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Higher education english language arts lectures
Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules
You know you need to show your students the right way to handle sourced material to prevent plagiarism, but the subject matter can be so dry, causing teens to tune out during your lecture. To fix this, use a lecture disguised as a game to help cover the basics of proper MLA source citation and plagiarism rules.This product includes a projectable “game” of PDF slides (shh...it’s really a lecture – don’t tell our students) with concrete, real-world examples of how source citations should be handle
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
Hamlet, Introduction to Shakespeare's Hamlet, Introductory Prezi & Google Slides
Grab every eye in the room with this 30-slide lecture (downloads in Prezi, Google Slides, and PDF versions) that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch your study of William Shakespeare’s classic play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make Hamlet’s situation relevant to your students (15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch into the 30-minute lecture which covers the time perio
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLA Lesson 9th Edition, Formatting In-Text & Works Cited, Complete Teaching Unit
No more "boring" lectures on MLA! With this teaching pack, you get a variety of ways to present and practice MLA formatting. 9th Edition, Updated 2021Student Experience: Begin by reviewing the basics of MLA structure and its importance. Then, as you teach, students will see examples and have a chance to practice the formatting of internal and extremal citations. Next, students will participate in an interactive, hands-on activity where they sort MLA citation information and become "human citati
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
Macbeth, Introduction Lecture for Shakespeare’s Play, Macbeth Intro Slides, CCSS
Grab every eye in the room with this 32-slide Prezi & Google Slides presentation that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch a study of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Macbeth.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make Macbeth relevant to your students (10-15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch into the 20-30 minute lecture slide deck which covers the time period and setting, profiles of important characters, a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Editorial Cartoons Political Cartoons to Teach Persuasion Rhetoric Google Drive
Teach your students how to “read” an editorial or political cartoon with this one-day lesson that can also become part of your regular current event assignment rotation. Perfect for English/Language Arts and History/Social Studies classrooms!The lesson begins with an introduction to four persuasive tools used by editorial cartoonists (symbolism, exaggeration, labeling, and analogy) with real-world examples of classic public domain political cartoons. Then, use modern cartoon examples (links incl
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Antigone Unit Sophocles Greek Tragedy Activities Bundle
Make the plot, language, and themes of this Ancient Greek tragedy accessible and relevant to your students. Over 230 PPT slides, 200 printable pages, and 55 different engaging common core activities bring this great play to life in the classroom. For a close look at the Antigone activities, view the preview. This detailed Antigone unit facilitates a deep analysis of the play within the following categories:1) Introduction to the Origins of Greek Tragedy2) Preview of the Oedipus Myth3) Indirect
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Claims, Counterclaims, Rebuttals Lesson, Complete Teaching Unit
Build stronger argumentative writers by giving them direct instruction on the three hallmarks of argumentative essay writing: claims, counterclaims, and rebuttals. In this no prep teaching pack, you will find everything you need to teach and practice claim, counterclaims, and rebuttals in argumentative writing. Student Experience: Framed with a theme from a modern-day connection, students will walk through definitions, examples, guided practice, and a professional exemplar before they finally
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Google Digital | APA Format Style Guide | Guide, Worksheets, Presentation, etc.
APA Format Style Guide | Instructional Packet, Worksheets, PPTX PresentationAs a follow up to our best-selling bundled resource on MLA formatting, we now offer A Practical Guide to APA Formatting!We think this is the most beautiful and useful APA style guide / teaching & learning packet on the internet. And now it's available in this fully-digital Google Drive version! Inside, you get all this: ❤ A high-quality PDF containing a detailed guide to the most common formatting tasks, including pa
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Journalism Interviewing Techniques and Tools, Yearbook, Complete Teaching Pack
Interviewing is one of the most difficult aspects of the process for student journalists. Your yearbook or newspaper students, however, can be successful and can generate amazing content for your publications if they know how to draw out those stories. This no prep lecture along with tools for students be successful out in the field is just what you need for teaching and practicing interviewing skills. Student Experience: Students will take notes about the proper techniques for interviewing f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
Tragedy of Julius Caesar Introduction Lecture Shakespeare Prezi & Google Slides
Grab every eye in the room with this compelling 34-slide lecture that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch a study of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make the play’s characters and themes relevant to your students (15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch into the 30-minute Julius Caesar intro. lecture which covers the time period and setting, background of the Cras
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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American Literature Movement Overview BUNDLE, Colonialism to Post-Modernism
When taking students through a chronological study of American literature, it’s helpful for them to have some historical knowledge about each era. This collection of five overview lecture slide sets will give students a general idea of the important issues and philosophies that influenced the literary canon from each of the following time periods in U.S. history:Colonialism (32 slides covering 1620 to 1800)Romanticism (29 slides covering 1800 to 1860)Realism (21 slides covering 1850 to 1900)Mode
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Annotated Bibliography Mini Lesson
An introduction to the annotated bibliography that will provide your students with an overview of the annotated bibliography as well as opportunity to practice what they learned. Mini Lesson Includes:- Introductory PowerPoint that gives students an overview of the annotated bibliography including its purpose, an example, and needed materials *NOTE: This is a PowerPoint SlideShow and cannot be edited- Guided Notes Sheet for students to use during the PowerPoint lecture- Research question and link
