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Oral communication religion Common Core RL.9-10.5 resources
The Metamorphosis Mock Trial - Unit Novel Study - Franz Kafka - Real Life Skills
Get your students into the characters and events of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka with this comprehensive Mock Trial resource! Your students will love playing their roles when you transform your classroom into a courtroom! What's included:★Detailed teacher guide, complete with daily lesson plans★Introduction Google slideshow★Student directions★Roles guide★Expectations and rubrics for all roles★Worksheets for all roles★General script★Webquest jury duty assignment★Links to relevant videos★Refle
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8th - 12th
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Novel Discussion - Socratic Seminar - Activities, Graphic Organizers, Rubric
Improve reading comprehension and boost speaking and listening skills with this unit for whole-class reading discussion or literature circles. Discussion handouts require students to summarize, analyze author’s craft, define vocabulary, and identify text support. Students also select quotations to draw conclusions, make predictions, and form connections. These activities guide their reading and prepare them for Readers’ Roundtable, which imitates the style of Socratic Seminar. Each discussion pr
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8th - 12th
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The Chosen by Chiam Potok/CCSS Aligned Novel Study
This resource for the FANTASTIC book written by Chiam Potok, is a Common Core aligned chapter-by-chapter inference question bundle. These questions can be used as independent work or as a springboard for classroom discussions. I have used these resources in my classroom with great success, and my suggestion would be to assign the questions for homework, and then use the students' answers to begin a discussion. As students answer and discuss these questions, they should also be asking their own q
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Novel Study Chapter Activities & Worksheets for Huxley's Brave New World
Tired of teaching Aldous Huxley's famous dystopian novel, Brave New World, the same way—over and over again? Enliven your next novel study with these engaging, collaborative, and CCSS-aligned chapter activities. This expansive bundle includes bell-ringers, gallery walks, TQE discussions, and worksheets that are sure to provide an array of options for breaking the norm.Instead of spending time on lectures, comprehension questions, and one-way knowledge sharing, many of these materials are designe
Grades:
10th - 12th
Also included in:Â Standards Based Novel Study Unit Plan for Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
Novel Study Chapter Activities & Questions for 1984 by George Orwell
Tired of teaching George Orwell's spectacular novel, 1984, the same way—over and over again? Enliven your next novel study with these engaging, collaborative, and CCSS-aligned chapter activities. This expansive bundle includes bell-ringers, gallery walks, TQE discussions, and worksheets that are sure to provide an array of options for breaking the norm.Instead of spending time on lectures, comprehension questions, and one-way knowledge sharing, many of these materials are designed to be student-
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Standards Based Novel Study Unit Plan for 1984 by George Orwell
Novel Study Chapter Activities & Questions for Golding's Lord of the Flies
Tired of teaching William Golding's spectacular novel, Lord of the Flies, the same way—over and over again? Enliven your next novel study with these engaging, collaborative, and CCSS-aligned chapter activities. This expansive bundle includes bell-ringers, gallery walks, TQE discussions, and worksheets that are sure to provide an array of options for breaking the norm.Instead of spending time on lectures, comprehension questions, and one-way knowledge sharing, many of these materials are designed
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9th - 12th
The Pilgrim's Progress: A Reader's Theater Script-Story + Excerpt Handout
Second only to the Bible in all-time readership, John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is a classic allegory and a staple of British Literature. Plagued by visions of destruction, Christian (the titular pilgrim) must travel the true path in search of the narrow gate, through which he may lose the burden upon his back. This adaptation covers the first portion of Christian's journey from the City of Destruction, through the Slough of Despond, past Worldly Wiseman, and finally to the Wicket Gate, wh
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6th - 12th
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Death of a Salesman DEBATE ACTIVITY and ASSESSMENT - analysis, research, review
A Death of a Salesman debate generates research, analysis, review, and assessment. Does the prospect of another essay or research project make both you and your students groan? A literary debate is the answer! Students grapple with key issues in the text, such as Be it resolved that Linda is an enabler. They also get public speaking and teamwork practice, while you avoid piles of weekend-eating marking. It is a print and go resource, a packet that both teachers and students will enjoy- a true w
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â DEATH OF A SALESMAN ACTIVITIES - American Dream Poetry, debate, board game
Of Mice and Men | Character Revision Placemats | Graphic Organizers
No-Prep Group WorkCharacter Revision PlacematsSteinbeck’s Of Mice and Men Just print, pass and problem-solve! A set of desk placemats to encourage groups to discuss and share information about quotations, themes and context linked to individual characters from the novel. This can either be an oracy task alone, or discussion alongside the creation of a revision map on A4 or A3 paper, or use of the Character Thoughtpad to record the discussion.Includes 8 characters, 6 tasks per sheet, and works we
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9th - 12th
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Independent Reading Project
