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The Great Gatsby – Literary Thinking Bundle: Mini-Analysis + Sentence Combining This ready-to-use Gatsby bundle helps students read with purpose and write with precision. It combines figurative language analysis and sentence combining practice for a powerful, skill-building toolkit. What’s Included: ✅ Mini-Analysis Slide Deck (in reading order) • 5 carefully selected quotes from key chapters • Layered questions to support close reading and theme discussion • Sentence frames to guide student c

This ready-to-use slide deck walks students through five layered excerpts from The Great Gatsby, using targeted questions and structured sentence frames to build deep literary analysis skills. Designed for use after reading each chapter when the quotes appear, these quotes help facilitate discussing the novel and analyzing Fitzgerald's language. Each quote is presented in chronological order to match the pacing of your unit. What’s Included: 5 mini-analysis slide sets (1 per quote), eac

The Whiskey Speech – Rhetorical Analysis Slides Companion Slide Deck for a Satirical Speech AssignmentThis ready-to-use slide deck walks students through the iconic Whiskey Speech by Noah S. “Soggy” Sweat with clarity, humor, and strong rhetorical focus. Designed to support rhetorical analysis and working with a mentor text, each slide breaks down a key moment from the speech—making structure, tone, and stylistic choices easy to follow and imitate. Use this deck to guide class discussion, s

Highlighting Guide Poster | Thesis, Evidence, and Commentary SupportHelp students master essay structure with this visual highlighting guide! Designed to reinforce the key elements of strong writing, this poster makes it easy to teach—and revisit—the difference between thesis statements, topic sentences, evidence, and commentary. What’s Included: Printable PDF poster with color-coded categories: Thesis / Topic Sentences Commentary (Why it matters) Evidence (Support with quotes or facts) Use