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Common Core RL.8.7 resources under $5
Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use the dark humor of Roald Dahl’s well-known short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter," to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes links to the full text of the story, detailed instructions, a 9-question deep-thinking handout (with detailed answer key, of course), and a writing activity that creatively uses an official-looking police report for students to summarize the elements of the story. The lesson also includes a police sketch portion (my high s
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7th - 10th
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Outsiders Introductory Lecture, S.E. Hinton The Outsiders, Prezi & Google Slides
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGrab every eye in the room with this gorgeous 38-slide introduction lecture that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch your study of S.E. Hinton’s classic novel, The Outsiders.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make The Outsiders’ characters and themes relevant to your students (15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch the 30-minute lecture which covers S.E. Hinton’s background, the time peri
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7th - 10th
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THE OUTSIDERS Poem Study - Nothing Gold Can Stay - Poetry Text Allusion Frost
While in exile, Johnny & Ponyboy have a moment that includes the legendary Robert Frost poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay." Learners will take a pause from the reading to read and study this poem, its meaning, and how it connects to our novel.SUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONStudents will study Robert Frost’s poem, the one Johnny quotes to Ponyboy. They will go line by line and analyze the meaning of the lines and what significance they might have to the overall meaning of the novel.TEXT: THE OUT
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7th - 9th
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Harrison Bergeron, Literary Analysis + Video, Kurt Vonnegut, PDF & Google Drive
Use this compelling two-day (or possibly three-day, depending on your pacing) lesson on Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s chilling futuristic short story, “Harrison Bergeron,” as a stand-alone lesson, as part of any short story unit, or as a supplement to any larger dystopian novel study, such as Brave New World, The Giver, or The Hunger Games.Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s story presents a chilling vision of a future where everyone has the exact same level of intelligence, talent, and beauty. Shouldn’t we want to level
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8th - 11th
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Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe short story non-fiction multimedia PDF & Google
Use “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the gothic short story’s text, and provide opportunities for real-world connections to this grisly story via a high-interest informational text/article about a criminal’s successful use of the “not guilty by reason of insanity” defense. This two-day lesson includes step-by-step suggestion procedures (great to leave for a sub), a full-text copy of the public domain
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6th - 9th
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The Landlady Activities - Middle School Short Stories for Plot Diagram & More!
Looking for short stories for your middle school students? Don't miss The Landlady! Teaching Roald Dahl’s short story “The Landlady” is easy and engaging with these literary elements activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep options are included for plot diagram, characterization, & more, making it easy to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.Check out the P
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: The Landlady Short Story Analysis & Escape Room Bundle for Middle School
SciFi Short Story & Artificial Intelligence Movie Analysis AI Google Drive & PDF
Tap into students' interest in artificial intelligence tools, like ChatGPT and DALL-E, and teach them how to “read” a movie in just the same way that we closely read literature. This five-day lesson begins with a study of Brian Aldiss’ short story, “Supertoys Last All Summer Long,” and continues will a full-movie viewing and analysis of A.I. Artificial Intelligence, a 2001 film directed by Steven Spielberg and inspired by Aldiss' science fiction short story. After analyzing Aldiss’ futuristic ta
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8th - 11th
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Rules of the Game, Amy Tan Short Story from Joy Luck Club, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Rules of the Game” (a short piece from Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club), to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson plan includes a 7-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course) and a creative writing assignment with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own work of fiction. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for advanced mi
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8th - 11th
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"Seven Ages of Man" Close Read Shakespeare, Extended Metaphor, PDF & Google App
Use William Shakespeare’s famous “All the World’s a Stage” monologue from As You Like It as a stand-alone lesson on extended metaphor. This 45-minute lesson begins with a close reading of the poem on a handout designed with wide margins for students to record their mental interactions with the text. Then, project a copy of the poem on your white board and annotate Shakespeare’s words together with your class. I’ve included a completed annotation of the poem to serve as teacher prep materials, bu
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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The Cask Of Amontillado: CSI Classroom Investigation and Murder Board
Is your Edgar Allan Poe unit as dusty as an ancient cask of Amontillado? Spice it up with this creative criminal investigation of the murder that occurs in this short story by Poe. Your students will become the investigative team with this activity as they search for textual evidence to build a criminal case. They will examine the textual evidence for characterization, plot, and setting, look at the protagonist through a psychological lens, make inferences, and present all their information as a
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9th - 12th
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Book Versus Movie Comparison Analysis Project
Book Versus Movie Assignment | PDF and Digital Formats: Use this Book Versus Movie Analysis Project to help students gain higher-order thinking skills as they compare their favourite book to the movie. Students will select a book to read that has been made into a movie. Then, they will complete a series of assignments to demonstrate their understanding of both the book and the movie. Students will compare and contrast the novel and movie's plot, characters, setting, and theme. Each section of th
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Book Report | Book Report Project | Book Report Rubric
Rogue Wave Short Story Unit Aligned with HMH 7 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive short story unit covering the short story Rogue Wave by Theodore Taylor. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 7. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent short story unit. Skills covered include mapping the plot, tone, author’s purpose, support with textual evidence, character inferencing, context clue, comprehension, short answer response questions, foreshadowing, theme, and point of
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 7 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Worksheets and Activities
Teaching Rod Serling's teleplay “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is easy and engaging with these post-reading activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep options are included, making it easy to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Both teachers and students love these unique and challenging critical thinking a
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6th - 8th
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Game: Fairy Tale Wedding (Mystery Activity Package)
FAIRY TALE WEDDING MYSTERY ACTIVITY PACKET
You are cordially invited to the Fairy Tale Wedding of Prince Charming and Cinderella. Oops! They've been kidnapped! Whodunit? Why?
