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Free high school literature printables for Microsoft Word
Poetry Rhyme Scheme Practice
Five short poem rhyme scheme practice to be used as review or quiz.
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4th - 12th
Night by Elie Wiesel - Close Reading / Style Analysis for Chapter 1
Designed for a pre-AP class (but easy to use for other levels as well), this assignment pushes students to examine Wiesel's language and style in order to gain an understanding of the function of diction, syntax, figurative language, and tone in Night. It includes carefully selected passages from chapter 1 of the memoir and a series of guiding questions that explain to students how to perform the close reading.
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9th - 11th
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The Raven Worksheet with Full Poem & Answer Key
This worksheet is accompanied by Edgar Allan Poe's full poem "The Raven." This is a great way to introduce students to end rhyme, internal rhyme, and rhyme scheme. Looking for more Poe? Check out my Poe Presentation at my store. An answer key is included with the worksheet.
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6th - 12th
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Act 1 Quiz: The Crucible
This 30-question quiz includes 15 matching questions about characters encountered in Act 1 of The Crucible, and 15 multiple choice questions addressing plot, setting, and analysis of Act 1. An answer key is provided at the bottom of the document.
This work by Rebecca Malone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Free The House on Mango Street: Characterization Formative Assessment
Explore all the aspects of characterization with The House on Mango Street. I love to use this with my ninth graders. They move through it quickly,but it inspires complex discussions about the characters in the novel.I've included excerpts from the text in this study of characterization. Students are given examples of direct, indirect, flat, round, static, and dynamic.An answer key is included, the answers will stir a thoughtful discussion.⭐House on Mango Coloring Pages⭐Free The House on Mango C
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8th - 10th
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Poetry Scavenger Hunt: Identifying Figurative Language and Sound Devices
Use this adaptable poetry scavenger hunt worksheet to allow students to practice identifying types of figurative language and sound devices they have previously learned in class instruction. This activity is a great way for students to get their hands dirty with a set of poetry books in your school or classroom library. Identifying these poetic elements separate from context can be less effective than asking students to identifying them within real works, both classic and current. Students will
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6th - 11th
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Fiction & Nonfiction Text Analysis Graphic Organizer {EDITABLE!}
Are you looking for a simple, quick way for students to analyze a fiction or nonfiction text? These graphic organizers ask students to summarize a text's key elements during or after reading—and can be edited to suit your own needs! (See the complete list of text analysis elements below.)
Fiction Text Analysis Elements:
- Main Characters
- Setting
- Conflict
- Theme
- Point of View
- Plot
- Author's Purpose
- My Opinion
Nonfiction Text Analysis Elements:
- Main Idea
- Supporting Details
- Text
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6th - 9th
To Kill a Mockingbird FREE Reading Guide
Check out this reading guide for Harper Lee's classic novel! It presents questions over the first five chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird in a very student-friendly format that guides readers through the novel.Twenty questions are plot summary questions designed to guide readers through the text independently. The remaining questions are higher-level thinking prompts that tap into students' ability to infer, question, visualize, and clarify a text as they read.This reading guide is a PERFECT Word
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6th - 11th
Close Reading Symbols Anchor Chart for Grades 4 and Up
Use this handy chart to remind your students to interact with the text during close reading. These symbols lay the foundation for text annotation in the upper grades. Using these symbols while reading encourages active engagement with the text, thus promoting comprehension.
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4th - 12th
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Tone and Mood: Comparison Chart and Texts
Use this chart to help students identify the tone and mood in four pieces of literature. Students record tone in one column and mood in another. You could also have them record, next to their answers, clue words in the text that helped them arrive at their responses. The four texts are included! This document is also available in the Tone and Mood MINI Unit All-in-One DEAL (4 documents) and the Tone and Mood MEGA Unit All-in-One DEAL (13 documents).
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6th - 12th
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Accelerated Reader Book Log Management Sheets
These sheets will help you effectively manage your student's independent reading through the Accelerated Reader program.
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- Book Log (with genres and teacher signature)
- Book Graph (I use small stickers to graph my student's progress by genre)
-9 week Point goal sheet
This will make it very easy to keep up with your students as they read and take test.
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1st - 10th
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Shakespearean Snapchat - Romeo and Juliet
This document can act as either an in-class activity, or a take-home assignment. This exercise is best used after Act 5 Scene 2, when Friar John realizes his message to Romeo was not received. It can also be used at the very end of the play as a wrap-up.
Students are asked to choose 4 of 8 messages that are delivered in the play (these 8 messages are listed on the second page/back of the assignment for student reference). Using these four messages, they must then craft a "snap" for each.
