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Romeo & Juliet Anticipation | Pre-Reading CSI Activity | Crime Scene Roleplay
Boost interest before you even introduce the text of Romeo and Juliet by presenting students with a crime scene and asking them to solve the crime. Students take on the following roles, each taking turns to lead the investigation:CSI Team LeaderCoronerToxicologistDetective (witness statements)Detective (evidence locker)Investigator (suspects)Students work through crime scene maps, toxicology reports, coroner's reports, witness and suspect information, and cross-reference it all before feeding th
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Romeo & Juliet BUNDLE of Creative ELA Activities to Study Shakespeare
Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room: Learn about Poe's Life & His Literary Works
Looking for an interesting way to introduce Edgar Allan Poe to your students? Check out this engaging escape room that will have your students learning about Edgar Allan Poe's life, theories surrounding his death, his short stories, and two of his poems as they think critically and work collaboratively to solve 5 different clues. What's Included:► Step-by-step instructions► Hint cards► 5 well-designed puzzles to solve► Self-checking Google form► Clue labels (optional)► Congratulations certifica
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Print & Digital Escape
Detailed Hero's Journey PPT: Jung & Campbell Monomyth Cycle w/Analysis!
Highly visual, interactive 24-slide presentation w/custom transitions and animations, relevant graphics and hyperlink in final slide to brief youtube video w/modern-day examples on the monomyth archetype. Everything is done for you: easily modify as needed to provide relevant, contemporary cultural examples, as you wish! In this engaging PPT, you're purchasing:a.) An invitation at the start for students to identify prior knowledge of what makes a hero figure, including peer share time.b.) Learni
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Spoon River Anthology: Notes, Poems, Questions for Analysis, Quiz
This lesson on E.L. Masters’ Spoon River Anthology can be used as a complete lesson plan or part of a unit on early 20th century writers. It is a good option for either in person or distance learning. The file provides nineteen selected poems individually annotated with questions and prompts for analysis. A student handout with brief background notes on Edgar Lee Masters includes a description of the poems and a glossary of terms.The carefully selected poems include interesting messages for stud
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty: A Complete Lesson Plan
This plan can be used with any high school short story unit or study of Eudora Welty’s work. The file includes easy to follow graphic organizers to guide close reading, improve comprehension, and support critical thinking. A one-page handout provides brief notes on the life of Eudora Welty, Modernism, Local Color, and Natchez. Reader response pages divide the story into three sections based on the three stages of Phoenix Jackson’s journey to Natchez. These include analysis of tone, character tr
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Socratic Seminar Critical Reading and Thinking
This bundle is everything you need to implement Socratic seminar successfully! It includes a complete 4-page teacher guide for implementation; 10 editable Google slides to present Socratic seminar to your students; a rubric, a teacher note taking sheet for use during the seminar, an exit ticket, and a make up assignment; and a sample pre-seminar reading activity. (The teaching duration indicated is for a one class hour seminar and pre-teaching of the seminar structure. This may be modified.)Socr
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7th - 12th
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Murder Mystery Detective Game Escape Room 2: Thesis Statement & Writing Activity
Detective Dallas Dixon 2 murder mystery escape room game lets students use critical thinking and practice essay writing: gather proof (logos) from witnesses (ethos) and evidence. Write their thesis, Exhibits A through C, and closing arguments as a lawyer. Transform your room into a crime scene for a detective to solve!Includes:Easy-Print Student Activity Writing BookletTeacher Instructions and Answer packetPrintable Activity Sheets to hang around the classroom(a digital free activity!), or...Use
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7th - 10th
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Murder Mystery Detective Game Escape Room 1: Thesis Statement & Writing Activity
Detective Dallas Dixon murder mystery escape room game lets students use critical thinking and practice essay writing: gather proof (logos) from witnesses (ethos) and evidence. Write their thesis, Exhibits A through C, and closing arguments as a lawyer. Transform your room into a crime scene for a detective to solve!Includes:Easy-Print Student Activity Writing BookletTeacher Instructions and Answer packetPrintable Activity Sheets to hang around the classroom (a digital free activity!), or...Use
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Highschool ELA Bundle: Writing, Research, and Argumentation
Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Poet Study - 5 Victorian Poems - Print & Digital
Alfred, Lord Tennyson has been one of the most widely read and well-loved poets of all time. These LESSONS on his most beloved and best-known 5 poems will save you time and engage your students: The Lady of Shalott, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Crossing the Bar, Ulysses, and Tears, Idle Tears.There is SO much packed into these lessons—use what you like and leave out what you don’t have time for. SO MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM!What’s Included:Multi-Day Lesson Plans/Pacing (See Preview for Teaching No
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9th - 12th
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John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men Test with Detailed Answer Key
Eeeeeek! This ideal assessment for Of Men and Men is filled with a variety of questions--including matching, true/false, multiple choice, and short answer--and is the perfect place for students to demonstrate their understanding of this popular novel. Critical-thinking questions also include grade-level literary terminology such as foreshadowing, symbolism, conflict, theme, and more. To make this test even more desirable, a detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | low-prep, differentiated, teacher notes and answer key
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | low-prep, differentiated, teacher notes and answer keyTHIS PRODUCT IS DISCOUNTED BY OVER 50%! IT CONTAINS EIGHT DIFFERENT PRODUCTS SO THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM!INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE THE FOLLOWING:☀☀☀ TEST: 16 multiple-choice and true or false questions, answers, and chapter numbers on To Kill a Mockingbird.The test is a reading test - see the preview for an example of the questions - and should reveal whether students have actually read the b
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7th - 12th
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Contemporary Short Story "Everything Stuck to Him" Review (or Test) & Answer Key
