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Holidays/seasonal Common Core RL.11-12.5 resources
Book Trailer Project - End of Year Movie Trailer Assignment for Any Novel Study
This book trailer project is a memorable and engaging project-based learning assessment! Included with this project outline are a book trailer rubric, movie trailer storyboard graphic organizer, student checklist, assignment instructions, student examples, and more. Included with this Book Trailer Project:✏️ Book Trailer Project Outline - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Reflective Writing Assignment Prompt - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Movie Trailer Task Checklist & Student Planner -
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6th - 12th
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Short Story Unit - Mystery and Suspense - Scary Stories Horror - Suspenseful
The Suspenseful Short Story Unit supplements mystery stories, the horror genre, and provides scary stories to fright and delight your students! This short story unit focuses on identifying and analyzing the element of suspense. This pairs perfectly with Edgar Allan Poe!How will this resource benefit your classroom? The activities reinforce the knowledge students need to analyze a story's suspenseful mood and setting. The Suspenseful Stories Short Story Unit could additionally be utilized as a s
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8th - 11th
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The Handmaid's Tale Unit Plan, Hulu Series Connections and Current Events
Use the hit Hulu series and hot topic modern events to teach The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. This unit includes every single thing you need to teach this terrifying, captivating, and mind-blowing book. I’ve loved this book for 25 years, taught it for 10 and now I’ve adapted the whole unit to be used with the TV series and modern events. This unit includes:Daily lessons for each chapterCurrent event connections ripped from the headlines!A link to the full text onlineDaily “Do Now” person
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: FULL YEAR of Literature Bundle | 4 NOVEL UNIT PLANS, Complete Curriculum
Six-Week Summer School Curriculum & Materials for English Credit (Grades 11-12)
Save planning time without sacrificing academic rigor by referencing this comprehensive, standards-based, six-week curriculum map for high school English credit recovery and/or enrichment credit (grades 11 and 12). A day-by-day breakdown of key learning events and instruction contributes to the low-prep nature of this resource. Included are all materials with which students will engage, as well as answer keys and Common Core-aligned rubrics for scoring written work. Materials are delivered in
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9th - 12th
Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Creative Writing Unit Plan for Gothic Fiction and Horror (Google Drive)
Save time without sacrificing rigor in the high school Creative Writing classroom with this low-prep, Common Core-aligned unit plan and these all-inclusive resources for engaging students fully in the narrative writing process. Materials are made for Google Drive. (Alternatively, printable versions are available.) Included are the following:A detailed, standards-based unit plan articulating the unit's transfer goal(s), essential question(s), enduring understanding(s), learning target(s), academi
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9th - 12th
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Unit - 2 Weeks - Robert L. Stevenson
This is a fun 2-week unit plan for Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Engage your students through a study of one of the most classic horror stories in literature. Whether you need a unit during the Halloween season or you're simply looking to study this classic Gothic novella, this is a fun storyline for students to analyze. Students will: Participate in engaging PowerPoint sessions, read the text (included), collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, mak
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8th - 12th
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Harlem Renaissance Introduction Presentation with Poet Presentations and Essay
Enhance your Harlem Renaissance unit and engage your high school ELA students with these Harlem Renaissance PowerPoint presentation lessons introducing the era and prominent writers, musicians, artists and activists. Additional presentations for poets, Hughes, Cullen, Bontemps, McCay, and Toomer and writer, Hurston. An essay activity allows you to assess students' understanding and further spark their curiosity. No-prep.INTRODUCTION POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONThe Great Migration including photos an
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10th - 12th
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Six-Week Summer School Curriculum & Materials for English Credit (Google Drive)
Save planning time without sacrificing academic rigor by referencing this comprehensive, standards-based, six-week curriculum map for high school English credit recovery and/or enrichment credit (grades 11 and 12). A day-by-day breakdown of key learning events and instruction contributes to the low-prep nature of this resource. Included are all materials with which students will engage, as well as answer keys and Common Core-aligned rubrics for scoring written work. Materials are made for Goo
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9th - 12th
Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston | Short Story Analysis
Use the short story "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston to teach Feminist Literature, Famous African American Authors, or about Themes and Biblical Allusions in literature. This is a great lesson for students to practice literary analysis.Included in this lesson plan:- Full Text "Sweat" short story by Zora Neale Hurston- Anticipation activity, activating strategy worksheet- Powerpoint presentation: - Background Information about the author Zora Neale Hurston - Historical Context: Rural Ame
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Short Stories by Black Authors | African American Authors Bundle
The Fall of the House of Usher—Reading Comprehension, Gothic Literature Analysis
This product is for Edgar Allan Poe's “The Fall of the House of Usher” and consists of reading comprehension questions and a gothic literature analysis graphic organizer.1) To activate students' prior knowledge on gothic literature, students will participate in a carousel brainstorming activity. 2) Students will define academic vocabulary for the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher."3) Students will read the full story “The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and complete the
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories — BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Activities
African American Literature Bundle: Units for School Year or Black History Month
