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Higher education holidays lessons
A Rose for Emily Literature Guide, Unit, Lesson Plan
In this "A Rose for Emily" short story lesson plan you'll find an updated twist on a classic. It is an excellent model for teaching close reading and making connections across texts. Everything is planned and neatly organized for you to use immediately.Student Experience: How far would you go for love? Is Miss Emily in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" truly in love or just insane? In this unit, students will examine how Faulkner painted a crafty picture of a woman scorned, a nosy southern town, a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
THE HANDMAID'S TALE UNIT PLAN: COMMON CORE APPROVED
***I added the viewable google slide companion as a bonus and to show how I used this unit during remote learning. This 84-page unit has expository text and activities meant to elevate classroom discussion. The goal of this unit is to make connections to the present and find ways to relate and engage with this dystopian tale. Students focus on: the social commentary about gender roles, feminism, and real-world examples. With the current political climate of the world, this is a great unit
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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After Spring Break Spanish Activity Back from Easter Break Preterite Tense Chat
Need a after Spring Break Spanish activity? This back to school after Spring Break Spanish Find Someone Who is the perfect interpersonal Spanish activity for the first day back from Spring break or after Easter break of Spanish 2-4 to talk about what you did over the break using the preterite tense Spanish. These people search or people hunt activity was designed as a Spanish interpersonal communicative activity to get students talking in Spanish class after Spring Break or after Easter BreakThi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Oil Pastel Christmas Bow Drawing, Middle/High School Art, Winter Crafts
Teach your students to draw stunning realistic Christmas bows using oil pastels in this step-by-step tutorial presentation. This works great for high school grades 9-12. Great for public, private and homeschool and adult education students as well. The perfect art project during winter season!This product comes with:PDF/PPT versions of project tutorial steps/instructionsPDF handout of image steps for studentsBow grid drawing practice handoutPDF of color bow reference imagesOil pastels techniques
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Ultimate Drawing BUNDLE, 10 Art Projects, Middle/High School Grades
Halloween Reading, Cause and Effect and Inference Skills Using, "Thriller"
Students like to be entertained while they learn! HALLOWEEN CAUSE AND EFFECT AND INFERENCE SKILLS USING, "THRILLER." Introduce students to the concepts of cause and effect and inference skills. This lesson can be used prior to teaching longer, more complex short stories, poems, viewing films, creative writing, novel studies.
Includes: PDF File
Presentation for the smart board or projector
Active link to the music video, “Thriller”
Cause and effect handouts (2)
Inference handout
Lyrics handout
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Trifles by Susan Glaspell Literature Guide Unit, Lesson Plans
Are your students obsessed with Serial or Undisclosed or other true crime stories? Pique their interest while exposing them to canonical literary fiction with Trifles -- the perfect twist on this murder mystery, of sorts! This easy-prep drama unit is an excellent choice if you are looking for a text to quickly cover the elements of drama in place of a longer text, or it would even work well as a quick unit for Women's History Month. Student Experience: Since it's first production in 1916, Trifle
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
The Great Debaters Viewing Guide and Introduction to Debate Bundle
This 5 day lesson plan for high school students includes everything you need to introduce your students to logic, logical fallacies and debate in an engaging way! I use it with my juniors before we do classroom policy debates. The movie is based on the true story of the Wiley College debate team in the 1930s, which was the first all black college debate team to debate a white college team and which has been a champion team since. The movie is riveting and inspirational, and I've never had a clas
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Reading Paired Texts Bundle — The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper
In this Paired Texts Bundle — You will receive a literary analysis for each individual story: The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In addition, you will receive an essay prompt and rubric for a text-dependent analysis essay and graphic organizer to compare and contrast both pieces of literature. The paired texts analysis focuses on many literary elements (similarities and differences) including: point of view, text structure, theme, characters
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Slideshow | Easter in Spanish-Speaking Countries | La Semana Santa Las Pascuas
ENGLISH VERSION - From dancing skeletons to colorful carpet-adorned streets, Easter brings a wealth of different traditions throughout the Spanish-speaking world. With this slideshow*, your students will learn more about how the Holy Week is celebrated by Spanish-speakers in 15 different countries. This slideshow in English has 16 slides with pictures and maps to teach not only culture but also some geography! It also comes with questions to share thoughts and ideas as a class.Overview:Easter in
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Nonfiction Lesson for Halloween: Are Horror Movies Hilarious or Horrible?
This hot topics nonfiction mini lesson in print and digital format is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension if you are looking for an interesting way to engage students with informational, expository texts this Halloween. This resource is more than just questions and answers - you are getting a full blown mini lesson plan complete with a relevant video link for a starter, an argumentative writing prompt, and spooky creative project... all perfect Hal
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Black History Month- Black Poetry
This unit comprises of poems and speeches by famous Black poets. I suggest you use this for grades 8-12. Students should be familiar with figurative language to answer some of the PARCC questions.
The excerpts analyzed includes:
*Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
*Ain't I A Woman by Sojourner Truth
*Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
*On Being Brought from Africa to America by Phillis Wheatley
This Black History Month Unit includes:
*An answer sheet for the multiple choice questions.
