Deconstruct and conduct a pre-reading study of Goodbye by Alun Lewis… without the poem! This pre-reading pack of 11 mini-lessons will guide your students as they consider the settings, concepts, colors, emotions, movement, people and imagery in the poem they are about to study, before creating a hexagonal thinking map of their expectations. Need the lesson plans too? Check out my FREE Lesson Plans for Poetry Deconstruction. Deconstructing the poem means to pull it apart and and study the broken segments before putting it back together. Your students’ depth of understanding when you finally read the poem together may surprise you! Includes… Deconstruction of Setting worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Color worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Visuals worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Sound worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Concept worksheet and slides Deconstruction of Emotions worksheet and slides Deconstruction of Movement worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Objects worksheets and slides Deconstruction of People worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Imagery worksheets and slides Instructions for Hexagonal Thinking handout and slides Printable pre-populated hexagons Digital hexagon map with moveable elements The full poem can be found online.

Deconstruct and conduct a pre-reading study of a well-known poem… without the poem! This pack of nine pre-reading lesson plans will help you prepare to guide your students as they consider the settings, concepts, people, emotions, movement and imagery in the poem they are about to study, before creating a hexagonal thinking map of their expectations. Use these lesson plans alongside the pre-made poem packs here on TES and on TPT, and let the students do all the hard work! Deconstructing the poem means to pull it apart and and study the broken segments before putting it back together. Your students’ depth of understanding when you finally read the poem together may surprise you! Includes… Deconstruction of Setting lesson plan Deconstruction of Color lesson plan Deconstruction of Sound, Smell and Taste lesson plan Deconstruction of Concept lesson plan Deconstruction of Emotions lesson plan Deconstruction of Movement lesson plan Deconstruction of Objects lesson plan Deconstruction of Imagery lesson plan Hexagonal Thinking lesson plan Deconstruction of People lesson plan coming soon! PACK AVAILABLE: Poem Deconstruction of Goodbye by Alun Lewis | Pre-Reading Poem Deconstruction of Blackberrying by Sylvia Plath | Pre-Reading Activity Poem Deconstruction of Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas Poem Deconstruction of My Mother’s Perfume by Pascale Petit | Pre-Reading

Deconstruct and conduct a pre-reading study of Blackberrying by Sylvia Plath… without the poem! This pre-reading pack of ten mini-lessons will guide your students as they consider the settings, concepts, colors, emotions, movement and imagery in the poem they are about to study, before creating a hexagonal thinking map of their expectations. Need the lesson plans too? Check out my FREE Lesson Plans for Poetry Deconstruction! Deconstructing the poem means to pull it apart and and study the broken segments before putting it back together. Your students’ depth of understanding when you finally read the poem together may surprise you! Includes… Deconstruction of Setting worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Color worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Visuals worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Sound worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Concept worksheet and slides Deconstruction of Emotions worksheet and slides Deconstruction of Movement worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Objects worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Imagery worksheets and slides Instructions for Hexagonal Thinking handout and slides Printable pre-populated hexagons Digital hexagon map with moveable elements The full poem can be found online.

Deconstruct and conduct a pre-reading study of Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas… without the poem! This pre-reading pack of six mini-lessons will guide your students as they consider the settings, sensory elements, emotions and movement in the poem they are about to study, before creating a hexagonal thinking map of their expectations. Need the lesson plans too? Check out my FREE Lesson Plans for Poetry Deconstruction! Deconstructing the poem means to pull it apart and and study the broken segments before putting it back together. Your students’ depth of understanding when you finally read the poem together may surprise you! Includes… Deconstruction of Setting worksheet and slides Deconstruction of Sound worksheet and slides Deconstruction of Emotions worksheet and slides Deconstruction of Movement worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Objects worksheets and slides Instructions for Hexagonal Thinking handout and slides Printable pre-populated hexagons Digital hexagon map with moveable elements Please note that a copy of the full poem itself is not included with this pack.

Deconstruct and conduct a pre-reading study of My Mother’s Perfume by Pascale Petit… without the poem! This pre-reading pack of 11 mini-lessons will guide your students as they consider the settings, concepts, colors, emotions, movement, people and imagery in the poem they are about to study, before creating a hexagonal thinking map of their expectations. Need the lesson plans too? Check out my FREE Lesson Plans for Poetry Deconstruction! Deconstructing the poem means to pull it apart and and study the broken segments before putting it back together. Your students’ depth of understanding when you finally read the poem together may surprise you! Includes… Deconstruction of Setting worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Color worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Visuals worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Smell and Taste worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Concept worksheet and slides Deconstruction of Emotions worksheet and slides Deconstruction of Movement worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Objects worksheets and slides Deconstruction of People worksheets and slides Deconstruction of Imagery worksheets and slides Instructions for Hexagonal Thinking handout and slides Printable pre-populated hexagons Digital hexagon map with moveable elements The full poem can be found online.

Perfect for classes reading Robert Cormier’s WWII novel Heroes. This pack of questions provides 20 comprehension questions and 20 analysis questions for chapter 4 of the novel. Differentiated to four levels, set work to support learners at every access stage! Level 1 is Easy, Level 2 is Moderate, Level 3 is challenging and Level 4 is Expert. Includes: Level 1 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 1 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide

Perfect for classes reading Robert Cormier’s WWII novel Heroes. This pack of questions provides 20 comprehension questions and 20 analysis questions for chapter 3 of the novel. Differentiated to four levels, set work to support learners at every access stage! Level 1 is Easy, Level 2 is Moderate, Level 3 is challenging and Level 4 is Expert. Includes: Level 1 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 1 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide

Perfect for classes reading Robert Cormier’s WWII novel Heroes. This pack of questions provides 20 comprehension questions and 20 analysis questions for chapter 2 of the novel. Differentiated to four levels, set work to support learners at every access stage! Level 1 is Easy, Level 2 is Moderate, Level 3 is challenging and Level 4 is Expert. Includes: Level 1 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 1 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide

Perfect for classes reading Robert Cormier’s WWII novel Heroes. This pack of questions provides 20 comprehension questions and 20 analysis questions for chapter 1 of the novel. Differentiated to four levels, set work to support learners at every access stage! Level 1 is Easy, Level 2 is Moderate, Level 3 is challenging and Level 4 is Expert. Includes: Level 1 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 1 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide

Learn, analyze and use persuasive devices in speech with this packet of resources with cheat sheets, models, transcripts, writing frames and speech topic suggestions. Includes: Teacher notes for use of resources Two differentiated cheat sheets of persuasive devices in mnemonic format Directions to Will Stephens’ TedX Talk: How to Sound Smart in your TedX Talk Graphic organizers for use during or immediately after viewing the talk Transcript model of the talk for annotation Instructive slideshow for Silent Discussion annotation activity Talk scaffold based on the model Talk planning frame based on the model List of talk topic suggestions for student choice

This Silent Discussion pre-reading activity for F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel Of The Great Gatsby prompts students to collaborate on vintage book covers images with their thoughts, opinions, interpretations and predictions. Resources include two lesson formats with instructive slideshows. Includes: 18 pages of cover image prompts for a seated silent discussion 18 pages of cover image prompts for a gallery walk silent discussion Duplicate of the gallery version in A3 size for ease of writing Slideshow with instructions for seated silent discussion Slideshow with instructions for gallery walk silent discussion Follow up activity - do your students think that any of the covers belong to the same novel? Why?

