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Common Core RL.11-12.4 resources on sale
Slam Poetry, Spoken Word Poetry Unit Plan - Poem Writing & Analysis Activities
This no-prep, engaging, 5-week CCSS-aligned slam poetry unit is packed with fun spoken word poetry activities and assignments - EVERYTHING you need for your next slam poem unit! Studying poem writing and writing slam poetry can be a fun, interactive, student-centered experience that engages every learner! These resources provide the complete slam poetry experience, from exploration to analysis, from writing to performance. Your students will understand and appreciate slam poetry, but they will a
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8th - 11th
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11th Grade English Entire Year: Complete, Full Junior Year, American Literature
Perfect for in-class instruction OR distance learning! Your JUNIOR, 11th grade year curriculum and lessons in a single purchase! This giant bundle emphasizes rhetorical strategies for communication, argument, and American literature. It is easily adaptable to college preparation classes and Advance Placement, Language and Composition classes. I have taught both levels, and these units are my effort to teach the very best content and skills to every level of student who hopes to advance to col
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11th - 12th
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The Old Man and the Sea - Literature Kit Gr. 9-12
A Literature Kit for the novel The Old Man and the Sea written by Ernest Hemingway.Take a Peek Inside:Students become inspired by this tale of struggle and perseverance against nature. Creative ideas are offered to enhance learning in the classroom. Students create a link between the idea of luck and the society in which Santiago lives. Put events between Manolin and Santiago in the order that they happen after Santiago's fight with the marlin. Explore the character of Santiago by indicating wha
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9th - 12th
Tone and Mood Activities & Tone and Mood Worksheets - Mood vs. Tone Analysis
These engaging tone and mood activities will help students make inferences about mood vs. tone in literature. Students will practice identifying tone and mood, completing mood and tone activities that involve analyzing fiction texts and explaining how an author's word choice and syntax create a dominant impression. As an extension and application activity, students will write about a picture using 3 different tones or moods. These interactive digital activities are ready for your 21st-century cl
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8th - 11th
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Text Dependent Analysis Writing- Citing Textual Evidence - Outline - Organizer
Teaching character analysis, irony, theme, opinion, and symbolism using text based analysis has never been easier! These in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompts guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay focusing on textual evidence as support. The bundle includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, an argumentative writing outline, instructional video, detailed lesson plans, and the complete texts of five
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9th - 12th
High School Whole Year ELA Bundle - Take the year off! We'll lesson plan for you
Poetry, fiction, graphic novels, expository writing, research, activities, worksheets, assessments, posters, lessons--all printable and all time-saving. For any grade 9-10, native speaker or ESL, it's already differentiated with a tiered assessments: Pick and choose the difficulty as you go!It's all icluded in this bundle. Bundle includes every lesson you would need for an entire year-or-two's worth of English Language Arts lessons! (Includes, at no extra chage, ESL RPG: Monsters & Mazes, a
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9th - 12th
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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Graphic Novel as Literature: IB Image Analysis, TOK, The Watchmen
Great for IB Image Analysis instruction for the DP test, TOK, as well as teaching graphic novels for secondary students. Includes image analysis with modern and classical art examples, instructional videos, in class debates and prompts, powerpoint lessons, and a printable activity packet with assessments. Features activities for a reading of The Watchmen as the book for the unit, but the instructions can all be applied for any graphic novel such as Persepolis.* Graphic Novels as Literature less
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9th - 12th
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Angela's Ashes - Literature Kit Gr. 9-12
A Literature Kit for the novel Angela's Ashes written by Frank McCourt.Take a Peek Inside:Follow the true experiences of Frank McCourt as he struggles to support his family during his youth. Help students enjoy the novel with different activities to help comprehend the difficult vocabulary words. Students are asked to predict what will happen in the novel prior to reading it, by exploring the literary device: foreshadowing. Answer true or false questions about the family's move to Ireland. Descr
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Historical Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 9-12
Satire: Irony, hyperbole, understatement, & parody RL.11-12.6 RL.8.6 RL.8.5.A
An entire unit on satire covering the three types of irony (Verbal, Dramatic, and Situational), parody, hyperbole and understatement, how satire as critique, and analysing literal vs ironic speech. Includes Diogenes of Sinope as a philosophical unit on satire, pop culture and literary examples, including scenes from Black Mirror, Simpsons, and various standup comedy acts, as well as short stories and essays including "A Modest Proposal", "The Galosh", and more. Includes a full activity book, qui
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9th - 12th
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Animal Farm Unit - lessons, activities, assessments, review game
An entire unit on Animal Farm with powerpoint lessons providing historical context, explanations of allegory, and monuments as meaning. Also includes videos providing further context and scaffolding, lesson outlines, handouts and assessments (inclulding tests and essay prompts), Socratic Seminar, and a review game. Also includes the full "Connotation vs Denotation" lesson.* What makes a good leader?* Animal Farm as Allegory: Fiction vs History* Quizzes* How do monuments and memorials communicate
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8th - 11th
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Halloween: Edgar Allan Poe, Faulkner, Lovecraft, Keats Ekphrastic Poems Werewolf
Halloween unit: William Faulkner "A Rose for Emily", Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, John Keats, Metallica and Nick cave lyric analysis, Werewolf game, Ekphrastic poetry, Anne Sexton, scary stories, poems, lessons, and assignments. Includes:* Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" explores gothic horror and the American Civil War* H. P. Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model" and "Call of Cthulu" explores Cosmic Horror* What is Squamous? H. P. Lovecraft vocabulary unit on "Lovecraftian vocabulary"* Edgar Allen P
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9th - 12th
Story Elements: Character types, Plot Pyramid, Conflict types, & Subtext
Elements of Story unit includes 6 power points covering Setting, Character types, Conflict types, Plot, and Theme, as well as lessons on understanding complex character motivations and subtext, as well as assignments on creative narrative writing, assessments with answer keys and rubrics, and fun Memes of the Day related to the learning content.* Elements of Story lesson: Plot, Setting, Theme, Characters* Freytag's Pyramid assignment* Synopsis and Paraphrasing plot practice assignment* 6 types o
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9th - 12th
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Artificial Intelligence AI ChatGPT Research, Descriptive and Figurative Language
Lessons for your students on the ethics and limitations of Artificial Intelligence use like ChatGPT: teaching English with prompt engineering. Also includes fun activities to incorporate AI-use in the classroom using ChatGPT and image-generators like Canva, Midjourney, or DALL-E for:* Lesson on Understanding what A.I. actually is* Lesson on Avoiding Plagiarism* Reading and Writing comprehension - issues with AI essays* Fact-checking and Source Analysis - issues with false data* Creative Writing
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9th - 12th
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The Road - Literature Kit Gr. 9-12
A Literature Kit for the novel The Road written by Cormac McCarthy. Take a Peek Inside:Students become captivated with the idea of survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Incorporate probing questions and informative vocabulary to create a thorough and useful experience for students. Identify the meaning of words found in the reading. Gain a raw understanding of the father-son dynamic by exploring the father's sacrifice for his son. Make predictions of the disaster that destroyed the world based o
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9th - 12th
Figurative Language & Literary Devices: Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, and more!
