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High school english language arts unit plans for Easel Assessments
African American Unit: Lesson Plans, Slides, Handouts - History, Ethnic Studies
Perfect for Black History Month! Compelling and relevant – this unit provides an overview of African American history with a focus on the Civil Rights Movement and current issues. Intensive prep has been done so you can focus on teaching! LOW PREP (print and go) — includes lesson plans, slides with activities, PDF handouts, plus formative and summative assessments. Use for Ethnic Studies and History, provide context for English topics. High School resource that can be used for digital learning.
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9th - 12th
Detective Stories Unit - Short Stories by Doyle, Poe, Dahl; Sherlock Holmes film
In this fantastic detective stories unit, you will explore the characteristics of the detective story genre and apply them to great short stories by Edgar Allan Poe (The Murders in the Rue Morgue), Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Adventure of Silver Blaze), and Roald Dahl (Lamb to the Slaughter).Learn what makes a good detective story and then work like a sleuth to identify genre elements in E. A. Poe's and Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories. Analy
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle: Detective Stories Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
Native American Unit: Lesson Plans, Slides, Handouts - History, Ethnic Studies +
This thorough unit provides an overview of Indigenous Peoples' socio-political history with an emphasis on current issues. (It does not focus on individual tribal nations.) Intensive prep has been done so you can focus on teaching! LOW PREP (print and go) — includes lesson plans, slides with activities, PDF handouts, plus formative and summative assessments. Use for Ethnic Studies and History, provide context for English topics. High School resource that can be used for digital learning. The les
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9th - 12th
Asian Pacific American Unit - AAPI: Lesson Plans and Activities - Ethnic Studies
Comprehensive and up-to-date unit that provides an overview of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) history in addition to an exploration of current issues. Intensive prep has been done so you can focus on teaching! LOW PREP (print and go) — includes lesson plans, slides with activities, PDF handouts, plus formative and summative assessments. Use for Ethnic Studies and History, provide context for English topics. High School resource that can be used for digital learning. The lessons help you
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9th - 12th
Latinx American Unit: Lesson Plans, Slides, Handouts - History, Ethnic Studies +
Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, Latine, Chicano/a? The unit begins with a clarification and discussion of terms. This comprehensive resource provides an overview of Latinx American history in addition to an exploration of current issues. Intensive prep has been done so you can focus on teaching! LOW PREP (print and go) — includes lesson plans, slides with activities, PDF handouts, plus formative and summative assessments. Use for Ethnic Studies and History, provide context for English topics. High S
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9th - 12th
FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER -- Angeline Boulley
Greetings,If you like a page-turner mystery that explores questions of “identity, loss, and injustice, and also love, joy, connection, friendship, hope, and laughter,” then Angeline Boulley’s Firekeeper’s Daughter is here for you and your students. The characters and questions raised, insights and inspirations received will stay with you long after you close the novel. This 232-page resource covers all four strands: reading, writing, oral, and media. It develops your students’ critical thinking,
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Senior Script Writing Unit for Drama or English
Script writing can be an intimidating part of teaching Drama or English. However, this unit has everything you need to be able to structure and teach a full unit of script writing, resulting in students having original plays or scenes ready for performance.Our Script Writing Unit includes a dynamic array of lessons that cover every aspect of the scriptwriting process. From understanding the basics of script formatting to crafting compelling dialogue and building engaging characters, each lesson
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9th - 12th
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Ender's Game Literature Unit
Note: Some of my products have some “out there” ideas. Make sure to look at the preview before purchasing. Everyone's classroom is unique and while these lessons work within my classroom, that may not be the case in another’s room.One of my favorite portions of the year is teaching my students the science fiction novel, Ender's Game. The best part is blowing their minds at the end, by alluding to the fact that Ender's Game is a metaphorical allusion to the Holocaust. Result . . . mind blown! Tha
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8th - 10th
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Improv Games - Full Improv Drama Teaching Unit
Ready to take on improv with your Drama class, but have no idea where to start, or how to play many games? Look no further. This unit can be cut and paste and adapted to your needs.Well over 100 pages, including:Unit plan with lesson breakdownsSlideshow of notes and teaching pointsVideos of the games themselvesStudent workbook, homework tasks, assessment and score cardsPDF, Google Doc and EASEL activities all includedEverything you need to go from novice to running your own in class competition
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Full Semester of Drama Units - Theatre Class Bundle
Plato's Apology: Complete Unit on Socrates' Trial - Classroom Philosophy Gr. 10+
In Plato's Apology, Socrates is put on trial and found guilty of impiety and corruption of the youth. Read Socrates's philosophical defense. Learn why Socrates extols that the unexamined life is not worth living and how Plato made his teacher's words a cause célèbre of his time. Nothing about this book is apologetic. Get in-depth with a close reading of the text, replete with engaging building background knowledge activities and more.This Resource Includes the Following Features for the entiret
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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CHASING PAINTED HORSES -- Drew Hayden Taylor
Greetings,I love sports: playing, coaching, watching. A baseball highlight is relevant here. One season playing shortstop, the second baseman and I turned a phenomenal number of double plays to the delight of fans and teammates. We were poetry in motion. Drew Hayden Taylor’s novel, Chasing Painted Horses, provides you and your students with the opportunity to turn an even better double or even triple play. Why? Because of its heritage. It began as a short story, morphed into a one-act pla
