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Higher education reading lessons
To Kill a Mockingbird Unit Plan, Harper Lee Novel Unit Study, TKaM, CCSS
Enjoy this MASSIVE bundle of beautifully designed materials that will take your class through Harper Lee’s classic American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Everything you’ll need is here; just add a class set of To Kill a Mockingbird novels, a classroom with internet access, and you’re good to go.This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file first when you open the bundle)• Suggested procedure for how to address th
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Julius Caesar Unit Plan, Shakespeare, FIVE WEEKS of High-Interest Lessons, CCSS
Looking for a fresh approach to pull your students into The Tragedy of Julius Caesar? William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of political intrigue will thrill your students when you use this MASSIVE bundle of high-interest lessons. This package includes FIVE WEEKS OF COMPLETE LESSON MATERIALS designed to challenge and entertain students in grades nine through twelve.This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file firs
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Macbeth Unit Teaching Resource BUNDLE Over 140 Pages in Print & Digital Formats
NO-PREP BUNDLE of resources for a 5-7 week unit teaching Shakespeare's Macbeth.This BEST-SELLER is classroom-tested by over 3,000 teachers, with over 270 FIVE-STAR Ratings! Everything you need to teach the entire play - freshly updated and Google Classroom-friendly. Save OVER 30% by purchasing the ENTIRE BUNDLE!Over 140 pages of materials, ready to go for a 5-7 Week Unit on Macbeth!Here's what Rachel Pitts (TpT Seller) said: In all of my years as an English student, none of my teachers were abl
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Romeo and Juliet Unit Plan - Complete Drama Reading Unit for Shakespeare's Play
Romeo and Juliet Unit Plan includes everything you need to teach Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. With more than 430+ pages and slides of content, there will be absolutely no prep required. This drama unit includes eye-catching presentation slides, print-ready assignments, questions, vocabulary, quizzes, video journals, interactive class activities and much more!What Teachers Are Saying About The Romeo and Juliet Unit Plan:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ WOW WOW WOW! I love it. I have been working with Romeo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Socratic Seminar for ANY Text: Literary Analysis - Distance Learning
The Socratic Seminar is named after Greek philosopher Socrates, who believed in the power of social learning and deliberate discussion. Socrates believed that humans learned best from questioning and discussion. He believed discussion helped individuals critically think through complex ideas and learn better than they could on their own. You can think of a Socratic Seminar as an “intellectual discussion,” but you can also see it as a conversation where you “think out loud” and “talk it out.” Ess
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Literary Devices - Weekly Figurative Language, Story Elements, & Literary Terms
Literary Devices - Weekly Figurative Language, Story Elements, & Literary Terms: Teach literary devices in a modern and engaging way with this best-selling resource! The presentation slides teach students various literary devices, figurative language, story elements, and literary terms through the use of modern examples like music lyrics, TV shows, movies, novels, celebrities, and more! The slides also include many video clips that will engage your students and show the meaning of literary
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison
"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
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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The Masque of the Red Death - Poe - ESCAPE ROOM - Engaging Activity
Engage your students and practice literary analysis with this engaging, elaborate ESCAPE ROOM for Edgar Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death. This escape room activity can be facilitated virtually, traditionally, or with a blended/hybrid approach. Get ready to creep your students out even more as they attempt to escape the Red Death at Prince Prospero's masquerade!This sequential escape room takes students through 7 "rooms" (like the story) or challenges. The challenges start simple, with reading
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle: Engaging Activities
Sarcasm, Irony, Satire, and Parody English Literary Devices
Sarcasm, Irony, Satire, and Parody English Literary Devices Is That Sarcasm? Enhanced Lesson Plan for Irony, Satire, and Parody, Printables/ Handouts, Students' NotesEnglish language arts students like to laugh while they learn!Introduce English language arts students to the concepts of sarcasm, irony, parody, and satire. This lesson can be used prior to teaching longer, more complex short stories, poems, viewing films, creative writing, novel studies.Includes: ★**ZIP FILE** Is That Sarcasm? Eve
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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THE HATE U GIVE UNIT PLAN: COMMON CORE APPROVED
https://www.instagram.com/teach.love_/*added a viewable google slide companion that I used for Zoom as a bonus! ⭐I have created a unit plan (148 pages) that will help students navigate through this topical read. This unit includes 5 quizzes, a final essay, a final exam, and over a dozen articles and over 20 activities. The book itself covers heavy topics for a YA novel. I put grades 9-12 because you can pick and choose what activities/articles you feel comfortable using in your class or use
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetry Bundle - Engaging Poetry Activities for Any Unit - Stations, Escape Room
Elevate your next poetry unit with this pack of engaging poetry resources! When you purchase this resource bundle, you will receive the following:How To Read A Poem BrochurePoetic Devices Question TrailPoetry Learning Stations For ANY PoemPoetry Escape RoomClick on the individual product listings for more information. :)
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetry Annotation - How to Annotate a Poem Guide Instructions & Assignment
Poetry annotation is an important skill for students to master, and this ready-to-use resource guides students through the entire process of how to annotate a poem. Analyzing poetry is very challenging for students, but with this step-by-step guide, your students will feel totally confident annotating any poem they encounter during your poetry unit. This resource goes through all of the practical steps that students must take when analyzing and annotating a poem, and there is absolutely no prep
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Why You Should Read Learning Stations - Informational Text - Benefits of Reading
SHOW students why they should read through these engaging, collaborative learning stations that feature informational text + multimedia. Each station focuses on a different benefit of reading.These stations work well for any ELA class. They're great for the beginning of the year/semester, before literature circles, or before any whole-class or independent/choice reading project.When you purchase this resource, you will receive the following in both PRINT and DIGITAL (Google Slides & Forms) v
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Engaging Resources for ANY Novel MEGA BUNDLE - Use for Novel Study with Any Book
Need resources that you can use for ANY novel, time and time again? Ready to engage and challenge your class with student-centered materials? This mega-bundle of my two popular bundles will save you dozens of hours lesson planning! When you purchase, you will receive the following:Socratic Seminar for ANY TextMock Trial for ANY TextPre-Reading Learning Stations for ANY NovelLiterary Analysis Learning Stations for ANY NovelSpeed Dating for ANY NovelNovel Study Resources for ANY Novel Unit, Lit Ci
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Rhetoric & Persuasion Teaching Bundle: Rhetorical Appeals & Devices
Engage your students while teaching rhetorical appeals and devices. This bundle is comprised of some of my most popular products! Check out the individual links for more information.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Worksheet
This worksheet teaches students the difference among ethos, pathos, and logos. Students read each term's definition and then read nine scenarios and write what they believe someone is using to persuade others: ethos, pathos, or logos. This worksheet could be applied as a mini-lesson to any literature unit or novel.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Engaging Activities for ANY Novel: Stations, Speed Dating, Seminar & MORE!
