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Common Core CCRA.L.5 lectures
Allusions in Literature Lesson, Complete Teaching Unit
In this packed and ready-to-go teaching pack for allusions in literature, you will find everything you need to teach and practice this critical skill for literary analysis. The lecture is easy-to-use and the examples are plentiful and modern. Student Experience: Students will walk through definitions, modern examples, and guided practice. There are task cards for interactive practice, and worksheets and quizzes for assessment. Included:- Teaching Suggestions with CCSS- Lecture (PPT and Google)-
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8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Reading Comprehension Skills Teaching Units, BUNDLE of Lessons
Poetry Terms Figurative Language Introduction Presentation for Literary Terms
Use this poetry terms presentation as an introduction to figurative language and literary devices commonly used in poetry. This is a must-have resource if you are introducing your poetry unit as it reviews the most commonly used poetry terms, literary devices, and figures of speech used by poets. After using this slideshow, your students will feel totally confident identifying and analyzing literary devices used in the poems they are reading. The poetry terms presentation guides students with
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7th - 10th
Patrick Henry's "Speech in the Virginia Convention" Teaching Pack
This complete teaching pack for Patrick Henry's exemplar speech "Speech in the Virginia Convention" guides an in-depth study of Henry's speech. With the overarching purpose of analyzing persuasive appeals and examining argumentative writing, this creative and modern pack allows you to cover many standards interestingly and effectively. There are so many options with this low-prep pack that you can pick and choose or work your way through them all. Student Experience: Students will first meet
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
"The Doll's House" (Mansfield) Short Story Unit Guide, Lesson Plan
This no prep "The Doll's House" by Katherine Mansfield short story unit guide makes an excellent lesson for a British Literature course as it exemplifies the modern period of literature. The themes that emerge throughout the story – materialism, social classes, bullying, acceptance, kindness, innocence, and family – truly do resonate with today's teens. Additionally, the unit provides opportunity for covering such skills at characterization, symbolism, theme across texts, and more. Student Ex
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10th - 12th
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld: Reading Comprehension Questions & PowerPoint BUNDLE
This is a discounted bundle for two products:Close Reading PowerPoint:This 151-slide PowerPoint is aligned with Common Core Standards and is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, recognizing foreshadowing, u
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6th - 8th
PUBLIC SPEAKING Course | Semester Speech Curriculum | Communication Classes
Want to teach your secondary public speaking students with confidence? Speech classes are a blast to teach, but only if you're comfortable with the material and the processes. I've taught public speaking at the high school and college levels for 23 years, and I've created the course I wish I'd had when I started.From organizing the course in Google Classroom to assessing formal presentations, this resource has it all. Wondering what to do when you have a sub? I have you covered. Want to know my
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9th - 12th
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"The Rocking Horse Winner" Short Story Unit Guide, Lesson Plan
This no prep "The Rocking Horse Winner" short story unit guide makes an excellent lesson for a British Literature course as it exemplifies the modern period of literature. The themes that emerge throughout the story – materialism, money, love, innocence, and family – truly do resonate with today's teens. Additionally, the unit provides opportunity for covering such skills at characterization, symbolism, theme across texts, research, and more. Student Experience: Students begin by noting backg
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10th - 12th
Self-Advocacy - Soft Skills for College and Career Readiness
Do your high school students hesitate to speak up and take charge of their learning? Then you need this NO-PREP interactive Google Slides presentation to teach your students about self-advocacy -- a very useful soft skill for college and career success!This full lesson covers what it means to be a self-advocate and why it's so important for college and career readiness. This is a must-teach lesson for all students, but especially for students traditionally underrepresented in higher education (e
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Soft Skills for College & Career Readiness - AVID/Advisory/College Prep
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BUNDLE [9-10 Week] Unit Craig Silvey's Jasper Jones Novel Study +BONUS FILE
Are you trying to get your students to think and write critically about the novel, instead of simply writing out summaries of the text?This lesson might just be what you are looking for!!In my class, I prioritise analysis, textual integrity and the composer's purpose and I've spent HOURS carefully backward mapping the ideal essay, so you don't have to!!!Jasper Jones is a wonderful but lengthy text for some of our students so I've hand picked specific extracts to help them (and you) get the most
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9th - 11th
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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - Close Reading PowerPoint
This 149-slide PowerPoint is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Uglies. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, recognizing foreshadowing, understanding the major themes and symbolism in the novel, and identifying figurative language. The PowerPoint is organized by chapte
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6th - 8th
Credible or "Fake News"? Cultivating News Literacy in a "Post-Truth" Era
These lessons cover the basics of discerning between credible and false journalism (and the gradient between the two), using contemporary (but non-controversial) examples. There is also a slideshow (in PDF format) with links to examples of terms, as well as examples of credible journalism.
