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Reading Common Core SL.9-10.5 resources
Romeo and Juliet, Complete R&J Unit Plan for Shakespeare's Play, CCSS
Looking for a fresh approach to pull your students into Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of tragic love will enthrall your students when you use this collection of five weeks of lesson materials designed to challenge and entertain advanced middle school students and high school freshmen/sophomores.This Romeo & Juliet unit is one of my favorites of the year. I’ve used it successfully with eighth graders and both regular and honors freshmen.This bundle includes:• A day-by-
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7th - 10th
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Julius Caesar Unit Plan, Shakespeare, FIVE WEEKS of High-Interest Lessons, CCSS
Looking for a fresh approach to pull your students into The Tragedy of Julius Caesar? William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of political intrigue will thrill your students when you use this MASSIVE bundle of high-interest lessons. This package includes FIVE WEEKS OF COMPLETE LESSON MATERIALS designed to challenge and entertain students in grades nine through twelve.This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file firs
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Midsummer Night’s Dream Unit Plan, Four Weeks of MSND Materials/Activities, CCSS
Looking for a fresh approach to pull your students into A Midsummer Night’s Dream? William Shakespeare’s hilarious tale of love and magic will engage your students when you use this MASSIVE bundle of fun and creative lessons. This package includes four weeks of complete materials designed to challenge and entertain middle school students and high school freshmen/sophomores.This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this
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7th - 10th
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Literature Circles Bundle - Literature Circle Roles and Book Club Activities
This literature circles bundle includes everything you need for student-led book clubs! Use these literature circle roles, rubrics, assessments, and book club activities to facilitate independent novel studies. These materials are suitable for middle school and high school students.Included with this Literature Circles Bundle:✏️ Literature Circle Roles and Responsibilities✏️ Literature Circle Roles Worksheets✏️ Literature Circles Task Chart and Pacing Guide✏️ Peer Rubrics - Editable + Read
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7th - 10th
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Twelve Angry Men | 12 Angry Men Drama Unit
12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose for middle school and high school language arts. This lessons will engage your students, invoke critical thinking, and promote high-level discussions. Lessons, assessments, performance pack, and more! Motivate your students - even the reluctant readers by performing, not just reading the play. Includes activities, games, writing prompts, discussion topics, study guide, self-assessments, etc. A great addition to your study of American literature and drama. Comments
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8th - 11th
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The Great Gatsby Gallery Walk - Pre-Reading Activity - Context Learning Stations
Explore the context of the “Roaring 1920s” with this pre-reading activity for F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby! Includes 5 inquiry-based gallery walk learning stations and worksheets. Digital worksheets for Google Classroom® are provided!Included with this The Great Gatsby Pre-Reading Activity:✏️ 5 Gallery Walk Stations with Primary Sources - Digital & PrintExplore the music, setting, photography, and current events of the “Roaring 20s”Analyze various book covers to predict themes wit
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8th - 11th
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Hero’s Journey Unit - Hero’s Journey Worksheets and Creative Writing Project
Your students will love this Hero’s Journey Unit! Includes Hero's Journey worksheets to explore Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and apply it to fan-favorite films PLUS assignment instructions, graphic organizers, and an editable rubric to develop students’ own Hero’s Journey outline Suitable for distance learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! ⚡︎ Save 25% with the bundled discount! ⚡︎ Included with this Hero’s Journey Bundle:✏️ Hero’s Journey Informational Handout - Digital & Pri
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6th - 9th
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Nonfiction Boot Camp for Informational Texts
This 3-4 week unit exposes students to narrative nonfiction and informational texts, emphasizing close reading, finding logical fallacies, denotative vs. connotative meanings, technical writing, and more!⭐ Each lesson includes: A warm-up video, introducing concepts to studentsA slideshow guiding teachers and students through the lesson and teaching vocabulary words (editable)A student handout for annotation and close reading responses (editable with Canva access, included)Exit slips, homework, o
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9th - 12th
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Dystopian World Creation Project-Based Learning Unit (Now with Digital Handouts)
You deserve to simplify your planning through enriching, engaging resources. Engage your students in a study of dystopias and dystopian literature through this engaging and rigorous PBL! This unit is meant to work alongside a book study of any dystopian novel (Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, 1984, The Giver, Fahrenheit 451, etc.) and guide students through the steps of creating their own dystopian worlds through using their assigned text as a model. Encourage your students to critique society
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Brave New World Complete Unit Bundle
American Literature Full-Year Curriculum: Bundle of 50+ Literature Units, CCSS
This is a HUGE curriculum bundle of our American literature units covering texts from the span of America's early beginnings through the 20th century (54 units, totaling up to 1,785 pages). These units cover many texts that are widely considered as staple readings in the corpus of American literature. Each unit has daily lesson plans included to explain the materials and guide instruction. The units are also complete with warm ups, exit tickets, texts, worksheets/activities with answer keys, cul
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8th - 12th
"The Outsiders" Mock Trial "The People vs. Johnny Cade" - SS/ELA activity
Handouts for implementing a Mock Trial - updated 9/2/18Classroom simulations/role plays are excellent tools to enhance student achievement and increase classroom motivation. As educators, we believe in the power of active learning in the classroom. As a result, we have spent many years creating activities that require active learning in the classroom and have had incredible results. Students come back year after year and always remember the skits, mock trials, reader’s theaters, games, and si
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: "The Outsiders" MEGA BUNDLE - Includes an entire mock trial!
