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Higher education Common Core RL.6.2 lessons
Informational Text & Reading Literature with Film Clips: Grade 6-8 Lesson Bundle
Teach EVERY middle school reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard for grade 6-8 using inspirational and engaging videos (Printable & Digital! 15 no prep lessons include editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, Answer Key, PowerPoint slides and Google Slides for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.Common Core ELA Test Prep is FUN with VIDEO CLIP ACTIVITIES - plus grade 9 - 12 lessons for scaffolding, differentiation and gifted
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6th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
Socratic Seminar: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, Standards Aligned
This Socratic seminar contains a great message for the beginning of the school year! Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. Introduce your students to Socratic seminar with this easy-to-implement, step-by-step resource. This 32-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar to include pre and post activities featuring the poem “A Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. This resource includes a well-organized protocol fo
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Little Prince Novel Study: Focusing on Character, Theme, and Symbolism
So, what we have created for you is a literary unit of study for teaching The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. We know, we’re excited about it, too! We use this lovely novella about the meaning of life to teach our students how to analyze symbolism and theme within stories. Be sure to check out our mini lessons on theme to use before you start reading this novella if your students could use a refresher on how to analyze theme in short stories. This Little Prince unit also focuses on c
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Boy Wizard Unit Bundle: Engaging Chapter Activities
This product includes fun and engaging activities for EVERY chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone! In addition to chapter activities, this product also includes a pre-reading webquest that enable students to explore J.K. Rowling, a character analysis graphic organizer, unit-long matchbook project, chapter activities, my Sorting Hat Escape Room activity, and a final project! This bundle is everything you need for an awesome Harry Potter unit!If you are looking for an engaging, time-sav
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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"The Social Dilemma" Engaging Documentary Activities: Print & Digital Sub Plans
NEW! This resource comes with print and digital versions!Looking for an engaging addition to your unit about social media or mental health? Needing easy and ready-to-go sub plans for 1-3 days? This is the perfect resource for you. Easy assign on Google Classroom or your LMS or print for a day planned for you!This resource includes:AgendaPre-watching activity for studentsDoodle notes that not alone give students the opportunity to color or sketch while they watch, but also ask students higher ord
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Close Reading, Metacognition, and Text Annotations Teacher Presentation
Introducing our comprehensive introductory mini-lesson designed specifically for middle school English teachers like you, focusing on close reading, metacognition, and effective text annotation. What's Inside:Our meticulously crafted non-editable presentation comes in Google Slides, Canva, and PDF formats, covering all the essential components of a successful lesson: from setting the stage with an anticipatory set to providing direct instruction, guiding practice, conducting assessment, and fost
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Reading Skills Bundle
Mood and Tone in Music- Teaching Style with Rihanna and Florence and the Machine
Teaching Style- Mood and Tone through Music
Hello and welcome to Lazy Sundays! In my experience, students LOVE this STYLE activity because it incorporates current pop songs by artists they are familiar with and enjoy!
The package includes 10 song links from YouTube along with a student response format worksheet that can be used for all of the songs included. A compare/ contrast brief response is required at the end of each activity.
*** Speakers are absolutely required for this activity as
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetry: Lessons About Hard Work and Positive Attitude Printable with Answer Key
"Don't Quit," "Perseverance," and "The Man Who Thinks He Can" will help to reinforce positive life lessons as students read these three short poems and then answer 12 relevant and important questions. Focusing on strong themes and poetry terminology, readers will have a chance to discuss why these authors believe it's important to face obstacles head-on as well as work hard and focus on a goal. This worksheet or assessment can be completed individually, with a partner, or in a group. A detailed
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5th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Small Group Reading Strategy + Activity for Any Novel or Short Story
This reading strategy is perfect for ANY novel, short story, or work of writing. 7 Ways to Read a Text engages students of multiple intelligences in the same reading to further engage and promote comprehension and evoke a deeper meaning. This also uses group work! Step away from the audiobook and let's the students take over their own learning for the day. This reading strategy also promotes accountability as each student will have a different role to fulfill in their group. Hopefully this free
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Discussing Discrimination and Prejudice: Five Short Story Worksheets and Keys
This comprehensive packet of worksheets (or tests) highlights the five popular narratives that deal with discrimination: "The Stolen Party," "American History," "The Scholarship Jacket," "One Friday Morning," and "The Gold Cadillac." As a bonus, a worksheet is included that discusses how characters deal with prejudice as well as what has changed in American society since the stories were published. This printable is so versatile that it can be implemented as an individual, pair, or group assign
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Distance Learning Short Story The Monkey's Paw Close Reading Writing Research
The short story, The Monkey's Paw, is a great story to introduce students to the horror genre. There is an annotated text included via a Google Slides link to encourage students to practice note taking and identifying areas they might be confused.This lesson includes working with:- Literary Devices- Vocabulary- Inferences- Theme- Plot- CharactersThis lesson includes : (with rubrics)- Argument Writing- Creative Writing- Inquiry-based Research Writing ProjectCheck out these other close reads avail
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Monkey's Paw Short Story Close Reading Test Bundle Distance Learning
Teaching The Holocaust In Literature
This has over 300 pages of readings, articles, teaching units and activities to teach the literature associated with the Holocaust. Starting out with the early days before the Holocaust and ending with the liberation of the camps, this delves deep into survivor testimony and literature that depicts the horrific events surrounding the Holocaust. Includes teaching units on Terrible Things, Twenty and Ten, Four Perfect Pebbles, The Devil's Arithmetic, Number the Stars, Milkweed, Night, Ellie, Tru
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Ray Bradbury: Eight Short Story Worksheets (or Tests) with Detailed Answer Keys
Here's the ideal way for students to explore the writings of this popular author as well as examine the predicted effects of technology on society. Included are worksheets (or tests) for "Sounds of Thunder," "Fever Dream," "The Pedestrian," "All Summer in a Day," "There Will Come Soft Rains," "The Veldt," "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind," and "The Flying Machine." A detailed answer key is included for each as well as a bonus page that shows style commonalities in all stories.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Six O. Henry Short Stories: Worksheets, Tests, or Homework with Answer Keys
This compilation of six O. Henry short story reviews or tests will provide students with a full understanding of these popular narratives. After reading "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Gift of the Magi," "The Last Leaf," "Hearts and Hands," "After Twenty Years," and "A Retrieved Reformation," readers will provide answers to an array of important questions that relate to theme, mood, imagery, inference, plot, and more. Included for teachers is a printable that delineates the similarities in all s
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Long Way from Chicago: Daily Warm-ups, Assessments, or Worksheet & Answer Key
Teachers and students will go "a long way" with this comprehensive resource which can be used as warm-ups, worksheets, homework, or daily quizzes. An array of questions, arranged chronologically by chapter and page number, focus on character, plot, setting, theme, mood, inference, point-of-view, motivation, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and so much more. To make this printable even more attractive, a detailed answer key is included.
