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Higher education reading strategies unit plans
Ready Player One Complete Novel Unit
In this unit of study, we will delve into Ernest Cline's thrilling novel Ready Player One to analyze and discuss its characterization, themes, and conflicts. Set in a dystopian future where people escape their harsh reality by immersing themselves in a virtual world called the OASIS, the novel offers a rich and complex narrative ripe for exploration. By examining the well-developed characters, exploring the underlying themes, and unraveling the central conflicts, we will gain a deeper understand
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
The Ultimate Shakespeare Package
This is a comprehensive bundle with all of my Shakespeare unit plans. Included are units for Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado about Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew. If you bought all of these unit plans separately it would cost over $99. Buying this bundle will help you save 50%.
This bundle will be very convenient for teachers who teach multiple grades at the same time. There are over 1000 pages of materials in this bundle. Please download th
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Hollow Men" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,Tests,Essays,AP Style,Keys
49 page unit on the poem! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 13 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 4 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS* 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS* 1 AP STYLE PROMPT* 10 VOCABULARY
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
ROMEO & JULIET | ACT ONE | COMPLETE, COMPREHENSIVE, NO PREP UNIT
This tandards-based ELA Romeo and Juliet Unit is an immersive journey into the timeless tale of love, tragedy, and the power of literature!Designed to meet rigorous teaching standards while engaging students in dynamic learning experiences, our Romeo and Juliet Unit is a comprehensive resource that brings Shakespeare's masterpiece to life in the modern classroom.With a focus on critical thinking, analysis, and literary interpretation, this unit covers key themes, character development, and plot
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Word Parts Pack: Prefixes, Root Words, & Suffixes Activity Pack (13pgs)
What the knowledge of word parts (prefixes, root words, suffixes) can do to S reading test scores will be greatly influenced by the understanding of Latin roots. It gives S the background knowledge to make educated guesses, rather than entirely random guesses, on challenging vocab words.> Best for grades 7+> 13 pgs. (including cover & key) > The pack can be completed in a couple of days by mid-level classes in high school, or, drawn out for a good week for 6-8th grade or struggling
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Narrative Techniques through Memoirs
Students will examine characters/conflict, dialogue/diction, author's reflection, setting, and sensory details in excerpts from unique and interesting excerpts.
Excerpts included are:
-Girl, Interrupted (sensitive material - mention of suicide, but students are typically very responsive and respectful of the topic)
-The Glass Castle
-Black Boy
-A Long Way Gone
-The Other Wes Moore
Included is a formative with very easy to use rubric.
I've also included over 15 slides with day to day instructi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Create a Class Podcast Unit Plan
Why should YOU teach with podcasts? By teaching podcasts, your students will boost their reading and listening comprehension, increase their focus in class, engage in the content more readily, and have fun! But why JUST listen to awesome podcasts in class when your students can CREATE their own? This standards-based unit plan will allow your students to explore the art of telling stories and sharing narratives through podcasting. This past year, I decided to create my own educational podcasts,
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Life of Pi - Complete Novel Unit Study
Life of Pi novel study HIT HERE FOR VIDEO DESCRIPTION OF THIS PRODUCTPRODUCT DESCRIPTIONLife of Pi, Yann Martel, Life of Pi Novel, Life of Pi Unit, Life of Pi Teacher Guide, Teaching Guide, Life of Pi Lesson Plans, Life of Pi Packet, Yann Martel Author Study, High School Novel Study, Novel StudyIn, “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel, Pi sets out on a magical voyage and along with Pi your students will learn what it is to be fully human is to face challenges with humor, wisdom and originality. Student
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Dark Romantics Poe and Hawthorne: Practice with Literary Analysis
At some point, most students read the work of American Literary Canon stalwarts Edgar Allen Poe or Nathaniel Hawthorne. However, for some teens, it is hard to make a personal connection with literature written more than 150 years ago. The text complexity of the selections is challenging for struggling readers who need close reading support. This mini-unit encourages teachers and students to examine the content of two notable Dark Romantic authors, Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne, by way
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Julius Caesar Unit, 80 plus Pages, Answer Keys
Try the preview file - it alone constitutes quite a thorough study of Act III - and see if it works for you, then decide whether you want the rest. The same file is also offered as a stand-alone, free download all by itself here:
"Julius Caesar - the Assassination Scene"
the url:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Julius-Caesar-The-Assassination-Scene-Initial-Reading-Study-Guide-and-Test
The individual components of the Julius Caesar Unit are available as separate products, but you c
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Latin and Central American Literature Unit
This unit is the 1st of four units I teach to my English II classes, and it is CCSS aligned. The unit focuses on several lessons that include stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez along with his Nobel Prize Speech, "The Solitude of Latin America". The unit leads up to the final essay: How does magical realism in The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings and Eyes of a Blue Dog reveal the author’s true point of view on reality for Latin America? Write an informative/explanatory five paragraph essay in w
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10th, Higher Education
Dear Martin Whole Novel Growing Bundle!
