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Common Core W.11-12.6 thematic unit plans
Horror Genre Study Unit: 3 Stories, Elements of Horror, and More
This incredibly flexible horror genre study unit will turn students into masters of foreshadowing, suspense, mood, and more with fun, engaging, and creepy tales! Students will learn about the horror genre, then read three scary stories, before exploring writing a horror narrative themselves.This unit is designed to fill about two weeks. Depending on your class length and whether you assign homework or not, you could make this unit longer or shorter. Every component in this bundle can be delivere
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9th - 12th
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Power and Corruption Research Project - Leadership - Ambition Abuse of Power
Examine the concepts of self-identity, absolute power and corruption, leadership and influence with this high-interest resource! Learn the common traits of powerful people and discover how absolute power can be used to improve society or to devastate and destroy. This modern research project takes a fascinating look at the world’s most powerful and influential people throughout world history - including those who are living in today’s world. Students will select and research a person of power,
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9th - 12th
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American Literature Full-Year Curriculum: Bundle of 50+ Literature Units, CCSS
This is a HUGE curriculum bundle of our American literature units covering texts from the span of America's early beginnings through the 20th century (54 units, totaling up to 1,785 pages). These units cover many texts that are widely considered as staple readings in the corpus of American literature. Each unit has daily lesson plans included to explain the materials and guide instruction. The units are also complete with warm ups, exit tickets, texts, worksheets/activities with answer keys, cul
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8th - 12th
The Nickel Boys - COMPLETE Unit Plan - RIGOR + INTEREST!! - 54 docs! (zip file)
Challenge AND engage your students! Purchased by over 50 customers!This unit uses The Nickel Boys as a tool to encourage critical thinking and discussion alongside their reading. In this download, you'll find activities to get your students up and moving around, accessing their creativity to explore tough topics, and thinking critically about the novel and the world around them. Develop students' respect of each others' lived experiences!Options in this unit plan for AP-level classes and Honors-
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Things They Carried Novel Study + Stations + Narrative Project English AP
Huge Bundle that goes WAY BEYOND a typical novel study. Ditch the boring quizzes and vocabulary fill-in-the-blanks in favor of this unique and engaging unit that has been approved by my NYC high school students, who aren't easy to please!This complete, no prep unit includes:**36-slide editable PowerPoint **14-page Unit Plan (editable Word) including: Essential questionsEnduring understandingsCCSS (grades 11-12)Focus on Author's StyleDaily step-by-step lesson plans with teacher and student direct
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Nickel Boys - COMPLETE Unit Plan - RIGOROUS + ENGAGING! (Google Drive vers.)
This PLUG-AND-PLAY unit will challenge AND engage your students! Purchased 50+ times!This unit uses The Nickel Boys as a tool to encourage critical thinking and discussion alongside their reading. In this download, you'll find activities to get your students up and moving around, accessing their creativity to explore tough topics, and thinking critically about the novel and the world around them. Develop students' respect of each others' lived experiences!Options in this unit plan for AP-level c
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: American Literature - Full Year of Lesson Plans (Bundle Version)
MyPerspectives British Literature Unit 1: Slides & Creative Handouts (BUNDLE!)
This British Literature unit plan (112 Slides) encapsulates a Beowulf Study and various poetry, all of which express the theme of heroism. The unit allows students to explore the mark of a hero and take a stance on heroism deriving from success OR sacrifice based on the texts in the unit in the form of an end of unit essay assessment. This resource includes do now's, exit tasks, discussion questions, video links, theme-related poetry, as well as an end-of-unit assessment. Students will engage wi
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9th - 12th
MyPerspectives Unit 2: The Individual and Society
This resource is a concise and engaging unit plan on American Literature with the theme of the individual and society. Students explore the question: what role does individualism play in American society? Through various texts, activities, vocabulary, assessments, and tasks, students engage with American Literature in an innovative and informative way. Texts in this unit include but are not limited to: The poetry of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Elliot, excerpts from Emerson and Thoreau,
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9th - 12th
Also included in: MyPerspectives American Literature Units 1-5 BUNDLE
MyPerspectives American Literature Unit 4: Grit and Grandeur
This resource plan is a thematic unit that encompasses literature that expresses the importance of place. Texts included in this unit are: an excerpt from Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi," Twain's short story "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Sarah Orne Jewett's "A White Heron," Barry Lopez's literary criticism: "A Literature of Place," Carl Sandburg's poetry, and more! The resource is LOADED with discussion questions, activities, tasks, mini-lessons, do-now's and assessmen
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9th - 12th
Also included in: MyPerspectives American Literature Units 1-5 BUNDLE
Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Facing Mortality & Survival (CCSS-Aligned)
This Common Core-aligned unit plan helps high school students develop proficiency in interpreting and analyzing thematic short stories of increasing complexity in classroom and distance learning contexts. Narratives covered include the following (listed in order of estimated Lexile Measure):“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by the Brothers Grimm (Lexile 800-900)“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell (Lexile 800-900)“To Build a Fire” by Jack London (Lexile 1000-1100)“The Premature Burial”
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9th - 12th
MyPerspectives 9th Grade ELA Unit 2: Survival (Slides, Activities, Assessment)
This resource is a comprehensive combination of thematic unit plan slides (119 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching the unit fun, engaging, and efficient.Texts taught in this unit: "The Seventh Man" - Haruki Murakami"The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt" - Nancy Sherman"The Voyage of the James Caird" - Caroline AlexanderNovel Excerpt from Life of PI - Yann Martel"T