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9th - 11th, Adult Education
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Mythology Unit 4: Mythological Heroes and Archetypes
Unit includes six 50-minute lesson plans with-Scripted Interactive slide lecture with group discussion breaks and activities-Lesson objectives and lesson frames-Critical thinking, reading, writing, and discussion activities -Note taking practice with reproducible or digital notes page-Collaborative presentation project-Individual writing project-Easel multiple choice test assessment
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9th - 12th
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A MAN CALLED OVE -- Fredrik Backman
We can busy ourselves with living or with dying. ~Sonja 177Greetings,Get ready to meet a crusty character – Ove. You’ll laugh and cry. You’ll cheer and shudder. You might even want to throw your book at him from time to time, but as you get to know his story, he will grow on you. Other feisty and courageous characters will too. Together, they will win your heart and teach you a thing or two about what’s important and how to look out for one another. Who knows? There could even be an epiphany or
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9th - 12th
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Night by Elie Wiesel, Instructional Unit, Includes Quizzes & 2 Research Projects
This engaging and easy-to-use unit for Night has recently been expanded and improved. A second, entirely different, research paper assignment has been added. An answer key for the quizzes, as well as self-grading Easel assessments have been added.This is a unit I have used to teach the novel Night by Elie Wiesel to 8th, 9th, and 10th-grade students with great success. Obviously, it has evolved and improved over the years. The students learn not only about Elie Wiesel and his family but also are
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
Activity 5: Tubman & Underground Railroad_Middle & High School Black History
Known as the “Moses of her people,” Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad. Contrary to legend, Tubman did not create the Underground Railroad; it was established in the late eighteenth century by black and white abolitionists. Lesson Activity 5: Harriet Tubman & Underground RailroadLesson 5 in the 72-part course series
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6th - 12th
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Junior Drama - Darkwood Manor - Full teaching unit using Devised Theatre
Are you planning your year and needing a new unit to change things up? This unit is highly engaging for younger teens - based around campfire, haunted house and ghost stories. Using the conventions of theatre, students will devise an original play entitled "The Tale of Darkwood Manor" under your guidance.Included are all teaching materials - from the unit plan, lesson outlines, warm-up games, teacher notes and activities, assessment materials and student workbooks. There are Google Docs, Slides
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Full Semester of Drama Units - Theatre Class Bundle
Let’s Chat--Bringing Soul & Validity To ChatGPT Writing
Note: Some of my products have some “out there” ideas. Make sure to look at the preview slides before purchasing. If you don't like the preview, then it's not something you should purchase. Everyone's classroom is unique and while these lessons work within my classroom, that may not be the case in another’s room.Note 2: DO NOT purchase if you're expecting a simple 'print off' and let the students have at it. I highly suggest you get a good handle on the activities BEFORE you let the kiddos give
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8th - 10th
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The Tragedy of Hamlet Easy Literary Study
Note: Some of my products have some “out there” ideas. Make sure to look at the preview before purchasing. Everyone's classroom is unique and while these lessons work within my classroom, that may not be the case in another’s room."I see nothing in your eyesAnd the more I see the less I like"-Breath by Breaking BenjaminThis literary guide brought to you by Wake Up Sunshine dares to look into the depths of the Shakespearean tragedy of Hamlet. I created this simplified unit so my middle schoolers
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8th - 12th
Junior Drama - Full Teaching Unit - Greek Theatre "The Labours of Hercules"
Need to teach a new theatre form to your class but don't know where to start? Worried about transitioning to a more hybrid model of teaching in a Performing Arts class? Look no further. Here is a full unit around Greek Theatre - from the in class activities and resources to teach this, as well as a well rounded set of resources for online/blended/hybrid instruction ready for Google Classroom or your other LMS.This package includes unit plan, lesson outlines, assessment tasks and marking guides,
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9th - 12th
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Junior Drama - "The Whispering Woods" Performance Unit
A full teaching unit including activities and the script for "The Whispering Woods". The play follows the fairytale characters that we know into the dark woods, where the heroes and villains face a darker end. A perfect piece for working as a full class with physical theatre. By purchasing this unit, you also have the rights to perform the script for free, and keep any proceeds you wish to make in ticket sales. This unit includes the unit plan, assessment guideline, student worksheets for reflec
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6th - 10th
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MacBeth - Full Drama unit for performance
Are you ready to teach a new Shakespearean play? Did you need a full unit with all the games, activities, scripts and thinking tools to help your students engage in a Shakespearean text? Did you want to put on a play, but editing the text is a step too far?Here is a full unit ready for use in class. Over 20 documents in the Google Drive file - with unit plan and teaching outline (with lesson descriptions) included. All resources are clearly labelled and provided for teaching, from the worksheets
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Shakespeare's MacBeth - Full teaching bundle
Animation Unit with Emphasis on Note Taking Skills
Survey of History and Types of Animationwith Emphasis on Note Taking4 50 minute Lessons Plans51 Teaching Slides with teaching script in lesson plans1 Objective Assessment with Grading Key1 Individual Presentation with Assessment RubricLesson plans include Lesson framesEntry tasks and Exit ticketsGuided note taking Short critical reading, writing, discussion, viewing and listening discussion Collaborative learning activitiesNote Taking, Research, and Presentation skills
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7th - 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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