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Higher education english language arts literature circles
THE GREAT GATSBY Complete Unit: EDITABLE Chapter Questions, Worksheets, Writing
UPDATED in 2024: Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-based! This 240-page MEGA-BUNDLE on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The pre-reading slideshow, daily quizzes, discussion questions, close-reading exercises, creative writing assignment, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights. The
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Two ("The Sieve and the Sand")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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To Kill a Mockingbird Coloring Pages & Bookmarks
Your students will enjoy my To Kill a Mockingbird (by Harper Lee) coloring pages and bookmarks. I include a wide variety (54 coloring pages and 20 different bookmarks!) using quotes from the novel and important moments from the story. I also included 14 title coloring pages that would make great displays in your classroom!Coloring is a great way to reduce stress and we all know how stressful it is being a teenager. Use these coloring pages as a motivational tool in your classroom. The less your
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Critical Lenses to use with ANY Fictional Text!
Sometimes it takes a little tactile learning to grasp difficult concepts. This lesson uses fun props as a way to teach students how to analyze literature through critical lenses. This lesson also includes examples for each lens from Harry Potter.
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8 Critical lenses with explanations for each lens
*Religious Connection Lens
*Psychoanalytical Lens
*Feminist or Gender Lens
*Historian Lens
*Archetype or Narratology Lens
*Marxist Lens
*Reader Response Lens
*New Criticism Lens
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Three ("Burning Bright")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Literature Circles for Spanish Class Novels Editable Google Lit Circle Unit
Do you want to try a literature circle unit in Spanish class using Spanish novels? This editable Google upper-level Spanish Lit Circle unit includes everything you need to teach a literature circle in late Spanish 2, Spanish 3, or Spanish 4 over any novels in Spanish. This Spanish literature circle unit combines differentiated instruction through both formative and summative interpretive reading, interpersonal speaking, and presentational writing/speaking in Spanish. The Literature Unit for Span
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetry & Art: Blackout Poetry Book Pages
(7) BLOWN UP BOOK PAGES & Instructions Included for creating poetry from the heart without the pressure of rhyming or form. Even if participants are not familiar with the principles of poetry (i.e., feeling, image, rhythm simile, metaphor, shape, and sound), they can express themselves with this fun activity to creatively problem solve varying poetic forms. Teach Social Emotional Learning or Poetry in a supportive way that will encourage creativity, participation, and deeper self-expression.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Poetry Coloring Pages
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Poetry Coloring Pages and Bookmarks: Poetry coloring pages help bring poems to life and help alleviate stress. They are a beautiful way to introduce a poem to your students. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" poem features images of ravens and scenes from the poem (i.e. the bust of Pallas); it includes different levels of coloring--easier, as well as more intricate, coloring pages).This pack features 23 full-size coloring pages and 7 pages of individual ravens, including
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Literature Circles, Posters for Any Novel or Short Story Bundle
It's time to collaborate and get your students moving with this literature circles bundle! Teachers love using literature circles for small group reading groups, book clubs, collaborative learning. Your students will love their collaborative posters for their novel or short story's plot diagram, characterization, figurative language, and making connections. This digital download includes the teacher procedure, suggestions, step by step set up, plot diagram, characterization, figurative language,
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
A Christmas Carol; A Readers' Theater Adaptation
Included in A Christmas Carol:-complete script-pre-reading activities-vocabulary study-discussion questions-suggestions for projectsThis reader's theater adaptation is suitable for grades 7- adult. While adhering to the plot of the original work, this adaptation uses more modern language, so that it can be more easily understood by today's students. It can be used with small groups or entire classrooms in both regular and special education. Reading the play aloud, or even acting it out will m
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Introduction to Dystopian Literature | Intro to Dystopian Lit
Included is a presentation on dystopian literature.This is perfect for any teacher who is starting to read a novel or short story of the dystopian genre.This Powerpoint presentation includes a definition and explanation of the genre as well as the elements and common characteristics one would find in a dystopian story.This presentation also covers literary elements found in dystopian literature, to include: irony, conflict, foreshadowing, allegory, symbolism, and paradox. Guided notes worksheet
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
The Great Gatsby Unit Plan | Novel Study Bundle — 6 Full Weeks of Lessons
This resource includes FIVE FULL WEEKS of content for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald!Additionally, in this UNIT PLAN BUNDLE, you will receive a teacher guide that encompasses an example Unit Schedule/Pacing Guide!Lessons Included in this Bundle:Anticipation Guide and QuestionsJudge The Book by its Cover Before ReadingBackground Info on 1920s, the American Dream, the Roaring Twenties culture, and F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald Author Study: Collaborative Poster ProjectWould You R
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Complete Literature Guide
This novel, by Ken Kesey, is an excellent novel to ready with higher level high school students and college students. It is extremely interesting and provides a lot of content to analyze and discuss.
Within this literature guide are deep and dynamic analytical questions that ask students to focus on quotes, characters, plot development, themes, literary devices, and writing assignments that ask students to provide a comprehensive review of the content.
