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The Daring English Teacher

Grades:

8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Back to School Activities - First Week of School for Secondary Students

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Engage your new students from day one with these 11 back-to-school activities that are ideal for the first day and first week of school! This Back-to-School Activities Packet is ideal for middle and high school students, and it is filled with beginning-of-the-year ice breakers and activities you and your students will love!You and your students will get to know each other and start the school year on the right foot with these beginning-of-the-year activities. These 11 first-week-of-school activi

Subjects:

Back to School, English Language Arts, For All Subjects

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.6.3

, W.7.3

, W.8.3

, W.9-10.3

, SL.7.1

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Also included in: Secondary English Curriculum Bundle: Common Core - Grades 7-10

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

Types:

CCSS:

, RL.8.3

, RL.8.4

, 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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The Daring English Teacher

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

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Growth Mindset Activities and Resources for the Secondary Classroom

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Create and embrace a growth mindset in your secondary classroom with these engaging classroom resources and activities. These growth mindset activities were created especially for middle school and high school students, and they can be used all year long to reinforce a growth mindset in the classroom.Introduce your students to a growth mindset with the growth mindset student survey and reflection activity. From there, have your students complete an assortment of the included growth mindset activ

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

SL.6.1

, SL.7.1

, SL.9-10.1

Also included in: Growth Mindset Bundle - Secondary Growth Mindset Activities & Resources

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

Types:

CCSS:

, RL.8.3

, RL.8.7

Created for Learning - ELA Novel Studies

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THE OUTSIDERS Unit Plan - Novel Study Bundle (S.E. Hinton) - Literature Guide

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Your learners will get tuff with the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed some t

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.7

, RL.7.10

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Steve Jobs & Real World Rhetoric Analysis, Grad Speech, PDF & Google Drive CCSS

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English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing-Expository

Show your students a real-world application of the tools of rhetoric (ethos, pathos, and logos) as they examine the 2005 Stanford University Commencement Address given by Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs. The speech, which is filled with warmth, humor, and meaning, is a high-interest way to add the non-fiction analysis skills emphasized by the Common Core to your classroom.Students will learn the components of Aristotle’s rhetorical devices, view Jobs’ speech via a 14-minute video clip, and use a ful

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Grades:

8th - 11th, Adult Education

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BRAIN TEASERS 4-Pack Bundle, Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun!

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Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Whether you need bell-ringer presentation slides or just want to occasionally mess with your students’ minds when you have a few unused minutes at the end of a class period, this four volume set of Brain Teasers has everything you need to keep your students working hard and thinking deeply. There are LOTS of ways you could use this collection of 152 questions in both PDF & Google Slides format (304 slides – the question is on the first slide and the answer with an eye-catching image is on th

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Grades:

8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

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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

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

, RL.8.4

, RL.9-10.1

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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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Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

CCSS:

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Public Speaking, How to Give a Powerful Speech, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS

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English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Informational Text

Help your advanced middle school and high school students identify and analyze the elements of powerful public speaking with these multimedia lesson materials.This download includes:• Step-by-step directions/suggestions to lead your students through a 50-minute lesson• A well-written, high-interest informational text article about powerful public speaking techniques written by Chris Anderson, curator of the internationally renowned T.E.D. Talks (link included)• A short answer question set to hel

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RI.8.1

, RI.8.2

, RI.8.3

, RI.8.7

, RI.8.10

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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.8.3

, RL.8.7

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Pop Music Song Lyrics and Classic Poetry, Compare & Contrast, PDF & Google Drive

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English Language Arts, Poetry, Reading

Use this two-day poetry lesson to help your students connect modern music/song lyrics to classic poetry. On the first day, students will compare and contrast the song, “Stereo Hearts,” by Gym Class Heroes, to Robert Burns’ classic poem, “A Red, Red Rose.” Both poems use simile and metaphor to describe the feeling of falling in love. On the second day, students will compare and contrast The Script’s song, “Breakeven,” with Edmund Spenser’s “Sonnet 30,” as both works discuss the paradox of emotion

