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This unit is designed for teachers and students to explore creative non-fiction writing. This bundle includes: - lessons and activities - an interactive notebook - handouts (outlines and peer-editing checklists for CW and/or HW) - a rubric

Power point to guide students through the writing process. Each slide corresponds to a paragraph of the essay. Writing Prompt: Who has the greater challenge, the mother or the daughter? You can adjust the power point for other short stories and other lessons.

This unit explores various forms of poetry. There's an Introduction to Poetry lesson that breaks down poetry in its simplest form and defines/reviews some poetry key terms. The subsequent lessons include: 1. Verse: blank & free 2. Poetry for our eyes: blackout, shape, and concrete 3. Structure-based poetry: ghazals, haikus, villanelles, pantoums, and centos 4. Content-based poetry: lyrics (odes & elegies) and epics 5. Sonnets (English, Italian, contemporary). The lessons can be taught in

This bundle includes resources teachers and students can use to complete a creative non-fiction piece of writing. The unit covers the following types of creative non-fiction writing: - autobiography - biography - literary criticism - literary journalism - memoir - personal (narrative) essay Moreover, the bundle includes - an interactive notebook to be used by students throughout the entire unit - videos, images, & notes about the types of creative non-fiction - videos, images, & notes to g

Review game for "Two Kinds". The game reviews vocabulary, characters, and events in the story.

This bundle includes lessons and activities that cover reading comprehension, grammar, and writing skills by examining the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Included in this bundle: Jeopardy: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Nouns and Verbs in "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Dialogue in "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Point of View in "Two Kinds" and "Angela's Ashes" Writing Assignment: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan

These handouts accompany and extend the My Mic Sounds Nice power point. There is a handout for the "Tone, Mood, and Theme" mini lesson. Students can be graded on their responses to the focus questions. There is a rubric. There is a comparison writing assignment. Students can compare the theme of a text they've read to a theme of one of the songs. The lyrics for each song are included. Feel free to change the songs.

This slide deck is meant to introduce creative non-fiction to students. It includes an explanation of the genre as well as explanations and examples of each of the following types on creative non-fiction (not in alphabetical order): - Autobiography - Biography - Literary Criticism - Literary Journalism - Memoir - Personal (Narrative) Essay The lesson culminates with students having the chance to brainstorm ideas for the various types of creative non-fiction. There is also a "research" HW assignm

This power point serves as an introduction to poetry. It discusses the structure of a poem: stanza, refrain, rhyme scheme. It also discusses the different types of poems. There are two review activities within the power point.

This bundle includes lessons and activities that cover reading comprehension and grammar skills by examining the short story "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt. Included in this bundle: Jeopardy: "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt "Angela's Ashes" Capitalization Point of View in "Two Kinds" and "Angela's Ashes"

The (Bridge to) portion of this bundle's title is because this mini-unit was provided after the creative non-fiction unit of my creative writing course. Nevertheless, it can be taught as an introductory mini-unit without the creative non-fiction transition. This bundle includes lessons (including videos), activities, and an assessment on point(s) of view (POVs), plot elements, and conflict. A character development lesson and activities are also included in the bundle, but are not part of the ass

The lesson plans in this bundle are intended to help teach about drama. You are more than welcome to make changes and revisions as you see fit. Each lesson is designed for 50 minutes.

This bundle includes lessons, activities, and projects created to accompany/extend the SpringBoard Level 5 curriculum (2013 and 2014 editions) Items included in this bundle: Cultural Scattergories (This assignment was completed on a specific online platform, but can be adapted to other online platforms such as Google Classroom.)Social Experiment: Tell Me How You Really FeelDouble-Consciousness Intro Lesson PlanSocial Experiment: I Thee Wed Project

Lesson plan includes 2 additional handouts. While the last activity refers to questions for Chapter 15 specifically, the previous activities can be applied at any point during the novel. The handouts are applicable at any point in the story as well.

This project is a great supplement to the SpringBoard Level 5 Curriculum (2013 edition). It is similar to the "Brown Eye v. Blue Eye" experiment conducted in the 1970s. The objective of this project is to get students to understand that they and others have biases towards people based upon labels. By the end of the three weeks, the intended outcome is for students broaden their perspectives and have meaningful conversations about culture, identity, and acceptance. The project can be adapted in

In this lesson students are introduced to poetic forms that are based on content. The forms discussed are lyrics (odes & elegies) and epics. The slides include a definition, structure breakdown, and examples of each form, but in varied mediums (videos, marked images, etc.) After the direct instruction, review, and discussion (as needed), students shift into workshop mode. In the first round, students draft their lyric poem (ode or elegy). In the second round, students brainstorm elements of th

This unit contains 5 lessons: Lesson 1: Poetry, what's that? Lesson 2: The Plight of Men Lesson 3: Bronzeville Girl Lesson 4: The Caged Bird Lesson 5: Poetry Proofs The timeline is based upon blocked-scheduling, but you can manipulate it however you like. The lessons are in word documents so that you can revise/edit as needed.

This document is designed to help the peer reviewer provide feedback that highlights elements specific to a personal (narrative) essay.

This project serves as a review for chapters 1, 2, and 3 of The Great Gatsby. The lesson plan includes 3 hyperlinks that allow you to explain collaging to the students. You may use the links based upon the knowledge of your students. The file includes a lesson plan, a quiz, and a rubric.

This power point allows you to discuss the conventions of dialogue by taking examples from the text.