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Writing-essays Common Core RL.9-10.3 resources under $5
Paired Texts Lesson with Short Stories - The Most Dangerous Game and The Lottery
This "paired passages" lesson encourages students to practice annotation, story analysis, synthesis, and essay writing. Students complete close readings of Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game” and Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery.” Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings, consider and compare themes, and write a short literary analysis essay. The lesson includes handouts with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies, which provide scaffolding for diverse
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9th - 12th
Black Mirror Nosedive Worksheets & Essay (Theme and Character)
Teach with Black Mirror! The product deals with the episode "Nosedive."
This packet of worksheets includes a pre-viewing activity about social media habits. It also includes a viewing quiz and worksheets on theme and complex character. It ends with an essay prompt for writing a character-based essay, and includes a sample exemplar essay.
UPDATED FOR MARCH 2017 to include several pages with less restrictive writing space.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: BLACK MIRROR BUNDLE - 6 Black Mirror Lessons for ELA
Sentence Frames for Literary Analysis Essay Writing High School ELA, ELL & ESL
Use sentence frames (also called sentence starters) for literary analysis in your ELA or ESL classroom to support all students! Research shows that sentence frames are an effective scaffolding technique. Use sentence frames for differentiated instruction and to support ELL and newcomer students. This is appropriate for 7th-12 grade.This resource is a 5-page handout that includes 12 types of sentence frames for writing about literature: Diction/connotation/denotation, hyperbole, setting, irony, j
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9th - 11th, Adult Education
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Of Mice and Men Theme and Character Analysis Final Essay
This final essay is the perfect way to end your Of Mice and Men novel study. This essay writing resource will help you walk your students through the entire writing process as students analyze various characters and how they all tie to the common thread of loneliness. In a five-paragraph essay, the prompt asks students to analyze the book's idea of loneliness and how it relates to three characters. This resource includes the following essay writing items:⭐️ essay handout sheet⭐️ essay outline⭐️
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8th - 11th
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Cole's Transformation Poster Project (Touching Spirit Bear)
This project requires students to demonstrate in what ways Cole has transformed over the course of the novel, Touching Spirit Bear.
First students justify in what ways Cole has changed using evidence from the text. Then they must decide how to best SHOW his transformation by creating a visual poster. On the poster students must justify why they have included certain symbolic elements and list what these elements say about Cole.
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A pre-work evidence worksheet
An assignment descrip
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Textual Evidence-Based Novel Study for Touching Spirit Bear (BUNDLED!)
“The Most Dangerous Game” Character Analysis Unit -Digital for Distance Learning
✐Help your students fully understand the characterization in “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Students will receive a digital or printable student interactive notebook to develop their understanding of these characters and ultimately create a full character analysis essay.✎This is a digital and printable resource. It can be used for distance or e-learning. This unit will contain a Google File Link Page that will provide you with a Google Doc/Slides for each activity. ✨Included in th
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
A RAISIN IN THE SUN Test Maker (Select from 145 exam items.)
A Raisin in the Sun Test Maker includes 145 exam items addressing a wide range of elements and topics. Delete the questions that you do not want and your test is ready.A Raisin in the Sun Test Items:RECALL AND COMPREHENSION questions (51, multiple choice)KNOWLEDGE AND ANALYSIS questions (55, multiple choice)SHORT RESPONSE prompts (27)EXTENDED RESPONSE prompts (12)Resource Notes:A Raisin in the Sun Text Maker duplicated in PDF and DOCX formats. Modify your A Raisin in the Sun exam using MS Word o
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: A RAISIN IN THE SUN Final Assignments: Assessments, Projects, and Essays
Differentiated Character Hexagonal Thinking Diagram Templates for Any Book
Coach your students through discussion and note-taking for the characters of any novel, short story or play, and then instruct them in the creation of a hexagonal thinking diagram by matching the sides, drawing links between characters and explaining their reasons.This product is also included in my Middle School Combo BUNDLE and my High School Combo BUNDLE.Allow more able students to work independently on the hexagon diagram pieces.Now includes three differentiated versions - one baseline, one
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8th - 11th
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THE HUNGER GAMES Essay Question Writing Prompts - 12 Themes Thesis Summative
Hunger Games Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:a. Coming of Age and Responsibility b. Friendship and Loyaltyc. Teenage Loved. Image and Beautye. Courage to Confront the World & Do What’s Rightf. Good vs. Evilg. Prejudice and Freedomh. Corruption of Governmenti. Influence of the Mediaj. Survival k. Hypocrisyl. Reality vs. IllusionLearners will choose to write about 1 of 12 themes from the novel. This 6-page handout gives them the 12 th
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7th - 9th
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Life of Pi | Life of Pi teacher notes, test in Google Forms & print, plot graph
If you are looking for educational resources to accompany your study of Yann Martel's novel, LIFE OF PI, look no further! Our product provides comprehensive teacher notes and suggested answers. In addition, this product contains a test in Google Forms and Print to evaluate comprehension of the text. There is also a plot graph that helps students analyze the text's plot development, making it easier for them to identify key turning points and understand the overall narrative structure.If you woul
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Romeo & Juliet Hexagonal Thinking Diagram | Character, Theme, Context, Motif
Create hexagonal thinking diagrams for Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet by matching the sides and explaining the connections! 116 hexagon pieces provided to choose from - simply print, cut and go.Students draw links between characters, themes, motifs, symbols, context and devices. Each hexagon piece has the information and a visual prompt clearly displayed. Fast finishers can color or embellish their hexagons!UPDATE: Now includes duplicate pages allowing for spellings of Friar Laurence or Fri
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Romeo & Juliet BUNDLE of Creative ELA Activities to Study Shakespeare
THE GREAT GATSBY Projects and Assignments
The Great Gatsby Projects and Assignments provides 18 engaging options for assessing and extending learning. Tasks include creative writing, debate, formal research, visual arts, performance, presentation, and more.The Great Gatsby Projects and Assignments:Judging a Cover by Its Book (original art)The American Nightmare (editorial)Point of View Shift (narrative writing)Prose Poetry & Poetry Pros Time Travel Briefing (historical context)Viewing Guide and Film Review (2013 version)Read-N-Share
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: THE GREAT GATSBY Final Assessments: Project Menu and Exam Bank
THE GREAT GATSBY Essay Questions & Speech Writing Prompts w Rubrics
The Great Gatsby Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Theme - The American Dream - real or not?★ Character - Gatsby ... Great or not?★ Setting - 20s vs. TodayOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a speec
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10th - 12th
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Student Guide: Writing About Literary Elements & Devices
Accelerate your students' written analysis of literary elements and devices!
