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Typical lesson follows this basic format using a variety of formats to touch numerous learning modalities. 1. Facilitated Socratic session and/or group activity to stimulate prior knowledge. 2. Interactive Media Presentation presenting subject area and skills with facilitated exercises to check for understanding.
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Typical lesson follows this basic format using a variety of formats to touch numerous learning modalities. 1. Facilitated Socratic session and/or group activity to stimulate prior knowledge. 2. Interactive Media Presentation presenting subject area and skills with facilitated exercises to check for understanding.
This writing bundle focuses on developing student skills in literary analysis essay writing. 5 different packets provide guided instruction on how to write a literary analysis essay with detailed lessons that teach students the fundamental literary elements such as characterization, narrative setting, narrative conflict, symbolism, and theme. Each lesson provides systematic, facilitated writing exercises that address each element of essay writing: analyzing a prompt, writing thesis statements, writing introductions, deeply analyzing a text, using evidence, writing commentary and explanation, and writing conclusions. Unique acronyms help students remember how to approach each part of an essay. Each lesson includes PPT lectures, student notes, guided practice, and individual practice. Added bonus of 28 literary elements posters to support and suppliment the unit. To learn more about the unit, look at the detailed preview.
This resource includes:
1 PPT Lectures
2 Literary Element Student Notes
3 Body Paragraph Literary Analysis Writing Exercises
4 Introduction Paragraph Exercises
5 Conclusion Paragraphs
6 Graphic Organizers
7 Sample Paragraphs
8 Literary Analysis Annotation Guidelines PPT and Notes.
9 Three different options for chapter organizer worksheets
9 28 Literary Elements Posters
10 17 Writing Posters
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. This lesson plan provides a 3 dimensional approach toward analyzing the prologue fo this great play. PPT lecture, student notes, and facilitated exercises guide students through an analysis of characterization and use of foil characters, identifying the elements of the rhetorical situation present in the prologue, and an analysis of Antigone's use of rhetorical appeals in her conversation with Ismsene.
This lesson is part of our Antigone Unit
This lesson plan includes:
PPT Lectures
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
3 Different Writing Tasks
Total Pages 39 slides 15
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. LOOK AT THE PREVIEW. This lesson plan offers a variety of different activities to develop a deep analysis of Scene 2 of this great play. PPT lecture, student notes, and facilitated exercises guide students through:
1) Analysis narrative conflicts
2) Comparison activities between Antigone/Tiananmen Square Tank Man/Martin Luther King
3) Close Reading Activities
4) Tragic Hero's Path Graphic Organizer/Analysis
This lesson is part of our Antigone Unit
This lesson plan includes:
PPT Lectures
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
Analytical Writing Tasks
Teacher Answers and Resources
Total Pages 76 slides 30
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. LOOK AT THE PREVIEW. This lesson plan offers variety of different activities to develop a deep analysis of Scene 1 of this great play. PPT lecture, student notes, and facilitated exercises guide students through an analysis of the characterization of Creon, a deep rhetorical analysis of Creon's speech, and a graphic organizer for tracking the development of the tragic hero's path.
This lesson is part of our Antigone Unit
This lesson plan includes:
PPT Lectures
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
Analytical Writing Tasks
Teacher Answers and Resources
Total Pages 46 slides 24
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. This lesson plan offers a variety of different activities to develop a deep analysis of Scene 5 and the Exodus of this great play. PPT lecture, student notes, and facilitated exercises guide students through:
1) Analysis of Teiresias' use of symbolism
2) Creon's tragic flaw of hubris
3) Cause and effect mapping of climatic events within the play
4) Hypothetical Predictions (write a sequel to Antigone)
This lesson is part of our Antigone Unit
This lesson plan includes:
PPT Lectures
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
Total Pages 7 slides 11 pages
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. After reading the play, use these summative tests and writing performance task. Common Core aligned. Look at the preview for a 1st hand exposure to the materials.
