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The ULTIMATE Macbeth MEGA Bundle-- 45 UNIQUE Lessons & Activities

By Bespoke ELA

This unit contains 45 separate lessons and activities to supplement any Macbeth unit... and many of them are editable and useful for distance learning or in the classroom! In this bundle, you will find:Pre-Reading ActivitiesIntroduction to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.9-10.7, RL.9-10.8, RL.9-10.9, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1...

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The Ultimate Zombie Apocalypse THEMED Literary Unit-- HIGH INTEREST BUNDLE

By Bespoke ELA

Let’s face it. Zombies are cool. I love a good zombie movie… especially if it’s zombie apocalypse satire like Shaun of the Dead. As an English teacher, I’m always looking for unique angles to “hook” my students, and zombies are high-interest.

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Writing

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.SL.1...

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The Literary Analysis Thesis Statement: SIX Mini-lessons for Essay Success

By Bespoke ELA

This lesson contains a step-by-step guide for how to write a thesis statement for the literary analysis essay. It is a part of our Mega Lit. Analysis Essay Bundle, sold separately. Bundle and SAVE! CLICK HERE!The most important part of the writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$3.99

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Paragraph of the Week: 25 Texts, 25 Student Samples for Grades 9-12

By Bespoke ELA

This bundle contains 25 prompts for "Paragraph of the Week" in grades 9-12. Each prompt contains a passage from a text and a prompt. The texts range from poetry to prose to non-fiction. The paragraph prompts range from persuasive to descriptive

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10

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The Complete Gothic Unit for High School-- Close Readings, Assessments + MORE!

By Bespoke ELA

This high-interest bundle contains 50+ items for teaching Gothic literature to high school students. It includes close readings of novel passages, short stories, and poetry along with creative writing assignments, assessments, and fun stuff!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1...

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The Zombie Apocalypse-- Persuasive Speech Activity

By Bespoke ELA

In this activity, students will role play that they are trapped in their school by the zombie apocalypse. They have to decide whether to stay at the school... or whether to leave the school for an alternate location. In order to make this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1a, W.9-10.1b, W.9-10.1c, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.1e, W.9-10.2c, W.9-10.2d, W.9-10.2e, W.9-10.2f, W.9-10.4...

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Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback

By Bespoke ELA

As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1a, W.9-10.1b, W.9-10.1c, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.1e, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2c, W.9-10.2d...

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Literary Devices Super Mario Battle Challenge

By Bespoke ELA

For this Google Drive activity, students will complete a Super Mario themed escape room type challenge. Students will complete four separate tasks that target literary devices and close reading skills in order to uncover the passwords needed to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.5

$1.99

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Poetic Devices with Pop Songs-- EDITABLE

By Bespoke ELA

In this bundle, you will find a collection of activities that use pop songs to target the following poetic devices: ImagerySimileMetaphorContrastAssonancePersonificationHyperboleAllusionParadoxAnaphoraEpistropheAlliterationConsonanceIronyRhetorical

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.SL.6, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3...

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30 MENTOR SENTENCES with Writing Revision for GOOGLE SLIDES

By Bespoke ELA

This product is an EDITABLE POWER POINT PRESENTATION that contains 30 MENTOR SENTENCES from famous classic writers to model key literary terms, rhetorical devices, and syntactical structures for students.For each sentence, students are to:1. Copy

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$6.99

215

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The Ultimate Book Club Kit for Secondary ELA

By Bespoke ELA

This bundle is built to take students through book club from start to finish. It provides the forms needed for students to get their groups started and organized, activities to complete during meetings, and forms for you to assess students.It

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

$3.99

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Context Clues Vocabulary Bundle- SAT + Close Reading Practice for ELA

By Bespoke ELA

This bundle targets the five different types of context clues: definition, synonym, antonym, inference, and punctuation. Students will practice each type of context clue using SAT-style sentence completions. They will then complete a close

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.10, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.10, RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.4...

