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Common Core RL.9-10.6 centers
Literary Analysis Essay Writing and Thesis Statement With Short Film Activities
Ready to teach a thesis statement centered literary analysis? Using Pixar shorts films is the ONLY way to go! This bundle offers mini lessons with videos for all of the major literary elements and step-by-step workshops to guide students through thesis writing and each paragraph of a literary analysis essay. And of course, analyses of Pixar short films along with a sample literary analysis for the short film The Present. Students can color-code the sample essay with a digital highlighter! Liter
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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"A Sound of Thunder" Short Story Stations: CCSS Print or Digital Google Apps
I just did an overhaul of this unit and created 12 short story stations that include a review of several literary devices, Sensory Imagery, Conflict, Hyperbole, and Symbolism, word wall activity, graphic organizers, constructed responses, and a mini-Socratic seminar. This short story has everything, time travel, a controversial presidential election,and dinosaurs.Ray Bradbury wrapped all of this together in a powerful short story rich with imagery and filled with literary devices. Use this less
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8th - 11th
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Hamlet: CSI Classroom Investigation and Murder Board
Is your Hamlet unit as dusty as Yorick's dried-up old skull? Spice it up with this creative criminal investigation of the murder that occurs in this tragic Shakespearean drama. Your students will become the investigative team as they search for textual evidence to build a criminal case. Your class will examine the textual evidence for characterization, plot, and setting, look at the protagonist through a psychological lens, make inferences, and present all their information as a murder board.Not
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Hamlet Unit Bundle of Lessons: Great Deal CCSS digital activity
Long Way Down Novel Study
The Long Way Down Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging exploration of this popular book. The Long Way Down Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. With over 60+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this unit. The literary analysis r
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8th - 9th
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Move Beyond P-I-E and Get the Receipt: A Better Way to Teach Author's Purpose
Let me make a confession: A few years ago, I got very invested in the drama between Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian. For me, one of the biggest take aways from that drama was the phrase "Show me the receipts." I'd heard my students talk about "receipts" before, but something about the Kanye-Taylor drama really made that phrase memorable to me. As a teacher, I turned that phrase over in my mind. Where are the receipts in the English classroom? Well, when students are looking for auth
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Reading Strategies Favorites Bundle / Pre-Reading & Author's Purpose
The Scarlet Letter Novel Study Stations Distance Learning
This set features 13 different stations with these topics: symbolism, archetypal symbolism, biblical allegory,diction, setting mapping, Puritan poetry comparison, theme, character, seven deadly sin chart, and a frieze activity. I've also included a ticket-out-the-door assessment. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.Using stations with older students creates interest and adds engagement to any lesson. A student who w
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9th - 12th
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The Odyssey Epic Literacy Stations Activities
This will make a great addition to your Odyssey Unit. These stations include a graphic organizer, parody, Homeric Simile, art annotation, dynamic character, and a constructed response prompt about the epic hero. Try out this engaging and entertaining formative assessment. With a bit of preparation and careful instructions, students can rotate through several epic-based activities with simply a “rotate” from the teacher every 9-10 minutes. The station set contains 12 options for your literacy sta
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8th - 11th
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340 High School Reading and ELA Test Prep Common Core Questions for State Exams
Are you looking for a test prep resource that will help your students be prepared for the types of questions that they will see on your reading and language arts state exams? The following resource includes 340 rigorous questions patterned after released state exams as well as the question banks from print and electronic resources from some of the top test prep vendors. You will not find a question stem bank this large and diverse anywhere! This tool is the ideal test prep tool for grades 9-1
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9th - 12th
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Sherlock Holmes | The Engineer's Thumb | Readers Theater | Short Story Unit
Detective Fiction: "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Readers Theater Script, Writing Prompt, Discussion Questions, and Print & Digital Graphic Organizer.*After being contacted to work on machinery in the middle of the night, engineer, Victor Hatherley experiences a crazy adventure that ends up with him lying unconscious in a pool of blood and his thumb cut off. Luckily, the physician called to he
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5th - 12th
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Classroom Library GENRE BOOK Labels (Middle + High School)
Classroom organization is easy with these Classroom Library BOOK Labels with 56 genre options and four artistic options for EACH label, you get EVERYTHING you need to help your students EASILY find their new favorite book.⭐What is included?EACH genre has FOUR different artistic options.Colorful and Ink friendly⭐56 different Genres.⭐What makes these labels unique?This helps ensure that your library is inclusive and that students are exposed to a wide variety of cultures and stories. These BOOK la
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Literary Elements Print & Go for ANY Book or Story
Whether you are looking for rigorous critical-thinking questions or a place where students can doodle as they read, I've got you covered with my literary elements print & go handouts that can be used with any book or story. The literary elements covered include: character development, setting, point-of-view (first, third limited, & third omniscient), plot, theme, tone & mood, and figurative devices. These can be used at ANY point in the novel or story. Great for literacy circles or s
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8th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Romeo and Juliet Literacy Stations Lesson Unit Bundle Use Print or Digital
**These stations now include 14 incredible options for your Romeo and Juliet stations. You will love it!!!This is an engaging and entertaining formative assessment. With a little preparation and careful instructions, students can rotate through several Romeo and Juliet-based activities with simply a “rotate” from the teacher every 9-10 minutes.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.This is a great way to culminate a st
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7th - 11th
