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Free Common Core RL.11-12.2 resources for homeschool
Identifying Symbolism FREE Handout Distance Learning
Symbolism can be hard for students to identify and analyze. Use this free handout with any story, novel, poem, play, and even speeches to help your students! You may utilize this as a print-and-go worksheet or share it digitally with your students on a secured platform using the Google Slides link in the PDF. Use it in conjunction with my INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLISM presentation.Created and copyrighted by Tracee Orman
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7th - 12th
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Free Twitter Tweet Story or Chapter Summary
Fiction & Non-Fiction Twitter Tweet Common Core Activity: Use the Twitter Concept to Make Connections to the TextUsing Twitter to Make Connections: Do you want to see if your students grasp the main idea or big event in a chapter or story but don't want to assign a boring chapter review? Use this creative "Tweet" activity--it's fun, fast, and you'll be able to tell right away if they read it/got it!Use in social studies for historical figures, science for chapter summary, and so many other
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Literature & Nonfiction Creative Reading Activities, Vol 2 Bundle
The Crucible Anticipation Guide (Google Slides) / Freebie
The Crucible is a staple in many American literature classrooms. At my school, juniors read this text.This anticipation guide is a fun way to engage students in a new text. Students can consider the opinions before, during, and after reading. To make this resource as flexible as possible, I've included a Google Slides, so you can edit the entire anticipation guide! Since this is a Google resource, TPT will add the Google Slides to your Google Drive. SAVE MORE! Grab The Crucible Unit Bundle, and
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Bundle (A Complete Year of Resources) / 750+ pages
Beowulf Anticipation Guide (Fillable .pdf, Google Form, Google Slides) / Freebie
In my first year as a teacher, I was told that I'd be teaching senior English and that I'd be required to teach Beowulf. I instantly wondered how I was going to make this text relevant for my students.This anticipation guide is a fun way to engage students in a new text. Students can consider the opinions before, during, and after reading. This free resource is available in a fillable .pdf, fully editable Google Form, and Google Slides. (Since these are Google resources, TPT will create a folder
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Beowulf Bundle with 3 Leveled Text Options + Side-by-Side Questions
Macbeth Anticipation Guide (Editable Google Slides) / Freebie
Macbeth was the first Shakespeare play I ever taught, and it helped me appreciate how much fun your students can have while acting out a drama in the classroom.This anticipation guide is a great way to help students get excited about reading the play! Students can revisit these themes and ideals before, during, and after reading. To make sure this resource is as flexible as possible, I've included an editable Google Slides.Elevate your Macbeth unit:Abridged and modified Act I, Act II, Act III, A
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Abridged and Modified Macbeth Bundle (14 resources!)
FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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"The Crucible" Character Analysis Graphic Organizer Student Handout
This product is a character analysis graphic organizer student handout for The Crucible by Arthur Miller! It includes every character in the play and asks students to analyze them through 5 different categories:1. Character's role in story2. How character has changed throughout the play3. Positive/Negative connotation words to describe the character4. Struggles/oppressions they face or cause for others5. Students create a drawing of each character based on the description in the textThis product
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Free Scaffolded Reading & Research Notes: Help Students Independently Annotate!
One of my year-long goals is for my students to reach a place where they can independently take and make meaningful notes and annotations while they read. Personally, I prefer to write in my books, but in the classroom, that's not always possible. With this in mind, I put together these 5 Square Notes sheets (kind of like graphic organizers) that walk students through annotation and/or note taking. Each sheet is set up in the 1-2-3-2-1 style, which is a pattern that's easy for students to rememb
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8th - 12th
FREE | The Lottery by Shirley Jackson | Lit Guide | Literary Devices | Analysis
This easy-to-use activity is simple yet effective. Here’s what it will do for your classroom:Encourage analysis of Shirley Jackson’s famous short story The LotteryExplore the setting, symbols, irony and foreshadow Insert students into the narrative and ask them to make and defend their decisionsDiscuss concepts of conformity, groupthink, tradition and violenceCreate guidelines that help one decide when to question or reject long standing traditionWhat's in the download?A 10 page PDF with:Links t
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Horror Genre Short Stories | Bundle of 15 Lit Guides | SAVE 40%
Summary Stems/Graphic Organizers for Expository & Narrative Texts
Use these to help guide your students into writing summaries for narrative or expository text selections. These organizers start by helping with turning a topic into a main idea statement. After that, the organizer helps students select supporting details from the text to go with the main idea. Then, students are prompted to write the sentence stems they've completed (the main idea statement and the three supporting details) into paragraph form. I've used these graphic organizers in my Readi
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1st - 12th
The Crucible Meme
I was looking or a quick assignment that the kids would enjoy that would also exhibit their understanding of The Crucible. Here's that assignment! They absolutely love it and don't even mind having to write an explanation as well.
I've also loved seeing their individuality bleed through.