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Stages of the Hero's Journey Presentation
Analyze myth, legend, and literature on a whole new level by using the lens of the Hero's Journey. This 37-page presentation uses high-interest images from The Lion King and Star Wars: A New Hope to give detailed accounts of the stages of the Monomyth, Joseph's Campbell's theory of the Hero's Journey. These 12 stages include: The Ordinary World, the Call to Adventure, Meeting with the Mentor, the Supreme Ordeal, etc. In addition to helping us understand stories, the Hero's Journey can also help
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Teaching the Hero's Journey Bundle
Ethics in Journalism and Yearbook Lesson, Complete Teaching Unit
Prepare your students to be responsible journalists as they create your school's yearbook, newspaper, or magazine. You'll have everything you need to teach your students how to avoid bias, copyright, and other ethical violations with plenty of examples of what to do and what not to do. Sometimes students cross these lines without meaning to, but this teaching pack will help them understand what's right from wrong without being too heavy and technical. Lesson Contents:-Lecture (PPT and digital fo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
History of Photography, Complete Teaching Pack & Research Project
Teach the history of photography with this teaching pack to your yearbook, journalism, photography, or media students. Everything you need is included for a quick lesson and interesting research project. Student Experience: Students learn about the history of photography in a way that not only informs them about the path we've taken in the photography community but also helps them see the importance of photographs. They will note developments and accomplishments on the sketch notes timeline as
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
To Kill a Mockingbird Introduction Presentation -Discussion, Harper Lee, Context
To Kill a Mockingbird introduction presentation includes absolutely everything you need to introduce the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee to your students. This interactive PowerPoint presentation includes pre-reading discussion questions, an interactive class activity, a biography of Harper Lee, a fun review quiz, novel context and reception, and background information and historical context on the novel.Included in To Kill a Mockingbird Introduction Presentation:➡️ This 24-slide Power
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Annotated Bibliography Bundle- MLA Format- Research- Evaluating Sources- Summary
This is a bundle of my annotated bibliography presentation with guided notes and my annotated bibliography assignment sheets products. Annotated bibliographies are great stand alone assignments or as part of a larger research units. Students are asked to practice their MLA citation, source evaluation, and summarization skills. Require academic journal articles, websites, or even podcasts. Choose how many sources your students have to write and how much information they need to include in their a
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7th - 11th, Higher Education
Writing Yearbook Copy, Journalism News Article Writing, Complete Teaching Pack
Teach your yearbook, journalism, or newspaper students to write great copy with this complete teaching pack. Everything you need is included for a quick lesson with examples and practice. Plus, I've included a graphic organizer for students to use for any story they write after the lesson. Student Experience: Students learn why and how to write great copy for their yearbook publications with this teaching pack. They will note guidelines, the writing formula, and plenty of examples on the sketc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
Paradox Lesson, Complete Teaching Pack with Task Cards
Paradox Lesson -Poetry Close Reading Lesson, Task Cards, Creative Writing Prompt
In this NO PREP print-and-go teaching pack, you will find everything you need to teach and practice the literary term: paradox. Students will walk through definitions, examples, guided practice, and a professional poetry-based exemplar before they are challenged to construct their own creative writing using the higher level concept of paradoxes.
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Formal lesson plan with CCSS
Slides for instruction and n
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
BUNDLE: AP Spanish Literature - Repaso Units 1-8
In this bundle, you will get the review slides for units 1 - 8, which includes timelines for each literary period, historical, cultural and literary context, and analysis of all the required texts by College Board. I include examples of all the literary resources from the CB curriculum for each text.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
SIX Literary Theory Lessons with Slides, Teacher Notes, Suggested Texts, Posters
Want to introduce your senior students to literary theory and criticism but not sure where to start? Here's a good place!A series of comprehensive but student-accessible presentations for a variety of literary/critical theories. These introductory presentations in Google Slides™ and PowerPoint include definitions, background on theorists, explanations and application of ideas, plus guided questions to analyze texts. I include suggestions for a core text and next texts, including a sample respons
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Call-to-Action for Argumentative Writing Lesson, Complete Teaching Unit
Build stronger argumentative writers by giving them direct instruction on the piece of their essay that packs the punch: the call-to-action. In this no prep teaching pack, you will find everything you need to teach and practice writing calls-to-action.Student Experience: Students will walk through definitions, examples, guided practice, and professional exemplars in a gallery walk before they practice constructing calls-to-action in a writing simulation activity. After the lesson, they will us
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Wuthering Heights Novel Pack
Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights is an astounding novel with a circular narrative, characters who are doubled and named after each other, and a heroine who doesn’t make it to the end of the story. At the center is Heathcliff. Heathcliff rocks the patriarchy. He's evil. He's dirty. He's dead sexy. The novel is supposed to be mean and dirty and rough. None of the characters are likeable. That's part of what makes it so unique. It also takes all the ideas the Romantics were so fond of—isolation, r
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Google Digital | MLA Format Style Guide | Guide, Worksheets, Presentation, etc.
MLA Format Style Guide | Instructional Packet, Worksheets, PPTX PresentationWell, you asked for it and now it's here. We think this is the most beautiful and useful MLA style guide / teaching & learning packet on the internet. And now it's available in this fully-digital Google Drive version! Inside you get all of this:❤ A high-quality digital PDF containing a detailed guide to the most common formatting tasks. Distribute this to the students.❤ A Google Slides document containing your teachi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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