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Othello Literacy Stations Common Core
You get 9 literacy stations based on the tragedy Othello The stations include engaging lessons about characterization, plot, theme,literary lens, and a tiny Socratic Seminar.Wake your class up with this engaging and entertaining formative assessment. With a little preparation and careful instructions, students can rotate through several textually based activities with simply a “rotate” from the teacher every 9-10 minutes.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free
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8th - 12th
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Sherlock Holmes Grammar Worksheets - Sub Activities - Halloween Alternative
Review nouns, plural nouns, and adjectives with these Sherlock Holmes grammar worksheets! This 3-page printable makes a great mystery genre or Halloween alternative activity. This is a simple, no-prep activity also makes a great sub activity.LOOKING FOR MORE GRAMMAR WORKSHEETS? I ALSO HAVE:"Hansel and Gretel""The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan PoeFAST FACTS ABOUT THESE SHERLOCK HOLMES GRAMMAR WORKSHEETS:Recommended for: Grades 6-8Lesson Duration: 40 minutesFormats: PPT, PDF, and Goog
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6th - 8th
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Macbeth: CSI Classroom Investigation and Murder Board
Is your Macbeth unit as dusty as a dried-up old skull? Spice it up with this creative criminal investigation of the murder that occurs in this tragic Shakespearean drama. Your students will become the investigative team as they search for textual evidence to build a criminal case. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.They will examine the textual evidence for characterization, plot, and setting, look at the protagoni
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9th - 12th
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Bell Ringers for Middle & High School Students: Reading Based
The following are short high interest bell ringers (reading comprehension activities). They can used at the beginning of class, at the end of class, or as exit slips.These activities can help you teach your students how to locate text features, text structures, main ideas, and supporting details.This set includes 24 bellringers, their answer key, a text structure chart, and a text feature chart.If you like this activity, be sure to check out some more of my products.Bellringers for Middle &
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6th - 10th
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Twelfth Night Bundle: Complete Teacher's Unit
Covering the Twelfth Night? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning Shakespeare fun and easy for your students. Complete Unit. Covers the entire play of Twelfth Night ! Great for differentiation. Includes:⭐Flip Book Study Guide⭐Shakespeare Comedies Power point⭐Twelfth Night Characterization Book⭐Twelfth Night Act 1 Quiz⭐Twelfth Night Act 2 Quiz⭐Twelft
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6th - 12th
3-D Scene Analysis Project: Romeo and Juliet Diorama: Final Project
Breathe life into your dusty Romeo and Juliet Unit with this creative co-operative learning project. My “3-D Scene Analysis” allows the student to pick apart a scene from Shakespeare, isolate significant literary elements, and present them in an engaging way. The activity is standards based and it will lead the student team through conversations about characterization, theme, setting, tone, word choice, and mood discourse. You get: the printable project, list of CCSS that fit, gallery walk form
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8th - 11th
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The Tempest Bundle: Complete Teacher's Unit
Studying The Tempest? Don't know where to get started? We have you covered from start to finish with this bundle.Everything you need for a fun and successful unit on Shakespeare's play The Tempest.Great for differentiation! Suits the needs of multiple learners. Includes:The Tempest Interactive Flip book Study GuideThe Tempest Interactive Characterization Flip book The Tempest Acts 1-5 QuizzesThe Tempest: Epilogue AnalysisThe Tempest Escape RoomShakespeare Comedies Power point
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9th - 12th
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Macbeth: 3-D Scene Analysis Project Diorama: Final Project
Make your Macbeth Unit dynamic with this creative co-operative learning project. My “3-D Scene Analysis” allows the student to pick apart a scene from Shakespeare, isolate significant literary elements, and engagingly present them. The activity is standards based and it will lead the student team through conversations about characterization, theme, setting, tone, word choice, and mood discourse. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas se
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9th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare Unit Bundle of Lessons and Digital Activity
I've included everything you might need for Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. You get scene analysis, coloring pages, constructed response writing prompts, Jamboard templates, literary stations, graphic organizers, dual-column notes, a CSI Murder kit, Character Crowns with characterization activities, and more.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.My assignments appeal to different learning styles and are Comm
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8th - 11th
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Thanksgiving Activity Collection for "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen" O. Henry
Are you looking for the perfect short story for Thanksgiving? “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” by O. Henry is the perfect mix of classic literature and modern issues. This activity set for “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” includes 9 no-prep activities for O. Henry’s classic short story that will challenge your students to think about tradition and holidays in a new and meaningful way. In classic O. Henry style, this short story dives deep into tradition and the difference between appearance and
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: 9-12 ELA Back to School Toolkit - Holidays and Events Bundle
Frankenstein Escape Room
This 27-page product includes four unique tasks designed to challenge your students' knowledge and understanding of the novel. The tasks cover important literary elements such as plot, characters, close reading, and an encrypted message. Each task is designed to be completed in a group, encouraging collaboration and teamwork among your students.With our Frankenstein Escape Room, your students will be able to experience the novel in a whole new way, as they work to solve puzzles and clues to unl
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Frankenstein Bundle
"Lamb to the Slaughter" Short Story Literacy Stations CCSS digital resource
You get 8 literacy stations based on Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter". The stations include engaging lessons about characterization, plot, theme, textual analysis, author's purpose,graphic organizer, inference, dynamic and static characters, epitaph, examining text through a psychological lens, and a tiny Socratic Seminar.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.Learning stations are the perfect way to review the ide
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6th - 12th
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