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Critical thinking Common Core RL.9-10.3 resources
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Romeo & Juliet Anticipation | Pre-Reading CSI Activity | Crime Scene Roleplay
Boost interest before you even introduce the text of Romeo and Juliet by presenting students with a crime scene and asking them to solve the crime. Students take on the following roles, each taking turns to lead the investigation:CSI Team LeaderCoronerToxicologistDetective (witness statements)Detective (evidence locker)Investigator (suspects)Students work through crime scene maps, toxicology reports, coroner's reports, witness and suspect information, and cross-reference it all before feeding th
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Romeo & Juliet BUNDLE of Creative ELA Activities to Study Shakespeare
Plot Diagram of a Story: Model + Template
Use the MODEL as a resource to provide for teaching students who are discussing a fictional text. This should support their ability to analyze the development of the conflict, identify the climax and its importance to the story, and how this provides the impetus for the final resolution. Use the provided TEMPLATE to create continuity within instruction and provide to use with each fictional text you read. You can also use the Color Coding of the boxes to correlate within PPTs, mini-lessons, tas
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3rd - 12th
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Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room: Learn about Poe's Life & His Literary Works
Looking for an interesting way to introduce Edgar Allan Poe to your students? Check out this engaging escape room that will have your students learning about Edgar Allan Poe's life, theories surrounding his death, his short stories, and two of his poems as they think critically and work collaboratively to solve 5 different clues. What's Included:â–º Step-by-step instructionsâ–º Hint cardsâ–º 5 well-designed puzzles to solveâ–º Self-checking Google formâ–º Clue labels (optional)â–º Congratulations certifica
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Edgar Allan Poe Print & Digital Escape
Murder Mystery Activity w/out the Murder Who Poisoned Willy Wonka
Who Poisoned Willy Wonka is an interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Crucible Hexagonal Discussion Activity
Need an activity to enliven your study of The Crucible with rich discussion? Hexagonal thinking is a simple, yet powerful activity which is really a discussion model to help students explore theme, characterization, conflict, and symbolism in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. 72 hexagonal cards made specifically for The Crucible are guaranteed to get your scholars talking! This thinking model may have its roots in the business world, but has found a dedicated following in classrooms where rich discu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Detailed Hero's Journey PPT: Jung & Campbell Monomyth Cycle w/Analysis!
Highly visual, interactive 24-slide presentation w/custom transitions and animations, relevant graphics and hyperlink in final slide to brief youtube video w/modern-day examples on the monomyth archetype. Everything is done for you: easily modify as needed to provide relevant, contemporary cultural examples, as you wish! In this engaging PPT, you're purchasing:a.) An invitation at the start for students to identify prior knowledge of what makes a hero figure, including peer share time.b.) Learni
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Whodunit? - Who Stole Dracula's Coffin? - A Classroom Mystery Inference Activity
Who Stole Dracula's Coffin? is an interactive classroom activity that promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time. There are two versions included - one with a named thief and the second, where student consensus determines who committed the crime. Murder mystery game without the murder.This is a great group activity, classroom team activit
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Murder Mystery, Reader's Theater, Games - Halloween Activities BUNDLE
Book vs Movie | Comparison Project for Movie Versions and Partner Movies
These no prep booklets of resources will help your students think more critically when comparing and contrasting a book with its movie counterpart, or a book with a partner movie. This product is also included in my High School Combo BUNDLE.Use this resource with ANY book that has a movie version, or with ANY movie you are connecting to a book study. That's two products in one!The activities cover plot, setting, culture, context, characterization, theme, and symbolism comparisons with critical a
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9th - 11th
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Murder Mystery Activity - w/out the Murder: Who Poisoned Sherlock Holmes
This interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonus time.This resource inclu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Murder Mystery Activity w/out the Murder Mystery at the Disney Mansion
Who Mystery at the Disney Mansion is an interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest Disney movie characters of all time. This mystery has 30 parts.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Murder Mystery, Reader's Theater, Games - Halloween Activities BUNDLE
Of Mice and Men Post-Reading Symbolism Quiz | Printable Revision Activity
Explore eleven symbols or motifs in Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. Distributed across four worksheets, each task focuses on a symbolic image within the text, asking students to use the image to identify the object and its symbolism before backing up their thoughts with reasoning and quotations.Full answer key provided!The four worksheets are also provided with four different image formats - simple icons, detailed illustrations (which can also be colored for mindfulness), silhouettes and colo
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9th - 12th
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Classroom Murder Mystery Activity: Frankenstein: Who Killed the House Maid?
This interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a murder mystery set right after Victor Frankenstein creates his monster. No knowledge of the novel is necessary; however, this is a great activity if you've read the novel.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or just for a fun and enga
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Great Gatsby Hexagonal Thinking Activity
This Hexagonal Thinking activity for The Great Gatsby is the most fun way for your students to show what they know about The Great Gatsby. Hexagonal thinking is a hands-on activity that allows students to make visual connections concerning a text. This activity can be used any time after chapter 7! To use this hexagonal thinking activity, students will start by placing ONE of the hexagons in the middle of their workspace. It can be any of the hexagons. Next, they will brainstorm how the other he
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10th - 12th
Also included in:Â 11th Grade Hexagonal Thinking Activity Bundle for High School ELA
Of Mice and Men BUNDLE | Differentiated Close Study | Activities | Novel Tasks
All of my Of Mice and Men products in one bundle!✨ Did you know that you could get this resource at a discount or even for free? Just go to your purchases log and leave a review for all of the products you have bought. This automatically gives you credits to spend on resources sitewide - including this one! ✨Includes...Of Mice and Men | Pre-Reading Activity | Power Ranking CharactersOf Mice and Men | Pre-Reading Activity | Silent Discussion | Book CoversOf Mice & Men Hexagonal Thinking Diagr
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9th - 12th
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FILM ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS FOR ANY MOVIE | EDITABLE
Need a movie response handout that will improve student concentration and guide film analysis? These film study worksheets are perfect for both classroom watching and independent movie watching for homework. These short answer response sheets will provoke thought and help your students focus during and after the watching of ANY movie. The 16 questions on plot, character, and film techniques insist that students give specific examples from the movie to prove their points. No vague or one word an
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5th - 12th
Also included in:Â END of YEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA ACTIVITIES BUNDLE- 3 WEEKS OF FUN!