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11th - 12th
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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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Things Fall Apart Anticipation Guide (PDF, Google Form, Google Slides) / Freebie
My sophomores just finished reading Things Fall Apart. We used the resources in my synthesis bundle, but I wanted to spend more time focusing on helping students understand the text's continued relevance. With this goal in mind, I put together a collection of 20 journal prompts and and this *free* anticipation guide.This anticipation guide is a fun way to engage students in a new text. Students can consider the opinions before, during, and after reading. This free resource is available in a fill
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9th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Anticipation Guide (Print, Google Form, Google Slides) / Freebie
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is one of my favorite units of the year! I teach this play to sophomores, so it's important to help students appreciate the play's relevance. This anticipation guide is a great way to help students get excited about reading the play! Students can revisit these themes and ideals before, during, and after reading. I've updated this to include lesson plan and instructional ideas and inspiration! To make sure this resource is as flexible as possible, I've included
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9th - 12th
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Free Common Core Activity for Plot Structure, Theme, and Tone in a Movie Trailer
The provided FREE Common Core rigorous activity explores the development of plot structure, tone, theme, and character development in a popular movie trailer from 2014. The activities are tied to the Common Core standards RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, SL2, and SL3. The activity focus on the analysis of how authors develop plot structure (foreshadowing, flashback, suspense, humor, and mystery), tone, theme, and complex characters in a movie trailer. The activity includes a teacher answer key to assist you
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6th - 12th
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost | Poetry Analysis | Theme | Individuality
This easy-to-use activity is simple yet effective. Here’s what your class will do:Analyze Robert Frost's famous poem, The Road Not Taken Engage with 5 high-level, short answer questionsIdentify figurative language, structure, enjambment, flow and moodExplore Frost's message and themeDiscuss the importance of individuality and it's importance today compared to Frost's day and ageWhat's in the download?A 13 page PDF with:Links to Google Formats [PDF p1]Answer Key with CCSS [Google Slides | PDF pp2
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8th - 12th
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Pride and Prejudice Anticipation Guide Freebie / Google Ready and Fillable PDF
Pride and Prejudice is a perennial best seller, but engaging students in Jane Austen’s work can be challenging. That’s where an anticipation guide becomes essential. Using an anticipation guide can help students activate prior knowledge and schema before they even begin to read the novel. This can be a stand-alone activity, but I prefer to use it as the groundwork for a classroom discussion. I often end this activity by asking students to record predictions about the novel’s themes. Updated to
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10th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Anticipation Guide (Print + Google Ready) / Freebie
To Kill a Mockingbird is a staple in many American literature classrooms. At my school, sophomores read this text.This anticipation guide is a fun way to engage students in a new text. Students can consider the opinions before, during, and after reading. When I introduce the novel, I give students several minutes to fill the anticipation guide out. Then, they have 2-3 minutes to discuss the first row with a partner. Then, they rotate through the subsequent rows, each time finding and chatting wi
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9th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1: Close Reading Organizer & Reading Check Quiz
These pages include varied tasks to engage students in a close reading of chapter 1 in The Great Gatsby. Graphic organizers provide prompts with quotes, questions and topics to aid comprehension, guide analysis, and assess learning. A detailed sample answer key is also provided for the entire activity.Targeted skills: · Identify and analyze characters · Understand the influence of the setting · Follow the sequence of events· Analyze language devices· Identify and analyze symbolism · Identify de
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Free ELA Task Card Sampler (48 cards) / Plot, Language, Character, and more!
Task cards are a great way to promote movement in the ELA classroom. Task cards can be used in so many contexts and with a variety of subjects. For this reason, I’ve designed 6 different sets of task cards! -32 Poetry Task Cards-32 Rhetoric Task Cards-32 Plot and Conflict Task Cards-32 Characterization Task Cards-32 Research and Informational Text Flash Cards-32 Figurative Language and Literary Devices Flash CardsThis sampler is designed to give you an idea of what you can find in each set and f
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9th - 12th
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The Lady or the Tiger Reading Guide and Key
This resource was created to be used with the short story, “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank Stockton. The Reading Guide provides the students with a close read of the text with dependent questions that help target the Common core State Standards for Literature. This guide helps students with comprehension to help determine what the author is saying? The student reading guide is ready to duplicate for classroom use and teacher key for the test is included. Other resources are also available f
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9th - 12th
Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 Questions and Answer Key
Looking for a great tool for discussion or guided questions?
Included in this FREE download are character, plot, setting, and theme questions relating to the events of Chapter 1 in William Golding's classic novel, Lord of the Flies. An answer key has also been added for your perusal.
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Lord of the Flie
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6th - 12th
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TPCASTT Method Handout | Poetry Analysis | Middle School High School English
FREE TPCASTT Poetry Analysis Method Guide & Chart! Enhance your students' poetry analysis skills with this comprehensive 3-page PDF resource, absolutely FREE! Designed for secondary grade levels, this educational gem includes a 2-page handout unraveling the powerful TPCASTT method, an essential tool for deciphering the intricacies of poetry.Unveil the magic of TPCASTT, where each letter encapsulates a critical aspect of poetic exploration: Title, Paraphrasing, Connotation, Attitude/Tone, Sh
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Critical Thinking Questions
Use this Critical Thinking Question guide to analyze Gabriel Garcia-Marquez's short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." These questions are EDITABLE and useful for discussions, essays, homework/classwork, and even quizzes and test. They allow students to extend their thinking about a complex, classic story!Want to teach more Gabriel Garcia Marquez? Check out my...Critical Thinking Questions for "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Hand
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Short Story Bundle!
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