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High school literature graphic organizers under $5
Theme Lesson - Presentation and Story Elements Graphic Organizer Assignment
Theme Lesson - Presentation and Story Elements Graphic Organizer Assignment: Help students understand how to analyze theme with this ready to use presentation and assignment. The presentation serves as a guide, covering essential topics such as the definition of theme, methods for identifying theme, distinguishing between topic and theme, and writing thematic statements. With clear explanations and engaging visuals, this resource provides students with the tools they need to analyze any novel or
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7th - 10th
Plot Diagram Foldables: Story Elements Collection for Middle Grades Common Core
This resource includes everything you need to teach story elements and the plot pyramid to your middle grades students.This Story Elements Plot Foldable Collection includes:Plot Structure Pyramid Foldable Template (blank and labeled)6-Tab Elements Foldable Templates (blank and labeled)Alternate 5-Tab Elements Foldable Templates (blank and labeled) - no Inciting IncidentPlot Pyramid Structure Foldable with Cut-Out TabsPlot Pyramid Structure Graphic Organizer with Key QuestionsNEW! Elements of Plo
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4th - 9th
Characterization Mini-Unit | STEAL Characterization Guided Notes
Looking for quick, engaging, digital activities to introduce characterization skills? In this interactive Google Slides mini-unit, students will learn multiple reading skills such as distinguishing character traits and emotions, making direct and indirect characterization using "STEAL", analyzing a character's intrinsic or extrinsic motivations, and finally, classifying characters as protagonists/antagonist, major/minor, round/flat, dynamic/static.This resource is chunked into 4 parts for you to
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6th - 9th
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Book Speed Dating Activity - Middle & High School - Promote Independent Reading
Help your students find the perfect book match this Valentine's Day with this engaging book speed dating activity. During this lesson, students will get to know different books, record their first impressions, rate the books, and then decide on their best match. This activity is a great way to expose students to more books, authors, and genres. It's the perfect complement to any independent reading program.This resource includes everything you need to make book speed dating work for you. There a
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6th - 12th
The Outsiders Assignment - Tattoo a Character in The Greasers Creative Activity
The Outsiders Assignment - Tattoo a Greaser is a fun way to skip the traditional character analysis for something more creative and engaging! For this assignment, students will choose a Greaser from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and design two tattoos that they might get. Students will have to explain their reasons with support from the text. This creative assignment requires students to show an understanding of symbolism as the tattoos must relate in some way to the Greaser's personality or a th
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7th - 10th
Dystopian Literature Activities for ANY Dystopian Novel Study Short Story, Film
Reading dystopian literature? These resources will support your teaching of ANY dystopian novel, short story, or film, such as 1984, The Hunger Games, The Giver, Uglies, or Fahrenheit 451. Engage students in critical thinking about the text and the genre while helping them make connections to the real world and think creatively with these activities. Included in this packet:dystopian characteristics graphic organizerstory elements graphic organizerdystopian protagonist graphic organizercomparin
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6th - 9th
The Hunger Games Book vs. Movie Activities
"The Hunger Games" Movie vs. The Novel Activities
With the availability of the DVD, showing the movie to your class and making it an enriching and educational activity has never been easier. My packet is aligned with the Common Core State Standards, so it will be easy to justify the lessons, as well. NOTE: there are at least five exercises/handouts that can be done WITHOUT watching the movie. See the free preview download for a list of all the activities.
This packet has multiple activities tha
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
10 "Harrison Bergeron" CCSS Skills Pages
This packet includes 10 pages specifically designed for digging deeper into "Harrison Bergeron" and the common core state standards.
The following skills and standards are covered by page:
1. Two Argument Journal Prompts (CC W.9-10.1)
2. Inference, draw conclusions, Metacognition (CC RL.9-10.1)
3. Setting, Plot
4. Mood, Satire
5. Diction, Irony
6. Textual Evidence and Characterization (CC RL.9-10.1 and CC RL.9-10.3)
7. Theme Development (CC RL.9-10.2)
8. POV/Culture (CC RL.9-10.6)
9. Compare tw
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8th - 11th
Literary Elements Graphic Organizers for Any Narrative Text
Looking for a way to incorporate short stories while also sticking to the literature standards? It's easy to focus on comprehension with short stories, but it's harder to teach students how to analytically think about short stories as they relate to development of characters, setting, theme, plot, and more. These short story graphic organizers are intended for use with any narrative text in a middle or high school classroom. You can use them to model analytically thinking during mini lessons and
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7th - 10th
Macbeth Act 2 Character Map Review, Worksheet or Quiz, PDF & Google Drive
After you’ve finished reading Act 2 of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, help your students recall 14 different characters and understand the complicated relationships in this famous tragedy. By filling in the flow chart either in teams of two or as a solo activity, students will be forced to dig back into the text as they build a visual reminder of the drama unfolding in Shakespeare’s play. This also works well as an open-book quiz.This 2-page PDF includes the student handout and answer key. A Goo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Animal Farm UNIT - One skills page per chapter PLUS 4 Assessments
The skills pages are one page for each chapter of Animal Farm.
