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High school critical thinking literature independent work packets for Easel
Brown Girl Dreaming by J.Woodson; A CCSS Aligned, PDF & Digital Book Study
OVERVIEW: If you like to inspire, teach, and motivate your students using award-winning, literature, don't overlook this amazing memoir: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2015 Newbery Honor Award, 2015 Coretta Scott King Award, 2014 National Book Award, and 2015 E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award). Use this PDF, custom-made, no-prep, CCSS aligned memoir-study to help your students focus, understand, and stretch themselves as they read. If you want to use it with distance lea
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5th - 9th
Rebus Puzzles 2 Brain Teasers Printable and Digital Easel Activity
Rebus Puzzles - Set 2. Brain Teasers are a fun critical thinking activity. Students problem solve to figure out the word puzzles. Great logical reasoning puzzles for partners or use as a warm-up or bell ringer. These are also known as Plexers, Netbats, Wordies, Brainbats, Frame Games, and Punzzels. Print and go. Works well for gifted and talented and regular ed classes. Includes five 2-page worksheets with 20 puzzles each, so you get 100 brain teasers in total! Has a blank page for students to
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6th - 9th
Theme Graphic Organizers and Worksheets with Easel Activity
Are you teaching theme? Do your students struggle with identifying the message in a story? Use these graphic organizers to help students with finding theme. The worksheets will help them understand how to identify theme in a novel or a short story by looking at dialogue, conflict, and endings. Includes examples of each from literature and uses a mnemonic device to remember what theme is. (THEME = THE MEssage) Additional pages to support finding theme included for taking notes, along with a word
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6th - 9th
Magical Realism and "The Paper Menagerie" | Close Reading
Are you looking for a new fantastic short story to teach theme with- The Paper Menagerie is just what you need! This product is a wonderful intro into Magical Realism and thematic analysis with the short story "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Lui. This product is no-prep and ready to go with a PDF of the short story, an introduction to Magical Realism Power Point, and beautifully designed PDF handouts to guide your students through a thoughtful thematic analysis of this award winning coming-of-age
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9th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum: Yearlong Growing Bundle
Paired Texts - A Midsummer Night's Dream & Newspaper Article
Make teaching Shakespeare relevant with connections to nonfiction texts. Students complete close readings of two texts: an excerpt from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The New York Times online article (link provided) “Modern Love--Breaking our Parents’ Rules for Love.” Using an excerpt from the play will make Shakespeare manageable and engaging for many of your students.In addition to the printable lesson, this resource may be used for online learning with EASEL by TpT.Stu
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9th - 12th
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RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER UNIT - poem, study guide, workbook & editable test
Need a complete unit on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge with lessons and activities that create instant student understanding? This study guide, workbook and assessment has everything you need. Your British Literature students will love the fun, vibrant pages of the study guide. Vocabulary explanations, plot summaries, and an accompanying workbook with questions help comprehension and keep students busily engaged. No lesson prep is needed because everything has been h
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10th - 12th
Tips for Teaching Annotating: Includes Annotation Guides for Any Novel
Encourage active reading and improve reading comprehension with these tips and teaching strategies for easy annotating! These annotation guide bookmarks help middle and even high school students understand how and what to annotate and why note-taking while reading is important. They are perfect for class novels and independent reading assignments! Just copy, clip, and use as a bookmark—or attach to the inside front cover of the novel. Handouts explain how and what to annotate when reading. Annot
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6th - 9th
Langston Hughes Paired Text Analysis - "Dreams" & "Harlem" - PDF & Digital
Bring metaphors and similes to life with this set of Langston Hughes poetry analysis activities! These paired text worksheets will introduce students to two of Langston Hughes's most famous poems - "Dreams" and "Harlem" (also known as "Dream Deferred") with deep-thinking poem activities, walking students through an analysis of Hughes's rich similes and metaphors on the topic of dreams.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don't miss the rest of my bestselling Langston Hughes Poem Activities Bun
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Book vs Movie | Comparison Project for Movie Versions and Partner Movies
These no prep booklets of resources will help your students think more critically when comparing and contrasting a book with its movie counterpart, or a book with a partner movie. This product is also included in my High School Combo BUNDLE.Use this resource with ANY book that has a movie version, or with ANY movie you are connecting to a book study. That's two products in one!The activities cover plot, setting, culture, context, characterization, theme, and symbolism comparisons with critical a
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9th - 11th
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PARADISE LOST UNIT Study Guide, Workbook & Editable Quiz - includes poem!
