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Literature Common Core RH.9-10.9 resources
Hamilton: An American Musical - Complete Unit & Plan
Who lives? Who dies? Who tells your story? One on the big themes of Hamilton is that history isn’t written before it happens. The goal of this English class unit is to bring to life many of the themes and people of the American Founding period. The musical Hamilton is a unique opportunity to explore these interdisciplinary themes with History class while also looking at poetic form through rap. I hope you will use this unit to bring this compelling musical to your students. I have found my ki
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8th - 12th
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Of Mice and Men Novel Study
This amazing bundle is a COMPREHENSIVE 5-week set of instructional materials for teaching Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. With over 70+ Common Core aligned resources, students will deeply engage with the novel and develop their literacy skills through close-reading analyses, argumentative writing, background knowledge-building activities and pre-reading lessons, a project that connects the novel to an inquiry of the American Dream, vocabulary, assessments, text-based essays, and more. The sui
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7th - 12th
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The Jungle Upton Sinclair Reading Worksheet
"The Jungle" was written by Upton Sinclair and is one of the most provocative and influential pieces of literature during the Progressive Era. Upton Sinclair worked in a Chicago Meat Plant for 7 weeks, and during his time, he recorded his observations. They were then shared in his publication of his book "The Jungle". This supplemental resource includes the reading of an excerpt from the book that focuses on the working conditions and unsanitary environment of the plant. It includes compreh
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8th - 12th
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Pre-Reading Collaborative Existential Philosophy Research~Camus & "The Stranger"
This is a 2-page, detailed PDF (printable!) pre-reading / research activity to set the stage for reading Albert Camus's existentialist masterpiece novella The Stranger (L'Etranger). The PDF includes:
a.) cooperative learning tasks within teams
b.) jigsaw topics (5 separate topics for 5 separate teams to research, from French colonization in Algeria, to Camus himself, to the origins and resolution of WWII, to current and historic death penalty laws -- both within and outside of the U.S., to Exist
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Plato's Cave Allegory Activity Bundle: Philosophy in the Classroom Series (8-10)
Use a 4-Lesson Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" Mini-Unit and Activity Bundle to teach Plato to young people and ensure a jam-packed week of fun games and formative and summative assessments, and more. I was inspired to create this bundled resource when I noticed the popularity of my retelling of Plato's story. In this story, Plato imagines a world where one man wakes up and questions what is real and what is not real. Have your students read this story with you and then jump into more than a doze
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8th - 10th
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Medea Complete Interactive Room
Look no further for a fun and engaging interactive exercise! In this Medea Interactive Room, students will be able to explore and dive deeper into the text. While this activity is created to allow students to be at the forefront of their learning, teachers can easily jump in to enhance the learning experience. While using this room, I suggest that you roll the room out in sections so that students aren't overwhelmed by the activities. Ideally, the room should match the pacing of your class's rea
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10th - 12th
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Civil Disobedience Synthesis Essay
A perfect assessment for English or social studies teachers who want to delve into civil disobedience, this synthesis essay compilation provides a prompt, rubric, tips for writing, a fill-in chart, a brainstorming activity, and an answer key. A list of articles and videos that examine the topic are delineated in this handout as well. This all-in-one, seven-page worksheet is a complement and supplement to the study of the Romantic Period as well as to the examination of individuals who have mad
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lit Circles Unit: 'Maus,' 'The Pianist,' WWII, and the Holocaust
Thank you for your interest in my ‘Maus’ Lit Circles package! There are lots of directions you could go with this unit but here is a walk through of how I do things.
I have done this unit in three weeks and I have also done it in five weeks. It is very easy to condense and expand by adding and cutting certain discussions.
This unit is divided into 3 parts:
1) Double Entry Journals: 28 Journal Entries based on
- The Book: 3 per chapter; 1 prologue (19 total)
- In class discussions (5 total) So
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9th - 12th
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Hillbilly Elegy
This lesson plan includes a teaching guide with instructional materials such as reading assignments, discussion questions, quizzes, crossword puzzles, and classroom activities. Lesson plan is in PDF format.
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9th - 10th
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Making Transcendentalism Fun A 7- Day Unit
This full seven day unit will provide your students with all they need to know and understand about the Transcendental movement in literature as well as how they can still see the ideas of Transcendentalism in modern pop culture. This Unit includes:7 days of lesson plans that cover an introduction to Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller and Walt WhitmanReady to go PowerPoint Lesson for each day of the unitAll the worksheets you will need to support the go
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9th - 12th
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9th-10th Grade English Language Arts Standards Based Gradebook with CCSS for ELA
9th and/or 10th Grade English Language Arts (ELA) standards-based gradebook aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA. Includes enough room for a single class or multiple section gradebook. Includes page for tracking school and home independent reading. Standards Based Grading format for scoring from 1 to 4. Cells change colors when scores are entered: 1 - red, 2 - yellow, 3 - green, 4 - blue.