There is background information about Ken
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"All American Boys"- Chapter-by-Chapter Reading Comprehension Questions
I have created reading comprehension questions for the novel "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. The questions you will receive require students to answer "right there" questions, make inferences, text-dependent questions, and use evidence from the text to support their thinking. I have NOT included an answer key because there are many "correct" answers to the different questions. These questions are perfect for a read aloud, independent study, book clubs, exit slips, guided
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Complete Memoir/ Nonfiction Unit
Recently Updated in February 2023-- New & Improved! Now includes Day-by-Day Instructions for this 3-week unit-- No prep needed!This Memoir Unit is always a huge hit in my high school English classes! Many of my students consistently say it is their favorite unit in the class This bundle includes 3 different PowerPoint presentations focusing on memoir writing. The first one I use is the "Show, Don't Tell" presentation where students are introduced to the idea of writing in a more descriptive
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP English: Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman Unit Plan
This 12 page Unit Plan is designed for AP English (or any accelerated, honors level course). It is best for students who are open to discussion and intriguing questions about the text. Included are: (1) Act 1 Discussion Wkst, (2) Reading Response Quiz #1, (3) Large Group Seminar Activity, (4) Socratic Seminar Act 1 Questions, (5) Act 2 Discussion Wkst, (6) Reading Response Quiz #2, (7) Socratic Seminar Act 2 Questions, (8) Timed Writing (AP Style) Assignment, (9) AP Exam 40-Minute Essay Tip Shee
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Literature Circles Resources: Growing bundle to help you organize Lit Circles!
Looking for a way to make your next class novel more student-centered? Try literature circles, or lit circles, and watch your students shine in the small-group setting. This bundle of resources will help you organize your lit circles so that your students have the right amount of scaffolding, structure, and freedom!I will add to this bundle as I facilitate lit circles in my classroom this January, but here's what it contains so far:-Teacher/Student Binder Cover-Teacher Info-Daily Expectations-Pr
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Book Club Discussion Cards - 120 Question Cards now Digital and Printable
Book club discussion question cards are a must-have when running book clubs in the classroom. Say goodbye to the same old questions and give your students rich new question prompts to elevate their literature circles and book club discussions. These cards and questions also offer students more choice in their written responses. Included are 120 book club discussion question cards to get fiction readers thinking more deeply. The prompts are great scaffolds and guide readers to elevate the quality
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP English: Shakespeare Othello Unit Plan
This 15 page Unit Plan is designed for an AP English class (or any upper level / accelerated / honors English course). Included are: (1) Discussion Handout for Acts 1-2, (2) Reading Response Quiz Acts 1-2, (3) Character Debate, (4) Discussion Handout for Acts 3-4, (5) Iago as the Vice Character Activity, (6) Reading Response Quiz Acts 3-4, (7) Discussion Handout for Act 5 on Machiavelli, (8) Pre-Socratic Seminar Form, (9) Socratic Seminar Questions, (10) Writing Assignment and Rubric. I also hav
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Great Gatsby Chapter Quizzes Cheat-Proof
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Litassure offers chapter reading comprehension quizzes guaranteed to be cheat-proof. We create our chapter quizzes after meticulously checking the content of the top 9 book summary sites to ensure students will have to read the book to be successful on the quizzes.
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The reading chapter quizzes include the same question quiz in a multiple choice and short answer version with an answer key, including corresponding page numbers. An alternate version with the same qui
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP English: Sophocles' Oedipus Rex Unit Plan
Here is a 22 page unit plan for teach Sophocles' Oedipus Rex for AP English (or for another accelerated / honors level course). This includes: (1) The Structure of Oedipus Rex, (2) The Background / History of the Characters, (3) Discussion Day #1, (4) Reading Response Quiz, (5) Discussion Day #2, (6) Socratic Seminar - Pre-Seminar Form, Seminar Day #1 Questions, Seminar Day #2 Questions, (7) Large Group Discussion - Pre-Seminar Form, Seminar Questions, Rubric, (8) Writing for In-class/Timed Writ
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Emily Dickinson's 10 BEST Poems | Discussion Questions, Quizzes, Assignment, Key
NEW IN 2021: Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-Based! This 45-page EDITABLE mini-unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The discussion questions, quizzes on poetic devices, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of Dickinson's poems and generate profound interpretive insights!! Here are some highlights from this 45-page mini-unit on Dickinson's poetry:• 10 Poems by Emily
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
AP English: Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart Unit Plan
This 15 page unit plan for Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is designed for an AP English (or another honors / accelerated level English course). It is perfect for the group of students who wish to discuss critical perspectives on the novel (like Psychoanalytical / Freudian, Marxist / Economic Determinist, and Feminist Theories) and for the group of students who excel at Socratic style questioning and small group discussions. Included in the Unit Plan: (1) Discussion Questions Chapters 1-7, (2
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Word of the Day AND Word of the Week BOOKLETS
Word of the Day OR Word of the Week Introduce students to a new word each day or each week. New words can be found by simply searching for 'word of the day' or 'word of the week'.Each student booklet has room for students to:write the worddefine the wordresearch the etymology of the wordbreak down the syllables of the wordlocate a synonymlocate the antonymidentify how the word is used in speechuse the word in a sentencevisually represent the word, create an acrostic poem using the word or create
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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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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