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Les Miserables Unit Bundle With a sample calendar, several activities (both individual and group), reading quizzes and other assessments, this unit bundle is a fun way to teach Victor Hugo's masterpiece and intrigue students, all while fulfilling lots of standards! Bonus final exam with bundle purchase!

Rhetorical analysis of political cartoons. Can be used as an introduction to rhetoric or as a review. This series of handouts includes over a dozen political cartoons. Could be used as a jigsaw, homework, or class discussion.

Venn diagram compares "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving and the film adaptation Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Includes response and discussion questions. Has been used successfully in both Film Studies and American Literature.

A brief rhetorical analysis of Kobe Bryant's short film "Dear Basketball." Perfect assignment to analyze ethos, pathos, logos, and SOAPSTone in any high school English class. Has been used very successfully in AP Language and Composition.

Unit bundle for Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist! Includes quizzes, unit calendar, bookmarks, activities, reflections, and a final project!

Persepolis Gallery Walk Perfect as an introduction to reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. This document includes instructions on set up and completion. It also includes a student worksheet to use while walking and a reflection on the reverse side.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi UNIT BUNDLE Get reading quizzes, assessments, activities, discussions, and more in this bundle! All items can be edited to fit individual class needs.

Night by Elie Wiesel Bundle!! Get the unit plan and several activities from the unit, including Holocaust research paper, Night reading quizzes, creative journal project, and Schindler's List movie activity and reflection. A favorite unit for students!

Luck of the Draw Holocaust Journal Students will be given the identity of a random person who lived during the Holocaust including their picture, birthdate, name, and birthplace. They will create a biography for this person, completely original. Then each day they will choose their "fate" for the day from provided cards and write a journal entry as if they are their person. This document includes assignment with rubric, pictures, etc., alternate journal entries, and daily fate cards.

This project asks students to analyze one scene from a movie of their choice looking for basic cinematic tenets, including cinematography, acting, and visual design. Documents includes rubric and samples of project screening notes, outline, and project. Has been taught successfully in a Film Studies course (course textbook is The Art of Watching Films).

A series of clips from Saturday Night Live with discussion prompts. Also includes articles from "The Onion" meant to be used as a jigsaw discussion. Students examine ethos, pathos, logos, and SOAPSTone as used in satire. Has been used successfully in AP Language and Composition.

Les Mis "Stars" Analysis Students analyze the lyrics from the Les Miserables musical song "Stars," which provides insight to the character of Inspector Javert. They are asked to compare this depiction to his characterization in the book. While this activity is based on reading an abridged version Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (published by Random House, ISBN 9780449911679), it could be used with any version of the book. The 25th Anniversary Concert edition of the musical is superb!

Les Mis Reading Quizzes Twelve reading quizzes for Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. There are two forms of each quiz and they contain multiple choice, short answer, true/false, and reflection questions. While these quizzes are based on reading an abridged version Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (published by Random House, ISBN 9780449911679), it could likely be adapted for any version of the book.

Literary Theme Skit This creative assessment option asks students to identify two major themes in a text and depict/analyze how they interact throughout the text. These skits are meant to be completed with a group and filmed/edited, fulfilling multiple ELA standards. While this activity is based on reading an abridged version Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (published by Random House, ISBN 9780449911679), it could be used with any work of fiction.

Fun activity for students to evaluate acting skills, both dramatic and comedic. Students study 10 clips from various Johnny Depp movies. Document includes teaching plan, clip links, response, discussion prompt.

Les Mis Speech Discussion A fun take on speed dating, this Speed Discussing activity requires students to discuss with multiple classmates responding to a variety of questions concerning specific section(s) of Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. This activity takes approximately an hour, which could be adjusted with fewer questions if needed. While this activity is based on reading an abridged version Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (published by Random House, ISBN 9780449911679), it could likely be

Holocaust Research Paper This document includes the assignment (with several prompts to choose from), grading rubric, annotated bibliography description and sample, and a handout concerning thesis statements and introductions.

Victor Hugo Poetry Scavenger Hunt Students are given a list of poetic devices and asked to hunt for them in a Victor Hugo poem. This could be used as a stand-alone poetry activity or as part of a larger unit on poetry or France/French literature. It has been used as part of unit revolving around Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.

Les Miserables Valjean vs. Javert This activity asks students to compare the characters of Jean Valjean and Javert in Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. While this activity is based on reading an abridged version Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (published by Random House, ISBN 9780449911679), it could be used with any version of the book. There is also a reflection question based on the 25th Anniversary Concert edition of the musical.

Les Miserables Structure Activity This activity asks students to examine seven unordered events from a specific reading of Les Miserables and order them correctly. They will also comment of the effect of structure on the reader. While this activity is based on reading an abridged version Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (published by Random House, ISBN 9780449911679), it could likely be used with any version of the book with some minor tweaks (i.e. page numbers).