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9th-Grade English ELA Curriculum | Coming-of-Age Literature | Full Year Editable
UPDATED FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR: Full-Year Curriculum! Diverse Authors! Discussion-Based! This MEGA-BUNDLE has everything you'll need to teach a year-long 9th-grade English course on Coming-of-Age Literature. The focus of this course is coming-of-age novels, plays, and poems written by diverse authors from around the globe. How have teenagers from different parts of the world grappled with ethical dilemmas? With complex social dynamics? With the struggle to achieve a sense of independence
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9th - 10th
Pride and Prejudice AP Lit Unit Plan
In this novel study unit, students read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice at home, in six pre-designated sections. For nearly each reading section, students are required to write an informal analysis of one quote from the reading section. Each class period includes activities designed to move student thinking from plot level thinking to analysis of tone, characters, and theme. These include class discussion, close reading, read-aloud, timed writing experiences, and small group work.
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11th - 12th
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AP English Language & Composition Lesson Plans & Printable Materials (FULL YEAR)
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of in-depth daily lesson plans and printable materials for teaching AP English Language & Composition. These lesson plans address all of the College Board standards in ways that promote critical thinking, creativity, inference, evidence gathering, and content-to-world connections grounded in character building and deeper life meaning.The following writing styles are covered in detail through essay writing tips, guides, models, and prompts: Rhetor
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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King Lear Complete Unit Plan
This extensive 277 page unit plan for King Lear is completely designed around the philosophy of developing close reading skills and text based responses which require supporting evidence for nearly every aspect of each scene and act of the play. Our King Lear unit is completely original and has been keenly tuned to address a wide range of learners with varying reading comprehension skills. In short, this unit will help all students to look closely at Shakespeare’s craft and encourage them to w
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Moonshot by Brian Floca Apollo 11 PRIMARY GATE Lessons -- Rocket Model
Astronauts, space ships, and the moon . . . what kid doesn’t like that kind of stuff, huh? We should build a space ship!
Here’s another collection of lessons and activities for your primary gifted and talented groups. It’s full of hands-on activities across the curriculum, critical thinking questions, participatory reading, and age-appropriate primary source lessons. As always, you’ll get ready-to-print activity sheets, explanations, pictures to lead you through, and Common Core State Standa
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1st - 3rd
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Hamlet: Complete Unit Plan
This extensive 240 page unit plan for Hamlet is completely designed around the philosophy of developing close reading skills and text based responses which require supporting evidence for nearly every aspect of each scene and act of the play. Our Hamlet unit is completely original and has been keenly tuned to address a wide range of learners with varying reading comprehension skills. In short, this unit will help all students to look closely at Shakespeare’s craft and encourage them to write t
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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MY ÁNTONIA Complete Unit: Fully EDITABLE Lessons on Willa Cather's Classic Novel
UPDATED in 2024: Rigorous! Discussion-based! Informed by the latest cutting-edge scholarship!....This 135-page EDITABLE curriculum has everything you'll need for profoundly stimulating lessons on Willa Cather's My Ántonia!! Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The pre-reading handouts, discussion questions, daily quizzes, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and gener
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Hamlet AP Lit Unit Plan
In this unit, student read William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The reading, which is mostly assigned at home with accompanying reading note assignments, is supported by in-class discussion (both whole-class and small-group), analysis of soliloquies, character discussion, viewing of scenes of the PBS Great Performances Hamlet, and various other activities. This unit also includes a practice multiple-choice passages from a past AP Lit exams (from a Shakespeare play) as well as three free response timed
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11th - 12th
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Jamaica Kincaid's ANNIE JOHN (+ the story "Girl") | 3 Weeks of EDITABLE Lessons!
NEW IN 2020: Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-based! This 80-page EDITABLE unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. Invite your students to engage in student-driven discussions that promise to be profoundly stimulating! The discussion prompts, daily quizzes, short writing prompts, and final paper will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights! Hold your students
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( Alice in Wonderland ) Novel Study
Here is a set of 33 worksheets with high level, short answer, comprehension questions for the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (also known as Alice in Wonderland) by Lewis Carroll. Many questions relate to the logically fallacious reasoning Carroll uses for entertainment and instruction within the book. These questions ask the students to figure out where the reasoning is flawed. Each chapter has a worksheet of 5 to 7 questions. In addition, there are a set of worksheets offering a side by
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5th - 8th
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The Princess Bride Lesson Plans & Printable Teaching Materials for Full Unit
This is an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of in-depth daily lesson plans, curriculum, and printable teaching materials surrounding William Goldman's The Princess Bride. ELA Common Core standards are addressed passionately and with purpose – promoting higher-order thinking, inference, and text-to-world connections. Students must be investigators of text throughout this Unit that demands critical thinking and evidence from multiple perspectives.Includes:38 Pages of Comprehensive and
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6th - 9th
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Loser by Jerry Spinelli novel study questions
This novel guide includes vocabulary words, discussion questions, and journal prompts for the book Loser by Jerry Spinelli. Each chapter or group of chapters has a set of vocabulary words, 4-8 comprehension questions meant for discussion, and one journal prompt for written comprehension.
