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Common Core W.11-12.8 thematic unit plans
Research Projects for High School English and Middle School ELA 7th-11th Grade
These research projects for high school English and middle school ELA align with common literature themes! The short-term research projects support the following concepts: survival, tragic heroes, perseverance, self-identity, journeys, choices and consequences, and person vs. nature. All the materials that you need to facilitate the research process from start to finish are included!This bundled resource includes the following activities and projects sold individually:✅ Surviving in the Wild: Re
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8th - 11th
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Power and Corruption Research Project - Leadership - Ambition Abuse of Power
Examine the concepts of self-identity, absolute power and corruption, leadership and influence with this high-interest resource! Learn the common traits of powerful people and discover how absolute power can be used to improve society or to devastate and destroy. This modern research project takes a fascinating look at the world’s most powerful and influential people throughout world history - including those who are living in today’s world. Students will select and research a person of power,
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9th - 12th
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American Literature Full-Year Curriculum: Bundle of 50+ Literature Units, CCSS
This is a HUGE curriculum bundle of our American literature units covering texts from the span of America's early beginnings through the 20th century (54 units, totaling up to 1,785 pages). These units cover many texts that are widely considered as staple readings in the corpus of American literature. Each unit has daily lesson plans included to explain the materials and guide instruction. The units are also complete with warm ups, exit tickets, texts, worksheets/activities with answer keys, cul
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8th - 12th
The Nickel Boys - COMPLETE Unit Plan - RIGOR + INTEREST!! - 54 docs! (zip file)
Challenge AND engage your students! Purchased by over 50 customers!This unit uses The Nickel Boys as a tool to encourage critical thinking and discussion alongside their reading. In this download, you'll find activities to get your students up and moving around, accessing their creativity to explore tough topics, and thinking critically about the novel and the world around them. Develop students' respect of each others' lived experiences!Options in this unit plan for AP-level classes and Honors-
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MyPerspectives 9th Grade ELA Unit 1 BUNDLE
This resource is a comprehensive combination of slides (97 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching American Voices fun, engaging, and efficient. Texts included in this unit:"Music for My Mother""A Quilt of a Country""American History""The Immigrant Contribution""Rules of the Game""The Writing on the Wall""With a Little Help From My Friends""Morning Talk""Immigrant
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8th - 12th
Thematic Unit: Immigration & The American Dream | Lit. & Synthesis Essay Writing
Want your students to feel more empathy for people whose lives are not like their own? Even though they might know that opening the “golden door” for those “huddled masses yearning to breathe free” is a foundational value of this country, many students don’t have first-hand experience with immigration. Seeing the stories in the news or knowing some facts and figures won’t help them relate to the human beings who are working so hard to make it here and won’t challenge them to care about what hap
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9th - 12th
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Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Mental Health
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refi
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
The Nickel Boys - COMPLETE Unit Plan - RIGOROUS + ENGAGING! (Google Drive vers.)
This PLUG-AND-PLAY unit will challenge AND engage your students! Purchased 50+ times!This unit uses The Nickel Boys as a tool to encourage critical thinking and discussion alongside their reading. In this download, you'll find activities to get your students up and moving around, accessing their creativity to explore tough topics, and thinking critically about the novel and the world around them. Develop students' respect of each others' lived experiences!Options in this unit plan for AP-level c
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: American Literature - Full Year of Lesson Plans (Bundle Version)
MyPerspectives Unit 2: The Individual and Society
This resource is a concise and engaging unit plan on American Literature with the theme of the individual and society. Students explore the question: what role does individualism play in American society? Through various texts, activities, vocabulary, assessments, and tasks, students engage with American Literature in an innovative and informative way. Texts in this unit include but are not limited to: The poetry of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Elliot, excerpts from Emerson and Thoreau,
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: MyPerspectives American Literature Units 1-5 BUNDLE
MyPerspectives British Literature Unit 1: Slides & Creative Handouts (BUNDLE!)
