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Higher education writing-essays thematic unit plans
Unit on Social Justice Poetry
With this lesson, students will understand what is meant by identity and how poetry can be used as social commentary. They will build on their poetic vocabulary in order to recognize how poetic devices can be used to enhance meaning. They will demonstrate that knowledge through the following:•daily writings•quizzes•class discussion•group activities•final essay or presentationThe package includes answer keys and a rubric for grading the final essay.Click on this link to view and download free pro
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: 3 Poetry Lessons Bundle
Haute Cuisine (Saveurs du Palais) Movie Guide: Preview, Questions, Follow-ups
Teachers, the more I see this film, the more I really, really like it and find it extremely undervalued. With the total absence of any objectionable content whatsoever you should not hesitate at all in showing this to your classes. You could even stream it for free as I did on Vudu. Just download this packet and you will have all you need for a very rich and nourishing (pun intended) unit on la cuisine française. Students will immediately identify with the awkward situation in which Hortense fi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Super D'Accord French and Movie Bundle Unbelievable Deal, short time
HOOKS: A HUGE Complete 5 Day Essay Writing ELA Unit with Lesson Plans + WS
A Complete 5-6 Day ELA Unit for Middle & High School:Hooked on Writing: Crafting Compelling Introductions ✍️Strengthen Your Essays & Captivate Your Readers from the Start!This comprehensive ELA unit provides everything you need to teach your students the art of crafting powerful introductions, aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Writing (CCSS.W.4.1, CCSS.W.5.1, etc.).What's Included:Detailed Lesson Plans (Day 1-5): Each day includes engaging activities, clear explanations,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Environmental Ethics: An Argument Essay Unit for High School English
Argument Essay Unit OverviewThis comprehensive high school English argument essay unit was created using backward design (UbD). It suits students at various levels, including ELL/ESL students. I successfully used these argument essay and rhetorical analysis lessons with my 10th and 11th-grade high school students in Taiwan, as well as my 11th-grade humanities students in the U.S. As intermediate-level English learners, my 11th-grade Taiwanese students had never written a five-paragraph essay at
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Updated AP Language & Composition Bundle - Units 1-6
Rooted in the new AP Language and Composition curriculum, this bundle offers more than a full semester of resources, including: power points connected directly to the pacing suggested in the new AP Language curriculum guide, lessons in rhetorical analysis, argument, synthesis, and multiple choice, group projects, rubrics, and more. All power points are interactive, offering students important information mixed with group discussions. Units 7-9 are coming soon!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Dystopian Literature Unit: Exploring Societal Nightmares (GOOGLE)
This unit explores the themes and elements of dystopian literature through the study of influential works such as "1984" by George Orwell, "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, and "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. Students will delve into the characteristics of dystopian societies, analyze societal issues, and critically engage with the narratives.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Literature During the Plague (Medieval Prose and Poetry)
This is more for Honors or AP or even college level.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Beowulf & The Canterbury Tales | Early Brit Lit Bundle | Activities & Assessment
This bundle provides exactly what you need to plan an engaging unit about early British literature using Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales as anchor texts.This bundle includes...Beowulf Resources:An introductory webquest on Google Forms (links included)12 bellringer tasks on Google Slides to begin class each day4 differentiated writing prompts + a mastery learning rubric to assess your students analysis of the textA student-centered project on Google Slides connecting the idea of literary archety
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Gene Kelly and Bob Fosse Power Point
Power Point contains history on both Gene Kelly and Bob Fosse from early childhood until the height of their professional careers. Includes pictures and Youtube links.
The Gene Kelly portion focuses on his family driven dance style that appeals to masses, verse Bob Fosse's provocative style to appeal the the counter culture movement.
Both choreographers are shown in today's medias (ie Gene Kelly and Family Guy, and Bob Fosse's choreography being lifted into pop music videos).
My students R
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Unit Plan and Materials: Holocaust, Perspective Taking
This cross curricular unit plan covers the Holocaust from the perspective of multiple stake holders. Annotations for read aloud, "To Look a Nazi in the Eye" by Kathy Kacer and Jordana Lebowitz included. Extensive unit plan that includes questions for students to answer in paragraph form on a weekly basis, book club organization and tips on running, list of books and brief outline of contents of each, extensive timeline for bulletin board use, links to videos and discussion points, use of picture
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
"La Vie en Rose" Movie Packet: Anticipation Guide, Plot and Essay Questions
My fellow French teachers, if it fits within your curriculum and you have the ability to do so, go ahead and show this stunning bio-pic of French cultural icon Edith Piaf! This film was highly decorated by the academies and delivers on its promise of quality despite its rather long run-time.If your students (read parents, grrrr!) are especially sensitive, just fast-forward from the 7:20 mark to 7:35 and you'll avoid the very brief bit of nudity and objectionable content and all will be good.This
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Study Unit to be used with both My Sister's Keeper and Never Let Me Go
I completely revised this unit on Wednesday, August 18th, 2015.
Changes include: More in-depth study questions-- for all chapters, more test questions for the Never Let Me Go test, movie guides for both novels, and a few bonus activities for My Sister's Keeper (a journal prompt and in-class group discussion activities).
Please download a preview to see all of the fun and refreshing changes!
