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Middle school literature cultural activities for Microsoft PowerPoint
World Mythology Unit
***Just recently updated as of February 2023 to include new activities, additional contextual videos and articles, and options for quizzes. I also re-formatted the PowerPoints and Word files to make them more visually appealing and user friendly, as well as organized and numbered all folders and activities for ease of use. Zip file includes PowerPoint files, Word documents, and PDFs.Introduction FolderContextual Background Powerpoint with Notes PageIdeas for Introduction Videos and ArticlesInter
Grades:
8th - 12th
An Introduction to Folklore - Editable Presentation, Activity, Folktale Quiz
For many reasons, including the popular modern movies that have come to pervade theaters, students LOVE to learn about and read folktales! Why not satisfy the multicultural literature standards by providing students with an opportunity to read what they can so easily connect and relate to? Introduce students to one of their favorite genres with this folklore introductory lesson and engaging presentation that provides relevant discussion opportunities and real-world examples!Looking for a more ve
Grades:
6th - 10th
Tema 3 La Belleza y la estética (Spanish AP)
Arte, belleza, estética, literatura,comparaciones culturales, actividades, proyectos, correos, exámenes, películas, EDPuzzle, cuestionarios en Google Form (listos para usar), textos con preguntas y más.. 100++++ Actividades
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Virtual Field Trip of Shakespeare's World for any Shakespeare Unit
This Google Slides activity takes students on a virtual field trip to Shakespeare's England. Students virtually visit Stratford-upon-Avon, including Shakespeare's birthplace and burial place. They then head to London to learn about Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.At the end of their virtual field trip, students create an infographic about what they've learned while on the field trip. They also plan their very own Shakespeare-themed vacation, including where they would go and where they would stay
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6th - 12th
Introducción al realismo mágico cine, arte, literatura | Lesson magical realism
Introducción al realismo mágico. This PowerPoint includes quotes from Latin American Authors, definitions of magical realism in latin american literature, explanation of the Latin American Boom with authors such as English literature, Latin American Cinema, European and American cinema, art like Salvador Dalí and Frida Kahlo.Keywords: Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel García Márquez, Laura Esquivel, Pan's Labyrinth, Amelie, Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa, Horacio Quiroga, Julio Cortázar, and more.I
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The House on Mango Street 4 Corners Introduction Activity
What it isGoogle Slides for an anticipatory activity prior to reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosThe Activity:Students can strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with 8 statements. What’s included:Google SlidesPower PointWhy I love it:Students love this four corners activity! Students get up and moving and engaged with central themes of The House on Mango Street before even reading the novella. Addresses Speaking and Listening Standards and encourages students to
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: The House on Mango Street Complete Unit Bundle
John Keats Poetry Pack
John Keats, the tragic Romantic poet who died of tuberculosis at age 26, longed for “permanence in a world of change.” Your students will do a close analysis of four of his most famous poems, including “La Belle Dame sans Merci”“Ode on a Grecian Urn”“Ode to Autumn”“Ode to a Nightingale” You’ll find two versions of the poems—one with line-by-line detailed annotations for you to use as you teach, and one version without annotations that you can copy and hand out to your students. The lesson concl
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: British Romantic Poetry BUNDLE
The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I - PPT - myPerspectives - Grade 8
This is a ready-made PowerPoint animated lesson with answer key for The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I selection, unit 2, myPerspectives, grade 8. This lesson includes the following:- Comprehension check- Closer look- Close leadConflict (video)Plot (video)Foreshadowing (video)- Analyze the text- Analyze craft and structureMood (video)Conflict (video)Dramatic Irony (video)- Concept Vocabulary and Word Study- ConventionsPrinciple Parts of Verbs (video)In addition to:videos to facilitate conventions an
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8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Library Lessons: Multicultural Folktales Unit for Middle School ELA Grade 6
A 6th grade English Language Arts folktales unit supporting typical middle school classroom activities over a period of 4-6 weeks. Common Core & NSLS aligned.This 4-lesson unit includes:the complete Multicultural Cinderella lesson,the complete Multicultural Folktales lesson.We All Have a Story to Tell lesson begins with an oral telling of a folktale as an introduction to the student Folktale Project. Long or Short, Stories Are Basically the Same offers a unique perspective on how types of fo
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5th - 7th
Scripture-based Stations of the Cross Powerpoint for Lent Engaging and Prayerful
Experience the Lenten tradition with this Scriptural Stations of the Cross powerpoint presentation.The scriptural references are based on those celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday 1991.They offer an alternative to the traditional stations and can provide meaningful way to reflect more deeply on the scriptural accounts of the passion of Jesus. The powerpoint includes: 14 stationsIntroductory and closing prayersShort prayers after each station to summarize and offer reflectionParts fo
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3rd - 12th
(8 weeks) Indigenous Literature Aboriginal voices critical study BUNDLE (+BONUS)
This teaching pack / study guide will take your students through a critical study of Aboriginal texts/ Indigenous Australian literature.Jack Davis, Stan Grant, Blackfella films.Poetry, speech, film and media.Do you want your students to engage more intimately with Australian history and the Indigenous experience? If you are trying to engage your students to develop a deeper, more nuanced understanding of Aboriginal Australia, this is the bundle for you. These lessons form a part of a unit on Ind
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7th - 10th
Brown Girl Dreaming Memoir in Verse Lesson
This guided reading lesson of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson includes reading prompts and discussion questions to provide a close reading analysis of this memoir in verse. Includes direct instruction on memoir in verse genre. This presentation coincides with the textbook lesson from HMH Into Literature Florida: Grade 6. This file does not contain the text from Jacqueline Woodson's memoir Brown Girl Dreaming.
