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Common Core RL.9-10.1 resources for Easel Activities
The Most Dangerous Game Activities - Short Story Unit - Questions - Map Project
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell: Short Story Units with Questions, Vocabulary, and Short Story Annotations! This 90 page short story with comprehension questions resource contains everything you need to teach “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Perfect for your short story unit or The Most Dangerous Game unit, this short story package contains detailed comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, vocabulary words, character analysis, creative writing activities, pr
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7th - 10th
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The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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5th - 9th
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Close Reading Passages For Middle School - Close Reading Guide and Strategies
Close Reading For Middle School Students Featuring Excerpts from Stories from Classic Literature. These NO PREP close reading activities are great for practicing close reading and annotation skills. Everything needed to get your students started with Close Reading is included – detailed step by step instructions, annotation guide, reading passages, and graphic organizers. Very little teacher prep is needed – simply print and teach!Story excerpts include:•Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving•The B
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6th - 9th
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
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6th - 9th
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Romeo and Juliet Final Project End of Play "Who is to Blame?" Chart Activity
Looking for Romeo and Juliet Activities? Conclude your unit plan by asking students to evaluate the characters and assign responsibility for the tragic events. Students create a pie chart assigning responsibility and write an evaluative paragraph. Use it to challenge students’ thinking at the end of your unit, to introduce a literary analysis essay, or as review prior to a final exam. All materials are available in PDF to print and student materials are writeable in Google Slides. This Responsi
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9th - 12th
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The House on Mango Street Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Sandra Cisneros' award-winning novel, The House on Mango Street effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Lear
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7th - 12th
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distan
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5th - 9th
Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin with Nonfiction Text - Short Story Analysis
Students complete close readings of two texts: Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and The Washington Post article “Study Suggests You Can Die of a Broken Heart” to make relevant connections. Students begin by completing an anticipation guide with statements about love and marriage. A handout with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies provides scaffolding for their reading, and the lesson culminates with an assignment requiring students to find a love song or poem that matches a theme f
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Norse Mythology Unit, Campbell Hero’s Journey, Lord of the Rings, Marvel Thor
In this epic Norse Mythology unit, you and your students will explore the realms (Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim, etc.) and characters (Odin, Thor, Loki, etc.) of Norse Mythology and study Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey (monomyth). You will apply the Hero’s Journey to the Norse myths as well as Marvel’s Thor and connect the past with the present by comparing Norse myths to The Lord of the Rings and Marvel’s Thor. In other words, you’ll leave your ordinary world, enter a special world filled with g
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Norse Mythology Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
Sonnet 18 Comic with Shakespeare
One of the best ways to introduce students to Shakespeare is to begin with Sonnet 18. This comic teaches students Sonnet 18 (or "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day") one of the most famous poems in the English language. Included in this resource:-a comic that teaches the poem-a prereading activity in which students try to find words to fit blanks in the poem-questions about the poem-a lesson about sonnets, including the sonnet form and iambic pentameter. If you teach other Shakespeare plays,
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Intro to Shakespeare Activity Bundle
Inferences High School Task Cards Exit Tickets Short Stories Inferencing
Finding quick, easy, and engaging ways to practice inferences can be challenging. ELA Task cards are the perfect solution. They are to the point, versatile, and challenging. Making inferences task cards are great to use as bell ringers, warm-ups, tutoring sessions, exit tickets, game cards, and more. Help your high school English I & II students or Pre-AP students practice their reading comprehension. Some 8th-grade teachers have found this helpful. Click for middle school task cards.The 20
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8th - 11th
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The Raven Lesson | Annotation Poetry Activity for Comprehension & Poetic Devices
Print and digital options included! Students highlight and annotate to analyze and demonstrate reading comprehension of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem with a focus on (1) the plot, (2) rhyme scheme, (3) internal rhyme, (4) alliteration, (5) onomatopoeia, and (6) allusions.This product includes an annotation friendly version of Edgar Allan Poe's poem. Free versions of this public domain text are readily available in many locations, but this particular document gives students space to annotate a
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7th - 11th
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Paired Text Analysis Lessons for "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou & Tupac
Literary analysis is less intimidating with these paired text analysis lesson plans for Maya Angelou's poem and Tupac's song "Still I Rise." Detailed, CCSS-aligned lesson plans integrate close reading, text-based writing, and research skills, making this digital & print resource both engaging and worthwhile. There are three lesson plans in this product that build upon each other. The timing of the activities may be adjusted to fit the needs of your classroom/students, and one “lesson” may a
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8th - 11th
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Social Communication Youtube Video Companion Like Elephant China Shop