Arguably the most tangibly helpful aspect of this three-day unit is the "News Analysis Checklist" which students can apply to any form of journalism to asses its credibility. The checklist is available in PDF
Grades:
9th - 12th
HSC MOD C Craft of Writing Discursive + Imaginative COMPLETE BUNDLE +BONUS
Help your students overcome the fear of writing. This is a COMPLETE guide to teaching BOTH Discursive AND Imaginative Writing!! If Module C Craft of Writing has been that EXTRA thing in the HSC you've had worrying you in the back of your mind, just lift these resources and let them run its course.DISCURSIVE WRITINGThis is a FIVE PART TEACHING BUNDLE WHICH INCLUDES:1. An introduction OR revision of the Craft of Writing.This was originally designed for a workshop and thus should take about 30~50 m
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9th - 12th
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Bundle#2 The Tempest + Hag-Seed HSC MOD A Textual Conversations FULL GUIDE+BONUS
An ALL INCLUSIVE BUNDLE!!What's Included:Notes on Context, form and purpose, (under the same thematic headings listed below)Thematic Analysis: The other, Women and gender, forgiveness and vengeance.Mod A paired paragraph writing guide (NOTE: the samples in this worksheet use Othello and the film adaptation of Othello)The reality is that The Tempest is a VERY (beautiful, but) LONG play coupled with a NOVEL which really does not leave us much time in the term for key skills such as comparative ess
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10th - 12th
Pathos, Ethos & Logos: Mastering Rhetorical Analysis to Create Advertisements
Almost everywhere we look, there are everyday people, businesses, and politicians who are attempting to manipulate others with various arguments and advertisements. The only way to truly defend oneself from these persuasive attempts is to understand the use of emotional, character, and logical appeals (AKA Pathos, Ethos and Logos) at a deep level.
In this unit, your students will study the art of using emotional, character, and logical appeals to persuade others, culminating in a final cumulati
Grades:
9th - 12th
Literary Devices
This Google Slides presentation is an interactive, fun, 53-slide lesson on the different literary devices. It includes 20 different literary devices with links to the device in movies, songs, and books/comics. There are also links to Ed Puzzles and Kahoot It games to increase understanding. This is designed to be fun, interactive lesson about literary devices that my students love every year.
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6th - 10th
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Teach Literary Terms with Book Clubs! Independent Novel Study for Middle School
You will love teaching literary terms to students who get to read ANY novel of their choice while using this novel study. This is an engaging 11-day unit with all lessons and handouts ready to go! Students will learn 24 literary terms while actively reading their own, independently chosen novels over the course of 11 days. Students will summarize, analyze, make connections, and also build on their comprehension skills. We cannot express how wonderful teaching literary terms through Independent N
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Teach Literary Terms with Book Clubs! - Bundle w/Assessment and Activities
Media & Marketing Unit
This ia a fun unit that teaches students English concepts like analysis, connotation, and denotation by looking at commercials and print ads. The unit includes a google slideshow with linked commercials, print ads, and assessments.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Elements of a Story | Short Story Introduction
Break down the story elements with this great resource! These notes cover everything students need to know about the story elements. Great for short story units! In addition to the presentation, there are scaffolded notes for students and completed notes for teachers.Literary Terms Covered: - Plot - Setting (Location & Time) - Mood - Points of View (Five major types) - Characters (All different types) - Conflict (Types and kinds) - ThemeLooking for some short story units with minimal prep?
Grades:
7th - 12th
Reading Workshop TC (Up the Ladder Non-Fiction) (Lessons 8-18)
Teachers College (TC) Up The Ladder Non-Fiction (Reading)Lesson plans made into PresentationsLessons 8-18, ONLY (10 Lessons total!)The best part is that this lesson plan is READY! Can be editable when downloaded. Can be bought in a bundle of lessons to save!What's included:-Last 10 lessons of the unit (bend 2 & 3)For each lesson:-Connection-Teach-Active Engagement-Link-Checklist-Share-Teacher notes in the note section of the slides-Flow Map of Steps for the lesson-Sentence Starters and image
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2nd - 8th
Also included in:Â Reading Workshop TC (Up the Ladder Non-Fiction) (Lessons 1-18)
Craft of Writing: Discursive Essays TEACHING PACKAGE! (HSC Mod C)
If you are teaching the Craft of Writing for the first time, or you want to refresh your Module C toolbox, or your students are STILL CONFUSED on what discursive writing is, then this is the resource for you!Whilst this resource has been made primarily with year 11 and 12 in mind, it can EASILY be modified for a Year 9-10 audience!This is a FOUR PART TEACHING PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES:1. A discursive writing workshop This workshop provides your students with an overview of expectations around discu
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â HSC Module C Craft of Writing FULL DISCURSIVE PACKAGE BUNDLE.
The Funeral Blues
The Funeral Blues. This is a great addition to any poetry unit! This Google Slides presentation contained a detailed lesson on theme, tone, imagery, and a history on WH Auden. It also contains a breakdown of each stanza and its parts. This is a multi period lesson that contains questions for the students to respond to in the speakers notes, adding support to the lesson and activity.
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9th - 12th
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Stereotypes: 'The Problem with Apu' and 'The Simpsons'
'The Problem with Apu' is a 2017 documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu. The film focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom 'The Simpsons' who, for a period, was the only figure of South Asian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television. The film explores encounters with negative stereotypes, racial microaggressions and slurs against people of Indian and South Asian heritage disseminated through the charac
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9th - 12th
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Bundle#1 The Tempest + Hag-Seed HSC MOD A Textual Conversations FULL GUIDE+BONUS
This resource is A FULL STUDY GUIDE of THREE KEY IDEAS, that is if anything - comprehensive.The reality is that The Tempest is a VERY (beautiful, but) LONG play coupled with a NOVEL which really does not leave us much time in the term for key skills such as comparative essay writing. This bundle took my mixed ability class a total of 7 weeks, leaving 3 weeks of the term for: introduction, revision and assessment. We focus on key excerpts under thematic headings which allows students to focus on
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11th - 12th
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Unit Slides/Activities/Essay
This unit includes slides and assignments across the entire book as well as some links to additional resources including Douglass's speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Slides introduce the work, Douglass, include discussion questions for every chapter, and several additional assignments providing additional context, thought-provoking questions, and two writing assignments--culminating in a paper where students answer what the Fourth of July means to them. Answers included in slide
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Frederick Douglass Slides/Assessments Bundle
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