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10th grade reading strategies cultural activities under $5
A Virtual Field Trip to Afghanistan: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Building background for students before reading a novel is one important scaffolding measure that teachers can take. Before starting A Thousand Splendid Suns, send your students on a virtual field trip to Afghanistan!WHY THIS ACTIVITY IS SO IMPORTANT:Besides building background knowledge for students, helping kids see a place in the world different from home and negatively pictured in the media is helpful for expanding their world view. This product features video by Afghani filmmakers, the be
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: A Thousand Splendid Suns: COMPLETE NOVEL UNIT
Day of the Dead: Annotation Guide & Mini Research Assignment {7 - 12 ELA}
Try something other than Poe in your secondary English classroom this Halloween; instead, send them off to try a mini-research project! This mini-research project gives students the chance to learn about the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead while honoring the lives of amazing poets and authors who have died.This product has two parts: a mini-research project and a fiction/poetry reading annotation guide. The two parts can be used together or separately - that's up to you! The mini-research pr
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Fall Lessons and Activities for Secondary ELA
Los Pollitos Dicen - Spanish and English Reader's Theater
A traditional Latin American children’s song turned into a fun reader’s theater script!
This can be used to teach your students fluency in Spanish, English, or both! Great for Literacy Centers and more!
This set includes:
-Translations in Spanish and English
(3 sets: full color, colored script, and all black & white for easy printing)
-A Reader’s Theater Script for up to 8 readers
(3 sets: full color, colored script, and all black & white for easy printing)
Use it with or witho
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2nd - 12th
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Mayan Literature - The Popul Vuh
Students will have the opportunity to engage with one of the most enduring works of ancient Mesoamerican literature, the Popul Vuh. The Popul Vuh captures unique aspects of Maya culture, mythology, and understanding of the universe. This assignment allows students to examine primary source material and ask though-provoking questions about the text.
Aztec
Maya
Mayan
Olmec
Inca
Toltec
Plot
Setting
Rising action
Ancient Civilizations
Ancient History
American History
America
American
North Amer
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6th - 12th
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Beowulf: 4 Scripted Prereading Activities w/ Hand Outs and Optional Assignments
This 21-page document includes multiple pre-reading activities you can use to introduce your students to the epic, Beowulf. The different activities involve individual, partner, or small group work that build on each other; however, it is not necessary that you do ALL of the pre-reading activities. You can pick and choose which one best suits you, the individuals in your classroom, and your allotted time frame.
These activities can be used again and again, year after year, and they can be easil
Grades:
9th - 12th
African Mythology
***Just recently updated as of February 2023 to include new activities, additional contextual videos and articles, and options for quizzes. I also re-formatted the PowerPoints and Word files to make them more visually appealing and user friendly. Zip file includes PowerPoint files, Word documents, and PDFs.This unit for African mythology includes:Lesson Plan OverviewContextual Background Powerpoint with Notes PageAfter Reading Textual Analysis WorksheetOptions for Additional Videos and ReadingsA
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8th - 12th
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Tierra Incógnita Teaching Resources - Episode 2
Resources to teach Tierra Incógnita from Disney+. Preview all episodes due to some "jumpy" content that might scare younger students. Appropriate for middle school through high school. 100% Editable! You can edit this resource to fit your context.This resource is broken into halves and includes two lecturas with comprehension activities. We watch 1/2 an episode on one day and complete the embedded reading together. Then on the following day, we review the embedded reading, complete the comprehen
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Tierra Incógnita Teaching Resources COMPLETE SEASON 1
Purim - Reader's Theater - Writing Prompts - Craft
Need something fun to do? How about a historical & cultural Readers Theater? Just Print and Go!
Everything you need to have your own Reader's Theater presentation for the historical Medio—Persian event that Jews today celebrate as Purim!
You will find a kid friendly, color coded reading script, writing prompts, audience props, a craftivity, an introduction to Purim, and puppet pictures.
This is a two page readers theater geared towards children in 2nd Grade -High School. The
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Benjamin Franklin: Aphorisms from "Poor Richard's Almanac"
From Electric English...
This is a simple but effective assignment that gets the students thinking about the life of Benjamin Franklin in a new way. Why? Because it asks them to connect his life and ideas to their own lives and ideas. The kids always enjoy it, and they do not even realize they are engaging in deeper levels of thinking and learning.
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10th - 12th
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Don't Be Disrespecting Me by Sharon G. Flake Literature Circle Packet
These stories really get my students talking! Included in this reader-response packet are discussion questions, two responsive writing prompts, an acrostic poetry activity, a characterization activity, and an illustration activity. Provides multiple ways for students to make meaningful connections with the short story, "Don't Be Disrespecting Me" by Sharon G. Flake (part of the anthology, "Who Am I Without Him?" by Sharon Flake).
