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High school english language arts thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
Short Story Unit Plan - Presentations, Assignments, and Activities for 4 Stories
Short Story Unit Plan - Presentations, Assignments, and Activities for 4 Stories: This comprehensive middle school and high school short story unit will captivate your students with four highly engaging stories, all with surprising endings. The resource includes eye-catching PowerPoint presentations to introduce short story terms and to guide the lesson for each of the short stories, dynamic discussions, enriching videos, and creative assessments and activities to engage and challenge your stude
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP English Literature & Composition BUNDLE – Printable Materials for ENTIRE Year
This resource bundle is comprised of an ENTIRE YEAR's worth of Unit Plans and activities with 132 pages of ALL printable materials for teaching a FULL AP English Literature & Composition course. This product is well-organized into The College Board's most updated 9-Unit format, and also includes a clear Table of Contents, making it very simple and easy to navigate all of the included materials for the year.Includes:Table of ContentsSummer Reading Project Options for entering AP Literature &a
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Seedfolks Novel Unit (30 pages) - Chapter Notes, Essays, Quiz, Themes
This is a creative unit/student project (30 pages attached) to teach with the novel Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, which emphasizes character analysis and response to literature. (See the preview for the overview of the student project.) It includes chapter-by-chapter notes (or you may buy just these notes separately on my profile), a One-Pager activity, a character report card, a Response to Seedfolks Quiz, Reflection questions, a student Seedfolks story (students write their own chapter), a c
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4th - 9th
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Fences lesson plans, Unit Plan, August Wilson, 54 pages.
Completely rewritten & expanded July 2011
This is a complete, loosely-structured Drama unit. There is no strict schedule or pacing guide here, though the activities, the concluding essay, the Socratic seminar, and the chapter quizzes and study guides would logically dictate the order of lesson delivery. You may find that you skip some activities, alter some activities and documents, and change the order of delivery year by year,based on your scheduling, teaching style, and type of students.
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8th - 12th
Lucy Calkins Readers Workshop-Literary Essay Graphic Organizer Theme & Character
This graphic organizer can be used for a literary argumentative writing unit. The graphic organizer shows students how to plan and organize an argumentative essay with a thesis statement, reasons, evidence and analysis to support the claim.
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4th - 9th
Humor and Comedy Writing Unit Plan
This is a 5-10 day humor writing unit plan for secondary English, college writing, or creative writing students. It’s meant to teach the theory and structure that go into humor writing along with plenty of practice activities.Humor writing takes a specific set of writing skills, and it can translate to a well-paying job for those who are especially good at it. Even students not destined for standup stages or sitcom writers’ rooms will benefit from studying the elements that make writing funny. T
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
SCIENCE FICTION: History, Literature, and Creative Writing
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Science Fiction is one of my favorite units to teach. It gives each of us a chance to ask, "What if?" This 99-page unit covers information about the history of science fiction as a genre, vocabulary to discuss science fiction, 10 science fiction stories w/resources, how to develop and write a science fiction story, and an extensive list of websites that could be helpful for more resources. The stories covered in the unit are:
"Ra
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6th - 12th
Once Upon a Time: Literary Criticism Taught Through Fairy Tales
Literary criticism should be utilized “in order to make what is implicit in a book finely explicit” (Bloom, 2000, p. 19). Readers, students and teachers, should use the tools of critical literary theory and not be used by them. Literary criticism is a method of understanding, but the theory relies on developing self-understanding as well, and it is that desire to understand ourselves and the world that pushes me and my students to read. I created this model of using critical literary theory lens
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9th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies--Chapter Summaries
A one-page summary of each chapter of the novel. Written in easy to understand sentences in bullet points. A good resource for ESL students, students with IEPs, and students with attendance issues. Allows students to be able to participate in discussions and ensures that they are following the plot development.
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8th - 10th
Memoir: Memoir Curriculum MEGA Unit All-in-One DEAL!
Help your students learn how to write an outstanding memoir with the Memoir Curriculum MEGA Unit: All-in-One DEAL!
Students select a memory to retell in writing, and this unit will help them to re-create the event in such a way that the reader experiences the emotion of the moment. Perfect for the beginning of the year but also a great unit to do any time.
A two-page outline of all the documents is included. Also includes title-divider sheets to keep things organized in a binder or file fo
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6th - 12th
World Literature Full Year Book Study BUNDLE (Modern/Highly-relevant Books!)
Looking for English/literature content focused on relevant subjects like human rights, cultural diversity, social justice, politics, religion, mental health, etc? This is the bundle for you!This product essentially contains my entire year in World Literature, which I teach to 12th Graders at an international school. My school affords me a ton of freedom, so I've basically built this class from the ground up, hand-picking books and crafting content to my liking. My approach to literature is na
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Language & Composition Lessons, Slides, & Materials BUNDLE for FULL YEAR
Looking for everything you need to teach AP English Language & Composition for the ENTIRE YEAR all in one place? Here it is. This MASSIVE BUNDLE DEAL of 250 pages and 397 slides includes: 136 pages of College Board Aligned Daily Lesson Plans for the FULL Year (42 weeks) in Hook/Teach/Model/Practice/Apply format with Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Vocabulary in Context, Reading Comprehension Quizzes, and Unit Tests304 PowerPoint slides for Daily Lessons throughout the Entire Year with Clea
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Making Assumptions Thematic Literary Unit Bundle - High School ELA
This Making Assumptions Thematic Literary Unit Bundle provides everything you need to do a thematic study of literature for your high school ELA course. Studying literature in a thematic unit keeps students engaged and offers a variety of examples and voices for students to examine the selected theme. In this thematic unit, students will study the danger of making assumptions, with the opportunity to analyze, discuss, and write about a variety of texts and selections. ⭐ What's Included in this M
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9th - 12th
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (30 NATIONS, 80 PP, WORD SEARCHES, BARGAIN!)
