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Higher education Common Core W.8.10 resources
Cell Phone Characterization, PDF & Google Drive, Literature or History Activity
Add a little fun to ANY novel, play, short story, or history unit with this worksheet where students choose a character (or historic figure) and fill a fictional cell phone with email messages, playlist entries, and a wallpaper image.This PDF file and Google Drive version includes a blank form and a completed sample to show students, if you wish. The sample is from my students’ study of To Kill a Mockingbird, showing Scout Finch’s cell phone content, but you could use this worksheet with ANY wor
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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How to Write Email, Email Etiquette, PDF & Google Drive, Distance Learning, CCSS
Teach your students proper email etiquette – or "email netiquette" – with this 45-minute "How to Email" lesson that includes a high-interest introductory lecture and two fun real-world writing activities.First, present the right and wrong way to build an email message with a dynamic 15-slide lecture (Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions included). Then, assign students to evaluate four sample emails sent by high school students seeking a summer internship. Finally, have students work individua
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fine Art Analysis Bundle, Art Supplements, Critical Thinking Bell-Ringers, CCSS
Help students hone their critical thinking and analysis skills with this collection of fine art bell-ringers (Masterpiece Monday? Fine Art Friday?) and/or literature or history unit supplemental lessons. Each of the 19 lessons is available for individual purchase (see links below), but you’ll save more than 20 percent if you purchase this bundle – the same as getting four free lessons!Each lesson includes both a printable PDF and interactive Google Drive version of the student worksheet along wi
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Glass Castle Lesson Plans & Resources Novel Study Unit - Distance Learning
350+ pages of print and digital resources! This product includes everything you will need to teach the popular, inspiring memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls including ready-to-go digital materials for Google Classroom/distance learning! Everything in this bundle has been tested out in my own classroom and deemed successful for engagement, challenge, and accuracy. It is guaranteed to save you A TON of time. This resource just had a HUGE update! If you have purchased this unit previously,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Twilight Zone “Number 12 Looks Just Like You," Analysis of Twilight Zone CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive formats), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “Number 12 Looks Just Like You,” a teen girl resists efforts to look, act, and think like everyone else around her. Issues
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Twilight Zone “Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” Media Analysis of Twilight Zone
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive formats), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” a neighborhood is destroyed by fear and baseless accusations. Issues raised by the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Tuesdays with Morrie Mega Bundle Novel Study Unit - Activities, Quizzes, + more!
300+ pages of resources! If you are looking for complete, engaging, rigorous, relevant, low-prep, and meaningful Tuesdays with Morrie novel study unit resources for your students, look no further than this novel study unit! This product includes everything you will need to teach the popular, inspiring novel Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom including ready-to-go digital materials for Google Classroom/distance learning! This bundle is full of engaging resources that are guaranteed to save you a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Real World Rhetoric #4 Daylight Saving Time Debate, Argument & Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine two essays (one in favor of Daylight Saving Time and one in favor of Standard Time), think about the debate tools used by each writer, and determine which writer is ultimately more effective in swaying the reader. This 10-page download includes:• A full-text copy of two public domain argument essays discussing the debate to end Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.• A paper-saving handout
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Twilight Zone “Where is Everybody?” Media Analysis of Twilight Zone Episode CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive versions), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this “Where is Everybody?” episode, a man with amnesia finds himself trapped in an abandoned town. Issues of social isolation and the li
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Listening Skills Podcast Activity, Listen & Learn #9, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Students need to be able to sit and listen to a passage or short audio program, take notes, recall information, and then answer critical thinking questions about the material. To help prepare our students for this challenge, I’ve scoured the internet to find high-interest, school-appropriate podcasts that fit within one class period.In this Listen & Learn activity, students will listen to a high-quality 26-minute podcast focused on the demise of Atari, a video game company that created what’
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Narrative Writing: Introduction to Narrative Nonfiction Presentation
Narrative writing isn't just creative writing; introduce your students to narrative nonfiction in this 71-slide editable Powerpoint presentation, complete with editable student handouts and answer key.Students will learn:• the purpose of narrative nonfiction, • the different types and forms of writing, • how it is structured, • the similarities and differences between narrative fiction and nonfiction, • how the elements in fiction (i.e. setting, subjects, point-of-view, voice and perspective, s
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Twilight Zone “To Serve Man” Media Analysis of Twilight Zone Episode, CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive versions), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this “To Serve Man” episode, an alien race descends on Earth with benevolent promises and ulterior motives. Issues of hidden agendas/app