Oh how our middle school students love a good you tube video! This social skills and inferencing packet is based on the animated short (5:34) film, "like an elephant in a china shop." It contains activities that can be done individually or with a social skills group. SLPs, special education teachers and ELA teachers will find it useful. This product is both print and no print in EASEL. The EASEL version includes circle, type, write with digital pen, type and graded multiple choice responses a
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Youtube Video Companions Bundle Middle School Speech Therapy
Reading Informational & Literature Graphic Organizers Gr 9-10
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Informational Texts and Fiction/Literature for Grades 9-10 (Also includes the organizers for grades 6, 7, and 8 because the skills build upon one another each year.)This IS included in the following bundles: • Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12• Common Core Standards Reading Literature & Nonfiction/Informational Graphic Organizers Bundle for Grades 6-12EDITABLE VERSION AVAILABLE HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common C
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8th - 10th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Romeo & Juliet Anticipation | Pre-Reading CSI Activity | Crime Scene Roleplay
Boost interest before you even introduce the text of Romeo and Juliet by presenting students with a crime scene and asking them to solve the crime. Students take on the following roles, each taking turns to lead the investigation:CSI Team LeaderCoronerToxicologistDetective (witness statements)Detective (evidence locker)Investigator (suspects)Students work through crime scene maps, toxicology reports, coroner's reports, witness and suspect information, and cross-reference it all before feeding th
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Romeo & Juliet BUNDLE of Creative ELA Activities to Study Shakespeare
Friday Night Lights Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger's study of the impact of football in a Texas town resonates across the country. His discussions of the academics vs. sports debate,race, gender, and class issues, and entitlement will hook middle and high school students. Friday Night Lights speaks to the secondary school experience as well as society's expectations.This complete unit plan, includes: Common Core Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy grade level, time frame, assessments, and detailed daily plans as we
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7th - 12th
The Necklace Unit - Guy De Maupassant - Short Story Reading Comprehension
This 45 page The Necklace Short Story Unit contains no prep close reading and short story annotations activities that are perfect for a short story unit on The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant. They include short story reading comprehension questions and answer keys, graphic organizers, and close reading activities.✅Please check out the thumbnails for detailed images of some of the activities included in this resource.★★★Newly updated in 2022 - ALL NEW RESOURCES ADDED!!!****************************
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6th - 9th
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Feed by M.T. Anderson Novel Workbook
This product will assist teachers and students in understanding analyzing, the novel, Feed. If you have never checked this book out - do it now! It's a hilarious, yet mind-boggling and tragic exploration into the future where all people have a "feed" in their brain which helps them communicate and acts as their internet. This unit was designed for a 10th grade classroom; however, any grade 9-12 could read this book.This product includes:- Title page- Multi-Genre Project with Rubric- Notes and ac
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Text Evidence Task Cards High School Cite Text Evidence Worksheets
Finding quick, easy, and engaging ways to practice text evidence questions can be challenging. Task cards are the perfect solution. They are to the point, versatile, and challenge students. Use as bell-ringers, warm-ups, tutoring sessions, exit tickets, game cards, and more.Great for high school English I & II students or Pre-AP students. Some 8th-grade teachers have found this helpful. Click for middle school task cards.The 20 text evidence task cards are perfect to prepare for the English
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8th - 11th
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Paired Texts Lesson with Short Stories - The Most Dangerous Game and The Lottery
This "paired passages" lesson encourages students to practice annotation, story analysis, synthesis, and essay writing. Students complete close readings of Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game” and Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery.” Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings, consider and compare themes, and write a short literary analysis essay. The lesson includes handouts with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies, which provide scaffolding for diverse
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9th - 12th
Dark Romanticism & American Gothic Unit; Poe, Hawthorne, Dickinson, The Village
In this sublime unit, your students will explore American Romanticism and Gothic in works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. Your students will first learn about conditions that influenced American Romanticism and Gothic and study concepts and elements that characterize Romantic and Gothic literature and art. They will then apply these concepts to short stories (The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and The Pendulum, Rappaccini’s Daughter), poems (The Raven, A Bird Came Down The
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8th - 12th
Lord of the Flies Reading Guide for Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 12
Thought-provoking chapter questions make this a comprehensive reading guide that is perfect to frame your unit plan for Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Questions go beyond simple recall and require students to think critically by judging, inferring, and analyzing. This guide includes analysis charts for symbolism, characterization, and civilization vs. savagery. A detailed answer key is included. Click the preview for more detailed information! INCLUDES 3 Sections: ⭐ Section 1: Questions f
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9th - 11th
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The Odyssey Map Activity and Project for High School, Use With Any Unit Plan
Students complete a map activity after reading Book 13 of Homer's The Odyssey. The journey Odysseus takes begins in medias res and most of the story is told through a flashback. Students unscramble the events and create a detailed and visually appealing map. This rigorous assignment requires reconstructing 17 destinations while students include textual evidence, symbols, interventions by the gods, and an epic simile. Lesson plans and student instructions are included, along with a detailed rubri
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9th - 12th
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