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Informational text Common Core L.11-12.3 resources
Serial Podcast Season One Unit Plan: True Crime Lesson Plans, AP ELA Activities
Serial Podcast Season One by Sarah Koenig is a fantastic way to teach literary nonfiction, rhetoric, bias, and the power of storytelling. This podcast is so engaging that even your most reluctant students will be enthralled with the true crime content! This Serial unit plan will provide you with literary nonfiction activities that help students analyze the production of the podcast, discuss bias from multiple angles, examine rhetoric from a real-world perspective, and so much more. All of these
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Argument and Rhetorical Analysis Games for Secondary ELA
This bundle of argument and rhetoric games for secondary ELA contains SEVEN unique games that target the skills of argumentation in a fun and high-interest format.The games included in this bundle are:Rhetorical Devices BINGO GameIn this game, students fill out BINGO cards with rhetorical devices, and they have to identify devices used in quotations read by the teacher. Five in row WINS the round! This game tests students' ability to identify rhetorical devices in texts.Would You Rather? Card
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globes Speech Rhetorical Analysis PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Use Oprah Winfrey’s headline-grabbing speech from the 2018 Golden Globes to show your students the power of a well-constructed presentation. In this one class period activity, students will discuss the #metoo movement, view Oprah Winfrey’s 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss her use of rhetorical devices. Questions focus on audience, metaphor, parallelism, pathos, and symbolism. These materials can serve as a stand-alone lesson or as a solid supplement to a study of Jim Crow laws or SAT-st
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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News Writing - Studying the Newspaper & Writing a News Article: A Unit Plan
This complete, 3-week unit plan contains materials designed to teach students about journalism, newspapers, and news writing. This unit is a terrific way to connect to the Common Core Standards’ emphasis on informational and non-fiction reading and writing. The unit packet contains a daily breakdown of lessons, activities, worksheets, a quiz, as well as a project sheet and rubric to use for a final assessment in the unit.In this unit students read a variety of news articles to expose them to cur
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6th - 12th
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Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
One-stop rhetorical analysis resources of argumentative texts! Teaching rhetoric and persuasion can be fun!! And you can teach argumentative writing, rhetorical devices, & rhetorical appeals to any student with confidence, given the right rhetoric activities! This persuasion bundle encourages student engagement, critical thinking, and rhetorical analysis of multimedia and print nonfiction texts.There is more here than you'll need, and that's the plan. Options create flexibility and freedom.
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8th - 11th
Reading and Writing News Articles - Slideshow Lessons, Templates, Rubrics OLC4O
Everything you need to teach students to master writing news articles and reading nonfiction text features! Includes sample news reports, reading comprehension questions, slideshow lessons, graphic organizers, assessment guidelines, and more! Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets and activities for Google Drive®.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 30% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Unit for Reading and Writing News Articles:✏️ Summarizing a News Report Slideshow Lesson - Micros
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6th - 12th
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Rhetorical Devices Ethos Logos Pathos: No Prep Introductory Lesson
Introduce Rhetorical Devices Ethos, Logos, & Pathos. Everything you need to teach students to define, identify, analyze and use Persuasive Appeals of Ethos, Logos and Pathos. Perfect for distance learning!Enjoy no prep (and editable) lesson plan, student worksheets, answer key PowerPoint slides and Google Drive link (Google slides) for a no prep lesson or Google Classroom activity to teach students to define, identify and use rhetoric, ethos, logos and pathos.The easy-to-follow lesson plan a
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8th - 12th
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ELA Task Card Bundle (192 Task Cards!) / Print and Digital / Google Slides
Task cards are a great way to connect instruction, content, and movement. For this reason, I have been working hard to develop a series of task cards that work for multiple texts. Each set of task cards has 32 cards focused on a specific part of English language arts instruction, including informational texts, rhetoric, figurative language, literary devices, plot structure and conflict, characterization, theme, main idea, summary, making text connections, making inferences, and research skills.
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9th - 12th
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United States Founding Fathers Webquest: Biography Summarizing Activity
Studying the lives of the United States founding fathers is extremely valuable in understanding early American history. With these Historical Biography Summaries, students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries. It'
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American Enlightenment Literature Bundle (9 resources, 100 pgs, 100 questions)
The American Enlightenment is the second unit for my juniors. In this unit, we focus on close reading, analyzing rhetoric, and synthesizing texts. This is also the first time my students venture into American literary movements. For these reasons, this is one of my favorite units, so I wanted to share my best texts and activities. As a bundle exclusive, I’ve also included synthesis writing prompts and rubrics that help students connect texts and see themes across texts. Includes 20 writing promp
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9th - 12th
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The Origin of Halloween Informational Text and Reading Check Questions
This is an informational text intended for secondary students about the origin of Halloween. It details the original Celtic celebration of Samhain, identifies the traditions that have been adopted by certain cultures and borrowed by different religions. This article discusses the interesting dynamic between pagan, religious, and secular beliefs that have all helped shape this yearly American experience.
