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Close reading Common Core L.11-12.1 resources
The Fall of the House of Usher Unit: Close Read, Vocab, Activities, Test, & More
Looking for engaging materials for "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe that your students will enjoy and not complain about? This unit will have your students interacting with this difficult Poe text in no time.What's included . . .► Step-by-step, day-by-day lesson plans for 6 days. ► Daily aligned Common Core Standards► Clean copy of original story ► Clean copy of abridged story for struggling readers. (All the meat without the wordiness and about half the length of the original
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: The Fall of the House of Usher Complete Unit - Digital & Print
Native American Literature Unit: Poems, Myths, Non-fiction in Digital & Print
Looking to add some fresh activities for Native American literature to your classes' studies? You have come to the right place! Your students will love these beautifully designed slides that will not only capture their attention but also provide them with interesting Native American reading selections and engaging activities that require analyzing, creating, thinking, writing, and reflecting. Printable version included!This Native American Literature Digital Unit includes► 2 poems► 2 myths► a no
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7th - 12th
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The Scarlet Letter Unit - Vocabulary, Reading Guides, Quizzes, Activities, Test
Looking for an engaging novel study unit for The Scarlet Letter Unit by Nathaniel Hawthorne? You just found everything you need to teach this novel!What's Included . . . ►Daily Lesson Plans►Common Core Standards aligned for daily tasks►Bell Ringers in a separate, colorful PowerPoint if you want to project them on the board or upload them in a password-protected online classroom.►Vocabulary Tasks and Games along with quizzes►Eye-catching Reading Guides - PDF and Google Slides with text boxes alre
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
SBAC Secondary ELA MEGA Bundle - Test Prep - Writing - Escape Rooms - Task Cards
Attention, Secondary ELA superstars! Feeling the SBAC (or CAASPP) heat? Don't sweat it—we've got your back with the ultimate test-tackling toolkit! Say goodbye to overwhelm and hello to confidence with EIGHT unbeatable resources bundled together to help you and your students conquer the test like a pro!Here's what's included:⭐️ SBAC ELA Performance Task Escape Room Dive into a thrilling adventure that'll have you prepped and pumped to ace the performance task in style! ⭐️ SBAC ELA Computer Adapt
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6th - 11th
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Trifles Susan Glaspell Unit Analysis Lesson Plans Questions Answer Keys Rubric
Susan Glaspell's Trifles is a wonderful one act play that helps students learn about gender roles and stereotypes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Trifles, first produced in 1916, themes and topics are still just as applicable as they were in 1916. Trifles is an excellent resource to use to hone skills with characterization, theme, motif, mood and tone and symbolism. Furthermore, in a society of social alone-ness, this unit gets students thinking about the destruction of isolation
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Stranger by Albert Camus Full Unit | Ap Literature + Composition
Aligned with the Common Core standards, this cooperative student centered engaging 65-page unit (to last 3-4 weeks) is perfect for high school specifically AP Literature and Composition courses. There are 10+ handouts including Blooms Taxonomy for DOK student led Questioning discussions, day-to-day lessons with guided Power Point slides for in class use. The unit overs notes and background on Existentialism, Nihilism, Albert Camus, The Myth Of Sisyphus, and more. Unit ends in collaborative w
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10th - 12th
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William Faulkner A Rose for Emily Short Story Unit Questions Activities Quiz
William Faulkner's A Rose for Emily is a great short story lesson to use to discuss inferences, characterization, foreshadow, theme, point of view and more!This short story analysis includes the following:-Pre-reading vocabulary-Historical context handout-Analysis questions chunked by text parts-Post-reading literary devices handout-Post-reading writing activity-Quiz-Full text of the short story-Answer key and rubric**Please note: This lesson plan is a ZIP file with three PDFs; they are not edi
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The House on Mango Street Quiz, Close Reading, and Research Bundle (Google)
Evaluate general reading comprehension and help students practice close reading analysis skills with this bundle of 36 resources (11 self-grading quizzes, 24 close reading worksheets, and a research project) for teaching The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Each close reading activity focuses on a single vignette from the novel and helps readers get a better sense of how the author's literary style develops character and advances plot. Answer keys are provided, and all materials are mad
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6th - 12th
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SBAC ELA Computer Adaptive Test - CAT - Big Topics Study Task Cards - Test Prep
Feeling the pressure of the SBAC (or CAASPP)? Don't sweat it! Give your Secondary ELA students the ultimate game plan to conquer the test with ease!Introducing the SBAC ELA Computer Adaptive Test Big Topics Study Cards: 24 powerhouse study cards designed to tackle the big topics head-on! Consider them your trusty sidekicks—mini anchor charts ready to guide you through every twist and turn of the exam!Here’s what’s included:✅ Teacher guide to kickstart your prep✅ Big Topics Study Cards covering 2
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6th - 11th
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Frankenstein Quiz, Close Reading, Vocabulary Development, and Test Bundle
Eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this comprehensive bundle for teaching Mary Shelley's science fiction novel Frankenstein, also known as The Modern Prometheus. Included are the following: eight plot-based quizzes, nine close reading analysis worksheets, eight vocabulary application activities, eight crossword puzzles, eight word search games, an end-of-unit test, the public domain novel, and answer keys. Materials are made for Google Drive, offering self-grading functionality
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8th - 12th
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American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Are you new to American Literature or tired of boring worksheets? Engage students with texts by American authors in lessons that use real-world learning connections, an appreciation for cultural diversity, and critical thinking skills. These activities for your American Literature Curriculum are organized thematically and include a variety of lessons that meet the expectations of all Common Core ELA Standards. Classic American authors in the units include Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Maya Ang
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice for Pride and Prejudice
20 reading comprehension multiple choice questions based on 2 passages from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Question structure and format based on AP English and pre-2016 SAT reading comprehension questions. Solving problems require evidence based reasoning and the use of context clues.
