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Adult education Common Core RL.9-10.3 resources under $5
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison
"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
Fahrenheit 451 Question Set, Analysis, Ray Bradbury, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use this package of questions covering Ray Bradbury’s modern American novel, Fahrenheit 451, to pull your students into the text and inspire them to think deeply about Bradbury’s themes.This packet includes student handouts with detailed questions (plot points, inference, and personal connections) covering all three sections of Guy Montag’s dystopian journey. A separate 8-page detailed answer key is also included, of course. (A total of 13 pages in PDF format plus a Google Drive version for onli
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Black Cat, Edgar Allan Poe short story + non-fiction, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use “The Black Cat” by American Gothic/Dark Romantic writer Edgar Allan Poe to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the short story's text, and provide opportunities for real-world connections to this grisly story via a 2009 newspaper article (link included) and critical reading activity. This two-day lesson plan includes a full-text copy of the story, a 10-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and a real-world inf
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Hamlet, Introduction to Shakespeare's Hamlet, Introductory Prezi & Google Slides
Grab every eye in the room with this 30-slide lecture (downloads in Prezi, Google Slides, and PDF versions) that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch your study of William Shakespeare’s classic play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make Hamlet’s situation relevant to your students (15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch into the 30-minute lecture which covers the time perio
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Common Core English Exam Reading and Vocabulary Assessment
English reading assessment and vocabulary diagnostic test with answer keys. (Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for reading-literature, reading literary non-fiction, writing, and language skills)
Assess your students reading proficiency with this exam, which includes:
-Short reading passage with 8 multiple choice questions
-Long non-fiction reading passage with 18 multiple choice questions and one writing response
-Seven multiple choice questions over literary elements
-Twenty-one m
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Rip Van Winkle, Washington Irving Short Story Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle,” a classic American literature short story is both a light-hearted tale of magic and a sharp social commentary on the Revolutionary War.Help students enjoy the different levels of Irving’s masterpiece with this 12-page PDF download (includes Google Drive version of all student handouts) that includes a full-text copy of Irving’s public domain story (seven pages), a high-quality public domain audio recording of the text (41 minutes), an 8-question short answer
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Seven Ages of Man" Close Read Shakespeare, Extended Metaphor, PDF & Google App
Use William Shakespeare’s famous “All the World’s a Stage” monologue from As You Like It as a stand-alone lesson on extended metaphor. This 45-minute lesson begins with a close reading of the poem on a handout designed with wide margins for students to record their mental interactions with the text. Then, project a copy of the poem on your white board and annotate Shakespeare’s words together with your class. I’ve included a completed annotation of the poem to serve as teacher prep materials, bu
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Desiree’s Baby, Kate Chopin short story, literary analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Empower your students to become media critics as they examine two versions of Kate Chopin’s compelling short story, “Désirée’s Baby.” By using a close reading of Chopin’s original text and a modern retelling of the story from the popular Fictional podcast, students will be equipped to meet the complex requirements of CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.7: Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.This
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Speed Dating for ANY Novel: Engaging Literary Analysis Discussion Activity
Engage ALL of your students with this fun "speed dating" discussion activity that works for ANY novel. This student-centered lesson scaffolds discussion AND the challenging skill of literary analysis. Students will be paired up to discuss questions aligned with Common Core 9-12 ELA standards in different rounds of "speed dates." After each round, students will rotate to a new partner and receive a new question. By the end of class, students will have interacted with 15+ peers and discussed 15+ q
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Engaging Activities for ANY Novel: Stations, Speed Dating, Seminar & MORE!
Macbeth Test: A COMMON CORE Skills-based Objective Assessment
This Macbeth test contains 50 multiple choice questions that assess interpretation of key quotes from the play, character motivation, vocabulary in context, literary elements, motifs, and rhetorical appeals. As an optional supplement, there is a written response/ essay portion that you can use along with the multiple choice questions or as a stand- alone assessment. This test will measure students' understanding of the play and also assess their close reading skills and ability to construct/ s
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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One Pager Project for Any Novel — Literary Analysis and Summary One-Pagers
With this one-pager reading comprehension project, your students will share their understanding of any novel by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images. The one pager is a great idea for any novel study as an after reading assignment or as a creative assessment. Students' artwork also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)Holistic Rubric for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)1 Examp
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
Reading Paired Texts Bundle — The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper
In this Paired Texts Bundle — You will receive a literary analysis for each individual story: The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In addition, you will receive an essay prompt and rubric for a text-dependent analysis essay and graphic organizer to compare and contrast both pieces of literature. The paired texts analysis focuses on many literary elements (similarities and differences) including: point of view, text structure, theme, characters
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Crucible By Arthur Miller: Act 1 Engaging Escape Room Review Activity
This product is has EVERYTHING you need for a successful escape room in Act 1 of The Crucible. I used this escape room to transition between Act 1 and 2, but it can also be used as an interactive review before a quiz, test, or essay! Included in this product is:A step-by-step guide of how to run the escape roomHelpful tipsAnswer keys for each taskStudent code word sheetGoogle form for clues if you are technology-basedPaper clues alternative for those without technologyFun printables Task 1: McC
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Anton Chekhov’s The Bet & Twilight Zone’s The Silence, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
When you’re teaching Anton Chekhov’s short story, “The Bet,” you must include a discussion of how Rod Serling touches on the same story elements in his Twilight Zone episode, “The Silence.” While the two stories are different, there’s enough similarities to make these two works the perfect material for a compare/contrast analysis.This 9-page PDF download (with Google Drive versions of all student handouts) will help you lead students through a reading and viewing of the core works. The download
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Black Mirror Nosedive Worksheets & Essay (Theme and Character)
Teach with Black Mirror! The product deals with the episode "Nosedive."
