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High school close reading resources on sale
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View BigFoot
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes Bigfoot exist? Or is he just a made up legend? Students will read two nonfiction articles to compare and contrast both sides of the Bigfoot debate! This is a fun, but educational, lesson. Included is BOTH print and digital versions.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted no
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Paired Text Analysis Lessons for "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou & Tupac
Literary analysis is less intimidating with these paired text analysis lesson plans for Maya Angelou's poem and Tupac's song "Still I Rise." Detailed, CCSS-aligned lesson plans integrate close reading, text-based writing, and research skills, making this digital & print resource both engaging and worthwhile. There are three lesson plans in this product that build upon each other. The timing of the activities may be adjusted to fit the needs of your classroom/students, and one “lesson” may a
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8th - 11th
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Critical Lenses Reading Stations Literary Analysis Activity for Fiction Texts
This fun critical lenses reading stations activity "progressive dinner" can be used to analyze any fiction text through 6 different literary lenses, including short stories, novels, and poetry! Students are asked to apply up to 6 critical lenses to a fiction text in a hands-on and interactive way! Choose from 6 different critical lens menus, including Reader Response, Feminist, New Historicism, Formalist, Psychoanalytic, and Marxist. Choose the menus that work best with the text you're studying
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9th - 12th
Distance Learning Reading Comprehension Intervention Bundle
Google Apps Ready!Page 2 has all of the Google Slides LinksClose ReadingIntervention PackDaily Guided Reading Lessons✎ Four weeks of daily guided reading lessons for your intervention reading group! These lessons are close reading lessons designed to make your struggling readers more independent. It also reinforces the close reading strategies. ➨ Learning targets are included!!! ☺Included are six nonfiction articles, 20 days (4 weeks) of daily guided reading lessons, pair share, close readin
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5th - 9th
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Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Sharks
Close Reading Point of View Compare and ContrastShould all the sharks in the world be removed from the ocean to protect people from shark attacks? Explore this topic in two different nonfiction articles!View the Video Preview: PreviewI wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted non fiction articles that would be easy to teach wi
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Pop Culture Song Analysis Lesson Plans & Poem Analysis for High School English
Song analysis & poem analysis make close reading and writing fun & engaging! 31 CCSS-aligned pop culture song lyric analysis and poetry analysis lesson plans for paired texts, with writing prompts. Integrated poem analysis, close reading, text-based writing, speaking, research, and inquiry skills, make this analyzing song lyrics resource both engaging and worthwhile.Carrie Underwood's song "Cry Pretty" & Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' song "Growing Up"William Ernest Henley's poem "Invi
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8th - 11th
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AP English Language & Composition Lesson Plans & Printable Materials (FULL YEAR)
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of in-depth daily lesson plans and printable materials for teaching AP English Language & Composition. These lesson plans address all of the College Board standards in ways that promote critical thinking, creativity, inference, evidence gathering, and content-to-world connections grounded in character building and deeper life meaning.The following writing styles are covered in detail through essay writing tips, guides, models, and prompts: Rhetor
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
One-stop rhetorical analysis resources of argumentative texts! Teaching rhetoric and persuasion can be fun!! And you can teach argumentative writing, rhetorical devices, & rhetorical appeals to any student with confidence, given the right rhetoric activities! This persuasion bundle encourages student engagement, critical thinking, and rhetorical analysis of multimedia and print nonfiction texts.There is more here than you'll need, and that's the plan. Options create flexibility and freedom.
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8th - 11th
Connotation and Denotation Task Cards for Close Reading Practice
Gamify close reading skills by using these connotation and denotation task cards that will reinforce critical thinking and vocabulary skills. Students must think about the connotation and denotation of words while utilizing vocabulary, reading, analysis, and persuasive speaking skills. The activity: students will rank lists of words from most positive to most negative. An answer key is given for ease of use; however, some students may find that they disagree with the answers - this is actually a
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7th - 10th
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Connotation and Denotation Activities for Close Reading Practice
Use scaffolded connotation and denotation activities for close reading practice & introduction to literary analysis! Explore how authors use word choice, including connotation and denotation. Connotation activities like these help students to become more confident and independent readers and writers!Students will practice: ⇒ Distinguishing between denotative and connotative meanings⇒ Unpacking a word to determine denotative and connotative meanings⇒ Drawing inferences from a text⇒ Defending
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7th - 10th
Compare and Contrast The Author's Point of View The Bermuda Triangle
Compare and Contrast The Author's Point of View The Bermuda TriangleTwo high interest nonfiction articles, written from two different points of view! Students will read "Killer Sea Farts" and "Alien Vortex." Both are original articles, two pages long, nonfiction, written by me. They investigate The Bermuda Triangle. Hundreds of planes and ships go missing in The Bermuda Triangle each year. Are the disappearances due to a hidden alien vortex? Or is there a logical explanation for these disa
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Google Ready!
