12th grade Halloween poetry unit plans

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry

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8th - 12th

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Unit Plans, Activities

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Slam Poetry Mini Unit

Created by

Teacher Off Duty

Looking to add slam poetry to your poetry unit, but too swamped to plan it out? I’ve got you covered. This one-week slam poetry mini-unit is designed to be inserted into your poetry unit, and is packed with 5 days of my best slam poetry lesson plans. It will take your students through brainstorming, drafting, performance-planning, and performing all in a week. It’s the perfect unit to give your students a taste of slam poetry (and get them begging for more). You’re students will never think

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Grades:

6th - 12th

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Unit Plans, Lesson

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RL.6.4

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, RL.11-12.4

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Slam Poetry Unit Plan--Middle-High School

Created by

Teacher Off Duty

Push students to write, revise, and publish multiple slam poems with this packed Slam Poetry Unit. Lesson plans built around thematically-curated, school-appropriate slam poems will challenge students' notions of poetry AND identity, encouraging them to use their voice and powerful poetic techniques to speak up for what is right and tell their story. The unit provides enough guidance, lesson plans, and materials for teachers to teach without hours of prep, while still leaving room for students

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Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Grades:

6th - 12th

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RL.6.4

, RL.7.4

, RL.8.4

, RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

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Also included in: *Writing Unit Bundle - Personal Narrative, Slam Poetry, and Argumentative Units

Beowulf Unit Plan, Literature Guide, Lesson Plans

Created by

Julie Faulkner

This low prep, standards-based, complete teaching pack for the epic Beowulf is designed to take your students through Beowulf in a way that the text comes alive. Beowulf, while a classic poem, is one of the most notable epics of all time that offers a journey of hope and heroism. In today's culture, this is certainly a narrative that our teens need to hear, and this complete literature guide is the product of classroom experience and has been years in development.Student Experience: Students st

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Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

10th - 12th

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Unit Plans, Activities

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Also included in: British Literature Curriculum, Year-Long Curriculum, BUNDLE+, English Lessons

Creative Writing Curriculum for High School: Complete 9-Week Class or Unit

Created by

It's Lit Teaching

Take the stress out of planning a high school Creative Writing class with this complete, 9-week elective course curriculum bundle! This Complete Creative Writing Class Bundle includes everything you need to teach creative writing skills, poetry analysis, and engage students in a variety of writing at the high school level!In this engaging 9-week elective creative writing class, students will learn and apply literary terms, analyze mentor texts, and write their own original poems and stories. Thi

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9th - 12th

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HIGH SCHOOL POETRY ANALYSIS | 2 Weeks of Lesson Plans | 50+ Poems in 10 Packets!

Created by

Rigorous Resources

This 2-week poetry unit will boost skills in close reading and formal analysis in any high school English course. The unit features 50+ canonical poems written by a diverse spectrum of English-speaking poets. The poems and accompanying lesson plans are organized into 10 thematic packets which can be used in sequence over two weeks. That's over 200 pages worth of editable poetry resources! This poetry curriculum promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intel

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Close Reading, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Unit Plans, Handouts, Lesson

Beowulf Teaching Guide 7-Week Unit - Lessons, Activities, Tests - 160 Pages

Created by

Simply Novel

Beowulf Teaching Guide includes 160 pages of No-Prep lessons, quizzes, tests, and activities for teaching the Seamus Heaney translation of Beowulf. Classroom-tested by over 800 teachers with a 5/5 Rating! Designed for as much or as little teacher instruction or intervention as you desire, students will be able to self-direct their study in many cases, making it perfect for in-person or distance learning. Please note that this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Goog

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Study Guides, Unit Plans, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

9th - 12th

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The Canterbury Tales Unit Plan - MASSIVE 300+ Page No-Prep Teacher Resource

Created by

Simply Novel

The Canterbury Tales Unit Plan - over 300 pages of NO-PREP ready-to-go unit with articles, handouts, worksheets, study guide/comprehension questions, projects, and assessments for grades 11-12! Classroom-Tested with a 4.8/5 Rating! In-depth work on the General Prologue, plus the Knight's Tale, Miller's Tale, Reeve's Tale, Shipman's Tale, Prioress's Tale, Monk's Tale, Nun's Priest's Tale, Pardoner's Tale, Wife of Bath's Tale, Summoner's Tale, Clerk's Tale, Merchant's Tale, Franklin's Tale, Parso

