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Higher education informational text resources $5-10
Edgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity! Was he MURDERED??
Edgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity!***************************************************BUNDLE WITH THE Edgar Allan Poe SUPER PACK and SAVE BIG!******************************************************************************The mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's death is investigated with this exciting CSI activity! Start with the exploration through Poe's troubled past in original handouts and a Background Information Sheet. Then go through a powerpoint presentation with specific (strange!) information abou
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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WebQuest Evaluating Argument Claims, Evidence, Reasoning: Captive Orcas Debate
Updated in 2020 as a distance learning WebQuest in Google Slides (and still in PDF) while the debate continues (killer whales continue to be sold worldwide in worse-than-ever conditions, plus think about the other marine mammals). Authentic, relevant, in-depth argument examination! Truly delves into both sides of this hotly debated issue by examining and analyzing multiple primary sources.Step-by-Step guided activity leads students to read and analyze claims, counterclaims, and evidence presente
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Rose for Emily Literature Guide, Unit, Lesson Plan
In this "A Rose for Emily" short story lesson plan you'll find an updated twist on a classic. It is an excellent model for teaching close reading and making connections across texts. Everything is planned and neatly organized for you to use immediately.Student Experience: How far would you go for love? Is Miss Emily in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" truly in love or just insane? In this unit, students will examine how Faulkner painted a crafty picture of a woman scorned, a nosy southern town, a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Reading History & Social Studies Graphic Organizers 6-12
Common Core Reading History and Social Studies Graphic Organizers for Grades 6-12 *Newly Updated* Now includes a DIGITAL Google Slides version for distance learning!This IS included in the following bundles: • Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8• Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12Do you need to implement the Common Core Standards into your curriculum? These graphic organizers are written for each individual standard for Reading in History and Social Studies (RH) grades 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12. Th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Lizzie Borden: Infamous Murder Case Nonfiction Unit, Tone, Bias, Persuasion
Lizzie Borden was tried and ultimately acquitted for the MURDER of her PARENTS in the 1890s. The trial was controversial. How could a WOMAN possibly hack her parents to death and why? How could this have happened while she was HOME if she didn't do it? In this nonfiction unit, students will read articles about the case and then decide for themselves if they think Lizzie Borden is INNOCENT or GUILTY. If your students like this nonfiction unit, be sure to check out the Bespoke ELA activity on
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Letter from Birmingham Jail BUNDLE: Rhetorical Analysis Close Reading Unit & PPT
Use Martin Luther King Jr.’s impassioned “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (a CCSS exemplar text) to practice close reading and other key Common Core skills, including analyzing a seminal U.S. text and evaluating rhetorical strategies.Save over 30% by purchasing this comprehensive bundle of three products (also sold separately), now including both print and digital versions! This "Letter from Birmingham Jail" bundle includes:PRE-READING INFORMAL DEBATE ACTIVITYHook your students from the start as th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Podcast Worksheets, Listening Guides for Analysis, Digital and Printable
Have you discovered the power of podcasts? It’s easier than ever to find, subscribe and listen to literally thousands of podcasts on every topic from news, arts, business, comedy, education, politics, sports, technology, music, health, spirituality, hobbies, and more. Now with no prep for you, you and your students can join the movement quickly, easily, and purposefully with these podcast worksheets for analysis in printable and digital format. Add a paired podcast to your current unit of stud
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
Informational Text Questions: 50 Non-Fiction Articles
Teach Common Core informational Text Reading Skills with 50 non-fiction articles & 200 accompanying text-based questions that students will love! Includes editable .docx and Google Doc for no prep lessons or Google Classroom activities. Perfect for distance learning!FULL-YEAR'S WORTH OF NON-FICTION READING RESPONSE ACTIVITIES!!These can be used as homework reading, or as an in-class lesson plan! Zip Includes (editable .docx and Google Doc):18 two to three page articles.32 half page articles.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Associated Press (AP) Style Writing Bundle: An Intro to Journalistic Writing
Writing journalistically for either newspaper or yearbook is quite different than writing a paper for English class. With this AP Style teaching bundle, your student journalists will learn the fundamentals of AP Style writing and how to write for a scholastic journalism class. This journalism unit includes a variety of resources to help your students learn the basics of AP Style, and it includes materials for direct instruction, student practice, and assessment!This AP style journalism writing u
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Letter from Birmingham Jail - MLK - Rhetorical Analysis Close Reading Unit
Use Martin Luther King Jr.’s impassioned “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (a CCSS exemplar text) to practice close reading and other key Common Core skills, including analyzing a seminal U.S. text and evaluating rhetorical strategies.This "Letter from Birmingham Jail" unit includes:• Detailed 3-7 day Lesson Plan—with step-by step instructions, including thought-provoking pre-reading journal prompts, “think-aloud” modeling for close reading, and options for struggling readers and English Language Le
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Listening Skills Podcasts 5-Pack, Listen & Learn Bundle #2, PDF & Google Drive
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 students for online learning, I’ve scoured the internet to find high-interest, school-appropriate podcasts that fit within one class period.In this bundle of five Listen & Learn activities, students will listen to a podcast (runtime for each episode is between 23 and 30 minutes) focused on a variety of
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Public Service Announcement Video Project Unit