Chapter 1 - Characterization
Chapter 2 - Characterization, Plot, Inference, Symbolism
Chapter 3 - Compare/Contrast, Speech Analysis, Rhetorical Devices, Logical Fallacies
Chapter 4 - Foreshadowing, Irony, Comprehension Graphic Organizer
Chapter 5 - Compare/contrast, Speech Analysis (bias, evidence, rebuttal)
Chapter 6 - Patterns, irony, paraphrase
Chapter 7 - Cause and Effect, critical thinking
Chapter 8 - Speaker's bias, Argument (
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8th - 12th
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Types of Figurative Language Guided Notes Minilesson
Need notes and practices to introduce types of figurative language? This minilesson is the perfect for defining and identifying SIMILE, METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, IDIOM, PERSONIFICATION, ONOMATOPOEIA, ALLITERATION! With guided notes and 3 close reading passages, students will be able to distinguish 7 types of figurative language, identify examples, and explain their meanings. The graphic organizer is color-coded to classify figurative language terms into 3 categories: comparisons, sound devices, and d
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6th - 9th
Literary Analysis with Children's Books: Language and Aesthetics Mini Lessons
Looking for an engaging mini lesson to scaffold literary analysis? Try using picture books to help students focus on language and aesthetics. This resource contains two graphic organizers with scaffolded questions to use during mini lessons, small group discussions, and independent application.WHO LITERARY ANALYSIS WITH PICTURE BOOKS IS FORThis resource is intended for middle and high school teachers who are looking to...1. engage students in mini lessons about an author's use of grammar, punctu
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7th - 10th
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Novel Study - Reading Response Pages For ANY Novel!
Novel Study - An excellent alternative to chapter questions, these Reading Response Graphic Organizers can be used alone or in combination with ANY novel. The organizers touch on many important facets of a novel study, including plot, characters, theme, conflict, setting, and more! Easy to differentiate for different novels, grade levels, and abilities!**This resource requires students to have read the book and to give an authentic answer. These are not typical questions that can quickly be a
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7th - 9th
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit - Questions - Activities
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Print and go literacy analysis activities - A full text version of The Tell Tale Heart is included, along with The Tell Tale Heart comprehension questions activities. These Poe themed lesson materials ask students to think deeply about text while practicing elements of literacy analysis. A great addition to a short story unit on classic literature, these short story resources include graphic organizers, projects, questions, and answer keys.✅While this uni
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6th - 9th
Dystopian Literature - Introduction to Dystopia Unit - Dystopia vs Utopia
Introduction to Dystopian Literature - This introduction to Dystopia unit includes student notes about key characteristics of Dystopian Literature. With popular teen novels like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Giver, this Dystopia unit is perfect for Middle School and High School students. These activities are a great introduction to this exciting genre.This is a great resource to use before teaching any Dystopian novel or short story.This creative and engaging package includes the followi
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7th - 10th
Hexagonal Thinking: One Pagers l one page templates l one pager for any novel
Hexagonal thinking is a creative way to get students making connections with one pagers. BUT, it's a lot of work for you, as the teacher, to create and cut out dozens of hexagons for your students to connect, arrange, and discuss. Why not get the students brainstorming and designing their own hexagons with hexagonal one-pagers?In this activity, groups of students use critical thinking, close reading, and design skills to create hexagonal one-pagers for characters, style elements, connections to
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7th - 12th
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Teaching Theme | Graphic Organizer & Focus Lesson for ANY Novel
Help students master their understanding of theme with this interactive focus lesson!This product includes:-Teacher directions-Grading rubric-Theme portfolio for students-Theme charts for studentsFocus lessons are designed to help students master a literary element in one or two class periods. Each portfolio includes 6 detailed questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and correlating charts to help students stay organized. The teacher can select the pace of the class by asking students to only focu
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Literary Elements Bundle | 10 Focus Lessons & Activities for ANY Novel
Literature Circle Collaborative Poster- Shared Reading
A perfect activity for literature circles and shared reading during your literacy block! Students work independently and in groups to analyze, respond to, and discuss fictional texts. Each student receives an 8.5” x 11” page, and contributes a different piece of information to the group's overall discussion of the text. Roles can be rotated every chapter/section, or this activity can be completed after the students have read the entire text.Note: If they are new to Literature Circles, younger gr
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: English Collaborative Posters Series #1
Chapter Summary Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer helps to check for understanding as student read longer chapter books by encouraging them to stop and think about what they've read at the end of each chapter! Use for Reading Rotations, homework, etc.
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1st - 9th
Perseus and Medusa | Full Text Greek Myth | Questions | Graphic Organizers
This Perseus and Medusa Myth, Questions, Graphic Organizers, and Activities is a great asset for anyone teaching Greek Mythology or Rick Riordan's novel, The Lightning Thief. The product contains the full text myth of Perseus' quest to slay the Gorgon, Medusa. The text is 2 pages long, 893 words, and falls in the 810-1000 Lexile range. The product also contains two Character Doodle Note pages: one for Perseus and one for Medusa. Comprehension questions and a sequencing graphic organizer foll
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5th - 9th
Family Crest / Coat of Arms: Directions, Rubric, Templates, and Examples
Includes:* detailed directions for students* a list of heraldic symbols, animals, and colors* 5 different templates for their Coat of Arms* rubric for assessment with clear expectations* analysis sheet for student which to write an explanation of their colors and symbols* several student samples***Suggestion: Copy the rubric and Analysis Sheet onto the back of the Coat of Arms template before giving it to the students. That way, they can color their Coat of Arms on the front, and write their par
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4th - 10th
Hero's Journey Presentation, Teacher Notes & Handout
Teach the Hero's Journey (or Monomyth) with these background teacher notes, student presentation, and fun handout quiz!1. PresentationThe presentation (PDF file) explains the stages and parts of the Hero's Journey and breaks them down in step-by-step analysis in 50 full-color slides. Examples of each stage are included, highlighting four well-known narratives.2. Student Handout/WorksheetUse this fun handout/worksheet accompaniment alongside the presentation for students to note-take during your
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
Book Cover Project with Template and Instructions
This project is designed to be used in combination with an independent novels project, literature circle, or class novel.
The students need to be able to conduct research about the author to write a brief biography. Instructions are provided for writing the biography, summary of the novel, a brief introduction to the novel, and creating all of the elements found on a book jacket.
I have used this assignment in conjunction with Springboard activities and with students in my Language Arts Lab c
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5th - 12th
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