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Study Guides, Unit Plans, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

10th - 12th, Higher Education

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Full-Year British Literature Curriculum | Year Long Bundle

Created by

Jenna Copper - Doc Cop Teaching

If you are teaching a new British Literature course this year, or you're looking to upgrade your current British Literature curriculum, this full year British Literature curriculum is for YOU! This British Literature curriculum will help you create meaningful learning experiences for your secondary English students AND protect your time outside of contract hours. This English curriculum is perfect for you if you are looking for...you are looking for a complete curriculum with a clear guide for o

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Grades:

9th - 12th

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AP Lit Poetry Unit II - AP English Literature Essential Skills Lessons

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Literature, Poetry, Writing

This AP Lit Poetry Unit meets the required skills and activities as described in the new AP English Literature CED® for poetry unit II. Students can work individually or in groups to analyze four advanced poems, both in discussion and in writing. ⭐ What's Included in this AP Lit Poetry Unit II:This short unit includes 4 AP Lit Poetry essential skills lessons. Each lesson includes: a slideshow poem lessona skill-based graphic organizera line of reasoning graphic organizer for essay brainstormingi

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10th - 12th

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Poetry Boot Camp for Honors & Pre-AP Lit | 2 Week Editable Unit for Grades 9-10

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This two-week Poetry Boot Camp unit guides Honors or Pre-AP ® Lit students in analyzing poetry. These lessons are designed to make poetry analysis engaging by pairing poems with movie clips, TED-Ed videos, song lyrics, and other media. Furthermore, it reinforces student interpretation and analysis, rather than a find-the-only-right-answer approach. This unit contains 8 lessons, each based on a poetry skill. These skills are based on skills from the AP® English Lit CED, so they are great for new

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en Français, French, Poetry

Grades:

9th - 12th

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Also included in: 9th & 10th Grade ELA Curriculum Units & Lessons | Thematic & Genre Based Units

BUNDLE: La Poésie - Unité de notes et exercices (Distance Learning)

Created by

Fab French

Cette ressource est une unité pour enseigner la poésie en français aux élèves plus âgés. Il y a plusieurs différents formats de poèmes.Distance Learning: Il y a 2 paquets de cartes BOOM. Les autres activités qui sont déjà incluses peuvent toutes être utiliser avec vos élèves car vous pouvez les partager avec eux en ligne et ils peuvent quand même les faire.L'unité inclut:- 2 paquets de cartes BOOM- Une bande dessinée- Un calligramme- Un tétractys- Un poème de diamant- Un poème acrostiche- Un haï

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Grades:

6th - 12th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Handouts

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Unit - 2 Weeks - Washington Irving Short Story, CCSS

Created by

Teach with Mark and Elyse

This is a fun 2 week unit plan for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Whether you need a unit during the Halloween season or you're simply looking to study an early work of classic American literature, this is a fun storyline for students to analyze. Students will: Participate in engaging PowerPoint sessions, read the text (included), engage with the rich vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences about themes supported with evidence, use a viewing guide as they watch

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English Language Arts, Halloween, Short Stories

Grades:

8th - 12th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Activities

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Also included in: Washington Irving Bundle - 3 Units - Rip Van Winkle, Sleepy Hollow, Christmas

Hamlet Unit Plan 5-Week Teacher Resource BUNDLE

Created by

Simply Novel

Hamlet No-Prep Unit Plan - a 5-Week Teaching Guide that includes ready-to-use, standards-aligned activities, lesson plans, quizzes, tests, essay prompts, project ideas, and more for teaching Shakespeare's Hamlet! Help students understand and appreciate Shakespeare, saving yourself HOURS of time by having all the work done for you! Rated 4.9/5 Stars! This printable PDF will need modification for use in Google Classroom.This Hamlet teaching guide includes:Informational Text Articles and Pre-Readin

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Study Guides, Unit Plans, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

10th - 12th

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AP Lit Poetry Unit III - AP English Literature Essential Skills & Essay Prep

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Literature, Poetry, Writing

This AP Lit Poetry Unit will help prepare your AP® Lit students for the spring exam, moving from poetry analysis to evidence-based interpretation. All of these lessons were designed with the AP English Literature Essential Skills® in mind, as well as strategies to build a high-scoring essay. ⭐ What's Included in this AP Lit Poetry Unit III:Poetry Unit III Task Cards, which can be used in a variety of ways to study any poemAP Lit Essay Prep Graphic Organizer and Lesson, which helps students decon

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Grades:

11th - 12th

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The Color Purple: A COMPLETE Novel Unit!