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Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

, RL.8.4

, RL.8.5

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities

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Presto Plans

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is the perfect short story to engage all your middle and high school students! This ready-to-use resource has absolutely everything you need to teach The Lottery. With presentation slides to guide the lesson, analysis assignments, creative activities, and a final short story project, you'll be totally prepared to teach this lesson.Included in this resource to teach The Lottery: ➡️ A PowerPoint presentation that guides you through all elements of the lesson. Some in

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Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

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Also included in: SHORT STORY UNIT: SCARY AND SURPRISING STORIES

BRAIN TEASERS VOL. 2 – Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun Stuff

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Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Entertain and challenge your teens with this compelling collection of brain-twisting presentation slides in PDF & Google Slides format. There are many different ways you might want to use these 76 slides (38 questions + 38 answer key slides) in your classroom, including:1. Use as a routine bell-ringer activity to begin class one day each week. I use these as Brain Teaser Tuesdays (I enjoy alliteration), but they’ll work great any day of the week.2. Use them as a sponge activity to soak up th

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Grades:

8th - 11th, Adult Education, Staff

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FAHRENHEIT 451 Unit Plan - Novel Study Bundle (Ray Bradbury) - Literature Guide

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Created for Learning - ELA Novel Studies

Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed some training

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

9th - 11th

Types:

CCSS:

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Socratic Seminar Task Cards: Discussion Sentence Starters

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Secondary Sara

Though most students LOVE to talk, sometimes students need guidance to learn how to appropriately contribute to a larger conversation.Enter these 48 task cards of sentence starters! Based on the expectations of Common Core standards in SL.1 for grades 7-12, these prompts are divided into four tiers (basic, intermediate, "including others", and advanced) to help scaffold students into talking collaboratively, referring to sources, and trying to come to a consensus. These cards will be especially

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Not Grade Specific

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Also included in: Public Speaking Bundle: ALL My Speech Lessons! {Full Semester, with Google Docs}

REFUGEE by Alan Gratz - Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL

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Joy Sexton

REFUGEE - This Refugee Novel Unit now includes both a print and digital version! Instantly engage your students with thought-provoking, standards-based learning activities. Students will enjoy analyzing the text, discussing important ideas, and acquiring new vocabulary as they read Alan Gratz’s gripping novel!The DIGITAL version offers colorful, beautifully designed slides that allow students to type their responses into text boxes. Test and all quizzes are accessed with links to Google Forms,

Subjects:

Created for Learning - ELA Novel Studies

Grades:

6th - 9th

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.5

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Unit Plan - Novel Study Bundle (Dickens) - Literature Guide

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Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This text study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed some training v

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

The Daring English Teacher

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.7

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Socratic Seminar for ANY Text - Literary Analysis Classroom Discussion Activity

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Facilitating a Socratic Seminar in the classroom is a great way to discuss, review, and analyze literature. This Socratic Seminar resource is a great resource for teachers who are looking to assess a student’s understanding of literary analysis. This literature-based Socratic Seminar activity includes everything you need to facilitate a successful Socratic Seminar about any literary text in your classroom, including premade Socratic Seminar questions that work with any piece of fiction. I love

Subjects:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

CCSS:

SL.7.1

, SL.7.1a

, SL.7.4

, SL.8.1a

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Cross-Curricular Activity for any Unit w/Poverty Theme, Math + ELA, CCSS

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English Language Arts, Literature, Social Studies - History

Use this standalone 45-min. lesson to expose your students to the realities of life for people on the poverty line. This one-page PDF worksheet has students work in teams to two to solve a daily dilemma facing a family of four living on minimum wage. The worksheet includes a modern scenario, discussion of wages/household needs, and a detailed price list of groceries. Using math and problem-solving skills, students will devise a variety of solutions to help these family members meet their daily n

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

W.8.10

, W.9-10.10

, SL.8.1a

, SL.8.4

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Full Year High School English 180 Days English 9-10 Curriculum Lesson Plans CCSS

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