Heroic Journey Project | Finding the Hero's Journey in a Book or Movie You Love
Students choose a book or movie they love and trace the hero's journey throughout. Students also present their findings in a written report and multi-media presentation. This is an authentic assessment of student understanding of the heroic journey and its archetypes. This project pairs perfectly with my Heroic Journey PPT!As I teach the heroic journey, I want students to see it in the world around them. Heroes aren’t just in myths, but they permeate so many aspects of our own modern-day cultur
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
8 Week Short Story Unit: Elements of Fiction & Higher Order Thinking Skills
This HUGE short story unit, organized around the theme of identity, includes a comprehensive 7-page content and pacing guide for 26 lessons (some multi-day), all student resources neatly organized as 60 editable Word documents (a couple PDFs for highly formatted templates), and a teacher PowerPoint of over 200 slides to guide instruction.
Short stories are a fantastic way to teach elements of fiction, and this unit is highly adaptable for many levels or for different degrees of student indepen
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8th - 12th
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Sharon M. Draper's "Tears of a Tiger" - 28 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 28 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Tears of a Tiger." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including
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6th - 10th
The Great Gatsby Themes Research Activity - The Roaring 20s and Organized Crime
Explore the "Roaring 1920s" and the theme of organized crime in The Great Gatsby with this collaborative research activity! Students will research the history of the 1920s and prominent historical figures, inviting them to analyze characters within The Great Gatsby and think critically about the potential allusions to real-life figures.Included with this The Great Gatsby Themes Research Activity:✏️ WebQuest Handout and Research Activity Instructions - Digital & Print✏️ Vocabulary Terms Wor
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8th - 11th
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Brave New World: Technology, Dystopias, powerpoints, handouts, and assessments
A unit for Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Includes scaffolding and historical context for the story with discussions about technology and its role in our society with articles, videos, and additional short stories.Also includes in-class and research-based assessments, and handouts and two-column notes.* By the Waters of Babylon short story and discussion on technology* Analysis of informational texts and video about technology's influence on opinions of culture, race, law, and more* Opinio
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9th - 12th
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Social Injustice Argumentative Research Project Pack
Argumentative writing prompt which allows students to select, research, and present a sound argument on a social injustice, or social issue taking place today. The project pack includes the student packet which is editable along with a .pdf version outlining appropriate time frames and steps for students. This activity also requires students to give rational as to why they would like to research their given topic and the steps they will take to do so. An excellent way of getting High School stud
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9th - 12th
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The Call of the Wild - Book vs. Movie Comparison
This is a two-page table for students to note the differences and similarities between Jack London's book The Call of the Wild and the 2020 movie adaptation. While the answer key was written specifically for the 2020 movie version starring Harrison Ford, we could see the student worksheet just as easily being used for any movie or TV adaptation of the book because it follows major events in the book.This product includes:Overview Book vs. Movie Comparison Worksheet (answer key included)Note: You
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7th - 11th
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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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Feed by M.T. Anderson Bundle of Quizzes, Worksheets, Research Projects (Google)
This low-prep bundle covering Feed by M.T. Anderson contains all the formative and summative assessments teachers need to assess general reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, facilitate student research on a range of relevant topics, and reduce take-home grading responsibilities. Included are four self-grading, multiple choice quizzes; four short answer alternate quiz options; four close reading worksheets covering fifteen substantive novel passages; li
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9th - 12th
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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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Complete 6 Week Unit Plan for Tuesdays with Morrie
Are you wanting to teach Tuesdays with Morrie but are unsure what to do? Do you need ideas for lessons, activities, teaching strategies, and classroom discussions/work that are completely aligned with the English/Language Arts standards?
Look no further! This unit plan organizes and gives you ideas for EVERYTHING you need. Plus, all activities, assignments, projects, and papers mentioned directly correspond with my other TPT resources!
I have used this plan with tenth grade English, but it ca
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6th - 12th
MyPerspective 9th Grade Unit 6: World's End
Step into a dynamic learning experience with our enriched educational resource that not only breathes life into the classroom but also captivates with stunning visuals. Immerse yourself in a thematic unit plan featuring compelling short stories, evocative poems, and captivating videos. Our slides go beyond the ordinary, offering a treasure trove of activities, thought-provoking prompts, skill assessments, stimulating discussion questions, and engaging mini-lessons, creating an atmosphere where t
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9th
Unit Bundle for "Anthem" by Ayn Rand
2-Week Plan for Ayn Rand's "Anthem" NovellaThis unit includes all you need to get through the novella and keep your students engaged including lesson plans, presentations, worksheets, and teacher resources. What You Get In This Order:Blank TemplatesBlank lesson plan template for "Anthem" UnitBlank presentation template for "Anthem" Unit (24 slides)"Anthem" Unit Logo Design TemplateTeacher ResourcesPre-Reading Questions/Guide11 Days of Lesson Plans 20 Question Unit Exam and Answer KeyPresentation
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9th - 10th
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Not only is reading a core concept in the study of English language arts, but it’s also a cornerstone skill for proficiency in many other subjects (for instance, without strong reading skills, students won’t be able to solve math word problems or read through primary sources for social studies class).
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Elementary students just learning to read can practice the basics with some simple, fun phonics practice activities or small-group reading centers focused around sight words. Students in middle and high school can read novels and complete hands-on, interactive assignments that build their comprehension and critical thinking skills. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your student's reading skills in no time.
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Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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