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Higher education writing-essays independent work packets
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,AP Style
68 page unit on the poem! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 14 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 4 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS* 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS* 1 AP STYLE PROMPT* 14 VOCABULARY
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
"The Matrix" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,Tests,Essays,AP Style,Keys
TEACH ACADEMIC AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS USING FILMA 119 page COMPLETE unit on the film! It is the perfect film to use in an English, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Film course. This unit has the similar set up as all units in the Academic Lessons store. NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and FILM ANALYSIS. Unit includes viewing guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a samp
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
"Where Are You Going,Where Have You Been?"COMPLETE UNITActivities,Tests,APStyle
74 page unit on the short story! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 17 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS* 8 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 12 VOCABULARY WORDS (handout and quiz
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
"The Hollow Men" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,Tests,Essays,AP Style,Keys
49 page unit on the poem! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 13 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 4 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS* 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS* 1 AP STYLE PROMPT* 10 VOCABULARY
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
AICE English Language 9093 Skills Practice Prompts
This practice prompt packet contains several prompts (text excerpts included) and has been formatted to fit the new syllabus 9093 2021 AICE English Language exam. This resource includes 3 prompts for each question (a total of 12 prompts) and over 10 student example responses! Example responses include student text analysis, comparative, and reflective commentary samples!Student samples can be used as an additional instructional tool and resource that allows you to review what each piece does wel
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
"A Clean,Well-Lighted Place" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,Tests, AP Style
46 page COMPLETE unit on the short story! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 14 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS* 2 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUES
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
"The Black Cat" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities, Tests, AP Style
69 page COMPLETE unit on the short story! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay.* 13 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS* 7 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 13 VOCABULARY WORDS (handout
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
College Admission Essay: Common App Personal Statement Essay Workbook
Updated 2020-2021The Common App, Personal Statement Essay Workbook is a 45 page Editable GoogleDoc Workbook. This workbook includes hyperlinks to 19 editable Google Documents that guide students, step-by-step, through crafting an effective personal statement essay. I have used the 22 Activities and 12 Supplemental Resources that are within the workbook, and linked throughout, both in-person and remotely. I have used this workbook in English Class, in College Prep Class, and for private tutori
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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FUNGI & MUSHROOMS & RELATIONSHIP W/ RADIATION, ESSAY BOOKLET GRS. 7-12, COLLEGE
This is an independent research/ writing booklet on radiation and mushrooms for grades 7-12, AP Biology, Biology, and college. There are 5 essays to be written, and the sources listed. There is a terminology segment, as well as a quiz. An answer key is provided for the quiz. This booklet is good for a supplemental assignment in Biology and Actinobiology. Each essay is graded by the teacher. Thank you ever so much for visiting and supporting our shop. Excelsior!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Analytical Writing - Student Review and Practice Guide
This guide is intended to serve as a supplementary resource for students enrolled in a first-year college composition or advanced High School writing course. This guide reviews fundamental concepts and skills required for success in academic writing and includes examples and practice exercises to help students master them. Topics covered include types of academic essays (close reading, comparative, argumentative, and research-based), the elements of academic essays (introduction, thesis, topic s
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Rhetorical Analysis and Thesis Bundle - AP English Language and Composition
Elevate your students' learning experience with our comprehensive bundle of resources designed to enhance their analytical and writing skills across various disciplines. The "Rhetorical Analysis and Thesis Writing Bundle" combines three powerful resources: a PowerPoint presentation on rhetorical analysis terms, a graphic organizer and video tutorial for crafting explicit and implicit thesis statements, and a PowerPoint for writing thesis statements after reading scientific studies.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Anthropocene Reviewed Bundle
This is a bundle of discussion questions, short essays, post-reading questionnaire, and song-inspired writing prompts that I created to go with the book The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green for a college class that I teach. I have found them invaluable.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
One of These Days - Close Reading & Writing Prompt
One of These Days, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is the true image of a short story. Less than three pages and under 1000 words, yet packed with so much action. As such, it can be devoured in a single class period by any middle school or high school class. I started making this resource with my 8th grade class in mind. For that reason, the marginal questions appear to be more surface level with the focus on imagery and characterization. However, the more I read and annotated myself, the more I real