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5th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Season of Gifts: Daily Warm-ups, Assessments, or Worksheet & Answer Key
This is the perfect comprehensive resource to use for warm-ups, worksheets, or daily quizzes as students review A Season of Gifts. An array of chronologically-arranged questions, from each chapter, focus on character, plot, setting, theme, mood, paradox, figurative language, inference, point-of-view, motivation, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and so much more. A figurative language chart is part of the packet. A detailed answer key is included.
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Miracle Worker Character Chart, Questions, and Detailed Answer Key
"Chart" a course for students to use critical-thinking skills as they review this popular play. Readers will have a chance to delve further into descriptions, traits, quotes, and events (front) as well as personalities (back). This ideal exercise will help students to gain a better understanding of various aspects and perspectives of the story. It's the perfect exercise to use with individual students, pair-share, or group activities. A detailed answer key is included.
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5th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Judith Ortiz Cofer: Three Short Story Worksheets/Tests with Detailed Answer Keys
Teachers will say "gracias" and vote these printables as "muy bien" when they use these worksheets/tests/homework assignments with their classes. With a focus on Hispanic families, the critical-thinking questions relate to young protagonists who grow up as children of first-generation immigrants in the United States and who subsequently learn valuable lessons. These printables reinforce "Catch the Moon," "American History," and "An Hour with Abuelo" and are a perfect segue way into the study of
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Lottery Distance Learning Close Reading Short Story Lesson
This resource is chock-full of close reading activities perfect for distance learning or in-class learning. Everything includes answers (aside from the open writing assignments). There is a link (included in both the student and teacher copies) of the blank or student version that makes sharing with and presenting to the class super easy. This allows teachers to post questions in front of the class without having to write them out or post them in Zoom/virtual class settings. This saves time and
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Scavenger Hunt for Summarizing (RL/RI 6.2)
Students will work independently on this fun game-like activity to study the skill of summarizing! It allows students to move while they work, but they'll remain silent and focused in order to be able to complete the activity and not be 'out'.Included in this packet are the goals, the worksheet/game, Instructions and Suggestions sheets for implementation/use, AND a Quick Quiz to assess what they've learned when you finish (includes an answer key as well).As research has shown, students who can m
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5th - 8th, Higher Education
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Themes & Thesis Statements
This sixty-minute lesson helps students answer the questions "What is a thesis statement? What is 'theme'?" This is the third lesson in an eight (8) lesson unit connecting folklore and culture. Students will learn the definition of thesis statement and theme to:Analyze folklore for elements of fiction.Write a paragraph determining the story's theme.Culture and folklore are great ways to increase reading for your child or students. Culture invites us to explore the world and ourselves. While fol
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Introductions, Conclusions, & Titles: Culture, Fiction, & Folklore
This sixty-minute lesson helps students write essays or stories about their culture or fiction. This is the seventh lesson in an eight (8) lesson unit connecting folklore and culture. Students will learn about introductions and conclusions, in stories and essays and add them to their writing. Culture and folklore are great ways to increase reading for your child or students. Culture invites us to explore the world and ourselves. While folklore offers a variety of literature to choose from. Tog
Pre-Writing a Story or Essay: Culture, Fiction, Folklore
This sixty-minute lesson helps students brainstorm for an essay or story. This is the fourth lesson in an eight (8) lesson unit connecting folklore and culture. Students will learn about pacing and, or pre-writing to either create:a story mapessay brainstormCulture and folklore are great ways to increase reading for your child or students. Culture invites us to explore the world and ourselves. While folklore offers a variety of literature to choose from. Together they offer a variety of ways t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Writing Your First Draft: Culture, Fiction, & Folklore
This sixty-minute lesson helps students begin to write their essays or stories. This is the fifth lesson in an eight (8) lesson unit connecting folklore and culture. Students will learn about exposition, dialogue, and informative writing.Culture and folklore are great ways to increase reading for your child or students. Culture invites us to explore the world and ourselves. While folklore offers a variety of literature to choose from. Together they offer a variety of ways to engage and empower
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