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Free high school literature printables for Google Apps
"All Summer in a Day" Short Story-Metaphors, Figurative Language, Bullying Theme
This free, awesome science fiction short story resource is great for exploring beautifully executed figurative language, the theme of bullying, and a fascinating setting. Students read a very short, very well-written short story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury that is available free in easy-print format. ELA students analyze the text, make inferences, cite textual evidence, and find similes and metaphors in the reading comprehension exercise. They even consider what motivates students to bul
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5th - 10th
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Free Templates! Exit Slip, Bell Ringer, Journal Entry, & Take Note
Free editable/printable/digital templates for 1. Bell Ringers 2. Journal Entry 3. Exit Slip and 4. Take Note. These are great 5-minute activities that help maintain superior classroom management! They are editable, so change them to best fit your classroom needs. Enjoy this freebie & please check out new products when I drop them--I AM A NEWBIE!
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4th - 12th
Novel Study Tic-Tac-Toe Student Choice Board Freebie
This Tic-Tac-Toe Student Choice Board can be used for any novel. It can be assigned for a whole-class novel study, book clubs, or independent novel reading. Students complete any three tasks from the choice board to create a straight line. Tasks are strategically placed to ensure a mix of visual and written tasks are completed. Resource includes a Teacher's Guide, Tic-Tac-Toe student handout, and Grading Rubric. Make a copy of this Google Slides file to your own Google Drive. It can be uploaded
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6th - 12th
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Hero's Journey Graphic Organizer Free Printable Foldable Activity
Enjoy this free introduction to archetypes and the hero's journey. I've included two folding graphic organizers that you can use with any hero's journey. Teach archetypal symbolism with the first foldable, then extend that to the hero and create a representation of eight sections of the journey. I used it with The Odyssey, but it will work for so many others: Harry Potter, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, Lord of the Rings,Percy Jackson, or movies that involve the hero's journey Star Wars, Black
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8th - 12th
Book Playlist Project FREEBIE - Fun Activity to Connect Music and Literature
Connect literature to music with this fun, engaging reading response activity! Students will make a ten-song playlist, connecting each song to their book. Use this for independent reading practice or a project with a whole group read!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Book Playlist WorksheetDIGITAL:Google Slides - Interactive ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintUse in Many Different WaysFun for the Whole Class!Great for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade! NOTE: This r
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3rd - 12th
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Visual Book Recommendation Poster: Mental Health Awareness: MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL
Help your middle or high school readers learn about mental health & grow empathy through literature with these "Books About Mental Health" recommendation posters. This resource comes in the form of editable Google Slides, so you can tailor the book selections to your students.Looking for bundles of visual book recommendation posters like this one? Check out the following: Visual Book Recommendation Posters - Middle SchoolVisual Book Recommendation Posters - High SchoolLooking for more resour
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6th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Gratitude Theme: Reading Fables, Writing, Language Common Core ELA
Grab their attention and get them feeling grateful! Free Thanksgiving Gratitude Theme Reading, Writing, and Language! A great selection of Aesop's Fables with themes (morals) related to being grateful and giving thanks. Students explore character, motivation, theme, and new vocabulary. A writing warm-up is included with a selection of writing topics in which students must self-reflect on gratefulness. A language portion requires students to make corrections to sentences. Plus analogies to practi
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5th - 10th
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Short Story "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury - Cite Literary Devices
This awesome science fiction short story is great for exploring beautifully executed literary devices and getting students to cite them such as: onomatopoeia and other sound words, concrete imagery, metaphors, similes, and dramatic irony. Students read a very short, very well-written short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury that is available free online. It was written in 1950 about a futuristic "smart home" that is alive with automation, but otherwise the occupants have perished
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5th - 11th
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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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"The Hill We Climb" Poem by Amanda Gorman -Transcript & ELA Reading Ideas - FREE
Help kids process politics, citizenship, and all that continues to happen since this Inaugural Poem was delivered in 2021 - in a safe, kind, literary way by exploring a poem about living in America at this time in history, packed with literary devices. Transcript & ELA ideas for the inaugural poem written and delivered by Amanda Gorman, the Poet Laureate of the Biden Administration. Packed with literary devices, allusions to history, figurative language, repetition, rhythm (and link to live
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4th - 12th
The Odyssey Part 1: The Poet Prays Freebie / Fillable .PDF + Google Slides
In preparing to teach freshman for the first time in many years, I cracked into our textbook to find an inaccessible and incomplete version of Homer's The Odyssey. Knowing that I would need to teach The Odyssey as my first unit, I got to work putting together a side-by-side version of The Odyssey with text on the left and guiding questions and activities on the right. I also included prompts for students to Notice and Note specific text details and moves. That does mean I have changed some words
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9th - 10th
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Also included in: The Odyssey Bundle (50+ pages, 150+ Questions) / Print + Digital
Visual Book Recommendation Poster: Books about 9/11 - MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL
