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This is a comprehensive Student Viewing Guide for High School students watching the (2025) Nuremburg movie. It contains 5 matching prompts requiring students to match characters with their roles in the trial. It contains a second fill-in-the-blank section with 5 prompts about the content of the movie. There is a part three Short Answer section with 4 questions and a final part with a longer response question for Critical Thinking. It is designed to be filled out as students watch and reflect on

The dialogue of Lord of the Flies Chapter 3 comes to life with this Reader's Theatre adaptation. The dialogue starts on the second page of the chapter and ends a couple of pages before the end. The very beginning and end of the chapter are narrator description and not included in the reader's theatre. This adaptation includes stage directions and character parts with dialogue for acting out chapter three of Lord of the Flies. It's a great break in the routine of novel study and gets kids involve

My students loved this project. They created amazing 3D maps of the town of Maycomb from To Kill a Mockingbird, which required them to closely read the book for textual details, connect setting to literary devices, plot events, and characters, and see the town of Maycomb from the perspective of various characters, the author, and themselves. You are buying a bundle of documents that will make organizing this fun, standards-based project a breeze. This bundle includes a detailed assignment sheet

This is the complete, unabridged text of Chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies formatted as a 6-part Reader's Theatre. I have used the Reader's Theater format of many of the chapters from Lord of the Flies and the students LOVE it. I find it to be significantly more engaging for them and more fun for me as well. This script can be used in conjunction with other assignments, such as chapter notes, reading strategies, or discussion questions for the chapter to increase reading comprehension and retention

Behavior contract designed for meeting with parent, teacher and administrator to deal with a student with persistent discipline problems. Designed for middle and high school levels but could be adapted for elementary school as well. Behavior Contract by Renee Malowney is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

This is a very complete high school English syllabus that could be easily adapted for any grade level and other disciplines as well. It includes standards covered, discipline and attendance expectations, late work and other relevant policies, a teacher letter to parents, and a back sheet for students to give contact info and information about their access to technology. It includes references to a system for rewarding good behavior using a personalized classroom currency, templates for which can

This reader's theatre script for 5 readers covers the first 7 pages of Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451. It can be easily adapted for 6 by having two narrators alternate or for 4 by combining Mildred and Beatty's parts for one actor. It's a great way to introduce Part 2, set up Montag's internal conflict, and introduce the character Faber. Students can read it aloud in roughly 15 minutes.

Includes templates for up to five class periods of PPT. formatted seating charts. Downloadable product is fully editable to arrange to fit your classroom layout, students names, and student photos. Leave seating charts for your subs that are colorful, accurate, and include pictures of each student. Directions: double click on student names to edit; double click on pictures and right click to replace photo with your own. Right click to ungroup rows. Use green arrow to rotate rows or photos to cha

Page one of the assignment features a description of the purpose, the task, individual and group requirements for this 3D Map of Maycomb assignment. It is a fully editable Word document with a colorful heading and lots of details about the assignment and the expectations. Page two breaks the assignment down into manageable pieces with a place for due dates at each stage of the process. This page also includes a starter list of locations and some quote examples to get kids started on collecting r

This is a 6 page Word document that includes the assignment sheet for a group presentation of an assigned scene from Macbeth and all the preparatory materials and grade sheets needs for a start to finish project packet. Page one is the assignment sheet (shown in the preview); page two is three days worth of directions on how to prepare the scene with reading strategies, lines and blocking activities; page three is peer editing sheets (2 per page); page four is a review and reflection activity ba

Students are given a mini lesson on symbolism and allegory and then assigned a character to study through a particular allegorical lens (political, religious, or psychological). To demonstrate their learning, they will create a poster that includes information about the character, quotes, a picture, and more. Download includes the assignment sheet with a brainstorm activity, a teacher's list for assigning characters, and a slip for grading the posters.

Students are given a mini lesson on symbolism and allegory and then assigned a character to study through a particular allegorical lens (political, religious, or psychological). To demonstrate their learning, they will create a poster that includes information about the character, quotes, a picture, and more. Download includes the assignment sheet with a brainstorm activity, a teacher's list for assigning characters, and a slip for grading the posters.

Students race as individuals, in small groups or pairs to put selected events from the novel, Night, by Elie Wiesel, in chronological order. It's a fun way for students to review the book, work collaboratively, and have some fun competition. Answer key is included on the second page of the full document. Night Event Chronology Review Activity by Renee Malowney is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Theme chart includes six major themes for Macbeth with boxes for students to record examples/quotes/events that relate to that theme, a page number and an explanation of how their example relates to or supports the given theme. There is also a reflective activity at the end requiring students to write a body paragraph reflecting on one chosen theme using examples from the book and their own experiences. This format could be adapted for use with themes from any novel or play. I give it to my stud

This is an editable assignment that guides students to employ four key reading strategies as they read an assigned piece of literature or non-fiction. It includes the following four strategies: questioning, clarifying, predicting and summarizing. It can be used in any subject area with any type of reading assignment.

Let's Investigate! Students find clues around the school to build a case against one of two suspects in the murder of Duncan, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth. Who is more guilty for murdering the king? Hang the included clues around the room or school (quotes from the novel) and send your students out to investigate the crime. This bundle includes the assignment sheet, clue recording sheet, grade sheet and all the clues ready to print on brightly colored paper. This activity is a great way to get kids m

Literary Analysis essay prompt that is designed to look like and prepare students for the WASL/HSPE state test. This prompt requires students to compare and contrast key issues from three novels we have studied (Night, Julius Caesar, and Lord of the Flies) but it could easily be adapted for any novel(s) or any state test. It could also be changed to mimic the expository or persuasive essay prompts given on other state tests. Literary Analysis HSPE/WASL Style Essay Prompt by Renee Malowney is lic

Get your students organized for a successful group project by having them assign roles and set goals. Using this group plan sheet, they will start their group project off right and stay on track, dividing the work equitably and being held accountable. This group planning sheet is perfect for use with my 3D Map of Maycomb To Kill a Mockingbird Group Project but can be adapted easily for use with any group project.

Lord of the Flies is rich with complex symbols and themes. Make it easy for students to explore and analyze the main themes with this engaging project. This bundle includes the editable assignment sheet, a detailed and editable rubric, a theme chart for scaffolding while reading the novel, and a complete set of example slides for a sample project. Students will be challenged to dig deep into the themes of the novel and analyze how they represent the author's point of view, how they are supported

This two page download includes all the major dramatic and literary terms students will need to learn, study and know to get the most out of the play, Macbeth. These terms could also be easily applied to any Shakespearean play. Most of the terms are defined but some are left for students to fill in as part of the lessons covering the play. It is a Word document that could be adapted for a variety of uses. I include this document in the back of our play packet that we will use throughout our stud