This packet of worksheets includes a pre-viewing activity about social media habits. It also includes a viewing quiz and worksheets on theme and complex character. It ends with an essay prompt for writing a character-based essay, and includes a sample exemplar essay.
UPDATED FOR MARCH 2017 to include several pages with less restrictive writing space.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â BLACK MIRROR BUNDLE - 6 Black Mirror Lessons for ELA
Sentence Frames for Literary Analysis Essay Writing High School ELA, ELL & ESL
Use sentence frames (also called sentence starters) for literary analysis in your ELA or ESL classroom to support all students! Research shows that sentence frames are an effective scaffolding technique. Use sentence frames for differentiated instruction and to support ELL and newcomer students. This is appropriate for 7th-12 grade.This resource is a 5-page handout that includes 12 types of sentence frames for writing about literature: Diction/connotation/denotation, hyperbole, setting, irony, j
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9th - 11th, Adult Education
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The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Short Story Analysis
Ursula K. Le Guin's short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” is perfect when studying utopian and dystopian literature. The theme: there cannot be happiness in the world without suffering. Included in this literary analysis of The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas:Academic VocabularyAnticipation GuidePowerpoint Presentation with literary termsParadoxAllegorySymbolism"Psychomyth" (term created by Ursula K. Le Guin)Utopia and DystopiaThemeComing of ageReading Comprehension QuestionsAcrostic P
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
To Kill a Mockingbird, Close Reading Lesson Materials for Four Chapters, CCSS
Help your students learn how to dig deep into analyzing text with these FOUR SEPARATE CLOSE READING LESSONS to use with chapters 2, 9, 15, and 23 of Harper Lee’s classic American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.Each of the four lessons includes a student handout of a select bit of text with generous margins to allow for students to annotate the selection with their thoughts, ideas, and/or questions. After students are given 8-to-10 minutes to finish their annotations, pull the class back together t
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Black History Month- Black Poetry
This unit comprises of poems and speeches by famous Black poets. I suggest you use this for grades 8-12. Students should be familiar with figurative language to answer some of the PARCC questions.
The excerpts analyzed includes:
*Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
*Ain't I A Woman by Sojourner Truth
*Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
*On Being Brought from Africa to America by Phillis Wheatley
This Black History Month Unit includes:
*An answer sheet for the multiple choice questions.
*An extende
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Elie Wiesel's Night: Engaging Butterfly Project Final Activity Print & Digital
This is the perfect reflective, engaging, and meaningful activity for the end of your Night unit.The Butterfly Project is an exhibit honoring child victims of the Holocaust, inspired by Pavel Friedmann’s touching poem at Terezin Concentration Camp. It symbolizes hope's resilience during hatred with handmade butterflies from children worldwide dedicated to the 1.5 million Jewish children lost in the Holocaust. In this project, students will explore Holocaust victim children's poems and create the
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Sticks by George Saunders, Modern Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Digital
Looking for a one-page short story from a modern writer that’ll get students thinking? “Sticks,” a flash fiction short story by George Saunders (it’s only 392 words – just two paragraphs), packs an emotional wallop and gives students plenty to analyze.Although not particularly religious, the story centers around a man who builds a large metal cross out of poles (“a kind of crucifix”) and decorates it for various holidays and occasions. In this 45-minute lesson, students will sharpen their analys
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sweat Zora Neale Hurston Short Story Analysis Unit Lesson Activities Rubric
Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston is a great short story to use to expose students to dialect in writing, and it's great to use to teach characterization and various literary elements such as simile, metaphor, allusion, foreshadow and irony. It's also an excellent incorporation into a longer unit on Southern literature, or as an introduction to one of Hurston’s longer works such as Their Eyes Were Watching God. In this lesson plan for Sweat you will find an activating pre-reading assignment, pre-r
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Tell Tale Heart. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. Full Unit for ELA ESL Sp. Ed.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to a wider variety of readers, including ESL, ENL and Special Ed. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. See preview for details.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also prints out for in class instruction.Unit includes:An illustrated adapted text of The Tell-Tale Heart by Po
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Hunger Games Discussion Questions & Answers
Discussion questions and suggested answers for each part of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Forty-six total questions that are more thought-provoking and encourage critical thinking; contains printable student handout with spaces for answers if you'd like to do as a worksheet, AND paper-saving pages.
In addition, 10 follow-up questions for students to make connections to their own lives AND 11 quotes for students to relate to themes, symbols, characters, events, etc..
Also contains tea
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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