Andrea Anders

The Student Choice Poetry Bundle is a comprehensive, classroom-ready bundle designed to give students autonomy over their literary analysis while maintaining rigorous academic standards. Instead of forcing an entire class to analyze the same text, this resource empowers students to select a poem and poet that resonates with them, guiding them systematically from historical research to creative presentation and metacognitive reflection.By blending structured literacy analysis with differentiated

This worksheet will walk your students through a study of plot and drama while viewing the film The Shawshank Redemption (can also be modified for use with the Stephen King short story Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption).

This poetry lesson will lead students through a summary and analysis of the Claude McKay poem If We Must Die. This resource would be great for substitute plans or if you are in need of a one-day activity to balance out a unit. I use it as part of a larger unit exploring race relations in the United States. I begin by going over the form and context with students and then have them work independently or with a partner on determining main idea and analysis.

This powerpoint presentation outlines the basics of cinematography for a film class.

This one page rubric helps you to grade formative assessments in a snap, providing students with a benchmark for performance. Have each student keep a copy in their binder and post one in the classroom.

This 3 day lesson will lead students through a study of the prologue of The Canterbury Tales. Students analyze details in the text to learn about a chosen Pilgrim and ultimately form a claim. This lesson follows the Gradual Release Model and includes opportunities for both independent and group work.

This tried and true method will allow your students to tell you about themselves in a non-verbal method. Included are directions and suggestions for use, a student worksheet, and a model.

This worksheet will guide your students through the study of conflict while viewing the film Crash. Can be modified to study conflict any other film or piece of literature.

This PowerPoint quizzes students on their knowledge and application of the elements of cinematography.

A simple rubric that will you to assess, or students to self-assess, focus in the high school classroom. Good for setting procedures at the beginning of the year.

This PowerPoint explains conflict in a straightforward way, using pictures from popular movies with which most students will be familiar. Includes an anticipatory set to engage students.

The following worksheet is meant to help students a.) understand the importance of what they are learning and b.) take ownership of that learning. It should be used at three points during a unit: beginning, middle, and end. Students set goals and identify the value and purpose of work based on teacher identified skills at the beginning of a unit, check in on their progress during the middle of the unit, and reflect on what they’ve learned at the end of the unit.

This is a rubric that you can use to guide student productivity during small groups. You can use it to track student engagement or allow students to use it to self-assess. My favorite is to do both!

This PowerPoint Presentation explains the various roles used in film circles. (See my free Movie Worksheet product). Film circles work in the same way as literature cirlces, with the film being the primary text. This activity can be applied to any movie that you are showing in class.

This is a movie worksheet that can be used with any movie you are showing. It allows options for differentiation and student choice. It works in the same way that literature circles work, with students completing a different role each day and then meeting to discuss the film in groups at the end of the movie. This lesson aligns with Common Core Standards (CCR 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words).

Great activity for the first day of school. Let your students tell you a bit about themselves. Includes 14 questions; ready to be printed two to a sheet.

This powerpoint has step by step directions and models that correlate with the Canterbury Tales for Low Level Readers lessons.