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Free middle school literature dbqs
Faux Movie Trailer: The Tell-Tale Heart Trial (lesson hook)
Is the narrator of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" sane/guilty or insane/not guilty of murder? Teachers and students both *love* the experience of debating this question, which rests on the legal definition of insanity and a close and careful reading of a beautifully complex and chilling short story.
Here's a 1-min video that frames this inquiry in the most dramatic way possible: a trailer for a horror movie in which students (the audience) must determine the fate of the narrator.
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7th - 10th
Elementary ELA AVID Academic Language Scripts Classroom Discussion Printables
*** New Seller please follow, comment, and review if you like these! <3*** These Academic Language Scripts are perfect in an AVID classroom setting. It is used to build classroom discussion and improve how students respond to each other during discussion. These are used as questions stems to add to discussion during socratic seminar or philosophical chairs. *Available in two colors brights and primary colors Socratic SeminarPhilosophical ChairsClassroom Discussion Literature Circles Promotin
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2nd - 12th
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Character Point of View Graphic Organizer (Common Core RL.8.6)
This graphic organizer aligns with the Common Core Standard RL.8.6 and LAFS.8.RL.2.6 -- Analyze how the differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
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8th
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Ancient India - Fables Panchatantra
Reading comprehension worksheet to practice and enhance students' knowledge about the arts and literature from Ancient India. Students will need to read short fables from Panchatantra first. Their goal will be to retell the fable in their own words, create a poster / comics strip depicting the main events in the fable or perform the plot of their fable in the class.This worksheet is best used as a follow-up to presentation "Ancient India - Scientific Achievements, Arts, Heritage" in my store, av
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Ancient India Bundle for Middle School
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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"Life is Beautiful" film analysis & VDQ (paired with "Refugee" novel)
Just a quick character analysis chart & VDQ's I made for my students for the film "Life is Beautiful" - paired with the novel study of Alan Gratz's "Refugee", and some snippets from the graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman.
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6th - 9th
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Gospel of John Chapter 3 | Review Questions Worksheet (Parts 1 & 2)
These worksheets reviews chapter 3 of the Gospel of John with critical questions that help students think about the passage and engage with the themes of the story. This is a great resource for group work, classroom discussion, or as a take-home assignment.This product comes in two parts: - Part 1: John 3:1-21 - Part 2: John 3:22-36
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Text Based Questions for The Cay by Theodore Taylor
These questions help build understanding of author's moves in the book The Cay by Theodore Taylor.
These can be used after students have read the identified chapters to direct their thinking to important aspects of the text. They should be given a few at a time, or as a bellringer, not as a packet to complete.
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6th - 8th
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Harlem Renissance Poetry by Langston Hughes
Collection of poetry by Langston Hughes. Use for teaching elements of poetry and about the Harlem Renissance.
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4th - 8th
R.L. 8-10. 2: "Chanclas" What does the text say and not say?
This lesson uses the vignette "Chanclas" by Sandra Cisneros to teach students to determine what the text states both explicitly and implicitly. Scaffolds like images, definitions, and text-dependent questions are embedded to aid in student comprehension and two "assessment" type questions are included at the end of the lesson.
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7th - 10th
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Daughter of the Deep Chapter 1 Freebie
This is a free sample of my novel guide for Rick Riordan's novel Daughter of the Deep. I have included the info page outlining the whole guide and all of chapter 1 (vocabulary words and definitions, discussion questions with suggested answers, and homework for students) so you are able to preview before purchasing the full product. (I get it, I like to try things out before I commit!) The entire novel guide is available separately. You also have the option to just purchase the homework question
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4th - 6th
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To Kill a Mockingbird: What Does Scout Really Know About Calpurnia?
This lesson includes an excerpt from an interview in which three white women from prominent southern families discuss what their lives were like in the South of the 1930s. In the excerpt, the women discuss their relationships with and perceptions of the black people they interacted with. The reading allows students to think through Scout’s blindspots about the lives of the black characters in the novel, particularly Calpurnia, and to analyze the brief but intriguing presence of the rebellious L
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7th - 12th
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Is Edgar Allan Poe a Literary Genius or Madman?
In this inquiry, students will research and collect facts about his life, works, and death to determine the answer to this essential question.
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8th - 9th
Ceres and Persephone pdf
The text includes several greek myths. The Ceres myth begins on page 23. A differentiated reading guide is available in my store.
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6th - 12th
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