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Adult education critical thinking literature resources for Easel
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
125 Reading Activities for Any Book | Independent & Group Reading Response Tasks
Your students will love our ⭐HUGE collection of READING ACTIVITIES FOR ANY BOOK. Tailored for grades 3 to 7, these adaptable TASK CARDS will elevate your literacy sessions independently or in groups. Foster reading responses that stimulate critical thinking and creativity and enhance comprehension skills with 125 ACTIVITIES empowering students to evaluate and understand FICTION & NONFICTION texts with purpose.WHAT'S INCLUDED❤️ 60+ activities require students to RESPOND in various genres and
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3rd - 7th, Adult Education
A Christmas Carol; A Readers' Theater Adaptation
Included in A Christmas Carol:-complete script-pre-reading activities-vocabulary study-discussion questions-suggestions for projectsThis reader's theater adaptation is suitable for grades 7- adult. While adhering to the plot of the original work, this adaptation uses more modern language, so that it can be more easily understood by today's students. It can be used with small groups or entire classrooms in both regular and special education. Reading the play aloud, or even acting it out will m
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Glass Castle 100 Question Multiple Choice Test + Key
This comprehensive test will gauge readers' understanding of the story's basic elements and details. There are 100 test questions, each with four answer choices. Answer key is included.The test questions move in chronological order of the book, and there is at least one question from each section or episode of the book. Many questions reflect upon the students' understanding of basic literary elements like plot, setting, irony, imagery, and characterization.Many questions include direct quotes f
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Feed by M.T. Anderson Novel Workbook
This product will assist teachers and students in understanding analyzing, the novel, Feed. If you have never checked this book out - do it now! It's a hilarious, yet mind-boggling and tragic exploration into the future where all people have a "feed" in their brain which helps them communicate and acts as their internet. This unit was designed for a 10th grade classroom; however, any grade 9-12 could read this book.This product includes:- Title page- Multi-Genre Project with Rubric- Notes and ac
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Book Club Discussion Cards - 120 Question Cards now Digital and Printable
Book club discussion question cards are a must-have when running book clubs in the classroom. Say goodbye to the same old questions and give your students rich new question prompts to elevate their literature circles and book club discussions. These cards and questions also offer students more choice in their written responses. Included are 120 book club discussion question cards to get fiction readers thinking more deeply. The prompts are great scaffolds and guide readers to elevate the quality
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
How to Write a Thesis Statement Exercise | Printable | Digital | Easel
Thesis statement writing is easy once you know how. One of the most difficult aspects of writing essays about literature is getting started. So often, students will just sit and stare at their blank sheets of paper because they do not know how to begin. This resource will help students develop a thesis statement and is perfect for distance learning.If given enough practice writing thesis statements, students will be confident about how to begin their essays and will have a head start on organizi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Metamorphosis Reading Thinking and Quiz Questions (Franz Kafka)
A set of reading, critical thinking and assessment (test or quiz) questions for use with the text The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Reading questions are in order of the text, divided in sections to match the text. Answer Key provided. Critical Thinking questions is a 15 questions list with students writing a paragraph answer (with optional Paragraph Model) using support. Plus short answer assessment, for use as a quiz or test.Reading questions are print-and-go! Ready. Student printable incl
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Metamorphosis Essential Activities Mini Bundle (Franz Kafka)
Maze Run Escape Room Logic Puzzle Game Challenge Activities Freebie Pack No Prep
Maze Run Escape Room Puzzles provide a fun brain boosting challenge for students. Great for School Party Activities, Puzzle Competitions, Extra Credit, Individual or Team Building Activities! These escape room games are designed to help exercise problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. It is a great way to keep the students busy and help build/improve essential skills. There are 4 Fun Unique Levels of the Maze Run to choose from. Each level is different and as the levels increase
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Word Search Mini Escape Room Puzzle Game Pack - No Prep Easel Activity Freebie
This fun mini-word search escape room activity is great for individual skill building or team building. This quality word search escape room puzzle is designed to be as one escape room activity or can be combined with other escape room activities that may work with this type of puzzle.A great way to expand your escape room adventure! It is a 3 in 1 Puzzle Escape Room. A fun way to help exercise students’ problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. Great to help keep students busy wh
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Metamorphosis Graphic Organizers (Franz Kafka)
Set of graphic organizers to use in examine the text of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Several options to choose from to fit your classroom needs. Includes comparing Gregor’s life before and after, as well as comparing the impact of the transformation on Grete and the family. Explore expectations of the story with an Expectations chart and a KWL. Examine how Gregor becomes more bug-like with the Going Buggy chart. Word Webs provided for Mood, Setting, Grete, and Gregor, after Transformation.
