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Free higher education literature resources
Jason Reynolds FREE Rhetorical Analysis, Public Speaking, PDF & Google Drive
Use Jason Reynolds’ commencement address at Lesley University to show your students the power of a well-constructed speech. In this one-class period activity, students will discuss the techniques of effective public speaking, view Jason Reynolds’ 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss his use of rhetorical devices. Questions focus on audience, the value of storytelling over lecture, and rhetorical application of poetic devices including foreshadowing and symbolism. These print-and-teach mater
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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High School English Bulletin Board, Epic Opening Lines, FREE Classroom Decor
Need an eye-catching interactive bulletin board that’ll grab students’ attention?Don’t have much money or creative energy to spend on classroom decor?A solution is here! Just print these materials and follow the simple step-by-step assembly directions to create an eye-catching bulletin board designed to introduce students to some of the most compelling opening lines in all of classic and contemporary literature. Materials you’ll need:White and colored printer paperScissorsTape (or glue)StaplerCl
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
FREE Mentor Text Lists for Reading Literature Standards {3-6}
These are groups of titles that I have compiled based on books that have worked for me in teaching different 3-6 comprehension skills, strategies and Common Core standards. The lists include mentor texts ideal for teaching the following:
RL.1 – Questioning
RL.1 – Predicting
RL.1 – Inferring
RL.1 - Visualizing
RL.2 – Theme, Message and Lesson
RL.2 - Summary and Synthesis
RL.3 – Beginning, Middle, End
RL.3 – Characters Change
RL.3 - Character Conflict
RL.3 – Cause and Effect
RL.4 – Feelings, Sens
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3rd - 6th, Higher Education, Staff
Famous First Lines, FREE Posters, Decor for High School Classrooms and Teens
Grab your students’ attention and inspire them to investigate a new book with this FREE set of 25 posters featuring the opening lines from well-known novels. The modern black-and-white posters can be used in a variety of ways. Create an all-black poster wall, use the all-white option to frame your bulletin board, mix and match the posters to create a checkerboard pattern, or print the white option with colored paper to customize your classroom, hallway, or library display.Need more free and low-
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE Mentor Text Lists for Common Core Reading Literature Standards {K-2}
These are groups of titles that I have compiled based on books that have worked for me in teaching different K-2 comprehension skills, strategies and Common Core standards. The lists include mentor texts ideal for teaching the following:
RL.1 – Questioning
RL.1 – Predicting
RL.1 – Inferencing
RL.2 – Moral, Lesson and Message
RL.3 – Beginning, Middle, End
RL.3 – Setting
RL.3 – Sequencing
RL.3 – Characters Change
RL.3 – Cause and Effect
RL.4 – Feelings & Appealing to the Senses
RL.4 – Words &
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K - 2nd, Higher Education, Staff
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Plot Arc Diagram Blank Graphic Organizer for Note-taking
Plot Arc Diagram Blank Graphic Organizer for Note-taking
The organizer can be used with the plot of any short story, novel, play, or movie.
This graphic organizer will help students analyze the parts of any story's plot. Just fill in the story's title, and you're ready to roll!
Parts of Plot included:
Exposition (setting and main characters)
Rising Action (conflict)
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Super easy to follow and take notes along with any work.
Enjoy Studying Plot!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee: Plot Diagram, Story Map, Plot Pyramid
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee: PLOT DIAGRAM, STORY MAP, PLOT PYRAMID, PLOT CHART PUZZLE
Includes:
★Plot Diagram handout
★Interactive Notebook – plot diagram foldable and answer key
★Plot Diagram puzzle pieces
★Answer Key
The Plot Diagram is an organizational tool focusing on a pyramid or triangular shape, which is used to map the events in a story. This mapping of plot structure allows readers and writers to visualize the key features of stories.
Pass out scissors and glue/tape -color
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Free Posters for High School & Middle School Classrooms, English Class Decor
Celebrate books with these three eye-catching posters, perfect for any English/Language Arts classroom.The high-resolution PDFs come in three different options: 8.5x11 inches, 11x17 inches, and 18x24 inches. Make your own on a color printer or take to a local print shop for a low-cost color photocopy.Need more classroom decor ideas? Check out these bulletin board materials:Tearable PunsEpic Opening LinesGreat Last LinesInspirational QuotesParts of Speech PostersFamous Failures /Growth MindsetTha
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Point of View Posters | Word Wall Vocabulary Terms | Test Prep Activity FREE
FREEBIE! Point of View Language Arts Literary Word Wall Terms with Short Definitions. These wall word posters are a 3-page sample of my larger 100 Poster Collection. You'll even find editable posters to customize for your classroom.100 LANGUAGE ARTS LITERARY WORD WALL TERMSCreative Uses for Wall Words:- Term of the Day- Words of the Week- KWL Chart- Interactive Notebook Page Headers- Vocabulary Journal- Class Decor- Test Prep- Review GamesThis item has been formatted to be printed on 8.5" x 11"
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: Poetry Close Reading & Analysis FREEBIE
In this FREEBIE by Bespoke ELA, you will find a close reading activity for Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 that includes an answer key to the close reading questions. This activity also asks students to write their own Shakespearean sonnets in which they compare two things (or nouns) in Shakespearean sonnet form-- including 14 lines of iambic pentameter with a shift and rhyming couplet in question/answer format. A student poem example is included.This is a great addition to any unit on Shakespeare!Che
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Shakespeare: Five Act Structure: Graphic Organizer, Notes, Plot Pyramid
Shakespearean Drama, Five Act Structure: Graphic Organizer, Notes, Plot Pyramid
Includes:
One page Student Notes Handout on the Freytag Pyramid and the structure of five acts in a drama
Double Sided Graphic Organizer for ANY 5 Act Play.