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9th - 12th
Social Justice Literature Circle Unit Bundle: Black Lives Matter
Looking for an engaging social justice literature circle unit? Teach speaking skills, engage students in social justice issues, and encourage collaboration through lit circles with this Black Lives Matter-themed Social Justice Literature Circle Unit Bundle! This Social Justice Literature Circle Unit Bundle includes material for teaching The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Dear Martin by Nic Stone, and All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Students will choose one of these three nov
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9th - 12th
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MyPerspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone High School Full Curriculum (8 week)
This full unit makes up my 8 week Harry Potter Unit, written/ used for a group of 11th & 12th grade high school students but easily adaptable for all high schoolers. Included is our 8 week pacing guide following the 2024 fall calendar
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9th - 12th
Short Story ELA Elective Full Semester Curriculum | SAVE 35%
This Short Story ELA Elective Full Semester Curriculum by FreshLitGuides is an complete 18 week course that includes detailed lesson plans, syllabus, pacing and scheduling, student worksheets, and thorough assessments. Over the course of the semester, students will explore a variety of thematic units, each aiming to explore different aspects of human experience and societal constructs through the lens of classic short stories.The first quarter begins with "Struggles and Survival," taking studen
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9th - 12th
Struggles and Survival Theme | Short Story Unit | 4 Week Curriculum | SAVE 20%
This Struggles and Survival ELA short story unit is a comprehensive 4 week (20 class periods) curriculum that includes lesson plans, student worksheets, and final assessments.All short stories in this unit are in the public domain and the full text is included making it easy for teachers to get access to the materials.*What will your class do? By actively participating and engaging in the analyses of short stories, discussions, and comparative activities, students will achieve the following:Anal
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9th - 12th
The Handmaid's Tale Unit Plan
This unit plan for Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale combines rigorous analysis of the text with an exploration into the role of gender and power in our world today. It was designed with an Honors track in mind, but can be easily modified to accommodate general education and AP students. The unit includes the following:Unit schema & front-loading lessonsUnit rationale, themes, standards, & key writing cyclesDaily Do Nows, Exit Tickets, & HomeworkAnalysis questions for close reads
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9th - 12th
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Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Fear and Curiosity for High School (Printable)
Embrace the Halloween spirit and help high school students interpret and analyze short stories of increasing rigor with this low-prep, six-week thematic unit plan on the power of fear and curiosity. Supporting materials such as comprehension quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, public domain narratives, research project materials, a summative assessment, a test prep study guide, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Go
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9th - 12th
Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Fear and Curiosity for High School (Google)
Embrace the Halloween spirit (no matter the time of year) and help high school students interpret and analyze short stories of increasing rigor with this low-prep, six-week thematic unit plan on the power of fear and curiosity. Supporting materials such as comprehension quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, public domain narratives, research project materials, a summative assessment, a test prep study guide, and answer keys are provided. Materials are made for Google Drive, offering self
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9th - 12th
Asian Literature Unit Plan
This resource (81 Slides) encapsulates Asian literary works of authors from Vietnam, India, China, etc. Students will be taught about the Asian Diaspora and how the literature and even paintings of Asian authors and artists reflect the diaspora. This resource includes creative activities, discussion questions, and links for short stories, interviews, videos, etc. used. BONUS: Includes a literary element mini-lesson where students analyze ten main literary elements.
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9th - 12th
Also included in: World Literature BUNDLE: 4 UNITS ( YEAR LONG)
The American Dream Thematic Unit Plan
This resource is a thematic unit plan incorporating plays, articles, short stories, videos, discussion questions, activities, do-nows, and assessments revolving around The American Dream. Texts included in this unit are Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, F Scott Fitzgerald's Winter Dreams, Amy Tan's "Two Kinds," and more. Students will delve into the American Dream in insightful ways, deciphering the multitude of ways it is portrayed and whether or not it was/ is all it's hyped up to be.
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9th - 12th
Also included in: World Literature BUNDLE: 4 UNITS ( YEAR LONG)
American Literature YEAR LONG UNIT BUNDLE (5 UNITS)
This resource is a bundle of FIVE American Literature Unit Plans. All unit plans include do-now's, exit tasks, activities, discussion questions, corresponding tasks for texts, and assessments, making teaching the units a breeze.
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9th - 12th
World Literature BUNDLE: 4 UNITS ( YEAR LONG)
This resource is a bundle of World Literature unit plans which includes a European, Asian, Persian, and American Dream unit. All units include do-nows, exit tasks, discussion questions, corresponding activities, and writing tasks, and assessments.
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8th - 12th
Love and Relationships Theme | Short Story Unit | 4 Week Curriculum SAVE 20%
This Love and Relationships ELA short story unit is an in-depth 4 week (20 class periods) curriculum that includes detailed lesson plans, student worksheets, and thorough assessments.All 8 short stories featured in this unit are well-regarded and easily accessible, allowing for easy facilitation of the teaching materials.*"The Gift of the Magi" (1905) by O. Henry"The Last Leaf" (1905) by O. Henry"The Open Window" (1914) by Saki"The Bet" (1889) by Anton Chekhov"The Lady or the Tiger" (1882) by Fr
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9th - 12th
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