Figurative Language and Literary Devices: Descriptive Writing with: Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole, Symbolism, Allusion, Irony, Alliteration, Assonance, and more. Includes lesson, activities, handouts, graphic organizers, assessments with answer keys, and review game. ==============Check out our other lessonsPractice figurative/descriptive language on ChatGPT: Ethical A.I.Can Hyperbole be Irony?: Satire UnitWhen words already have symbolism: Connotation vs DenotationFor a unit int
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9th - 12th
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Rhetorical Devices: Parallel Structure Repetition Rhetorical Question L.9-10.1a
A unit on Rhetorical Devices: parallel structure (parallelism), repetition, and rhetorical questions. Using Foundational American texts and relatable pop culture examples, this unit focuses on analysing how rhetoric improves writing.Contains pop culture examples (such as lyric excerpts by Beyonce, the Talking Heads, and Star Wars quotes), important text from American History (including Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech and John F. Kennedy's inaugural Address, and Lincoln's "Gettysb
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Highschool ELA Bundle: Writing, Research, and Argumentation
Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit (Bundle)
This is a unit about teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) that can be expanded at the teacher's discretion to include a presentation and a paper that practices utilizing evidence, reasoning, and argument, or alternatively can also be collapsed into a mini-unit of just teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER). This unit can also be used to teach the concept of Line of Reasoning for the AP Lang and AP Seminar Classes. It is structured as an investigation for students to explore the murder of a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit
This is the accompanying teaching sequence for the unit “Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery.” It includes a mystery to solve, all the evidence (which can be turned into manipulatives), rubrics for presentations and writing, teaching instructions, graphic organizers, and solutions. It does not include the "Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery" PowerPoint presentation which can be purchased separately or as part of a bundle.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Black History Month Activities: Common Core Poetry Fiction Music Movies and more
Black History Month: Martin Luther King Jr, Kendrick Lamar, Maya Angelou, Frederick Douglas, Ralph Ellison, Malcolm X and more! Learn about Historical and Famous Black American men and women who shaped American culture, art, and politics with poetry, fiction, essays, and history using Common Core standards. Features:* Highlights of famous black historical figures and a research activity* Poetry Activities and ssessments on Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Billie Holiday, Kendrick Lamar* Deep readi
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9th - 12th
Various Novel Study Guides/Literature Kits BUNDLE
This BUNDLE includes the following Novel Study Guides/Literature Kits:Freak the MightyWonderHootKira-KiraBridge to TerabithiaTuck EverlastingHolesWringerOld YellerHatchetThe OutsidersLord of the FliesClick on each title above to see sample pages and read a description of the Guide.Our Novel Study Guides ready-made educational lesson plans test student comprehension and challenge students to think deeper about a novel. Novel Study Guides range from award-winners to literary classics for grades 1-
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5th - 12th
Fahrenheit 451 Gr. 9-12
A Literature Kit for the novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury. Take a Peek Inside:Get drawn into a dystopian world to witness the struggle between one's self and their society. Students imagine what themes might be present in a dystopian future as perceived during the early 1950s. Predict what will happen to the woman whose books were hidden in the attic. Complete a paragraph from the novel with their missing vocabulary words. Answer multiple choice questions about the character Faber. S
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9th - 12th
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The Good Earth Gr. 9-12
A Literature Kit for the novel The Good Earth written by Pearl S. Buck.Take a Peek Inside:Experience the hardships and tribulations of a Chinese family living in poverty prior to World War II. Our resource acts as a great supplement to the novel in order to help students comprehend it deeper. Set the tone by brainstorming the traditional ways people celebrate the birth of babies. Analyze the actions of Wang Lung's uncle to describe his true character. Identify what is being described from the me
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9th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Gr. 9-12
A Literature Kit for the novel To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. Take a Peek Inside:Experience prejudice during the Great Depression in this classic example of modern American literature. Great for mature lower level readers, offering grade-appropriate vocabulary and comprehension activities. Students are asked to describe what they already know about life during the Great Depression. Describe the light and dark imagery surrounding the scene out front of the jail. Describe the editori
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9th - 12th
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