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High school writing-essays cultural activities in English (UK)
The Pedestrian Mini Unit by Ray Bradbury, Lesson Plan
In this unit for Bradbury's "The Pedestrian," you will find classroom-tested strategies, activities, and high-order thinking questions. The easy-prep structure of this unit is designed to guide students through the texts, and as they go, the questions and thinking build. The overarching questions are present and addressed in every segment, and the work prepares students for the culminating task. A unit plan such as this one gives the teacher ultimate flexibility in instruction, assessment, and
Grades:
9th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Synthesis and Argument Writing: Is it ever okay to fail?
Every English teacher needs new ways to teach argument, rhetoric, and analytical writing. The Inquiry-Based Synthesis Essay is here to save the day!This argument essay is designed to help you out in a quick fix OR to teach in-depth rhetorical analysis. The essay can be scaffolded up or down, from highly difficult and challenging to ELL and SpEd friendly. In a nutshell: The essay question asks students to develop an argument about the question: is it ever okay to fail? Their job is to read t
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8th - 12th
Martin Luther King Activities Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt, Black History
This 100% editable lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or for teaching argumentative essay writing with exemplars is no prep. Your high school students will be engaged and challenged as they work through the carefully paired texts and expertly written prompt. If your state has adopted Common Core testing, then this comparing and contrasting literary analysis is directly aligned with that format. If not, a task such as this one will definitely add a challenging component to your reading and
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8th - 11th
Essay writing: Analytical essay planning steps and structure
This bundle is designed to step students through the analytical essay writing process in a structured manner.What's included:-An overview of the purpose, features and language of an essay-An analytical essay checklist-The steps to follow when planning an essay response-Analytical Essay Structure (The hamburger model)-An essay planning scaffold for students to fill out-An analytical essay scaffold for students to fill out-A sample analytical essay (response to Cynthia Rylant's 'I Had Seen Castles
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8th - 12th
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My Favorite Chaperone - Alternative Assignments: Creative Writing, Vocab, & more
Thank you for stopping by and looking at my product! If you purchase it and find it useful, please consider leaving me a review, or just a quick 4 star rating at the top of the page! Remember to click on the FOLLOW button, so you'll be notified of my sales.These are alternative assignments that you can do with your students during or after reading the short story, "My Favorite Chaperone," by Jean Davies Okimoto from the 8th Grade English Language Arts Collections book by Houghton Mifflin Harcou
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7th - 9th
Editable Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1 Resource Bundle
Everything you need to teach the Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1 Section A. Includes the following resources for all 10 non-fiction extracts:Editable Google Slides with notes on each slide containing tips for how to use the information for different classesInteractive quizzes and activities with answer keys includedPrintable PDF versions of all activitiesEngaging starter activitiesDefinitions and examples for literary techniques used in each extractDetailed annotations of language and str
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8th - 11th
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Film Study - Whiplash (2014): COMPLETE RESOURCE BUNDLE AS91099
A ready-to-teach Google Slides unit for a film study of Whiplash (2014) directed by Damian Chazelle and starring J.K Simmons and Miles Teller.Unit covers such aspects as:Pre-teaching and context (companion resource included)Post-viewing activities (companion resource included)Understanding director's purposeAnalysing themesDeveloping close viewing skills (companion resource included)Character analysisEssay scaffolding (companion resource included)Activities include individual work, group collabo
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9th - 12th
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Writing Diagnostic Activity
Want to get a feel for where your students are at the beginning of the year but want to avoid the traditional stresses of standardized test situations? This writing diagnostic activity offers high school students 3 different options for a writing task. Guidelines outlined for the writing task will have students focus on argument writing on a topic they feel most passionate about with an emphasis on author's voice, word choice, and tone. In addition to the formal writing task, students are the
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9th - 12th
Man of La Mancha Viewing Guide
This is a question packet to accompany the film (or play) Man of La Mancha. Although intended for a Spanish class, all of the questions are in English and can be adapted and enhanced for a high-level literature class. The questions are intended to make sure that students are able to recognize characters, basic plot ideas, and basic themes that they see throughout the movie. At the end they are asked to compare and contrast a selection of two characters, which includes Don Quixote and Sancho, Don
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9th - 12th
Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology PowerPoint (AQA Board).
This 187-slide PPT contains all of the poems in the AQA Worlds and Lives cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well, the PPT contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapping, essay structure tips a
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8th - 11th
Oral History Project: Collecting the Life Stories of Another Generation
This is a multi-step project that would fit best into an English or Social Studies type of class. The project is asking students to act as Anthropologists and collect the oral history of a person who is at least 40 years older than the students.