When the Emperor Was Divine_21-Day Novel Unit Bundle_Bonus Pacing Guide
This bundle includes the following resources for a novel unit on When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka:Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms and 1940s American Values Painting Analysis and WTWED Scene AnalysisWTEWD Pre-Reading GuideWTEWD Chapter 1 Annotation Guide, Reading Guide, and Sketchnoting ActivityWTEWD Chapter 2 Annotation, Reading Guide, and Graphic Novel ActivityWTEWD Chapter 3 Annotation and Reading GuideThe Cats of Mirikitani Viewing Guide, Reflection Questions, and Internment Sketch
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9th - 11th
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EDITABLE Pre-Reading CSI Template | Any Text or Novel | Fiction Crime Scene
Engage your class with a pre-reading task by presenting the climax or outcome of the plot as a crime scene. Use this editable Word template to organize the victims, statements, evidence locker, timeline, and any other information you wish to include. Add or remove sections to suit the text or your students.This starting task allows students to work in groups to work out the plot before you read the text; it also gives you a chance to flip the classroom and get them to engage themselves. It is ad
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9th - 12th
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Spoon River Anthology: Notes, Poems, Questions for Analysis, Quiz
This lesson on E.L. Masters’ Spoon River Anthology can be used as a complete lesson plan or part of a unit on early 20th century writers. It is a good option for either in person or distance learning. The file provides nineteen selected poems individually annotated with questions and prompts for analysis. A student handout with brief background notes on Edgar Lee Masters includes a description of the poems and a glossary of terms.The carefully selected poems include interesting messages for stud
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty: A Complete Lesson Plan
This plan can be used with any high school short story unit or study of Eudora Welty’s work. The file includes easy to follow graphic organizers to guide close reading, improve comprehension, and support critical thinking. A one-page handout provides brief notes on the life of Eudora Welty, Modernism, Local Color, and Natchez. Reader response pages divide the story into three sections based on the three stages of Phoenix Jackson’s journey to Natchez. These include analysis of tone, character tr
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Socratic Seminar Critical Reading and Thinking
This bundle is everything you need to implement Socratic seminar successfully! It includes a complete 4-page teacher guide for implementation; 10 editable Google slides to present Socratic seminar to your students; a rubric, a teacher note taking sheet for use during the seminar, an exit ticket, and a make up assignment; and a sample pre-seminar reading activity. (The teaching duration indicated is for a one class hour seminar and pre-teaching of the seminar structure. This may be modified.)Socr
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7th - 12th
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Murder Mystery Detective Game Escape Room 2: Thesis Statement & Writing Activity
Detective Dallas Dixon 2 murder mystery escape room game lets students use critical thinking and practice essay writing: gather proof (logos) from witnesses (ethos) and evidence. Write their thesis, Exhibits A through C, and closing arguments as a lawyer. Transform your room into a crime scene for a detective to solve!Includes:Easy-Print Student Activity Writing BookletTeacher Instructions and Answer packetPrintable Activity Sheets to hang around the classroom(a digital free activity!), or...Use
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7th - 10th
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Poet Study - 5 Victorian Poems - Print & Digital
Alfred, Lord Tennyson has been one of the most widely read and well-loved poets of all time. These LESSONS on his most beloved and best-known 5 poems will save you time and engage your students: The Lady of Shalott, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Crossing the Bar, Ulysses, and Tears, Idle Tears.There is SO much packed into these lessons—use what you like and leave out what you don’t have time for. SO MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM!What’s Included:Multi-Day Lesson Plans/Pacing (See Preview for Teaching No
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9th - 12th
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Murder Mystery Detective Game Escape Room 1: Thesis Statement & Writing Activity
Detective Dallas Dixon murder mystery escape room game lets students use critical thinking and practice essay writing: gather proof (logos) from witnesses (ethos) and evidence. Write their thesis, Exhibits A through C, and closing arguments as a lawyer. Transform your room into a crime scene for a detective to solve!Includes:Easy-Print Student Activity Writing BookletTeacher Instructions and Answer packetPrintable Activity Sheets to hang around the classroom (a digital free activity!), or...Use
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Highschool ELA Bundle: Writing, Research, and Argumentation
Identifying and Analyzing Literary Elements SUPER MEGA Bundle
This SUPER MEGA bundle combines the the Identifying Lit Elements Mini-Unit Bundle, the Identifying Lit Elements Intervention and Enrichment Bundle, the Analyzing Lit Elements Mini-Unit Bundle, and the Analyzing Lit Elements Intervention and Enrichment Bundle all in one place! Save money and get all the lesson activities you need to introduce identifying and analyzing lit elements, give extra practice, and deepen learning in profound and relevant ways! The included activities are. . .Lit Elements
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4th - 12th
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