Teachers will be "stuck" on this worksheet after they see how valuable and comprehensive it is. This printable provides students with a chance to thoroughly review this contemporary, relevant short story with 15 short-answer questions, including an inference chart, that will prompt an engaging discussion. This is a perfect individual, pair, or group assignment. A detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Digital Edgar Allan Poe Escape: Learn about Poe's Life & His Literary Works
Looking for an interesting way to introduce Edgar Allan Poe to your students? Check out this engaging digital escape room that will have your students learning about Edgar Allan Poe's life, theories surrounding his death, his short stories, and two of his poems as they think critically and work collaboratively to solve 5 different clues.What's Included:► Teacher instructions with Google Site link► Beautifully designed Google site with 5 puzzles to solve► Hint cards► Self-checking Google form► An
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Print & Digital Escape
Gallery Walk - FRANKENSTEIN- Novel Study for High School
A gallery walk allows students to interact with multiple prompts (questions, quotes, images) in a way that generates ideas for further discussion and learning. A gallery walk works well as a post-reading assignment to generate reactions to the text. A worksheet is provided for student responses for each station as the group rotates through the 11 stations. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scienti
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9th - 12th
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Patron Saints of Nothing - Comprehension Questions
These comprehension questions are everything you need to determine your student's understanding of Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay. This set includes chapter-by-chapter questions. Students will answer questions that require them:make inferencespay attention to details in textuse evidence to support conclusionsThe packet has 7 pages. These questions are ideal for read aloud, homework assignments, book club, independent study, and guided reading. Answer key is not included as there are man
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7th - 9th
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"The Last Dog" Worksheet, Assessment, or Homework with Detailed Answer Key
This printable is the "pet project" for teachers who want to provide their students with a thorough review of this popular short story. Multiple choice, true-false, fill-in, and discussion questions highlight the characters, setting, events, and plot of this piece. This worksheet is so versatile that it can be implemented as an individual, pair, or group assignment. A detailed answer key is included.
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Crucible Test (or Review) with Detailed Answer Key
Teachers will be "bewitched" when they see this Crucible assessment. Offering a complete overview of this popular play, this test gives students an opportunity to demonstrate their critical-thinking skills as they answer questions about specific events, characters, settings, allegorical events, themes, etc. It's a perfect measurement tool for teachers to use to evaluate student comprehension. A detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Longfellow's "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere": Poem, Worksheet, and Answer Key
Students can "take a ride" to gain a perspective of this famous patriot as well as a variety of poetry characteristics (alliteration, figurative language, mood ) as they answer 15 relevant questions. It's all in one: the poem (with numbered verses for easy access to lines), the worksheet, and a detailed answer key. This printable is so versatile that it can be used as an individual, pair, or group assignment as well as an in-class or homework assignment.
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Create Your Own Whodunit Mystery Unit! (Teaching CER and Line of Reasoning)
This is a set of instructions for educators to create their own Murder Mystery / Whodunit scenario for their students to solve. It comes with a set of instructions, planning sheets, optional blank clue cards, a glossary sheet to give to students, Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) organizers, and a CER Rubric for writing for students to use once the project is completed and given.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Critical Lens Analysis of The Little Mermaid; Gender Critical Lens
If you are looking for fun critical lens analysis study, this is for you! This product helps you introduce the gender and archetypical critical lenses to your students through the highly accessible story of The Little Mermaid. Your students will first apply their analysis skills to the short story by Hans Christian Andersen and then to the Disney movie. You will love these activities as they: Encourage critical thinkingEnhances understanding of textsPromotes open-mindednessImproves writing skill
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10th - 12th
Close Reading and Critical Thinking Activities for Independent Novel Study
This plan for an independent novel assignment is designed to deeply engage students in close reading, critical thinking, and constructed response. A suggested list of works by American authors covers a wide range of interests and insights into social issues and the human condition. These books work best with average to high level readers in grades 8-12 but the activities can also be modified for varied reading levels and any novel. All of the activities can be easily used in remote learning.The
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
"Flight" by John Steinbeck: Guided Reading, Critical Thinking, Assessment
This set of activities for John Steinbeck’s short story “Flight” provides a thorough close reading guide for comprehension, critical thinking and assessment. The complete plan can be used as an addition to any short story unit or any study of John Steinbeck and the concept of Naturalism. High school students will be deeply engaged in this vivid portrayal of a teenager’s struggle for maturity and survival. The plan has a structured set of graphic organizers that separate the story into five mana
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
The Catcher in the Rye_The Patterns of Holden's Mind_Project
This collection of activities and assignments guides students through an in-depth character study of Holden Caulfield and the patterns of Holden's mind. It is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for grades 9-12.Students will:Journal in response to reflective prompts about their own history of and experience with lying.Collect textual evidence tracking Holden Caulfield's lies. View a TED talk about lying to evaluate Holden's lies. Collaborate with a group to create a visual mind map of
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9th - 12th
Gothic Elements in Edgar Allan Poe Stories--Charts with Answers
After Reading "The Black Cat," The Fall of the House of Usher," and/or "The Pit and the Pendulum," students can work together or independently to identify the Gothic elements in the stories to better understand how Poe achieves the "single effect." There are four charts: one that includes both "the Black Cat" and "The Pit and the Pendulum," one that includes only "The Black Cat," one that includes only "The Pit and the Pendulum," and one that includes only "The Fall of the House of Usher."The su
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9th - 12th
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