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Common Core SL.11-12.1 interactive notebooks

Preview of To Kill a Mockingbird Interactive Notebook - Common Core Aligned

To Kill a Mockingbird Interactive Notebook - Common Core Aligned

Created by
Tracee Orman
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Interactive Notebook - Common Core Aligned This bundle of activities includes over 90 interactive notebook activities to cover before, during, and after reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Every activity is aligned to at least one Common Core State Standard for reading literature, language (vocabulary), speaking and listening, and writing. This IS included in my To Kill a Mockingbird Growing Bundle, found here: To Kill a Mockingbird Teaching Unit & Interac
Preview of Elements of Poetry Unit High School: Poetry Terms & Elements, Literary Analysis

Elements of Poetry Unit High School: Poetry Terms & Elements, Literary Analysis

Created by
GilTeach
Need your students to understand how poetic elements create meaning in a text? So often, students are able to identify and define, but they don’t fully understand why literary elements are important or why they are such an essential part of literature. The kind of instruction that focuses on memorizing definitions kills the joy in literature and only serves to make students see English class as a boring waste of time.But when students understand that literary devices are a wonderful way to add
Preview of Harlem Renaissance Activities: Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Art & Music

Harlem Renaissance Activities: Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Art & Music

Created by
GilTeach
Tired of superficial resources on the Harlem Renaissance that just go through the motions when it comes to adding diversity to your plans? So often, in an attempt to study more than dead white males, teachers seek out texts by people of color. But lacking the time or energy to really engage in the research required to plan a great unit, they incorporate a few lackluster biographies and add some short pieces to their plans and leave it at that. The addition of those inane powerpoints, superficial
Preview of The Crucible: Act 1, 2, 3, 4 Quizzes, Questions, Activities | Salem Witch Trials

The Crucible: Act 1, 2, 3, 4 Quizzes, Questions, Activities | Salem Witch Trials

Created by
GilTeach
Is your unit on The Crucible disempowering your students and creating passive learners?If your students’ experience of Miller’s classic play involves filling out meaningless worksheets, sitting silently while you give powerpoint lectures, or waiting for you to explain the play to them, you’re doing them a great disservice. You're encouraging them to accept your answers rather than seeking them out themselves. In fact, by giving your classes the message that their ideas don't matter, you're helpi
Preview of Harlem Renaissance | Zora Neale Hurston "Sweat" | High School Short Story Unit

Harlem Renaissance | Zora Neale Hurston "Sweat" | High School Short Story Unit

Created by
GilTeach
This widely-anthologized story of a hardworking washerwoman and her abusive husband is a deceptively simple tale of good and evil, suffering and redemption, and reaping what you sow. However, when read in the context of the many biblical allusions in the story as well as the African American Spiritual, the seemingly-straightforward story becomes much more nuanced and complex. This fascinating mini unit will take your students through recordings of Zora Neale Hurston singing songs she learned th
Preview of Growth Mindset Activities High School: Growth vs Fixed Mindset Quiz & TED Talk

Growth Mindset Activities High School: Growth vs Fixed Mindset Quiz & TED Talk

Created by
GilTeach
Looking for some engaging no-prep activities to introduce your classes to growth mindset? Teachers know how important it is to teach students about growth mindset, but it’s not enough to hang some posters or teach them some popular catch phrases about effort. This kind of well-intentioned instruction will only lead to students who feel bad about themselves and are a challenge to teach. Growth mindset is more than just a belief in effort. Students need to understand the brain science behind the
Preview of The Great Gatsby Close Reading | F. Scott Fitzgerald | The American Dream

The Great Gatsby Close Reading | F. Scott Fitzgerald | The American Dream

Created by
GilTeach
Tired of superficial resources on The Great Gatsby that just go through the motions when it comes to truly examining the important questions? Why do we lie to ourselves and others? Should we do everything for love? What is the American Dream? How do factors such as race, class, or gender help or hinder people from achieving their dreams? Fitzgerald’s classic novel is classic for a reason—in this short, lovely text, he asks some of the biggest questions of our times. But you need to make sure
Preview of Digital Student Planner - Weekly Templates and Monthly Calendars - Google Slides

Digital Student Planner - Weekly Templates and Monthly Calendars - Google Slides

Instill a growth mindset through monthly goal-setting and reflection!  This digital student planner is formatted for Google Slides®  and provides weekly templates and monthly calendars to promote student accountability and organization.Included with this Digital Student Planner:✏️  2023-2024 Digital Student Planner for Google Slides®✏️  Growth Mindset Monthly Markers Graphic Organizer ✏️  Drag-and-Drop Digital Stickers✏️  FREE Annual Updates✏️  Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to
Preview of American Literature Full Year ELA Curriculum for High School English | Secondary

