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Fahrenheit 451 BUNDLE: 11 Fun Activities, Lessons, Reading Guides & Assessments
This is a growing bundle. I've now uploaded most of the assignments, but will still get the unit overview and pacing guide by September 1st, 2024. You get TWELVE solid products in this bundle: These are the main lessons, activities, assignments, and assessments in my F451 Unit and they were written to both push students and support my SpEd co-taught students. The lessons and activities are differentiated so that every student can get the most out of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.Unit overview with
Not Specific
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.11-12.4
, RL.11-12.5
, RL.11-12.7
+6
Grammar Made Easy! 11th Grade Term 1 Bell Ringers, Quizzes, Games, Tools/Bundle
I swear by this simplified, easy approach to grammar! Students struggle with the punctuation rules because #1: there are so many rules to keep straight #2: teachers often use complicated terms and expect students to remember all of them and #3: many students lack a basic understanding of complete sentences and incomplete sentences. Why does this matter? Because when it comes to punctuation, it's as simple as knowing that anything incomplete needs "glue" (punctuation) to attach it to a complete s
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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
The Great Gatsby Kill and Run ch 7 activity: music and art
Students read, annotate, and connect the lyrics of Sia's "Kill and Run" from the 2013 film soundtrack to the end of chapter 7. As they do, they'll better understand the complexities of Myrtle's death including who shoulders the blame and what her death symbolizes. This also includes a scaffolding activity to decode symbols in the novel, specifically the Eyes of T. J. Eckleburg. This works well for differentiated learning. Students who don’t often speak up during academic discussions will often
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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.5
, RL.11-12.7
Also included in: Gatsby Bundle: Highly engaging activities for chapters 5-9
Fahrenheit 451 Timeline Analysis pages 51-59. Close Read with group activity
This is fun way to engage students and close read Captain Beatty's famous "speech" from pages 51-59. How did they go from a world where books were legal to a world where books are burned? Captain Beatty's explanation includes several events, shifts, and changes that led to society's current state: A world where books are burned. Students use the text to create a timeline of the events that contributed to society's current state. What’s included in this product:Directions for students reading pa
Not Specific
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.5
+3
Gatsby Bundle: Highly engaging activities for chapters 5-9
This bundle includes all of my most engaging and interactive activities for The Great Gatsby: Activities use music, art, acting, and close reading skills to help students better understand the complexities of this novel. Includes: The Great Gatsby Call in Radio Show: looking at chapter 6 through the characters' perspectives. The student directed version of the call in radio show for students who are absent the day of the show.Kill and Run--using music and art to better understand the complexitie
Not Specific
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.3
, RL.11-12.5
+8
Comparing Fahrenheit 451, The Truman Show, and The Allegory of the Cave
This is the perfect way to teach multiple texts alongside Fahrenheit 451. As you read and study The Allegory of the Cave students show depth and understanding of how it parallels the novel. Students also learn about allusions and allegories. Then, bring in The Truman Show, which closely relates to Fahrenheit 451 and The Allegory of the Cave. Students LOVE watching Truman Burbank as he questions the world around him. The connections students make between Montag and Truman help deepen their
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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.9
+1
Myrtle's Murder Board: The Great Gatsby Murder Board: Evidence and Analysis
Engage your students with this creative and analytical murder board assignment from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. There are actually two versions of this assignment at the core. Myrtle’s Murder Board Students focus on her as the victim.The Great Gatsby Murder Board Students focus on all three deaths, Myrtle, George, and Gatsby.This project pushes students to dig deeper into the relationships, motives, and tragic choices that define Myrtle’s role in the novel, while also reinforcing th
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Literature
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.2
, RL.11-12.3
Also included in: Gatsby Bundle: Highly engaging activities for chapters 5-9
The Great Gatsby: Reading chapter 6 through the character's perspective:
If you don’t have time to read chapter 6 as a class but you need students to know the important revelations within this chapter before you get to the climax in chapter 7, then this activity is perfect! Instead of reading chapter 6 the traditional way, students will read through the events of chapter 6 through the characters' perspectives. Each character, Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Nick, has an inner thoughts page dedicated to them. Students will read through a chapter summary. Then, they'll read ea
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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.3
, RL.11-12.5
+7
Also included in: Gatsby Bundle: Highly engaging activities for chapters 5-9
Term 2 BUNDLE: Grammar Made Easy: Sentence Combining: Mastering Punctuation!
If you are looking for an easy, clear way to teach students grammar, this is it. I've spent years teaching grammar, and I stand by one thing: the simpler the better. I teach grammar using formulas and scenarios that students can understand and apply. Oh and I also simplify it to the least-complicated verbiage. Term 1 was all about the foundation: students can't learn punctuation until they know the difference between an incomplete sentence and a complete sentence. Term 2--THIS BUNDLE--is all a
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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar
Lord of the Flies chapter 9 BINGO Activity! Pre-reading activity included!