*Disclaimer: A customer review brought to my attention that I did not upload the remaining documents needed to complete this unit, so I created a folder to hold everything. I LOVE THIS PROJECT!! You could use this with a poetry, short stories, or novels - it is SO versatile!!Most of the project was inspired by Penny Kittle's Book Love, so it may look familiar to any of you Kittle fans out there. :) I just finished this and used it with my 10th and 11th graders, but it can be used with students o
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6th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Questions for Class Discussions or for Socratic Seminars
Here's a "great" way to "swing" into a review after reading this popular novel. Students can use their critical-thinking skills to analyze 12 topics for class discussions or Socratic Seminars. Using major characters and themes, readers will have a chance to delve further into The Great Gatsby as they recap details and voice their opinions. This ideal exchange will help participants to obtain a better understanding of various aspects of the story as well as share and gain perspectives. It's a ter
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Drama for Language Teaching: Only the Best Intentions PDF
Drama is a powerful tool to teach verbal and nonverbal communication skills, such as intonation, pronunciation, prosody, pragmatics, and body language. Only the Best Intentions is a full coursebook built around an original one-act play written with English-language learners in mind. Designed for maximum flexibility, this communication skills course can take from one week to three months. It can be the basis of a drama unit, run as a drama club or speaking/oracy skills elective class.Unlike the p
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â ESL Books Teaching English with Play Scripts
Character Revision Placemats | Heroes
No-Prep Group WorkCharacter Revision PlacematsCormier’s Heroes Just print, pass and problem-solve! A set of desk placemats to encourage groups to discuss and share information about quotations, themes and context linked to individual characters from the novel. This can either be an oracy task alone, or discussion alongside the creation of a revision map on A4 or A3 paper.Includes 8 characters, 6 tasks per sheet, and works well with 4-8 groups of students. The cost works out at 0.50c per placemat
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9th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Preparation/Anticipation Guide
"Scout" out the perfect way to engage students before they read To Kill a Mockingbird by using this 15-question handout that captures the interest of students as they put their thoughts on paper and then discuss their answers. Teachers can also review this worksheet after concluding the book in order to see if student opinions have changed.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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To Kill a Mockingbird Project Options with Condensed Rubric
Teachers need not "scout" for a better way to review of To Kill a Mockingbird. This handout and rubric contains multiple options from which students may create a resourceful analysis of the story. Using their imaginations and critical-thinking skills, participants will have the chance to choose from a list of 15 innovative topics and then research, produce, and present their projects to their classmates. A condensed rubric is attached.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Night Mini-Research Project and Detailed Rubric
It's a sensitive subject that needs to be explored on many different levels. Here is the fitting mini-research project that can be used to reinforce the study of this popular novel as well as help students to investigate critical points about the Holocaust. This two-page printable provides specific directions, 18 prompts, and a condensed rubric that allows readers to continue to advance their knowledge about the events that claimed the lives of six million Jews throughout Europe in WWII.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Technology Guide for Uploading Media to Create a Podcast Channel (CCSS aligned)
This guide shows students how to upload a media file to a podcast channel, specifically Podbean.com. It includes a 25-word glossary of technical terms used in the task. It can be used to supplement any course content as a project. For instance, a student can produce an audio file on any topic and then publish it to a podcast channel as part of an oral language project. Poetry readings, musical performances, or reporting the weather are just a few ways to incorporate podcasting.
Using emergent
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2nd - 12th
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Genesis 4 Read, Think Respond
This material was designed for a classroom studying the text as literature. It works through the text in three parts:READ: Asks student to identify key verses in the selected text.THINK: Asks basic content questionsRESPOND: Asks questions to connect the text to the larger ancient world, other portions of the Bible (these are usually written backwards - asking about text that would be read if you were going chronologically - not forward to texts not yet read).The three sections roughly move you t
Grades:
7th - 12th
Number the Stars Questions for Class Discussions or for Socratic Seminars
Allow your students to "shine" as they use their critical-thinking skills to analyze 12 topics for class discussions or Socratic Seminars. Using characters and themes, readers will have a chance to delve further into Number the Stars as they recap details and voice their opinions. This ideal exchange will help participants to gain a better understanding of various aspects of the story as well as share and gain perspectives. It's a terrific group activity.
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5th - 10th
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Panel Discussion Series pack
The Panel Discussion Series is an annual event in my Grade 10 Literature class that spans 10 days - 2 weeks of one hour class periods. We invite at least one or two other English classes to join us to serve as the audience, as their participation is required for voting polls and generating questions for our panelists' response. These Discussion Series are a highlight of the year for my students, and serve as unforgettable events that generate authentic engagement with texts such as Orwell's 1984
Grades:
9th - 12th
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