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Adult education close reading thematic unit plans
Dolly Parton's America Podcast Unit Plan : Podcast Lesson Plans for High School
When I first heard the Dolly Parton's America podcast, I knew it was special. Since its release, it's won a Peabody award, topped the podcast charts, and captivated listeners from all over the world. As an advocate for using podcasts in the classroom, I knew this literary production would make a fabulous unit for the ELA classroom.If you have never listened to Dolly Parton's America, please do so BEFORE considering this podcast unit for your classroom. There are some mature topics best suited fo
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Weekly Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
The Ultimate Star-Crossed Love Stories Unit with Romeo and Juliet + Paired Texts
In this unit, students will close read and discuss key star-crossed love stories such as “Orpheus and Eurydice” and “Layla and Majnun.” I have also included an excerpted version of Romeo and Juliet that includes the major scenes / moments from the play to make it more palatable for students and also easier to read in a short amount of time. Excerpts from the play are accompanied by close reading tasks, questions, and discussions to help students interact with the text in a meaningful way.This bu
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Poetry Playbook: Analysing Figurative Language and Meaning in Popular Songs
This comprehensive 30 slide/page package introduces students to literary devices, including: simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, alliteration, symbolism, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, and mood. After mastering the definition of a device, students apply that knowledge to unveil implicit meaning in songs that they love. Students "leave tracks of their thinking" by providing annotations and highlighting right on the page-- which promotes higher order and critical thinking over rote me
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
There There by Tommy Orange Whole Thematic Unit
Tommy Orange’s fascinating 2018 debut novel captivates readers with its complex messages, and it is ripe for analysis in an AP English Literature class due to its fascinating narrative structure, interconnected storylines, and rich prose. Students will love his intensity in building plot and the complex conversations you’ll have with your students are some of my absolute favorite parts of the school year. In this dynamic whole unit plan, you’ll have access to editable, digital Google Slides and
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Things They Carried Novel Study + Stations + Narrative Project English AP
Huge Bundle that goes WAY BEYOND a typical novel study. Ditch the boring quizzes and vocabulary fill-in-the-blanks in favor of this unique and engaging unit that has been approved by my NYC high school students, who aren't easy to please!This complete, no prep unit includes:**36-slide editable PowerPoint **14-page Unit Plan (editable Word) including: Essential questionsEnduring understandingsCCSS (grades 11-12)Focus on Author's StyleDaily step-by-step lesson plans with teacher and student direct
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Halloween Scary Story Writing Lesson Plan: Movie of Death
This complete Halloween writing lesson plan uses the genre-based approach to writing to teach students how to write a scary story. The genre-approach starts with having students look at examples of the target writing genre (in this case, scary stories). They then analyze the key elements that make that writing what it is. This makes it easy for them to use those elements in their own stories.In this Halloween Scary Story Lesson Plan, students read several scary stories, including "Movie of Death
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP Spanish - La Arquitectura. (Práctica Oral, de Escucha y de Lectura)
Hi, Teachers! Thanks for reading my description. These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially listening, reading, and speaking about Architecture. It has twenty-five student pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos and websites, activities, and pictures.▶️ How to Use It: Students will follow the directions and perform the tasks in each section. The worksheets work great for extra ho
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
AP Spanish-Las Comunidades Educativas (L, S, R & W Skills)
Hi, Teachers! ❤️ Thanks for reading my description⭐. These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially listening and speaking about Educational Communities. It has eighteen student pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos, activities, and pictures.✍How to Use It: Students will follow the directions and perform the tasks in each section. The worksheets work great for extra homework practic
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
Analyzing Rhetoric and Poetic Devices in Hamilton
Infuse your classroom with the exciting, contemporary hip-hop of Hamilton: an American Musical! Loved around the world, Hamilton can bring energy and joy to poetry and rhetorical analysis. This packet combines both, per needs in my curriculum; however, it's highly customizable, so you can adjust the focus as needed for your own class. This lesson aims to help students recognize the arguments in music and art all around them.Packet asks students to analyze "Cabinet Battle #1," "Cabinet Battle #2,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Vanishing Half 25 Day Unit Plan
Are you looking for a complete and engaging unit plan for teaching "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett to your 12th grade students? Look no further! This meticulously crafted resource provides everything you need for an immersive and thought provoking exploration of the novel's themes of identity, race, and family.What's Included:25-Day+ Detailed Unit Plan: This comprehensive unit plan is a day-by-day guide that covers the entire novel. It includes a reading schedule, discussion questions, mini
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Imagists vs. Romantics: A Poetry Lesson to Facilitate Style Analysis
In this comparative poetry activity, students will compare and contrast two completely different styles of poetry-- the Imagists and the Romantics. Students will also get to try their hand at writing in both styles to understand the traits of modern poetry vs. Romantic poetry. Objectives• To use close reading annotation skills to assist poetry analysis• To identify and analyze literary elements and techniques in poetry in order to arrive at a thematic interpretation • To craft valid, logica
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Spanish – Ecoturismo y Sustentabilidad (Práctica Integral).
