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Adult education literature literature circles
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
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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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
BUNDLE! The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Background PPT
This product is a BUNDLE for my novel study on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and my background information PowerPoint on the holocaust in Poland during World War II.A 10% discount has automatically been applied for the BUNDLE!!The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study OnlyThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas Background PowerPoint OnlyRelated Novels:I Am David Novel StudyNumber the Stars Novel StudyNight Novel Study
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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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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:Â Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
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
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
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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Skellig: A Complete Novel Study
This novel Study is 76 pages in length and packed with printable assignments including: comprehension questions, visual interpretations, vocabulary and crosswords, character webs, motif, and more. Below is a comprehensive list of all assignments and handouts included in the novel study:
Printable Assignments:
1. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 1-5
2. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 6-10
3. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 11-15
4. Comprehension Questions: Chapters
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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White Fang: A Complete Novel Study
This novel Study is 67 pages in length and packed with printable assignments including: comprehension questions, visual interpretations, vocabulary and crosswords, character webs, motif, and more. Below is a comprehensive list of all assignments and handouts included in the novel study:
Printable Assignments :
1. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 1 and 11
2. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 111 and 1V
3. Comprehension Questions: Chapters V and V1
4. Comprehension Questions: Cha
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5th - 9th, Adult Education
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Beowulf Final Exam (Burton Raffel translation)
This 54-question final test is over the Burton Raffel translation of Beowulf. It covers the following stories in the epic poem: 1. The Wrath of Grendel2. The Coming of Beowulf3. The Battle with Grendel4. The Monsters' Lair5. The Battle with Grendel's Mother6. The Last Battle7. The Spoils8. The FarewellThe test is completely editable in Microsoft Word and consists of 12 matching, 38 multiple-choice, and four essay questions. They cover the following areas:• Characters• Anglo-Saxons (values)• Qual
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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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
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
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
Among the Imposters: A Complete Novel Study
This novel Study is 79 pages in length and packed with printable assignments including: comprehension questions, visual interpretations, vocabulary and crosswords, character webs, motif, and more. Below is a comprehensive list of all assignments and handouts included in the novel study:
Printable Assignments :
1. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 1-3
2. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 4-6
3. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 7-10
4. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 11-14
5. Com
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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Angeline Boulley's Firekeeper's Daughter Analysis Questions-Entire Book (5 sets)
This questions set is filled with comprehension and analysis type questions that ensure student understanding of important concepts in the novel. A focus on literary elements such as tone and mood and symbolism is included in the questions set, as well as allusions and a character analysis of some of the minor characters that may be overlooked in a first reading. There is an emphasis on using textual evidence for infer meaning and support answers.This is a bundle of all FIVE (Part Two is divided
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The House of the Scorpion: A Complete Novel Study
This novel Study is 60 pages in length and packed with printable assignments including: comprehension questions, visual interpretations, vocabulary and crosswords, character webs, motif, and more. Below is a comprehensive list of all assignments and handouts included in the novel study:
Printable Assignments:
1. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 1-3
2. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 4-5
3. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 6-7
4. Comprehension Questions: Chapters 8-10
5. Comprehension Qu
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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