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This was used with "All Together Now" by Barbara Jordan, but can be adapted very easily for any persuasive letter to a government official. This worksheet includes instructions, examples, steps for finding contact information and addressing a letter, and a graphic organizer.

This is a close reading of "Cult of Personality" lyrics by Living Colour that encourages students to do online research. This was originally used with an Animal Farm unit but can stand alone.

This can be given as an introduction of eras in a British Literature course so students have an understanding of the progression of works they'll be reading. They will use the website at the top of the worksheet to find the answers, and a key is provided.

This chart encourages students to connect a real-life example of mob mentality with the teleplay "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." An article on the Rosewood Incident to use is included.

Instructions and a planning chart for writing an Ode poem.

Worksheet for Chapter 5 of The Outsiders on "Nothing Gold Can Stay."

This worksheet describes what a motif is, gives examples, and has a chart for students to track mentions of an assigned motif throughout reading Macbeth. Assigned at the beginning of the play and due at the end.

This can be used as an introduction to "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe to annotate the first few paragraphs, focusing on mood and unreliable narrator.

Students choose three questions to answer which make a Tic-Tac-Toe win. They must use textual evidence to respond about the play itself and Shakespeare's plays in general.

A worksheet to be filled out while watching two TED Talks on speaking effectively and being a better listener.

Introductory activity using notes and Youtube videos to understand concepts of the voice.

This worksheet introduces a few rules of using quotation marks in writing and provides practice questions.

This document contains two graphic organizers/outlines for writing a compare and contrast essay, one for the Block Method and one for the Point-by-Point method.

A slideshow that can be printed for students to work on qualifying their claims and in turn their thesis statements. This was used in an AP Language and Composition course for the beginning of an argumentative writing unit.

This graphic organizer is to compare and contrast two texts.

This worksheet encourages close reading of the song "If I Die Young" to pair with "The Lady of Shalott."

Chart to guide students in setting SMART goals.

A peer review form for a narrative writing that structures responses in a praise, question, polish format.

Questions to answer during reading "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe and literary analysis questions for after reading.

Walks students through writing a 10% summary of an article from the NY Times (Collins writing)