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11th grade close reading resources on sale
Paired Text Analysis Lessons for "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou & Tupac
Literary analysis is less intimidating with these paired text analysis lesson plans for Maya Angelou's poem and Tupac's song "Still I Rise." Detailed, CCSS-aligned lesson plans integrate close reading, text-based writing, and research skills, making this digital & print resource both engaging and worthwhile. There are three lesson plans in this product that build upon each other. The timing of the activities may be adjusted to fit the needs of your classroom/students, and one “lesson” may a
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8th - 11th
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Critical Lenses Reading Stations Literary Analysis Activity for Fiction Texts
This fun critical lenses reading stations activity "progressive dinner" can be used to analyze any fiction text through 6 different literary lenses, including short stories, novels, and poetry! Students are asked to apply up to 6 critical lenses to a fiction text in a hands-on and interactive way! Choose from 6 different critical lens menus, including Reader Response, Feminist, New Historicism, Formalist, Psychoanalytic, and Marxist. Choose the menus that work best with the text you're studying
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9th - 12th
Pop Culture Song Analysis Lesson Plans & Poem Analysis for High School English
Song analysis & poem analysis make close reading and writing fun & engaging! 31 CCSS-aligned pop culture song lyric analysis and poetry analysis lesson plans for paired texts, with writing prompts. Integrated poem analysis, close reading, text-based writing, speaking, research, and inquiry skills, make this analyzing song lyrics resource both engaging and worthwhile.Carrie Underwood's song "Cry Pretty" & Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' song "Growing Up"William Ernest Henley's poem "Invi
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8th - 11th
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Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
One-stop rhetorical analysis resources of argumentative texts! Teaching rhetoric and persuasion can be fun!! And you can teach argumentative writing, rhetorical devices, & rhetorical appeals to any student with confidence, given the right rhetoric activities! This persuasion bundle encourages student engagement, critical thinking, and rhetorical analysis of multimedia and print nonfiction texts.There is more here than you'll need, and that's the plan. Options create flexibility and freedom.
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8th - 11th
Novel Discussion - Socratic Seminar - Activities, Graphic Organizers, Rubric
Improve reading comprehension and boost speaking and listening skills with this unit for whole-class reading discussion or literature circles. Discussion handouts require students to summarize, analyze author’s craft, define vocabulary, and identify text support. Students also select quotations to draw conclusions, make predictions, and form connections. These activities guide their reading and prepare them for Readers’ Roundtable, which imitates the style of Socratic Seminar. Each discussion pr
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8th - 12th
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Literary Analysis Essay Writing Practice and Paragraph Writing Activities
Finally, a tried-and-true process for teaching literary analysis essay skills! Students will focus on connotation and denotation, use literary analysis graphic organizers, apply inferential thinking to text analysis of images & quotations, and analyze paired-texts (no-prep lesson plans), all while practicing important written text analysis skills needed for literary analysis paragraph & essay writing. Assess student learning with Google Form quizzes and writing tasks!********************
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8th - 11th
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AP Rhetorical Devices Activity Identifying Rhetoric - AP™ Language
Rhetorical devices interactive rhetoric review! Engage high school or advanced middle school students as they identify and practice writing 12 different rhetorical devices - great review for a rhetorical analysis project or for use in AP language and composition! These digital interactive activities are ready for your 21st century classroom; students will read excerpts from different texts and match them to the correct rhetorical devices. As an extension and application activity, students will u
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
"Anti-Hero" Song Analysis and The Hero's Journey Paired Texts Lesson Plans
"Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift meets the Hero's Journey! Analyzing song lyrics makes text analysis & learning about the heros journey less intimidating. Close reading, text-based writing, speaking, listening, and research skills, and CCSS-aligned song analysis lesson plans make this resource both engaging and worthwhile. *Due to copyright, I have linked to texts which are readily available online for your convenience.*Digital version of all handouts included. ***********************************
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8th - 11th
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Diversity and Inclusion TED Talks Choice Board & Comprehension Questions
This diversity lesson will jump-start student critical thinking about diversity & inclusion in society. Add these TED talk comprehension, close reading, and response questions for nine different TED talks to your English classroom! With a blend of comprehension, analysis, and response questions, with multiple choice and short answer formats, you can help students to be accurate and perceptive, analytical, and connected audience members. Complete with detailed answer keys, this no-prep resour
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8th - 11th
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Poem and Song Lyric Analysis - Paired Texts Lesson Plans for High School English
Make text analysis less intimidating with these detailed, CCSS-aligned lesson plans high school English teachers are loving! Paired texts lessons (William Ernest Henley's poem "Invictus" and Imagine Dragons' song "Whatever it Takes") integrate close reading, text-based writing, speaking, listening, and research skills, making this resource both engaging and worthwhile. *Due to copyright, only the text of "Invictus" is provided in this resource. I have linked to the other texts which are readily
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8th - 11th
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Critical Literary Theory: Feminist, Marxist, Psychoanalytic, New Historicism etc
Critical Literary Theory: lessons and assessments & key terms - Marxist, Feminist, Psychoanalytic, Queer, Death of the Author and New Historicism Literary Theory, for AP English and adult learners. Examples of application in media and short stories as far ranging as anime, detective stories, video games, and fairy tales.The Nathaniel Hawthorne story "The Birthmark" is included for a reading upon which all critical lenses can be applied.==============Check out our other lessonsRace horror as
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Personal Beliefs Creative Writing Lesson Plans for High School English
Are you looking for fun close reading and creative writing lesson plans? These detailed, CCSS-aligned analysis and writing activities ask students to analyze mentor texts and write their own mission statement or "credo" based on Cyrano de Bergerac. Digital interactive slides, black-line handouts for print use, and one-point rubrics make this resource a huge time-saver, allowing you to focus on what you do best - just teach!Students will read and discuss Cyrano's speech from the play Cyrano de Be
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8th - 11th
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History of The Cold War: Spy Games Lesson Plan Activity!