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
Also included in: The Metamorphosis Essential Activities Mini Bundle (Franz Kafka)
THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY -- Matt Haig
Which regret stands out? Which decision would you like to Undo? Which life would you like to try on? ~Matt HaigGreetings,Is this the novel and resource for you and your students? Let me ask several questions to help you arrive at an answer. Everyone has regrets. Agreed? Everyone would like an Undo on some life choice. Agreed? Everyone has at least one, ‘What would have happened if I had taken the other fork in the road moment.’ Agreed? Nora Seed, the protagonist, in Matt Haig’s, The Midnight L
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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“Earth on Turtle’s Back” & “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” Creation Origin Myths
It’s back to school, and you’ve decided to begin the year with Native American Literature because they offer great opportunities to enhance your classroom management strategies and they add cultural diversity to your curriculum. But you don’t have good resources, and you don’t have time to make them. Worse, you know you need a major grade within a month, but you don’t have time to make an assessment. Worst of all, you know you could enhance your classroom management simply by offering a project
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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All the World's a Stage: Body Positions on Stage
⭐ ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE: Body Positions on Stage ⭐ ☆ BESTSELLER ☆Over 40 slides/pages for teaching the 9 main stage areas and 8 different body positions actors have to learn and consider when on stage: Where to be or go on stage, and How to position their bodies. Perfect for use with the Parts of Stage and Stage Directions and the Types of Stages resources (available in a money-saving bundle).What's included:An 20+ slide, richly animated and editable Main Powerpoint Presentation (Google Slides
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: All The World's A Stage 3-in-1 Bundle (100+ pages/slides)
Holocaust, activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, textual analysis, writing prompts
Pre-reading activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, analysis HOPE, DESPAIR AND MEMORY This is one part of a larger lesson on Elie Wiesel. There are some common elements between the two, but my second product goes beyond the scope of this product, so if you like what you see here please have a look at the following: ❤️❤️Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory ❤️❤️This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everything you need is here. This product focuses on a small section of the Nobel Peace
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
MAUS The Complete MAUS Spiegelman Text Guide & Worksheets DISTANCE LEARNING
The Complete MAUS Teacher Text Guide and Worksheets for the graphic novel by Art Spiegelman.by Angelina Barillaro, Radiant Heart Publishing 2018 updatedIdeal for senior or middle high school illustrated; 60+ pages & Answers to Comprehension QuestionsTable of Contents:3 Introduction and About Art Spiegelman 4 Pre-Reading Worksheet 5 Context and Background 13 Oral Presentation Task 14 Plot 16 Vocabulary 1
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Frankenstein Movie vs. Book Comparison (Mary Shelley)
This activity bundle gives you several choices for comparing the text of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with some or all of one of the movie versions. Includes evaluation of the movie vs book pairing with several options.While use of movies in the classroom can be controversial, bringing different media into lessons for comparison and evaluation can be a worthwhile activity. A well-structured comparison and evaluation activity requires higher-order thinkingContents:Comparison Table with 8 items fo
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Graphic Novel Reading Questions Literary Analysis
Graphic Novel Reading Questions and Literary Analysis to use with ANY Graphic NovelThese reading response graphic organizer pages are perfect to use with ANY graphic novel or comic book! You can use all 16 pages or pick and choose; they can also be used over and over for different parts of the story!Areas covered include: character analysis; plot analysis; setting analysis; point of view analysis; design, graphics, and layout analysis; literary devices analysis; conflict analysis; comparing two
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
KEEPER 'N ME -- Richard Wagamese
Boy’s got some stories he wants to tell. ~KeeperGreetings,Welcome to Richard Wagamese’s Keeper ‘N Me. I love the book and this 193-page resource gives you and your students a number of tested options that you can use in and adapt to your situation. It puts students in the centre of the action and learning. It enables you to do what teachers do best -- spend time and energy with the students to inform, inspire, ignite. The 56-page Student Workbook on Book One and Book Two of the novel, and the
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS READING CIRCLE BUNDLE -- RICHARD WAGAMESE
Comic Themed Exit Tickets
Student self assessment is a great way to check for understanding. Students love comics and this resource is a fun and unique set of printable comic themed exit tickets that enable students to reflect on their learning in a modern and engaging way! They also provide you with great feedback to assess student progression in your lesson that you can then use to plan differentiated lessons to suit their needs. There are 8 types of comic themed exit tickets all prompting something different for stude
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Exit Tickets for Teens - Bundle
FIVE LITTLE INDIANS -- Michelle Good
If we abandon hope then where will our energies be fired from? ~Michelle GoodMany fine novels have been written in recent years about residential schools and the harm inflicted upon generations of aboriginal people in Canada and the United States. Michelle Good’s, Five Little Indians, is one of the best. She is well-qualified (Cree lawyer and writer) to write such a story. And the novel has received many awards and much praise. Five Little Indians is a great story -- a story full of substance
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS STUDIES READING CIRCLE BUNDLE -- FIVE NOVELS, FIVE AUTHORS
"Hunger Games" Quotes: Activities & Trivia Game
Want a fun, engaging way to review The Hunger Games novel? This packet of over 35 pages and 102 quotes from the book is just what you need!
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-102 Trivia cards with the quote, speaker, chapter & page numbers, and to whom the dialogue is spoken to or referring to
-Quote identification worksheet (or quiz)
-Quote: Character References worksheet (or quiz)
-Purpose of Dialogue in The Hunger Games worksheet
-Quote Analysis project/writing activity
-Answer keys for all worksheets
-Teac
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Monkey's Paw Movie vs. Books Activity (W.W. Jacobs)
This activity bundle gives you several choices for comparing a movie, a portion of a movie, or a TV show adaptation with the text of "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs. While use of movies in the classroom can be controversial, bringing different media into lessons for comparison and evaluation can be a worthwhile activity. A well-structured comparison and evaluation activity requires higher-order thinkingContents:Comparison Table with 8 items for comparison and 2 'your choice' spotsBest of Both
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner: A Complete Short Story Unit
This short story by William Faulkner is a classic Southern Gothic story. Your students will alternately feel sorry for and repulsed by Miss Emily Grierson.
This unit can be completed by you or a substitute in several days depending on how many of the activities you choose to do or how many you assign as homework.
This unit contains:
• Pre-reading vocabulary worksheet
• Pre-reading vocabulary quiz with KEY
• A short paragraph of background information about William Faulkner and the Southern
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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