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Common Core RL.9-10.5 centers
Poetry Stations High School and Middle School Digital Activity
My #1 top-selling lesson! Teachers love my poetry stations! Add this to your National Poetry Month celebration, and check out 2.0 as well. Pump up your poetry unit with this engaging and entertaining formative assessment. With a little preparation and careful instructions, students can rotate through nine poetry-based activities with simply a “rotate” from the teacher every 9-10 minutes. I've also included 11 copyright-free poems.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to h
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6th - 12th
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Reading Guide for ANY Short Story or Novel - Digital & Print
Short story units are popular with teens...and fun to teach! What's NOT fun is making individual reading guides for every short story we teach. This build-your-own reading guide is a great print or digital resource for anyone who is looking for a practical, reliable tool that students can use for any piece of literature - short story, play, or novel. READING SKILLS COVEREDThis short story or novel reading guide requires students to predict, summarize, connect, question, visualize, infer, and ana
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7th - 10th
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Literary Analysis Essay Writing and Thesis Statement With Short Film Activities
Ready to teach a thesis statement centered literary analysis? Using Pixar shorts films is the ONLY way to go! This bundle offers mini lessons with videos for all of the major literary elements and step-by-step workshops to guide students through thesis writing and each paragraph of a literary analysis essay. And of course, analyses of Pixar short films along with a sample literary analysis for the short film The Present. Students can color-code the sample essay with a digital highlighter! Liter
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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"A Sound of Thunder" Short Story Stations: CCSS Print or Digital Google Apps
I just did an overhaul of this unit and created 12 short story stations that include a review of several literary devices, Sensory Imagery, Conflict, Hyperbole, and Symbolism, word wall activity, graphic organizers, constructed responses, and a mini-Socratic seminar. This short story has everything, time travel, a controversial presidential election,and dinosaurs.Ray Bradbury wrapped all of this together in a powerful short story rich with imagery and filled with literary devices. Use this less
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8th - 11th
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Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Hamlet: CSI Classroom Investigation and Murder Board
Is your Hamlet unit as dusty as Yorick's dried-up old skull? Spice it up with this creative criminal investigation of the murder that occurs in this tragic Shakespearean drama. Your students will become the investigative team as they search for textual evidence to build a criminal case. Your class 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 murder board.Not
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Hamlet Unit Bundle of Lessons: Great Deal CCSS digital activity
Long Way Down Novel Study
The Long Way Down Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging exploration of this popular book. The Long Way Down Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. With over 60+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this unit. The literary analysis r
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8th - 9th
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Poetry Analysis Journal Writing Prompts for Any Poem Digital & Print
These poetry journal writing prompts are intended to help students respond to poems in a thoughtful way while deepening their comprehension of the text. It contains twenty response-to-reading prompts that can be used with almost any poem and is appropriate for middle and high school classrooms. What are the topics like?Each poetry journal prompt focuses on a different aspect of reading poetry. Students are asked to analyze theme, figurative language, and structure. In addition, they will make co
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Analysis Bundle: Engaging Games, Activities, and Writing Prompts
ELA Task Card Bundle (192 Task Cards!) / Print and Digital / Google Slides
Task cards are a great way to connect instruction, content, and movement. For this reason, I have been working hard to develop a series of task cards that work for multiple texts. Each set of task cards has 32 cards focused on a specific part of English language arts instruction, including informational texts, rhetoric, figurative language, literary devices, plot structure and conflict, characterization, theme, main idea, summary, making text connections, making inferences, and research skills.
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9th - 12th
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The Scarlet Letter Novel Study Stations Distance Learning
This set features 13 different stations with these topics: symbolism, archetypal symbolism, biblical allegory,diction, setting mapping, Puritan poetry comparison, theme, character, seven deadly sin chart, and a frieze activity. I've also included a ticket-out-the-door assessment. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.Using stations with older students creates interest and adds engagement to any lesson. A student who w
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9th - 12th
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340 High School Reading and ELA Test Prep Common Core Questions for State Exams
Are you looking for a test prep resource that will help your students be prepared for the types of questions that they will see on your reading and language arts state exams? The following resource includes 340 rigorous questions patterned after released state exams as well as the question banks from print and electronic resources from some of the top test prep vendors. You will not find a question stem bank this large and diverse anywhere! This tool is the ideal test prep tool for grades 9-1
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9th - 12th
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Sherlock Holmes | The Engineer's Thumb | Readers Theater | Short Story Unit
Detective Fiction: "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Readers Theater Script, Writing Prompt, Discussion Questions, and Print & Digital Graphic Organizer.*After being contacted to work on machinery in the middle of the night, engineer, Victor Hatherley experiences a crazy adventure that ends up with him lying unconscious in a pool of blood and his thumb cut off. Luckily, the physician called to he
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5th - 12th
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Figurative Language in Song Lyrics-CCSS Aligned!