Created by

All Day ELA

The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, is a wonderful novel every student should read before he or she graduates. This COMPLETE UNIT includes many activities, study guides, companion pieces, (and so much more!) that will help the teacher get the students into the life of Celie. Products that are included in this complete novel unit include Be Nobody's Darling Poem Analysis The Color Purple Anticipation Guide The Color Purple Character Analysis Packet The Color Purple Reliable Narrator Worksheet I

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Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Worksheets, Unit Plans

Figurative Language Mini-unit Bundle: Creative Writing

Created by

It's Lit Teaching

Teaching figurative language as part of a poetry unit or Creative Writing class? Want to review figurative language techniques without the boring worksheets or sit-and-get lessons? This bundle of 5 figurative language resources will not only teach your students figurative language terms but engage them in searching through mentor texts, creating their own examples, and using figurative language in their writing!These resources include a mix of direct instruction, hands-on activities, and writing

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Grades:

9th - 12th

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Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

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Music is Poetry: 5-Day Unit | High-Interest Poetry Analysis | Digital & Print

Created by

Pedagogy Cafe

This 5 day poetry UNIT will engage even your most reluctant poetry readers! Use popular songs to teach poetry and poetic devices such as: figurative language, rhyme, rhythm, & repetition, theme & motif, and mood & tone. This collection of interactive lessons uses more than 15 songs to help students analyze poetry and learn more about poetic structure. Included:With your purchase, you will receive a Google Drive folder with the following materials:Introduction to Lyrics as Poetry Inte

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Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Unit Plans, Activities

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RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.5

, L.7.3

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Pop Sonnets: A Unit Plan (editable)

Created by

ELA in Eighth

Looking for a way to liven up Shakespeare for your students? Look no further than pop sonnets.All credit for the idea must be given to Erik Didriksen who created the Pop Sonnet Tumblr a few years back where he would take a popular song and write it as a Shakespearean sonnet. Check out his Tumblr at https://popsonnet.tumblr.com/.Now your students will have an opportunity to use Didriksen's pop sonnets as mentor texts to create their own pop sonnet of a song of their choice. This activity is highl

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Grades:

7th - 12th

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Projects, Unit Plans

Poetry Lessons & Units Growing Bundle | Aligned with AP Lit Essential Skills

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This AP Literature Poetry Lessons & Units Growing Bundle combines ALL of my poetry resources from my AP Lit full course, plus any additional poetry assessments and lessons that I add in the future. This is designed for students in AP English Literature ® but can work well for dual enrollment and upper level ELA students as well. ⭐ What's Included in this AP Literature Poetry Lessons & Units Growing Bundle: Intro to Poetry Full Unit - This bundle contains my two week poetry unit which int

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Grades:

11th - 12th

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Beowulf Unit Plan with Lesson Plans, PowerPoints, Worksheets and Test

Created by

Shannon Shakespeare

This Beowulf unit plan is straightforward with 7 core lesson plans covering culture, language, epic hero, kennings, symbols, theme and more. Lesson plans are engaging and clear for students and the worksheets encourage deep thinking. What you Get: 1. 7 Lesson Plans with objectives, assessments, and procedures. Topics include..Introduction in Anglo-Saxon cultureDescriptive language in "Grendel"Beowulf as an Epic Hero Kennings in "The Battle with Grendel"Symbols in "Grendel's Mother" and "The Bat

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PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Assessment

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Also included in: Highschool English Class 7 Unit Bundle Mythology Beowulf Persepolis & More

British Poetry Unit: Metaphysical and Romantic Poets

Created by

Open Classroom

This British poetry unit covers the best metaphysical and Romantic poets including Marvell, Herrick, Donne, Shelley, Byron, Keats, Wordsworth and Browning while addressing all strands of the Common Core State Standards. As a group, students conduct research, analyze poetry, create class handouts or PowerPoints and present their findings to their classmates. Independently, students write a poetry explication. To wrap up the unit, students review with a trivia game followed by a multiple choice an

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