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11th grade creative writing thematic unit plans
Dolly Parton's America Podcast Unit Plan : Podcast Lesson Plans for High School
When I first heard the Dolly Parton's America podcast, I knew it was special. Since its release, it's won a Peabody award, topped the podcast charts, and captivated listeners from all over the world. As an advocate for using podcasts in the classroom, I knew this literary production would make a fabulous unit for the ELA classroom.If you have never listened to Dolly Parton's America, please do so BEFORE considering this podcast unit for your classroom. There are some mature topics best suited fo
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Zombie Apocalypse Unit - End of the Year Project or Emergency Sub Lesson Plans
This week-long, self-guided zombie apocalypse project is the PERFECT end of the year unit! It is so versatile and can be used for many different grades and subjects; appropriate for middle school or high school, science or language arts, accelerated or remediation, even upper elementary. It could also be used for a Halloween unit or emergency sub lesson plans. Directions on each page are self explanatory and will keep your students engaged from start to finish.I originally created this activity
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR
Halloween Activities for Secondary ELA
Halloween often looks different in secondary schools, usually because of the pressure we feel to cover the curriculum. But, doing so does not mean we can’t have any fun around the holiday. The following activities are designed to focus on not only spooky topics, but also the skills we want our students to practice in secondary ELA. There is quite a variety, so you can pick and choose which activities best fit with what you are doing in October.In this package you will find:-A short research a
Grades:
7th - 12th
Patriot Day September 11th Bulletin Board Set - 9/11 - SEPTEMBER B.B.
Remember September 11th, 2001 with this patriotic bulletin board set. The set is designed for a square bulletin board, but can be adapted for a rectangular bulletin board. To adapt the design for a rectangular board, have students write thank you letters to first responders in the community using the "Thank you Hero" letter templates included in this product. Then display copies of the student letters to the right of the skyline silhouette. The download will include the following:- "We remembe
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Monthly Bulletin Boards for a Year BUNDLE
Analyzing Fahrenheit 451 Through Music Unit - 20+ Songs, Analysis Activities
What better way to connect students with literature than through the music they love? In this novel study for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, students will be able to analyze each part of the novel by listening to, annotating, explaining, and presenting different songs that closely correlate with the novel on many levels. Beat the boredom of study guides and chapter quizzes, and instead engage your students through music to help them analyze—and appreciate—this classic Bradbury work.This engagin
Grades:
8th - 11th
Humor and Comedy Writing Unit Plan
This is a 5-10 day humor writing unit plan for secondary English, college writing, or creative writing students. It’s meant to teach the theory and structure that go into humor writing along with plenty of practice activities.Humor writing takes a specific set of writing skills, and it can translate to a well-paying job for those who are especially good at it. Even students not destined for standup stages or sitcom writers’ rooms will benefit from studying the elements that make writing funny. T
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
Introduction to AP Seminar (14 Lessons & Materials) | Thematic Unit on AI
Introduction to AP Seminar Unit (14 Lessons and Materials) Description:This unit was designed as an introduction to AP Seminar. It provides a high level overview of what AP Seminar is, highlights key seminar skills, and allows for a rehearsal of AP Seminar performance task while taking student through an exciting unit on artificial intelligence (AI). The purpose is to give students a “crash course” of the sort of thinking and skills needed for AP Seminar. The AI theme is designed to model the so
Grades:
10th - 12th
Memoir: Memoir Curriculum MEGA Unit All-in-One DEAL!
Help your students learn how to write an outstanding memoir with the Memoir Curriculum MEGA Unit: All-in-One DEAL!
Students select a memory to retell in writing, and this unit will help them to re-create the event in such a way that the reader experiences the emotion of the moment. Perfect for the beginning of the year but also a great unit to do any time.
A two-page outline of all the documents is included. Also includes title-divider sheets to keep things organized in a binder or file fo
Grades:
6th - 12th
American Literature Introduction - Poetry, Music and Visual Media Unit
This three-week unit is an excellent introduction to American Literature and meets the needs of visual, auditory, and linguistic learners. Students are introduced to American voices and ideals through poetry, music, and art. The unit sets high expectations for close reading and literary analysis while also encouraging creativity. Furthermore, the unit encourages critical thinking by requiring students to synthesize texts with universal themes and incorporates all English Language Arts Common Cor
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8th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Types of crime
Mini ESL unit about types of crimes and criminals. Students will engage in a number of vocabulary related activities as well as in reading short passages. They will learn 18 different types of crimes and criminals through words and definitions matching and a challenging crossword. They will also speak and write about crime. ◄► TYPES OF CRIMES AND CRIMINALS ( SKILLS: SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING) ◄► ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~►LEARNING OUTCOMES◄GENERAL: Students will
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8th - 12th
Thematic Unit: Immigration & The American Dream | Lit. & Synthesis Essay Writing
Want your students to feel more empathy for people whose lives are not like their own? Even though they might know that opening the “golden door” for those “huddled masses yearning to breathe free” is a foundational value of this country, many students don’t have first-hand experience with immigration. Seeing the stories in the news or knowing some facts and figures won’t help them relate to the human beings who are working so hard to make it here and won’t challenge them to care about what hap
Grades:
9th - 12th
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CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH PROJECT | Winter December Report Writing
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 15-page Christmas Around the World Online Research Project for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Christmas Around the World Project, students will be assigned a country. They will research how that country celebrates Christmas using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the information to complete an outline. They will also compare and contrast how that country ce
