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Common Core RI.9-10.4 resources for GATE
Design a Museum Exhibit - Informational Text and Creative Research Project
Are you looking for an engaging blend of informational text, reading comprehension, and a creative research project? You found it! Students read a nonfiction passage about the Smithsonian’s 101 Objects that Made America. Then, they choose one object and create a museum exhibit for it.Key Skills in this Informational Text & Creative Research Project:✅ Informational Text Reading Comprehension✅ Understanding vocabulary in context✅ Researching key facts and ideas about one artifactWhat teachers
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7th - 10th
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Ballad of Birmingham and Birmingham Historical Article Cross-Genre Questions
The poem and article are about the Birmingham church bombing in 1963 in which four girls were killed. This activity includes a graphic organizer for the poem, separate author's craft/purpose questions for the poem and article, and cross-genre questions between the two. The questions require students to examine the strategies the authors use to convey their message. They are higher-level thinking rather than content-based questions.
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7th - 10th
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Speech to the Troops at Tilbury by Queen Elizabeth I Author's Purpose Questions
Facing an invasion of the Spanish Armada in 1588, Queen Elizabeth delivered this inspiring speech to her troops. The product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify literary strategies used and determine the author's purpose. There is a chart included which asks students to provide examples of literary devices and state the author's purpose and another chart which requires students to give the meaning of vocabulary based on context clues. Also, a short constru
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8th - 11th
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Lesson Plan: The Six Steps of Search for Self
This lesson is a multi-day curriculum that gives students tools to help them think about who they have already become as people and who they want to be. Some of the steps are ones students have made and are making, while others are in their future, and at least one is a level few of us ever achieve but many attempt. This is the SECOND lesson in a unit called “Search for Self”; however, it also can be a self-contained lesson. This lesson is appropriate for any time of the school year, but make
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6th - 12th
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"We Wear the Masks" Poetry Analysis,Halloween, Suspense, Editable, No Prep
Get ready to dive deep into the hauntingly beautiful world of poetry with this supercharged Literary Analysis of “We Wear the Mask”! Whether you're a fan of all things spooky or simply love engaging your students with thought-provoking texts, this product is the perfect addition to your English or poetry analysis curriculum. With four thrilling activities included, your students won't be able to resist the allure of this lesson. The heart of the experience lies within the dynamic Google slides,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Halloween Bundle: Literary Analysis and Creative Writing AP & Honors
Christmas Commercial Rhetorical Analysis, English, No Prep, Interactive, Google
Get ready to supercharge your students' rhetorical analysis skills with this incredible resource just in time for the holiday break! If you're looking to keep your students engaged and introduce them to the world of rhetorical analysis, look no further. This resource is specifically designed to help students understand the rhetorical situation, making it perfect for those who struggle with this concept. Forget about SOAPStone, because SPACECAT is the new and improved strategy that will have your
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Christmas Literary & Rhetorical Analysis, No Prep, Google, Holidays
Sensationalism Collection with Informative Articles, Story, and Poem
This collection includes the short story "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird," the poem "Sensationalism," and two informative articles, which all have to do with sensationalism. Each piece has individual author's craft/purpose questions, the two articles have paired text questions, and the story and poem have cross-genre questions. The questions require students to identify and examine how the author uses strategies to convey his message. They are all higher-level thinking rather than content based q
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8th - 11th
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Jury of Her Peers: Short Story Test
Jury of Her Peers: Short Story Test.7 Short answer questions and 1 timed essay question. Test created for 9th grade gate, but can be differentiated for other grades/levels. Asks higher level questions (Costa's level three questions) that force students to close read and think critically about the text. Questions can be used for Socratic seminar, or lead students through the text. Essay questions can be used to build background prior to reading the text.
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Not Grade Specific
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Sensationalism Informative Articles Paired Text Author's Craft/Purpose Questions
These two articles discuss the negative impact of sensationalism. Each article has questions which require students to identify and examine the strategies the authors use to convey their message. These are higher-level thinking rather than content based questions. This product also contains paired text questions.
