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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.

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 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 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.

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

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 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.

Students identify and examine grammatical classifications within given text.

This activity can be used at the beginning of the year or semester to get students acclimated to one another. It allows them to work in groups, learn about one another and even complete writing prompts. It also provides a set of groups for future activities. You can simply say, "Get into your chocolate groups".

This file can be used for the Social Commentary in Poetry Unit or as a stand-alone lessons. The file includes: Quotes Comparison Charts "Phenomenal Woman" "In and Out" of Time Poem The file is a word document so that you can revise/edit as needed.

Review game for "Angela's Ashes". The game reviews vocabulary, characters, and events in the story.

This project aligns well with the SpringBoard Level 5 Curriculum (2014 edition). The objective of this project is to allow students the opportunity to have a cultural experience they may not be accustomed to. DISCLAIMER: It is a risky assignment on a few levels. Be sure to consult administration for guidance, support, and even approval before assigning it. You can choose any anchor text(s) to serve as a catalyst for this project; however, the anchor texts included in the Springboard curriculum

This assignment accompanies Activities 1.2-1.3 in the SpringBoard curriculum. Also, the assignment requires students have access to some type of discussion board. The powerpoint references turnitin.com as that is what my county uses, but Blackboard, a class website, anything could work.

This project requires students to maintain previous assignments and provides them a resource for the future. The portfolio includes notes, research, text comparisons, creative writing assignments and peer reviews. The document is a word document so that it can be revised/edited as needed.

This resource explores how the media can be used to drive social change by examining three clips from the movie Incredibles 2. The lesson is written as a follow-up lesson to the Common Lit lesson, "How the Media Works", but it can be taught independently if some vocabulary and concepts are pre-taught/added to the activities. Included in the assignment sheet: .mp4 and YouTube links for each video clipa writing prompt and guiding questions for each video clipan expandable box so that students ca