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9th grade creative writing Common Core RL.8.10 resources
The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, Interactive Poetry Activity, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Make Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven,” come alive for your students with this 44-slide lecture and five pages of lesson materials that include detailed directions, a full-text version of Poe's gothic poem, links to a high-quality audio version, "Faux Poe" creative writing assignment, and answer key. The interactive lecture (Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions included) inspires students to dig back into the text, think critically, and decode Poe’s structure and technique.These mate
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8th - 11th
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Poem of the Week Collection: a YEAR of Multimedia Poetry!
Historically speaking, poems started out as stories intended to be read aloud. Share poems the way they were MEANT to be read - with audio and video readings – while still achieving rigorous reading and creative writing!This Poem of the Week Collection can be used in multiple ways, whether you want... • more consistent poetry stretched throughout the year,• to scaffold students up to more difficult poems, • to compress these poems into a shorter unit in April, or • to make poetry come alive alon
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Activity Bundle: Reading & Writing Poems in Secondary ELA
Poetry Bundle Writing, Reading, & Understanding Poetry
Poetry Resources for Reading, Writing, and Understanding Poetry, Volume 1
This (and ALL of my poetry resources) IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2 is also available; it includes my newer resources that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
This bundle contains my resources for teaching poetry, which includes teaching poetic devices and figurative language, reading/interpreting poetry, and writing original po
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Free Verse Poetry Lesson - Poetry Writing Workshop with Pages for Blackout Poems
Explore free verse poetry with this poetry writing workshop! Students will read modern free verse poems with the option to write blackout poetry, a collage poem, or an illustrative poem. Includes an editable poetry rubric, assignment instructions, and digital worksheets for distance learning!Included with this Free Verse Poetry Writing Workshop:✏️ Free Verse Poetry Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®✏️ Free Verse Poetry Informational Handout - Digital & Print✏️ Writi
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6th - 11th
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Emily Dickinson “I’m Nobody” Poetry Analysis + Modern Poem, Fame Theme, CCSS
This easy to deliver one-day lesson uses the work of American poet Emily Dickinson to guide a discussion of many students’ dream of becoming a social media influencer/TikTok Famous. The student handout includes a copy of Emily Dickinson’s well-known poem, “I’m Nobody! Who are You?,” to compare with a modern poem written on the same theme. The handout includes a set of 10 short-answer critical thinking questions that will require students to dig back into the text and their own minds to find the
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetry Unit and Poetry Slam - Common Core Aligned
This unit bundles ALL my poetry items into one and includes BONUS material!
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This Poetry Unit helps the teacher familiarize their students with a variety of poetry styles before asking the students to analyze a handful of poems. Then students work on creating their own poems and practice reading them out loud before performing in their very own Poetry Slam competition!
Poetry Unit includes:
1) A guide for the teacher
Grades:
5th - 9th
INFERENCE & SUMMARY | "ORDEAL BY CHEQUE" UNIT
INFERENCE SKILLS IN THE UPPER GRADES! Use Wuther Crue's "Ordeal by Cheque" to develop inference and summary skills for older students. A "sophisticated" way to reinforce lower reading skills, while challenging proficient readers.The unit include:-Complete text (this text is really hard to find in a legible form for students- it was originally written in cursive)-Analysis graphic organizer using claim, evidence, and reasoning-"Ordeal by Cheque" student assessment- identify student understanding
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: INFERENCE & SUMMARY BUNDLE | SLO READY
American Literature Introduction - Poetry, Music and Visual Media Unit
This three-week unit is an excellent introduction to American Literature and meets the needs of visual, auditory, and linguistic learners. Students are introduced to American voices and ideals through poetry, music, and art. The unit sets high expectations for close reading and literary analysis while also encouraging creativity. Furthermore, the unit encourages critical thinking by requiring students to synthesize texts with universal themes and incorporates all English Language Arts Common Cor
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8th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Sonnets: Critique & Create, Lesson & Handouts; Google Classroom & PDF
Google Classroom added in 2020 This product is now available in two formats, printable and Google Classroom. The Google Classroom version includes all student handouts. Answer keys are kept separate on the printable version. The printable version has remained the same.Sonnets Lesson Plan: Students can stomp it, shout it, and get the beat while grappling with the challenge of iambic pentameter in Sonnets: Critique & Create. This set of lessons, guides, and handouts provides detailed instruct
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7th - 12th
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27 Journal Prompts for Choice Reading or Independent Reading (Print and Digital)
Independent reading or choice reading programs are a great way to engage students in reading and literature. There are thousands of ways to incorporate choice reading, including literature circles and book clubs, silent sustained reading time or DEAR time. Regardless of how you incorporate independent reading in your classroom, writing about reading is a good way to check for comprehension, encourage analytical thinking, prepare for discussion, focus on skills, and build the habit of writing.Wit
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8th - 12th
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Mythical Creatures from Greek Mythology: Readings, Questions, and Activity
Want a wacky and witty resource about mythical creatures for your Greek Mythology unit? Need to supplement your student's knowledge of creatures that appear in the Harry Potter or Percy Jackson series? Check out this guidebook (hosted by Merlin the Magician himself) called a "whimsical jumping-off point" for the study of mythical creatures by Emily Zarka, host of PBS's Monstrum series.This download has all you need:the high-interest textreading questions and keyprintable coloring pagesa creativ
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4th - 10th
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What's Their View? Creative Character Motivation, Perspective, & POV Activity
What's Their View activity is a creative way for students to master character perspectives, motivations, and point of view.What’s Their View is one of my students’ favorite activities, is often requested from every level of student, and is a great piece of student work to display.Key Concepts & Objectives:Reading ComprehensionCharacter MotivationCharacter POV and Perspective based on setting and conflictStudent conclusion based on textResources IncludeLesson Guides and Suggested SequenceGuid
