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Free high school literature handouts for Google Apps
Elements of Drama Handout
This 2-page Elements of Drama Handout is perfect for use with any play or drama unit. Simple and straightforward, and a great addition to any reader's notebook or play study! Includes two pages of notes on the elements of drama, including definitions/explanations for drama, comedy, tragedy, character, protagonist, antagonist, setting, plot, conflict, theme, act, scene, stage directions, dialogue, monologue, soliloquy, aside, dramatic irony, foil, double entendre, pun, chorus, iambic pentameter,
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8th - 10th
FREE Editable Syllabus for Middle and High School English Language Arts Courses
Adapt this FREE course syllabus so it matches your own ELA course requirements! This fully editable course syllabus covers every aspect of a secondary English Language Arts course. Keep the included content or adapt it to match your course requirements. This document includes a link to a digital version for Google Classroom. Top Back to School Resources⭐ WAIT, check out my Complete First Week Back to School Unit with everything you need for the first week back to school! ⭐ Try this Mandala + A
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9th - 12th
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Back to School: Editable Reading & Learning Inventory | Student Interest Survey
This Reading and Learning Inventory is a useful complement to reading workshop and independent reading. Have your students fill it out at the beginning of the year so that you can start helping match them to books right away.My BACK TO SCHOOL resources can help you simplify and start your year organized and informed! LIKE THIS PRODUCT? CHECK OUT THE WHOLE BUNDLE (AND SAVE!): Click here!RELATED PRODUCTSEditable Syllabus TemplateWriteStart Writing + Discussion Task Cards Bundle (175+ Cards!)Edit
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7th - 12th
A Christmas Carol Summary and Cloze Activity Stave 1 FREEBIE!
**This is a FREEBIE! To purchase the full product, click HERE!**BAH! Humbug! Happy holidays, fellow educators! Welcome to the Christmas Carol Summary/Cloze Activity! This cloze activity is ONE OF A KIND-you get the virtual copy as well as a Google Docs and PDF to support all learners (key included)! Students love this click-and-drag Christmas Carol themed activity that helps with summary and recall skills for the classic holiday tale by Charles Dickens! Check out the preview to see more, or samp
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7th - 10th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Handouts w/ Discussion ?s, Close Readings, and MORE
A Midsummer Night's Dream Act-by-Act Handouts: These activities are PDF. They include comprehension questions, discussion questions, close reading for several key scenes, creative writing, and fun facts!CHECK OUT OUR OTHER RESOURCES FOR A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM:A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Digital Student NotebookA MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Full Unit BundleFor classroom freebies, teaching ideas, book recommendations, giveaways and TpT SALES:---> Follow us on Instagram---> Follow us on Pinteres
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7th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet: Family Banishment Competition
Give your students the opportunity to engage with the text and gamify the classroom with this Romeo and Juliet Family Banishment Competition! Not only does this give students the opportunity to experience the family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues for themselves, it also helps motivate students to be positive, enthusiastic, and responsible for their own learning! Have students pitch ideas for ways to win or lose points to allow for more involvement! This product is fully customizable
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: "Romeo and Juliet" Act 1 Activities Bundle
Murder Mystery for Argumentative Writing
Read the story independently or as a class which details the murder of Mr.Johnson. Go through each of the suspects and highlight the reasons and evidence behind why each suspect may have committed the murder. At the end have students fill out the chart using the 3 elements of argumentative writing, claim, reason, and evidence. Teacher's Key included.
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6th - 12th
Pride and Prejudice Anticipation Guide Freebie / Google Ready and Fillable PDF
Pride and Prejudice is a perennial best seller, but engaging students in Jane Austen’s work can be challenging. That’s where an anticipation guide becomes essential. Using an anticipation guide can help students activate prior knowledge and schema before they even begin to read the novel. This can be a stand-alone activity, but I prefer to use it as the groundwork for a classroom discussion. I often end this activity by asking students to record predictions about the novel’s themes. Updated to
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10th - 12th
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3 Types of Irony - Worksheet Page Handout
Simple and straightforward, this worksheet allows students to see the definitions of types of irony with a visual example for each. Great to use at the end of a lesson about irony in literature/after reading a story that uses irony. Also great as a quiz, assessment, etc.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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"The Tell-Tale Heart" Discussion Question
My students had so much fun debating if the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe was insane or sane. I began our debate with this discussion question, and I made each student write 3-5 sentences explaining their answer.
