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McCarthyism Internet Scavenger Hunt - The Crucible

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This graphic organizer asks students to research for answers to prompts about The Red Scare and McCarthyism. This introduction lays the foundation for Arthur Miller's The Crucible. It is presented as a Word document so you may alter to fit your

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, U.S. History, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Internet Activities, Graphic Organizers

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NewsELA Literacy-Focused Graphic Organizer

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This assignment has it all: informational text, literacy practice and differentiation by product. This highly effective graphic organizer asks students to summarize, predict, formulate and connect specific details to strengthen literacy skills. It

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, W.11-12.2

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The Glass Castle - Guided Reading Questions or Quizzes

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If a student does not master the standards of a summative assessment, you'd like to have formative assessments to show parents when a student is not reading and keeping up with assignments. These guided reading questions or reading checks are the

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Balanced Literacy, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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The Glass Castle - Analyzing Narrative Writing

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Using an excerpt from Jeannette Walls' memoir, students will complete the graphic organizer as they analyze the passage for elements of storytelling and literary devices. My students used this in preparation for the state End-of-Course test that

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.3

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Something the Lord Made (video) Analysis

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The 2004 HBO video "Something the Lord Made" tells the story of Dr. Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas's collaboration to pioneer a new heart surgery to save the lives of "blue babies." This nonfiction drama stars Alan Rickman and Mos Def as an

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Balanced Literacy, Writing, Informational Text

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10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Movie Guides

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American Dream - CCSS Analysis of Roosevelt's 1936 Statue of Liberty Speech

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This assignment has graphic organizers that address the rhetorical devices used in Roosevelt's speech. I use it with an American Dream unit to examine the "promise of the American Dream" for immigrants; we compare this analysis to the poem "The New

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.8

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Atonement by Ian McEwan - Quotes and Journal Prompts

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This collection of quotes from McEwan's novel are designed to facilitate students' personal responses to a complex text. I often use this assignment after using the film version of the novel

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Balanced Literacy, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Movie Guides, Video Files, Centers

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Informational Text: CDC article about E. Coli - for Fast Food Nation

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This document includes two graphic organizers for informational text related to Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. The first graphic organizer may be completed with an informational article (included) from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Grapic Org: Analyzing "All I Need to Know...Kindergarten" (Springboard text)

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This GO examines Robert Fulghum's iconic "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." It helps students focus on the Credo's purpose, syntax, diction, punctuation, and tone all in the context of a person's independent wisdom and knowledge.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6

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Fast Food Nation: Summarizing the Author's Truth - Standard RI.6

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This graphic organizer asks students to choose powerful statements from the text and analyze it for the author's purpose while pinpointing the effective diction used by the author to enhance the power and persuasiveness of his text. The assignment

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

RI.11-12.6

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CCSS Literacy: Making Predictions Graphic Organizer - ANY Literature

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This is a great simple graphic organizer that builds the skill of making predictions in literature. It works for several standards: • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Other (ELA), Literature

Grades:

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

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Centers

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Fast Food Nation (or any text): Vocabulary Graphic Organizer - CCSS RI.4 or RL.4

By The Lit Lounge

We all learn 90% of what we teach and 10% of what we are taught. This graphic organizer asks students to teach two new pieces of vocabulary to other students from currently assigned texts and gather information on other unfamiliar vocabulary from

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Film Terminology PowerPoint SlideShow

By The Lit Lounge

This detailed PowerPoint slideshow should be used in conjunction with the Film Terminology Definition graphic organizer in this same store. Students research and complete the graphic organizer on their own, and I used the PP to instruct, explain

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, For All Subject Areas, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Movie Guides

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Literacy-Based Lit Circle Packet

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I created this literature circle packet for use with my British Literature course while we were reading Twelfth Night by Shakespeare. The instructions are focused on that text, but the assignments and graphic organizers are not. I have uploaded

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Literature Circles

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McCarthyism - The Crucible Connection Activity

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This activity asks students to review informational text online and YouTube, then interview an educator or professional who can speak to civil rights violations. With myriad activities involved, this assignment meets literacy standards as well as

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Internet Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.7, SL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.1a, SL.11-12.1c, SL.11-12.1d, SL.11-12.2, SL.11-12.3, SL.11-12.5...

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Vocabulary Finder - For Any Literature or Informational Text

By The Lit Lounge

Students use this graphic organizer to identify and decipher new or seldom-used vocabulary that they encounter while reading. It may be used in a literature circle or for independent reading. The Word document may be easily modified and

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Worksheets, Literature Circles

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Slideshow: The Raven Summarizer/Literacy Project

By The Lit Lounge

This PowerPoint contains a "flowchart" of information that summarizes each stanza of Poe's most famous poem, "The Raven." The transitions are set to progress at your direction so you may stop and explain each stanza. Students write the summary next

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1

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Group Literacy Graphic Organizer - Any text / Any Course

By The Lit Lounge

This graphic organizer asks students to form a group and analyze a piece of literary fiction or nonfiction text or informational text. The assignment addresses literacy skills and offers students an opportunity to meet CCSS on Speaking and Listening

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

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Color-coded 11th and 12th Grade English CCSS

By The Lit Lounge

This Word document contains the English CCSS in color-coded sections and places to add notations such as which literature works best with the standard or dates on which you have used the standard. These notes are easy to copy/paste onto lesson

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Professional Documents, Classroom Forms

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Gatsby Informational Text with Close Reading Graphic Organizer

By The Lit Lounge

With the pressure to incorporate informational text into the secondary curriculum and strengthen close reading skills, these two articles are a perfect complement to Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. The graphic organizer is copied twice

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Centers

$2.95

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