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Introduce your students to the world of The Roaring Twenties. This WebQuest has students visit four different websites to learn a bit of background information about flappers and Prohibition, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and The Great Gatsby. This WebQuest is a great way to build background knowledge before beginning The Great Gatsby. It is also great for sub plans! It includes an answer key for your convenience.

In this folder, you will find all three of my Work Keys Writing review activities for a discounted price. Included are: ACT Work Keys Cloze Reading Activity for Business Writing 1ACT Work Keys Cloze Reading Activity for Business Writing 2 ACT Work Keys Cloze Reading Activity for Business Writing 3

Engage your students in a fun and engaging pre-reading activity for Tara Westover's Educated! Prior to watching a brief video of Tara Westover speaking on a TV show, students will be shown a quote or phrase. With a partner, they will discuss whether this is a real quote from Tara Westover or if this might be a quack (fake and made up). The partners record their predictions on a chart and update it after watching the video to show if their predictions were correct or not. This is a great way t

This American Romanticism Unit Study is perfect for your secondary English classes. It includes all of the other Romanticism resources found in my TPT store, but at a cheaper price! This is a great companion to The Language of Literature: American Literature. It includes: A Romantic Dinner: PBL for American Romanticism Dickinson Death Poem Activity Emily Dickinson WebQuest "I Hear America Singing" Then and Now Literary Romanticism PPT Romanticism Study GuideThe 5 Is of Romanticism Graphic O

This ZipFile includes a one-day lesson plan (designed for an approximately 90-minute class) and a student handout to introduce students to the concepts of slang and dialect in Maya Angelou's novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The lesson plan includes instructions for how to introduce the concepts and how to teach students to use context clues during reading in order to discern the meaning of slang and dialect being used. The lesson plan also includes links to videos about dialects in the U

I created this reader's theater for my Newcomer English students to accompany our unit on emotions. There are 8 speaking parts. The lines have small pictures next to them so students have a visual aid.

This packet includes a lesson plan and all of the materials your students will need for a Project-Based Learning project about American Romanticism. In the project, students research different American Romantic writers, including all of the Fireside Poets. They then plan a dinner party for these individuals, incorporating their background information and famous literary works. For other Romanticism resources, visit my TPT store. Whitman "I Sit and Look Out" Emily Dickinson WebQuestA Romant

For this Romeo and Juliet project, the students create a masquerade ball mask to represent one of the characters from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The students then write a paragraph to explain how their design choice represents their chosen character. The visual nature of this project makes it a great option for English Learners or special education students. Included with your purchase, you will find:  Romeo and Juliet Mask Project Directions Romeo and Juliet Mask Outline Romeo a

I designed this unit plan to use during hybrid learning in my sheltered Advanced English Learners class. It is an introductory unit to persuasive writing and includes a brief introduction to ethos, pathos, and logos. Students then begin practicing writing persuasive sentences. After that, they will begin writing a persuasive four-paragraph essay, with or without sentence stems depending on your students' needs. After you purchase the unit plan, you will download a PDF that will have links to

This activity provides background information about Walt Whitman, comprehension questions about his 1860 poem "I Hear America Singing," and a worksheet for students to write their own modern versions of "I Hear America Singing."

Use this cloze reading activity to help your students prepare for the ACT Work Keys Business Writing Test. This is a note written from the leaders of a marketing company thanking their employees for a successful year. Students will read the letter and fill in the blanks using the words from the word bank. Includes an answer key.

These Slides explain the directions and expectations for making a mind mirror (QTEL strategy) to represent a character in Romeo and Juliet. The project looks specifically at the characters' state of mind at the end of Act 3, when Romeo leaves for Mantua. Included in the Slides is a link to a planning page for students to map out what will be included on their poster.

This zip file includes a PPT explaining all of the symbolism in Poe's "The Masque of Red Death," a student worksheet to record the details of each room, and a teacher answer key. Check out my other resources in my store!

This research project asks students to create a 6-month survivalist plan for a family of four (two parents and two children). The students are given a starting budget and asked to create a presentation of their survivalist plan, which must include information about food, medical care, education, and more. This project is a great research project or extension activity for Tara Westover's Educated. The download includes detailed instructions for students and a rubric for teacher use.

This activity in Google Slides will allow your students to practice both thesis statements and topic sentences. On some Slides, students are given topic sentences and given instructions to write a thesis statement. In other cases, students are given a thesis statement and told to develop topic sentences. There are also instance where students are given a prompt and told to write both a thesis statement and topic sentences. The activity assumes a 5-paragraph essay structure. Answer key included.

Use this close reading activity to help your students prepare for the ACT Work Keys Business Writing Test. This is a note written from principals to teachers concerning professional attire. Students will read the letter and fill in the blanks using the words from the word bank. Includes an answer key.

Use this extended anticipatory guide to pique students' interests prior to reading Tara Westover's Educated. This anticipatory guide includes sentence stems for a dyad share about each statement. After reading, the students will return to the anticipatory guide and reflect on whether or not their opinion on the statements has changed. This activity is thought-provoking and encourages student interaction and participation. The sentence stems are a great support to English Learners who may be in

A PPT to introduce your students to the Fireside Poets.

Use this close reading activity to help your students prepare for the ACT Work Keys Business Writing Test. This is a note written from principals to teachers concerning requesting days off and Covid-19 mitigation strategies. Students will read the letter and fill in the blanks using the words from the word bank. Includes an answer key.

This is a 16-part readers' theater script about the Inuit Native American tribe. My second grade class turned our classroom into an Inuit village and performed this readers' theater for parents and other classes in our school. It touches on the different roles that the Inuits had to fill.