This British Literature unit plan (112 Slides) encapsulates a Beowulf Study and various poetry, all of which express the theme of heroism. The unit allows students to explore the mark of a hero and take a stance on heroism deriving from success OR sacrifice based on the texts in the unit in the form of an end of unit essay assessment. This resource includes do now's, exit tasks, discussion questions, video links, theme-related poetry, as well as an end-of-unit assessment. Students will engage wi
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9th - 12th
MyPerspectives American Literature Unit 4: Grit and Grandeur
This resource plan is a thematic unit that encompasses literature that expresses the importance of place. Texts included in this unit are: an excerpt from Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi," Twain's short story "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Sarah Orne Jewett's "A White Heron," Barry Lopez's literary criticism: "A Literature of Place," Carl Sandburg's poetry, and more! The resource is LOADED with discussion questions, activities, tasks, mini-lessons, do-now's and assessmen
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9th - 12th
Also included in: MyPerspectives American Literature Units 1-5 BUNDLE
MyPerspectives 9th Grade ELA Unit 2: Survival (Slides, Activities, Assessment)
This resource is a comprehensive combination of thematic unit plan slides (119 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching the unit fun, engaging, and efficient.Texts taught in this unit: "The Seventh Man" - Haruki Murakami"The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt" - Nancy Sherman"The Voyage of the James Caird" - Caroline AlexanderNovel Excerpt from Life of PI - Yann Martel"T
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9th - 12th
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone High School Curriculum
Put together makes up my 7week Harry Potter Unit, written/ used for a group of 11th & 12th grade high school students but easily adaptable for all high schoolers. Included is our 8 week pacing guide following the 2024 fall calendar
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9th - 12th
Social Justice Literature Circle Unit Bundle: Black Lives Matter
Looking for an engaging social justice literature circle unit? Teach the Black Lives Matter movement, engage students in social justice issues, and encourage collaboration through lit circles with this Black Lives Matter-themed Social Justice Literature Circle Unit Bundle--online or in person! This social justice literature circle includes material for teaching The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Dear Martin by Nic Stone, and All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. This bundle also i
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9th - 12th
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Short Story ELA Elective Full Semester Curriculum | SAVE 35%
This Short Story ELA Elective Full Semester Curriculum by FreshLitGuides is an complete 18 week course that includes detailed lesson plans, syllabus, pacing and scheduling, student worksheets, and thorough assessments. Over the course of the semester, students will explore a variety of thematic units, each aiming to explore different aspects of human experience and societal constructs through the lens of classic short stories.The first quarter begins with "Struggles and Survival," taking studen
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9th - 12th
MyPerspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
Civil War Era Literature Bundle - 4 Units for Literary & Historical Analysis
This is a bundle of our popular units of Civil War Era literature. Students analyze diverse texts during the time of sectional division and the Civil War. These literary works cover the voices of the enslaved people (Spirituals), former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, the last farewell of a Union soldier who died in battle (Sullivan Ballou Letter), and Abraham Lincoln's famously delivered Gettysburg Address speech. Students will: Delve into the historical contexts, read the texts (inc
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8th - 12th
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Struggles and Survival Theme | Short Story Unit | 4 Week Curriculum | SAVE 20%
This Struggles and Survival ELA short story unit is a comprehensive 4 week (20 class periods) curriculum that includes lesson plans, student worksheets, and final assessments.All short stories in this unit are in the public domain and the full text is included making it easy for teachers to get access to the materials.*What will your class do? By actively participating and engaging in the analyses of short stories, discussions, and comparative activities, students will achieve the following:Anal
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9th - 12th
American Dream Vision Board // End-of-Unit Creative Summative Theme Project
American Dream Themes // Vision Board // American Lit // American Literature This is a fully encompassing creative project for students to explore and analyze the American Dream (and the failures of the dream) and compare it to their own American Dream with a creative vision board project. I pair this with a research paper, but it works as a stand-alone project. It is excellent for winding down a hectic year and giving students a creative outlet at the end of American Literature as the days grow
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10th - 12th
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Food Culture and Cultural Geography - Sorting Mats & Activities!
Explore the rich tapestry of global food culture and cultural geography with "Food Culture and Cultural Geography," a captivating unit study designed to foster hands-on learning and deepen students' understanding of diverse cultures around the world. Perfect for diverse learners, this comprehensive resource offers a variety of activities tailored to accommodate different learning styles and abilities.Key Features:Sorting mats provide hands-on learning opportunities for students of all ages and a
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: Wings of Fire Book 1 Novel Study and Food Geography Bundle
Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Fear and Curiosity for High School (Printable)
Embrace the Halloween spirit and help high school students interpret and analyze short stories of increasing rigor with this low-prep, six-week thematic unit plan on the power of fear and curiosity. Supporting materials such as comprehension quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, public domain narratives, research project materials, a summative assessment, a test prep study guide, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Go
Grades:
9th - 12th
Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Fear and Curiosity for High School (Google)
Embrace the Halloween spirit (no matter the time of year) and help high school students interpret and analyze short stories of increasing rigor with this low-prep, six-week thematic unit plan on the power of fear and curiosity. Supporting materials such as comprehension quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, public domain narratives, research project materials, a summative assessment, a test prep study guide, and answer keys are provided. Materials are made for Google Drive, offering self
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Handmaid's Tale Unit Plan
This unit plan for Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale combines rigorous analysis of the text with an exploration into the role of gender and power in our world today. It was designed with an Honors track in mind, but can be easily modified to accommodate general education and AP students. The unit includes the following:Unit schema & front-loading lessonsUnit rationale, themes, standards, & key writing cyclesDaily Do Nows, Exit Tickets, & HomeworkAnalysis questions for close reads
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9th - 12th
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Asian Literature Unit Plan
This resource (81 Slides) encapsulates Asian literary works of authors from Vietnam, India, China, etc. Students will be taught about the Asian Diaspora and how the literature and even paintings of Asian authors and artists reflect the diaspora. This resource includes creative activities, discussion questions, and links for short stories, interviews, videos, etc. used. BONUS: Includes a literary element mini-lesson where students analyze ten main literary elements.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: World Literature BUNDLE: 4 UNITS ( YEAR LONG)
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