Cumulative Impact of Word Choices - Playlist and Teaching Notes

Students explore standard RL.9-10.4 with this playlist. They will analyze the impact of word choices on meaning and tone. Students will think critically about how the cumulative effect of word choices evokes a sense of time, place, and the relationship between characters. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.

This product includes:
• 4 links to instructional videos or texts
• 1 link to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes one multiple choice question and two matching questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as tone and denotative meaning
• An excerpt from "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
• "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
• An excerpt from "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes
• An excerpt from "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file

The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities to help your students explore the standard
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

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Please note, passages in this product appear in these other products:
An excerpt from "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare appears in:
Analyzing Different Mediums - Playlist and Teaching Notes
Evidence and Inferences - RL.9-10.1 - Playlist and Teaching Notes
How Complex Characters Develop – Playlist and Teaching Notes
Multiple Interpretations – Playlist and Teaching Notes
RL.9-10.2 - The Awakening - Quiz and Answer Guide
RL.9-10.3 – Quiz and Answer Guide
RL.9-10.4 – Act V from Macbeth - Quiz and Answer Guide
RL.9-10.7 - Quiz and Answer Guide
Theme, Central Ideas, & Summaries – Playlist and Teaching Notes
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe appears in:
How Complex Characters Develop – Playlist and Teaching Notes
RL.9-10.3 – Quiz and Answer Guide
RL.9-10.4 – Act V from Macbeth - Quiz and Answer Guide
An excerpt from "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes appears in:
Evidence and Inferences - RL.9-10.1 - Playlist and Teaching Notes
How Complex Characters Develop – Playlist and Teaching Notes
RL.9-10.2 - The Awakening - Quiz and Answer Guide
RL.9-10.3 – Quiz and Answer Guide
RL.9-10.4 – Act V from Macbeth - Quiz and Answer Guide
Theme, Central Ideas, & Summaries – Playlist and Teaching Notes
An excerpt from "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson appears in:
How Complex Characters Develop – Playlist and Teaching Notes
RL.9-10.2 - The Story of an African Farm - Quiz and Answer Guide
Theme & Central Idea Development - Playlist and Teaching Notes

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