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Macbeth Film / Movie Guide & Discussion Qs - 2021 Denzel Washington

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is a movie guide to go with the 2021 Denzel Washington version of Macbeth. It focuses on director and acting choices and how they impacted the play. This resource also includes 10 discussion questions for students to write about or discuss

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Movie Guides

CCSS:

CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10

$5.00

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West Side Story Film Guide!

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Movie guide for the movie West Side Story (2021) (musical stars Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort). Great for using in any English or drama/theater/music class including: Acting, History of Theatre, Drama, Musical Theatre, Music Appreciation, etc. This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides

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A Christmas Carol: Introductory Stations Activity

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Engagement! Variety! Embedded Scaffolds! Introducing Charles Dickens', A Christmas Carol can be challenging: the language, the historical context, the confusion of the ghosts. Worry no more! This introductory resource has just what you need! This

Subjects:

Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10

$5.00

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National Boards Component 2 Tips and Tricks! (Key things to watch for!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Overwhelmed by National Boards? You are not alone! We know it's hard, but you got this!As two National Boards certificated teachers who have also completed the MOC (Maintenance of Certification), we develop resources to help teachers like you. We

Subjects:

Professional Development

Grades:

Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Professional Development

$2.00

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The Greatest Showman Movie/Film Guide w/Answer Key (and Time Stamps!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is a movie guide for the musical film The Greatest Showman (musical stars Hugh Jackman, Zendaya, Zac Efron). Great for using in any English, drama/theater/music class including: Acting, History of Theatre, Drama, Musical Theatre, Music

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Movie Guides

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A Christmas Carol Reading & Analysis Questions Stave 1-5 & Answer Key

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

These Guided Questions help students to process an analyze the text of A Christmas Carol as they read (find the FREE open source text HERE). It includes questions for Staves 1-5 as well as a few final reflection questions where they consider the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6...

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Independent Reading Projects Bundle! (works for any book!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Students will love showing what they know about what they read in non-traditional formats! If you have students reading independently in class, this bundle includes 4 different final projects for them to show their knowledge of what they read! You

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Posters

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.9

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National Boards Component 3: Wrapping Your Head Around It All!

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Overwhelmed by the instructions for Component 3? Trying to piece through exactly WHAT you need within each video, in your additional documents, in your written commentary, and everything else? This guide through Component 3's instructions will help

Subjects:

Professional Development

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Graphic Organizers

$3.00

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Juxtaposition Practice and Quiz

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is a fun way to introduce the concept of juxtaposition using youtube clips (Up, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Wizard of Oz), pictures, and examples from literature. The top of the worksheet has a definition, two sentence frames so they understand

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7

$6.00

$5.00

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Dystopian Unit (Poems, Short Stories, & Film analysis!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Dystopian Unit!Students love digging into dystopian societies! This unit has students track commonalities of dystopian societies across a variety of texts including a poem, short stories, short films, and full length films. Inside of the Dystopian

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Movie Guides

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.6, RL.9-10.7, RL.9-10.9, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1b, W.9-10.8, W.9-10.9, W.9-10.9a, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9...

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Moneyball Film / Movie Guide (Answer Key & Time Stamps)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Movie guide for the movie Moneyball starring Brad Pitt and Chris Pratt. Great for using in English class as part of a unit with the novel OR as an inspirational film about not giving up on your ideas. This would also be super fun for a stats or PE

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Physical Education, Statistics

Grades:

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

Types:

Movie Guides

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1c, CCRA.R.10

$3.00

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Analysis of "Anti-Hero" by Tayor Swift (annotations, analysis, and thesis)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is a fun way to have students practice annotating, analyzing, and building their understanding of a text, ultimately culminating in a thesis statement.Students will use Taylor Swift's song "Anti-Hero" to analyze for literary elements. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Songs

CCSS:

W.11-12.1, W.11-12.1a, W.11-12.1b, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7

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Counter Claim Practice Worksheet

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Quick Counter Claim practice for students!This is a great way to really bring home the idea of a counter claim for students. Students revise regular claim statements to include a counterclaim. This activity takes around 20 minutes and just

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

W.9-10.1a, W.9-10.1b

$2.00

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Moneyball Movie / Film Quiz (with answer key!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Great way to make sure students paid attention while watching the film Moneyball (starring Brad Pitt and Chris Pratt).This is a ten-question multiple choice and short answer quiz. It comes with an answer key.This is not designed to be super

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Statistics

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

$1.50

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"The Chaser" by Collier Worksheet and Discussion Questions (Valentines Day!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

GREAT Valentines Day activity for upper middle school and High School where students read The Chaser by Collier. They'll think critically about what love is and what it's NOT, as well as analyze character, setting, and thematic choices that Collier

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Valentine's Day, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Guided Reading Books

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.10

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Introduction & Conclusion Transition Sentences

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

It's often easy to help students learn how to write hooks and claims, but they get stuck on those transition sentences! This is an worksheet helps students to understand what goes in the middle of those pesky introduction and conclusion paragraphs.

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4

$2.00

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History of Musical Theater Poster Project

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Want your students to better understand Musical Theatre? Have a working knowledge of different musical theatre time periods and genres?In Part 1 of this project:Students will select one (out of 8 options) musical theatre genre/time period (ex.

Subjects:

Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Posters

$4.00

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Perils of Obedience - A companion to Night by Elie Wiesel

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is NOT "The Perils of Indifference" by Elie Wiesel, it IS Stanley Milgram's (Yale Professor) article "The Perils of Obedience." This is a fabulous companion for Night. GREAT assignment for English classes studying Night and the Holocaust. Would

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Psychology

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$3.00

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National Boards Component 2 - Student Information Tracking Sheet

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Component 2 can feel overwhelming as you create specific lessons and assignments for specific students - this resource will help you stay organized!Showing your knowledge of specific students and how you build and differentiate assignments for their

Subjects:

Professional Development

Grades:

Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Professional Development

$2.00

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National Boards Component 4 Tips and Tricks! (Key things to watch for!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Subjects:

Professional Development

Grades:

Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Professional Development

$2.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Two National Boards Certified ELA teachers with 20 years of experience working at both the middle and high school levels. We share a passion for all things books, literature, and of course, Harry Potter!

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Focused on engaging activities to encourage critical thinking and developing students self-motivation to be lifelong learners.

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National Boards Certification, National Boards MOC, District Teacher of the Year Nominee

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Specialty, Math, Other (Math), Science, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Government, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Art History, Other (Art), Music, Music Composition, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Physical Education, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Career and Technical Education, ELA Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Professional Development, Statistics, Psychology, Study Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, Valentine's Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, School Psychology, Close Reading