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This fun, engaging unit helps students think critically about fairy tales and understand how/why the stories they know and love have changed. The three stories specifically used for this unit are the Brothers Grimm versions of "The Frog King," "Rapunzel," and "Cinderella"*; however, any fairy tale can be used just as easily! This unit includes: A Google Slide to introduce the unitAn anticipation guide with a 4 corners discussionAn activity for students to complete as they read the fairy talesA

Every Falling Star is a gripping memoir about a young boy surviving the streets of North Korea. This unit contains many activities to help students connect with, understand, and see the impact of the book. This unit includes: Pre-reading activitySummary of every chapterChapter quizzesDiscussion questions for every chapterHexagonal thinking activity, example includedSocratic Seminar discussionGoogle Slide guide for chapters 1-5Guided Reading Questions for chapters 6-10Symbolism activityPerspectiv

This Google Slide presentation has proven to be extremely beneficial for student comprehension of the book Everything Sad is Untrue. I created these slides to help guide students as we read the book and to divide the book into logical sections. These Google Slides have been helpful for students who get lost as we're reading and for absent students who missed a day of class. This product bundles all four sections of the guided Google Slides into one discounted purchase! With this, you will have

This document contains summaries of every chapter, quizzes for every chapter, and discussion questions for every chapter. This guide is very useful for teachers who need to refresh their memory on the book or need reading comprehension questions for their students.

This is a fun, full-class game that can be used to introduce Shakespeare to a class. I've found that my students tend to get intimidated by Shakespeare, so I use this Google Slide to help calm their fears. Get the whole class to guess whether each quote is from a rap song or a Shakespearean play. In my 9 years of using this, I've never had a student get all of them correct!

This Google Slide presentation has been extremely beneficial for student comprehension of the book Scythe by Neal Shusterman. I created these slides to help guide students as we read the book and to divide the book into logical sections. These Google Slides have been helpful for students who get lost as they're reading, struggle with reading comprehension. and for absent students who missed a day of class. I designed these slides to reflect the colors of the scythes' robes mentioned in the book

This assignment serves dual purposes. The initial page presents a visual family tree, detailing all the relatives mentioned in Daniel's narrative. Following that, pages 2-4 prompt students to delve into an analysis of the three central people in Daniel's book: Aziz, Ellie, and Sima. I have also provided a link to a digital version of the assignment.

This assignment challenges students to compare a Brothers Grimm version of a fairy tale to the more recent Disney version. Students will need to analyze how the stories changed throughout the years and why they think they've changed. Personally, I have students read the Brothers Grimm version of "Rapunzel"*, and then students complete this assignment while we watch Disney's "Tangled." This assignment helps to engage students during the movie and to think critically about the differences between

This can be used as an assessment at the end of a fairy tale unit. This "menu" provides students with seven different options they can choose from. Each option has a link that further explains the specific requirements. The options are: Graphic novelModern-day fairy taleChange the POVDeleted sceneScreenplayMemesSix-word memoirs

This anticipation guide challenges students to think about common themes and ideas in fairy tales before they read the texts. I also included a link to a Google Slide so you can extend the anticipation guide into a 4 corners discussion activity. I love using the 4 corners discussion method to further explore the students' thoughts about each statement. This activity will get the students to discuss and think about the readings and the theme of the fairy tales.

This activity can be used to help build prior knowledge for students so they will better understand the culture and events that occur in Macbeth. This activity can easily be differentiated for students. Students will: Be assigned one of four topics (superstitions and witches in Macbeth, women of Shakespeare's time, fate/the great chain of being, and Scotland during the 11th century)Research the topic they are assignedSummarize their topicCreate a Venn Diagram that compares life the topic to lif

This Google Slide presentation has proven to be extremely beneficial for student comprehension of the book Everything Sad is Untrue. I created these slides to help guide students as we read the book and to divide the book into logical sections. These Google Slides have been helpful for students who get lost as we're reading and for absent students who missed a day of class. This product has pages 1-105 of the book. I have guided Google Slides for the rest of the book in my store!

This Google Slide presentation has proven to be extremely beneficial for student comprehension of the book Everything Sad is Untrue. I created these slides to help guide students as we read the book and to divide the book into logical sections. These Google Slides have been helpful for students who get lost as we're reading and for absent students who missed a day of class. This product has pages 281-351 of the book. I have guided Google Slides for the rest of the book in my store!

This product contains a Google Slide that introduces students to the history of fairy tales and how they've changed throughout history.

In order to write a good essay, students need to be able to understand how to properly organize their ideas. This activity provides students the opportunity to determine which evidence should go with which topic sentence. This provides students with an example of a well-organized essay. *Answer key is included at the bottom of the assignment.

This assignment challenges students to take 5 elements from 3 different fairy tales, mash them up, and create a new story. This allows students to think creatively and outside of the box while working to better understand fairy tale elements.

This pre-reading activity challenges students to research a topic about North Korea, create a poster about the topic, and present the poster to the class. Use differentiation to choose which groups research which topic and see the students thrive as they learn about North Korea before they read Every Falling Star.

This final assessment will challenge students to really dig into one of the "big picture questions" found through reading Every Falling Star. Students will use one of those questions to create a presentation where they will need to connect the question to their life and to Sungju's life. This product also includes two student examples of the assessment. A rubric using CCSS is also included in this assessment.

This assignment will help guide students through the Socratic seminar process as they work to discuss and better understand Every Falling Star. This includes: Discussion questions about Every Falling Star to help guide students during the seminarA partner tracker to use during the fishbowl discussion. The outer circle will track the participation of a partner in class.A reflection on their participation and the usefulness of the Socratic seminar.

Have students visualize Sunju's journey through Joseon to help them be able to keep track of the main events that occur in each city. This assignment pinpoints the cities Sungju moves around throughout the story and asks students to identify the key events that occur in each city.