Prepare to read Sharon M Draper’s timely novel Tears of a Tiger with this printable pre-reading activity. Silent Discussion, Collaborative Predictions, Written Debate… whatever you call it, these image prompts and instructions have you covered! Simply print and go - includes 15 image prompts connected to the plot. Students move around a gallery of the images or pass the sheets from person to person leaving annotations, comments and observations on every sheet. Includes: 15 US letter size printable prompt sheets 15 A3 size printable prompt sheets 7 slides of instructions for classroom and lesson use 2 slides of holistic follow-up activities

This Silent Discussion pre-reading activity for Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men prompts students to collaborate on vintage book covers and movie posters with their thoughts, opinions, interpretations and predictions. Resources include two lesson formats with instructive slideshows. Includes: 10 pages of cover and poster prompts for a seated silent discussion 10 pages of cover and poster prompts for a gallery walk silent discussion Duplicate of the gallery version in A3 size for ease of writing Slideshow with instructions for seated silent discussion Slideshow with instructions for gallery walk silent discussion

Explore Ambrose Bierce’s classic short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge with this printable booklet of 38 pages of activities and printable texts. Simply print and go! Includes a wide range of tasks, from literary analysis to personal responses. Includes pre-reading hooks and post-reading activities suitable as assignments. This is also a growing booklet - more activities to come!

Explore F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby with this printable booklet of 77 pages of activities. Simply print and go! Includes a wide range of tasks, from literary analysis to personal responses. Includes pre-reading hook and post-reading activities suitable as assignments.

Challenge your high school students to recognize a wider range of poetic devices, techniques and terms with these six puzzles and activities based on the definitions of 25 poetry vocabulary words! This definitions and puzzle set is designed to encourage students to become comfortable with academic and stylistic language. This pack includes the following printables: Definitions of 25 poetry devices and techniques Follow-up reflection activity Word scramble challenge Letter shapes puzzle Matching definitions activity Word search puzzle Crossword challenge Answer Key

Challenge your high school students to draft more vivid creative writing with these 20 printable Row of 4 grids, each featuring 49 winter image prompts! Complete with explanation slideshow, modelling and examples, this pack ends the needs for spoon-feeding vocabulary and sets expectations of independence… with a competitive twist! TOTALLY INCLUSIVE: No mention of seasonal celebrations such as Christmas! Want more? Check out my Winter ELA BUNDLE | Inclusive Tasks and Activities | Non-Christmas This winter description game is designed to encourage middle and high school students to step out of their comfort zones. Many rely on simply using teacher or class-provided word banks and vocabulary lists to write creatively - visual prompts allow students to create their own! This pack includes the following printables: Three examples of writing on a printable modelling sheet Instructions and examples slideshow 10 giant Row of 4 sheets for students to use in pairs 10 giant Row of 4 sheets for students to use in teams of up to four Overview: Students must write a winter description or narrative piece. The challenge is to use the ideas on the grid in some way, either as part of the plot or the description, marking the images off with counters or in pen and trying to mark off four ideas in a row – vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Students CANNOT mark off ideas before they are down in writing, nor can they use an idea already marked off by another student. They can only claim the idea on the grid once it is down in ink or pencil in their draft. Once a student has achieved four in a row, they gain a point which they can mark on their scoresheet as a tally The student with the most tallies at the end of the writing session is the winner!

Gamify proofreading and editing work with these 60 pages of printable Bingo grids! Task students with finding these errors in their own work, or during peer assessment. Give prizes for the most errors found and corrected - make mistake discovery a positive activity! Aimed at secondary school students, this pack includes… 40 different printable grids of common spelling, punctuation and grammar errors 20 sheets of the above as half-page printables Blank PPT versions to create your own with editable text boxes Log sheet for students to write quotes as proof of errors found and corrected That’s 64 pages and slides - enough for every student in the class, and for every student to get a different card each time you play proofreading bingo!

Challenge your high school students to use more devices and techniques in their creative writing or NaNoWriMo projects with these 80 printable Bingo grids… not just for November!! Aimed at gifted and talented students, this pack includes… 40 different printable grids with heading Creative Writing Bingo 40 different printable grids with heading NaNoWriMo Bingo 22 sheets of quarter-page printables Blank PPT versions to create your own with editable text boxes (full and quarter page) Log sheet for students to write quotes as proof of devices That’s 106 pages and slides - enough for every student in the class, whether you use these year-round or for just for narrative writing events!