The following activity uses popular "Top 40" type song lyrics to provide practice for identifying and explaining the meaning of similes, metaphors, hyperbole and personification. Nine excerpts from song lyrics are included, as well as a chart explaining each type of figurative language. Audio files are not included, but could easily be found online. I highly suggest using only the excerpts of songs that are provided in this activity, to ensure that all material is school appropriate. My fifth gr
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4th - 10th
Classroom Library GENRE BOOK Labels (Middle + High School)
Classroom organization is easy with these Classroom Library BOOK Labels with 56 genre options and four artistic options for EACH label, you get EVERYTHING you need to help your students EASILY find their new favorite book.⭐What is included?EACH genre has FOUR different artistic options.Colorful and Ink friendly⭐56 different Genres.⭐What makes these labels unique?This helps ensure that your library is inclusive and that students are exposed to a wide variety of cultures and stories. These BOOK la
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Literary Elements Print & Go for ANY Book or Story
Whether you are looking for rigorous critical-thinking questions or a place where students can doodle as they read, I've got you covered with my literary elements print & go handouts that can be used with any book or story. The literary elements covered include: character development, setting, point-of-view (first, third limited, & third omniscient), plot, theme, tone & mood, and figurative devices. These can be used at ANY point in the novel or story. Great for literacy circles or s
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8th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
To Kill a Mockingbird Hexagonal Thinking Activity
This Hexagonal Thinking activity for Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is the most fun way for your students to show what they know about the play. Hexagonal thinking is a hands-on activity that allows students to make visual connections concerning a text. This activity can be used any time after the trial in To Kill a Mockingbird.To use this hexagonal thinking activity, students will start by placing ONE of the hexagons in the middle of their workspace. It can be any of the hexagons. Next, the
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: 9th Grade ELA Hexagonal Thinking Activity Bundle
Romeo and Juliet Literacy Stations Lesson Unit Bundle Use Print or Digital
**These stations now include 14 incredible options for your Romeo and Juliet stations. You will love it!!!This is an engaging and entertaining formative assessment. With a little preparation and careful instructions, students can rotate through several Romeo and Juliet-based activities with simply a “rotate” from the teacher every 9-10 minutes.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.This is a great way to culminate a st
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7th - 11th
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Othello Literacy Stations Common Core
You get 9 literacy stations based on the tragedy Othello The stations include engaging lessons about characterization, plot, theme,literary lens, and a tiny Socratic Seminar.Wake your class up with this engaging and entertaining formative assessment. With a little preparation and careful instructions, students can rotate through several textually based activities with simply a “rotate” from the teacher every 9-10 minutes.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free
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8th - 12th
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Macbeth: CSI Classroom Investigation and Murder Board
Is your Macbeth unit as dusty as a dried-up old skull? Spice it up with this creative criminal investigation of the murder that occurs in this tragic Shakespearean drama. Your students will become the investigative team as they search for textual evidence to build a criminal case. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.They will examine the textual evidence for characterization, plot, and setting, look at the protagoni
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9th - 12th
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Twelfth Night Bundle: Complete Teacher's Unit
Covering the Twelfth Night? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning Shakespeare fun and easy for your students. Complete Unit. Covers the entire play of Twelfth Night ! Great for differentiation. Includes:⭐Flip Book Study Guide⭐Shakespeare Comedies Power point⭐Twelfth Night Characterization Book⭐Twelfth Night Act 1 Quiz⭐Twelfth Night Act 2 Quiz⭐Twelft
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6th - 12th
The Great Gatsby Hexagonal Thinking Activity
This Hexagonal Thinking activity for The Great Gatsby is the most fun way for your students to show what they know about The Great Gatsby. Hexagonal thinking is a hands-on activity that allows students to make visual connections concerning a text. This activity can be used any time after chapter 7! To use this hexagonal thinking activity, students will start by placing ONE of the hexagons in the middle of their workspace. It can be any of the hexagons. Next, they will brainstorm how the other he
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10th - 12th
Also included in: 11th Grade Hexagonal Thinking Activity Bundle for High School ELA
3-D Scene Analysis Project: Romeo and Juliet Diorama: Final Project
Breathe life into your dusty Romeo and Juliet Unit with this creative co-operative learning project. My “3-D Scene Analysis” allows the student to pick apart a scene from Shakespeare, isolate significant literary elements, and present them in an engaging way. The activity is standards based and it will lead the student team through conversations about characterization, theme, setting, tone, word choice, and mood discourse. You get: the printable project, list of CCSS that fit, gallery walk form
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8th - 11th
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Fahrenheit 451 Hexagonal Thinking Activity
This Hexagonal Thinking activity for Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is the most fun way for your students to show what they know about the book. Hexagonal thinking is a hands-on activity that allows students to make visual connections concerning a text. This activity can be used any time after Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451!To use this hexagonal thinking activity, students will start by placing ONE of the hexagons in the middle of their workspace. It can be any of the hexagons. Next, they will brainsto
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: 9th Grade ELA Hexagonal Thinking Activity Bundle
The Tempest Bundle: Complete Teacher's Unit
Studying The Tempest? Don't know where to get started? We have you covered from start to finish with this bundle.Everything you need for a fun and successful unit on Shakespeare's play The Tempest.Great for differentiation! Suits the needs of multiple learners. Includes:The Tempest Interactive Flip book Study GuideThe Tempest Interactive Characterization Flip book The Tempest Acts 1-5 QuizzesThe Tempest: Epilogue AnalysisThe Tempest Escape RoomShakespeare Comedies Power point
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9th - 12th
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