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This unit includes: Six texts, Student workbook. Teacher lessons, Rationale for each lesson, Rhetorical reading and writing activities, 1 month duration, 70 pages The American Dream & The American Identity: What is an American?This common core aligned unit is an introduction to the essential question: American Identity: What is an American? It is a rhetorical reading and writing unit that asks students to take a stand on the idea of the American Identity and write their way to deeper understand

17 Literary Terms Worksheets and Graphic Organizers that work with any novel, short story, or poem. These ELA Common Core Standards based worksheets ask students to think critically about the literature they read, and enable students to comprehend character motivation, theme, and figurative language with the texts. Also builds background for literary response writing. Created for grades 9-12, but can be adapted for grades 7-8. The materials included have been successfully used with both ELD an

Writing Workshop: Time Saving Writing Content Editing Key. 46 writing content comments to respond to student writing in a timely manner. I spent years pouring over student drafts and making the same content comments over and over again!! I finally decided that I kept seeing the same content mistakes repeated, so I created this number key. It works the same way as editing marks, but you use numbers to correspond with the content issues in a students' paper. For example, if a student need to e

These standards-based characterization freebies are from my bundled product titled, Literary Terms Worksheets & Graphic Organizers: 17 Literary Terms Worksheets and Graphic Organizers that work with any novel, short story, or poem. These standards based worksheets ask students to think critically about the literature they read, and enable students to comprehend character motivation, theme, and figurative language with the texts. Also builds background for literary response writing. Created for

Standards-Based Poetry Unit--37 different poetry lessons/examples ranging from a Jeopardy style Poetry powerpoint game, to a standards-based poetry test. Bundled Unit includes: mini lessons on metaphor poetry, teaching the ode, concept poems, haikus, personification poems,analyzing music lyrics,etc. Based on 8th grade standards, but can be adapted for several levels. Has been successfully used in with English Language Learners. Most activities/poem styles can be easily differentiated. https://

Flowers For Algernon Student Study Guide based on the 8th grade ELA standards. Works well for English learners and mainstream students. Answer key included. Please note that these are the same study guide questions included in the Flowers for Algernon Student Study Guide, vocabulary, & Test product that is also included on my storefront. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher

Literature Worksheets & Graphic Organizers: Novel or Short Story--6 Graphic Organizers that build student background, create text to self connections, analyze theme, and analyze characters. Includes the following graphic organizers: Theme of Adversity/Conflict (use for any theme or to show types of conflict), Text to Self Connections(2), Sociogram, & Characterization (2). The Sociogram graphic organizer asks students to think critically about texts through creating a graphic representations of

Soapstone Poster for rhetorical analysis https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher

These standards-based characterization freebies are from my bundled product titled, Literary Terms Worksheets & Graphic Organizers: 17 Literary Terms Worksheets and Graphic Organizers that work with any novel, short story, or poem. These standards based worksheets ask students to think critically about the literature they read, and enable students to comprehend character motivation, theme, and figurative language with the texts. Also builds background for literary response writing. Created for

This standards-based graphic organizer asks students to research a character from any text using character background information. Students must think critically about charaters and character motiviation as they answer each of the questions. Can be used with any grade level from grade 5 through 12, and modified as needed. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher

1 page handout for your writing workshops. This checklist was created for senior honors students but can be differentiated for other levels. Checklist asks writing content, writing structure, and basic editing questions. Have your classes peer edit at least two times prior to turning in their final essay, and you will pleased with the results. Works well with my Time Saving Writing Content Editing Key offered in my storefront. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher

This is a writing workshop tool for peer editing groups. This Writing Workshop Peer Editing Key guides students through basic essay structure requirements, formatting, and editing (including thesis statement, MLA, evidence/proof, etc.). For both 9th grade English and 9th grade Gate English students. Teach your students how to peer edit and you will be much happier when it's your turn to grade the essays. If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them. https://www.teacherspayteachers.

This standards-based graphic organizer asks students to research a character from any text using character background information. Students must think critically about charaters and character motiviation as they answer each of the questions. Can be used with any grade level from grade 5 through 12, and modified as needed. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher