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High school close reading rubrics
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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Literature Circle Roles and Responsibilities - Roles, Rubrics, and Worksheets
These literature circle roles include 7 inquiry-based job descriptions to facilitate student-led book clubs. These responsibilities offer students the opportunity to practice essential reading strategies. This unit also includes editable and ready-to-print rubrics, a pacing guide, and scaffolding worksheets.Included with these Literature Circle Roles:✏️ Handouts Outlining Literature Circle Roles and Responsibilities✏️ Scaffolding Worksheets for Each Role✏️ Task Chart Graphic Organizer and Pa
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7th - 10th
The Landlady Roald Dahl Short Story Close Read Analysis Unit & Lesson
The Landlady by Roald Dahl is a fantastic short story to use to to help teach foreshadowing and characterization! This unit for The Landlady includes an activating activity, pre-read vocabulary, during reading questions, post reading foreshadow and characterization charts, as well as a quiz and post reading narrative activity! There is also a comparing mediums worksheet for students to use with the 1979 film version of the The Landlady!The worksheets with foreshadowing and characterization rea
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7th - 10th
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'Great Expectations' Full Unit BUNDLE — Quizzes, Activities, Essays, Study Guide
This complete unit bundle includes everything you need to teach Great Expectations, Charles Dickens' classic novel about the impossibility of social mobility, from author background information, full novel plot quizzes (included in multiple formats), and more than a dozen accompanying assignments and group activities. 77 pages of content all designed to engage and educate learners on this classic Victorian novel.Your bundle purchase includes the following:An original PowerPoint presentation on C
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9th - 12th
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Lamb to the Slaughter Roald Dahl Complete Short Story Unit Activities, Keys
Roald Dahl's short story Lamb to the Slaughter is great for students to practice and hone their analysis skills. Dahl is a loved author and well renowned for his creativity and resilient characters, and Lamb to the Slaughter is no exception. With this unit students will be able to dig deeply into the text searching for irony, and practice their analytical abilities for inference, mood and tone!This unit contains a pre-reading vocabulary and activating activity, during reading (or post, dependi
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
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Short Story Analysis Unit Bundle Trifles A Rose for Emily Lamb to the Slaughter
This short story bundle contains three full units, each with a protagonist in desperate need of analysis, diagnosis and intervention! In this bundle for A Rose for Emily, Trifles and Lamb to the Slaughter, students will have the opportunity to analyze and interact with three murderous protagonists. Each story contains: pre-reading vocabulary, a pre-read activating prompt, during reading analysis questions, a quiz, and a post-reading activity. Answer keys and rubrics are included for everythi
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Rhetorical Analysis Pretest and Post-Test Assessment Pack of 2 Tests
This resource is now included in the Rhetorical Analysis BIG Bundle! Be sure to check this out before you buy this resource seperately. These two assessments work as either 2 final assessments or a pre-test, post-test for a rhetorical analysis unit. They can also be used as a formative assessment as students practice rhetorical analysis skills. The skills focuses are on identifying ethos/pathos/logos in a speech, and explaining how the writer uses this language to appeal to a specific audience.
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9th - 12th
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Man From the South Roald Dahl Short Story Unit Analysis Lesson Activities
Roald Dahl's delightful short story Man From the South gets students critically thinking with all the dark humor and simplistic language that this classic author is known for. This Man From the South unit includes everything necessary to do a comprehensive study of the short story. Start students off with thinking critically about real life risk takers to set the stage for them thinking about the risk that Carlos and the American boy take. Students will identify the elements of plot such as c
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
Native American Literature Activities
Includes: A. Close Reading Activity comparing Iroquois’ Creation Myth “The World on the Turtle’s Back” and Onondaga’s Creation Myth “The Earth on the Turtles Back” with Blooms-leveled questions. B. Modern-Day, Real-World Creation Myth Examples (clips) and analysis questions. C. Perspective Sponge Activity with discussion questionsD. Two-Version Creation Myth Writing Assignment with two Common Core Rubrics (Constructed Response and Extended Response) Link for the video (Jessie's Girl) is: https:
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11th - 12th
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Hatchet Unit BUNDLE
A workbook to use with the anchor text, Hatchet. This workbook includes all the introduction activities, journals, supplemental activities, and assessment options.As students read Hatchet and follow Brian on his journey, they will also be on a journey to learn about what it means to survive, the importance of perseverance, and the roles that mindset, instinct, and luck play in one’s ability to survive. By the end of this unit, students will be able to apply these concepts not only to Brian’s exp
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Cyclops Hands-On Activity (The Odyssey): Instructions Handout & Editable Rubric
This "Cyclops" activity assesses students' knowledge of characterization, figurative language, and vocabulary for the "Cyclops" story from Book IX of The Odyssey by Homer. In addition, it checks for reading comprehension, evaluation skills, and citing specific references from the text to prove points. Students must be neat and creative when incorporating required information on the hidden door foldie activity. This is a great review activity, or it can be used in the place of a test to assess st
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6th - 9th
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Richard Matheson Button Button - Science Fiction Story
Science fiction is a great way to teach characterization. In "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson, students will explore characterization in a fun and engaging way using text evidence from the story. "Button, Button" explore the universal idea of greed and how far a person is willing to go for money. Included: General Day GuideAnticipation Guide to set up the storyComprehension Questions - combination of multiple choice and short answerComprehension Question ANSWER KEYCharacterization Activi
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Science Fiction Short Story Bundle
Engaging "Homegoing" Unit Plan (30 Days)
Product Description:Discover a comprehensive and captivating unit plan for Yaa Gyasi's compelling novel, "Homegoing," designed for 12th-grade students. This thoughtfully crafted unit provides a deep dive into the novel's rich themes, complex characters, and historical context, fostering critical thinking, discussion, and reflective writing.Key Features:Detailed Pacing Guide: A 30 day step-by-step pacing guide ensures seamless instruction, including pre-reading activities, engaging discussions, r
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Complete Guide to Novel Annotations - ANY TEXT
This 7-page resource is everything you need to help your students create deep analytical novel annotations! Perfect for high school classes that are new to annotations OR classes that have experience with novel annotations.Resources Included:Instructions for use of handoutsInstructions for sharing annotation resource with students via Google DriveNovel annotation worksheets for Google Drive (link to Google Drive resource AND PDF versions; two different font options)Novel annotation bookmarks fo
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8th - 12th
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Article of the Week Entire Year Set Including 56 Articles
This Article of Week Bundle has everything you need to implement the Article of the Week assignment for the entire school year! With 51 engaging articles to choose from, your students will make reading and writing a part of their routine for the whole year.The following items are included in this zip file:51 high-interest articles with paired graphic organizers including central idea box, power vocabulary words, and possible response questions Introductory PowerPointAOW Assignment Anchor ChartCl
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7th - 12th
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Poem Analysis and TDA Essay, Text Dependent Analysis — "Out Out" by Robert Frost
In this Poem Analysis and TDA Essay (Text Dependent Analysis), students will first read and answer questions for the poem "Out Out—" by Robert Frost. Students will then write a TDA based on themes and figurative language in the poem. In this lesson plan:Full Poem "Out Out—" by Robert Frost (1916)Poem Analysis Questions that concentrate on poetic devices (alliteration, allusion, theme, mood, tone, dialogue, connotation, rhyme scheme, juxtaposition) with ANSWER KEYTDA Text Dependent Analysis Promp
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Evaluating POINT OF VIEW "3 Little Pigs" Blog Post Assignment
This fun assignment requires students to analyze two different versions the classic children's story, "The 3 Little Pigs." Students must evaluate which NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE they believe - the Pigs or the Wolf - then write about it in the form of a hypothetical blog post.
This resource takes the simple short story and applies it to a the complex concept of POINT OF VIEW. It is a great project ot assess students' understanding of POV and complements another resource that I sell: "Evaluating POIN
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6th - 12th
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AP English Literature Research Paper Assignment
This is the research paper assignment that I give my AP English Literature students, though it could be used for any upper level high school English class. The assignments asks students to make a literary argument about the short fiction of a writer of world literature.
The assignment requires students to blend their own analysis of literature with several published works of literary criticism. It requires students to synthesize close readings of two or more short stories by their writer with
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11th - 12th
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Printable Class Contract for Classroom Social and Behavior Expectations
This simple printable class contract will help you to manage behavior and social expectations in your classroom this year! It features an official-looking layout formiddle and high school, six clear social expectations for learning, and space for students to sign and date in agreement.✨As this is a free product, please consider FOLLOWING ME or leaving a REVIEW to help other teachers choose whether to download. Best wishes to you and your classrooms! ✨You might also like...Classroom Use Doodle Bo
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9th - 12th
'The Awakening' EDITABLE Quizzes, Discussions, & Essay Assignments – AP ELA
From editable plot quizzes to discussion and essay topics with directions, tips, and flexible rubrics, this packet for The Awakening contains everything you need to assess your students’ understanding of Kate Chopin’s classic novel about the complexities of balancing femininity and motherhood in the late 20th-century. Included with your purchase (See PREVIEW):44 The Awakening multiple choice plot questions included as 10, 20, and 40 question print-ready quizzes (with answer keys). These question
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Classic Literature Discussions, Essays, & Plot Quizzes Bundle
Annotation Rubric
Here is a simple and quick way to grade those close reading annotations. It is a great and easy tool for students to understand expectations!
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4th - 12th
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COMPLETE 8-week standards-aligned novel study: The Handmaid's Tale
Complete 8-week novel study of The Handmaid's Tale, ready to use! This MASSIVE bundle includes:--Unit scope and sequence--8 weeks of daily lesson plans--standard alignment--complete summative, including unpacking handout, peer review activity, grading rubric, and more!--student-facing graphic organizers, resources, and handouts--paired texts for analysis, highlighting thematic context--word wall--printable and digital formats--MUCH MORE!
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9th - 12th
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Public Service Announcement Rhetorical Analysis; Close Reading; Analysis
Rhetorical analysis is intimidating to students! Give your students voice and choice with this rhetorical analysis assignment using Public Service Announcements. Students will analyze PSA print ads examining rhetorical situations, rhetorical appeals, diction, tone, imagery, and logical fallacies.PSA text is short and accessible for students to focus on and analyze the diction used and how it affects meaning and tone. Many students are intimidated and overwhelmed when asked to examine diction in
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9th - 12th
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Lamb to the Slaughter Writing Assessments - Essay Prompts and Editable Rubrics
This differentiated assessment offers three different written response options to evaluate students’ understanding of Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter.” Includes editable 4-level rubrics! Choose between an essay, paragraph, or narrative response using these literary analysis prompts.Included with these Lamb to the Slaughter Writing Prompts:✏️ Editable “Lamb to the Slaughter” Assessment Handouts - Google Docs®✏️ 3 Argumentative Essay Prompts✏️ 1 Narrative Writing Prompt✏️ Option for individua
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8th - 11th
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