American Literature Full Year ELA Curriculum for High School English | Secondary

Created by
GilTeach
Looking for a full-year American Literature curriculum that will engage your most reluctant learners while still challenging your most advanced students? Spanning American literature from Puritans to young authors writing today, this truly diverse curriculum has differentiated plans for honors and standard level classes. From the Puritan worldview to YOLO culture, from love and lies to the Iraq war, and from the everyday pains of growing up to the unique experience of the contemporary immigran
Preview of Dystopian Short Stories Unit: The Lottery Shirley Jackson, Harrison Bergeron

Dystopian Short Stories Unit: The Lottery Shirley Jackson, Harrison Bergeron

Created by
GilTeach
Want to utilize your students’ love of dystopian fiction to keep them engaged and get them thinking about how they can make a difference in their worlds?Dystopian fiction is lots of fun—it’s imaginative, creative, and innovative. But when your classes read these texts as pure fiction that doesn’t relate to real life, they won’t make the connections to their own worlds, and they won’t feel the responsibility to make a difference in their lives. Even worse, students might use this kind of fantasti
Preview of Native American Literature | Sherman Alexie | Indigenous Poetry | Stereotypes

Native American Literature | Sherman Alexie | Indigenous Poetry | Stereotypes

Created by
GilTeach
Why are stereotypes dangerous? What is our role in breaking down stereotypes? Students might know some of the stereotypes surrounding Indigenous people, but they likely don’t fully understand where they come from, why they are harmful, or why positive stereotypes can be equally painful as negative ones. This 90-minute lesson will get them examining some of those assumptions when they explore videos featuring teens talking about stereotypes, a powerful slam poem performance, an accessible and
Preview of Salem Witch Trials Unit Bundle | Puritan Primary Source | Colonial America

Salem Witch Trials Unit Bundle | Puritan Primary Source | Colonial America

Created by
GilTeach
Want to teach a Puritan literature unit that will get your students engaging independently with texts, making connections to contemporary issues, and excited to discuss essential questions that really matter? From their world view to their religious beliefs to their daily life, the people of the early colonial period lived lives very different from those of contemporary Americans. The texts included in this unit will give students a glimpse into those lives. Three of the pieces included in this
Preview of Dystopian Short Story: The Lottery Shirley Jackson | Lesson Plans | Bullying

Dystopian Short Story: The Lottery Shirley Jackson | Lesson Plans | Bullying

Created by
GilTeach
Looking for a complete unit on “The Lottery” that will challenge and inspire your students to make a difference in today's troubled times? By making connections among bullying, genocide, the Nuremberg trials, Stanley Milgrim’s obedience study, and a classic poem about the Holocaust, your students will be inspired to take their study of Jackson’s powerful story past the pages of the text.When you teach “The Lottery” with this unit you will:be sure that your students won’t miss any of the importa
Preview of Langston Hughes "I Too Sing America" and Walt Whitman Paired Texts Poetry Lesson

Langston Hughes "I Too Sing America" and Walt Whitman Paired Texts Poetry Lesson

Created by
GilTeach
Looking for poems to explore the American experience on a deeper level? While Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing" is joyful and celebratory, Langston Hughes' poem is more questioning of America's history--though it too is not without hope. Exploring themes of class, race, privilege, and point of view, these two poems are well worth examination.When you teach these timeless and important poems with this unit you will:Start your class period with bellringer freewrite prompts that will h
Preview of Two Kinds by Amy Tan: High School Short Story | Close Reading & Creative Writing

Two Kinds by Amy Tan: High School Short Story | Close Reading & Creative Writing

Created by
GilTeach
Looking for an innovative short story unit that will get your students sharpening their close reading skills, discussing big ideas, and exploring literary elements on a deeper level?These lessons on “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan will push your students to dig deep, get creative, and fully appreciate Tan’s wonderful writing.This classic story of a parent’s expectations and a daughter’s willful desire to be accepted is a great choice for discussing themes of communication, culture, parent-child relations
Preview of Macbeth Unit Bundle - Digital Unit Bundle for Distance Learning