Need a unit on the opening of Book One of John Milton's Paradise Lost that propels your British Literature students into this powerful epic? A Study Guide, a workbook with activities and questions, AND an editable quiz- phew! Even an illustrated poem excerpt is included. No lesson prep is needed because everything has been has been done for you and no bulky, back-straining textbook is required! The vibrantly colorful pages of the Study Guide will enhance your students understanding of this dram
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10th - 12th
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Oral Communication Language Activities Setting Personal Boundaries - Worksheets
This is A Must Have Communication Skill Set for Young Adults! Help students understand and integrate their personal space needs protecting.Develop a life-long skill that will serve in relationships and interactions.Setting Personal Boundaries: Student Activity Guide with 6 ExercisesSetting Personal Boundaries is Packed with Ideas and Fun Lessons.Six (6) Super Student Discussions and Activities.Use as Teacher Notes or a Self-Guided Lesson.Use for Independent Work Study in Groups.In Black and Whit
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9th - 12th
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT UNIT STUDY GUIDE, WORKBOOK, QUIZ & POEM
Need a poem unit on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight that will wow your British Literature students? A Study Guide, a Workbook AND an editable Quiz- phew! The vibrantly colorful pages of the Study Guide and the fun 21st century translation will enhance their understanding of this powerful Medieval narrative. No longer will Gawain lessons risk becoming a snooze fest! No teacher prep is needed; everything has been has been done for you. Even the poem excerpt is included. No bulky, back-straining t
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10th - 12th
Novel Study: Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon Draper (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 100+ page Common Core aligned complete novel study for Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon M. Draper. This book is the conclusion of the Hazelwood High trilogy, and picks up at the start of Keisha’s senior year, as she tries to move on after her boyfriend’s suicide. This novel study unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 20-page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent w
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9th - 12th
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Elements of Poetry Foldables and Handouts for Middle School
If you love interactive notebooks but don't always have the time, you will love these easy-to-read elements of poetry handouts and foldables aimed at upper middle and high school students. Definitions for narrative, lyric, and free-verse poetry, plus figurative language and sound devices are included. This packet includes color and black & white handouts for the following:Introduction to Poetry: narrative, lyric, and free verse Figurative LanguageSound DevicesMore Poetry TermsBlank space all
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7th - 9th
The Hobbit Writing Activities Middle School Printable and Digital Easel
The Hobbit Writing Activities. Seven standards-based writing activities for The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Includes essay questions on Argument, Expository, Narrative, Research, and Character Analysis with graphic organizers for characters and setting. Help students build a constructed response and a thoughtful analysis. Pages can be printed out as handouts for writing assignments. Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it online via Google Cl
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6th - 9th
Novel Study: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 140+ page, Common Core aligned complete novel study for Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. This NO PREP book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED.Buyer said: "It is a wonderful book full of complexity and great writing... and this resource is great! Very well organized and easy to use, but also full of complexity and depth! I loved everything about th
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9th - 12th
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Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool Novel Unit
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool Novel Guide This amazing coming of age story is set at the end of the World War II. Two boys, Early and Jack burdened with loss and grief, find their way from being “washed away”. “Navigating Early” is a captivating novel. It can be read out loud in lower grades or a formal novel study in higher grades.This Novel Unit is includes: Lesson Objectives Chapter by chapter short answer/ reading comprehension questionsNew VocabularyWord Search Activities Foreshadowi
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6th - 9th
Short Story Unit: A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 35 page Common Core aligned NO PREP short story unit for the “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett. This short story teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess “A White Heron.” The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED. GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The review quiz and vocabulary crossword are available as Google Drive files. PDF versions of the text, the discussion questions, and student project
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9th - 12th
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Back to School Brain Teasers for Teens or Logic Puzzle Worksheets High School
Challenge and entertain your teens with this rigorous Back to School multi-grid logic puzzle in printable, Google slides, or Easel format. Use this fun activity in your middle or high school class to further develop critical thinking skills and writing in teenagers. Kids love this great back to school activity for teens! ⭐ Click here to save 20% off the price of individual resources with the High School Logic Puzzles Bundle.Your students will love class time with engaging activities to discover
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8th - 11th
Fantasy Writing Workshop – Secondary ELA – Full Genre Unit w/ CCSS Rubrics
Your students will love this no-prep creative fantasy writing unit! “Fantasy Writing Workshop“ is a step-by-step complete narrative writing unit that facilitates the analysis, development, and creation of creative narratives in the allegorical genre of fantasy. Everything you need to teach fantasy writing is here!This 24-page and 18-slide unit includes the following activities and assignments (See PREVIEW):A "Fantasy Writing Workshop" presentation file that addresses the definition and structure
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7th - 10th
License Plates - Problem Solving - Word Puzzles
180 words or phrases hidden on license plates, like URA QTPI (you are a cutie-pie), BRBDL (Barbie doll), IMB4U (I am before you), DNTJJME (don’t judge me), WTSUP (what’s up), NTVMRKN (Native American), ME1ST (me first), RN4URLF (run for your life), NVRENUF (never enough), and many more. Nine challenges per page. Students decode the nine on the page, identify which one was the easiest and hardest and funniest, and make up three of their own personalized license plates. This activity can be us
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Thanksgiving BUNDLE - 20 packets of Math and Language Arts
Popular Mechanics by Raymond Carver for AP Lit
"Popular Mechanics" is a quick story that demands discussion of language. Raymond Carver's use of pronouns in place of character names leads to great discussions about diction as well as the term antecedent. There are so many levels to the story. It is perfect for discussion of characterization, details, symbolism, structure and pacing. It also lends itself to using Reader Response and Psychological Analysis.You can choose to do this in one day or over the course of three-five class periods. (
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Literature Full Short Story Bundle
The Moonlit Road (Ambrose Bierce) for AP Literature
"The Moonlit Road" is the perfect unreliable narrator story.It has three narrators essentially telling the same story, so the reader must piece together what the real story is.There are so many levels to the story.It is perfect for discussion of characterization, details, point of view/narrative structure and contrasting characters.The activities and questions are designed to align with the AP Literature and Composition Short Story Unit III.This product includesfull text of the storydetails grap
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Literature Full Short Story Bundle
Oral Communication Skills Secrets 4 Relationship Success and Conflict Resolution
We did NOT come equipped with Communication Skills at birth. What we learn(ed) was-is acquired through our family, friends, peers, media and limited to our social class. We interact with others based on our perceptions and biases. We adopt conversation patterns that work, but may not work as we intended. Confusion and frustration are often the result.Ever increasing human diversity often challenges our interpersonal relationships. Communication conflicts are now plentiful and sometimes downright
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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