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English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

The Hunger Games Literature Guide Novel Teaching Unit Bundle with Lessons Aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) - Digital Download UPDATED for distance learning with a DIGITAL version of my Survival Guide that can be shared on a secured platform with your students. They can type directly into the document!This is a comprehensive literature guide for the entire novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It correlates with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for grades 6-12 in En

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5th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Activities

CCSS:

RL.6.2

, RL.7.1

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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle

GREEK MYTHOLOGY Unit Plan for Teens, Ancient Greece, Five-Week Myth Unit, CCSS

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Looking for a Greek mythology unit for an older audience? Take those beloved mythological stories and ramp them up with this bundle of five weeks of complete lesson materials designed for advanced middle school students and high school freshmen/sophomores as they connect their studies of Greek mythology to our modern world and their own lives. Everything you’ll need is included; no textbooks needed.This Greek mythology unit is one of my students’ favorites of the year. I’ve used it successfully

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Grades:

8th - 10th

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Lesson

CCSS:

, RL.9-10.2

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To Kill a Mockingbird Unit Plan, Harper Lee Novel Unit Study, TKaM, CCSS

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Enjoy this MASSIVE bundle of beautifully designed materials that will take your class through Harper Lee’s classic American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Everything you’ll need is here; just add a class set of To Kill a Mockingbird novels, a classroom with internet access, and you’re good to go.This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file first when you open the bundle)• Suggested procedure for how to address th

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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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CCSS:

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Romeo and Juliet, Complete R&J Unit Plan for Shakespeare's Play, CCSS

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Looking for a fresh approach to pull your students into Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of tragic love will enthrall your students when you use this collection of five weeks of lesson materials designed to challenge and entertain advanced middle school students and high school freshmen/sophomores.This Romeo & Juliet unit is one of my favorites of the year. I’ve used it successfully with eighth graders and both regular and honors freshmen.This bundle includes:• A day-by-

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Grades:

7th - 10th

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Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

, RL.8.6

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Great Gatsby Unit Plan, FOUR FULL WEEKS of Dynamic Lessons, Great Gatsby, CCSS

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Make your Great Gatsby unit the favorite of the year with this MASSIVE bundle of materials that will take your class through FOUR FULL WEEKS OF COMPLETE LESSONS covering F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Everything you’ll need is here; just add a class set of The Great Gatsby novels and you’re good to go.This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file first when you open the bundle) (2-page PDF)• An introductory

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Grades:

9th - 12th

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CCSS:

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Of Mice and Men Unit Plan, OMM Bundle of Lessons, John Steinbeck, CCSS

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Enjoy this bundle of thoughtful materials designed to take your students through four weeks of lessons covering John Steinbeck’s classic novel, Of Mice and Men. Everything you’ll need is here – just add a class set of novels and you’re good to go.This Of Mice and Men bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file first when you open the bundle) • An extended metaphor activity that helps familiarize students with John Steinb

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Grades:

8th - 11th

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Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

, RL.8.7

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The Outsiders Unit Plan - S.E. Hinton Novel Study Reading Unit

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Presto Plans

The Outsiders Unit Plan includes everything you need to teach The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. With more than 250 pages and slides of content, there will be absolutely no prep required. This novel unit includes eye-catching presentation slides, print-ready assignments, questions, vocabulary, quizzes, video journals, and interactive class activities. What Teachers Are Saying About The Outsiders Unit Plan:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I usually never leave feedback from my purchases, and I purchase a lot. And when I do

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Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

, RL.8.7

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Poetry Bundle Writing, Reading, & Understanding Poetry

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Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry

Poetry Resources for Reading, Writing, and Understanding Poetry, Volume 1 This (and ALL of my poetry resources) IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE. Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2 is also available; it includes my newer resources that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards. This bundle contains my resources for teaching poetry, which includes teaching poetic devices and figurative language, reading/interpreting poetry, and writing original po

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

, RL.8.1

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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison

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English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung

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Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle

Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Pack for Any Novel or Story

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Literature, Reading, Vocabulary

Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Bundle for Any Novel or Story (Grades 6-12)This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle. A YEAR'S WORTH: Over 90 Common-Core aligned interactive reading foldable activities for secondary students. (Many can be used for 5th grade students, as well.) You do not have to use the Common Core State Standards to utilize this bundle! Read on for all the skills practiced.Students will practice numerous skills, including: making inferences (inferr

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Grades:

5th - 12th

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Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.5

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Also included in: Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle

The OUTSIDERS Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL - Standards-Based

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Joy Sexton

OUTSIDERS: This Outsiders Novel Study Unit now includes both a print and digital version! Engage your students with standards-based literacy activities as they read S.E. Hinton's classic novel. The Chapter-by-Chapter Response Pages challenge students to dig deep into the text to analyze and make inferences. Perfect for partner work, small groups, or independent study! The Free-Writes topics facilitate great discussions, and students enjoy choice on the essay and creative writing tasks. The DIGIT

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Grades:

6th - 9th

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

Arts & Music, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts

, RL.6.5

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Ugly Christmas Sweater Symbolism: A fun holiday writing assignment

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Building Book Love

This is a fun holiday evidence-based writing and art assignment! Students think critically about a character or author from ANY piece of literature to form a drawing and paragraph. You will get: ⭐Two exemplary paragraphs with evidence ⭐Student worksheets ⭐Color connotation guide in color ⭐Color connotation guide in black and white ⭐Three options for completing and displaying the finished lesson ⭐A banner so that you can easily make a holiday door decoration or bulletin board ✅This resource can n

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Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.6.1