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mother to Son, Langston Hughes Poem Analysis, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
These materials for Langston Hughes’ famous poem, “Mother to Son” – also known as “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” – can be taught as a stand-alone poetry lesson but also work as a supplement to A Raisin in the Sun, a study of the Harlem Renaissance, or any American Literature unit/class. This 5-page download (PDF + Google Drive version of the student handouts) includes:• A full-text copy of the “Mother to Son” poem (public domain) with space for annotations• A separate sheet of nine qu
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Twilight Zone “Time Enough at Last” Media Analysis of Twilight Zone Episode CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive versions), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “Time Enough at Last,” a bookish man who wants only to be left alone to read survives a nuclear bomb blast and finally has
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fine Art Analysis #2, van Gogh, critical thinking high school English & art CCSS
Help students hone their critical thinking and analysis skills with this fine art bell-ringer (Masterpiece Monday? Fine Art Friday?) and/or literature supplemental lesson. The worksheet features six leading questions to help students analyze Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 oil painting, The Starry Night. The download includes both a printable PDF and interactive Google Drive version of the student worksheet along with a high-resolution PDF, JPG image, and Google Slide version of Vincent van Gogh’s publi
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Genres of Fiction Unit of Study Bundle - Digital - Distance Learning
Google Apps, Digital PDF, & Print Ready!Start the year by studying Genres of Fiction! I begin each school year by introducing or reviewing Genres of Fiction because it serves as the perfect introduction to any fiction unit. Or, use this resource to introduce other units and/or topics!Over 120 pages of slides and activities!Genre study provides a great opportunity to launch discussion and/or lessons for:- Framing literature study- Previewing the texts you will be reading as a class this year
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Theme Statement Writing with Short Films, Slam Poetry, and Music Videos!
When I taught 8th grade, I had my students complete a summer assignment that required them to read a novel and write a three page paper analyzing the theme of the novel they read. Many students' papers read like this..."The theme of (insert book title here) is good versus evil." OR "The theme of this novel is love." OR "The theme is about friendship." OR "You shouldn't judge a book by its cover." My students did not know how to deeply analyze a piece of writing let alone write a strong thematic
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Elie Wiesel Biography Research, Holocaust, Wiesel Biography, PDF & Google Drive
Skip the typical Elie Wiesel introduction lecture as you launch a study of Night (or any of his other works) and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this famous figure’s life with this “V.I.P. of History” print/post-and-go biography activity.This single-page worksheet (includes printable PDF and Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Wiesel’s life and historical impact. Please note: This download does NOT in
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sandra Cisneros Author Study Worksheet, Cisneros Biography, PDF & Google Drive
Skip the typical Sandra Cisneros introduction lecture as you launch a study of The House on Mango Street (or any of Cisneros’ other works) and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes printable PDF and Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Cisneros’ background.Please note: This download does NOT include a
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CCSS:
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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Year of Bell Ringers: Motivational Monday Quotes Prompts Expansion Pack #1
Mondays are hard for students and teachers alike. Ease into the period with an inspirational quote and thought-provoking writing prompts. The quotes I used are meaningful and relevant to students; many of my students said they looked forward to reading and writing about the prompts each Monday. And the best part? They promote a positive growth mindset that is reinforced each week and all week long. This pack is an expansion pack to my first resource; however, it can be used alone or with the oth
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Tuesdays with Morrie Novel Study Unit Bundle - Engaging Activities & Unit Plans
200+ pages of resources! If you are looking for engaging, rigorous, relevant, low-prep, and meaningful activities for your students, look no further than this unit bundle! This bundle is full of engaging resources that are guaranteed to save you a ton of time. This resource has been tested and deemed successful in my own personal classroom! Even better, this bundle is distance learning ready with easy-to-use Google-friendly digital resources!★ Looking for more? Check out my Tuesdays with Morrie
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Rod Serling Author Study Biography Worksheet, Twilight Zone, PDF & Google Drive
Skip the typical Rod Serling introduction lecture as you launch a study of any Twilight Zone episode and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes printable PDF and Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Rod Serling’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Narrative Writing: Short Stories - Presentation, Prompts, Handouts for Students
Writing short stories: A complete presentation with printable handouts for students.This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.This zipped download includes two *editable* Powerpoint files that cover:-Essential components of a story (setting, plot, character development, theme, conflict, point of view)-Story idea generators (ways to generate ideas for stories, which include visual picture prompts, online prompts, and other ways to come up with ideas)-Handouts
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
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