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Writing-expository Common Core RL.11-12.10 resources
Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote Analysis, Team Activity, CCSS
Make the words of Transcendental philosopher and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson come alive for your students with breath-taking photography in this two-day class group activity with optional independent writing supplement.This packet includes visually stunning images from nature coupled with quotations from Nature and Self-Reliance, two of Emerson's most-noted works. This 17-page PDF also includes a detailed suggested lesson procedure along with 10 half-sheet student handouts for teams to use as the
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9th - 12th
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The Crucible Engaging Activities - 12 Pre-Reading & Post-Reading Tasks
Looking for some fun, unique, and engaging activities to supplement The Crucible? These activities are perfect for learning background information before reading the play and assessing students' understanding after studying the play.Pre-reading activities include:❶ A history video viewing guide that corresponds with Salem Witch Trials documentary from the History Channel with answer key.❷ a handout where students determine which information is true, false, or simply opinionated about the history
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9th - 12th
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Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
The Things They Carried Chapter 4 Activities Unit - On the Rainy River
This two-lesson mini unit is designed for Tim O'Brien's fourth chapter of The Things They Carried, "On the Rainy River." All materials are provided in both PDF and Google Slides.Contents◈Lesson 7: Theme in Creative Non-FictionAccountability Quiz: “On the Rainy River”Student Handout Q: Background Knowledge Builder: The Draft and DefermentsStudent Handout R: Found Poetry Instructions (Plus Found Poetry Example)◈Lesson 8
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: The Things They Carried Complete Unit BUNDLE - Tim O'Brien - Vietnam War
The Crucible FIVE Culminating Activities with Independent and Group Projects
Are you looking for effective and engaging ways to assess your high school ELA students' understanding of The Crucible? Give students choices with these FIVE differentiated culminating activities: researched speech, collaborative research presentation, creative writing Puritan tabloid, movie guide for Good night and Good Luck, and a one-pager activity. Printable PDF or TPT Digital Easel Activity ✺PROJECT #1 DANGEROUS IDEOLOGY THROUGHOUT HISTORY--GROUP RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION PROJECTStudents re
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9th - 12th
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The Canterbury Tales Prologue - Characterization Activity - The Pilgrim's Phone
This “Character’s Phone” creative characterization activity for The Canterbury Tales prologue is a fabulous, and relevant way to assess your high school ELA students' understanding of characterization! Kids love their phones! This activity has them imagine a character’s phone’s apps, their favorite entertainment, shopping, news, social media, and other indulgences. Scoring rubric is included. No-prep! Includes a completed example. The instructions for the activity are as follows: CHOOSE A PILGRI
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Canterbury Tales Prologue - Creative and Analytical Activities
Animal Farm Chapter Quizzes and Unit Test
Each of the quizzes in this file contains 10 multiple choice questions designed to check for literal comprehension. Each also ends with an essay prompt that goes up the critical thinking ladder and asks students to explain or analyze, using supporting evidence from the chapter. The first three quizzes cover chapters 1 - 6 in two-chapter combinations. Each of the remaining chapters (7 - 10) has its own quiz.
The unit test contains 10 multiple choice questions, carefully designed to require criti
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9th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Literature Circle with CCSS
The Great Gatsby – Common Core Curriculum Standards
Everything needed to have a student-led group project, a Literature Circle, over The Great Gatsby i s included in this lesson. The unit will require 9 days for students to read the text within their literature circle, with an additional 3 days for reading quizzes.
Instructions for the teacher are included. A daily position sheet is included for assigning each member of the group to complete the written activities they are required to do du
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10th - 12th
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Emily Dickinson Poetry Pennants: Students Analyze, Draw, Write, Explain
Looking for an engaging activity to teach Emily Dickinson poetry? These poetry pennants require students to read and analyze a Dickinson poem thoroughly, determine theme, draw images and symbols, and write an explanation of their findings. What's Included . . . ► Step-by-Step Instructions► 2 Bell Ringers ► Scaffolding Task - Students analyze a short poem by Dickinson and look for poetic elements, decide on a theme, and circle notable images. Answer key.► Example of pennant and explanation for th
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
Hamlet Final Essay Prompts - Editable with Scoring Rubric - Three Choices
Concluding discussion of Shakespeare's Hamlet with your high school English lit students? Check out these engaging final essay prompts. The resource is editable and includes a scoring rubric. No prep.There are three prompts to be assigned after completion of Hamlet. Topics: Hamlet's preoccupation with death Hamlet's procrastination Hamlet's mental stabilityDirections call for students to ---choose one prompt, ---develop discussion with illustrative text, ---provide three quotes from each act (o
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9th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies: Quizzes, Disscussion Questions, and Final Test
Contained in this file you will find twelve quizzes, one for each chapter in the novel, each one with ten multiple-choice reading comprehension questions and a corresponding answer key.
Along with the quizzes I have included a set of end-of-book small group discussion questions with handy answer blanks for each group’s reporter. These are thought-provoking, high-interest questions that require interpretation, analysis, and evaluation of the text.
