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Slideshow with ten slides on inferencing for ELA classrooms

"Four Corners"-style anticipation guide for John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Includes directions and various statements related to the themes presented in the novel, and gets students up and moving!

Edgar Allan Poe themed games (biography scramble, two truths and a lie, and memory game) to use with any middle or high school ELA class. The biography is included on the last slide- just cut into strips and scramble for students!

After familiarizing themselves with the "rules" of Orwell's Animal Farm, students will select another oppressed society and create a set of rebellion "rules" for their chosen society as well as a rationale.

Book review exit slip/ticket for any book. Two per page so they can be cut into exit ticket/slips.

Slideshow on visual rhetoric

Two-page back to school survey for all grade levels that includes goal setting and a "something I wish my teacher knew about me" section.

Contains list of common "Shakespearean" terms with definitions and examples to practice

Anticipation guide for Oedipus Rex with "before" and "after" reading sections.

Test for Oedipus Rex/Oedipus the King. Includes character matching, multiple choice, and one written response/short answer prompt. Includes answer key.

"Pub-style" trivia game with directions and answer key for Oedipus Rex/Oedipus the King

Test for Dahl's short story, "The Landlady".

Fill-in-the-blank SOAPStone chart to use with any non-fiction text

SOAPStone handout with definitions

Reflection sheet that allows students to practice SEL and a growth mindset through reflecting on their past year and the upcoming year.

Students will select a character from Fahrenheit 451 and create a costume that embodies that character’s traits and themes within the novel.

Open-ended discussion questions to be used after reading Part I of Fahrenheit 451.

RAFT writing activity after students have finished reading Oedipus Rex (since the document does contain spoilers regarding Jocasta!).

Intro to Shakespeare slideshow including a Shakespeare KWL chart as well as photos of Stratford Upon Avon and the Globe Theater!