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Ms Niko Reads and Writes

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“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race."

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Hamlet Act 1 and Act 2 Activities and Assessment

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"I Have a Dream Speech" Rhetorical Analysis Lesson

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"I Have a Dream Speech" Rhetorical Analysis Lesson

By Ms Niko Reads and Writes

Get kids analyzing King's use of rhetoric in his "I Have a Dream" speech. This lesson is designed for high school students; I use it in my American literature course as part of a larger unit on rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos). - A short

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Literature, Black History Month

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.7, RI.11-12.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5

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The New Colossus: American Lit Poetry- Print and Go Lessons

By Ms Niko Reads and Writes

If you teach poetry and American literature, then Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus" is a great text to add to your repertoire. This document comes with my annotations and an answer key for the TPCASTT so that if it's your first time teaching the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.7, RL.11-12.9

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Transcendentalism: Introduction lecture + Thoreau's quotations

By Ms Niko Reads and Writes

If you want to make Transcendentalist philosophy accessible to your American Literature students, then give this intro lesson a try! This folder includes a PowerPoint lecture on Transcendentalism, a Prezi, colorful classroom posters with Henry David

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.10

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Hamlet Act 1 and Act 2 Activities and Assessment

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This Hamlet lesson pack includes 9 documents that have been used to engage students in their reading and analysis of Acts 1 and 2 of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The key focus is getting to know the characters in Act 2 and dissecting Hamlet's "madness" in

Subjects:

Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

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Intro to Macbeth: PowerPoint (Google Drive)

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This PowerPoint is useful to provide historical context about Macbeth. It includes: - Why you never say Macbeth in a theatre - an overview of the historical context (the death of Queen Elizabeth and rise of King James) - information about Guy

Subjects:

Comparative Literature, Literature

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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The Crucible: Significant Quotations Acts 2 and 3

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This document incudes over 30 quotations from Acts 2-3 of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Review characters, motifs, and themes through this interactive packet. Answer key included. The packet is laid out so students can take notes on the quotations

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

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Hamlet-Act 1- character quiz

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A basic fill-in-the-blank quiz to make sure the students have the characters straight before moving on!

Subjects:

Literature

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Assessment

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Transcendentalism and Ted Talks: Connecting the 19th and 21st century

By Ms Niko Reads and Writes

If you are teaching Transcendentalist texts, and hope to help your students connect the philosophy of Emerson and Thoreau to modern day, then take a break with some TedTalks. This resource includes a worksheet for students to take notes as they

Subjects:

Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

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A Midsummer Night's Dream- Name Game

By Ms Niko Reads and Writes

This fun activity is to help students sort out the love triangle (or quadrangle) in A Midsummer Night's Dream. If they're like my students, a quick reading of the text leaves them bewildered with names (Hermia and Helena) and who loves whom.

Subjects:

Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

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Slaughterhouse-Five Multigenre Project

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Looking for a NEW way to have students engage with a literary text? I love multi-genre projects, and especially love it for unique, postmodern texts like Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. This 4-page packet introduces the multigenre assignment to

Subjects:

Literature

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

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A Streetcar Named Desire- quotation review

By Ms Niko Reads and Writes

A student handout for identifying speakers and analyzing the significance of quotations in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.This purchase includes a PDF of the quotations for you to download.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities

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10th grade 11th grade American Literature British Literature Research Paper Film as Literature Plays and Playwrights

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. in Journalism from Boston University M.Ed in Secondary English Education from Boston University ALM in English from Harvard Extension School

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English Language Arts, Social Studies, Literature, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry, Black History Month, Informational Text, Close Reading