This printable, 13-page reference guide offers precise, student-friendly definitions, effects, and sentence stems for each of the following devices: Allegory, Alliteration, Allusion, Analogy, Assonance, Caricature, Characterization, Conflict, Consonance, Diction, Dramatic Irony, Farce, Hyperbole, Imagery, Irony, Juxtaposition, Metaphor, Mood, Motif, Paradox, Parody, Pathetic Fallacy, Personification, Perspective, Pun,
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6th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Hexagonal Thinking Diagram for Character, Theme, Context, Motif
Create hexagonal thinking diagrams for Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby by matching the sides and explaining the connections! 42 hexagon pieces provided in multiple sizes - simply print, cut and go.Students draw links between characters, themes, motifs, symbols, context and devices. Each hexagon piece has the information and a visual prompt clearly displayed. Fast finishers can color or embellish their hexagons!UPDATE: Now includes printable reverse sides for taking notes, and giant single-pa
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8th - 11th
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Paired Texts - Gift of the Magi and How Do I Love Thee? - Essay Writing
This lesson with paired texts encourages students to explore themes of love through close readings of the O.Henry story “The Gift of the Magi” and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem “How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways.” Students synthesize their understanding of the texts, consider and compare themes, and complete a prose constructed response.This 27-page resource includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards -anticipation guide-journal-co
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7th - 10th
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Paired Texts - The Man He Killed and The Sniper - Essay Writing
In this lesson, students complete close readings of Thomas Hardy's poem "The Man He Killed" and Liam O'Flaherty's story "The Sniper." Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings, compare themes, and write a short literary analysis essay.In addition to the printable lesson, this resource may be used for distance learning with EASEL by TpT.The 24-page resource includes the following:-explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual
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8th - 12th
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Paired Texts - A Raisin in the Sun and Mother to Son - Close Reading and Essay
Perfect for a Mother's Day ELA Activity! Engage students in close reading to prepare them for analytical essay writing. In this lesson, students synthesize an excerpt from Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun and Langston Hughes's poem "Mother to Son." Then, they respond to a writing prompt for a prose-constructed response that's in the style of a standardized assessment.The 24-page resource includes the following: explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsan
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7th - 10th
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NIGHT (Elie Wiesel) Essay Questions & Speech Writing Prompts w Rubrics Thesis
Night Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Theme - The Falling of Night★ Character - Eliezer's Faith Journey★ Setting - The Holocaust & the WorldOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a speech on the
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9th - 11th
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Odyssey Character Analysis Essay
Save more than 20% when you purchase this as a BUNDLE:The Odyssey Activity BundleThis common core aligned essay asks students to demonstrate their understanding of the epic poem "The Odyssey" by writing a character analysis essay about Odysseus as an epic hero. This resource includes a PDF file containing an essay assignment handout that includes an example of MLA citation, a double-sided essay outline, a peer review form, and two rubrics.The resource also includes an essay writing guide that is
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Odyssey Activities Bundle
Argument Writing Activity - Banned and Challenged Books - Writing a Rationale
In this engaging lesson, students use argumentative writing to provide a rationale for the study of banned or challenged books. Students participate in a short research activity to discover the charges against the books, then use a note catcher graphic organizer to help them identify text examples that demonstrate the educational value of their books. They annotate for life lessons, character connections, pathways to understanding, and real-world relationships. After gathering their text evide
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7th - 10th
Paired Texts — The Yellow Wallpaper, Story of an Hour Comparison TDA Essay
If you are looking to read the perfect paired texts, look no further than "The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Both stories are feminist in nature and are free online because they were written in the 1800s! Perfect for women's history month!Included in this purchase is:a graphic organizer that outlines how students will compare multiple literary elements of the two short stories, "The Story of An Hour” (1894) by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Reading Paired Texts Bundle — The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper
The Hobbit: Thought-Provoking Chapter Questions for Deep Analysis in Grades 9-12
Help your students develop a deeper understanding of The Hobbit with this thought-provoking question set. Designed for grades 9-12, these questions challenge students to think critically about the text and to explore complex concepts such as character development, theme, and symbolism.Each chapter of the novel is covered, with three discussion questions, two optional writing prompts, and one additional activity. The questions are designed to help students engage with the text in a meaningful way
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Kate Chopin and William Faulkner - Essay Writing
Use this paired texts lesson to guide students through close readings of two classic short stories: Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily.” Then, students practice writing a literary analysis constructed response. The prompt requires students to interpret universal themes and explore ideas of tradition and change.The 31-page product file includes the following: explicit lesson plan with Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidecontextual readin
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
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