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Common Core RL.8.2 resources in English (UK)
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
Frankenstein Graphic Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Frankenstein by Gris Grimly.About the Graphic Novel: Gris Grimly's Frankenstein is a twisted, fresh, and utterly original full-length, full-color graphic-novel adaptation of Mary Shelley's original text, brought to life by acclaimed illustrator Gris Grimly. The first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text, this handsome volume is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as we
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Gothic Horror Unit BUNDLE
Short Story Test (plus literary terms) - Leiningen Versus the Ants
Short Story Quizzes from My TPT site:Wallace and Gromit - The Wrong Trousers (a video short story exercise)Wallace and Gromit - A Close Shave (a video short story exercise)The Sound of Gunfire - by John O’Reilly (a western)The Landlady - by Roald Dahl NEW July 2018To Build a Fire - by Jack LondonThe Most Dangerous Game - by Richard ConnellThe Possibility of Evil - by Shirley JacksonAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - by Ambrose BierceThe Sound of Thunder - by Ray BradburyThere Will Come Soft Rai
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Not Grade Specific
Lord of the Flies Close Reading Worksheets Chapter Eleven
Everyone knows that close-reading activities are among the best for improving reading outcomes in students. But they also take a lot more time to prepare than basic comprehension worksheets. This common-core aligned, close-reading activity requires no prep from you!While this Lord of the Flies close reading resource is a useful addition to your Lord of the Flies unit plan, it is even better when used as part of a complete close reading unit (available as a bundle at a deep discount). THIS RESOU
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Close Reading worksheets for Lord of the Flies - Complete Novel Bundle
Lord of the Flies Close Reading Worksheets Chapter Three
Everyone knows that close-reading activities are among the best for improving reading outcomes in students. But they also take a lot more time to prepare than basic comprehension worksheets. This common-core aligned, close-reading activity requires no prep from you!While this Lord of the Flies close reading resource is a useful addition to your Lord of the Flies unit plan, it is even better when used as part of a complete close reading unit (available as a bundle at a deep discount). THIS RESOU
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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Also included in: Close Reading worksheets for Lord of the Flies - Complete Novel Bundle
PROSE READING COMPREHENSION PRESENTATIONS: BUNDLE
A bundle of products on Prose Comprehension that deals with:Story Setting CharacterizationStory PlotStory AnalysisReference to the ContextThis Resource Includes powerpoint presentations on:After Twenty Years by O. HenryThe Canterville Ghost by Oscar WildeHarry by Rosemary TimperleyThe Last Leaf by O. HenryTwo Geniuses The Woman on Platform No 8 by Ruskin BondThe Dinner Party by Mona Gardner A Difficult Customer by William Roland LeeThe Necklace by Guy de MaupassantThree Questions by Leo TolstoyH
Grades:
6th - 8th
Lord of the Flies Close Reading Worksheet Chapter Four
Everyone knows that close-reading activities are among the best for improving reading outcomes in students. But they also take a lot more time to prepare than basic comprehension worksheets. This common-core aligned, close-reading activity requires no prep from you!While this Lord of the Flies close reading resource is a useful addition to your Lord of the Flies unit plan, it is even better when used as part of a complete close reading unit (available as a bundle at a deep discount). THIS RESOU
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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Also included in: Close Reading worksheets for Lord of the Flies - Complete Novel Bundle
READING POETRY: POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS - BUNDLE
This bundle of 19 products (PowerPoint Presentations) is perfect for teaching Poetry Reading Comprehension. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are planned for student engagement.After completing these lessons, the students will be able to:Find the meaning of challenging words and expressions in the poem.Identify the key ideas of the poem.Use textual clues to answer the retrieval and inferential questions.Analyse th
Grades:
6th - 8th
Seedfolks Unit Plan
In this unit, there is an anticipation guide, character chart, comprehension questions in the form of a "diary", a culminating project including art and an argumentative prompt in response to reading.
