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Holidays/seasonal Common Core RL.9-10.5 resources $5-10
Short Story Unit - Mystery and Suspense - Scary Stories Horror - Suspenseful
The Suspenseful Short Story Unit supplements mystery stories, the horror genre, and provides scary stories to fright and delight your students! This short story unit focuses on identifying and analyzing the element of suspense. This pairs perfectly with Edgar Allan Poe!How will this resource benefit your classroom? The activities reinforce the knowledge students need to analyze a story's suspenseful mood and setting. The Suspenseful Stories Short Story Unit could additionally be utilized as a s
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8th - 11th
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Sherlock Holmes | The Blue Carbuncle | Readers Theater Script Short Story Unit
A fun holiday short story or drama theater lesson that improves students' reading and comprehension skills with a proven reading strategy. This Christmas mystery is adapted into a Readers Theater script for "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Google Slides Presentation, Readers Theater Script, writing exercise, discussion questions, vocabulary worksheets, and word search puzzle with answer key.**********
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5th - 12th
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Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM
This resource features a rigorous, fun, and extremely informative escape room for one of the most celebrated playwrights of all time, William Shakespeare. It is the perfect way to introduce, re-introduce, or review the Bard with your students in an engaging and meaningful way.There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticul
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Shakespeare Resource Bundle
Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories — BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Activities
This Edgar Allan Poe Gothic Short Stories Bundle includes a literary analysis for the following 5 short stories:The Tell-Tale HeartThe Cask of AmontilladoThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Black CatThe Masque of the Red DeathEach product includes an in-depth look at each piece of literature with corresponding activities and reading comprehension questions. All stories form a perfect gothic literature unit, Edgar Allan Poe unit, or short story unit during Halloween season!This BUNDLE also includes
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Socratic Seminar and Activities: Poetry Analysis of “If” by Rudyard Kipling
Fun and engaging! An easy to implement Socratic seminar and more! A great way to introduce Socratic seminar, promote active learning, and begin or end the school year with a positive, inspirational message. Socratic seminar is an excellent way to infuse 21st century skills and higher order thinking skills into learning. This 62-slide, Common Core aligned PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar featuring the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. It is easy to implement and will promot
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Halloween ESCAPE ROOM
Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with the Halloween ESCAPE ROOM for ELA!There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Halloween-themed Escape Ro
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Holiday Escape Room BUNDLE for ELA
A Christmas Carol ELA Animated Short Film Middle School Language Arts Activities
FULL LITERARY UNIT! Teach literary elements and devices and plot with this digital short film literary analysis of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The Animated short film is divided into 6 scenes and linked on the slides for a step-by-step, interactive analysis. ❤CAN BE USED WITH ANY VERSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL❤ LITERARY ELEMENTS INCLUDE:THEME, PLOT, CONFLICT, SETTING, CHARACTER TRAITSDIALOGUE, SYMBOLISM, FORESHADOWING, FLASHBACK, INFERENCE, AND COMPARE/CONTRAST, MOODStudents will explore
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7th - 12th
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Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven", Halloween Activity | Poetry Analysis
Use Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Raven". Are you interested in teaching “The Raven”? Need an awesome three to four-day lesson right before Halloween? Here it is! Introduce your students to the haunting poem, “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, and have your students learn, analyze, critically think and discuss this poem with guided vocabulary and comprehension questions. Next, have your students dive into Poe’s poetry writing, analyzing his style and formatting. Lastly, challenge your students to write
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Bundle- The Raven, Posters
Limetown Season One Active Listening Notes Handouts
Are you looking to add a highly engaging podcast that your high school students will love? These active listening handouts help students with notetaking skills while listening to the podcast Limetown. As they listen to the episodes of Season 1, they use these interactive notes to remember plot points in Limetown as well as digging a little deeper into the allusions, symbolism, and themes in the series.Limetown is a fictional podcast that is reminiscent of old radio shows. It is in the mystery/su
Halloween Horror Story BUNDLE - High School ELA Lessons
This Halloween Horror Story Bundle for High School is perfect for your high school ELA students during Halloween. These ready-to-use writing resources include 3 horror story lessons covering flash fiction, short story, podcast, and a contemporary ghost story. Use these Horror Story Writing lessons to bring in some seasonal spookiness to your ELA curriculum, as emergency lesson plans, or even as substitute lesson plans. In my classroom, we complete all these lessons in about a week and a half. I
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9th - 12th
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Halloween Gothic Short Stories Volume II — Bonus Halloween Activity
This bundle contains 5 Halloween Gothic Short Stories as well as a Bonus Halloween Activity (just for fun!)This bundle includes the following short stories analyses:The Outsider by H.P. LovecraftLuella Miller by Mary Wilkins FreemanThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingThe Body Snatcher by Robert Louis StevensonAdditionally, there is a Halloween puzzle/activity packet included which is just for fun!All products include: academic vocabulary, reading compr
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7th - 12th
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Digital Escape Room – Escape The Headless Horseman
Your students are going to love deciphering and solving puzzles in this spooky and suspenseful 360° digital escape room. Students must escape the headless horseman from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving!This activity is designed to work for a laptop, tablet, or smart phone. Students will solve a series of clues based on the story “"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving in order to crack the master lock and escape the scene. This game requires reading comprehension sk