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Writing Unit - Elements of an Academic Essay
This is Unit 2 of a four-unit Analytical Writing Student Review and Exercise Guide. This unit is designed for a first-year college composition or advanced High School Writing course. In this unit, students review the elements of an academic essay (introduction, thesis, topic sentences, evidence, analysis, and conclusion), the purpose of each element, and how to use them. Each section of this guide includes examples and practice exercises.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Analytical Writing - Student Review and Practice Guide
AP English - They Say / I Say Academic Writing Templates with Practice Prompts
The book "They Say/ I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing" was written by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein and published in 2010 by Norton. This book is a guide for academic writing and focuses on the importance of engaging with others' ideas while also presenting one's own. It provides templates and strategies for effectively incorporating sources and making persuasive arguments. Overall, "They Say/ I Say" is a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their academic writing
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Kindred + Afrofuturism BUNDLE
This bundle contains a guided character analysis essay based on standards-aligned questions from Octavia Butler's Kindred. Includes graphic organizers, drafting & editing instructions, and an exemplar. Assignment covers a broad range of skills, making it easy for teacher to create rubrics to measure any writing or comprehension skills of focus.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Finding Central Conflict Topic and Authoring Theme (Without Literary Device)
This tool supports the development of critical thinking and analytical/argumentative writing. It fosters an inquiry-based process that propels meaningful conversation. The instructor, as a guide, facilitates and leads the students in confronting ethical complexities showcased by the characters' actions. This resource aids in teaching how to write a theme without literary devices. The intent is to help the students master writing a fully developed theme before adding a literary device to the mix.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Expository Essay Compare and Contrast Informative Essay
Use this 5 step by step writing process for an expository/informative compare and contrast essay! This is a guided lesson that students can do independently. Here are the 5 steps:1. Choose a prompt from the four choices in the document.2. Research the prompt, organizing ideas and information in a detailed graphic organizer.3. Create in-text citations.4. Fill in the Expository Essay Outline. 5. Write a rough draft. In this activity, there are detailed instructions for each of these steps, guiding
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Middle School English Language Arts Activities| HUGE GROWING BUNDLE
Mapping FIVE themes in 1984 against the Texts and Human Experiences Rubric
These FIVE scaffolds have been designed to assist students in mapping 5 different themes in George Orwell's 1984 against the Texts and Human Experiences Rubric. The rubric has been broken down into sections where students address 4 ideas, using quotes and analysis, to show how they would use any specific theme to discuss each aspect of the rubric in an extended response. The themes include: Loss of individual agency, Control, Living under a Totalitarian regime and others. The scaffold may of cou
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Breaking Texts and Human Experiences down into bite size chunks
This small booklet has been designed to assist students in breaking down the Rubric for Texts and Human Experiences into bite size chunks. It includes a break down of the rubric into a series of questions which they then use to extract the most relevant information from their prescribed texts. This scaffold may be used as the foundation of analysis for any of the texts in the Common Module and is invaluable in allowing the students to not only understand WHAT they need to know, but why and HOW t
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
High School - Analytical Commentary Writing - Silent Spring - AICE & AP
Need a rigorous task for students to practice writing? This assignment is meant for students to practice annotating and analyzing an author’s use of figurative language. This would be ideal for higher level grades or AICE/AP. As it is an environmental themed text, this is a great assignment to introduce around Earth Day or environmental units. It’s a also a great introduction to texts that altered behavior and popular opinion.Pass out the text. There is a teacher key with examples on annotations
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
AP Lang. and Comp. - Argumentative FRQ BUNDLE
Save money and time with this handy Argumentative FRQ bundle.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Evaluation Fictional Narrative — Peer Review
In the realm of narrative writing, the process of peer review serves as a valuable tool for reinforcing student understanding and mastery of essential storytelling elements. This scaffolded peer review activity is meticulously designed to cater to students of all abilities and language proficiencies, fostering a collaborative environment where each student can refine their narrative writing skills.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Distance Learning AP Language Lesson in Identifying Audience
This two day activity includes a lesson with a five step process to identify the audience of an essay. Next, there is a homework assignment (which could be completed in class if you have a 90 minute period and if you print the Roosevelt speech) and a peer review activity for the homework assignment that focuses students on the rhetoric and five step process can be applied to any speech or essay to determine audience. I use this lesson in the first month or two to get students to start applying
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: AP Language and Composition Rhetoric Bundle
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