A final essay test—also included—asks student
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9th - 12th
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Book Review Assignment | Summative Assessment and Process Writing
Have your students just finished reading a book or short story? Rather than have them write a report, which only focuses on summarizing, have them write a book review! This gets them writing an authentic type of piece used in the real world and requires them to move beyond summary into analysis.This assignment includes directions, an example, and a rubric. Furthermore, it guides the students through familiarizing themselves with a new genre of writing to learn its conventions and through prewrit
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Not Grade Specific
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Quiz Macbeth Acts 1-3, Short Disc. Format, Critical Analysis and Textual Support
This quiz assesses not only the students' understanding of Macbeth Acts 1-3 major events, but also the students' ability to apply critical analysis to these major events, citing textual evidence as support. You may customize the quiz for varied grade levels through adjustments in your rubric for scoring the quiz. (examples: number of sentences required per response; quantity of textual evidence required for each response; use of correct literary terms in each response; etc.)
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Analyze Literature to Greater Depths
Objectives: Students will be able to summarize text in 2-3 sentences.Students will be able to identify the author's purpose: Describe WHAT the author is doingStudents will be able to identify the audience: Describe WHO the author is talking toStudents will be able to give evidence for their claims: Give reasons why you are making these claimsStudents will be able to address the counterargumentAfter students read a literature text, they can use these questions as discussion prompts to deepen the
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8th - 12th
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To Build a Fire - Foreshadowing & External Conflict: PDF Version
This product was created with the intention of assisting you in teaching both Foreshadowing AND External conflict through a graphic organizer and writing prompts for the reading "To Build a Fire" by Jack LondonThis Product includes:Printable student graphic organizers for foreshadowing with textual evidenceWriting prompts paired with Illinois Common Core State StandardsFull Text with guided questions and Answer Key paired with Illinois CCSS.Paired text suggestions with grade level & Lexile L
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8th - 12th
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Final Essay Test for Of Mice and Men
For this test, students write two essays. All students write on the first topic and then have their choice of one more from a list of four options. The first prompt is based on the definition of the literary term "naturalism." Your students may already be familiar with this term (as it is often incorporated into the study of this novel) but if they aren't, it's not a problem since a detailed definition of the term is included in the prompt.
Regardless of ability level, if your students have re
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9th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby: Expository Writing- Violence in the Novel
This assignment has students examine and consider the function of each act of violence. A handout for students is included with a quote from Thomas C. Foster discussing the use of violence in literature. After reading Foster's quote and considering the chart they completed, students will have the framework for writing a paper on the purpose of the violence in The Great Gatsby.
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9th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Expostitory Writing: Foil, Parallel and Catalyst
This assignment will assist students to recognize character development such as the foil, parallel, and catalyst characters in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Students will work in groups to identify these types of characters in the novel. They will then write an expository paper to explain how the author uses these characters throughout the work. A list of characters that fit into these three categories is included as well as two examples of introductory paragraphs that will he
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7th - 11th
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Romanticism Research Paper
Students use the Internet and/or library to locate a short text (short story, article, blog entry) that might have interested a Romantic writer. They partner up a writer with a more modern piece and type a minumum one-page summary of the text's theme along with an explanation why the new text is appropriate for a Romantic poet to enjoy. Students include some in-text citation and, of course, citation at the end.Pages included (instructions to distribute and rubric) are meant to be sliced in half
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9th - 12th
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1984 Test Review & Key
This is a test and review for 1984, following the reading and discussion of said novel. Test is 43 questions (including True and False, Multiple Choice, and Long-form answer.) Key is included, as well as answers highlighted on test (though, from experience, highlighted marking do not show when printed.)
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9th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby ~ Chapter Three Study Guide and Questions COMMON CORE
Excellent study guide with reflection questions of various levels over Chapter Three in The Great Gatsby (Gatsby's Party where Nick finally meets his neighbor). The reflections move the student to consider character, motivation, theme and author's purpose
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales: Comparative Analysis of Different Versions Preview
The best of both worlds: Student Choice and Comparative Analysis!This is a preview of the assignment "Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales: Comparative Analysis of Different Versions."Students are guided step-by-step through comparative reading and writing of a Brothers Grimm Story and an Alternative Version. Students get to choose one of seven Brothers Grimm stories to read for their assignment.There are four steps to this assignment:1. Students compare and contrast a Brothers Grimm Story to an Alternate
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7th - 12th
Jasper Jones Novel Sample Essay Paragraph
Use this sample paragraph based on Chapter One to model analytical writing for the study of Craig Silvey's Jasper Jones. This two page resource includes:a sample PEEL / TEEL paragraph based on chapter 1 of the novelannotations on sample paragraph to show students writing structure and styleActivity 1: a note taking activity using PEEL / TEEL structureActivity 2: rewrite the paragraph to improve itWhat other Jasper Jones products do I have?2 Product Bundle: Analysis Powerpoint + Essay Planner3 Pr
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9th - 11th
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