ELA Fun

This plan starts with a simple pre-reading activity and moves right into annotating guidelines. It then moves on to 11 free response questions. It ends with 6 suggestions for final projects.

This is the unit plan for Turtles all the Way Down. In this plan, there are reading assignments, inquiry practice, characterization support practice, paragraph writing, and much more. It comes with an anticipation guide as well as a summative (that is not an essay). Students will learn why they enjoy working with this novel.

ACT style practice for punctuating simple, compound, and compound-complex sentences. 10 multiple choice questions with answer key.

This project was so much fun and the learning was incredible. I cannot say enough about the success of this project. My kiddos used this as an opportunity to show off their smarts. #proudteachermoment

Movie trailers are awesome; book trailers are even better. Here is a rubric that you can use for an assessment on reading. You can use this for a choice unit. You could also use this assessment with a short story unit, poetry unit, drama unit... The trailers are a lot of fun because it puts the students in their element.

16 multiple choice (a - e) questions and 4 paragraph response questions; 1 paragraph response is about gothic novels and 1 is about Romanticism. Used in an AP English Literature class.

This short story unit is in one hyperdoc. It has links to four short stories and four ways for students to analyze each short story. Focuses on plot diagram, characterization, literary terms, and thematic statements.

Your students will delve into Frankenstein as well as perspective and other literary elements. They will write a poem that depicts an important event from the novel. They will need to write in a different persona than the book narrator as well as use a variety of figurative language. A fun yet challenging assignment.

This is a bookmark for your students. It will remind them of what they should annotate when they are reading fiction.

This plan requires the use of four stations in a literature class. It utilizes interview skills, poetry reading, prose analysis, and autobiographical writing. It is highly engaging and educational. I cannot wait to hear your feedback.

AP Lit vocabulary and quizzes. 80 words divided into 6 weeks. You can divide however you like. Words were chosen off a practice AP test. Dates are links to the quizzes.

This is a detailed syllabus for the 2019 - 2020 school year. It flows with the new CED from the College Board. There are links for most works of literature and details for all activities.

This article about the Space Jam sequel tests students on their ability to correctly punctuate with commas. They are evaluating essential and nonessential phrases as well as unnecessary commas and comma splices. Made in ACT style format.

Students will design a coffee cup using symbols to represent their lives. A different take on "getting to know" your students.

Choice novels can be hard to assess. This assessment calls on each student to supply a thematic analysis, most important quotes analysis, basic information, and soundtrack for his/her choice novel. I love the choice this assessment gives my students! Rubric is linked in the canva.

Students will (and do) love this project. They are able to use a movie to show off their smarts about literary terms. This is winter/Christmas themed, but the backgrounds can be changed by the students. I love this projects because it gives the students a chance to analyze something they usually passively watch. Enjoy!

This plan goes through a unit plan for Frankenstein. It includes multiple assessments as well as in-class activities for your students. Students start with a graphic organizer, write poetry about key events, and end with a one-pager. It allows for choice and fun while reading a great classic.

This includes a link to the PDF, video, and essay assignment. I used this for English 11, yet it is suitable for any high school classroom.

This 20 day unit allows student to work on their reading, speaking, and writing skills in collaboration with writing resumes, filling out job applications, and completing an interview.

These plans walk students through the process of reading a short story, using collaborative study groups, discussing a text, and completing a timed essay.