Give your students a fun, engaging, and educational lesson with the History Of The Cold War: Spy Games Lesson Plan Activity! Included In This ProductFull 60-minute lesson planOne Page Cold War SummaryTop Secret Mission PacketSpy Profile Mission BriefingPre-Mission Discussion QuestionsSecret Mission Encryption (students will decode 6 messages using a secret but real spy technique which is explained in the lesson!)Mission DebriefLesson Outline - Check out the preview for the actual lesson plan!In
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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"An Occurrance at Owl Creek Bridge" Background, Questions, More!
26 slides! Update and expanded! Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" brought to you in PowerPoint!!! This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this PowerPoint are the following: background information, literary focus, an overview of the plot, questions for written responses, an exercise for the film version, and questions for guid
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9th - 12th
Imagery Bundle: Imagery, Description, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia
Save over 20%! Includes 5 of my best selling presentations for 1 discount price, plus a FREE product! Available in Google Slides OR PowerPoint!Included are the following:Free Simile BONUS PresentationImagery PersonificationOnomatopoeiaMetaphorDescriptive WritingEach of these presentations is fun and informative with a mix of instructions and activities for the students.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Citing Textual Evidence RL.10.1 Lesson and Practice EOC TEST Prep
I developed these slides so you didn't have to! Students in my 9th and 10th grade English classes regularly struggle with selecting the best textual evidence to support given responses to multiple choice questions.This slide deck teaches your students the importance of closely reading and annotating a text in order to make inferences and reviews methods of annotation as well as how to select the best evidence for multiple choice questions and constructed responses.Comes with two short practice
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9th - 12th
Argumentative Task Cards for Rhetorical Analysis of Nonfiction Texts
Using task cards for rhetorical analysis increases student engagement and understanding of rhetorical concepts. Your students will think critically, use close reading skills, and engage in rhetorical analysis of any nonfiction text. With print AND digital (Google Slides) task cards, this resource is easy to use again and again! *************************************************Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:Rhetorical Analysis Task Cards (10 Pages; 40 Cards) Rhetorical Analysis Digit
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
Paired Texts Song Lyric Analysis Close Reading Lesson Plans - High School ELA
Engage students with song lyric analysis in paired texts: Carrie Underwood's "Cry Pretty" and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Growing Up." Detailed, CCSS-aligned plans integrate close reading of song lyrics, text-dependent-analysis, writing, speaking, listening, and inquiry skills, making this comprehensive resource both engaging and worthwhile. There are 3 lesson plans in this product that build upon each other. Each lesson plan has an opener, writer’s notebook activity, and opportunity for textu
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8th - 11th
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Happy Labor Day ! Zantangle Collaborative Poster | Classroom -Activity Bundle
Celebrate Happy Labor Day with our innovative Zantangle Collaborative Coloring Poster Bundle ! Say goodbye to solo coloring struggles and hello to a communal masterpiece. This poster solves the problem of mundane coloring by fostering creativity and connection, making every stroke a joyful collaboration.The collaborative poster acts as a collective coloring experience, where participants color individual sections. After completion, the pieces are assembled, revealing the unified artwork of "Labo
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PreK - 12th
Song Analysis Lesson Plan - Paired Text Writing & Song Lyric Analysis
Better than another poetry analysis worksheet, these fun paired text writing & song analysis lesson plans focused on "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day and "Brick by Boring Brick" by Paramore. CCSS-aligned lesson plans integrate song analysis, poem analysis, close reading, text-based writing, and speaking skills, making this digital & print resource both engaging and worthwhile. *Due to copyright, texts are not provided in this resource. I have linked to the texts that are availab
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8th - 11th
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Southern Gothic Literature slides choiceboard graphic organizer digital resource
Engage your AP and diverse learners alike with "Southern Gothic Literature" resource pack! Perfectly tailored for high school AP classes and adaptable for varying student abilities.31 slides to introduce the genre and provide examples, including a choiceboard 2 page graphic organizer, answer keys for all 5 stories Ready for seamless integration into your Google Classroom or preferred Learning Management System (LMS), this resource is a comprehensive toolkit for a rich and engaging exploration o
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Patrick Henry: Speech in the Virginia Convention for AP Language and Composition
Now 50 slides! Patrick Henry's "Speech in the Virginia Convention" is a fantastic tool to teach rhetoric because it is filled with so many varied examples that communicators often use to support their arguments and be more persuasive. In this presentation students will analyze, annotate, evaluate, and respond to the speech. A link to the speech is provided. This is challenging content meant to be used as a building block for preparing students for rhetorical analysis and oral communication. G
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Classicism, Speech Digital Unit: 11th Grade, AP Language or College Prep
Song Analysis Close Reading Lessons -"Hotel California" & "Stairway to Heaven"
3 engaging and dynamic song analysis lesson plans analyze two of the greatest songs of all time: "Hotel California" and "Stairway to Heaven." Detailed analyzing song lyrics lessons focus on close reading, paired text analysis, and text-based writing, giving your students the skills they need to become critical thinkers and strong writers in your next poetry unit. Aligned with Common Core State Standards, these lesson plans are both worthwhile and exciting, making them the perfect resource for an
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8th - 11th
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High School High Interest Comprehension Passages with Automatically Scored Qs
You will receive four informational passages with multiple choice and/or short questions in this bundle. There is an answer key for each assessment. All multiple choice questions are automatically scored using a Google Form. You can use this information to determine if students are able to read a 11th or 12th grade level passage and answer text based, inferential, and critical thinking questions. This can help teachers plan instruction. These passages can help you enhance the critically thinking
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11th - 12th
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