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5th - 8th
African American Folktales Presentation
Help your students to learn more about African American folktales with is informative PowerPoint presentation. This 19 slide presentation is packed with animation and information that explore aspects of African American folktales:HistoryCategoriesCharactersLanguageThemesEvolution
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5th - 8th
Iroquois Nation/TWOTB Creation Myth Bundle - Notes and Guided Reading
This bundle includes a presentation on Oral Traditions, Creation Myths, and the Iroquois Nation to use as background notes and historical context for the reading of The World on The Turtle's Back (TWOTB), and well as a guided reading packet for reading TWOTB.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Introduction to Folklore Lesson - Print & Digital Bundle - Presentation, Quiz
For many reasons, including the popular modern movies that have come to pervade theaters, students LOVE to learn about and read folktales! Why not satisfy the multicultural literature standards by providing students with an opportunity to read what they can so easily connect and relate to?This comprehensive lesson package includes:- A 19 Slide, fully editable presentation (offered in Google Slides and PPT formats) that introduces students to folklore as a genre, as well as the different types of
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7th - 10th
Stella by Starlight Novel Background Info Google Slides - EDITABLE - No Prep
Before starting the novel, Stella by Starlight, with your class, they may need a little background information to really understand the context of what is happening. This is an editable Google Slides presentation that you can easily adapt to fit your needs in your classroom. Once purchased, you will be asked to "Make a Copy" of the presentation into your Google Drive. Once a copy is made, you can edit as desired. As this is a print on demand products, there are no refunds available. But please l
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4th - 7th
Power Point for The Book Thief (Death Personified)
This PowerPoint presentation is meant to prepare students for their reading of the novel, The Book Thief. The 15 slide PowerPoint looks at the different ways death is personified in different cultures and introduces them to the narrator (death) in The Book Thief. Also embedded in the presentation are youtube links to movie clips that show Death personified. (For example, Meet Joe Black, Bill and Ted's Bogus Adventure)
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8th - 12th
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The History of the Holocaust, in reference to The Hiding Place (by C. ten Boom)
Before beginning our class study of The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom, I wanted my 6th graders to have a basic understanding of the Holocaust. Definitions come from Dictionary.com.Historical facts come from this site: https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/how-and-why/why/.
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6th - 12th
Macbeth Pre-reading activities bundle
Immerse students in the historical context of Shakespeare's Macbeth to help them better understand the author's purpose and Scottish culture. Students learn about Scotland as a setting, the history of Scottish clans, Shakespeare's rise to fame, and how a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament led to him writing Macbeth as a form of propaganda.The resources also include an anticipation guide, Scottish Clans class activity, and fishbowl discussion worksheet. Resources are in both print and digit
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8th - 12th
Magical Realism + Colombia Field Trip *Hispanic Heritage Month!*
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in your language arts classroom by learning about the country of Colombia, Latin American writers, and their contribution to the Magical Realism genre. This is the perfect way to celebrate novelists and poets outside the canon and honor the talented writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez and poet Maurice Kilwean Guevara. Students will begin by taking a trip to Colombia via Canva slides. The colorful slides provide an intro to the country, its culture, the people, and sta
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5th - 12th
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The House on Mango Street & In the Heights: Making Connections Google Slides
If you are reading The House on Mango Street, this is a perfect assignment for helping students make connections. Students are required to use evidence in order support text-to-text connections between a song from In the Heights and The House on Mango Street. Then students must make a connection between the authors' purposes in writing their works by reading an article and watching an interview. Finally, students make a text-to-world connection. HOW DOES IT WORK?The slides are constructed in Goo
Grades:
7th - 12th
WWII, Polio, and 1940's Culture
This PowerPoint was created to introduce and accompany the novel Blue by Joyce Hostetter. It will give some background knowledge about the era in which the novel is set so students will be able to better understand the novel. The final slide in the PowerPoint includes details for a radio show project students could complete once they have read several chapters of Blue.
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4th - 8th
Macbeth pre-reading presentation & activities about setting & Scottish culture
Updated to include completely digital options!Macbeth is the first unit that I cover every year, and I love using it to get to know my students! The bundle of presentation and activities help the students get to know more about Scotland as a setting for Macbeth, as well as Scottish culture. The pack inlcudes:2 versions of the presentation (editable Powerpoint and Google Slides) with extra slides with images to seamlessly add your own additional informationStudent worksheet for guided notesReadin
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Macbeth Pre-reading activities bundle
Native American Literature Power Point and Notes
This power point and guided notes introduces Native American Literature and celebrates the relationship between Native Americans stories and their culture. The power point looks in depth at Southeastern, Plains, and Northwestern tribes of Native Americans and looks at the cultural differences of these regions and how that connects to their Literature. The Guided notes help students follow along with the power point and strengthen the understanding of this topic.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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