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4th - 6th
British Literature Bundle – Novel-Based Tests, Essays, & Projects for FULL YEAR
Looking for an entire year's worth of British Literature teaching resources and assessment materials all in one place? This MASSIVE FULL-YEAR British Literature Bundle consists of a total of 1,077 pages of ALL PRINTABLE/DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES, including: Tables of Contents, Lesson Plans, Lessons in Powerpoint, Jeopardy Review Slides, Unit Plans, Essential Questions, Topical Questions, Graphic Organizers, Novel-Based Assessments, Reading Comprehension Chapter & Scene Quizzes, Final Tests, Ans
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9th - 12th
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Born A Crime: Close Reading and Writing Activities
Digital Learning Friendly ActivitiesEasily uploaded to online learning platforms. Word doc. for easy editing.Close reading and writing activities for Trevor Noah's Born a Crime. These activities provide the opportunity to take advantage of the popularity and appeal of Noah's story especially with the self-proclaimed "non-readers." The activities provide opportunities for students to read closely and analyze the moves of a writer to write their own narratives. Reproducibles Include:Chapter by Cha
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9th - 12th
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Unbroken Unit Plan and Materials - UBD
35 pages of materials:-UBD-style Unit plan aligned to Common Core Standards-30-question study guide-2 close reading activities with rubric-6 separate reading quizzes (mixed multiple choice and open-ended)-final essay with guidelines, brainstorming worksheet, and peer editing materials-50-question multiple choice final exam focused on close reading-journal/discussion questions
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10th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Lesson Plans & Materials BUNDLE – Full Unit (One Marking Period)
Looking for everything you need to teach Shakespeare's timeless tragedy Julius Caesar all in one place? Here it is. This MASSIVE BUNDLE DEAL includes an entire Unit's worth (one FULL marking period) of in-depth curriculum, activities, assessments, daily lesson plans, daily lessons in PowerPoint, and ready-to-teach resources. You will receive 175 PowerPoint slides, 75 pages of daily lesson plans and materials, a 25-page original published research paper psychoanalyzing and comparing the villainou
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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American Literature Bundle – Novel-Based Tests, Essays, & Projects for FULL YEAR
Looking for an entire year's worth of American Literature resources and assessment materials all in one place? This MASSIVE FULL-YEAR American Literature Bundle consists of a total of 797 pages of ALL PRINTABLE/DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES, including: Tables of Contents, Novel-Based Assessments, Reading Comprehension Chapter & Scene Quizzes, Final Tests, Answer Keys, Essential Questions, Topical Questions, Essay Prompts, and Real-World connected Projects surrounding 12 classic American Literature
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9th - 12th
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Shakespeare Bundle – Play-Based Lessons, Tests, Essays, & Projects for FULL YEAR
Looking for an entire year's worth of Shakespeare teaching resources and assessment materials all in one place? This MASSIVE FULL-YEAR Shakespeare Bundle consists of a total of 669 pages of ALL PRINTABLE/DOWNLOADABLE TEACHING RESOURCES, including: Tables of Contents, Lesson Plans, Lessons in Powerpoint, Jeopardy Review Slides, Unit Plans, Essential Questions, Topical Questions, Graphic Organizers, Text-Based Assessments, Close Reading Act & Scene Quizzes, Final Tests, Answer Keys, Essays Pro
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9th - 12th
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If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge by Marc Aronson
Through this unit, students will learn that archaeologists, like detectives, work to piece together the past through investigation in the text, “If Stones Could Speak” by Marc Aronson. This common core aligned packet emphasizes specific skills that are targeted in each chapter. Through this packet, students are exposed to diverse perspectives and challenge them to analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions about history. Students will learn to analyze how claims support the main idea and h
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5th - 8th
Performing Poetry: Creating an Oral Interpretation of a Poem
REVISED AND UPDATED August 3rd 2019!Performing Poetry is a one-to-two week long assignment that takes students through the process of finding and developing an interpretation of a poem for performance in the classroom. It contains the lesson, students handouts, a performance rubric, a student seld-evaluation, suggestions for poems to use, and several great vocal warm ups that I use extensively in my drama classes. One of the nice things about teaching students to create an oral interpretation of
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Seminar: Explore the Big Ideas with Trevor Noah's Born a Crime
Digital Learning Friendly ActivitiesEasily uploaded to online learning platforms. Word doc. for easy editing.The College Board’s AP Seminar course is organized around Five Big Ideas. Exploring the Big Ideas through Born a Crime provides students with an introduction to each Big Idea and practice the skills required for mastery of the College Board’s learning objectives and essential knowledge. Reading Trevor Noah’s engaging biography, Born a Crime, provides students an opportunity engage in a cr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Locomotive by Brian Floca - Primary GATE Unit with Caldecott STEAM!
Another amazing Caldecott book and another load of opportunities across the curriculum for our primary GATE kids: hands-on and participatory activities, critical thinking, creativity, art and graphic design, and always best practices in gifted education. I’ve used this unit with 2nd graders, and it will definitely stretch to 3rd grade GATE.
You get 35+ pages of instructions, critical thinking questions and activities, and ready-to-print student activity sheets—assuredly more than you’ll ever
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2nd - 4th
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Ordinary People Complete Unit Plan
This extensive, 210 page novel unit plan for Judith Guest’s Ordinary People, is completely designed around the philosophy of developing close reading skills and text based responses which require supporting evidence for nearly every aspect of each chapter of the novel. The novel unit is completely original and has been keenly tuned to address a wide range of learners with varying reading comprehension skills. In short, this unit will help all students to look closely at Guest’s craft and encou
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8th - 11th
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Shakespeare's Hamlet – Text-Based Assessments for Full Unit, One Marking Period
This resource is an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of engaging and rigorous teaching materials and assessments – Act & Scene Quizzes, Essays, and a Final Test – surrounding Shakespeare's timeless tragedy, Hamlet. ***EVERY SINGLE PAGE IS A PRINTABLE/DOWNLOADABLE TEXT-BASED ASSESSMENT RESOURCE!As a passionate Shakespeare scholar with published works in the field, this unit holds a special place in my heart. High School ELA Common Core standards are addressed with precision and p
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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