Hi, Teachers! These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially listening, reading, writing, and speaking about Ecotourism and Sustainability. They will learn how to differentiate both, learn the vocabulary associated with this topic, and how to give opinions based on Ecotourism and Sustainability. It has twenty student pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos and websites, activities, an
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
AP Spanish-Las Redes Sociales- (S, R & W Skills)
Hi, Teachers! Thanks for reading my description. These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially Speaking and reading about Social media. It has twenty student pages in one document.  The student document includes instructions, links to articles, activities, and pictures. ▶️How to Use It: Students will follow the directions and perform the tasks in each section. The worksheets work great for extra homework practice, e
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
AP Spanish-Los Fenómenos Naturales (Práctica Oral y de Lectura).
Hi, Teachers! Thanks for reading my description. These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially reading and speaking about Natural Phenomena, Natural Disasters, their causes, and possible solutions to mitigate the damage. It has twenty-five student pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos and websites, activities, and pictures.▶️ How to Use It: Students will follow the directions and
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
AP Spanish – La Ciencia y la Ética (Práctica Integral).
Hi, Teachers! Thanks for reading my description. These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially listening, reading, writing, and speaking about Science and Ethics. They will learn how to differentiate both, learn the vocabulary associated with this topic, and how to give opinions based on science and on ethics. It has twenty-eight student pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos and w
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
Native American History & Literature | Alcatraz Occupation 1969 | Irony & Satire
Want to teach a powerful lesson on the act of resistance that sparked a movement? The Occupation of Alcatraz was a powerful 19-month long protest in which the Indians of All Tribes lived on Alcatraz Island and created a small society; the occupation sparked the Indian Activist movements of the late 20th century including the Occupation of Wounded Knee, The Trail of Broken Treaties and the more recent Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock among many other actions.Besides being an exam
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Quizzes (A and B versions) by Holly Jackson
This resource includes reading quizzes for every section of the novel, with two versions of the quiz and an answer key. You will also be receiving links to the quizzes on Google forms for distance/remote/1:1 learning.**Full Novel Unit coming soon!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Full Novel Unit
AP Spanish – Los Estilos de Vida (Práctica integral).
Hi! This editable PowerPoint was created for my AP students to talk about Lifestyles⚽. Students will improve their basic skills (listening, speaking, reading & writing) in different topics, in this case about Lifestyles. They will learn about the vocabulary associated with this topic, and how to give opinions based on their experiences and research. It has Forty-four pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos and websites, activities, and pictures
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Diferentes formas de discriminación (Spanish Bundle 30% off)
AP Spanish – Los viajes y el ocio (Práctica Integral).
Hi, Teachers! More oral and written practice about leisure and travel? These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially listening, reading, writing, and speaking about Travel and Leisure. They will learn about the relation between these two concepts, the vocabulary associated with this topic, and how to give opinions based on their experiences and research. They will also learn about a special program in Spain for down syndrome
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl: A Short Story Unit Study
What if you could learn to see through objects? What if you could hone your powers of concentration until you could achieve remarkable things?Welcome to the fantastical world of Henry Sugar, in which the incredible seems tantalizingly close to becoming the achievable!This unit study for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl is suitable for students in grades 8 and up.The story focuses on themes of self-mastery (meditation and concentration), greed, charity and happiness, and the resou
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8th - 9th, Adult Education
Angie Thomas Presentation - Great for Introducing The Hate U Give
This is an excellent, to-the-point presentation on Angie Thomas and is great to introduce The Hate U Give, and includes background and biographical information, specifics for the novel, literary elements, and information related to Thomas beyond the novel and writing.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Power of Words in Mockingbird, MLK’s “I Have a Dream”, & JFK’s Assassination
Hello Fellow Teacher, Are you looking for a unit to teach the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In this PDF with 37 Google slides, you have a variety of activities for your students. You can make this a four-week or a two-month unit, and the activities enable students to practice and develop mastery in all four ELA standards. The assassination of John F. Kennedy and the book To Kill a Mockingbird are not directly related in terms of events or characters, as they belong to different contexts and genr
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Analyzing Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” w/22 Questions, Activities, & More
Hello Fellow Teachers, This 12-page Google Slides PDF contains the following: 22 critical thinking questions about content6 suggestions for Activities6 questions about ethos, pathos, & logosThis unit covers all four ELA standards: Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, and Language.There are different activities, and each of them come with their own set of questions.If you are sick during this unit, you can leave a lesson from this unit for the sub. Students can answer the questions, an
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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