Students will learn about Public Service Announcements including examples with links, persuasive techniques used, and how to create their very own! The PowerPoint and other Public Service Announcement handouts created by me are all aligned with the CCSS. I provide I CAN statements at the beginning of this powerpoint to set the stage for learning! This is a useful tool for covering presentation standards, analyzing the purpose of information in different types of media, evaluating motives like so
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Transcendentalism Escape Room - Emerson & Thoreau
Tackle the sometimes dry and challenging texts of Transcendentalism with this engaging but rigorous escape room! This activity will challenge your students to analyze excerpts from Emerson's "Nature" and "Self-Reliance," as well as Thoreau's Walden. This sequential escape room takes students through 4 challenges, which start simple and gradually progress to more cognitively complex tasks. There are three different options:Traditional (Pencil & Paper Escape Room: No technology needed)Blended
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP English Language Semester, Final or Midterm Exam (AP Exam Style Questions)
If you have been following the new CED this year, your semester exam will probably need some adjustments. Save yourself some time at the end of the semester (or midterm for your one-semester Lang teachers) and use this complete, but fully editable exam. This covers the skills from Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9 (which I've called 4.5 in my curriculum units) in 40 AP-style multiple-choice questions. Each question has 5 answer choices (like the AP exam), and an explanation for each answer is provided in
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Revolutionary War Rhetorical Analysis ESCAPE ROOM - Persuasion & Rhetoric
Practice rhetorical analysis with the foundational texts of the American Revolution through an engaging and challenging ESCAPE ROOM! During this escape room, students will critically read and analysis the rhetoric of texts like "Speech at the Virginia Convention," The Declaration of Independence, "Common Sense," and "American Crisis."This sequential escape room takes students through 4 challenges, which start simple and gradually progress to more cognitively complex tasks.There are three differe
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Revolutionary Rhetoric Resources + ESCAPE ROOM Bundle - Persuasion
Text Dependent Question Stems, Frames {Common Core TDQ Cards for Close Reading}
With text complexity increasing for all grade levels and the need for Close Reading of text as stated in the first two words of the reading Anchor Standards this set of Text Dependent Question Stems and Frames will serve your class fruitful. Easy to read font! Four Cards to a Page! Standard is Printed on Each Card! 72 TDQ CardsUse these stems and frames in your guided reading groups or any time you may be reading closely. This set is aligned to the Common Core Anchor Standards. Help your studen
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Background Reading for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Emmett Till and the Scottsboro Boys
As preparation for reading TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, I have students learn about the Jim Crow South by reading about two important cases: the Scottsboro Boys and Emmett Till. These lessons include reading passages from GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER by Chris Crowe. The corresponding activities are multiple choice questions modeled after the EOC or other standardized tests, frequently asking students to choose the best answer among closely related choices.ANSWER KEY IS NOW INCLUDED!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ben Franklin's Autobiography Mini Unit with Paired Text, Keys to Success Theme
This complete, easy-prep lesson anchored with an excerpt from Ben Franklin's Autobiography is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice comprehension and compare/contrast skills and remind students that they hold the keys to their own success. This resource is just not just questions and answers - you are getting a full blown mini lesson plan complete with a writing prompt and modern, real-world creative task at the end! Student Experience: With two texts, one current and one classic, students
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Nonfiction Passage Practice for EOC Reading test
This packet was created to help remediate essential skills to prepare students for success for their end-of-course (11th grade) Reading Test. (I teach in Virginia, and this material was created for use in preparation for SOL testing, but could easily be used for comparable test-prep in other states.)
While I created this mini-lesson specifically for SOL test review, the passage and questions could easily be used for nonfiction reading tests
The PDF contains:
**A link to the passage used-- I u
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NONFICTION READING RESPONSE: 6 Fun ELA Activities
Teaching Common Core reading skills is FUN with INTERESTING ARTICLES, VIDEO ACTIVITIES, no prep and editable student handouts, PowerPoint slides and Google Doc. Perfect for distance learning!SALE: $6 for 6 activities!Enforce Writing & Reading Literature common core standards through relevant and engaging articles and video clip activities using clickable URL links.Perfect for 45 - 75 minute lessonsduring holidays, at the beginning and end of year, or any time of year!Six activities include:P
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Outliers: The Story Of Success, Malcolm Gladwell
I have created a series of "Personal Response" analysis questions for each chapter of Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story Of Success. I created application questions that forced my students to consider their place in their own corner of the world as well as the implications to their future in personal as well as professional relationships and their children's future in regards to parenting implications. Although these activities were designed for high school seniors they can be used with al
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Language and Composition Vocabulary of the Day
From The Baldwelshman Store:
This PowerPoint presents 64 terms key to the Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition course that commonly appear in AP Language multiple choice questions. It can be used throughout the year to introduce and reinforce students' understanding of these terms and their underlying concepts.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Hybrid Socratic Seminar - Print and Editable Digital Worksheets + Resources
Step into the future of classroom discussions with our Hybrid Socratic Seminar! Say goodbye to passive observation and hello to total student engagement! In this innovative approach, your classroom transforms into a dynamic space where TWO discussions run simultaneously: one in person and one online.**To dive into this exciting resource, your classroom needs access to 1-to-1 technology.**Here’s what you’ll get:✅ A comprehensive 9-page teacher guide packed with detailed instructions, helpful scre
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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