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This bundle includes a student-facing handout to use alongside their reading of Kurt Vonnegut's short story, "Harrison Bergeron." The questions focus on identifying and analyzing characteristics of a dystopian society. This does not include an answer key, as questions encourage students to thinking outside of the box and promote class discussion. The second handout is intended for use during and after the class viewing of the short film, 2081. Again, students will focus on identifying and ana

Use this handout as a guide for students as they read "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut. These questions encourages students to read the text through a dystopian lens, focusing on a variety of dystopian genre elements. There is no answer key provided, as most of the questions can be answered with multiple examples from the text. The questions serve as a great discussion starter in the classroom.

This anticipation guide is designed to introduce students to the major themes and ethical dilemmas explored in The Giver before reading. Students will respond to a series of 10 thought-provoking statements by agreeing or disagreeing and then explaining their reasoning in writing. This activity encourages discussion, activates prior knowledge, and helps students begin making personal connections to ideas such as freedom, individuality, memory, rules, and choice that will appear throughout the nov

This resource sheet and practice activity are designed to help students move beyond simply “dropping in” evidence and instead introduce sources in a way that builds ethos and strengthens their argument. By comparing weak and strong examples, students see how naming the author or organization, along with briefly establishing credibility, makes their writing more persuasive and trustworthy. The “Try It Yourself” section gives students structured practice using real, researchable sources, allowing

Use this printable after reading the short story, "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut and alongside a class viewing of the short film version, 2081. Students should be assigned groups, each focusing on a different dystopian characteristic as they take notes throughout the film. After the film viewing, this handout guides groups in making a one-slide presentation, closely comparing the illustration of their assigned dystopian characteristic in both the film and the written story. Purchase the

This paper-based escape room engages students in practicing key grammar and mechanics skills, including compound and complex sentences, capitalization and punctuation rules, spelling, and parts of speech. It includes teacher instructions, an engaging scenario to introduce the activity, and five printable escape room challenges with corresponding answer keys. As students solve each set of questions to generate a code, they’ll bring it to the teacher for approval before moving on to unlock the nex

This is a complete, student-facing packet ready to print for a fishbowl-style discussion on the beginning of Part II of Tangerine by Edward Bloor. It includes three categories of questions: Character, Plot, and Theme. There are three discussion-based questions in each category. I typically run three rounds of discussion, selecting one question from each category for each group to discuss. The packet also includes a discussion rubric and a note-taking page for students to use during the discuss

This handout is ready to print or display for student to use while writing constructed responses. Organized by text type (non-fiction, fiction, and poetry) it provides a list of sentence starters to support students in introducing and explaining evidence in their responses. This is best fit for middle and high school students as they begin to move away from the cookie-cutter sentence frames learned in earlier grades and begin to use a more sophisticate style in their written responses.

This poetry guide includes a definition, step-by-step instructions, and an example for both found and blackout poems. Provide these guides as students explore these two forms of poetry using any text you're reading in class!

This ready-to-print dialogue worksheet will teach students how to correctly punctuate and capitalize dialogue. Designed for student use, this resource provides examples of correctly punctuated dialogue and clear demonstrations of how to use standard editing marks directly on the text. Students will practice identifying and correcting errors in dialogue formatting, such as misplaced punctuation marks, missing commas, and incorrect capitalization. An answer key is included for easy grading or sel

This bundle includes a slide deck and paired student handout/worksheet which help teach students the key skills of writing in a formal style. The activity is inquiry-based: students first brainstorm, individually or in groups, what formal writing does and does not look like. Next, they review sample sentences from a student essay comparing two familiar texts ( The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Tortoise and the Hare). The sentences feature common style errors such as vague wording, informal languag

This printable can be used as students read a new poem for the first time. Answering the basic questions of Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How, the worksheet guides students through a basic analysis of any poem.

These student-friendly materials are designed to accompany the novel We Beat the Street by The Three Doctors and Sharon Draper. The PDF includes: A student-friendly overview of Literature Circles A template for students to create group guidelines A role assignment sheet for each reading section Color-coded individual role sheets Printable bookmarks featuring vocabulary words for each section I like to have each group keep their materials organized in a shared binder, so they can easily refer b

These student-friendly materials are designed to accompany any novel. The PDF includes: An overview of Literature Circles A template for students to create group guidelines A role assignment sheet for each reading section Color-coded individual role sheets I like to have each group keep their materials organized in a shared binder, so they can easily refer back to previous sections during discussions. Simply place students into reading groups, hand out these Lit Circle resources, and they’ll b

These bulletin boards feature interactive trivia questions for students to explore during Hispanic Heritage Month, Women’s History Month, Black History Month, and Pride Month. The questions highlight prominent figures, historical events, cultural milestones, and current pop culture. Each set includes an instruction sheet and flippable question-and-answer cards, making the boards both engaging and easy to use.

This form helps students reflect on their performance across different grading categories. I created it after repeatedly encountering frustration around students questioning why a high test score didn’t significantly raise their overall grade, when they often overlooked missing or incomplete assignments in the homework or classwork category. Students complete this independently using our online gradebook, recording the weights of each grading category, and analyzing their performance in each on

This goal tracker allows students to track their writing goals throughout the school year, categorized into the three types of writing in the CCSS (Narrative, Argumentative, Informative/Explanatory). Each time students write, they will look at their previous writing task and document glows and grows in their writing. Based on those glows and grows, students will write a specific, achievable writing goal for their next writing task.

This worksheet is designed to complement a slide deck (included in the bundle) and helps teach students the key skills of writing in a formal style. The activity is inquiry-based: students first brainstorm, individually or in groups, what formal writing does and does not look like. Next, they review sample sentences from a student essay comparing two familiar texts ( The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Tortoise and the Hare). The sentences feature common style errors such as vague wording, informal

This PDF printable is designed for the first days of school to help teachers learn more about their students, their general interests as well as their preferences specific to reading and writing. Most questions are quick check-box responses, while a few open-ended prompts give students the opportunity to share additional information that may be helpful for teachers as the year begins.

This student-facing packet prepares students to participate in a fishbowl-style discussion after reading both "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and The Giver by Lois Lowry. The packet includes instructions and a rubric, nine discussion questions formatted in a graphic organizer which requires students to provide text evidence, and space for note taking during the discussion. Discussion questions are divided into three categories: Theme, Character/Setting, and Personal Reflection. I typically div