*An extende
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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House Plant Guided Drawings
The only thing more relaxing than surrounding yourself in a room of house plants, is learning how to draw said beautiful plants! Let your love of greenery spill onto the pages of your sketchbook or into your classroom with this how to draw different house plants guide. In this guided drawing document you and your students will learn how to draw a plant as simple as a cactus, to a more complicated Monstera Deliciosa. Even though this is just a beginner guide to just show you how to draw, you can
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories — BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Activities
This Edgar Allan Poe Gothic Short Stories Bundle includes a literary analysis for the following 5 short stories:The Tell-Tale HeartThe Cask of AmontilladoThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Black CatThe Masque of the Red DeathEach product includes an in-depth look at each piece of literature with corresponding activities and reading comprehension questions. All stories form a perfect gothic literature unit, Edgar Allan Poe unit, or short story unit during Halloween season!This BUNDLE also includes
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Monkey's Paw: Preview, Notes, Questions (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
"The Monkey's Paw" brought to you in Google Slides OR PowerPoint! This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this lesson are the following: background information, literary focus, an overview of the plot, and questions for guided reading or pre-reading. Great for short story units, summer school, review and any variety of activities! The perfect to
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Valentine's Day Cupcake Bulletin Board Kit or Door Decor with Writing Activity
This cupcake bulletin board kit is perfect for February. Everything you need to make this bulletin board is included. Just print the pieces on paper, cut them out, and then attach them to your bulletin board or to your door. Please click the preview to view the pieces of this kit. Please note that this bulletin board kit is part of a BUNDLE. If you are interested in getting a year's worth of bulletin boards, including this one, at a huge discount, click HERE to check out my growing bundle.***My
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3rd - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
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Martin Luther King Jr. Digital Lesson: Ethos, Pathos, Logos
30 Slides! Newly updated and revised! Now includes Google link! Can be used as a part of any unit involving rhetoric, speech and persuasion, or can be used as a stand alone activity to go through MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. Students will look at elements of persuasion, including ethos, pathos, and logos; students will annotate; students will analyze portions of the speech; finally, students will write an extended response on the speech. Video link of the speech included.For even MORE on
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Martin Luther King Jr. and The American Dream Digital Bundle
Lectura y Actividad: Día de los Muertos Reading Questions in English & Spanish
Lectura auténtica de México (español), preguntas (español e inglés), actividad creativa de dibujar una ofrenda con instrucciones (español e inglés).La lectura se trata sobre el origen del Día de Muertos, explicación de lo que significa y cómo se ha globalizado gracias a Coco y la película de James Bond. También explica las ofrendas y qué significa cada nivel y objeto.Ejemplos de las preguntas en español: 1ª. ¿Qué se celebra el 1 de noviembre?1b. ¿Qué se celebra el 2 de noviembre?2. ¿Qué impacto
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Black History Month Histogram | Instagram
Instagram and Black History Month have collided! Students are challenged to create Instagram profiles and posts for famous black leaders. Digital and print formats included! Students can pick from the following leaders:Amanda GormanMichelle Obama Martin Luther King Jr. Jackie RobinsonHarriet TubmanRosa ParksClaudette ColvinMary McLeod BethuneBarack Obama Thurgood Marshall (coming soon) After choosing a leader, students will follow along with a read aloud/informational video. Next, they complete
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Letter from Birmingham Jail Analysis Unit - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Bundle
Explore “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on Martin Luther King Jr. Day using these bell ringer reading questions and rhetorical analysis activities. Great for AP Language and Composition and senior English classes on MLK Day or any day of the year! Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®. ⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎ Save over 10% with the bundled discount! ⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎Included with this “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Analysis Unit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day:✏️ 10 Bell Ringer Quiz Questions for “Letter from Birm
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Lesson Plan
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is a great introduction to Thanksgiving, particularly for EFL or ESL students who don't know a lot about the holiday. It covers the Thanksgiving football game, the turkey dinner, the theme of gratitude and friendship, even a name-drop of the Mayflower and Miles Standish! Students are led to discuss Thanksgiving traditions, the meaning of Thanksgiving, and key holiday vocabulary. The movie also lends itself to discussing hospitality and being a good guest as Peppermin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Black History Civil Rights Reading Comprehension with Warriors Don't Cry Excerpt
Use this nonfiction reading response lesson for Black History Month or any time of year to teach students about the Civil Rights Movement, the Little Rock Nine, School Desegregation, Brown vs. Board of Education and ELA skills with excerpts from the nonfiction book, Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Patilla Beals, one of the Little Rock Nine (Printable & Digital) - Product includes lesson plan, student handouts, PowerPoint slides, Google slides, Google Doc and grading rubric for a no prep ELA or
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Amanda Gorman The Hill We Climb Poem Analysis — MLK I've Been to the Mountaintop
In this lesson, students will analyze Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb" as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful speech "I've Been to the Mountaintop."On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman touched the American people when she delivered her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the presidential inauguration. Let your students be a part of her powerful message. Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in US history. Students will also read an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I’ve
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Black History Month ELA Activities
Celebrating Diversity Activity | Social Justice | Classroom Community
This diversity activity guides students to acknowledge and celebrate their differences and what makes them unique. The activity is based on the game, "Step Forward If," and 2 formats are included to accommodate both virtual and in-person learning.Here is the layout of the VIRTUAL lesson:1. Listen to a read aloud of the book, "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson **this is optional2. Discuss the meaning of diversity (as a class or in a breakout room)3. Create a class definition for the word "
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Navidad en español: Bundle Activities: Complete Lesson: Readings, Projects, More
Everything you need to teach about Christmas celebrations in Spain, Latin America and Latino/Spanish Speaking Communities in the United States! Topics discussed in this bundle are: Black Friday, Christmas, Winter, Three Kings Day and more.______Estas actividades se relacionan a los siguientes temas de AP Spanish Language and Culture:These activities align with the AP Spanish Language and Culture themes of:Las familias y las comunidadescontexto 1 Las comunidades educativascontexto 2 Las redes soc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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