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3rd - 12th
Identity Personal Narrative and Mandala Bundle
Students will write a narrative essay about their identity by reflecting and analyzing who they were, who they are, and who they want to become. After, they will use the Identity Symbolism Mandala to create and explain different symbols for each section of their life that they wrote about in their essay. This establishes a visual pairing with the essay and will deepen their understanding of both narrative writing best practices and symbolism. These two assignments were originally designed to wor
Grades:
6th - 12th
AP Spanish – La Enajenación y la Asimilación (Práctica Integral)
Hello! This editable PowerPoint was created to practice talking about Alienation and Assimilation. Students will improve their basic skills (listening, speaking, reading & writing) in different topics, in this case about Alienation and Assimilation. They will learn about the vocabulary associated with this topic, and how to give opinions based on their experiences and research. It has thirty-eight pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos and website
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
Halloween Scary Story Writing Lesson Plan: Movie of Death
This complete Halloween writing lesson plan uses the genre-based approach to writing to teach students how to write a scary story. The genre-approach starts with having students look at examples of the target writing genre (in this case, scary stories). They then analyze the key elements that make that writing what it is. This makes it easy for them to use those elements in their own stories.In this Halloween Scary Story Lesson Plan, students read several scary stories, including "Movie of Death
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Romeo & Juliet Unit Supplements & Updates - Inclusive Text Pairing Suggestions
Ready to make your ROMEO & JULIET unit more inclusive? This resource is part of a series to help teachers find supplements and updates for core texts in order to add more inclusivity to their curriculum. If you're teaching ROMEO AND JULIET, this resource will save you tons of time!Key Elements:✅ ROMEO & JULIET themes✅ Essential questions for the play✅ Literary elements in ROMEO & JULIET For each text, we share easy changes, like paired texts (videos, poems, articles, etc.) you can in
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8th - 11th
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ChangeMaker or Passion Project | Life Skills | Project Based Learning | PBL
Project-Based Learning Unit | ChangeMaker or Passion Project Secondary Unit: Download PDF and email me for the editable Google Doc. **THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO INCLUDED IN MY YEAR-LONG ELA MEGA BUNDLE! SAVE MONEY & FIND IT HEREThis engaging student-centered unit is designed to inspire middle and high school students to become genuine ChangeMakers in the world. Resources can be used for project-based learning, independent study, or secondary ELA credit. Aligned with Common Core ELA Standards Grad
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8th - 12th
MyPerspectives Unit 2: The Individual and Society
This resource is a concise and engaging unit plan on American Literature with the theme of the individual and society. Students explore the question: what role does individualism play in American society? Through various texts, activities, vocabulary, assessments, and tasks, students engage with American Literature in an innovative and informative way. Texts in this unit include but are not limited to: The poetry of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Elliot, excerpts from Emerson and Thoreau,
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9th - 12th
Also included in: MyPerspectives American Literature Units 1-5 BUNDLE
AP Spanish-Las Comunidades Educativas (L, S, R & W Skills)
Hi, Teachers! ❤️ Thanks for reading my description⭐. These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially listening and speaking about Educational Communities. It has eighteen student pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos, activities, and pictures.✍How to Use It: Students will follow the directions and perform the tasks in each section. The worksheets work great for extra homework practic
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
Mythology Bundle A | Celtic Mythology | Japanese Mythology | Norse Mythology
Are you looking to diversify your mythology curriculum? This bundle will help bring in more of the world of mythology to your classroom! Students love it because these resources help introduce them to exciting new stories and cultures they most likely have never covered before.✅ This bundle includes:mini unit covering Celtic mythology and the award winning Irish animated movie Song of the Sea Creation Stories PP presentation that discusses the commonalities of all creation storiescreative writin
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9th - 11th
How to write a Fairy Tale or Fable
This is a step by step process for writing a fairy tale or fable. This 21 page packet contains two stories for the students to read, vocabulary terms to improve their understanding of story elements, a step by step worksheet (with a few examples) to aide in the process of writing a fairy tale or fable, and requirements for the actual written piece. This is a fun way to get students writing. They will have an eye opening experience when they see the characteristics of a fairy tale or fable and ho
Grades:
6th - 12th
Moral Dilemmas Short Story Unit
Thank you for your interest in this short story unit.
When I created this unit, I had four main goals in mind: (1) To expose my students to a variety of reading strategies, (2) To draw attention to varying levels of information found in text, (3) To have the students practice compare and contrast, and (4) For my students to gain experience in narrative writing skills .
It is always my goal to provide useful, easy-to-use lessons and units, so please don’t hesitate to contact me if you hav
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Hamlet Activities for Acts 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 | Revenge, Lies, & Depression
Worried that your students will fail to make connections between Hamlet and issues that matter to their own lives? Shakespeare’s classic play has so much to offer a contemporary audience, but it isn’t always easy for students to make those connections. If your students don’t understand how his work relates to problems and questions that matter to them, they won’t be excited to study the play. Even worse, when students are forced to read a book that they see as a dead text, they’ll be bored and
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Memoir: Sensory Details, Show Dont Tell MINI Unit All-in-One DEAL!
Help your students write vividly with the Memoir: Sensory Details, Show Dont Tell MINI Unit All-in-One DEAL! Offered for less than what it would cost to purchase each document separately. Includes the following: Sensory Details Team Activity, Sensory Details Chart, Show Dont Tell Guided Notes, Show Dont Tell Examples and Practice, More Show Dont Tell Practice, and Show Dont Tell Team Activity. This mini unit is included in the Memoir Curriculum MEGA Unit All-in-One DEAL.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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