This lesson is part of our Antigone Bundle
This lesson plan includes:
2 Criterion Tests (multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank, true false, and short answer)
Common Core Performance Writing Task
Total Pages 18 pages
This Antigone unit includes 215 PPT slides, 158 printable pages, and over 50 different engaging common core activities. For a close look at the Antigone activities, view the preview. This detailed Antigone unit facilitates a deep analysis of the play within the following categories:
1) Introduction to the Origins of Greek Tragedy
2) Preview of the Oedipus Myth
3) Indirect Characterization and Foil Characters
4) Analysis of the Stages/Traits of a Tragic Hero
5) Analysis of Rhetorical Persuasive Appeals
6) Common Core civil disobedience compare and contrast writing activities
7) Analysis of metaphors, analogies, and figurative language
8) Symbolism and Cause and Effect mapping
9) Analysis of Parodos, Odes, and Paen
10) Analysis of allusions to Greek Mythology
11) Final Unit Test (matching, true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer)
12) Summative Writing Performance Task
Each lesson plan includes:
PPT Lectures
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
Analytical Writing Tasks
Teacher Answers and Resources
Total Pages 215 slides 158 pages
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. This lesson plan offers a variety of different activities to develop a deep analysis of Scene 4 of this great play. PPT lecture, student notes, and facilitated exercises guide students through:
1) Analysis of Antigone's use of Allusions to Greek Mythology
2) Analysis of Hubris in Greek Tragedy (Antigone)
3) Tragic Hero's Path Graphic Organizer/Analysis
This lesson is part of our Antigone Unit
This lesson plan includes:
PPT Lectures
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
Analytical Writing Tasks
Total Pages 10 slides 10 pages
This Of Mice and Men Activities Bundle has over 20 different activities, including chapter questions and vocabulary exercises, to supplement your teaching of Of Mice and Men. Students love these fun, interactive activities that challenge their critical thinking skills, such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, character analysis, narrative conflict, theme, and plot analysis. For a close look at the activites, check out the detailed preview.
This Bundle Includes:
1. Chapter Questions and Vocabulary
2. "To A Mouse" Allusion Activity
3. Foreshadowing Activities
4. American Dream Poll Interview Activity
5. 2 Different Chapter Analysis Organizers
6. Character Analysis Activities (Graphics and Text)
7. Compare and Contrast American Dream Theme Activity
8. Figurative Language and Imagery Activity
9. Cause and Effect Activities
10. Character Letter to themselves Activity
11. Character Instagram
12. Life Magazine Interview Project
This resource is part of our Of Mice and Men Unit
Total Pages 50
Suppliment your Of Mice and Men teaching with these engaging chapter analysis questions. Literary analysis questions organized by chapters. Vocabulary terms provided in contextual sentences from the novel are used to guide students to create their own vocabulary notebook, including a vocab test with answer keys.
This resource is part of our Of Mice and Men Unit and Of Mice and Men Activities Bundle
This Resource Includes:
1. Analysis questions organized by chapter
2. Vocabulary exercises in context from the novel.
Total Pages13
This Of Mice and Men activity provides structured activities to understand and analyze Steinbeck's development of The American Dream within the novel. Students will compare and contrast the presentation of The American Dream in a picture, poem and excerpt from the novel. Graphic organizers and facilitated activities guide students in their analysis and writing.
This resource is part of our Of Mice and Men Unit and Of Mice and Men Activities Bundle
Total Pages12
This Of Mice and Men activity provides structured exercises to analyze John Steinbeck's allusion to the poem "To A Mouse". Student notes and examples instruct students on the fundamentals of allusions and foreshadowing. Structured exercises guide students on analyzing the poem and how the use of allusion brings meaning to the story and foreshadows the plot.
This resource is part of our Of Mice and Men Unit and Of Mice and Men Activities Bundle
This Resource Includes:
1. Analysis questions organized by chapter
2. Vocabulary exercises in context from the novel.
Total Pages7
Students will enjoy this unique way of analyzing the character's view points and ideals within Of Mice and Men. Students imagine they are interviewing George for Life Magazine about the American Dream. Student notes teach students how to form 4 different types of strategic interview questions. 6 different options for assignments require students to analyze conflict, symbols, and other plot elements from Katniss's point of view.
This resource is part of our Of Mice and Men Unit and Of Mice and Men Activities Bundle
Total Pages 6
These Of Mice and Men activities provide structured exercises to the characters within the novel. Students will use excerpts from the novel to draw pictures of the given character and make inferences about the characters personality. Graphic organizers and facilitated activities guide students in their analysis and writing.
