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Ever have trouble making Shakespeare seem fun? Students hate reading poetry? This unit is designed to pair sonnets with modern songs, to help students conceptualize how Shakespeare's poetry is more relevant than they think. It also includes a Prezi with videos, discussion questions, and an introduction into Shakespeare. Great as a poetry unit, or as a precursor to one of Shakespeare's other works. This Resource Includes: A Prezi, complete with videos and visuals to guide you through worksheets

Lesson notes, sequencing, and instructions: • I plan to take a week on this unit. It could be shortened (by giving reading as homework) or lengthened (by adding other pieces of Canterbury Tales, writing assignments, or creative additions). But I wrote specifically to be a one week unit at the start of a new semester, before jumping into a Shakespeare unit. It includes: -A student packet -An essay prompt -A powerpoint to correspond with the text The Wife of Bath’s Tale Standards • RL.12.1: CITE

Close Reading Lesson Plan featuring: -Attractive Worksheet -Prezi with vocab, examples, helpful videos and tips -Designed to teach students to break down the text -Emphasis on summary skills

This includes two quizzes for the novel "The Greatest Generation." One is for the section "ordinary people" and the other is for the sections "heroes" and "home front." There is an answer key for multiple choice questions that includes what standards are being tested. These quizzes focuses on testinG standards: RI.12.1, RI.12.2, RI.12.3, RI.12.4, and RI.12.5

This lesson is designed to get students to think about symbolism, color, and sameness while reading The Giver. The lesson starts by discussing generally ideas about color, and then looks at examples from Robert Frost and Taylor Swift. Lastly, there is a worksheet for close reading a passage in the book and write about the ideas. I hope this freebie is helpful in your classroom.

This is a template for a visually appealing syllabus that can be used as a printable. I left my syllabus as an example, but also two templates to use for your own class. There is a blue, black, and green option, or an orange, white, and blue option.

This is resource you can use to teach students how to identify logical fallacies (such as ad hominem and bandwagon) and how to identify the use of ethos, logos, and pathos. I used this with middle school debate class. I recommend showing a video or excerpt of the September 16, 2015 republican presidential debates. Have the students identify the fallacies and styles of various candidates, and then follow up with a discussion. I have included pictures of the candidates to help students with their