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Epic of Gilgamesh unit & student study guide created for senior honors students, but can be adapted to other levels. Unit includes chapter questions that promote critical thinking and are also excellent Socratic discussion questions. A timed writing prompt, writing process essay intructions & criteria, & rubrics are also included. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher Epic of Gilgamesh Unit/Student Study Guide by kebu@TPT is licensed under a Creative Commons Attributi

This common core aligned unit is an introduction to the essential question: Why do we marginalize people? It is a reading and writing unit that asks students to do close reading by reading and responding to text dependent questions. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher This unit includes: Teacher lessons Text Dependent Questions Student questions pages Culminating writing task Extended Activity tasks Answer keys 2-3 week duration 18 pages *Free Download of text:

Heart of Darkness Essay Topics & Discussion Questions. These Heart of Darkness timed write essay topics were created for senior honors students, but can be adapted to other levels. These essay questions promote critical thinking, close textual analysis, and are also excellent Socratic discussion questions. Can be modified for use as an essential questions study guide, class discussion questions, full writing process paper topics,or quiz/test questions. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/L

These Epic of Gilgamesh critical thinking & chapter questions were created for senior honors students, but can be adapted to other levels. These focus/chapter questions promote critical thinking, close textual analysis, and are also excellent Socratic discussion questions. Can be used as a student study guide, class discussion questions, or quiz/test questions. Please note that these are the same questions included in the Epic of Gilgamesh Study Guide. NO ANSWER KEY INCLUDED--OPEN--ENDED QUEST

Short Story Literary Elements: Movie Poster. Students are asked to analyze literary terms within any short story. Standards-Based individual or group project that asks student to close read text to analyze for: theme, setting, tone, symbols, & characterization. Students use quotes, graphic representations/symbols, and personal commentary to create a movie poster for the short story they are assigned. Students use quotes from text to prove their ideas about the elements. Activity also has stud

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

Jury of Her Peers: Short Story Test.7 Short answer questions and 1 timed essay question. Test created for 9th grade gate, but can be differentiated for other grades/levels. Asks higher level questions (Costa's level three questions) that force students to close read and think critically about the text. Questions can be used for Socratic seminar, or lead students through the text. Essay questions can be used to build background prior to reading the text. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor

Personal Statement & Hero's Journey Writing Assignment & Rubric--This personal statement assignment is based on the classical Hero's Journey. All students are on their own personal journey & the juniors and seniors are all working on personal statements, so I combined the two. This standards-based writing assignment includes two writing prompts, a scoring rubric, and a peer editing checklist. This assignment can be differentiated for several levels, and has been used/modified successfully with

1 page--activity asks students to think critically about their own values, and compare them to Beowulf's values. This activity creates great discussions based on student interpretations of Beowulf's character and motivation. Students must do close reading to really prove their points with evidence. This is a great lead into an essay regarding character motivation within Beowulf. Can be modified for any novel, short story, or poem. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher

This common core aligned unit is an analysis of Civil Disobedience and the role of freedom. Students will use close reading, writing, speaking and listening to grasp a deeper understanding of Thoreau's idea of civil disobedence and freedom. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher This unit includes: Two Week Unit Links to supplementary materials Link to article for analysis 19 Activities Step by step daily instructions for each activity Rhetorical reading, writing

Creative and fun assignment!! Criteria sheet for Macbeth Soundtrack assignment. This is a very cool assignment that students really love. Students are forced to think critcally about their song choices and defend them in the liner notes. This can be used with any text and can also be used as a group project. I have used this successfully with several grade levels: 9th, 9th GATE, 12th,& 12th honors. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Litteacher Litteacher

Oedipus timed writing prompt and rubric. Activity asks students to discuss Oedipus' tragic flaw in a one hour timed write. Developed for Freshman GATE students, but can be differentiated for mainstream English classes. Prompt is structured to enable mainstream student writing by leading questions. Rubric included.

Oedipus Final Test & Timed Write that asks students to draw a "comic strip" style map that depicts the important/significant events in the text. Part two of the test is a timed write where students are asked to think critically about the tragic flaw in Oedipus. Test can be differntiated for several levels and allows students to use different modalities. Created for Gate & mainstream freshman, but used successfully with senior honors.

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

Poetry: Literary Elements Movie Poster. Students use quotes, graphic representations/symbols, and personal commentary to create a movie poster for the poem they are assigned. Students are asked to analyze literary elements within any poem. Standards-Based individual or group project that asks students to close read a poem to analyze use of: point of view, imagery, tone, symbols, & figurative language. Students use quotes, graphic representations/symbols, and personal commentary to create a mov

Macbethmotifs journal assignment has students follow motifs within Macbeth. It helps students with close reading, interpretation, annotation, and critical thinking. It is also a helpful resource/reference for student essays. 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.