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8th - 11th
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Literary Elements and Figurative Language Quiz
Use this 20 question worksheet as a quiz or diagnostic to see where your students are in applying their knowledge of literary elements and figurative language.Terms covered: Plot – 1st Person – 3rd Person – Theme – Symbolism – Protagonist – Antagonist – Conflict – Climax – Setting—Onomatopoeia – Simile – Metaphor – Alliteration – Hyperbole – Personification – Oxymoron
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6th - 9th
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"Thank You, Ma'am" 5-4-3-2-1--A Reading Comprehension Strategy in Five Numbers
Give Me 5-4-3-2-1—A Reading Comprehension Strategy in Five Numbers This guided-notes format asks students to give you the 5-4-3-2-1 over what they’ve read. This unique format takes those individual numbers and assigns items, quotes, characters, terms, vocabulary, etc. to them, which can cover a wide variety of comprehension pieces within their reading. This formatting can be quite diverse for whatever works you may cover—novels, short stories, drama, poetry—because no matter what, the numbers st
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7th - 12th
Poetic Devices with Taylor Swift
This worksheet provides examples of alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhyme, and repetition using lyrics from Taylor Swift songs.
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5th - 11th
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Washington Irving: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Reading Comprehension Questions
From Electric English...
Here are some reading comprehension questions for Irving's short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". They are pretty basic, recall, low-level questions. I do not actually collect them for a grade or even demand that the students complete them. But, I do like to give them to the students at the start of the unit. Often times, with questions like these, they can help the students with some of the more basic concepts or premises they will encounter during their reading an
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10th - 11th
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Literary Devices Worksheet
This worksheet features 9 common literary devices. Students will match the literary device to the correct definition and write the letter of the definition in the blank beside the term. Terms included: allusion, point of view, irony, suspense, satire, alliteration, onomatopoeia, dialect, and symbol. (Answer Key Included)
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7th - 12th
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10 Free Author and Activist Posters For Your Culturally Responsive Classroom
Please enjoy this free set of ten author and activist quote posters! Also, please don't forget to rate them.
Whether you are setting up a new class or giving yours a makeover, these posters will brighten up your space and inspire your diverse community of learners. In my own class, I often refer to these quotes on my wall to generate conversation and inspire creative writing and poetry assignments.
Have a wonderful year, teachers. Stop in for upcoming unit plans and teaching tools.
-Alex
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction Information Sheet For Students
This item is a free download that can be used for students to reference what the elements of fiction and nonfiction are.
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3rd - 9th
The Monkey's Paw 3-Part Short Story Quiz
This 33-question multiple-choice quiz is divided into three sections that assess close reading and figurative language, inferencing, and vocabulary skills for the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs. This way, teachers can measure student understanding of various skills and provide mini-lessons as necessary.The story is a supernatural tale about an enchanted mummified monkey’s paw that grants its owner three wishes, but at a terrible price. It’s gothic theme and ongoing suspense throug
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7th - 10th
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First-Day Lesson Plan for American Literature: Poems about "America"
This lesson was designed to be used on the first day of a year-long 11th-grade American Literature course. The lesson includes a poetry packet with 7 poems by diverse American authors. Each of the poems raises important questions about what "America" represents. A land of freedom and equality? A refuge for immigrants? A diverse and inclusive nation? Or a land with entrenched inequality? A saber-rattling evil empire? Here is a list of the poems:1. Ada Limón, "A New National Anthem" (2018) — our
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Free List of 43 Puns
This is a list of 43 puns in sentence form. Great ice breaker jokes and practice for figurative language recognition in Shakespeare etc.
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4th - 12th
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Macbeth Character List Bookmark (FREE)
FREE printable bookmarks to use when studying William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth!Download the document, copy, cut, and laminate. It's ready to go! You might encourage students to draw a coat of arms for the ruling Kings of Scotland in the white space at the bottom of the bookmark.Need more Macbeth resources? Check out my Macbeth Bundle that includes:Macbeth Unit Plan Complete Powerpoint with Notes, Discussion Questions, and ActivitiesMacbeth Quiz on Acts 1-3Macbeth Quiz on Acts 4-5. Macbeth T
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Macbeth Bundle- Powerpoint, Quizzes, and Test
Literary Elements found in Shrek
As students watch the movie, they locate examples of literary elements. This is just another way to review the elements. Includes: traits of fairy tale, tone, irony, setting, allusion, characterization, personification, sarcasm, simile, theme, and point of view.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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