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Higher education informational text resources for Google Apps
Serial Podcast Season One Unit Plan: True Crime Lesson Plans, AP ELA Activities
Serial Podcast Season One by Sarah Koenig is a fantastic way to teach literary nonfiction, rhetoric, bias, and the power of storytelling. This podcast is so engaging that even your most reluctant students will be enthralled with the true crime content! This Serial unit plan will provide you with literary nonfiction activities that help students analyze the production of the podcast, discuss bias from multiple angles, examine rhetoric from a real-world perspective, and so much more. All of these
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Crucible Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, Movie Guide, Test
You don't need a wand to engage students with The Crucible, but a touch of inspiration can certainly work its magic! This complete and editable Crucible unit plan will help you add theatrical fun, historical intrigue, modern connections, and academic rigor to your Crucible lesson plans. Each act contains interactive notes and engaging activities to help bring this play bubbling to life!Are you ready to engage students with meaningful and fun activities for teaching The Crucible? Hop on your broo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Current Event Article Close Reading, Informational Text, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Need more informational text-based lessons in your classroom? This print-and-go worksheet is the perfect little tool to use as a weekly, occasional, or extra credit assignment. You can either provide an article for your students to work through as a class or assign students to find their own article to use as the basis of the lesson. Whether you use this handout as an in-class assignment to use with copies of your local newspaper, take kids to the computer lab to find an online article, or assig
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Canterbury Tales Unit Plan: Fun Activities for Wife of Bath, Pardoner + More
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer provides the perfect opportunity to teach storytelling for social change. Bring the Medieval Canterbury Tales into the modern age with these engaging and inclusive Canterbury Tales activities!You will get:⭐Detailed teacher notes and pacing guide⭐ The Canterbury Tales Prologue close reading activity⭐ Character profile templates (great for differentiation!)⭐Activity for The Pardoner's Tale⭐Activity for The Wife of Bath's Tale⭐Activity for a third story of y
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Conspiracy Theories Reading Response - Analyze Argument & Evidence Validity
Enjoy 22 conspiracy theory informational text passages (URL links) and questions to analyze argument, claim, evidence and to practice every common core reading and writing standard (Printable & Digital) - No prep lesson plan, bell ringer, exit slip, 22 nonfiction article links, reading response handouts, writing prompts (Persuasive, Expository Research, Creative/Narrative), PowerPoint, Google Slides, Google Doc and effortless grading rubric for fun ELA classroom activities, Google Classroom
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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British Literature Bundle: 12th Grade Brit Lit Unit Plans, Lesson Pacing Guides
This British Literature Bundle provides engaging Brit Lit lesson plans that will save you time while giving your 12th grade students a British Literature experience grounded in standards and designed for fun!You will get my BEST British Literature resources at a BIG discount. Here is what is included:⭐ Beowulf Unit Plan⭐ Canterbury Tales Unit Plan⭐Animal Farm Unit Plan⭐ Lord of the Flies Unit Plan⭐Macbeth Unit Plan⭐A Modest Proposal Unit Plan⭐ British poetry text sets❤️ You will also get any fut
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12th, Higher Education
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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
Editorial Cartoons Political Cartoons to Teach Persuasion Rhetoric Google Drive
Teach your students how to “read” an editorial or political cartoon with this one-day lesson that can also become part of your regular current event assignment rotation. Perfect for English/Language Arts and History/Social Studies classrooms!The lesson begins with an introduction to four persuasive tools used by editorial cartoonists (symbolism, exaggeration, labeling, and analogy) with real-world examples of classic public domain political cartoons. Then, use modern cartoon examples (links incl
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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
Mister Rogers Real World Rhetoric Analysis Mr. Rogers Senate Speech PDF + Google
Show your students a real-world application of the tools of rhetoric (ethos, pathos, and logos) as they examine the 1969 U. S. Senate subcommittee address given by Fred Rogers, host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, in support of public broadcast funding. The speech, filled with Mister Rogers’ warmth and kindness as he secures $20 million in funding for public television, is a high-interest way to add the non-fiction analysis skills emphasized by the Common Core to your classroom.Students will lea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Just Mercy: UNIT BUNDLE!!
This product is meant to be paired with Just Mercy Adapted for Young Adults by Bryan Stevenson. This unit covers each chapter including the introduction and epilogue. Begin working through the unit with lessons on basic background knowledge and learning stations! End the unit with a creative writing lesson asking the student to write an "In Memoriam" for Walter 'Johnny D' McMillian. All of the products in this bundle can be found in my store, sold individually. USER GUIDE OFFICIALLY ADDED!!This
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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Urban Legends Nonfiction Reading Passages & Questions (Printable & Digital)
30 urban legends and myths informational texts, reading comprehension and analysis handouts, writing prompts (persuasive, expository, creative/narrative) and graphic organizers (Printable & Digital) - NO PREP lesson plan, student handouts, PowerPoint slides, Google Doc, Google Slides, bell ringer, exit slip and effortless grading rubric perfect for distance learning!Urban Legends, mysteries and myths engage students in practicing every single common core standard for writing (persuasive, e
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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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Rhetorical Analysis BUNDLE - Analyzing Arguments! Digital for Distance Learning
Analyzing arguments can be so challenging; however, this step-by-step method will make this skill clear and easy while creating an in-depth rhetorical analysis! This digital, engaging, no prep/no plan unit will show your students how to analyze the rhetoric, fallacies, an author's message, and the persuasive language of any author’s argument. Students will then be able to draft a complete rhetorical analysis essay. The graphic organizers provided will support students in every step of this proce
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globes Speech Rhetorical Analysis PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Use Oprah Winfrey’s headline-grabbing speech from the 2018 Golden Globes to show your students the power of a well-constructed presentation. In this one class period activity, students will discuss the #metoo movement, view Oprah Winfrey’s 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss her use of rhetorical devices. Questions focus on audience, metaphor, parallelism, pathos, and symbolism. These materials can serve as a stand-alone lesson or as a solid supplement to a study of Jim Crow laws or SAT-st
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult 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
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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MEDIA LITERACY INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK | WITH CRASH COURSE VIDEOS
It is essential that our students are able to assess all different forms of media for reliability and accuracy. The Crash Course team and Jay Smooth have done an AMAZING job of covering the history and application of media literacy in a 12-video course. This product is an interactive notebook with guided notes that follow each video. In the end, students apply their knowledge and evaluate their own media sources.This unit is best suited for high school English and Journalism classes, based on th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Informational Text & Reading Literature with Film Clips: Grade 6-8 Lesson Bundle
Teach EVERY middle school reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard for grade 6-8 using inspirational and engaging videos (Printable & Digital! 15 no prep lessons include editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, Answer Key, PowerPoint slides and Google Slides for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.Common Core ELA Test Prep is FUN with VIDEO CLIP ACTIVITIES - plus grade 9 - 12 lessons for scaffolding, differentiation and gifted
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6th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
Halloween Headline Writing Practice for Yearbook/Journalism, Print/Digital
Your yearbook or journalism students will enjoy practicing headline-writing skills and reviewing figurative language with this "Horror"ible Halloween Headlines lesson. It's no prep and easy to use, too!Student Experience: Your yearbook or journalism students will love the Halloween-themed lesson, and you will love that they are brushing up on crucial journalism skills. First, they will review figurative language terms. Then, they will read news articles with the headlines removed and exercise t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
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