Use with- Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Othello, Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Cesar, Twelfth Night, and the rest of Shakespeare's catalog.
Include this organizer in your guided reading, center tasks, choice activity, or even with a strugglin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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High School English Bulletin Board, Great Last Lines, FREE & Easy to Build
Need an eye-catching interactive bulletin board that’ll grab students’ attention?Don’t have much money or creative energy to spend on classroom decor?A solution is here! Just print these materials and follow the simple step-by-step assembly directions to create an eye-catching bulletin board that’ll introduce students to some of the most compelling closing lines in all of classic and contemporary literature.Materials you’ll need:White and colored printer paperScissorsTapeLooking for more interac
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Dystopia Vs. Utopia Genre Introduction (The Giver, Hunger Games, 1984, etc.)
My students love this lesson. They learn how societies can be oppressive, read about different types, and then create their own laws to see how they can become oppressive. This lesson provides students with an introduction to the characteristics of a dystopia and dystopia genre. It begins by contrasting utopia vs dystopia, continues with 3 examples of societies (2 dystopian, 1 utopian) and has students underline the characteristics, and ends with students creating their own well-intentioned l
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Fahrenheit 451 Part One Reading Quiz ("The Hearth and the Salamander")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The TQE Method: Discussion Stems
This slide deck is ready to support your students as they discuss everything from pieces of art, texts, and topics!The TQE Method is used in classrooms around the world from kindergarten to grad school. For more information about the TQE Method, start with the We're Killing the Love of Reading, But Here's an Easy Fix Unlimited Teacher post and the Cult of Pedagogy podcast episode. Then search the hashtags #TQE and #UnlimitedTeacher to see examples of how teachers are tailoring it to their studen
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Proactive Planning: Potential Solutions for (Distance) Learning BUNDLE
The Great Gatsby SLIDESHOW: Over 40 Slides on Fitzgerald & the Roaring Twenties
NEW IN 2020: Rigorous! Engaging! Thought-provoking! This EDITABLE slideshow will kindle a fascination with Fitzgerald's novel before your students even crack the cover of The Great Gatsby. Open your unit on Fitzgerald's masterpiece with this powerful 41-slide PowerPoint SLIDESHOW presentation on the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald's and the culture of 1920s America called "The Road to Gatsby: A Slideshow on F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Roaring Twenties." While this slideshow can be downloaded for f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Modern Expanding Expression Tool Visual Organizer & Activity
A modern twist on a classic tool. This updated Expanding Expression Tool has been streamlined to provide visual cues and more visually appealing. This tool can be used to help clients of all ages expand oral and written expression, as well as teach adjectives and expand vocabulary. This updated resource is compatible with teletherapy mediums, such as Zoom, so you can easily annotate on the screen what descriptions your client provides.This PowerPoint includes 9 visual examples for your client to
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Thematic Introduction (Pre-Reading Handout)
This four-page handout introduces students to the themes which are most prominent in Mary Shelley's literary masterpiece, Frankenstein (1818). By having your students read and discuss this thematic introduction together, you will have them captivated by the complex questions invoked by Frankenstein before they open the novel's cover.Mary Shelley's Frankenstein asks a series of profound questions about human nature. Are human beings inherently benevolent or malevolent? Are humans better off when
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt
I love William Shakespeare. I love the language, the time-period he lived in, and the timeless themes that his plays have. I tend to teach a lot of Shakespeare. I like to do the Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt in my school’s library but you can do it in the computer lab as well. It’s just a basic series of questions about Shakespeare and his time-period. I like to have my students go to the library because it gives them a chance to move around. Doing a scavenger hunt like this is also more fun than j
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Free Facebook Profile Character Sketch Any Novel Activity
A new twist on the character sketch! Students will create a Facebook profile for a character from the novel (includes printable template). Can be adapted for any novel, short story, poem, play, etc.
You may purchase the full version for all the additional activities, objectives, and reproducibles: Facebook Character Sketch Lesson
This can be used for other content areas, as well. Use it for historical figures, scientists, musicians, artists, and more.
Need a new novel to teach that is high
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Digital Escape Room Challenge: A Dream Within a Dream!
This free, single digital escape room challenge is an engaging way for students to display their understanding of figurative language. This Escape Room challenge is based on Edgar Allan Poe's "A Dream Within a Dream." In this challenge, students fall asleep after reading "A Dream within a Dream" only to find themselves locked in a Gothic mansion in their dreams. Students will read the poem and must use their knowledge of stanzas, metaphors, personification, and alliteration to escape! This resou
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Language Arts Comprehension Check:Ten Sentence Format CCSS
Should educators tweet, "Good Bye" to proper paragraphs? Are these backbones of formal and informal writing becoming an endangered specie? Do students need to reinforce their basic understanding of the elements of a good paragraph in order to write and develop more in-depth essays? Do students need to learn how to write about the literature that they are reading?This Ten Sentence Format will accomplish all of that. It is perfect for clarifying and reinforcing the parts of an essay, for using a
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Annotation Handout
This two-page handout briefly explains the benefits of annotating a text as well as how to annotate a text. It's great for use in any English class or a course that requires advanced analysis.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â AP Literature Test Preparation Bundle - Essays, Rubrics & Multiple Choice
Macbeth FREEBIE: Three Levels of Questioning with 145 Questions for Inquiry
If you like this freebie, click the green star to follow Bespoke ELA for product alerts, more freebies, and giveaways! This FREE PRODUCT by Bespoke ELA contains 145 questions for studying Shakespeare's play Macbeth. The questions are divided into the three different levels of questioning: recall, interpretation & analysis, and synthesis. These questions can serve a variety of uses for your Macbeth unit including:--Reading Checks & Quizzes--Discussion Stems--Essay PromptsWith 145 ques
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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