Close ReadingCompare and Contrast the Author's Point of ViewGoogle Classroom ready or just print and go!Should killer whales (orcas) be held captive in zoos and aquariums? Strike passion in your students with an engaging topic!Explore both sides of this controversial debate. Students will close read to discover the author's point of view in each nonfiction article. Do you need a digital lesson plan quickly? This lesson comes with the Google Slides that are completely digital! Just assign in
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Day Bundle: Compare and Contrast
Reading Comprehension Passages Nonfiction Articles
Nonfiction Article Reading Passages Pack This pack includes 12 nonfiction topics, and each one has two articles that are written from two different points of view. The reading level of each article is about a fifth or sixth grade level. I used these when I taught fifth grade and again when I taught sixth grade. This year I am teaching fourth grade, and I plan to use them again. This pack gives you a total of 24 nonfiction articles. Each article is original and is written by me. T
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4th - 10th
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Novel Discussion - Socratic Seminar - Activities, Graphic Organizers, Rubric
Improve reading comprehension and boost speaking and listening skills with this unit for whole-class reading discussion or literature circles. Discussion handouts require students to summarize, analyze author’s craft, define vocabulary, and identify text support. Students also select quotations to draw conclusions, make predictions, and form connections. These activities guide their reading and prepare them for Readers’ Roundtable, which imitates the style of Socratic Seminar. Each discussion pr
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8th - 12th
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Literary Analysis Graphic Organizers: Close Reading, Thesis, Sentence Stems
Teach literary analysis with confidence! Your students will learn a successful pattern for thesis statement writing and close reading with these time-tested literary analysis graphic organizers!*******************************************************************************Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:⇒ Students will first learn how to write a three-part analytical thesis statement with examples and non-examples (2 pages).⇒ Then, they will choose and unpack textual evidence using t
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7th - 10th
Rhetorical Analysis Learning Stations Activity - Rhetorical Appeals & Devices
This fun rhetorical analysis activity "progressive dinner"™ asks students to rotate to different learning stations, read nonfiction texts, take notes, and engage in small group discussions. If you're looking for a student-centered rhetorical analysis and close reading activity that is low-prep, look no further! 40 texts that can be read and/or viewed online. (Perfect for distance learning). There are a variety of texts for you to choose from so that you can re-use this activity again (or swap in
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7th - 10th
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10th Grade English ELA PARCC Practice & SAT Prep Test
Item: 10th Grade English PARCC Practice & SAT Prep TestSearching for a curriculum and content driven PARCC/SAT practice test? Look no further.Description:PARCC style questions that address: vocabulary in context, figurative language, literary devices, character development, theme, author's purpose, and inference. This Practice Test is ready to be assigned and comes complete with a separate answer key.(25) multiple choice (Part A & Part B)(50) questions in totalQuestions are carefully des
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9th - 12th
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9th Grade English ELA PARCC Practice & SAT Prep Test
Item: 9th Grade English PARCC Practice & SAT Prep TestSearching for curriculum and content driven PARCC/SAT practice tests? Look no further.Description:PARCC style questions that address: vocabulary in context, figurative language, literary devices, character development, theme, author's purpose, and inference. This Practice Test is ready to be assigned to students and comes complete with a separate answer key for grading.(20) multiple choice (Part A & Part B)(40) questions in totalQuest
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8th - 10th
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Literary Analysis Essay Writing Practice and Paragraph Writing Activities
Finally, a tried-and-true process for teaching literary analysis essay skills! Students will focus on connotation and denotation, use literary analysis graphic organizers, apply inferential thinking to text analysis of images & quotations, and analyze paired-texts (no-prep lesson plans), all while practicing important written text analysis skills needed for literary analysis paragraph & essay writing. Assess student learning with Google Form quizzes and writing tasks!********************
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8th - 11th
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9th Grade English ELA Lesson Plans & Printable Materials for FULL YEAR
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of in-depth daily lesson and unit planning, quizzes, tests, projects, and printable teaching materials around the following core texts (in this order): Frankenstein, Chinese Cinderella, Julius Caesar, Night, and Native Son. You will receive 307 pages of daily lesson plans and instructional materials addressing Grade 9-10 ELA Common Core standards with passion and purpose – promoting critical thinking and text-to-world connections grounded in deeper m
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8th - 11th
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11th Grade English ELA PARCC Practice & SAT Prep Test
Item: 11th Grade English PARCC Practice & SAT Prep TestSearching for a curriculum and content driven PARCC/SAT practice test? Look no further.Description:PARCC style questions that address: vocabulary in context, figurative language, literary devices, character development, theme, author's purpose, and inference. This Practice Test is ready to be assigned to students and comes complete with a separate answer key for grading.(20) multiple choice (Part A & Part B)(40) questions in totalQue
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10th - 12th
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British Literature Bundle – Novel-Based Tests, Essays, & Projects for FULL YEAR
Looking for an entire year's worth of British Literature teaching resources and assessment materials all in one place? This MASSIVE FULL-YEAR British Literature Bundle consists of a total of 1,077 pages of ALL PRINTABLE/DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES, including: Tables of Contents, Lesson Plans, Lessons in Powerpoint, Jeopardy Review Slides, Unit Plans, Essential Questions, Topical Questions, Graphic Organizers, Novel-Based Assessments, Reading Comprehension Chapter & Scene Quizzes, Final Tests, Ans
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9th - 12th
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Inference Task cards and Guided Mini Lessons
Inference Task CardsReading Comprehension Making inferences is a hard concept to teach. I created these task cards to make it easier! This is a 34 page lesson that focuses on the critical thinking skill, inferences. You will get task cards AND 5 days of guided mini lessons. Print version and digital version are included! BONUS: 5 days of lessons with videos have been added- great for last minute sub plans or something for students to do independently.The topics are high interest boy topics a
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension and Progress Monitoring Bundle
Julius Caesar Lesson Plans & Materials BUNDLE – Full Unit (One Marking Period)
Looking for everything you need to teach Shakespeare's timeless tragedy Julius Caesar all in one place? Here it is. This MASSIVE BUNDLE DEAL includes an entire Unit's worth (one FULL marking period) of in-depth curriculum, activities, assessments, daily lesson plans, daily lessons in PowerPoint, and ready-to-teach resources. You will receive 175 PowerPoint slides, 75 pages of daily lesson plans and materials, a 25-page original published research paper psychoanalyzing and comparing the villainou
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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