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Informational text Common Core RL.9-10.3 resources $5-10
Characterization Unit: Looks Can Be Deceiving- with The Landlady
This 5-day unit has everything you need to teach characterization in a fresh and relevant way that students will love! I don't know about you, but I feel like we do students a disservice if we teach them English in a vacuum. I don't want them just describing characters...I want them to understand HOW and WHY we characterize people in both the real-world and in literature. This unit aims to do just that with a series of lessons and activities that incorporate fiction (Roald Dahl's wonderfully cre
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7th - 10th
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High School Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Test Prep Paired Texts
Do you need High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions to help with reading test prep? This Reading Test Prep Lesson BUNDLE helps students prepare for state standardized reading comprehension exams and assessments by focusing on 5 different standards!! It contains 5 DAYS of EASY-TO-TEACH activities and test prep QUESTIONS and ANSWERS based on the Common Core Standards, focuses on 1 set of paired passages (an excerpt from Joshua Slocum's "Sailing Alone Around the World" and a passag
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7th - 10th
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Close Reading & Compare/Contrast Nonfiction, Poetry, Artwork Distance Learning
Close Reading and Compare Contrast of Nonfiction, Poetry, Artwork; Includes Mini Research and Creative Activities with Interactive Notebook Foldable - Aligned with the Common Core State Standards. This is a great activity for distance learning. You can share it with your students on a secured platform. Did you know that Beyoncé's perfume "Rise" was inspired by Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise"? Or that Apple® used song lyrics from Seal in an advertising campaign to make a huge comeback in the l
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6th - 10th
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Night Activities - Elie Wiesel - Chapter & Whole Book Analysis Activities
Help your students get the most out of Elie Wiesel’s haunting memoir, Night. This 40+ page Night Activities resource includes a wide variety of rigorous, creative analysis activities focusing on a range of skills and standards, from character and theme development to figurative language, comparison of mediums, and much more. It also includes a final project choice board for Night, allowing your students to deepen their connection to the story while appealing to each individual's interests and ta
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7th - 11th
Abandoned Farmhouse: Genre Connections, Analytical Writing, and Origami
Back to the Basics with Amy:"Abandoned Farmhouse" by Ted Kooser: A Study of Poetry, Informational Texts, Documentaries, Analytical Writing, and an Origami ProjectPoetry Analysis, Analytical Response-Writing, Poetry-Writing, Hands-On Origami Project, Video Links, News Articles Genre Connections: Poetry, Informational Texts, Nonfiction texts, DocumentarySkills: Annotation, Figurative Language, Author's Purpose, Main Idea, Theme, Monitor Reading Comprehension, Analytical Writing, Creative Writing,
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5th - 12th
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Ambrose Bierce's “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” – 15 Common Core Tasks
This Common Core resource includes 15 rigorous unit learning tasks for Ambrose Bierce’s short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The graphic organizers, rubrics, ar
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9th - 12th
9TH GRADE CCSS BENCHMARK
This is a 30 question 9th Grade ELA CCSS Benchmark Assessment with the answer key included. It is so important to ensure that we know exactly where our students are academically. This product allows you to pre/post assess your students for overall mastery of CCSS Standards.
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8th - 9th
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Kate Chopin's “The Story of an Hour” – 15 Rigorous Common Core Learning Tasks
This Common Core resource includes 15 rigorous unit learning tasks for Kate Chopin’s short story, "The Story of an Hour." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The graphic organizers, rubrics, articles, and othe
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9th - 12th
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” – 20 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 20 rigorous unit learning tasks for Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, "The Cask of Amontillado." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded ex
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6th - 10th
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My Last Duchess Psychological Analysis
Put new life into your "My Last Duchess" lesson by having students act as the duke's treating physician for a psychological analysis.
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Personality Survey - This is part of the pre-reading activity to introduce students to how we assess different personality traits and mental illness. Students read 15 different statements and answer if they strongly disagree, disagree, are unsure, agree, or strongly agree with each statement. This can be done on paper or as a four-corners activ
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9th - 12th
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Walter Dean Myers’s “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” – 16 Common Core Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 16 rigorous unit learning tasks for Walter Dean Myers’s short story, "The Treasure of Lemon Brown." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embed
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6th - 10th
"Death of an Innocent" Jon Krakauer Common Core Unit!
