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Common Core RI.11-12.9 lessons
Declaration of Independence Activity: The Big Break Up Letter & Texting Activity
The Declaration of Independence was really just a big "break-up" letter written by the colonists to the King of Great Britain. This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain. While studying the Declaration of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document. The lesson start
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Activity: Primary Source Analysis and Questions
The Declaration of Independence can be a daunting document for teachers to explain to students, but this primary source lesson will help students understand the major themes and concepts within the document itself. Though Thomas Jefferson's Declaration was written in the 18th century, this worksheet has proven to be a fantastic, big-picture way for today's students to study such an important writing without becoming overwhelmed. The Declaration is really just a big "break-up letter" from the co
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7th - 12th
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Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Rhetorical Analysis BUNDLE - Analyzing Arguments! Digital for Distance Learning
Analyzing arguments can be so challenging; however, this step-by-step method will make this skill clear and easy while creating an in-depth rhetorical analysis! This digital, engaging, no prep/no plan unit will show your students how to analyze the rhetoric, fallacies, an author's message, and the persuasive language of any author’s argument. Students will then be able to draft a complete rhetorical analysis essay. The graphic organizers provided will support students in every step of this proce
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Full Year High School English Curriculum: Secondary ELA 9-12 Common Core Aligned
If you are teaching a new high school English course this year, or you're looking to upgrade your current high school English class curriculum, this full year ELA curriculum is for YOU! This Common Core Standards aligned English Language Arts curriculum will help you create meaningful learning experiences for your secondary English students AND protect your time outside of contract hours.This English curriculum is perfect for you if are looking for...creative, effective activities for you and yo
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9th - 12th
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Oregon Trail Activity, Game, & Simulation: Travel the Trail Journaling Activity
Enjoy taking your middle school and upper elementary students on an adventure of a lifetime known as the Oregon Trail! Students will form family wagon teams and race each other to the Oregon Territory. While learning about this important era in United States history, this guided simulation will allow students to learn about and experience history! It’s a fantastic activity for any early American History class or to even use as a westward expansion simulation!What's included:Full teacher and stud
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6th - 9th
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Paired Texts: Frederick Douglass & Malala Yousafzai - Close Reading Essay Lesson
This lesson connects three texts: Robert Hayden’s poem “Frederick Douglass,” an excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, and the New York Times article “Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.” It also makes learning relevant for your students through real-world connections, while meeting ELA standards by employing nonfiction texts.Use this lesson to give your students practice with close reading and the synthesis of ideas. Activity handouts focus on b
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
"The Yellow Wallpaper" Instructional Pack (50+ Pages, 4 Tools, 1 Price)
"The Yellow WallPaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a staple in many American literature classes. This short story is nuanced and textured, so teachers need tools to help students access the text from every angle. To help you work through this text with your students, I've put together a pack of tools. Includes:"The Yellow Wallpaper" Reading Questions, Writing Prompts, and Literary Criticism Activity: To help students close read Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic, this tool includes 44 multipl
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10th - 12th
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Transcendentalism Bundle (5 resources, 45 pgs, 130+ questions) / Print + Digital
American Transcendentalism is part of my school's junior-level English class. Our curriculum doesn't give us a tremendous amount of time to study Transcendentalism, so I have focused my instruction on three specific texts. Unit Pacing Guide"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson"Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson"Civil Disobedience" by Henry David ThoreauTranscendentalism Notes Pages and Anticipation GuideOver the years, I have put together excerpts for these three texts with guiding questions, backg
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11th - 12th
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Analyze Arguments - King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail - UNIT BUNDLE! Digital!
☛Teach students how to analyze an author’s arguments with Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail!☚ Analyzing an author’s arguments can be challenging for students; however, this step-by-step method will make this skill clear and easy while creating an in-depth analysis! ✎Everything you need to teach rhetoric and logical fallacies! Show your students how to analyze the rhetoric/fallacies/message/language of any author’s arguments through this iconic passage from Martin Luther King
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8th - 12th
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The Nickel Boys - COMPLETE Unit Plan - RIGOR + INTEREST!! - 54 docs! (zip file)
Challenge AND engage your students! Purchased by over 50 customers!This unit uses The Nickel Boys as a tool to encourage critical thinking and discussion alongside their reading. In this download, you'll find activities to get your students up and moving around, accessing their creativity to explore tough topics, and thinking critically about the novel and the world around them. Develop students' respect of each others' lived experiences!Options in this unit plan for AP-level classes and Honors-
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Teach Reading Comprehension Skills using Music as Poetry | Printable & Digital
Teach high school reading comprehension and analysis skills using music as poetry activities (Printable & Digital): Use song lyrics and music videos to teach EVERY high school reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard to cover entire Grade 9 - 12 English Curriculum. All 15 lessons include editable lesson plans, student handouts, PowerPoint slides, Answer Keys, Rubrics, Google Docs, Google Slides for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.C
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Rhetorical Analysis with Atticus Finch's Closing Arguments in TKAM Digital Unit
Teach students how to analyze an author’s arguments with Atticus Finch’s Closing Arguments! This no prep-no plan unit bundle will teach your students rhetorical devices and the process of analyzing arguments. Then, students will analyze the closing arguments given by Atticus Finch in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. This is also digital resource. It can be used for distance or e-learning. Each unit will contain a Google File Link Page that will provide you with a Google Doc/Slides for each acti