$3.00

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Bell-Ringers & Mentor Sentences: A Bundle for the Beginning of Class

By Bespoke ELA

Product #1: Bell-Ringers for the ENTIRE YEARThis bundle of EDITABLE bell-ringers for the entire school year contains 40 weeks worth of prompts (323 SLIDES)!Each day of the week is assigned to a specific type of prompt to challenge students with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.4, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$18.97

$13.99

Bundle

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25 Essential Handouts for Writing Workshop in Secondary ELA

By Bespoke ELA

This bundle contains 25 handouts to supplement writing workshop mini-lessons or to use as part of a writing reference center/ writer's toolbox in the classroom. Students can also keep these handouts in their writing folders or notebooks to

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1a, W.9-10.1b, W.9-10.1c, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.1e, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2c, W.9-10.2d...

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Literary & Rhetorical Device Poster Set for Secondary ELA -- Shakespeare Theme

By Bespoke ELA

This set of classroom posters includes 26 literary and rhetorical device posters with examples from the works of Shakespeare.Devices

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, ...

Types:

Printables, Posters

$2.00

153

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Infamous Criminals: A High-Interest Nonfiction Research Project

By Bespoke ELA

In this project, students will research the life of a famous criminal and compile a bibliographic research project to share with the class. The criminals included in this project range from fraudsters to gangsters and from pirates to drug lords.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Assessment

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.7, RI.9-10.8, RI.9-10.10, RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2...

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The Ultimate Star-Crossed Love Stories Unit with Romeo and Juliet + Paired Texts

By Bespoke ELA

In this unit, students will close read and discuss key star-crossed love stories such as “Orpheus and Eurydice” and “Layla and Majnun.” I have also included an excerpted version of Romeo and Juliet that includes the major scenes / moments from the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10

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THE Ultimate High-interest Halloween Bundle for Secondary ELA

By Bespoke ELA

This huge bundle of resources is the ultimate Halloween bundle of high-interest activities that are sure to spark the interest of your secondary students! There is a wide variety of activities included in this bundle!Here's what's included:PRODUCT

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$26.96

$18.87

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Macbeth Test: A COMMON CORE Skills-based Objective Assessment

By Bespoke ELA

This Macbeth test contains 50 multiple choice questions that assess interpretation of key quotes from the play, character motivation, vocabulary in context, literary elements, motifs, and rhetorical appeals. As an optional supplement, there is a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.9-10.7, RL.9-10.8, RL.9-10.9, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1...

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Mega Pack of Icebreakers for Secondary ELA-- Virtual and In-person

By Bespoke ELA

This MEGA pack contains 30 unique, creative, and fun icebreakers to use with your students at the beginning of the school year either in class, online, or for hybrid models. Print-ready activities include:1. Candy fun!2. Pass the hat3. What's in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities

$1.99

Digital Download PDF (17.80 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

---15+ years of high school teaching on every level, including A.P. Literature and Dual Credit Composition and World Literature ---5+ years experience teaching Creative Writing--- ---Taught in three states in the US: Texas, Illinois, and New York in public, private, and magnet schools--- ---Bespoke ELA blogs at: BespokeClassroom.com & TeachWriting.org

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style is all about discovery and finding ways to enable students to uncover knowledge themselves. Therefore, many of my lesson plans are student-centered. I am also known as "the writing teacher" because I believe that writing is the cornerstone of the English class and that every piece of literature should be selected for the sake of teaching skills and not simply because it's a "classic."

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

New Teacher of the Year- 2003

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

M.A. Literature- Northwestern University/ B.A. Literature- University of North Texas

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Meredith is the founder and creator of TeachWriting.org and BespokeClassroom.com. She has taught high school English for 14+ years in Dallas, Chicago, and New York City and holds a M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University. She has always had a connection to the written word-- through songwriting, screenplay writing, and essay writing-- and she enjoys the process of teaching students how to express their ideas. Meredith enjoys life with her sweet daughter and crazy Yorkie named Teddy. Visit the Bespoke ELA blog at: BespokeClassroom.com.