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Activities Bundle
Sharon M. Draper's "Tears of a Tiger" - 28 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 28 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Tears of a Tiger." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including
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6th - 10th
The Cask of Amontillado Reading Comprehension Bundle
This bundle includes 3 resources for “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe.1) 360° Digital Escape Room. Students will solve a series of clues based on the story in order to crack the master lock and escape the room. This game entails reading comprehension skills, finding textual evidence, and making inferences. 2) Literary Analysis. This includes: an anticipation guide, vocabulary, reading questions, quick summary, after reading activity, and answer keys. 3) One Pager Project. Students i
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7th - 12th
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A Christmas Carol ELA FULL UNIT w. Animated Short Film & Writing Activities
A literary analysis of A Christmas Carol! This workshop can be used with the short film (link included) or any text. Students will study and complete activities for: plot, characters, themes, and other literary devices. They will also explore the significance of the story's theme and its relevance to current society and culminate with a 3-5 paragraph opinion writing task. Duration: 5-7 class periods (each period is approximately 45 minutes)The Animated short film is divided into 6 scenes and li
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Literary Analysis FULL UNIT with Animated Short Film
Toni Morrison BELOVED Novel Study TIME MAP Timeline Activity Digital Printable
This Time Map graphic organizer is a great alternative to a chapter-by-chapter study guide for Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. This resource is suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom, and also available in a ready-to-print format.GRAPHIC ORGANIZER + CONSOLIDATING ACTIVITYFULL ANSWER KEY INCLUDEDAPPLICABLE TO AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITIONSet in Ohio during the mid-1800s, Beloved explores notions of identity, community, freedom and generational trauma. A Pulitzer Prize winner, the novel
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Halloween: Edgar Allan Poe, Faulkner, Lovecraft, Keats Ekphrastic Poems Werewolf
Halloween unit: William Faulkner "A Rose for Emily", Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, John Keats, Metallica and Nick cave lyric analysis, Werewolf game, Ekphrastic poetry, Anne Sexton, scary stories, poems, lessons, and assignments. Includes:* Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" explores gothic horror and the American Civil War* H. P. Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model" and "Call of Cthulu" explores Cosmic Horror* What is Squamous? H. P. Lovecraft vocabulary unit on "Lovecraftian vocabulary"* Edgar Allen P
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9th - 12th
Motifs & Mistletoe: Analyzing Tropes in TV Christmas Movies (Hallmark) for ELA
Winter break is right around the corner, and as you balance your own holiday preparations with surviving planning, grading, and keeping your squirrely students engaged, you might need to take a break with an absolutely predictable and wonderfully entertaining Hallmark, Lifetime, or Netflix “tv” Christmas movie.If you are looking to continue teaching ELA standards, keep students engaged and in the holiday spirit, and end your semester on a fun note, look no further than this collection of lesson
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6th - 12th
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Sharon M. Draper's "Forged By Fire" - 26 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 26 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Forged by Fire." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including c
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6th - 12th
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BLACK LIVES MATTER, Current Events, Common Core Unit
Great for Black History Month! This full unit covers multiple perspectives on the "Black Lives Matter" debate and allows students to find their own point of view on the issue. The unit includes a literary connection, background, historical connections, an implicit argument, arguments across multimedia, photographic connections, a class debate planning system, a research guide, and space for an argumentative essay.
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9th - 12th
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Ain't Burned All The Bright- A Novel Study
In this unique collaborative novel, students will be challenged to look closely at the experiences of Black families during the unpredictable and unknown times of the pandemic. Thought-provoking questions, chances to reflect, and opportunities to take a closer look at written and illustrated pages are all provided here in this novel study. Answers and possible answers are provided. This unit will make it easy to continue learning after reading "Ain't Burned All the Bright". Just print!
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7th - 12th
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The Fall of the House of Usher Unit Bundle
This bundle includes 3 awesome products for Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher!1. Literary Analysis: includes an activating strategy, vocabulary, and reading comprehension questions.2. 360° Digital Escape Room: Students will solve a series of clues based on the story. This game entails reading comprehension skills, finding textual evidence, and making inferences.3. One Pager Project: Students imaginatively blend their written ideas with colorful images based on information from the
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8th - 12th
Black History Month Activities: Common Core Poetry Fiction Music Movies and more
Black History Month: Martin Luther King Jr, Kendrick Lamar, Maya Angelou, Frederick Douglas, Ralph Ellison, Malcolm X and more! Learn about Historical and Famous Black American men and women who shaped American culture, art, and politics with poetry, fiction, essays, and history using Common Core standards. Features:* Highlights of famous black historical figures and a research activity* Poetry Activities and ssessments on Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Billie Holiday, Kendrick Lamar* Deep readi
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9th - 12th
ELA - Escape Room - Zombie Apocalypse (@ Shelton Valley)
ELA Escape Room is designed to help you find out what happened to the residents of the safe town of Shelton Valley during the zombie apocalypse. Escape Room is 100% printable and can be used with or without locks! The clues do not have to be solved in chronological order, so it is perfect for having small groups working at the same time. The product comes with an overview, answer sheet, and note sheet for students; station clues, manipulatives, and ciphers for the game; and a teacher's notes/gui
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9th - 12th
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