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6th - 12th
African Culture and Folktales Introduction and Group Project
Traditional African Culture and African Folktales are intriguing to high school ELA students. This beautiful introduction presentation has compelling content, striking graphics, and engaging links to music and videos. The group folktale project propels your students on an exploration of African folktales, reading and performing, identifying common features of the folklore, and recreating tales set in our society. This resource requires no-prep and includes answer keys and scoring rubrics. First
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8th - 11th
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Teaching Shakespeare Bundle
Teaching Shakespeare? These 10 resources can be used with any Shakespeare play. That's right - 10 activities for any Shakespeare play! They will help your students understand Elizabethan England and Shakespeare’s life. Not only this – your students will develop their ability to understand and analyze Shakespeare’s language, then they can get stuck into Shakespeare’s insults, and create some awesome descriptive writing.The deal: → 10 complete products, ready to go!→ Total cost of all 10 products
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8th - 11th
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The Crossover Chat Stations - Anticipation Guide - Novel Study Unit Lesson
Elevate your students' journey through The Crossover by Kwame Alexander with this resource! Seamlessly integrating anticipation and reflection, this activity is designed to be a game-changer for your literary exploration. Unleash the power of preparation and retrospection by engaging in this before-and-after reading experience.Here’s what you’ll get:✅ Teacher Guide: Navigate with confidence using this guide.✅ Statement Posters: Immerse your students in the narrative with visually stunning poster
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7th - 10th
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Death Coming Up the Hill : A Vietnam War Novel Workbook
This hands-on, engaging workbook acts as a strong supplement to the novel Death Coming Up the Hill by Chris Crowe. It is a fantastic resource for engaging students with historical literature and poetry and focuses on both Bloom's Taxonomy and Common Core Standards. Students will come away from the unit with a strong knowledge base of the Vietnam War, the late 1960s, haiku poetry, research sources, and informative texts.The workbook includes:A cover pagePre-reading research activity regarding t
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7th - 12th
Understanding Frame Story and Tall Tale with Twain's "Celebrated Jumping Frog"
Looking to have fun teaching Twain and tall tales? With this resource, students will read, annotate, and answer close reading questions to analyze Mark Twain’s “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” Additionally, they will use the short story to learn what a frame story is and how to identify the elements of a tall tale. The final product will be an original narrative essay, written in the form of a tall tale, that incorporates the characteristics students will learn about and identi
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: American Literature: Transcendentalism, Poetry, and Short Stories
Holes - Yellow Spotted Lizard Fact File for Novel Study Activity
HOLES - YELLOW SPOTTED LIZARD: FACT FILE TEMPLATEThe Yellow Spotted Lizard Fact File Template is designed to be used as a stand-alone task or as part of a novel study for the text HOLES by Louis Sachar ✅ PDF Download - Print & Go - No Prep ✅ Fact File Template - students complete the activity using information provided in the text. ✅ Rich comprehension activity that requires students to practise key comprehension skills: RecallInferReorganiseVisualise⭐ My students
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4th - 9th
Also included in: Holes - Novel Study, Vocabulary & Classroom Display Bundle
Comprehension Booklet for _Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie_ by J. Sonnenblick
Customizable Google slides presentation containing directions for students to create a comprehension 'booklet' on card stock paper (but could be changed to them creating a new slides file, as well!) Grading rubric is also included with detailed requirements and points values. Includes the following activities:- creating a new original title and artwork- citing three vocabulary words from the text with the page numbers and sentences from the novel- creating new sentences using the vocabulary- cre
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7th - 9th
Dystopian Activities Pack - Any Novel/Movie (Print + Digital)
Welcome to an exciting exploration of dystopian novels and movies, tailor-made for middle school students (grades 7-9). This can be used with any dystopian novel or movie. This resource is all about digging into the cool stuff in these stories – the twists, turns, and what makes them dystopian. But it's not just about reading; it's about thinking and creating. Whether you're doing individual work or diving into group activities, we've got tasks and role cards to keep things interesting. Expect l
Grades:
7th - 9th
Mythical Creatures Water Collection: Readings, Questions, and Activity
Want a wacky and witty resource about mythical creatures from the watery depths? Want to learn the truth about mermaids or Nessie the Loch Ness Monster? What about the Kraken that can swallow whole ships, or the Kappa, the Japanese turtle creature that takes people for a nasty swim? Check out this guidebook (hosted by Merlin the Magician himself) called a "whimsical jumping-off point" for the study of mythical creatures by Emily Zarka, host of PBS's Monstrum series.This download has all you nee
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4th - 10th
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The Tempest Creative Project: Character Profile Booklets - Comprehension & Fun!
This resource contains:Easy print black and white sheets with creative questions for the students to make their own little booklets about some of the main characters in the play.The students can search the internet for simple instructions on how to turn their booklets called zines.What I like about this resource is that there is something here to appeal to a wide range of different learners. Some enjoy the drawing, some the reference to music, some the thoughts about the psychology of the charac
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9th - 12th
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Genre Book Tasting (Taco Bell Version)
This is a super fun activity for students to try out different genres! This activity includes:-reservation lists-table number signs-place mats-genre cards and definitions-menus-book tasting cards-book tasting purpose explanations-exit ticket taco questions-exit ticket taco print out
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6th - 10th
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Story Starter Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE Stories Without End
What's a story starter?It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger. Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Each story is also supported with questions and voca
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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