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Free Common Core RL.11-12.2 resources for Easel
Free Twitter Tweet Story or Chapter Summary
Fiction & Non-Fiction Twitter Tweet Common Core Activity: Use the Twitter Concept to Make Connections to the TextUsing Twitter to Make Connections: Do you want to see if your students grasp the main idea or big event in a chapter or story but don't want to assign a boring chapter review? Use this creative "Tweet" activity--it's fun, fast, and you'll be able to tell right away if they read it/got it!Use in social studies for historical figures, science for chapter summary, and so many other
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Literature & Nonfiction Creative Reading Activities, Vol 2 Bundle
Free Scaffolded Reading & Research Notes: Help Students Independently Annotate!
One of my year-long goals is for my students to reach a place where they can independently take and make meaningful notes and annotations while they read. Personally, I prefer to write in my books, but in the classroom, that's not always possible. With this in mind, I put together these 5 Square Notes sheets (kind of like graphic organizers) that walk students through annotation and/or note taking. Each sheet is set up in the 1-2-3-2-1 style, which is a pattern that's easy for students to rememb
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8th - 12th
FREE | The Lottery by Shirley Jackson | Lit Guide | Literary Devices | Analysis
This easy-to-use activity is simple yet effective. Here’s what it will do for your classroom:Encourage analysis of Shirley Jackson’s famous short story The LotteryExplore the setting, symbols, irony and foreshadow Insert students into the narrative and ask them to make and defend their decisionsDiscuss concepts of conformity, groupthink, tradition and violenceCreate guidelines that help one decide when to question or reject long standing traditionWhat's in the download?A 10 page PDF with:Links t
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Horror Genre Short Stories | Bundle of 15 Lit Guides | SAVE 40%
The Great Gatsby, Chapter 5 - Reading and Discussion Questions with Detailed Key
This reading and discussion guide with comprehension and analysis questions for The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 is great as an independent reading check, as a discussion or note-taking guide, a study reference, or an assessment for your high school ELA students. Printable PDF or TPT Digital Easel Activity 5 pages 31 numbered questions (with questions within the questions, the total is 40). The questions require comprehensionanalysissynthesisapplicationMany of the questions require students to refer
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9th - 12th
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost | Poetry Analysis | Theme | Individuality
This easy-to-use activity is simple yet effective. Here’s what your class will do:Analyze Robert Frost's famous poem, The Road Not Taken Engage with 5 high-level, short answer questionsIdentify figurative language, structure, enjambment, flow and moodExplore Frost's message and themeDiscuss the importance of individuality and it's importance today compared to Frost's day and ageWhat's in the download?A 13 page PDF with:Links to Google Formats [PDF p1]Answer Key with CCSS [Google Slides | PDF pp2
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8th - 12th
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Christmas Tree Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Template
Merry Christmas! Use this for your favorite Christmas story and copy on red or green paper to add a festive touch for your students. This 8.5"x11" sized graphic organizer plot arc or pyramid squeezes in space for: title, exposition, characters, setting, conflict, rising action events, climax, falling action events, resolution, and theme. I hope you enjoy this plot template gussied up for the season.Other suggested resources:Reindeer Race Christmas Holiday Board GameCustomer Tips:Be the first to
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4th - 8th
EVIDENCE OF A THEME Textual Analysis Worksheet Critical Analysis Worksheet
This easy-to-follow Textual Analysis Worksheet will help students find examples and textual evidence of a theme throughout a text. Students can use this theme analysis worksheet to focus on a theme and develop their understanding of how the author used it throughout the text.They need to add events, characters, choices or areas in the text where this theme can be found, and then go through and find specific quotes to back up their ideas.Completing this sheet is an excellent way to prepare for w
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN Novel Study Essays Posters Secondary English
Macbeth Introduction to Themes and Reflection Activity Free Resource
Introduce your high school ELA students to the universality of Shakespeare's Macbeth with this introduction to the themes lesson and activity. Students reflect on how the topics addressed in the play affect their lives. Printable PDF or TPT Digital Easel Activity 8 pages of charts with questions prompting kids to think about the following themes: AMBITIONFATE/FREE WILLPOWERVERSIONS OF REALITYSUPERNATURALVIOLENCETIMESample Questions:Is ambition a positive or negative quality?Are your actions gui
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9th - 12th
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FREE | The Piece of String (1884) by Guy de Maupassant | Lit Guide | Analysis
This easy-to-use activity is simple yet effective. Here’s what your class will do:Analyze Guy de Maupassant's famous short story, The Piece of String Engage with 10 high-level, short answer questionsExplore setting symbolism, irony, and foreshadowingInsert themselves into the narrative, make decisions and defend their opinionsDiscuss multiple interpretations of the short storyExplore the results of gossip and rumorsDebate if what happened in Hauchecome's town could happen in a school setting and
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7th - 12th
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FREE To My Dear and Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet | Analysis Worksheet
Guide your students go through the process of annotating and analyzing "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet. Students will answer questions regarding the vocabulary and figurative language used in the poem (imagery, rhyme, archaic language, metaphor, inversion, personification, and hyperbole), as well as decipher the perspective and message behind the poem.
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Teaching Anne Bradstreet BUNDLE
Of Mice and Men Motifs Quote Analysis Log
With this product you can frontload students with different motifs seen in Of Mice and Men and have them keeping a quote analysis log as they read through the novella. This can help students be prepared to create a thematic analysis piece over Of Mice and Men by having them looking for the clues as they read. Included: 4-page PDF1 page that introduces the motif concepts in the novella and explaining how the log works3 pages that have students log a quote, identify the motif, and explain how the
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9th - 12th
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Jazz in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald | Whole-Novel Activity
This handout on the topic of jazz in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald contains: a guiding question to help with locating and interpreting quotations from each passagea list of 10 passages with a page a number and the text of the passagea brief description of 11 possible activities including a one pager Works well as an end of unit activity, group work activity, a one pager, mind map, or sketchnotes activity, or to practice writing a thesis, topic sentence, or body paragraph. Page numbers
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9th - 12th
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The Help Movie vs Book Analysis Worksheet
This simple worksheet is a great way to end a unit study of The Help By Kathryn Stockett. It provides space for comparison and contrast of the plot of the movie vs. the plot of the book, character change analysis and a writing assignment. This should give you a simple way to assess students after watching the film.
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9th - 12th
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Family in Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie | Activity | Handout | One Pager
This simple and easy to follow handout on the topic of family in Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie will keep your students focused and contains: a brief description of 11 possible activities including a one pager, a list of 28 passages with a page a number and a quote that indicates the beginning of the passage (full text not included), and a guiding question to help with locating and interpreting quotations from the passage. Works well as guided notes, an end of unit activity, group work activity, a
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie | Unit Bundle | End of Novel Study
Culture in Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin | Activities | One Pager
This handout on the topic of culture in Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin contains: a guiding question to help with locating and interpreting quotations from each passagea list of 6 passages with a page a number and a quote that indicates the beginning of the passage (full text not included)a brief description of 11 possible activities including a one pager Works well as an end of unit activity, group work activity, a one pager, mind map, or sketchnotes activity, or to practice writing a thesis,
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin | Unit Bundle | End of Novel Study
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