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Free high school literature handouts for Easel
Free One Page Fact Sheet for Any Story or Novel
Use this free one-pager with any novel or short story. The prompts allow students to analyze the characters, main events, setting, point of view and perspective, narration, plot, and character motivations. It also includes a prompt for students to create their own ONE PAGER, additionally exploring symbolism and theme.I included two handouts (one with larger print and fewer prompts) to allow for differentiation as well as a one-pager rubric prompt and optional template.This resource is NOT editab
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
The Outsiders FREE Novel Study Activity! Fun Crossword Puzzle Review
NOTE: This project can be purchased as part of a UNIT PACKET offered in my store. If you are interested in the UNIT PACKET for The Outsiders, click on the following link for more details and a FREE preview: THE OUTSIDERS UNIT PACKET ********THE OUTSIDERS CROSSWORD REVIEW:This is a 20-question Crossword Puzzle with terms, characters, and plot points from the novel. Good for summary and review before exam, or just for days when students are silent readi
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7th - 10th
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Smart ELA Bell Ringers, Warm Up Lessons, Reading Comprehension - FREE
These smart bell ringers are engaging warm-up activities that address a wide range of ELA standards. They are a perfect mix of literature, informational texts, and reading comprehension and cover various topics such as fiction, poetry, literary devices, history, social studies, science, and life skills. Students are asked to read, analyze, determine the meaning of words, make inferences, provide conclusions, support claims, and make connections.The handouts and online Easel activities are ideal
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7th - 12th
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FREE The Great Gatsby Character Map Printable Worksheet
Free Great Gatsby Printable Character Map!Use this great character map worksheet to engage your students in the classroom. Have students track various character traits, important quotes, and more while reading! This worksheet is adaptable to suit your specific needs in the classroom. Looking for more? Check out our array of resources for The Great Gatsby:✎ Great Gatsby: Character vs. Society✎ Great Gatsby: Character vs. Man✎ Great Gatsby: Character vs. Self✎ Jay Gatsby as Antihero Classroom Pos
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Hero's Journey Note Catcher
This note catcher is compatible with any myth or story that follows the Hero's Journey, or monomyth. Students can record notes in each square to record their thoughts or examples of how the story they are reading represents each stage of Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey"*Should be printed on 8.5x11" paper
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7th - 12th
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FREE Holes (Louis Sachar) Ch. 1 - 3 - Palindromes - NO PREP ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS
This FREE comprehensive unit of work focuses on Part 1, Chapters 1-3 of Louis Sachar's iconic children's novel Holes, and includes the following:1. Comprehension and Read & Respond Questions for Chapters 1-3 of the novel. These questions are designed to test comprehension, on the one hand, and to provide prompts for journal-style read-and-respond questions and critical discussions in class. I felt that comprehension questions are too boring/basic for students, and so I wanted to combine the
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5th - 9th
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FREE Holes (Louis Sachar) Ch. 8-9 - Dear Stanley - NO PREP ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS
This FREE comprehensive unit of work focuses on Part 1, Chapters 8-9 of Louis Sachar's iconic children's novel Holes, and includes the following:1. Comprehension and Read & Respond Questions for Chapters 8-9 of the novel. These questions are designed to test comprehension, on the one hand, and to provide prompts for journal-style read-and-respond questions and critical discussions in class. I felt that comprehension questions are too boring/basic for students, and so I wanted to combine the
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5th - 10th
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Introduction to Gothic Fiction FREEBIE
This free product provides students with an introduction to the Gothic fiction genre. Students will examine common characteristics of Gothic fiction and learn about the genre. Students will also analyze Gothic elements, dramatic irony, and setting in a Gothic story (Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"). These activities are part of my Gothic Fiction Unit. You can also get the digital version that is ideal for blended learning or distance learning. Follow my store to get updates on my
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10th - 12th
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Themes and Archetypes in Literature
This free handout lists some of the most common literary themes as well as common symbolic and character archetypes. It's a convenient handout for the literature class or for a creative writing class. Download more free products from my store. Dianne Mason’s Free Products These will give you an idea of the quality of my work.Click on the green star next to my picture to follow me and receive a customized e-mail for the launch of any new product.Click here to see my poetry productsDianne Mason’s
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Shakespeare's Plays Word Search Activity: No Prep, Minimal Marking
Looking for an engaging and educational activity to introduce your students to the plays of William Shakespeare? Look no further! Our Shakespeare word search includes 36 of the playwright's iconic works, including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. This word search is perfect for introducing your students to Shakespeare, using it as a quick starter activity, homework, filler, extension task or during a sub lesson.With our easy-to-download resource, there's no prep required
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6th - 12th
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Of Mice and Men Chapter by 1 Post-Reading Creative Writing Prompts
Enhance your Of Mice and Men lesson plans with these highly engaging and thought-provoking creative writing prompts. Perfect for a range of class activities, including bell ringers, homework assignments, writing assessments, and sub lessons, these prompts will help your students deepen their understanding and analysis of the play. With a focus on characters, themes, and concepts such as dreams and friendship, these writing prompts encourage critical thinking and imaginative writing.The download