This unit is designed to be used before, during, and after the reading of both novels My Sister's Kee
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Unit for Macbeth
THIS HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH MACBETH! When you purchase this resource, you will have the worksheets, quizzes, daily PowerPoint files, and assessment for studying William Shakespeare's tragic play. From start to finish, this resource engages your class with an in-depth exploration of themes like ambition and honor, devices like characterization and foreshadowing, and the ultimate questions: What are we all willing to do to gain power? Students will complete a variety of activities throug
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Your Own Modest Proposal: Satire Writing Assignment
This assignment includes detailed instructions, a rubric, and a prewriting document to help your students brainstorm a satire of their own choosing. This is best paired with Swift's A Modest Proposal, as it's structured around his text. This is a great exercise in persuasive writing and incorporates specific ways for them to utilize ethos, pathos, and logos in their modern argument. This assignment has seen years of success in my classroom!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: A Modest Proposal Bundle: A Recipe For A Successful Unit
The Glass Castle Essay Bundle
*****This bundle reflects a discounted price (22%) versus buying each of my essay assignments separately.*****I have used The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls as a non-fiction book study in entry level college composition courses in an "open admission" university. Students of a variety of academic backgrounds have connected well with this book. Throughout the semester, we used the book as a backdrop for our three major essays. These assignments can build upon one another or be used complete separa
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Samba Movie Guide, Anticipation Guide, 50 Plot Questions Amazing Critical Review
Teachers, parents and homeschoolers, Do yourself a favor and show this film! It is so timely and so relevant these days that it will definitely get students to tune in and broaden their thinking and perspectives. The question of whether or not France should grant legal immigration status to Samba will resonate with students no matter which political ideologies they bring to class. With no offensive content and minimal offensive language there's absolutely nothing to worry about in showing this f
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: "The Intouchables" and "Samba" Movie Guide Two Pack and Thematic Unit
"The Value of Life" English Unit
This is my "Value of Life" unit This includes a "game" to estimate how much money has been spent on your life expenses so far... then a game to predict how much you will be worth in the future (Like the board game LIFE)This also includes two essay prompts: one on how they value life and a time capsule project.This also includes all the prompts and activities I do with the articles including an article covering Roger Ebert and his "value of life" despite his hardships.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"The Intouchables" and "Samba" Movie Guide Two Pack and Thematic Unit
With the hilarious and wildly talented Omar Sy as the common thread linking the two, teachers will have no trouble getting students to put away their phones and plug into these films! I have experienced firsthand success at a Title One school and personally guarantee that you will like this product! The Anticipation Guides will get them thinking about issues raised in the films, the Plot-based questions will provide an invaluable guardrail against them getting lost and ensure that those who miss
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Poetic License #2: Gender Roles Poems Kipling & Oates AP Lit, AP Lang, English
The second in the Poetic License series, this mini-unit analyzes the theme of gender roles across two powerful poems: Joyce Carol Oates: "Women Whose Lives Are Food, Men Whose Lives Are Money"Rudyard Kipling: "If-"***Engaging lessons and activities for high school English classes******Suitable for AP Lang, AP Lit, upper level English, Honors******Meets AP Language, AP Literature, and CCSS Standards***Bundle includes:14-slide editable PowerPoint6-page editable unit/lesson plans (Word)Full text of
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP English Language & Composition - Long-Term Unit Plans/Course Planner
This State-approved, 8-unit Course Planner spans 37 weeks and is broken down by week, unit, and assignment. Units are titled and accompanied by essential questions, such as "Unit 1: Language - Why are written and spoken language important for one's identity?" and "Unit 2: Personal Responsibility: To what extent is man responsible for his action/inaction?"
The topics to be covered, required resources, and assignment descriptions are listed for each week.
Note: This plan incorporates readings fr
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
"Let It Snow" Novel bundle- Complete Unit w Pacing guide
The following unit is over the novel Let It Snow which includes guided reading packets for each of the 3 novellas that make up the novel. Unit also includes a formative quiz for each novella, a final exam over the novel as a whole, a theme analysis essay (prompt, detailed outline, and rubric), and a novel-movie comparison worksheet.Bonus File includes Literary Circle Expectations handout which includes list of vocab words (for flashcards) as well as a pacing guide/ due date calendar (updated for
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Herd Mentality Synthesis Writing Process (The Crucible- core text)
**Great for online writing instruction (remote learning), inclusion classrooms, self-paced environments, one-to-one device districts, classrooms with varying skill-levels, and more!** This graphic organizer is an extremely helpful resource to use throughout a unit where you want the students to not only understand the writing process, but how to synthesize multiple works to create a thorough argument. For this unit, the resource focuses on Herd Mentality through Arthur Miller's The Crucible as t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Romantics Anonymous (Les émotifs anonymes) Movie Guide, Questions, Follow-ups
This short, cute film certainly does not overstay its welcome at 80 minutes run-time. Nor does it offend anyone with its content despite a scene of post-coital, romantic planning.Although simple and very easy to follow in terms of the story, this film does lend itself to some higher-end discussions as my packet will certainly help to flesh out. An array of topics ranging from traditional gender roles to mental health issues and their resulting social stigmas are very quietly called into question
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
"The Valet" (La Doublure) Film Unit/Packet/ Anticipation Guide, Essay Questions
Teachers and parents, "La Doublure" is yet another hilarious and well-condescended film from Francis Veber that you may consider showing especially if your students have already seen others. You can take this film as seriously or as lightly as you want as it does lend itself to a deeper critical analysis despite its comedic genre if so desired. And there is once again a goofball character named François Pignon at the heart of it all! What could go wrong? This packet includes eight Anticipation G
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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