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8th - 9th
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Figurative Language in Langston Hughes’ Poems: 4 Differentiated Handouts
Students will analyze figurative language in Langston Hughes' "Dreams" and "Harlem," specifically similes, metaphors, and imagery, using annotation and higher-order thinking questions.These are 4 leveled versions of the same handout:Level 1 - BeginningLevel 2 - DevelopingLevel 3 - ProficientLevel 4 - Advanced
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6th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby AP™️-Style Essay Writing Prompts & Rubric | FREE!
This 3-page document includes 5 AP-style essay prompts modified from past AP Lit and Comp open-response prompts (Question 3), a modified AP-style rubric, and a brainstorming "line of reasoning" page. ⭐Follow me for new products, sales, and freebies!
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10th - 12th
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"Isn't it Byronic?" Byronic Hero Short Article and Questions
This simple article explores the character trope of the byronic hero, including the background of the trope, common traits, differences between Byronic heroes and romantic heroes, and the legacy of the trope. The article is followed by an optional set of questions which check for comprehension and invite students to consider the trope’s impact on our culture. This assignment is best paired with a genre study of romantic or gothic era literature or with novels and short stories that feature Byron
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10th - 12th
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Night by Elie Wiesel Content Vocabulary
18 WW2 content words with definitions found in the book Night. A great pre-teaching tool to use before beginning the book. Student understanding of these words can aid in their whole story comprehension.
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8th - 12th
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act III, scene ii SOAPSTone
This resource provides students with a step by step SOAPSTone analysis of the rhetorical situation leading to the funeral orations in Act III, scene ii of William Shakespeare's Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Students are asked to use the SOAPSTone analysis to make inferences about the speeches.
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9th - 12th
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Reading Schedule Bookmark: Build Executive Functioning Skills
Want to help your students finish their books on time? Use this editable reading schedule bookmark template to ensure they meet deadlines (and build executive functioning skills along the way). Great for whole class novels: you can pre-fill due dates so students always know what pages they're supposed to read. Easy accountability in book clubs: each club can determine how many pages/chapters they need to read each day to meet your "book done" deadline. Build stamina in independent reading: help
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5th - 10th
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"Mirror" by Sylvia Plath
The worksheet acts as an introductory activity to both poetry and language/word choice standards. Included is a link to the instructional presentation with guidelines for generating DOK questions and peer grading.
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11th - 12th
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Photo/Image analysis worksheet
Give students a way to organize their thoughts when analyzing photographs, paintings, primary source and images. Great for historicism and context in history class.
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4th - 12th
TSWIFT Poetry Analysis Chart
The TSWIFT Poetry Analysis Chart helps students break down the different elements of poetry to see how they would to build the theme. Connecting the skills to Taylor Swift helps students remember each marker (whether they are a Swiftie or not).
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7th - 12th
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Humanizing vs dehumanizing Questions
15 Open Ended questions pertaining to the topic of humanization vs dehumanization. These questions can be used alone or used with the Google Slides with more than 20 slides of information, questions, and activity. To purchase the full slide, please go to my Store. If interested, this is the link to the full lesson on Humanization vs Dehuminization
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Types of Irony - Distance Learning - Google Doc
This worksheet introduces verbal, dramatic, and situational irony with definitions, examples, and practice. I use it to practice with students before reading Guy de Maupassant's short story "The Necklace," which has examples of all three types. This worksheet can be uploaded to Google Classroom or other platforms so that students can type directly on the worksheet and turn in their work to you. Also formatted for easy print-and-go in class use.
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6th - 9th
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About the Author Pre-Reading Research Questions
Help students learn more about the author, their background, and influences with these research questions. Use this as a pre-reading activity before diving into a new text. Follow us on TPT and be the first to know about discounts, freebies, and new resources!Leave feedback and get TPT credit to use on future purchases:Go to your My Purchases page.Click on the Provide Feedback button to leave a rating and a short comment. You’ll earn TPT credits, which you can redeem on future purchases!
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Persepolis Unit Bundle - A complete 4-week unit!
The Book Thief Summative Assessment
This 20 question summative assessment includes 10 multiple choice questions, sequencing, true/false, and 5 short answer questions. This also includes the answer key for all questions including the short answer questions. Assess your students' ability to analyze the text and respond to critical-thinking questions as well.
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9th - 12th
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The Giver: Reading Log and Chapter Reflection Questions
I realize this has a one star review, but I don't think that the reviewer fully understood that it wasn't meant to be busy-work comprehension questions for each chapter. Therefore, I've made it FREE! I'd appreciate some more people looking at this and letting me know what you think about it. It is meant to guide some discussion and keep students engaged. If you're looking for an easy, editable resource for students to record their reading and reflection on each chapter of The Giver, look no
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5th - 9th
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