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- Students find their own participants
- Each project is extremely unique
- Students must prepare before collecting their history by submitting 5 introduction questions
- Students practice taking notes while a person is speaking
- S
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Merchant of Venice Study Guide and Notebook
the Merchant of Venice Notebook and Study guide leads students through studying the Merchant of Venice, by asking questions to unlock the play, as well as looking at:historical contextcharacterizationliterary deviceslanguage and structurethemes.consider the play from a Christian perspectiveAs well as looking at the play, students will also be guided to write about the play. Be guided to compose:a persuasive essay.descriptive writing.report writing.interview writing.
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8th - 10th
Intercultural Communication - Final Exam w Answers, Assignments, Lesson Plans
This is an Intercultural Communication I taught for degree students in various majors.Included are:Two exam papers for final exams (A and B). The B Paper is in case someone misses the final paper and needs a make-up exam. Answer keys included.Two AssignmentsLesson Plans/Topics
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Dear Martin Unit Assessment Bundle (Unit Exam, Part 1 Quiz, & Analysis Essay)
Dear Martin Unit Assessment Bundle: Elevate Literary Learning with Comprehensive Evaluation Tools!Maximize the impact of your "Dear Martin" unit with our all-inclusive Unit Assessment Bundle! Tailored to streamline your assessment process, this bundle comprises a comprehensive unit exam, a targeted quiz covering part 1 of the novel, and a stimulating Text Dependent Analysis Essay Assignment. Revolutionize your evaluation strategy and witness your students' literary comprehension soar! Bundle Hi
Grades:
7th - 12th
Students for Movie Day's featured film of the week: Remember the Titans
Resilient Cafe' presents Students for Movie Day with this featured film of the week: Remember the Titans. This includes alignment of NGNYSS, questions, and answers, discussion activities with links on how to implement them and perform them, essays, KWL Chart, T-Chart, and a movie test with answers. This movie is based on the Civil Rights Movement history and generates many discussions along with embedding ELA skills in writing, speaking, and listening.
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8th - 12th
Writing an Informative essay - The Great Gatsby and the roaring 20's.
This no-prep needed unit is designed to help students write an informative essay. The packet will guide them through a step-by-step process:o Selecting a topic from the list providedo Brainstorming and information-gathering pageo Rough copy writing pages broken down into paragraphso Information on citations and how to connect paragraphso Self-checklisto Peer editing pageo Marking rubric
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9th - 12th
The Empress Study Guide
Included in the GCSE Modern Drama pack are all the tools and tips to answer the exam question on The Empress. There are - handouts and exercises on plot, character, themes, writer, and the nature of dramaa glossary of dramatic termsan explanation of the three unitieshow to structure your essaysthe use of P.E.E.rhetorical devices chartrevision testsa connectives chart (discursive markers) past exam papers to practice onmodel exam answers links to instructional YouTube videos.
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8th - 11th, Staff
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Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology Study Guide (AQA Board).
This 171-page poetry study guide contains all of the poems in the AQA World and Lives poetry cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well the study guide contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapp
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8th - 12th
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End of Year Scrapbook Project on Culture and Identity | Essay Writing
This fun and hands-on essay writing scrapbook project for middle school and high school English and writing classes includes 24 essay topics on culture and identity, a sample student essay, essay analysis, graphic organizers, essay writing outline templates, three self-review activities, a peer review activity, scrapbook design templates, and two bonus activities. This project works on personal essays with or without research. It includes topical essays, compare/contrast essays, sequential ess
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7th - 10th
Capstone Project - Solving Societal Problems
This assignment aims to provide students with an opportunity to explore and analyze the benefits and consequences of utopian and dystopian societies. Students are required to choose a problem that societies face and conduct research about the chosen topic. They need to compile credible sources and construct a research paper that discusses the topic and their proposed solution. The proposal should be 1-2 paragraphs and include the topic and solution.Once the topic is approved, students must gathe
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Conflict Poetry Anthology PowerPoint Slides (OCR Board).
This 144-slide PPT contains all of the poems in the OCR Conflict cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well the PPT contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapping, essay structure tips and discur
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8th - 12th
Youth and Age Poetry Anthology PowerPoint Slides (OCR Board)
This 166-slide PPT contains all of the poems in the OCR Youth and Age cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well the study guide contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapping, essay structure ti
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8th - 12th
Identity Poetry Anthology PowerPoint Slides (CCEA Board)
This 144-page slide PPT contains all of the poems in the Identity poetry cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well the PPT contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapping, essay structure tips an
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8th - 12th
Conflict Poetry Anthology PowerPoint Slides (CCEA Board).
This 141-page slide PPT contains all of the poems in the Conflict cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well the PPT contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapping, essay structure tips and discu
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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