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This product bundles Speed Dating/ Small Group Discussion questions for 4 different dramas. For each play you'll get 12 discussion questions, a reflection, and a rubric. In my class, we read these in small lit circle groups. Buy them as a bundle to save $! Please check out each product individually.

"Speed Dating" is a fun alternative to a traditional class discussion. Students have a set amount of time to discuss a question with their partner, then quickly move onto the next partner and question. This product includes directions and 12 "big idea" discussion questions for Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire" There are questions about plot, characters, conflict, theme, setting, and marginalization in the text. I have also included a reflection question as a ticket out the door for

"Speed Dating" is a fun alternative to a traditional class discussion. Students have a set amount of time to discuss a question with their partner, then quickly move onto the next partner and question. This product includes directions and 12 "big idea" discussion questions for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. There are questions about plot, characters, conflict, theme, and marginalization in the text. I have also included a reflection question as a ticket out the door for after the activit

"Speed Dating" is a fun alternative to a traditional class discussion. Students have a set amount of time to discuss a question with their partner, then quickly move onto the next partner and question. This product includes directions and 12 "big idea" discussion questions for The Glass Menagerie by August Wilson. There are questions about plot, conflict, symbolism, characters, and marginalization in the text. I have also included a reflection question as a ticket out the door for after the ac

"Speed Dating" is a fun alternative to a traditional class discussion. Students have a set amount of time to discuss a question with their partner, then quickly move onto the next partner and question. This product includes directions and 12 "big idea" discussion questions for Fences by August Wilson. There are questions about plot, conflict, symbolism, characters, and marginalization in the text. I have also included a reflection question as a ticket out the door for after the activity. Final

Are you looking for a different way to encourage your students to analyze the characters in The Great Gatsby? Sociograms are visual representations of the relationships among characters in a literary text. Students can make use of pictures, symbols, shapes, colors, and line styles to illustrate these relationships. In order to prepare this activity for your students, you simply have to provide each student with a large piece of paper and assign them one of the 5 main characters in the text (Dai

Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of FItzgerald's The Great Gatsby? This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with three additional questions they will ask if there’s time in their seminar. Finally, th

This resource bundles all 5 of my store's activities and Assessments for The Great Gatsby! Please check out each resource individually at the links below. Rubrics are provided for each assignment. Please help my little business grow!Did you know that you can receive $ credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? Please leave a review at the product page or through "My Purchases" under "My Account" at TpT. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your interest in this small group Morality Scales Classwork Analysis Activity!  I recommend completing this activity after students have read chapters 1-5 or 6 of the text, although you could incorporate it wherever you deem appropriate.  In order to prepare, you simply have to arrange your students in groups of 3-4 and provide them with a copy of the Morality Scale.  You can copy OR project the directions.  Give them time to discuss and make their initial assessments of t

Thank you so much for your interest in this Poetry Pairings assignment for F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby!      There are 3 parts to this assignment that will be implemented over multiple class periods.  First, students will receive a poetry packet for one of the main characters: Nick, Jordan, Tom, or Daisy.  They will read and annotate 4 poems for poetic elements and a connection to the character.        Next they’ll choose one of the 4 poems to explore further and write about in

Who is Jay Gatsby? Students will work together to answer this question by creating a CSI- style detective board! This resource includes directions, guiding questions to help students decide what to include on their board, a reflection, and a rubric for the whole activity! My students had a blast working together to complete this task. I recommend doing this activity early on in the text; we did it right after chapter 4. Thanks for looking! Please help my little business grow!Did you know tha

This product bundles ALL of my shop's Holocaust- related resources together. Please check out each product individually using the links below. Thank you! Please help my little business grow!Did you know that you can receive $ credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? Please leave a review at the product page or through "My Purchases" under "My Account" at TpT. Thank you!

Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this incredible text! This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required t

Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of James McBride's The Color of Water? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this incredible text! This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to com

This product includes 10 text-based analysis questions for chapters 7-12 of James McBride's The Color of Water. I put my students in groups of 4 and place the stack of questions in the center of the table. Students take turns answering the questions and responding to each other's comments. I've included a rubric for teacher use or student self-assessment. Interested in other resources for The Color of Water? Check out this Bundle! The Color of Water Bundle of ResourcesPlease help my littl

This bundle packages 5 products that will help your students read, understand, and analyze James McBride's The Color of Water. Please check out each product individually at the links below! Please help my little business grow!Did you know that you can receive $ credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? Please leave a review at the product page or through "My Purchases" under "My Account" at TpT. Thank you!

This product will help your students read and analyze Ruth McBride Jordan's obituary after reading James McBride's The Color of Water. The text is chunked into 11 different sections and each part has a corresponding question. The questions require students to examine the rhetorical choices of the writer as well as make connections to The Color of Water. For me, it's a lovely way to pay tribute to Ruth and her legacy as a way of giving this unit closure. It's in a Google Doc, so you can either

This Write the Room analysis activity will push your students to deeply analyze chapters 13-18 of James McBride's The Color of Water. Paste the questions onto larger chart or construction paper and place/ hang them around your classroom. Have your students rotate and write their answers on the poster! Please help my little business grow!Did you know that you can receive $ credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? Please leave a review at the product page or through "My

This Google Doc helps students analyze the Epilogue and Afterword to James McBride's The Color of Water. Print out the 8 question document or post it to your Google Classroom! A suggested answer key is included. Please help my little business grow!Did you know that you can receive $ credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? Please leave a review at the product page or through "My Purchases" under "My Account" at TpT. Thank you!

"Speed Dating" is a fun alternative to a traditional class discussion. Students have a set amount of time to discuss a question with their partner, then quickly move onto the next partner and question. This product includes directions and 12 "big idea" discussion questions for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat". I have also included a reflection question as a ticket out the door for after the activity. Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you! Please help my little business grow!Di