Long Way Down Intro and Text Activities with Podcast and Research Activities
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High school ELA students are fascinated by Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down and engaged by this introduction, reading and discussion guide, with compelling analytical and creative activities. Even the most reluctant readers are drawn in by the unique format, compelling characters, and enthralling confPrice $20.25Original Price $25.50Save $5.25
Jason Reynolds is a favored author among high school students. This discounted bundle of resources includes complete teaching units for two of his most popular works, Long Way Down and All American Boys (written with Brendan Kiely). Also included is a podcast listening activity featuring This AmeriPrice $29.00Original Price $35.99Save $6.99
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This comprehensive novel unit for teaching Long Way Down includes engaging relevant pairings and creative activities. Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down paired with This American Life's podcast, "Harper High School," and a research activity combine to create a fascinating unit for even your most reluctant high school ELA readers. Spark curiosity with a basic research activity about street gangs in the United States. Develop listening skills with a podcast as students hear and discuss the events at a gang-infested Chicago High School. Finally, Jason Reynold's Long Way Down is a poignant look at gang culture in a verse novel.
A BUYER COMMENTED: Great resource! We used this prior to reading Long Way Down and it helped give some awesome background knowledge and a perspective my students are all familiar with. Not to mention they loved the resource! Very eye-catching and easy to follow along!
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PODCAST LISTENING ACTIVITY This American Life-Harper High School
- Enhance students’ listening skills
- Introduce students to a new form of literacy
This American Life is a weekly public radio program and podcast. This activity addresses the two-part broadcast titled “Harper High School.” These episodes recount reporters’ visits to this Chicago high school where, in 2012 alone, 29 recent and current students were shot. Students are introduced to an environment where everyone is a member of a gang simply by living in a particular neighborhood. They meet the courageous students, families, faculty, and staff that help each other survive and cope.
This resource includes:
- Cover page: “Why listen to podcasts?”
- Quote from a communications professor about reading and listening, and the value of podcasts
- Four questions about podcasts and their experiences with this form of literacy
- Teaching Tips: a table of contents with corresponding time durations
- Tips about presenting the podcast in the classroom and pacing suggestions
- Student Activity: Eight pages addressing each act of the podcast
- Each page has a blank space for “Your Observations, Doodles, Questions, Thoughts”
- Questions and tasks for students to complete while listening to the podcast
- Appealing format with boxes and graphics where students write responses
- Designed to promote more attentive listening, the tasks are spaced out throughout the act, so kids aren’t distracted by having to respond to questions
- Most kids wait until the end of the podcast then return to complete the tasks from memory or by referring to the transcript.
- Each page has an engaging format and relevant graphics.
- Culminating Activities After Listening to the Podcast: Students choose from seven analytical or creative prompts to demonstrate their understanding of the information in the podcast.
- Key: Answers to objective questions and anticipated responses for subjective questions.
- I do not include a transcript of the podcast; however, it is available through the website.
Please have a look at the complete resource by tapping the green box marked, “View Preview.”
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LONG WAY DOWN by Jason Reynolds Comprehension and Analysis Activity and Project
In LONG WAY DOWN by Jason Reynolds, students explore the cycle of gun violence and the theme of revenge while experiencing the beauty and effect of skillfully- crafted poetry.
This comprehensive 50-page resource includes everything you need to provide students with an engaging learning experience, focused on a compelling topic, and presented in a unique format.
Included:
- Brief author biography
- Jason Reynold’s “10 Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to You” with 11 reflection/discussion questions
- Nine questions to discuss after viewing Trevor Noah’s author interview
- A brief introduction to the book with a teaser
- Sixteen pages of comprehension and analysis tasks: 4 pages for Floor 8, and 2 pages for each subsequent floor (chapter)
- Identical page answer keys with detailed answers
- A collaborative project with eight activities
- A scoring rubric for the project
- A completed example to model expectations for the project.
- A page of Teaching Tips to assure success in your classroom.
- Clear fonts and format
- Engaging graphics
- Space is provided for student responses.
Please click the preview to see the resource.
Printable PDF or TPT Digital Easel Activity
BONUS:
An introductory research activity for students to complete before these units. It includes 10 questions about gangs in America. Students are required to provide quoted support and statistics to validate their responses and provide an MLA Works Cited List.
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Click here to check out an engaging characterization activity:
Long Way Down Characterization Activity
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