Common Core Language and Reading Practice Using Song Lyrics: "Roar" by Katy Perry - updated for distance learning!This IS included in Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2.This activity uses popular song lyrics ("Roar" By Katy Perry, written by Bonnie McKee) to practice figurative language & poetic devices. It also includes exercises for students to analyze tone/mood and how the devices contribute to the overall meaning. *NEWLY ADDED (Feb. 26, 2014): Activities for analyzing word connotations (n

Need figurative language activities? Use this fun and interactive sorting game to review and reinforce figurative language. These 100 cards each have examples of figurative language taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will sort them into seven categories: metaphors, similes, personification, hyperboles, idioms, onomatopoeia, alliteration. Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.You will want to use this student-centered activity for y

Serial Podcast Season One by Sarah Koenig is a fantastic way to teach literary nonfiction, rhetoric, and bias using real-world examples. This podcast is so engaging that even your most reluctant students will be enthralled with the true crime content! This Serial unit plan will provide you with literary nonfiction activities that help students analyze the production of the podcast, discuss bias from multiple angles, examine rhetoric from a real-world perspective, and so much more. All of these S

The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Digital Download MEGA BUNDLEThis literature unit bundle was previously offered in CD format only. Thanks to TpT, I am able to offer it to you in digital download format! It includes everything that was included in my Hunger Games Teaching Unit CD, plus any NEW materials I create in the future (such as Hunger Games interactive notebook activities!).INCLUDES EVERYTHING THE CDs INCLUDED!NEWLY ADDED: The Hunger Games Interactive Notebook Flipbook: Literary AnalysisThe

Analogies are now specifically included in middle school Common Core State Standards and these fun little puzzlers are a great tool to help students at all levels build vocabulary and logic skills.This introductory lecture is paired with 10 follow-up assignments that can serve as in-class work (solo or group), homework, substitute teacher materials, or game materials. Each assignment sheet can also be sliced up into five separate mini-assignments, allowing for short bell-ringer work sessions or

Throughout my teaching career, I have developed a step-by-step guide for writing a literary analysis essay that is practical and easy to follow for both teachers and students. In this book, I have compiled 20 mini-lessons that take students through the entire writing process, step-by-step, from reading samples, to brainstorming, to drafting, to editing and revising, and to reflecting. In fact, these lessons are built so that they are reproducible for teachers. You can simply take each mini-less

My comprehensive literature guide novel unit for Veronica Roth's "Divergent" is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and contains editable Microsoft Word versions so teachers can customize the questions, assessments, and activities to meet the needs of their students. Contains the following files: Divergent Chapter Discussion Questions, Vocabulary, Introduction, and CCSS Reading Graphic Organizers (134 pages) -Questions covering every chapter; reading assessments; language/vocabulary-

Dissect a Poem: Complete Anatomy of a Poem Activity - Editable in Microsoft Word This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE. This exercise breaks down the different types of poems, parts of a poem, figurative language, and translation. Easy to read and understand, with plenty of examples. Teacher's guide included. Updated: Differentiated student handouts with blanks now included AND Microsoft Word (both .doc and .docx formats) student copies, so you can cu

Interactive Notebooks Bundle: All 5 Mini-Books Reading Analysis Nonfiction (Informational) and Fiction/Literature This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle. Download my standards-based mini-books that can be used with any piece of nonfiction/informational texts and literature. Students can use these in their interactive notebooks, reading journals, or kept separate for review activities. Size of pages is approximately 6.2 inches x 5 inches (but teachers can resize when p

Use "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten to help your students understand figurative language, poetic devices, speaker's tone, theme, and author's purpose. (Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Reading Literature, Language, and Writing) This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE. "Fight Song" is an uplifting song with a positive message for students: be strong, never give up, and don't let others bring you down. This is a perfect song to get students ex

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

Vocabulary Scattergories Categories Comparison Activities for ANY Class or Content Area RECENTLY UPDATED to include an EDITABLE page for customized categories (add things or people specific to your students, school, or community). This IS included in the following bundles: • Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8 • Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12 Like the games Scattergories and Last Word, this activity uses fun categories for students to make those important "connections" to the vocabular

Writing a Summary: Common Core Informative/Explanatory Writing Activities - NO PREP - Just print and go! This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE. Summarizing is a life-long skill. Our students will enter the real world soon and will find themselves having to summarize many different types of work for employers, employees, and even clients. It's essential that we teach them this valuable skill. This pack focuses on summarizing nonfiction pieces. Students

Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Literature and Informational Nonfiction Texts Grades 11-12 (Also includes the organizers for grades 6, 7, 8, and 9-10 because the skills build upon one another each year.)UPDATED with new and revised organizers! 154 total!! I also added a link for the organizers to work in Google Slides! Perfect for distance learning!Find the EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)This IS included in the fo

Start the year with some fun mental exercises and icebreakers. Everyone loves logic puzzles, riddles, and critical thinking. As featured in the TpT newsletter, expand your students' brain power with this set of Brain Teasers to use as bell ringers or brain breaks in your classroom! In both printable and digital versions, these brain teasers are perfect for distance learning as well!What's Included:Now in Google Drive format!30 different Brain Teasers in 2 great formats - (Worksheets or Google S

Lord of the Flies Novel Study Unit - 88 pages, 5 Weeks of materials for teaching Lord of the Flies, including vocabulary, literary analysis skills practice activities, comprehension questions, quizzes, tests, and much more! Classroom-tested in over 1,900 classrooms, with a 4.8/5 Rating! Please note that this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.This Lord of the Flies Unit includes:Pre-Reading Activities to engage students and to support and introduce

The Scarlet Letter novel unit - 130 pages of activities, quizzes, tests, and more. Classroom-tested by over 1,300 teachers with a 4.8/5 Rating! Designed for as much or as little teacher instruction or intervention as you desire, students will be able to self-direct their study in many cases, making it perfect for in-person or distance learning. Please note that this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.This The Scarlet Letter Literature Guide includes

More Poetry Resources for Reading, Writing, and Understanding Poetry! This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE. This bundle contains many of my newer poetry resources that are NOT included in my original bundle: Poetry Resources, Volume 1. This is a second collection (Volume 2) containing the following resources, which can be purchased separately: "Roar" by Katy Perry - Figurative Language & Poetry Devices Review One Direction Song Lyrics Poetry Activ

Do you want your students to become word wizards? I know I do! I am SO excited about these brain-based, creative, differentiated, and engaging vocabulary practice task cards! This file includes 23 different tasks for students to complete individually and/or in partners or small groups. The research-based activities require students to think about their vocabulary words from different angles. The best part is that the task cards utilize many different learning styles, and this same task card bunc

Lizzie Borden was tried and ultimately acquitted for the MURDER of her PARENTS in the 1890s. The trial was controversial. How could a WOMAN possibly hack her parents to death and why? How could this have happened while she was HOME if she didn't do it? In this nonfiction unit, students will read articles about the case and then decide for themselves if they think Lizzie Borden is INNOCENT or GUILTY. If your students like this nonfiction unit, be sure to check out the Bespoke ELA activity on

161-page Frankenstein novel unit for teaching Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in grades 11-12. Classroom-tested by over 1,400 teachers with over 140 5-Star Reviews! Students will be able to self-direct their study in many cases, making it perfect for in-person or distance learning. Please note that this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.Here's what Emily Sales said: This is perhaps the best resource I have ever purchased on Tpt. It is a thorough yet ri

Figurative language posters for your classroom! These 8 1/2 x 11 figurative language posters will help students learn metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, allusion, metonymy, onomatopoeia, alliteration, oxymoron and euphemism with distinctive illustrations and humorous examples. There is a set of 10 posters that are labeled with the figurative language and 10 of the identical illustrations without labels. You can use the unlabeled posters for a quiz or review. This product is also avai

No-Prep The Great Gatsby 200+ page Novel Study and resources for teaching The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Lessons, worksheets, activities, quizzes, tests, and more! Classroom-tested by over 1,300 teachers, with a 4.9/5 Rating! SAVE over 30% by purchasing the ENTIRE BUNDLE. In both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VERSIONS for Distance Learning and In-Person ClassroomsIn this comprehensive The Great Gatsby Teaching bundle, you'll get:Informational Texts to engage and inform students about the histo

Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Bundle for High School, Grades 9-12 This bundle combines both the Grades 11-12 and Grades 9-10 Common Core State Standards Checklists for English Language Arts. This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12 You get 120+ pages featuring all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format. All five strands (reading literature, reading informational, writing, language, and speaking and listening) with every