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American Horror 2-3 week unit reader's theater, projects, prompts +

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Kathleen Applebee
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    Description

    American Literature Horror and Gothic Horror unit. Take a quick trip through the various periods of American Literature. OBJECTIVES include

    What makes language powerful?

    How is the writer’s time period reflected in his work?

    How is the writer’s individual perspective reflected in his work?

    How is the historical context seen in literature?

    How did one author influence others?

    Product contains

    11 reader’s theater scripts,

    1 choral reading (Haunted Houses poem by Longfellow)

    Poe's Poems virtual escape room

    PPT lesson plans, projects, writing prompts including 24 visual quick writes, Power Points, rubrics, printables and instructions on how to use the resources.

    These resources have been gathered over several years of teaching American Literature with alternative education students (SPED, ESL, residential treatment centers, GT, GED and drama students and clubs.) These help provide differentiation and choice for teacher and students. The reader’s theater scripts are royalty free is used as performance scripts.

    Reader's theater is an excellent way to increase comprehension and character analysis as reader's use their voices to become the characters and immerse themselves into a plot and setting. Choral readings provide authentic ways for everyone to enjoy poetry aloud.

    Bonus zip file contains 27 page creative writing prompts (makes and easy sub plan multiple times), Poe's Cask of Amontillado Trial reader's theater script, Lovecraft's Cats of Uthar reader's theater, Raven writing exercise and

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    Total Pages
    100+
    Answer Key
    Included with rubric
    Teaching Duration
    3 Weeks
    Last updated 10 months ago
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    Standards

    to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
    Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
    Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
    Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
    Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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