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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.

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 resource includes a student-facing instruction sheet and a sample poster for an activity designed to help learners review different types of figurative language. The activity works well for afternoons following state testing, as it is interactive while reinforcing key terms. Students should be assigned to groups/pairs and given a specific type of figurative language to master. Each group creates a poster to teach peers about the assigned concept. Afterward, students create worksheets for pe

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 slide deck includes 20 days of sentence-editing practice focused on parts of speech. The opening slides provide instruction on basic editing marks and a review of each part of speech. Each practice slide includes a student-friendly editing checklist, with the corrected sentence shown on the following slide for review.

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 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

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 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

This worksheet is designed to be used with any novel-to-film pairing. Students work in groups, with each group assigned one narrative element—characters, setting, conflict, point of view, or plot events—to track throughout the film. As they watch, students collect evidence and make connections to the original text. After the viewing, they compare the two mediums and develop an argument about which version more effectively incorporates their assigned element. This activity fosters critical thinki

This worksheet is designed to accompany a classroom viewing of Stargirl. Students work in groups, with each group assigned a specific narrative element (characters, setting, conflict, POV, or plot events) to track throughout the film. As they watch, students collect evidence and make connections to the novel. After the viewing, students compare the two mediums and develop an argument about which version more effectively incorporates their assigned narrative element. This activity encourages cri

The first sentence of a narrative is key to hooking the reader and to helping a writer gain momentum in the drafting process. This worksheet is designed for middle and high school students to use before beginning a first draft. I’ve found that when students complete this organizer first, they face less writer’s block, and I rarely hear the dreaded, “I don’t know where to start.”

Use this checklist as students decode the NJSLA released rubrics and sample prompts for all three writing tasks: Informative/Explanatory, Narrative, and Argumentative. This can be used throughout the year, or as a review of key terms and elements used in each type of writing.

This debate packet is student facing and ready to print. It can be changed as needed for your students' needs, as it is in a Google Doc. It includes a prompt, a graphic organizer for students to prepare for the debate, a note sheet for during the debate, and questions for a written reflection following the debate. After reading Chapter 2 of Nimona (excerpts work fine, too!), students will be assigned to Team Nimona or Team Blackheart. Following the prompt, students will argue which plan for batt

This is a student-facing guide to a fishbowl discussion for after the reading of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Discussion questions focus on characters, plot, and theme. The packet includes a rubric, graphic organizers for preparation, and a note taking page for during the discussion. Feel free to modify anything to fit your students' needs!

This strategy can be used with peer-editing for mechanics/conventions. Students simply highlight errors in their peer's essay in order to point out mistakes; however, the peer will have to look closely at each highlight to determine the error they made and make the proper changes. It's a great way to make sure students understand the mistakes they make in their writing, rather than just "fixing" them based on what a partner wrote in red pen. Please feel free to make changes to this document to b