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Sensationalism Collection with Informative Articles, Story, and Poem
Understanding Euphemisms, Ambiguities, and Twisted Wording in Nonfiction
Spin-doctoring, the purposeful twisting of words to manipulate nonfiction readers, can create dangerous propaganda for minds unaccustomed to critical analysis of word choices. We must teach 6th- through 9th-grade students to read critically and be on the lookout for subtly injected points-of-view in nonfiction and misleading "facts."
This lesson, in the form of a ready-to-use handout, takes a humorous approach to verbal manipulation by first presenting a funny retelling of a criminal's history
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6th - 9th
The Peril Of War Unit: Stories, Poems, Speeches, and Songs About the Aftermath
This is a collection of a short story, two poems, a song, and a speech about those who are left behind in time of war. The unit includes "In Memoriam," "the sonnet-ballad," "Facing It," "The Gettysburg Address," and "Billy, Don't Be a Hero." Each selection comes with higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify strategies and literary devices to determine why the author used them. There are also rhyme scheme, literary device identification, and summarization charts inclu
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8th - 11th
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The Gettysburg Address Author's Purpose Questions and Literary Device Chart
This product contains the speech with questions requiring students to identify the strategies Lincoln used to convey his purpose. They are higher-level thinking rather than content based questions. A chart is also included which asks students to read the quote, identify the literary device, and determine why the author used it. Answers are included with each activity.
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7th - 10th
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The Effects of War Unit: Stories, Poems, and Speeches from the Participants
This collection consists of one short story, three poems, and two speeches which represent the feelings of those involved in war. It includes "The Cricket on the Heart," "Conquerors," "Stop the Sun," "Wirers," "I Will Fight No More Forever," and "The Crisis." Each selection comes with higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify strategies or literary devices and determine why the author used them. Charts for rhyme scheme, literary device, and vocabulary identification a
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8th - 11th
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I Will Fight No More Forever and I Am the Last of My Family Speech Analysis
This product contains two Native American speeches with higher-level thinking questions which require students to determine the strategies used by the speakers to convey their messages. The product also contains paired passsage questions. Answers are provided for all questions.
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7th - 10th
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Literary Device Identification Chart
This product contains a copy of the famous sermon with a chart requiring students to provide text examples of five literary devices and to discuss the author's purpose for each. It also includes a chart asking students to define difficult words and a research activity requiring students to identify various evangelists and determine for what they are famous. Answers are provided for all activities.
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8th - 11th
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White Sox Scandel Speech with Author's Craft/Purpose Questions
This is a speech from the prosecutor in the case of the White Sox baseball team. The questions require students to identify the strategies the author uses to convey his purpose. They are higher-level thinking rather than content based questions. Answers are included.
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7th - 10th
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Relevant Recommended Reading for High School Students as of April 2023
Here is another relevant list of books for high school students that I wish my "high school self" could have had access to in my quest to "figure out life" at that age. Please encourage your students to visit their public library system read them on their own if book titles are banned in your school district.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Declaration of Conscience questions
These seven questions allow students to delve deep into Sen. Margaret Chase Smith's famous "Declaration of Conscience" speech from 1950. These questions focus on rhetorical devices, controlling idea, applying those concepts to current events, and ask the students to make their own Declaration of Conscience. This is a quick and easy assignment that your students will love.
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9th - 11th
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Relevant Recommended Reading for High School Students as of July 2022
Here is a relevant list of books for high school students that I wish my "high school" self could have had access to in my quest to "figure out life" at that age. You might want to expose them to the audiobook versions as routine component of your weekly plan.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Relevant Recommended Reading for High School Students of August 2022
Here is a relevant list of books for high school students that I wish my "high school" self could have had access to in my quest to "figure out life" at that age. You might want to expose them to the audiobook versions as a routine component of your weekly plan.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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