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7th - 8th
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READING POETRY: LESSONS AND RESOURCES - BUNDLE
This bundle of 19 products (Unit Lesson Plans) is perfect for teaching Poetry Reading Comprehension. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these self-grading exercises that are gamified for student engagement.After completing these lessons, the students will be able to:Find the meaning of challenging words and expressions in the poem.Identify the key ideas of the poem.Use textual clues to answer the retrieval and inferential questions.Ana
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6th - 8th
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND - READING LITERATURE - LESSON PRESENTATION
A lesson presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a children's fictional story, "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: ALICE IN WONDERLAND - READING LITERATURE - CLASSROOM RESOURCES BUNDLE
READING POETRY: POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS - BUNDLE
This bundle of 10 products (PowerPoint Presentations) is perfect for teaching Poetry Reading Comprehension. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are planned for student engagement.After completing these lessons, the students will be able to:Give/explain the meaning of words in context.Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases.Retrieve and record information.Identify key details from
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Grades:
6th - 8th
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN : UNIT PLANS AND RESOURCES
A unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.After completing this unit students will be able to:Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).Lesson Preview:Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1)Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2)SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECI
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: READING POETRY: LESSONS AND RESOURCES - BUNDLE
The Hobbit & The Hero's Journey (lesson plans and resources for Chapters 1-11)
The primary objective behind teaching J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is to demonstrate that the story exemplifies Sir Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey. By identifying certain aspects of The Hero’s Journey while reading, students should be able to follow Tolkien’s work and find trends in the storyline, making connections between the work of fiction and the pattern Campbell lays out for many protagonists in story-writing. Exploring the nuances of The Hero’s Journey will
Grades:
8th - 9th
THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE - READING PROSE: UNIT LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
A unit lesson plan on prose comprehension with resources for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the story "The Model Millionaire" by Oscar Wilde based on New Bloom's Taxonomy.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze the impact of specific word choices.SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Analyze the development of the text including its relationship to the setting.SESSION 3 - APPLYIN
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE - READING A SHORT STORY: BUNDLE
TYGER TYGER - DESCRIPTIVE ANIMAL POEM - UNIT PLANS AND RESOURCES
Unit plans with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – Tyger Tyger (The Tiger) by William Blake.After completing this unit students will be able to:Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).Lesson Preview:Poet and Introduction (Scaffold Notes 1)Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 2)SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: READING POETRY: LESSONS AND RESOURCES - BUNDLE
ALICE IN WONDERLAND - READING LITERATURE - UNIT PLANS
A unit plan with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a children's fictional story, "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.Lesson PreviewAu
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: ALICE IN WONDERLAND - READING LITERATURE - CLASSROOM RESOURCES BUNDLE
A THING OF BEAUTY BY JOHN KEATS - POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
A lesson presentation with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – A Thing of Beauty by John Keats.After completing this unit students will be able to:Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).Lesson Preview:Summary, Poet and Introduction (Scaffold Notes 1)Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 2)SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL A
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: READING POETRY: POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS - BUNDLE
READING SHORT STORIES - BLOOM'S TAXONOMY-BASED PPT PRESENTATIONS - BUNDLE
This bundle of 6 products (PowerPoint Presentations) is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension of Short Stories. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these tasks that are planned for student engagement.After completing these tasks, your students will be able to:Give or explain the meaning of words in context.Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases.Identify key details from fiction.Retrieve and record information
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Grades:
6th - 8th
THE BROOK - AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL POEM : UNIT PLANS AND RESOURCES
Unit plans with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – The Brook by Alfred Lord Tennyson.After completing this unit students will be able to:Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).Lesson Preview:Summary, Poet, and Introduction (Scaffold Notes 1)Poem (Scaffold Notes 2)SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATIONDiscussio
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: READING POETRY: LESSONS AND RESOURCES - BUNDLE
Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Literature Unit
This literature unit includes a complete analysis of Poe's short story. The unit contains vocabulary, analysis of point of view, literary devices, irony, characterization and plot. The unit contains an assessment that is common core aligned with questions on comprehension, literary analysis, vocabulary, and short response. An answer key for all work is included.
Grades:
6th - 8th
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST: PROSE COMPREHENSION - POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Powerpoint presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a gothic fictional comedy, "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to c
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: PROSE READING COMPREHENSION PRESENTATIONS: BUNDLE
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN - DISCOVERING ABRAHAM LINCOLN : LESSON AND RESOURCES
AN unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – O Captain, My Captain by Walt Whitman.After completing this unit students will be able to:Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).Lesson Preview:Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1)Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2)SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APP
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: READING POETRY: LESSONS AND RESOURCES - BUNDLE
THE NECKLACE - PROSE COMPREHENSION : LESSONS AND RESOURCES
A unit plan with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a fictional story, "The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.Lesson PreviewAuthor and Summa
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: PROSE READING COMPREHENSION - SHORT STORIES - BUNDLE
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