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8th - 12th
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Instructional Pack: "Nature" and "Self-Reliance"
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Transcendentalist essays are staples in many American literature classrooms. "Self-Reliance" and "Nature" became the foundation of Emerson's philosophical view and values. These informational texts can be tools in analyzing argument, figurative language, text structure, author's purpose, main idea, and historical context. To facilitate this study, I've also included fillable .pdfs, Google Forms, and Google Slides. And to help students synthesize these texts, I've included 1
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11th - 12th
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FDR's Pearl Harbor Speech & Bush's 9/11 Speech Rhetorical Analysis
Looking to incorporate more rhetorical analysis or famous speeches into your high school English lessons? This easy-to-use 2-week unit includes 10 lessons, five for each historical speech, with activities that help students close read, write a defensible thesis, and craft a strong paragraph or essay. These lessons can be taught in class, uploaded to an online classroom, or printed for student use and are perfect for AP Lang or honors classes. The FDR lesson plans include:*a complete SOAP graphic
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Presidential Speeches Rhetorical Analysis Bundle
American Enlightenment Literature Bundle (9 resources, 100 pgs, 100 questions)
The American Enlightenment is the second unit for my juniors. In this unit, we focus on close reading, analyzing rhetoric, and synthesizing texts. This is also the first time my students venture into American literary movements. For these reasons, this is one of my favorite units, so I wanted to share my best texts and activities. As a bundle exclusive, I’ve also included synthesis writing prompts and rubrics that help students connect texts and see themes across texts. Includes 20 writing promp
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9th - 12th
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US Romanticism Bundle (15 resources, 130 pages, 300 questions) / Print + Digital
Teaching poetry is one of my classroom superpowers, and I feel that most acutely during my junior-level Romanticism unit. In this unit, students focus on close reading and historical context. Over the years, I have put together this collection of poems, short stories, and prose. With this collection of texts and historical context notes, I have gathered 130+ pages and 300 questions, which help students practice close reading, making inferences, and determining main idea. Students also practice a
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11th - 12th
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Unit - Activities and Assessments
Bring your dystopian short story unit to life! This bundle includes activities, guided reading worksheets, reading quizzes, and assessments for Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery." Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 20% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Short Story Unit for “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson:✏️ “The Lottery” Reading Comprehension Quizzes - Digital & Print✏️ Detailed Answer Key for Reading Comprehension Questions✏️ Guided Readi
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8th - 11th
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Middle School Technology Lesson Plans | High School Tech STEM BUNDLE: Set 2
Here are SIX MORE of the technology lessons that students love!Made for use with:PCMacChromebookAll resources are organized for assigning through Google Classroom!Easy copy and paste directions with included attachments for both the teacher and students make these technology lessons any teacher's dream! We developed these lessons for a project-based working environment and works great with any Project Based Learning or STEM goals. We give you the option to have as much or as little instruction t
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Are you new to American Literature or tired of boring worksheets? Engage students with texts by American authors in lessons that use real-world learning connections, an appreciation for cultural diversity, and critical thinking skills. These activities for your American Literature Curriculum are organized thematically and include a variety of lessons that meet the expectations of all Common Core ELA Standards. Classic American authors in the units include Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Maya Ang
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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6 Tools for Teaching FDR's Four Freedoms Speech / Print + Digital / 68 questions
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union is best remembered as the Four Freedoms Speech. The historical context of this speech coupled with Roosevelt's vision for a better world make the speech memorable, teachable, and relevant. As an English language arts teacher, I am always looking for opportunities to help students analyze rhetoric, work with informational and nonfiction texts, and focus on complex texts that still resonate with modern readers. The Four Freedoms Speech acco
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11th - 12th
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9-12 Short Stories Bundle (9 Texts, 300 pages, 1 great price) / Print + Digital
The Short Story Unit is a staple in many literature classrooms. But finding quality, grade-level appropriate short stories that will engage students and lend themselves to ELA skills and content can be challenging. To make that process a little easier, I have collected high-quality short stories all in one place. All together, you get almost 300 pages of reading questions, writing prompts, visualization tools, and literary criticism activities. If you were to purchase each item in this bundle in
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9th - 12th
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ELA Full Year American Literature Curriculum Grades 11-12 Bundle
Set your students up for success with this zero prep, print and Google slides ready curriculum resource a full year of your American Literature course. In this resource you will find 13 units that span 36+ weeks of instruction:Rhetoric of the American RevolutionPost Revolution: American RomanticismPrelude to the Civil War: American TranscendentalismThe Dark Romanticism of Edgar Allan PoeThe Anti-Slavery Rhetoric of Frederick DouglassRealism and Early Feminist LiteratureThe Harlem RenaissanceLite
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9th - 12th
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Literary Modernism Bundle (7 resources, 35 pgs, 55+ questions) / Print + Digital
Modernism is such a tricky term to define, so when I put together this unit, I wanted to emphasize different expressions of a literary movement. In this unit about modernism, students encounter 5 poems, each of which presents a unique perspective. Through close reading, students encounter different authors approaching difficult topics like war, death, trauma, and isolation.In addition, this resource also features an anticipation guide focused on the issues of the period. With these guides, teach
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11th - 12th
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