This has reading sections about Christmas for each of 30 nations, plus basic statistics for each nation’s capital and largest city, language(s), currency, and approximate population. The nations are the following:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Germany, Guatemala, Holland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukr
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3rd - 9th
The Joy Luck Club Unit Plan. 89 pages of activities and handouts
Completely rewritten and expanded July 2011
This is a complete, loosely-structured novel unit, with 89 pages of handouts and activities. There are no strict schedules or pacing guides here-though the quizzes, study guides, the concluding essay, the Socratic seminar, and the chapter quizzes and study guides would logically dictate the order of lesson delivery. You may find that you skip some activities, alter some activities and documents, and change the order of delivery year by year-based on y
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8th - 12th
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, 66 page Unit
Note: Completely re-written, and significantly expanded: July 2011
This is a complete, loosely-structured novel unit. There are no strict schedules or pacing guides here-though the quizzes, study guides, the concluding essay, the Socratic seminar, and the chapter quizzes and study guides would logically dictate the order of lesson delivery. You may find that you skip some activities, alter some activities and documents, and change the order of delivery year by year-based on your scheduling, tea
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9th - 12th
5 Day English Sub Plans - Middle School or High School English Emergency Plans
Sub lesson plans with easy-to-follow instructions and handouts all included in ONE EDITABLE Document. Print or Email ready! Use for one, two, three, four, or five days. Plan written for multiple grade levels so you can use ONE PLAN for ALL CLASSES.For the students - in this mini-unit students read James Thurber's "Princess & the Tin Box" and Shakespeare's poem "All That Glitters is Not Gold" (student friendly translation included). Students practice comprehension and basic analysis skills. S
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7th - 12th
The House on Mango Street - Creative Writing Book Project
This is a great "Back to School" introductory creative writing project intended to help you, as the teacher, get to know your students, and introduce them to the elements of plot in literature and instill a passion for creative writing in them!
Students enjoy reading selected stories from Sandra Cisneros's novel, The House on Mango Street, and creating their very own book called, "The House on (Student's Street)", which includes stories and poetry about their lives and neighborhoods.
Throughou
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6th - 10th
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ESL U.S. HISTORY (ENGLISH-SPANISH)
This starts with and is focused upon a reading passage on the topic in English and Spanish. Next come
Flashcards of targeted vocabulary in the reading passage,
Bingo16 template (a 4x4 squares version of bingo) in English,
Spanish, Chinese tied to the vocabulary (helpful for current/future ELLs),
Word searches (aka wordfinds) for the vocabulary -- 4 full pages,
Cryptograms (number, letter, Greek) for the vocabulary on 5 pages,
Scrambled letters games – also tied to the vocabulary
Art and
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4th - 12th
Elements of Fiction: Curriculum Materials MEGA Unit All-in-One DEAL
Help your students learn all about what makes a story good with the Elements of Fiction Curriculum Materials MEGA Unit All-in-One DEAL.
A two-page outline of all the documents is included. Also includes title-divider sheets to keep things organized in a binder or file folders.
Includes the following products (for less than what it would cost to purchase separately):
Brain Warmer Quick Write and Write Around
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elements-of-Fiction-Brain-Warmer-Quic
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6th - 12th
6.1 Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide
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Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide
This document is a full unit plan for introducing Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture, and is designed to meet Common Core and NYS SS Framework guidelines, while incorporating CC ELA skills. Embedded in my unit plan is also an Inquiry Design Model that was inspired by C3 (College, Career, and Civic Li
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5th - 10th
Feminism in the 1900's - Women & Realism - CCSS Complete Unit
In this unit, students will read and analyze "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Gilman Perkins. Historical context of Realism, women's suffrage and feminism is provided via video and whole group discussion. The unit closes with a speech by Susan B. Anthony, whereby students conduct a rhetorical analysis. To finalize the unit, students write a response to literature essay in which they synthesize the 3 sources. A detailed scoring rubric is also incl
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11th - 12th
La Casa en Mango Street Chapter Guide- SPANISH
This is a student journal for the first vignette in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, called La Casa en Mango St. This is ALL IN SPANISH. Has a focus strategy of visualizing, comprehension questions, and then a text dependent open response!
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6th - 12th
10th Grade English ELA Lesson Plans, Slides, & Materials BUNDLE for FULL YEAR
Looking for everything you need to teach 10th Grade ELA for the ENTIRE YEAR all in one place? Here it is. This MASSIVE BUNDLE DEAL of 547 pages and 590 slides includes: 5 Color-Coded Unit Plans with Tables of Contents, Big Ideas, Essential Questions, and Common Core Standards-Aligned Unit Projects495 pages of Daily Lesson Plans for the FULL Year (42 weeks) in Hook/Teach/Model/Practice/Apply format with Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Vocabulary in Context, Reading Comprehension Quizzes with Answ
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9th - 12th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
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