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10th - 12th
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The Fall of the House of Usher Complete Unit - Digital & Print
Looking for engaging materials for "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe that your students will enjoy and not complain about? This unit in both print and digital format will have your students interacting with this difficult Poe text in no time.What's included . . .► Step-by-step lesson plans for 6 days.► Daily aligned Common Core Standards► Clean copy of original story - printable and shareable link (digital story comes in a clean version and a version with added pictures to capt
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9th - 12th
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MyPerspectives 10th Grade Unit 1: Inside the Nightmare
This comprehensive and engaging resource comprises OVER 180 SLIDES of short stories, poems, and videos, of gothic literature. Slides contain activities, prompts, assessments, discussion questions, mini-lessons, and more to make teaching and learning fun, educational, and creative!
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8th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Civil Disobedience and The Great Debaters - Essay Writing Lesson
In this lesson, which incorporates science of reading strategies, students complete close readings of an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” and the debate scene “Wiley College vs. Harvard University” from the movie The Great Debaters (which can be used with or without viewing the movie). Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings and write a short analytical essay requiring them to analyze the arguments in the texts. This 30-page resource includes the followi
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9th - 12th
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Short Story Unit Bundle Rose for Emily, Sweat, Everyday Use, A Visit of Charity
This short story bundle includes lessons for A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston, Everyday Use by Alice Walker and A Visit of Charity by Eudora Welty. There is loads of analysis to be done, dialogue to be had, and inferences to be made with this bundle! I am confident that you and your students will have fun with all these stories and materials!In this bundle you will find a 29 slide EDITABLE introductory PowerPoint (I’ve also included a PDF of the same PPT, just i
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Romeo & Juliet Unit Bundle: Top 15 Resources Comprehension, Writing & Creativity
This complete teaching scheme will save you many, many of hours of preparation. It contains 15 different tasks including work on comprehension, vocabulary, persuasive writing, creative writing, figurative language, imagery and much more. Resources are provided both as a computer friendly presentation and in an easily printable black and white form.· Questions on every scene break the whole play down into bite-size chunks· Play Summary·Close Reading and Comprehension exercise - sixty pages of det
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9th - 12th
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MyPerspectives 10th Grade Unit 3: Extending Freedom's Reach + 12 Angry Men
This comprehensive and engaging resource comprises over 130 SLIDES corresponding to Unit 3 of the 10th Grade MyPerspectives curriculum. Slides contain activities, prompts, assessments, discussion questions, mini-lessons, and more to make teaching and learning fun, educational, and creative! Also included is the complete instruction, activities, etc., for 12 Angry Men, which fits the essential question of this unit.
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8th - 12th
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1984 Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle for Google Drive (Set of 24)
Help high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking skills with this bundle of close reading analysis activities covering significant passages from George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984. Every chapter is represented for a total of 24 close reading worksheets. Materials are made for Google Drive, offering self-grading functionality and automated student feedback. (Alternatively, a printable bundle option is available.)By engaging with
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9th - 12th
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The Handmaid's Tale Quiz, Close Reading, Test, and Research Bundle for Google
This low-prep bundle covering The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood contains all the formative and summative assessments teachers need to promote collaborative discussions, evaluate general reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and facilitate student research on a range of topics related to women's history and human rights. Included are plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, research project materials, vocabulary application activities,
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8th - 12th
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Ralph Waldo Emerson UNIT - "Nature," "Self-Reliance," "The American Scholar"
Looking for an engaging way to introduce your students to transcendental thinker and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson’s works? This lesson on excerpts from "Self-Reliance,” "The American Scholar,“ and “Nature” will do just that!What's Included . . . ► Step-by-step instructions for each day.► Common Core English Standards aligned to daily tasks.► Understanding Transcendentalism group synthesis task.► Viewing guide for short biography clip suggestion (about 10 minutes) ► Bell Ringers► "Emerson or Lil Wa
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Transcendental Bundle
Critical Literary Theory: Feminist, Marxist, Psychoanalytic, New Historicism etc
Critical Literary Theory: lessons and assessments & key terms - Marxist, Feminist, Psychoanalytic, Queer, Death of the Author and New Historicism Literary Theory, for AP English and adult learners. Examples of application in media and short stories as far ranging as anime, detective stories, video games, and fairy tales.The Nathaniel Hawthorne story "The Birthmark" is included for a reading upon which all critical lenses can be applied.==============Check out our other lessonsRace horror as
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Room of One's Own Complete Unit
Complete guide to Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own." Originally intended for use in the AP classroom (AP Language and Composition), but can be leveled to any high school grade. Includes: cooperative anticipation activity, daily lessons with bell work that can be leveled up or down (originally used for AP Language to coincide with the Q2 but can easily be adjusted), chapter high lights to ensure thorough lecture/discussions, reading quizzes, 4 test versions, and an essay assignment/project.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Rapunzel" by the Brothers Grimm Close Reading Analysis Worksheet (Google Drive)
Fairy tales are not just for elementary students; even high school readers can use (and enjoy) fairy tales as a tool for practicing close reading analysis skills. This worksheet composed of rigorous questions covers "Rapunzel" by the Brothers Grimm. With an estimated Lexile Measure range of 1010-1200, the short story is suitable for both middle and high school students. The briefness of the narrative also makes it an appropriate time-filler for awkward gaps in teaching schedules. An answer key a
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8th - 12th
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