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I love having beautiful anchor charts/posters in my classroom for students to reference during lessons. This poster is perfect for when the students are reading narrative, analyzing them, or writing them. I had this poster printed and have it hanging in my classroom. I also give a copy of this handout to each of my students to reference, especially when they are writing their own narratives!

I love having beautiful anchor charts/posters in my classroom for students to reference during lessons. This poster is perfect for when the students are both reading poems and analyzing them. I had this poster printed and have it hanging in my classroom. I also give a copy of this handout to each of my students to reference.

Looking for an engaging way to help students analyze a modern adaptation of Lord of the Flies? This comprehensive viewing guide is designed to keep students actively engaged while strengthening literary analysis, critical thinking, and media literacy skills. This resource includes 7 pages of student questions and 7 pages of detailed answer keys focused on comparing the BBC's (Netflix) series adaptation of Lord of the Flies to the original text. Students will analyze: Characterization Themes

Help your students craft strong, compelling arguments with this ready-to-use Persuasive Speech/Essay Outline! Whether they're preparing a class speech or writing a persuasive essay, this printable guide walks them step-by-step through the process with a focus on ethos, pathos, and logos. What’s Included: Student-friendly planning sheet for organizing persuasive writingSpace to gather and cite evidence using credible sources (.org, .gov, .edu, Newsela, etc.)Prompts for building ethos (credibili

The Socratic Seminar is a method of student discussion and assessment where students will sit and discuss the play The Crucible. A question will be posed, and students will respond by agreeing or disagreeing with thoughtful opinions and textual evidence. Scoring will be based on the number of times students respond during the discussion, on the quality of the responses, and on written preparation. This is a great means of alternatively assessing students because they must think critically, an

This engaging and powerful resource helps students personally connect with Night by Elie Wiesel through thoughtful journal prompts, symbolic visuals, and emotional reflection. Perfect for middle and high school students, this reflective journal supports close reading, critical thinking, and empathy while guiding students through each chapter of the memoir. What’s Included: Reflective journal prompts for each chapter (minimum 8–10 sentence responses)Companion reflection for the documentary One

This resource is one that I've used to help my yearbook team develop a theme for the yearbook. I have each student complete this theme project, they present them, then we combine multiple student ideas into one theme for our yearbook. Think of this project like a "mood board".

Use the Disney Short Film "For The Birds" to teach or review plot development using the freytag model (exposition, complication/inciting action, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). The short film can be found on Disney Plus (or YouTube) and is only 3 minutes in length, including the credits. I created this worksheet to use with my English classes as a bell ringer or review activity because it is quick, yet engaging.

I use this activity with my students to get them creating and to reinforce their memory of the plot of the story. In this activity, students will create a "maze" through which Montessori and Fortunato travel through the catacombs, eventually leading to Fotunato's death. Students will identify examples from the text that are important plot development points, including literary devices. Ultimately, students will have a maze with the plot of the story drawn out for them to use as a study guide of

Use the Disney Short Film "The Blue Umbrella" to teach or review literary devices (themes, conflict, symbolism, imagery, personification). The short film can be found on Disney Plus (or YouTube) and is only 6 minutes in length, including the credits. I created this worksheet to use with my English classes as a bell ringer or review activity because it is quick, yet engaging.

Use the Disney Short Film "Bao" to teach or review literary devices (themes, conflict, irony, characterization, symbolism, and mood). The short film can be found on Disney Plus (or YouTube) and is only 7 minutes in length, including the credits. I created this worksheet to use with my English classes as a bell ringer or review activity because it is quick, yet engaging.

Help your students feel confident and prepared during classroom discussions with these easy-to-use Socratic Seminar Discussion Starters! This printable resource gives students meaningful sentence stems to support respectful conversation, critical thinking, active listening, and academic discussion. Perfect for middle school or high school ELA, theology, history, literature circles, AVID, or seminar-style discussions, these prompts encourage all learners to participate with confidence. This res

This graphic organizer is a great way for students to compare and contrast parables from the Bible and The Minister's Black Veil. I work at a Christian school and I wanted my students to connect the concept of parables in the Bible (including The Good Samaritan) to the parable, The Minister's Black Veil. This is a great way to bring Christianity into the classroom, while practicing comparing and contrasting.

Use the Netflix Documentary, The Social Dilemma, to pair with "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller to supplement teaching the dangers of rumors, mass hysteria, and lack of privacy. This resource is to be used as a reflection of the documentary. You can either show the documentary in class OR allow the students to watch this documentary for extra credit!

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali, by Sabina Khan, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 12 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension ques

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali, by Sabina Khan, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 12 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension ques

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali, by Sabina Khan, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 20 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension ques

I was looking for a way to teach my freshmen theme and I thought, why not use fables and Disney movies that they all know! This activity requires students to identify the main idea that the author is trying to convey (or moral of the fable) AKA the theme of each story. The answer key is included!!

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 12 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 19 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,