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Winter close reading cultural activities for Microsoft Word
Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story Comparison
This side-by-side chart is great for comparing Romeo and Juliet to West Side Story. Viewing West Side Story allows students to understand the themes of Shakespeare's play with a more understandable interpretation.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Washington Irving: "The Devil and Tom Walker" Assessment with Answer Key
From Electric English...
This is a three-part assessment. The first is simply true and false questions; the second is multiple choice; while, as a rule, I try to avoid this type of simplified question and answer, it is still good to give the students practice.... After all, they will see these types of questions on standardized tests. The third section asks students to make inferences from their reading, from Irving's life experiences, and from their class discussions, then to apply that knowled
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Dear Basketball Poem Questions (Poem Included) by Kobe Bryant
The sudden loss of Kobe Bryant has sent shock-waves throughout our children. I wanted to cover him in class for those that loved him. After looking and looking for a good set of questions and not finding any to suit my needs, I took his "Dear Basketball" poem and created 15 common core style questions to encourage analytical skills, knowledge of the structural elements of poetry, and comprehension. Even though you can find copies of the poem online, I included it as a convenience. You are pa
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4th - 12th
Drug Awareness Research Project
This Webquest is a worksheet to accompany students' exploration of the NIDA for teens Drug Abuse Awareness website, found at teens.drugabuse.gov/. It guides them through the website pages and asks comprehension questions.
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Latin American Literature Curriculum Map ( Full High School Year)
Curriculum map created for a Latin American literature course.
Course description: The goal of this course is to introduce students to major literary topics and themes within a variety of Latin American nations and cultures. Students discuss and analyze the cultural, social, political, historical and economic contexts of a variety of contemporary Latin American literary works. Topics to be examined include Latino identity, language, immigration, civil rights and gender roles.
Each cycle or m
Grades:
9th - 12th
"The New Colossus" Poem Breakdown and Analysis - American Dream Unit
Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Colossus" is perfect to start the American Dream unit with the promise of the dream.
Here is a graphic organizer that helps students focus on individual aspects and literary devices with the poem. It also contains a place to examine the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet and discuss WHY Lazarus chose that highly structured poetic form.
I partnered students based on pretest data, and they completed as much of the document as they could in 90 minutes. The followi
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9th - 12th
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Billy Collins 9/11 Poetry Explication Worksheet “The Names”
This is a multiple page worksheet to accompany lessons on 9/11, specifically Billy Collins 9/11 poem “The Names.” I usually pull this lesson out the first week of school for 9/11 remembrance as well as a jump start to poetry explication expectations.
Included with this packet:
• The text of “The Names” with close reading questions that require students cite actual textual evidence for most of the answers they give. The questions are designed to focus readers on finding their answers in the t
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Washington Irving: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Critical Analysis Questions
From Electric English...
This is an assignment that provides higher level thinking questions to accompany the short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". There are twenty questions that touch on Characterization, Conflict, Gender Roles, Setting, Tone, Mood, Comparison/Contrast, and most importantly, those elements of the story that draw from characteristics of American Romanticism.
NOTE: For some reason, the thumbnail would not generate for this assignment, so I selected an image. I may go back
Grades:
10th - 11th
Edgar Allan Poe: "The Fall of the House of Usher" Assessment with Answer Key
From Electric English...
This is the reading assessment for the short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher". This is a two part assessment. The first part is simply true and false questions; the second is multiple choice; while, as a rule, I try to avoid this type of simplified question and answer, it is still good to give the students practice.... After all, they will see these types of questions on all standardized tests.
NOTE: The answer key is included here and is the last page of the doc
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
High School English Getting to Know You Activity with Sandra Cisnero's "My Name"
This lesson plan was created as a way to get to know students on the first day of school. I composed a paragraph about my own name that I give to students, but teachers should change this to be about themselves. It’s a nice way to create comfort in the English classroom and get to know your students.
The lesson focuses on annotation and active reading and also begins to identify tone. It also gives students their first opportunity to try creative writing.
Pre-planning questions provided.
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9th - 12th
9/11 Poetry Analysis
If you are an ELA teacher and include a recognition of 9/11 in your classroom, this is a powerful resource. 3 poems about the event are included ("Two Thousand One, Nine Eleven" by Paul Spreadbury, "Photograph from September 11" by Wislawa Szymborska, and "List of 'Don't Forgets' and 'Remembers.') Short answer comprehension and analysis questions encourage students to close read, look for tone and mood, and review historical events. This could be used for U.S. History, ELA, or any other course w
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8th - 11th
Transcendentalism: Civil Disobedience Activity
From Electric English...