By the time we get to chapter 9 of The Lord of the Flies, students are ready for a break. Bingo is a perfect way to engage students while also reading the chapter. The cool thing, however, is that students actually get more out of the reading because this includes a pre-reading activity. Looking at the list of 63 BINGO words, students have to look for common themes, patterns, or connections among the words. Then, students make three predictions that they think could happen in the chapter. Fina
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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.10
Fahrenheit 451: close-read and op-ed writing assignment connecting to p. 32-37
When the woman refuses to leave her books and lights her own match is one of the turning points in Fahrenheit 451. That woman was willing to light her own match than live in a world without books. What are our students willing to light a match for? This is such an engaging, but also rigorous way for students to engage in this text and connect the ideas in the novel to their own life. How? Through a writing assignment ( op-ed) inspired by the woman's actions that night. This whole product desig
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Literature, Reading, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.5
, CCRA.R.7
+3
Fahrenheit 451: Compare the Fires: Guided Imagery, Analysis, reading assessment
Bring the end of the book to life through this interactive guided reading activity where students immerse themselves into a scene similar to when Montag escapes the hound, floats down the river, and eventually finds the fire. Students LOVE this. But that's just the pre-writing activity to get their minds ready to close read two important passages from the text: The opening scene where Montag describes the fire and the scene where he approaches the fire in the woods. This activity includes both
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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.11-12.5
, RL.11-12.7
, RL.11-12.8
+3
11th grade Term 1 Bell Ringers: 8 Grammar Lessons-Complete & incomplete sentence
Grammar can be, and should be, simplified. I'm not one of those English teachers who knows all the technical terms. I’m googling things too! But I don't need to know what something is called in order to use it effectively in my writing. In the same way, students get frustrated when we over complicate grammar. They shut down and feel insecure about their ability to write. I 100% know that students can understand and effectively use correct punctuation and grammar in their writing. However, th
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English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
The Great Gatsby Call-in Radio Show: Ch 6: Getting inside the character's heads!
If you don’t have time to read chapter 6 as a class but you need students to know the important revelations within this chapter before you get to the climax in chapter 7, then this activity is perfect! You’ll choose four students to take on the roles of Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Nick. Then, you’ll host a call-in radio show and invite these characters to be the guests. They’ll have had time to internalize their parts (already written and included in this purchase), so that they can answer the quest
Not Specific
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.3
, RL.11-12.5
+8
Also included in: Gatsby Bundle: Highly engaging activities for chapters 5-9
Fahrenheit 451 Readers Theater Script: The Parlor scene pages 88-99
Bring this significant scene to life through this readers theater guide! The Parlour Scene is the perfect scene to act out. Students have fun and emphasize just how ridiculous these women are. It's easy for them to analyze why Montag is so frustrated. Resource includes a lesson plan, a how to set up the room, 3 versions of the script: 1 without the guided questions, 1 with the stop and reflect prompts, and one for teachers, which includes extensive answer key to the stop and reflect questions.
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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.2
, RL.11-12.3
+4
The Great Gatsby: Chapter 3 Close Reading Guide: Full text
I initially made this for my co-taught SPED students, but everyone loved it and benefited from it! My close reading guides are just that: they guide students through the chapter in a way that both teaches them HOW to close read and teaches them WHAT to notice. My reading guides also allow students to stop and reflect directly on the text. I am a huge believer in differentiation. Some years, I have students who can handle ALL of chapter 3. Other students need 80% of it. I have included two versi
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Close Reading, English Language Arts
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.4
+3
Also included in: Gatsby Bundle: Highly engaging activities for chapters 5-9
Decoding The Eyes of Dr TJ Eckleburg: The Great Gatsby
If you're looking for a fun way to teach students how to decode the symbolism behind Dr. Eckleburg's eyes, this is an engaging and accessible activity. Students close read 3 passages (all included with keys), they question the passages (guided symbolism questions included with key) and they look at an artistic interpretation of Myrtle's death. As they notice the details, they get to make their own argument about what Myrtle's death means. In doing so, they'll tie in the symbolism of the eyes. O
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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.11-12.8
, RL.11-12.9
, W.11-12.1
+2
Also included in: Gatsby Bundle: Highly engaging activities for chapters 5-9
Fahrenheit 451 Unit Overview: Includes essential questions and closing book club
This is a unit overview for those customers that have my Fahrenheit 451 bundle. This also incudes directions for the closing activity: Book Club Under the Stars. Everyone is free to use the ideas from the overview and some of the products in this bundle are free on TPT, but the bundle itself is a STEAL and includes 12 different lessons, activities, assignments, guided imagery, assessments, etc.
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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.5
Fahrenheit 451: Introducing novel: A World without Books: extended activity
This is an extended activity that introduces Fahrenheit 451 Unit. This introduction activity is layered. You can use elements of it as quick activities or you can spread this out over several days. This includes a solid lesson that, when followed, successfully gets students excited about reading Fahrenheit 451, a book about a world that burns books. The core of the lesson requires students to critically think: What do books give us? And what does a world without books look like? After explori
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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.11-12.5
, RL.11-12.8
, RL.11-12.10
+5
Fahrenheit 451 Close Reading Guide pages 76-88
I initially made this for my co-taught students, but soon realized it helped every one of my students. I am a huge fan of guided close reads! They teach students how to read literature beyond the surface. I include visuals, thought bubbles, quote breakdowns, and definitions. There are also several chances for students to stop and reflect on the passage. This covers pages 76-88 of Fahrenheit 451--when he meets Faber at his house and they concoct a plan! This is perfect for students who struggle,
11th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS
W.11-12.2c
, CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.5
+1
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About the store
Experience
15 years in the classroom!
11 years in the home!
35 years of books!
A lifetime of creativity!
Teaching style
If I'm talking, the students aren't listening to me for long. I know that students learn best when they are involved. Aside from teaching in the high school, I have 4 young kids. It was in my role as a mother that I learned the power of using my creativity to instill a love of reading into my children. In that way, motherhood transformed me into the teacher that I am today. Nothing makes me happier than bringing books to life in my classroom. I’ve worked hard to create fun, engaging, and effective activities that make reading magical for my students. No matter how young or old they are, all students love looking at literature in a new, creative, and outside-of-the-box way.
My hope is to share more materials that will help all teachers become the engaging educators we all strive to be despite our lack of time to create the fun stuff.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year
Additional biographical information
Mom, reader, teacher, creator.
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