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Common Core RL.9-10.4 dbqs
Rhetorical and Argumentative Analysis of the Funeral Scene in Julius Caesar
The annotated version of Act III, Scene II of Julius Caesar is aligned with the Common Core emphases on how and why author's use specific rhetorical devices and argumentative appeals to enhance the meaning of the text and develop the characters and themes. The marginal notes for these critical monologues by Mark Antony and Brutus over Caesar's body, are detailed explanations of the appeals and literary and rhetorical devices that highlight this essential dramatic literature selection. The anno
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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BUNDLE! Lord of the Flies Book Study with Figurative Language
This is a COMPLETE BUNDLE with everything you need to cover a plethora of the CCSS - all while reading one novel! In this bundle you will get...* 12 chapter-by-chapter guided notes for students to fill in as they read (with a focus on literary devices for each chapter); this is not simply fill-in-the-blank notes. Students provide textual evidence for each focus from the 12 chapters to ensure reading comprehension and higher-level thinking! * Foldables with instructions for students to create an
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9th
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Emma Lazarus The New Colossus Statue of Liberty Poetry Analysis
Deeply analyze Emma Lazarus’s famous poem and connect to its larger historical context of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the “New” immigrants, and America’s melting pot with this everything's-included, no-prep lesson.************************************Greatness is appreciating the layers of poetic word in expressing a complex idea.A poem written as a favor to raise money for a pedestal on which to display an unbelievable gift from France. The iconic poem that almost wasn’t written.Take yo
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8th - 11th
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ELA Test Prep (Characterization/Cultural Experiences) Hemingway's "Indian Camp"
This standards based product previews "Indian Camp" with a one page summary on how the 19th and early 20th century brought changes to economics, the medical profession, and ideas about child development. These ideas as well as thoughts about how Early European and American thinkers viewed Native Americans place the short story in a social, historical, and philosophical context that students will use to think about important questions of theme and characterization.
Responsed are organized into 6
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9th - 10th
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Women In American Literature
A complete, interdisciplinary literature unit examining the writings of two women, Emily Dickinson and Sojourner Truth, living in America at the same time, with extremely different lives yet parallel experiences.This unit, which can be used on its own, is also perfect for use as a complement to American Literature units that may lack substantial texts from women and African-American writers. The focus texts, originally written and spoken in the late 1800's are still relevant today as they discus
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9th - 12th
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A Comparative Study of Martin Luther King Jr & Malcolm X
A complete unit of instruction - include ALL answer documents - comparing and contrasting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X's early lives & speeches.This unit of study, which can be taught as a complete unit, or separated into 13 distinct activities gives students an opportunity to take a deeper look into each man and one of his influential speeches. It is created with ease in mind for the instructor, whether an experienced certified teacher or a home-educator new on the job. Everything
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9th - 12th
And Then There Were None Chapter Comprehension/Discussion Questions
Chapter comprehension/discussion questions that areopen-ended;high-level;standards-aligned; and adaptable for assessment.
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (Full Unit)
Great Depression/Dust Bowl - Social History - Read & Write Critically
Using Chapter 19 from John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, students get a very real and relevant idea of what struggles Americans faced during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. Steinbook wrote the book in the late-1930s while the Depression was still ongoing so the book stands as a kind of social commentary on the dilemma we were enduring. Chapter 19 serves as one of the "montage" (as I call them) chapters that break away from the main story and characters - in this case painting a picture of th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
This unit includes: a unit sequence plan;a vocabulary study guide;a link to a vocabulary Quizlet set;a vocabulary quiz;the text with foreshadowing highlighted;a class work assignment with high-level comprehension/discussion questions;a rubric for written-response questions;a comprehension test study guide; and a comprehension test.
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7th - 10th
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To Kill a Mockingbird: What Is the Meaning of Rabies in Mockingbird?
Harper Lee includes an episode in which Atticus shoots a rabid dog in chapter 10 of the novel. Students today may know little about rabies as a disease and thus be unable to think critically about this section of the novel. A brief reading on rabies – from a volume entitled Common Diseases of Farm Animals, part of a series of Farm Manuals produced by Lippincott beginning in 1915 – illustrates what was, during the period when the novel is set, the basic understanding of the disease, its dangers,
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7th - 12th
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Article Response / Literary Terms
Teach literary terms using this newspaper article. The writing prompts ask students to analyze the articles using literary terms.
Two formats in zip file: .docx and .pdf. .PDF filename is in correct format for Learning Management System uploads.
If you like this, please find the great-value bundle of 50 of these assignments.
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9th - 12th
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Declaration of Independence Rhetorical Analysis
PDF downloadRhetorical Analysis of conclusion paragraph in the Declaration of Independence
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9th - 12th
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Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi Discussion Questions
A discussion guide for the book Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. Includes reflective and higher order thinking (HOT) questions! If the question refers to a specific instance in the book the page number has been included.
How to use:
-whole group discussion questions
-journal prompts
-comprehension and application check
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9th - 12th
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