This resource is meant to be paired with the novel Dear Martin by Nic Stone.This resource consists of 60 pages covering every chapter of the novel Dear Martin. The resources include activities like:a close reading strategycomprehension and analytical questionsstop & jot summary skill buildingPlot Analysis x2In & Out of Character: Character AnalysisInternal & External Conflict AnalysisReview the NewsPositive-Negative Character Development ChartTheme Triangle ProjectJAM: Join a Movemen
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Best Friend Reading Comprehension Worksheet in Grey White Printable Style
This 15 page test correlates with the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt® California Journeys Reading program version of the story "Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend". If you want to test your students on their comprehension of the story with a quick 10 question test, then this is the test you need! Answer key included.
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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American Literature: Benjamin Franklin: Paraphrase, Rhetorical Analysis
Lessons on the Following:
The Age of Reason, Franklin's life, Paraphrase, Denotation and Connotation, Vocabulary words, Aphorisms, Rhetorical Analysis
Unit Contents:
Lesson Plans keyed to Virginia Standards of Learning and Common Core
Student booklet containing all student materials as well as all resources in individual handouts
PowerPoints for each section of the unit
PowerPoint game and links to Kahoot and Quizlet games
Final vocabulary test
Comprehensive unit test
Answer keys for activiti
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Exploring Theme through Original Fables Unit Plan
Why should YOU teach with fables? By teaching fables, your students will have the opportunity to both differentiate between morals and themes, and analyze how theme can be developed through characters, setting, and plot. But why JUST read fables in class when your students can CREATE their own? Students LOVE the choice offered in developing and producing their OWN original narratives! This standards-based unit plan will allow your students to explore the art of telling stories and sharing narrat
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Keys to Interpret Evidence for Your Essay - (COMMON CORE ALIGNED - Gr. 6-12)
This 12 page unit provides specific steps to interpret a variety of sources for use as evidence in the five paragraph essay as well as for answering frequent “source analysis questions” on multiple choice tests. Lesson plan material and 6 dynamic activities included.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Annotation w Purpose; Comparing/Contrasting Sonnets, Gr 6-13 - Common Core Unit
Annotation with Purpose! Comparing and Contrasting Sonnets begins with a refresher on annotation but goes far beyond for your Grades 6-13 students.
Annotation has traditionally been used to increase critical thinking about texts, and as an entry point for writing about how a text works. This is only ONE of the reasons why annotating, close reading and reader response criticism was adopted and favored at the university level.
We are proud to offer a FULLY COMPLETE UNIT for Middle and HIGH SCHOOL
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor AP Lit Project (HTRLLP)
Students will become familiar with the text How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster through a flexible three part series of activities: (1) get a taste of every chapter by skimming and scanning to answer surface level questions, (2) delve deeply into an assigned chapter and present the nuts and bolts in a poster, and (3) apply Foster’s ideas to texts they’ve read for class in a creative culminating project. The culminating activity naturally is completed last, however the ot
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Importance of Being Earnest Whole Unit
Oscar Wilde’s hilarious, ridiculous comedy The Importance of Being Earnest is a mainstay of literature and a literary classic that stands the test of time. I love to end my semester or year with a comedy, and this text is short, sweet, laugh out loud funny, and my students adore reading it using these engaging activities with real world connections. Not every student in our classroom is going to go gaga for the high brow language and the distant time period. But Earnest continues to be accessibl
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Author's Purpose (Video Lesson)
Welcome to our video lesson on identifying an author's purpose! In this engaging and interactive session, we'll embark on a journey to uncover the reasons behind why authors write.Our goal is to equip young learners with the essential skills to analyze texts and understand the intentions behind the words they read. By the end of this lesson, students will not only be able to identify the primary purposes of different texts but also appreciate the diversity of authorial goals To Entertain: We'll
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Diving Into the Wreck" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,Tests,AP Style
55 page unit on the poem! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay.
* 18 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)
* 3 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)
* 4 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS
* 1 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPT
* 1 AP STYLE PROMPTS
* 10 VOCA
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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CCSS:
"The Gift of the Magi" Before, During, After Reading Activities
Enhance Reading Engagement with "Literary Exploration Toolkit"! Elevate your classroom experience with my dynamic "Gift of the Magi" slideshow designed to engage, scaffold, and extend your students' understanding this classic story by O'Henry! Whether you're in a traditional, hybrid, or virtual setting, these before, during, and after reading activities are ready to plug and play in your Google Classroom or LMS of choice. This lesson also works well to leave for a sub day if your students are
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Edgar Allan Poe: "The Fall of the House of Usher" Full Text
From Electric English...
Here is a clean, fresh copy of Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher". There are activities that accomapany this story in my store as well. All that being said, use it for whatever you want.... It's FREE and a great story :)
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Dystopian Unit - 10 Interactive Digital Modules (181 Google Slides)
My Dearest TeacherThis is everything I taught for my dystopian unit. It took me 2 years to get it perfected and even now, I am still making updates. I have links to numerous resources that I do not own the copyright to, so please give the original creators credit where credit is due - I am only a curator of most of things.I assigned each these 10 modules out to my students though our district LMS - (I use Schoology) over the course of the unit - giving them about 3-4 days to complete each one. I
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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