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Satire, Irony and Rhetoric
This powerpoint is a great intro to a satire unit and Swift's "A Modest Proposal". Great to use with Gulliver's Travels, Candide, Don Quixote, etc ...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Literature
Level(s):
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Family Crest (To Kill A Mockingbird)
In this group activity, students work to create family crests for the four main families in the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". A great way to get k...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Lord of the Flies Activities
Here's a collection of activities for the novel Lord of the Flies. Included: thematic essay assignment, presentation activity, poetry and discussio...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Macbeth Choiceboards Acts I-V
Here is (yet another) set of choiceboards that I use with Macbeth. The kids really get enthusiastic about this play (and their choices for response...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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English Language Arts, Literature, Balanced Literacy
Level(s):
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Dystopias 1984 vs. Minority Report
This is a great way to get kids to connect the key ideas of "dystopia" to both the novel, 1984, and to the new-ish film, Minority Report. I've used...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Persuasion and Spin (Ghastly Resort)
Students are asked to create "spin" in order to persuade the class to take a vacation to a terrible place. This is a fun activity to do at the begi...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Ultimate Essay Rubric
This essay grading rubric is the result of many great rubrics all smooshed and morphed into one. This rubric works best for literary analysis essay...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Writing
Level(s):
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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The Importance of Being Earnest Choiceboard Activity
Here is a choiceboard that I use with The Importance of Being Earnest. The kids really get enthusiastic about this play (and their choices for resp...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature
Level(s):
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Usual Disease (To Kill A Mockingbird)
In this activity, students are asked to "diagnose" the "usual disease" that Scout suffers from. A fun way to take a direct quote from the novel and...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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The Importance of Being Earnest PowerPoint
This is a super simple PowerPoint presentation on some of the main plot points and historical background to Oscar Wilde's famously funny play. A go...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Literature Circle Roles & Group Evaluation
A completely student-driven unit!! If you've never taught with Literature Circles before, now's your chance! I've revamped the traditional roles a ...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Literature
Level(s):
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Choiceboards "Midsummer Night's Dream" Acts 1-5
Here is (yet another) set of choiceboards that I use with Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream". The kids really get enthusiastic about this play...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Candide & Don Quixote Choiceboard
This choiceboard deals with the ideas of satire and parody in relation to Candide and Don Quixote. Choiceboards are a great alternative to homework...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature
Level(s):
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Tracking Night
This is a great way to get kids to choose, analyze and personally react to significant quotes in a text. This is geared towards Night, but could be...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Found Poem - Night (or any other novel)
The found poem is a fun way to explore the gray area between prose and poetry in any piece of literature. This one is geared toward the novel, Nigh...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Shakespeare's Pirates and Vampires
This is a fun way to teach iambic pentameter...especially if you (and your kids) are ok with getting a little silly. After going over the literatur...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Balanced Literacy
Level(s):
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Activities, Fun Stuff, Mnemonics
Beowulf Creative Project
This is a end of the unit creative project for high school kids. The students are put in groups of four to create either a movie pitch (for their o...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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Subject:
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature
Level(s):
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Common Behavior (To Kill A Mockingbird)
Kids have a chance to apply a key idea from the novel to their own world. Makes for great class discussions!!...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature
Level(s):
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Neighborhood Activity (To Kill A Mockingbird)
This is a great "into" activity for the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". I model the activity before assigning it to them. I create a map of my child...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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R-Rated Film Permission Slip
A super simple (and easily adaptable) permission slip form for parents to sign. This one is for the Beowulf unit (with the film, 13th warrior)...bu...
By Greta Barron
By Greta Barron
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