This resource is part of our Of Mice and Men Unit and Of Mice and Men Activities Bundle
This Resource Includes:
1. Analysis questions organized by chapter
2. Vocabulary exercises in context from the novel.
Total Pages 7
This Hunger Games Activities Bundle has over 20 different activities, including chapter questions and vocabulary exercises, to supplement your teaching of The Hunger Games. Students love these fun, interactive activities that challenge their critical thinking skills, such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, character analysis, analyzing symbols, narrative conflict, and plot analysis.
This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit
This Activities Bundle Includes:
1. Tribute gift activities
2. Character interview project
3. Character Instagram game/activities
4. Chapter Selfie graphic organizer
5. Detailed chapter analysis worksheets
6. Cause and effect diagrams
7. Character letter to themselves activity
8. District symbols analysis activity
9. Create a symbol activity
10. Compare contrast The Hunger Games to Gladiator Games
11. Over 80 analysis questions organized by chapter
12. Vocabulary terms and activities in context from the novel
Total Pages 50
This Hunger games resource provides activities and worksheets to facilitate students' understanding and application Katniss's character and how she reflects Joseph Campbell's theory of The Hero's Journey. PPT lectures and Student Notes guide students in analyzing any novel and how the plot resembles Campbell's Hero's Journey.
This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit
Included in this bundle:
1 The Hero's Journey PPT Lecture
2 The Hero's Journey Student Notes
3 The Hero's Journey Graphic Organizers
4 The Hero's Journey Analysis Worksheets
5 The Hero's Journey Writing Task and Prompt
Total Pages 27 slides 14 pages
Students will enjoy this unique way of analyzing the characters, symbols and conflicts within The Hunger Games. Students imagine they are interviewing Katniss for People Magazine as one of their 25 most intriguing people. Student notes teach students how to form 4 different types of strategic interview questions. 6 different options for assignments require students to analyze conflict, symbols, and other plot elements from Katniss's point of view.
This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit
Total Pages 6
Suppliment your Hunger Games teaching with these engaging chapter analysis questions. Over 80 literary analysis questions, covering chapters 1-27, organized by chapters. Vocabulary terms provided in contextual sentences from the novel are used to guide students to create their own vocabulary notebook (also organized by chapters 1-27). Over 75 different terms including a summative Vocab Test with answer keys.
This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit and Hunger Games Activities Bundle
This Resource Includes:
1. Over 80 analysis questions organized by chapter
2. Vocabulary exercises in context from the novel.
Total Pages 28
These Hunger Games lessons focus on developing student skills in literary analysis writing. Multiple activities provide guided instruction on how to write a literary analysis paragraph, with detailed lessons that teach students the fundamental literary elements of the direct and indirect characterization of Katniss. Each lesson provides systematic, facilitated writing exercises that address each element of analysis writing: analyzing a prompt, writing statements, deeply analyzing a text, using evidence, writing commentary and explanation, and writing conclusions. Unique acronyms help students remember how to approach each part of an essay. Each lesson includes PPT lectures, student notes, guided practice, and individual practice. To learn more about the unit, look at the detailed preview.
This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit
This resource includes:
1 PPT Lectures
2 Literary Element Student Notes
3 Body Paragraph Literary Analysis Writing Exercises
4 Graphic Organizers
5 Sample Paragraphs
6 Literary Analysis Annotation Guidelines PPT and Notes.
7 Three different levels of analysis worksheets and graphic organizers
8 Novel Excerpts
9 Detailed Teacher Resources
Total Pages 40 slides 36 pages
These lessons use the narrative conflicts in The Hunger Games to develop student skills in literary analysis writing. Multiple activities provide guided instruction on how to write a literary analysis paragraph, with detailed lessons that teach students the fundamental literary elements of internal and external narrative conflict. Each lesson provides systematic, facilitated writing exercises that address each element of analysis writing: analyzing a prompt, writing statements, deeply analyzing a text, using evidence, writing commentary and explanation, and writing conclusions. Unique acronyms help students remember how to approach each part of an essay. Each lesson includes PPT lectures, student notes, guided practice, and individual practice. To learn more about the unit, look at the detailed preview.
This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit
This resource includes:
1 PPT Lectures
2 Literary Element Student Notes
3 Body Paragraph Literary Analysis Writing Exercises
4 Graphic Organizers
5 Sample Paragraphs
6 Literary Analysis Annotation Guidelines PPT and Notes.
7 Three different levels of analysis worksheets and graphic organizers
8 Novel Excerpts
9 Detailed Teacher Resources
Total Pages 31 slides 47 pages