Bring literature to life while writing your own ending to a highly interactive event that immerses students in literary terms and research first hand. After engaging in discussion and research into the fairy tale genre of literature, players take the roles of various fairy tale characters and function as both suspe
The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher—Radio Play Drama Analysis & The Twilight Zone
Students will read and analyze the script of Lucille Fletcher's radio play: The Hitchhiker (also spelled The Hitch-Hiker). Have them listen to the drama on the Orson Welles Show to understand the impact that music and sound effects have on a play. Students will love to compare the audio version of The Hitchhiker to the episode of The Twilight Zone Rod Serling adapted for television. (The gender swap of the main character makes for a great discussion.)In this dreadful, ominous tale, students will
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Hitchhiker Unit — Radio Drama by Lucille Fletcher
Christmas Reading and ELA Digital Activities | Twas the Night Before Christmas
Do you need a fun, interactive Google Slides comprehension activity that will engage your upper elementary or middle school students and save you time? Your students will love this digital activity that goes along with one of the most famous Christmas Poems of all time- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas! This activity can be assigned in Google Classroom for students to complete. A teacher guide and answer key are included to ensure this is a no prep, stress free activity for you!Skills Covered:⭐T
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5th - 8th
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Introduction to Drama PowerPoint
This Drama PowerPoint is an excellent introduction to theater and drama lesson you project on your whiteboard to start teaching and hook your students. Presentation has animations, sounds, and graphics that engage students when starting a drama unit. Defines drama terms like playwright, stage directions, set, props, script, etc. Includes staging, dramatization, how plays are produced, the role of the audience and theater etiquette. Also includes information on Greek theater, Shakespearean theate
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
Also included in: Drama Unit Resource BUNDLE Print and Digital Easel Activities
The Monkey’s Paw Short Story Activities & Worksheets - Digital & Printable!
Interacting with W.W. Jacob’s short horror story “The Monkey’s Paw” is easy and engaging with these post-reading activities & worksheets! A wide variety of no-prep activities are included, making it easy for you to differentiate your instruction, extend the learning for your early finishers, or provide student choice. Printable? Digital? It’s all included to save YOU time.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Both teachers and students love these unique and challenging critical th
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6th - 8th
The Outsiders Movie Guide — Questions, Comparison Analysis, Activity
Challenge your students to analyze the film The Outsiders, movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola (1983) and compare/contrast important elements to the classic, coming-of-age novel The Outsiders by S. E Hinton. This lesson includes a packet for students to complete during or after viewing the film The Outsiders. Media analysis questions as well as compare/contrast prompts are included with answer keys. Additionally, students will complete an activity that requires them to choose their own celebr
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: The Outsiders Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
Mood and Tone in Music Activity- Teaching Style with Adele
Teaching Style- Mood and Tone through Music
Hello and welcome to Lazy Sundays! In my experience, students LOVE this STYLE activity because it incorporates current pop songs by artists they are familiar with and enjoy!
The package includes 10 song links from YouTube along with a student response format worksheet that can be used for all of the songs included. A compare/ contrast brief response is required at the end of each activity.
*** Speakers are absolutely required for this activity as
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6th - 12th
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Compare and Contrast Movie to Book Essay Guide *Student Packet*
Guide Students in Comparing and Contrasting a Novel to a Movie.This Easy to Use Download Includes....*Student Expectation Sheet*Compare & Contrast Chart*Compare & Contrast Fill in the Blank Outline*Writing Space for Rough Draft*Peer Editing Guide Worksheet*Writing Space for Final CopyI used this guide with my middle school students to help them with structuring their essays comparing The Hunger Games & Divergent to the movie. It was a great tool for my classroom!
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5th - 9th
The Hate U Give Movie/Novel Comparison Activities
This is a comprehensive and standards-aligned guide for comparing the novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas with the movie version. I've included activities for students to analyze the movie's scenes, direction, cinematography, acting, dialogue, and setting, comparing each to the novel. I also include numerous writing, technology, and social justice action prompts for students. My resources are both differentiated for multiple levels AND editable so you can customize them for your students.The z
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Book of Unknown Americans Excerpt Unit Aligned with HMH 8 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive unit over the excerpt from The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 8. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent argumentative unit. Skills covered include context clue vocabulary, drawing the plot, comprehension questions, theme, theme writing, imagery, figurative language, internal and external conflict, and supporting answers with tex
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
Why Do We Read? Introduction to Reading Lesson (Middle School)
Start your year off by putting meaning behind reading. This lesson focuses on why we read, what we read, and what we need to do in order to read successfully. Students will be engaged in small group discussion, whole class discussion, guided notes, and will be assessed with a 3-2-1 Exit Slip at the end of the lesson. Please contact me on TpT if you have any questions!THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:1. Google Slides to use while teaching the lesson2. Guided Notes Interactive Notebook Templates3. Lesson Pla
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5th - 12th
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