Structure and supplement your "Death of an Innocent" by Jon Krakauer unit with these activities! All worksheets are organized by "parts" of the article (I created divisions in the article based on topic shifts). All parts have their own standard focus! Teach your students:Text structureCharacterizationRhetorical AppealsAuthor's PurposeAuthor's Claims & EvidenceWriting claims & counterclaims (a great intro to argumentative writing!)& Allusions!
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9th - 12th
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Sharon M. Draper's "Forged By Fire" - 26 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 26 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Forged by Fire." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including c
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6th - 12th
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O. Henry’s “A Retrieved Reformation” – 18 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 18 rigorous unit learning tasks for O. Henry’s short story, "A Retrieved Reformation." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external
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6th - 10th
Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Scene 1 Act 5 Scene 1 Friar Lawrence Apothecary Digital
Add intrigue to Romeo and Juliet with this bundle of Act 4 and Act 5 resources which focus on potions and apothecaries. Supporting Act 4 Scene 1:Assess students' understanding of the major details of Friar Lawrence's plan in Act 4 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet with this engaging, 5-star rated label activity. After closely reading his plan, students develop a label for his potion which identifies the major components of preventing Juliet's marriage to Paris and reuniting Romeo and Juliet. This
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9th - 12th
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Complete Quiz Set: I-XI, Appendix
This is a bundle of 3 quizzes covering the entire Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. These are multiple choice quizzes (and keys), useful as reading checks and springboards for discussion.
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8th - 11th
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James Thurber's “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” –16 Rigorous Common Core Tasks
This Common Core resource includes 16 rigorous unit learning tasks for James Thurber’s short story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The graphic organizers, rubrics, artic
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7th - 10th
ELA Shakespeare Test- Part A/Part B Questions w/Fiction and Nonfiction Passages!
Are you looking for a test that you could use to challenge students preparing for their ELA benchmarks or even final state exam? This standards-based, twenty-four question test includes three passages all related to the Shakespearean tragedy, Macbeth. Perfect to use after reading Macbeth or (even better) as a cold read after completing a different Shakespearean play, this assessment includes questions for a standard English teachers struggle with most: standard 9, or transformation. This is a pr
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8th - 10th
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Book Introduction Lesson: "The Arrival" by Shaun Tan
An introductory lesson on the graphic novel "The Arrival" by Shaun Tan in which students watch an interview with Tan about his graphic novel and his writing process and take notes on his answers. Also includes an introductory vocabulary exercise. Works well to introduce students to the graphic novel before they begin reading.
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6th - 12th
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Basketball Literature Bundle (3 resources / 1 price) / Print + Digital
My students love basketball, but they are not always super excited about reading, annotating, and analyzing literature. For this reason, I put together this collection of literature about basketball! These titles help students engage in analytical thought about something they truly enjoy! I've put together resources for two poems and one nonfiction article. “Slam, Dunk, & Hook” by Yusef Komunyakaa: Since this poem features important classical and historical allusions, I've included an allusi
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9th - 12th
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Literary Analysis & Non-Fiction Reading Response: Bell Ringer and Exit Tickets
Literary Analysis and Non-Fiction Reading Response TICKET BUNDLE: Project Options, Exit Tickets and Bell Ringer Activity OptionsThese ticket worksheets review literary terms, nonfiction elements and reading comprehension. A perfect addition to your novel study or nonfiction unit. These tickets are designed to check for understanding, delve into literary analysis in more manageable chucks, add depth, fill in transition time, and can be compiled in a number of ways to create a project for your nov
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6th - 12th
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” – 20 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 20 rigorous unit learning tasks for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, "Young Goodman Brown." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded ex
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9th - 12th
Elie Wiesel's Night - Common Core Learning Tasks - 30 Rigorous Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 30 rigorous unit learning tasks for Elie Wiesel’s "Night." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external documents and informational
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8th - 10th
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz Chapter Questions / Guided Reading Comprehension
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz tells the inspiring, true story of Jacob Gruener, a polish Jew who survived the Nazi death camps. Alan Gratz's writing is high-interest and fast-paced, and his books appeal to both strong and reluctant readers. Prisoner B-3087 is an excellent addition to your middle or high school English or history classrooms.These Guided Reading Questions are usable with distance learning or in-class learning. Everything is easy to post! The questions are in Google Doc and .pd
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5th - 12th
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