This is only the Quick Read and the reading check questions. It does not include vocabulary
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8th - 12th
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The American Dream in literature and today unit plan
This 26-day unit introduces the historical concept of the American Dream. Five days of the unit are devoted to "A Raisin in the Sun." We also read some articles about the American Dream today, and students write an essay on literature's depiction of the American Dream and its relevance today.
At the beginning, each day focuses on an aspect of the dream, plus an aspect of reading poetry (such as persona/tone, poetic language, form, etc.). After that, we read "A Raisin in the Sun." Finally, we re
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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High School Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers.After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special education
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9th - 12th, Staff
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3 Aphorism Activities with Ben Franklin's Aphorisms (Matching and Inquiry Cards)
Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac is a seminal American text, perhaps best known for its use of aphorisms. In order to help my students understand aphorism, I designed three activities. First, I built a matching worksheet. Included in this resource you will find a paper-pencil version and a fully editable, self-grading Google Form. This worksheet is perfect for checking for understanding, independent practice, or homework. I also use this with visual and verbal learners. For my tactile,
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9th - 12th
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Source Credibility and Bias Card Sorts / Google Slides, Forms, Jamboard
Last year, my students really struggled to determine the credibility of research and whether that research was biased. At the time, I found the experience frustrating. Upon reflection, I realized I probably had assumed too much prior knowledge and/or had not done enough review with my students. For that reason, I put together these two card sorts: one focused on whether or not a source is credible and one focused on whether or not a source is biased. Since the set is designed for flexibility, th
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Grammar and Vocabulary Fun and Games Bundle (20 games, 730+ cards)
Guided Reading Unit for Older Students - Comprehension Passages by Lexile Level
These guided reading passages are available in both American English and Canadian English versions! Explore sports, geography, and science and technology using these engaging Lexile leveled articles. Evaluate students’ comprehension using the multiple choice questions provided! Suitable for online learning with digital resources for Google Classroom®.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save 35% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Looking to implement a guided reading program with older students? This unit is designed for matur
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6th - 12th
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A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah Quiz and Answer Key Bundle for Google Drive
Measure general reading comprehension with this self-grading quiz bundle covering A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah. A firsthand account of the author's experiences as a child soldier during the Sierra Leone Civil War, this book is an excellent choice for teachers who want to incorporate more autobiographical nonfiction into their English and/or history classes. In addition to answer keys, alternate quiz options are provided for re-assessment purposes. Materials are made
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9th - 12th
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"Words and Behavior" by Aldous Huxley Analysis Questions (Google Ready)
Aldous Huxley's essay "Words and Behavior" provides students with a challenging argument about the nature of language, rhetoric, and power. Written against the background of World War II, Huxley argues that the way we use language can have dangerous and sometimes violent consequences.Because this is a challenging essay, I wrote these 37 questions to guide students through the reading, which includes allusions to Percy Shelley and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, including an excerpt from "Fears in Solit
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Article of the Week Response PDF & Google Drive Worksheets AND Annotation Guide
CURRENT WEEK: Nov. 13-17Updated version also includes links to articles from previous weeks. Thank you and happy teaching! This product can be used weekly and requires absolutely no prep work. You'll get two options for the article of the week response worksheets that guide students to meaningfully engage with important current events. You will also get two different options for annotation guides that you can project for your students on the board in your classroom or print out for them to refer
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9th - 12th
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Argumentative Task Cards for Rhetorical Analysis of Nonfiction Texts
Using task cards for rhetorical analysis increases student engagement and understanding of rhetorical concepts. Your students will think critically, use close reading skills, and engage in rhetorical analysis of any nonfiction text. With print AND digital (Google Slides) task cards, this resource is easy to use again and again! *************************************************Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:Rhetorical Analysis Task Cards (10 Pages; 40 Cards) Rhetorical Analysis Digit
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
Inquiry Research Project & Pop Culture Writing Unit Plan for High School English
This research unit gives you EVERYTHING for a no-prep student pop culture inquiry project. This unique and engaging inquiry based learning unit plan focuses on inquiry questions, source evaluation, research process, expository writing, conclusion writing, presentation skills and more! This unit was designed to give students a voice and also a real-world audience in the format of a presentation (or pitch) of their researched findings. It is important for students to think critically, to ask quest
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8th - 11th
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"The First Basketball Game" Close Reading Questions (Historical Nonfiction)
Incorporate historical nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game." The essay addresses the origins of basketball, as well as the sport's gradual evolution. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)By completing this close reading activity, students will
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8th - 12th
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Declaration of Independence Activities Reading Comprehension Quiz Test Prep
Need help with teaching the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson? Check out this Declaration of Independence Quiz and Reading Questions Pack, which contains 20 test prep QUESTIONS and ANSWERS to help your students master state standardized tests and assessments!Have fun including this text in your Revolutionary War or Early America Units!Give yourself a breath of fresh air with this NO PREP curriculum that integrates test prep within the teaching of American Literature!Just PRINT &
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9th - 12th
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