 44 different screens used in this presentation give students a solid background on William Shakespeare, as well as Romeo and Juliet. There is a summary of the plot, which allows students an understanding on the events in the first half of the play so they can get used to Shakespeare's language.The presentation includes opportunities for students to write and think about relevancy to their own lives. There is an anticipation guide section i
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7th - 12th
The Poisonwood Bible: Understanding Author Technique
This Smart file has fifteen slides that ask students to take a close look at two passages from “Genesis”. The first one is a quote that develops the character of Rachel. Students will do a close read and decide on Kingsolver’s purpose. Then, I provide them with a rough draft paragraph that analyzes the passage, and ask them to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses. Next, they will look at a second draft, which is much better, but could use some improvements. Students will discuss this as w
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10th - 12th
Tragic Hero Activity
Use this Google Slides activity to introduce: "What's a Tragic Hero?"! Students will watch a short video about Oedipus Rex, read "On Tragedy" by Aristotle, define key terms, list key characteristics of a Tragic Hero, and find examples of modern day and ancient Tragic heroes. Students will then choose a modern day Tragic Hero and add their selection to a class discussion via Jamboard. Students will show their understanding of the concept by creating an infographic detailing information about thei
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9th - 12th
Banned Books
This is a SmartBoard compatible PDF that introduces students to banned books. It provides information about the most commonly banned books and statistics about why books are banned. It also includes quotes from famous authors about book banning and censorship.
All of the statistics came from the ALA website. The fonts were found on dafont.com
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9th - 12th
Les Miserables: Flipchart Pre-Lesson/Introduction for Movie
This flipchart lesson contains over 10 slides of information about the novel "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo. The chart uses colorful photos from the most recent film version of "Les Miserables," which stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean.
I use this lesson on the plot of Les Mis as an introduction to the story before showing the film in my French III class. The level of French utilized in this lesson is best suited for French 3 or 4, but it can be taught at lower levels through assisted reading
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Figurative Language Powerpoint with Posters and Videos
Use this Powerpoint as a fun way to teach many of the elements for figurative language. This file includes a poster with a meme for each of the elements as well as embedded videos to use to teach and practice the elements.
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3rd - 9th
Story Characters - Using Body Biographies to Help With Character Analysis
This Smart Board Activity uses an INTERACTIVE character to go through the instructions!! Your students are sure to love participating with the character!!!
Purpose: Character analysis is an area that students seem to have great difficulty. Readers seem to really have problem grasping and connecting with characters in the text. A body biography is a visual and written representation of a character’s life. In creating a body biography, students practice character analysis, understanding liter
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3rd - 12th
Story Characters - Using "Fakebook" to create a character analysis (Smartboard)
Purpose: Character analysis is an area that students seem to have great difficulty. Readers seem to really have problem grasping and connecting with characters in the text. This engaging activity allows students to combine the authentic experience of reading social media text with the fun of creating a new “Fakebook” page that is a visual and written representation of a character’s life. In creating a “Fakebook” page, students practice character analysis, understanding literary devices, and d
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5th - 12th
Tone and Mood
The literary concepts of Tone and Mood can be difficult to understand. However, using the gradual release process and attention grabbing techniques, students are able to grasp the difference between these two terms. This lesson uses poetry to reinforce these terms as well as other literary devices such as figurative language and poetry techniques. It also reiterates citing evidence to justify students’ answers. This lesson has been highly effective with my students due to the repetition within
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7th - 10th
Tone/Mood, Word Choice and Structure Practice with The Hunger Games
This product can be used with Peardeck, Nearpod, or as a regular whole group assignment, the students would just need to answer their questions on a separate sheet of paper. My 8th graders enjoyed this. We covered author's purpose, word choice, mood and tone, and comparing/contrasting different text structures. (RL.2.4, RL.2.5, RL.2.6)This product includes a link on the last slide to the Venn Diagram assignment for comparing/contrasting the excerpt "Thanks for the Knife" to the Cornucopia scene
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7th - 9th
Analyzing Quotations
Students often struggle to analyze quotations and write about them. This is an interactive, step by step process to get them thinking about the "How and Why" of analyzing quotes. Included are additional quotes to practice after walking through the steps as a class.
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5th - 10th
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Echo and Narcissus
This unit was developed to use on your SMARTboard as an introduction to mythology. The unit includes student surveys, vocabulary development, contextual clue practice, true/false questions, comprehension questions, and an enrichment activity for advanced students.
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7th - 9th
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
This is a week long unit for the study of this famous poem. The lesson focuses on the following: literary devices, inferences, theme, symbolism. The study is enhanced with lessons to activate background knowledge, vocabulary, sequencing, and writing application. There is also a bonus enrichment activity for advanced students.
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7th - 9th
Allusions - the most common types of allusions
Use this PPT to guide your students in the most common types of allusions found in literature. The types of allusions covered are: Biblical, mythological, political, historical, contempory, and literary.
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8th - 12th
Romeo and Juliet Act I Close Reading on Blank Verse
In this close reading activity for Act I of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, students study blank verse. First they mark an existing passage, looking for breaks in the rhythm that grab the reader's attention. Then, they end the activity by identifying 4 quotations from Act I and marking them for meter.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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8th - 12th
Anglo-Saxon and Beowulf
This Promethean flipchart contains the Anglo-Saxon unit for British literature and the entire modern Beowulf text. Included within the flipchart are teacher's notes, teacher/student textual annotations, activities, videos, quizzes and historical information.
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11th - 12th
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Heart of Darkness / Apocalypse Now Introduction / Comparison
This Resource serves as an introduction to Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness". It highlights the important themes and characters in the novel, and it introduces the biography of the author. At the end, this resource provides a comparison between the novel and the film "Apocalypse Now"
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Introduction to Characterization
All necessary materials needed to introduce (or review) the four methods of characterization are provided. Start with guided notes. Then have students demonstrate comprehension of the material by completing the concept map. An optional Character Analysis homework assignment is provided for students to apply their learning. Answer keys and a SmartBoard file of the notes and concept map are included.
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6th - 12th
Mission: Plot Chart - Using Inquiry to Introducing Literary Elements
Finding ways to bring STEM into the Language Arts classroom can seem like a challenge.This lesson is designed to do just that. A major component in both STEM and Inquiry is the common experience - an activity that the class completes that can be referred to again and again to connect new learning.This has long been a favorite activity in my own classroom - reading a suspensful story aloud for students, pausing along the way to rate each event's excitement level... Ending with the class creatin
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6th - 9th
Beowulf Pre-reading Unit on Anglo Saxons and characters- ACTIVINSPIRE Flipchart
Notes, discussion topics, information for students as you prepare to dive into the epic poem Beowulf. I created this flipchart via ActivInspire over the past 5-10 years. Can be transferred to Power Point or other presentation software easily...Great info and notes that elicit discussion on:Anglo-Saxon warfareWarrior mentality and valuesBeowulf characters and vocabulary introductionScops, riddles, life in Anglo Saxon timesFun riddles for the kids to try to solve from Anglo Saxon times
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9th - 12th, Staff
All Creatures Great and Small Introduction
Give students an introduction to the novel with information about the author and his books series as well as his own view about his writing.
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7th - 12th
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