Macbeth Unit Bundle - Digital Unit Bundle for Distance Learning

This Complete Macbeth Unit Combines six complete resources to create a comprehensive teaching unit for Shakespeare's Macbeth. ♔ A study guide will support your students in reading this drama, act by act. ♔ Students will also be able to debate the controversial topics covered in this play. ♔ An in-depth character analysis lesson will support students in developing a rich understanding of the play. ♔ The theme analysis guide will support students in drawing conclusions on this text. ♔ Finally, stu
Preview of "How it Feels to be Colored Me" Zora Neale Hurston | Figurative Language Lesson

"How it Feels to be Colored Me" Zora Neale Hurston | Figurative Language Lesson

Created by
GilTeach
Looking for a unit on this classic essay that will get your students engaging independently with the text, discussing big ideas, and sharpening their close reading and critical thinking skills?“How it Feels to be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston is a great choice for engaging your classes in discussions around race, identity, gender, and artistic expression. It’s also a wonderful essay for exploring figurative language and how writers create meaning through comparisons. When you teach “How it F
Preview of Literature Circles | Book Clubs | Student Led | Project-Based ELA

Literature Circles | Book Clubs | Student Led | Project-Based ELA

Literature circles and book clubs are an empowering way to keep up reading and discussion practices. Lit circles are a highly effective way to allow students to connect socially and intellectually and hold each other accountable. With this student-led unit, students will create their own reading calendar and pacing plan, prepare independently for weekly book clubs, schedule and run their own weekly meetings and assess their own work. The teaching philosophy incorporated here is “Student as Worke
Preview of 10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1

Created by
GilTeach
Want to immerse your students in the diversity of this country by studying engaging poetry together? Your students will learn so much when they explore the essential questions of American Literature with these ready-to-go lessons.A collection of questions on 27 poems, spanning from Puritan poetry to the 20th century, this bundle will provide you with over a month of rigorous, engaging, and ready-to-go lessons. The themes explored in these units--materialism, love, race, family dynamics, class,
Preview of 53 High School Poems: Literary Analysis, Poetry Close Reading, ELA Lesson Plans

53 High School Poems: Literary Analysis, Poetry Close Reading, ELA Lesson Plans

Created by
GilTeach
Want to be done planning your high school poetry lessons for the rest of your career? A collection of close reading and discussion questions, activities, and writing prompts on 53 poems that I have taught multiple times over the years, this bundle will provide you with over three months of rigorous, engaging and ready-to-go lessons to teach your students to analyze poetry on their own. The worksheets included here are great choices for supplementing a thematic unit, for adding more voices and p
Preview of Trail of Tears Unit | Native American Literature | Indian Removal Unit

Trail of Tears Unit | Native American Literature | Indian Removal Unit

Created by
GilTeach
Looking for a resource on the Trail of Tears that will help your students understand why that tragedy is still relevant today?This innovative unit will take your students beyond a general understanding of the events of the 1830s to a more comprehensive understanding of why history matters. Students will start out by exploring two engaging videos: one on the history of the Trail of Tears and one on why treaties still matter today. Then, they’ll move on to a creative exploration of some first-hand
Preview of Harrison Bergeron Lesson Plans | Kurt Vonnegut Dystopian Short Story Unit Plan

Harrison Bergeron Lesson Plans | Kurt Vonnegut Dystopian Short Story Unit Plan

Created by
GilTeach
Want to inspire your classes to engage in healthy discussion and speak out against injustices? Students are bombarded on a daily basis with the message that it’s better to go along to get along, and that conflict is scary and to be avoided. They are led to believe that their voice isn’t important, especially when fighting against forces that are more powerful than they are. Believing this message can lead to a generation of future leaders who feel powerless and hopeless and do nothing to make t
Preview of Shakespeare's The Tempest Complete Unit: Race, Gender, Class, & Colonialism

Shakespeare's The Tempest Complete Unit: Race, Gender, Class, & Colonialism

Created by
GilTeach
With themes ranging from colonial oppression to romantic love, from art to slavery, and from family betrayal to the beauty of nature—this play offers so much to explore. But if you want your classes to get excited about reading this challenging text, your students will need to be excited to delve into the book and feel empowered to tackle the difficult language on their own. You’ll also need to help your classes to make connections between their own lives and those of these fictional characters
Preview of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin Dystopian Short Story

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin Dystopian Short Story

Created by
GilTeach
Looking for an engaging short story unit that will inspire your classes to make a difference in their worlds?In this classic of dystopian fiction, Ursula Le Guin describes a city where people celebrate happily without a care in the world—except for one child, kept in miserable conditions.“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” is a great choice for getting students to think about their own role in perpetuating injustice in the world. It’s also a wonderful text for teaching point of view, setting, a
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