Help your middle or high school readers learn about 9/11 through literature with these free visual book recommendation posters. This resource comes in the form of editable Google Slides, so you can tailor the book selections to your students.Looking for bundles of visual book recommendation posters like this one? Check out the following: Visual Book Recommendation Posters - Middle SchoolVisual Book Recommendation Posters - High SchoolLooking for more resources to recommend great books to your st
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6th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide Freebie (Editable)
Getting ready to begin The Great Gatsby? This ready-to-print anticipation guide is a great way to engage students in the issues at the heart of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel! Whether you use this for students individually, in groups, or as the start of a classroom discussion, this anticipation guide is sure to engage students! This is a great tool to help students work on the Common Core Speaking & Listening standards. To make this resource as flexible as possible, I've included a Goog
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: The Great Gatsby Ultimate Bundle (32 resources, 300+ pages)
Figurative Language in The Call of the Wild - DON'T NEED BOOK - FREE LANGUAGE
Quick, fun, free, & meaningful lesson that delves into a classic American novel and you don't even need the book! First, the book is summarized for the students. Next, students are given a figurative language guide that defines key figurative language terms. Finally, students are given a 1-page worksheet with 30 quotes taken from the novel, all containing figurative language that students must identify. DON'T NEED BOOK! NO PREP PRINTABLE READY TO GO! ALSO IN GOOGLE SLIDES FOR DISTANCE LEARNI
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5th - 9th
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Reading Response Comprehension Questions w/ Any Text Elements of Fiction Setting
Product DescriptionI developed these “Roll and Respond,” sheets as a fun way for students to stay focused and to make sure their Literature Circle Discussions were supported and focused. These pages are focused on the Elements of Fiction: Questions Focused on Setting . Editable through google, and perfect for Distance Learning. They work with any text (Novel) and the Reading Response pages are great for Literature Circles, Guided Reading Groups, Literacy Centers...etc. Students Roll a die, (lite
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3rd - 12th
Engaging Character Analysis Instagram Activity for Any Text - Distance Learning
This activity also works well for distance learning!What do young teenagers and adults love more than reading an awesome short story in English Class? Instagram!This is the perfect resource to throw into any unit when you need a quick, no-prep, and creative activity. In this activity, students will use this Instagram template to further analyze a narrator or character in a story. When I use this in my class, I will let students pick their favorite character from our story to then create their po
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Emmett Till Biography - Reading, Digital INB, Slides & Activities
Bio Spheres are designed to highlight individuals with diverse backgrounds who have made significant contributions to our world. Each resource has a full-suite of resources to fill every need to bring a person to life in the classroom. From activities to reading to instruction to classroom decor -- it's all here! And any new creations for this person will be added to the bundleIn a Bio Sphere you will receive:◈Life Summary Activity◈Portrait & Quote Coloring Page◈Action Shot & Quote Color
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Civil Rights Movement -- U.S. History Curriculum Unit Bundle
Aesop's Fables Featuring Dogs - Fun Reading & Theme Analysis - FREE Read & Write
Five of Aesop's Fables featuring dogs with analysis questions. Questions are related to character, theme, and interpreting language variations. The student discovers that the main canine characters in all of the stories have similarities. They explore similar themes in the morals. At the end, the student writes a literary analysis response paragraph explaining how the themes and characters in the fables are similar and how some elements are different. (The topic sentence is provided). This is te
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5th - 9th
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Read Across America Week- EDITABLE
I made this for our school's Read Across America Week. Tweak it how you see fit. Thanks.
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PreK - 12th
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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
Free 160 Literary Elements / Devices List
I have created a comprehensive of 160 literary terms or devices that I use weekly with my students. Some terms are a review and some bring new knowledge about the analysis of literature. Use this list as a great pre-assessment for your students. As soon as you determine which terms they are familiar with, then you can focus on teaching the remaining terms. I have quizzes and slide shows to go with this list if you are interested. I have also designed self-grading. quizzes for each week in Googl
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8th - 12th
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St. Patrick's Day Historical Poem with 10 Literary Analysis Questions - FREE
It's your lucky day in ELA to get this Freebie - a rich Irish literary poem written in 1870 by an Irish immigrant who was passionate about Ireland's history, struggles, and traditions; in easy-print 2-page (front-to-back) version or online interactive slides version for easy distance learning. Includes 10 reading analysis questions. Includes background information about the author and poem, St. Patrick's Day, and Irish history. To get this for free is an amazing deal!!!Aligned to so many reading
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5th - 12th
{Sample} Canadian Indigenous and First Nation Read Aloud's
All of these read aloud's include stories and messages that honour various people from different Indigenous and First Nation communities. Some stories are autobiographies or biography style of children or great-grandchildren telling the story from their family members. The first collection of texts are connected with the 2016 Ontario Kindergarten Program Overall Expectations. These stories have a message that Kindergarten aged children can connect with from their previous experiences or these pa
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PreK - 9th, Staff
Free Passage: Plato's Cave Allegory for Classroom Philosophy Discussions
If you want to teach philosophy to young people, use this free reading passage that introduces students to Plato's famous story of the cave. The resource includes a retelling of the story of Plato's allegory of the cave (from The Republic) in plain language. In this story, Plato imagines a world where one man wakes up and questions what is real and what is not real. Have your students read this story with you and record the gist. *This resource is compatible with PDF, Google Workspace, and Easel
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8th - 11th
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