, RL.7.1

, RL.8.1

The Daring English Teacher

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Literary Analysis with Sticky Notes: Activities, Writing, and PowerPoint

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Teaching literary analysis can be fun, engaging, and accessible for all students! Increase student engagement and understanding in your next literary analysis unit (whether it be short stories or novels) with interactive and hands-on close reading organizers and scaffolded writing responses. Students will enjoy using sticky notes in class as they analyze the author's use of various literary devices in complex short stories and novels. This is a complete literature unit in itself!This sticky note

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Short Stories

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

, RL.8.1

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Also included in: Sticky Note Analysis Bundle: Literary, Rhetoric, Poetry

Outsiders Chapter Question Sets, S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, PDF & Google Drive

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Use this package of chapter-by-chapter questions covering S.E. Hinton’s classic novel, The Outsiders, to pull your students into the text and inspire them to think deeply about Hinton’s themes. This packet includes 12 pages of student handouts with detailed questions (plot points, inference, and personal connections) covering all twelve chapters of The Outsiders. A separate 10-page detailed answer key is also included, of course. (A total of 22 pages in PDF format. A Google Drive version for onl

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7th - 10th

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CCSS:

The Veldt, Ray Bradbury Short Story Worksheets + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive

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English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

If your students can’t go an hour without looking at their phones, they need to read “The Veldt.”Ray Bradbury’s chilling futuristic short story, “The Veldt,” gives us a glimpse of a world where children love their devices more than their families. Sound familiar? This compelling 90-minute lesson will get your students reading, thinking, and discussing the consequences of our tech-dependent culture. The materials (5-page PDF with links to online media and Google Drive versions of all student hand

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Grades:

8th - 11th

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Worksheets

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The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, Interactive Poetry Activity, PDF & Google Drive CCSS

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Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry

Make Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven,” come alive for your students with this 44-slide lecture and five pages of lesson materials that include detailed directions, a full-text version of Poe's gothic poem, links to a high-quality audio version, "Faux Poe" creative writing assignment, and answer key. The interactive lecture (Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions included) inspires students to dig back into the text, think critically, and decode Poe’s structure and technique.These mate

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Grades:

8th - 11th

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Lectures

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Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell, Short Story Analysis, PDF & Google Drive

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English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Use the classic short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This three-day lesson plan includes the full-text 9-page story (public domain), an 8-question student handout (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters), a simile hunt worksheet (also with answer key), and an optional direct/indirect characterization activity. All student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive formats.This lesson is best for ad

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Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

, RL.8.6

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Julius Caesar Unit Plan, Shakespeare, FIVE WEEKS of High-Interest Lessons, CCSS

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Looking for a fresh approach to pull your students into The Tragedy of Julius Caesar? William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of political intrigue will thrill your students when you use this MASSIVE bundle of high-interest lessons. This package includes FIVE WEEKS OF COMPLETE LESSON MATERIALS designed to challenge and entertain students in grades nine through twelve.This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file firs

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Drama, Literature, Reading

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education

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CCSS:

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Diary of Anne Frank Play - Student-Ready Complete Packet

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Joy Sexton

Diary of Anne Frank Student-Ready Packet is an attractively-designed ready-to-hand-out resource based on the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. It is aligned with ELA Standards, focusing most specifically on these skills:*analysis through citing textual evidence; drawing inferences*determining theme/central idea; summarizing*analyzing dialogue *determining word meanings; connotation*analyzing differences in points of view*writing arguments, explanatory text, and narratives-------------

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Grades:

6th - 9th

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Study Guides, Unit Plans, Handouts

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.5

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Black Cat, Edgar Allan Poe short story + non-fiction, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS

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English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature

Use “The Black Cat” by American Gothic/Dark Romantic writer Edgar Allan Poe to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the short story's text, and provide opportunities for real-world connections to this grisly story via a 2009 newspaper article (link included) and critical reading activity. This two-day lesson plan includes a full-text copy of the story, a 10-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and a real-world inf

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9th - 12th, Adult Education

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CCSS:

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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards’ Puritan Sermon, CCSS

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English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature

Use these creative lesson materials to help your teens get excited about studying Puritan minister Jonathan Edwards’ most famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” When you connect this 1741 lecture to modern elements, such as heavy metal lyrics from bands such as Metallica and Slayer (school appropriate selections, of course), your kids will be aching to dig into the fire and brimstone of Edwards’ ghastly sermon. Just warn them – Edwards’ imagery isn’t for the faint of heart!These

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Grades:

9th - 12th

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CCSS:

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Harrison Bergeron, Literary Analysis + Video, Kurt Vonnegut, PDF & Google Drive

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English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Use this compelling two-day (or possibly three-day, depending on your pacing) lesson on Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s chilling futuristic short story, “Harrison Bergeron,” as a stand-alone lesson, as part of any short story unit, or as a supplement to any larger dystopian novel study, such as Brave New World, The Giver, or The Hunger Games.Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s story presents a chilling vision of a future where everyone has the exact same level of intelligence, talent, and beauty. Shouldn’t we want to level

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Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

, RL.8.7

Reading and Writing Haven

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Scaffolded One Pager: A Thematic Response to Reading Activity

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Are you drowning in essays? Looking for a way to have students show analytical thinking about a text in a meaningful way that won't send you to the crazy house? Try the one pager as an alternative response to literature. Not only does it encourage students to think creatively and abstractly, but also it teaches them how to use quotations, symbolism, and images to convey how they experience a text.This one pager response to literature activity focuses on the theme of a fictional or narrative nonf

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

RL.7.1