This is a bundle of our African American literature units (5 units total). These resources are great for incorporating throughout the year or you can teach them sequentially for Black History Month. The literature begins with the early poetry of Phillis Wheatley in the 1700s, continues through the voices of the abolitionist cause in the 1800s (The Spirituals and Frederick Douglass), and culminates with influential writings for civil rights in the 20th century (Langston Hughes and Martin Luther K
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8th - 12th
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe Analysis Activity - Setting and Mood
Differentiate between setting and mood in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” using this literary analysis activity! Includes information handouts and close reading quotations to explore the author’s illustration of setting and mood in this classic short story. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Included with this Analysis Activity for Setting and Mood in “The Cask of Amontillado”:✏️ Informational Handouts about Setting and Mood - Digital &
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8th - 11th
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper Novel Study - Print + DIGITAL
This is a 80+ page Common Core aligned complete novel study for Copper Sun by Sharon Draper. Copper Sun tells the story of a teenage girl in Africa that is kidnapped, shackled, branded, and then put on a slave boat bound for America, where she will be sold to a South Carolina plantation owner. This novel study unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. The student packet inclu
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11th - 12th
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Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin | Short Story Analysis
“Désirée’s Baby” is a short story by Kate Chopin published in 1893. The story is set in Louisiana during the mid-nineteenth century, or the Antebellum South period. At the time, rich, white slaveowners were at the top of the social hierarchy. This story intertwines themes of racism and sexism through a complex plot and development of characters. Included in this purchase is:Complete short story “Désirée’s Baby” by Kate ChopinAcademic vocabulary graphic organizerActivating prior knowledge act
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Toni Morrison BELOVED Novel Study TIME MAP Timeline Activity Digital Printable
This Time Map graphic organizer is a great alternative to a chapter-by-chapter study guide for Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. This resource is suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom, and also available in a ready-to-print format.GRAPHIC ORGANIZER + CONSOLIDATING ACTIVITYFULL ANSWER KEY INCLUDEDAPPLICABLE TO AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITIONSet in Ohio during the mid-1800s, Beloved explores notions of identity, community, freedom and generational trauma. A Pulitzer Prize winner, the novel
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Christmas Literature Bundle - 3 classic units for the season - CCSS
This is a bundle of our Christmas literature units. Students analyze three acclaimed classics. These include A Christmas carol, The Christmas Dinner, and The Gift of the Magi. Students will delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and complete creative writing assignments. Each unit has daily lesson plans included.Note on Level of Rigor: High schoo
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8th - 12th
The Body Snatcher Short Story Analysis
The Body Snatcher is a Gothic Mystery Short Story by Robert Louis Stevenson. If you've never read this tale before, I highly recommend it! This gothic story is told in an embedded narrative and is inspired by the true crimes of William Hare and William Burke in 1828.The Hare and Burke murders were a series of 16 killings committed in Edinburgh, Scotland where the men would dig up corpses and sell the bodies to Doctor Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures.Included in this short story
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Halloween Gothic Short Stories Volume II — Bonus Halloween Activity
It's a Wonderful Life Unit Packet Gr. 9-12
"It's a Wonderful Life" is a feel-good Christmas story for classroom viewing about learning to appreciate what one has in life rather than focusing on what is missing. George Bailey, the protagonist, finds himself in deep trouble and considers taking his own life. This is a wonderful film about love of family, friends and community, and is perfect for the holiday season when many people experience depression and isolation. The religious aspect of the movie is downplayed enough to be appropriate
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Halloween Literature Units Bundle: Sleepy Hollow, Tell-Tale Heart, Jekyll & Hyde
This is a bundle of our literature units for the Halloween season or if you simply want to go through horror genre literature with your class. Students analyze three acclaimed classics. These include The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Students will delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evid
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8th - 12th
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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
Short Stories for Christmas Quizzes, Close Readings, Vocabulary Games, and Test
Evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and embrace the spirit of Christmas and wintertime no matter the time of year with this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, vocabulary development exercises, and an end-of-unit test for six holiday-themed short stories: "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "The Burglar's Christmas" by Willa Cather, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros
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7th - 12th
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Short Stories for Christmas Quizzes, Close Readings, and Vocab Games (Google)
Evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and embrace the spirit of Christmas and wintertime no matter the time of year with this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, vocabulary development exercises, and an end-of-unit test for six holiday-themed short stories: "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "The Burglar's Christmas" by Willa Cather, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros
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7th - 12th
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Holiday Literature MEGA BUNDLE - CCSS
This is a mega bundle of our literature units to use during the holidays (9 units total). These units cover several classic texts to engage your students during the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas seasons. Students will: Delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and will be assessed through various creative writing assignments. Each unit has
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8th - 12th
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