This bundle is the ultimate ELA teacher starter pack! These are some of my FAVORITE resources that will help you mix up your instruction & engage students during your whole-class novel units.-Socratic Seminar-Mock Trial-Pre-Reading Learning Stations-Post-Reading Learning Stations-Literary Analysis Speed Dating ActivityClick on the individual product listings for more information & specific reviews!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Serial Podcast Lesson Plans & Printable Worksheets, S.1, Episodes 1-12 (5 Units)
Update: Season 2 lesson plans are now available.
Featured by Mind/Shift,The Wall Street Journal andSlate.com, nearly 300 pages of teacher guides and printable student worksheets covering season 1, episodes 1-12 of the podcast "Serial."
This is a zip file of all 5 units marked at a 20% discount. If you'd like, you can download the units individually. Unit 1 is available here, Unit 2 here, Unit 3 here, Unit 4 here, and Unit 5 here
What's terrific about studying Serial is that it engages studen
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Satire : PowerPoint, Google Slides Digital Lesson
Perfect for distance learning OR the classroom! 35 slides in length! Two student activities! Introduce your students to the literary genre of SATIRE through this spectacular PowerPoint presentation. Jam-packed with information that will get your students excited about decoding and recognizing SATIRE. Included in this Powerpoint presentation are the following: general information on SATIRE, background information on SATIRE, examples of satire from literature, and examples from culture that use S
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Realism Unit: American Literature (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson Lesson and Assignments
Teach Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson with this ready-to-use teaching bundle that includes a presentation, poetry annotation assignment, analysis questions, symbolism assignment, answer keys, and creative writing. Because I Could Not Stop for Death personifies death and takes students on an eerie carriage ride from birth to passing. This makes a great Halloween poetry lesson, but it can be used at any time of the year! This is included in our best-selling poetry bundle>&
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
How to Write a Research Paper for Beginners Unit - APA - Middle and High School
Looking for an effective way to teach the research paper from start to finish without pulling your hair out? I get it! Research papers are multi-step and exhausting for both students and teachers. This unit for those of us who need an easier, more comprehensive way to teach the research paper without all the anxiety.This unit teaches the basics of writing a research paper for beginners as students learn to do the following:❤️ Evaluate Sources❤️ Collect useful information❤️ Incorporate quotes, pa
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Crucible" Escape Room: Engaging Post-Reading Activity - Print/Digital
Engage your students and practice literary analysis with this engaging ESCAPE ROOM for Arthur Miller's classic, "The Crucible." Put your students to the test to see if they can escape the HYSTERIA that erupted in Salem in 1692.This sequential escape room takes students through 5 challenges. The challenges start simple, with comprehension and identification of literary devices, and gradually progress to more cognitively complex tasks involving close-reading, analysis, allegory, and theme.There ar
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Introduction to Poetry Learning Stations: What is Poetry? - for any Poetry Unit
Instead of delivering a PowerPoint lecture on the definition of poetry, immerse your students in poems about poetry with these interactive learning stations designed to engage through inquiry-based learning. Students will read various poems by a variety of authors, contemplating the definition of poetry, how to read poetry, and what it means to write poetry. By the end of this lesson, they will be able to answer the question of "What is poetry?" in their own unique (and hopefully poetic) way!Eac
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Learn more about reading resources
Not only is reading a core concept in the study of English language arts, but it’s also a cornerstone skill for proficiency in many other subjects (for instance, without strong reading skills, students won’t be able to solve math word problems or read through primary sources for social studies class).
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital reading resources to help your student learn a reading concept, look no further! TPT has an extensive collection of resources, created by other teachers, that are designed to help with any need across grade levels.
Elementary students just learning to read can practice the basics with some simple, fun phonics practice activities or small-group reading centers focused around sight words. Students in middle and high school can read novels and complete hands-on, interactive assignments that build their comprehension and critical thinking skills. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your student's reading skills in no time.
Fun and engaging reading activities to try
Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
Frequently asked questions about teaching reading
What types of reading resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of reading resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular reading lessons include: phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and balanced literacy.
How do I find reading lessons on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing reading lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for reading resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of reading lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my reading lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your reading lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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