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Growing Activities Bundle
Bronte Sisters Biography: FREE!! PRINT and EASEL
This is a FREE resource. It is similar to a number of writer/author biography resources in my store. Each includes four to five passages that are accompanied by student activities. Please have a look! (I also have a large number of biography units that are less detailed for other writers - see the second set of links below - and some designed for younger students). All of these resources can be used for distance learning using TPT's Easel.F. Scott FitzgeraldElie WieselHarper Lee and To Kill
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8th - 11th
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Literary Terms Explored: Paradoxes, Contradictions, and Oxymorons for ELA
Can you fit a square peg in a round hole? What if you went back in time and killed your grandfather? Would you still continue to exist? How is the name "Biggie Smalls" an oxymoron? Find out the answers to these questions (and more!) with this useful resource I cooked up exploring various literary terms that have to do with paradoxes, contradictions, and oxymorons (aligned with Common Core Standard RL.9-10.4The resource includes the following nifty features for a Minilesson:2-sided handout on par
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9th - 10th
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Literature Workshop Handout: Spoken Word Poetry | Free Download
This handout is made for a close reading workshop in which students analyze and reflect upon spoken word poetry. It is made to be paired with a video or performance of ANY spoken word piece of your choosing! **Be sure you have access to a spoken word performance (digital or otherwise) to pair with this handout! You will also need printed copies of the poem for students to annotate.Structure:Reading 1:Students read the poem silently and annotate as they go.Students will rate their understanding o
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7th - 12th
The Giver by Lois Lowry l New Ending Writing Prompt
Have students create their own ending to The Giver. These creative stories always turn out great!Looking for more The Giver ideas?Memory Book WritingReading Quiz Questions for Chapters 1-18Two Worlds Poster and RubricUtopia ProjectFinal Test with Answer KeySave $ Money $ and Buy a Bundle:Try the BUNDLE: The Giver by Lois Lowry l Resources for Novel Study◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ All Resources Created by @LovejoyLiteracy➯ I ❤ Followers! Be sure to follow my store for more awesome English
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7th - 10th
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Literature Workshop Handout: Short Fiction | Free Download
This handout is made for a close reading workshop in which students analyze and reflect upon a short story. It is made to be paired with a short story or flash fiction of your choosing!**Be sure to choose a story short enough to be read multiple times during one class period! I recommend the genre flash fiction for this activity because stories in this genre typically consist of just a few hundred words.You will also need printed copies of the story for students to annotate.Structure:Reading 1:S
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7th - 12th
War of the Worlds Novel Study HG Wells Chapters 1-4 Sample
War of the WorldsWar of the Worlds by HG Wells is a great fictional novel to read for middle/high schoolers. The novel study covers both book 1 and book 2. This novel study contains questions which include the following types:*reading comprehension*summarizing*cite evidence*figurative language*vocabulary*imagery*inference*cause/effect*sequencing*characterization*parts of a plot*conflict*determining important information Vocabulary is for chapters book 1: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, & book 2: 1-4
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6th - 12th
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Free Graphic Organizer for Vocabulary or Literary Terms
Enjoy this free graphic organizer for your literary terms, rhetorical devices, or vocabulary words. You have room for 10 terms, definitions, pictures, and examples. I think ninth graders, and I find it much easier to check that all the required information is included if they plug it into a simple chart. I created this as a companion to my course-long literary term set. Click the Green Follow button above to get updates and freebies!Have you seen my new easy to use lessons made with Google Apps™
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Back to School Bundle of Lessons Digital Activity
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Simile and Metaphor: AROV's Lesson on the Go
Helping students learn and/or review can be quite a challenge for teachers, so we seek to provide content that requires little-to-no preparation whatsoever. This product offers a "turnkey" lesson on simile and metaphor (approx.: 30 minutes) that teachers can use as a classroom supplement, as an exercise for differentiation and review, or even for an activity for students to engage with independently. It covers the concepts of simile and metaphor in their various incarnations, and is equipped wit
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Mile in Their Shoes: Character Writing
A great resource to get your students thinking deeply about character, characterization, and plot. Just print and distribute! Have students share their stories when they are done.
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4th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby - Reading Comprehension Every Chapter on Easel
Great Gatsby reading comprehension notes on Easel for easy access
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9th - 12th
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Text Connections
Help your students make connections! They can complete this worksheet after any novel. It allows students to make connections between the current book and themselves, another book, a real world event, and something in the media.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Sophie's World Graphic Organizer for Chapter 1
A Graphic Organizer for Chapter 1 to lead your students through reading the first chapter. ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ All Resources Created by @LovejoyLiteracy➯ I ❤ Followers! Be sure to follow my store for more awesome English Language Arts and College Elective Class products. Click the green "Follow Me" star under my name on this page. >> CLICK HEREFind my social media @: Instagram or Facebook or Pinterest➯ Don't forget to leave feedback. You will receive TPT credits that can be us
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9th - 12th
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