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9th - 10th
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The American Experiment Reader
Based on Dr. Nic Hoffmann and Mike Burns' American Experiment Class at Marist School in Atlanta, this is a complete US History and Literature course worth of documents, including primary, secondary, literature, and illustrations. All properly licensed, this is a perfect complete text to teach both American History and American Literature, especially when combined with the other listings including The Scarlet Letter, The Great Gatsby, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and The Red Badge of Cou
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Complete Notes US History and Primary Source Reader
The Crucible
This lesson plan includes a teaching guide with instructional materials such as reading assignments, discussion questions, quizzes, crossword puzzles, and classroom activities. Lesson plan is in PDF format.
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10th
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The Rainmaker Literature Guide
SuperSummary’s Literature Guide for The Rainmaker by John Grisham provides text-specific content for close reading, engagement, and the development of thought-provoking assignments. Review and plan more easily with plot and character or key figures and events analyses, important quotes, essay topics, and more.Note: This rich text-study resource for teacher and student support does not contain activities, quizzes, or discussion questions. For ready-to-use classroom materials, please consider one
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9th - 12th
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They Went Left Novel Unit
Monica Hesse has great craftsmanship and organization in her World War II novel. After purchase, you will be prepared to teach this new Young adult fiction work with ease. This book has great accessibility in terms of vocabulary and comprehension, and the plot is gripping and paced well. After purchase you will have access to: 7 Different Comprehension Worksheets7 Coordinating KEYS for WorksheetsReading Pacing Guide with sectioned pagesTwo Vocabulary Sets with KEYSSocratic SeminarPart 1 Revie
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7th - 11th
The Count of Monte Cristo movie questions
Three day's worth of questions to answer while. watching the great film The Count of Monte Cristo. Students get to experience a classic novel in movie form.
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Not Grade Specific
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
A Love Story: John and Abigail Adams
Questions that are linked to the online Biography video about the love story between John and Abigail Adams.Link to online Biography video is included.For In-person, Hybrid, or Distance Learning.#1776musical #u.s.history
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9th - 12th
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Interactive Reading Strategies (for Social Studies and Other Content Areas)
Interactive ways to increase reading skills are featured in this lesson. 8 different strategies are featured including 1 original game. This lesson focuses on social studies and reading but can be used for almost any subject area to help increase reading skills.
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Not Grade Specific
Food and Social Justice (TKAMB background) Project-Based
Supplement your US History (Depression Era unit, your English TKAMB unit) or combine both into one expansive unit into a Social Justice unit.A full unit addressing food insecurities using To Kill a Mockingbird as a springboard to read, discuss and research the themes and national discussion of food and the basic principles of social justice. Discussion questions include:Is access to food a basic human right? In a world where there’s plenty of food for everyone, is hunger unjust? Consider the fol
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4th - 12th
Romanticism and the Romantic Period: Test with Detailed Answer Key
Check student understanding of Romanticism with this comprehensive assessment. Included is relevant vocabulary, true-false statements, questions about Emerson and Thoreau philosophies, and famous quotes. A written component, one which allows student feedback about a relevant topic that pertains to this literary time period, completes the test. A detailed answer sheet is part of the package.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Animal Farm Sorting Activity, First 2 Chapters
When I taught Global History I had students read Animal Farm. One of my favorite activities that I completed with students at the end of every few chapters was have them engage in a sorting activity. Students had to match excerpts from the novel to primary/secondary sources. As long as students had read the novel, they did not need to be exposed to the historical sources beforehand. This allows them to discuss and construct knowledge. I would cut out all of the excerpts, and then have students f
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7th - 10th
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Harlem Renaissance Artistic Project
Looking to ENGAGE students with a focused research project that promotes higher level thinking and allows for artistic expression? Outside-the-box thinkers will love tackling this project. Force the students to critically think and make connections between the Harlem Renaissance and today. Download once - make copies to your hearts content! I just think it's a cool 2+ day lesson that's fun, engaging, and allows for something other than lecture.
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7th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Oral Presentation
Cross-Curricular - Historical allusions within the novelMixed Media
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8th - 11th
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