This is an assignment that asks students to consider the ideas of civil disobedience or non-violent protest. The students research King and Gandhi then cite examples from their lives and speeches that exemplify aspects of the Transcendentalist philosophy. They are also asked to consider Thoreau and a modern figure of their choice from the same perspective. There are a few questions for them to answer as well :) It is an interesting activity because the students consider
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10th - 11th
American History by Judith Ortiz Cofer close reading - cultural study w/KEY
"American History" is a short story about a Latino girl's coming of age when she must face the reality that some people find themselves to be superior to others because of ethnicity. The close reading guides students to focus on text moments and make inferences, draw conclusions, and identify characterization, mood, and theme.The EASEL activity teaches students to recognize internal and external conflict.For more short story lessons and tools for teaching the elements of literature, please click
Grades:
7th - 11th
Satire: Mark Twain's "Advice to Youth" close reading w/ vocab EASEL & KEY
This famous piece is a great example of satire with Mark Twain calling out the faults of society through his "advice." The questions each focus on one paragraph's use of satirical techniques like reversal or hyperbole. The first EASEL activity allows students to complete the worksheet on their computers or you can download and print the worksheets. The second EASEL is using context clues to determine the meaning of words that appear in the essay = self-grading.For more lessons and tools for tea
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Short Story: Analysis Project
From Electric English...
Here you have a project that asks the students to choose three stories from lists that you have provided. Over the course of a several week period, they will be asked to look at diction, style/syntax, and tone.... This is a great project because the students get to read and are exposed to even more literature. Let's face it, there is such a huge body of work to choose from when considering any artistic medium or genre. That no matter what grade you teach, or even what su
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10th - 11th
Mark Twain: "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" Questions
From Electric English...
This is an assignment that provides several higher level thinking questions that pertain to Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".
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10th - 11th
SIOP Story Plot Predictions
This is a SIOP lesson plan designed for ESL/ELL learners 1st grade about story plot/predictions.
Grades:
K - 1st
Ursula Le Guin: "Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" Questions
From Electric English...
This is an assignment that provides several higher level thinking questions that accompany the short story, "Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas".
NOTE: There is a fresh, clean copy of this story posted in my store under Short Story: Analysis Project. It's free and a great story!
Grades:
10th - 11th
El Gordo y La Lotería de Navidad Lectura: In Spanish
This 3-page file includes: ~A reading on the Spanish National Christmas Lottery celebrated in Spain every Dec. 22 since 1812. It talks about its history, cultural significance, the HUGE jackpot, how families and friends buy tickets together and how the numbers are sung out by school kids. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet with 9 reading comprehension questions.~Answer key. Level: Spanish 2+
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Jamaica Kincaid: "Girl" Diction (LEAD) Analysis
From Electric English...
These are clear, typed notes to introduce the ideas of diction and close reading of a text. Words! Words! Words! Getting students to understand that word choice is paramount to understanding a writer's purpose should be one of the ultimate goals for English teachers. This activity asks the students to make a close reading of Kincaid's very short story, "Girl" and analyze it for word choice using the LEAD method. This method asks students to look for low or elevated dicti
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10th - 11th
The Chosen (Chaim Potok) exam
A fully-editable and in-depth 50-question multiple choice exam with essay prompts on Chaim Potok's classic The Chosen. The concentration of questions focuses on plot points, characterization, knowledge and interpretation of details, literary devices, motifs, and themes. A strong culminating test after careful study of this novel that explores Orthodox Judasim.
Grades:
9th - 12th
"Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" Close Reading for Joy Luck Club
This is a formatted version of Amy Chua's article, "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior" with text-dependent, critical thinking questions added in. I use it as a supplement to Joy Luck Club to connect to the mothering theme.
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Edgar Allan Poe: "The Fall of the House of Usher" Diction (LEAD) Analysis
From Electric English...
These are clear, typed notes to introduce the ideas of diction and close reading of a text. Words! Words! Words! Getting students to understand that word choice is paramount to understanding a writer's purpose should be one of the ultimate goals for English teachers. This activity asks the students to make a close reading of Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher" and analyze it for word choice using the LEAD method. This method asks students to look for low
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Edgar Allan Poe: "The Fall of the House of Usher" Artistic Activity- Storyboard
From Electric English...
This is an in class or at home project, in which, the students are asked to take a closer look at Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher". The students are asked to generate a story board from the text pulling out what they consider to be the most important occurrences of the tale. I know that not every student is Picasso; the point of the activity is the analysis and that they try their best. This being said, it must be obvious that they have put some effort
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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