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7th - 10th
Satire Collection for Edgar Allan Poe
1. Bon-Bon (Satire)The story centers on the character named Pierre Bon-Bon, who is a witty and knowledgeable literary critic, as well as the owner of a Parisian confectionery that doubles as a salon for his artistic and intellectual friends.2. Diddling Considered as One of the Exact Sciences (Satire)The story is presented as a diary entry by an unnamed narrator who witnesses a bizarre occurrence on a city street. The narrator describes a man who is transformed into "four beasts in one" - a bear,
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9th - 12th
Notice and Note Analysis: Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan
NO PREP. JUST PRINT!Read this "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan text set, which combines contemporary literature and Notice and Note strategies for older students. Students will have the opportunity to identify and analyze different Notice and Note Signposts from the texts including:Tough QuestionsWords of the WiserAha MomentThis set includes:Chunked text set complete with an annotation sidebarTeacher guide to identifying and analyzing the N&N signposts used for this textGraphic Organizer where stude
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6th - 12th
Top Collection for Edgar Allan Poe
1. The Black CatThe story is about a man who becomes increasingly mentally unstable and violent, and who ultimately is driven to murder.2. A Descent into the MaelströmInspired by the Moskstraumen, it is couched as a story within a story, a tale told at the summit of a mountain climb. The story is told by an old man who reveals that he only appears old - "You suppose me a very old man," he says, "but I am not. It took less than a single day to change these hairs from a jetty black to white, to we
Grades:
9th - 12th
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
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS - GREEKING OUT, Teaching guide & activities, Retelling
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS - GREEKING OUT, Teaching guide & activitiesEpic Retelling of Classic Greek MythsAbout the Book From the creators of the National Geographic Kids’ wildly successful podcast Greeking Out, this lively tie-in book delivers a clever tongue-in-cheek retelling of 20 classic Greek myths. This kid-friendly collection of tales from Greek mythology showcases familiar favorites from the well-loved Greeking Out podcast as well as brand-new, never-before-aired stories. Join Persep
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Psychological Horror Collection for Edgar Allan Poe
1. Mesmeric Revelation (Psychological Horror)The story is presented as a narrative of a man who undergoes a mesmeric trance, which leads him to a state of mystical and spiritual enlightenment. It is notable for its exploration of themes of spirituality and the power of the mind over the body. 2. Silence (Psychological Horror)The story is about a man named Eiros who is traveling by a ship across the Atlantic Ocean. During the journey, Eiros enters into a conversation with his friend, a man named
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9th - 12th
Of Mice and Men Pre-Reading Stations
This product includes 6 stations for Pre-Reading John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.The Stations Include:1. Agree/Disagree2. Author Study3. The Great Depression4. Migrant Workers of California5. The American Dream6. Friendship and Companionship
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7th - 12th
Adventure Collection for Edgar Allan Poe
1. A Tale of the Ragged MountainsThe story is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and follows the experiences of Augustus Bedloe, a wealthy man who has suffered from frequent dizzy spells and blackouts. He seeks out the help of Doctor Templeton, a physician who has developed a hypnotic technique that can be used to explore patients' memories and subconscious minds.2. Ms. Found in a BottleThe story is about a narrator who gets on board a ship from Java towards an unknown destination. Soon
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9th - 12th
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
"In the Time of the Butterflies" Pre-Reading Cognate/Spanish Vocab Assignment
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez // Pre-Reading Cognate and Spanish Vocabulary AssignmentThis is the perfect assignment to build students' language background information that is necessary to comprehend and appreciate Alvarez's story about the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic and how the Mirabal sisters developed an underground revolution to fight against him and his murderous regime.Julia Alvarez utilizes many cognates throughout her novel. This assignmen
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Science Fiction Collection for Edgar Allan Poe
1. Mellonta Tauta (Science Fiction)The story is presented as a diary entry from the year 2848, written by the narrator, a passenger on a hot air balloon. The narrator describes a world that has changed greatly in the thousands of years since his ancestors lived, including the development of new technologies and social structures. He also reflects on the nature of progress and the drawbacks of technological advancement, as well as the cyclical nature of human history.2. The Colloquy of Monos and
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9th - 12th
Los barriletes de Guatemala (Día de los Muertos)
Teaching about festivals and Día de los Muertos? Here is a cultural reading for Spanish 2- AP Lang students about los barriletes festival in Guatemala. Footnotes, cognates, and relying on common vocabulary taught in Spanish 1-2 make this reading accessible to students. The second page is review questions to ensure students got the most important information from the reading.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque Gothic for Edgar Allan Poe
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. This compilation showcases Poe's mastery of the Gothic and macabre, exploring themes of horror, mystery, and the supernatural. The title reflects the dual nature of the stories, with "grotesque" referring to the eerie and bizarre, and "arabesque" highlighting the intricate and ornate narrative styles.Poe's tales delve into the darker recesses of the human psyche, often featuring protagonists grappling with
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Mega Bundle for Edgar Allan Poe
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