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The Raven Activities BUNDLE Digital Escape Room, Annotation Lesson, Quiz, & More

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Use these engaging, interactive print and digital resources to get your students excited to read "The Raven" and delve deeper into Edgar Allan Poe's life. Pre-teach poetic devices, allusions, and symbolism through the digital escape room, continue

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.4, RL.8.7, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1...

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Rhetoric and Rhetorical Device Quiz Test Print/Digital Google Forms™ Assessment

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

This is a rhetorical analysis assessment and a great follow-up to MLK Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech. Using a relatively unknown but very powerful speech, this 24 question assessment contains questions that will test understanding of: tone, shift in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6, RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, L.9-10.4, L.11-12.4

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The Pit and the Pendulum BUNDLE | Annotated Text and Assessments Print & Digital

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

45 pages of annotated teacher versions and blank student versions (original and two abridged versions of the text) WITH literary and vocabulary assessments included as well as a creative theme-based poetry project.RELATED PRODUCTS:The Raven - a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

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The Fall of the House of Usher Close Reading & 3-D Construction Project Activity

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Use this creative, hands-on, evidence-based project to build interest and engage students when reading Poe's quintessential gothic story. This project can be used at any point during the reading process as it focuses on the opening passages of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.10

$2.50

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The Pit and the Pendulum Annotating Imagery Lesson | 3 Differentiated Versions

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Use highlighting and annotating to help students with reading comprehension and give them a deeper understanding and appreciation for Edgar Allan Poe's challenging short story. The original story and two abridged, leveled options are included in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (1.06 MB)

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The Gettysburg Address | Annotation, Parallel Structure, & Rhetorical Précis

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

With a focus on parallel structure and repetition, this 9 page document contains an annotation-friendly version of the text, an annotated key, and a rhetorical precis wordbank and template.Since it's so short, I always do MULTIPLE reads of "The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, U.S. History, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.8, RI.9-10.9, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.8, L.9-10.1a

$2.50

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American Literature Annotation Lessons BUNDLE from Rationalism to Postmodernism

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

If you're moving chronologically through American literature, this collection of annotation lessons currently includes* texts from Rationalism/the American Revolution, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism/the American Civil War, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.9, RL.11-12.10, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2...

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Ronald Reagan's Challenger Speech Activity Ethos Pathos Logos Annotation Lesson

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

The perfect way to introduce students to the three rhetorical appeals! This lesson includes an annotation-friendly version of Ronald Reagan's Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It can be completed digitally OR it

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.5, RI.6.6, RI.7.5, RI.7.6, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6

$2.50

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Google Slides™

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Civil Disobedience Lesson | Ethos Pathos Logos Annotation Activity Print/Digital

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Use Henry David Thoreau's essay to teach rhetorical appeals and the rhetorical precis. Product includes an annotation-friendly version of various excerpts from Thoreau's essay in Google Slides. It can be completed digitally OR it can be printed.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Fahrenheit 451 Close Read Pre-Reading Activity Lesson for Page 1 Chapter 1

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Print and digital options included. Build anticipation and introduce Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 with a close reading activity that will allow your students to hone in on Montag's state of mind as well as recognize Bradbury's very

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4

$1.50

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Civil Disobedience BUNDLE | Annotation Lesson, Assessment, Project/Presentation

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Challenge your students with Thoreau's thought-provoking essay! After working with your students through a guided annotation of the rhetorical appeals that Thoreau utilizes to persuade his audience, assess your students with a quiz or final

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Lesson

$10.50

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Annabel Lee Lesson | Theme Development Annotation Activity

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

This highlighting and annotating lesson helps students hone in on how different themes emerge in a text while requiring them to support those themes with cited evidence from the text. Using Edgar Allan Poe's poem Annabel Lee, student dissect the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2

$2.50

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Google Slides™

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from Self Reliance | Transcendentalism Annotation & Rhetorical Precis Lesson

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

This lesson includes an annotation-friendly version of Emerson's essay in Google Slides. It can be completed digitally OR it can be printed.The good news: it's a short excerpt!The bad news: it's really challenging!Ralph Waldo Emerson's

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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The Raven Text Message Summarizing Summary Activity | Digital for Google Slides™

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

A short and sweet activity to prove whether your students understood "The Raven." Use this activity as a fun, creative way to assess whether or not students comprehend "The Raven" on a deeper level. This is a Google Slides template with easy

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2

$1.25

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Google Slides™

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The Seven Ages of Man & Masque of the Red Death Text Pairing | Color Symbolism

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

This EXTENSION ACTIVITY is great for early finishers or honors classes! Use this color symbolism extension activity to dive deeper into the meaning behind the seven colored rooms in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death" using

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$1.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Self-Reliance Transcendentalism Assessment Quiz | Self-Grading Google Forms™

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Save time and paper with this Google Forms™ assessment for Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophical essay from the American Transcendentalism movement.There are 10 questions.*WARNING*: IF YOU ALREADY OWN MY TRANSCENDENTALISM TEST, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

$1.50

Online Resource
Google Forms™

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Self Reliance Product Pairing BUNDLE | Annotation Lesson & Assessment

By Creativity and Assessment in ELA

This discounted pairing includes an annotation-friendly version of Emerson's essay in Google Slides and a digital Google Forms assessment.Ralph Waldo Emerson's quintessential philosophical essay from the American Transcendentalism movement is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

$3.50

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

13+ years of ELA classroom experience! I earned my degree in English at Michigan State University with secondary education certification.

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I like to encourage creativity in English Language Arts. My teaching style takes a balanced approach between writing, project and research-based learning, and objective assessment. I am a huge advocate of multi-genre writing.

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