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 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. These close reading exercises allow students to examine Sophocles' use of tone, mood, allusion, imagery and figurative language. This packet includes the Parodos, Odes 1-4 and the Paen. This lesson plan is part of our Antigone Unit. This lesson plan includes: Student Notes Student Worksheets and Exercises Analytical Writing Task Total Pages: 27

Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. Before diving into the play use these engaging activites to introduct students to the origins of Greek Tragedy and the narrative of the Oedipus Myth/Legend. Videos, PPT Lectures, Student Notes are all included. This lesson is part of our complete Antigone Unit. This lesson plan includes: Student Notes Student Worksheets and Exercises PPT Lectures Total Pages: 20 slides 9 pages

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

This writing bundle focuses on developing student skills in rhetorical analysis essay writing. Guided lessons teach students the fundamental rhetorical appeals and techniques such as ethos, pathos, logos, propaganda, diction, sytax, tropes, figurative language, tone, and mood. 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 11 essay fundamental 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 Rhetorical Analysis Student Notes Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Diction, Syntax, Denotation, Connotation, Tone, Mood, Viewpoint, Bias, Propaganda, etc. 3 Body Paragraph Rhetorical Analysis Writing Exercises 4 Introduction Paragraph Exercises 5 Conclusion Paragraphs 6 Graphic Organizers 7 Sample Paragraphs 8 Rhetorical Analysis Annotation Guidelines PPT and Notes. 9 11 Essay Fundamentals Posters 10 Rhetorical Analysis Writing Performance Task and Rubric 11 I Have a Dream rhetorical analysis close reading exercises

These short story lesson plans offer a creative, interactive and fun way to introduce and teach the elements of the narrative plot chart. Students will enjoy the "Picture Pass" exercise that introduces each element of the plot chart: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Students will then use this new knowledge to analyze the plot of "A View from the Summit" by Sir Edmund Hillary. A variety of exercises engage the students' diverse learning styles. This resource is part of our complete Short Story Bundle

These short story lesson plans use Masque of the Red Death as the platform for 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 characterization and narrative setting. 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 complete Short Story Bundle

These short story lesson plans use The Monkey's Paw as the platform for 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 foreshadowing and irony. 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 complete Short Story Bundle

These short story lesson plans use The Necklace as the platform for 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 symbolism and theme. 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 complete Short Story Bundle Short Story Literary Analysis Unit

These short story lesson plans use The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as the platform for 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 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 complete Short Story Bundle

This common core aligned close reading unit focuses on understanding the basics of analyzing the rhetorical situation, mood and tone, and author's purpose, bias, and point of view within informational texts.The new Common Core State Standards place a greater emphasis on critical thinking and implementing nonfiction into the English Language Arts curriculum. These multi-faceted lesson plans integrate listening skills, reading strategies, and writing skills, as students analyze each of these elements to develop practical skills in close reading of nonfiction texts. This bundle includes detailed lessons covering: 1 Informational Text Annotation and Close Reading Guidelines 2 Understanding and Evaluating the Rhetorical Situation 3 Recognizing Mood and Tone 4 Identifying and Evaluating Author’s Bias, Point of View and Purpose

The new Common Core State Standards place a greater emphasis on critical thinking and implementing nonfiction into the English Language Arts curriculum. Understanding the basics of an author's use of diction (denotation vs connotation), imagery, figurative language, and syntax; is essential for analyzing the tone and mood of a text. This multi-faceted lesson plan integrates listening skills, reading strategies, and writing skills, as students analyze each of these elements to determine the tone an mood of a variety of texts. INCLUDED WITH THIS PACKET CCSS Alignment Videos and Active Listening Exercises/Worksheets PPT tools authors use to develop tone and mood Tone and Mood Student’s Notes Guided Practice Worksheets Independent Practice Worksheets Independent Tone and Mood Exercises Tone and Mood Quizzes

The new Common Core State Standards place a greater emphasis on critical thinking and implementing nonfiction into the English Language Arts curriculum. Understanding the basics of an author's use of internal text structures, loaded words/language, and facts vs. opinions; is essential for analyzing the purpose, bias and point of view of a text. This multi-faceted lesson plan integrates listening skills, reading strategies, and writing skills, as students analyze each of these elements to determine the purpose and bias of a variety of texts. INCLUDED WITH THIS PACKET CCSS Alignment Videos and Active Listening Exercises/Worksheets PPT tools authors use to develop purpose and point of view Purpose and Viewpoint Student’s Notes Guided Practice Worksheets Independent Practice Worksheets Independent Purpose and Bias Exercises

This package includes a a variety of resources to help students develop active reading skills and annotation techniques for informational texts. PPT lecture explains the strategies for active reading and techniques for annotations. Student notes outline each step for annotating texts. Aligned graphic organizer is provided for students to consolidate their annotations. This 4-5 day unit teaches the fundamentals of analyzing informational text with the unique acrostic "R.E.A.D.S" Close “R.E.A.D” Recognize (purpose, tone, point of view) Evaluate (support) Analyze (rhetoric) Develop (questions and judgments) Summarize (the main idea of the text)

This common core aligned unit focuses on analyzing the fundamentals of argument and persuasion. This bundle is designed with PPT lectures, student notes, and engaging activities to help you instruct your students in concepts such as premise vs. conclusions, persuasive appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), inductive vs deductive reasoning, valid vs. sound, evaluating evidence, viewpoint, bias, the rhetorical situation, mood vs. tone, etc. Up to 2 weeks of material and instruction. Save up to 50% over purchasing each lesson individually. This bundle includes: 1. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation (17 pages 24 slides) Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject 2. Recognizing Viewpoint and Bias (14 pages 12 slides) Facts vs. Opinions, Loaded Words, Tone and Mood 3. Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals (17 pages 12 slides) Ethos, Pathos, Logos 4. Elements and Structure of Arguments (11 pages 16 slides) Premise vs. Conclusion, Inductive vs. Deductive, Valid vs. Sound 5. Analysis of Propaganda and Fallacies (11 pages 20 slides) 6. Engaging Topics and Arguments for Evaluation (17 pages) Analysis notes and worksheets. ("Legalization of Marijuana" and "Do Aliens Exist?" "Would a Zombie Apocalypse be a Serious Threat?" "Should College Athletes be Paid?" "Violent vs Nonviolent Protest") 7. Annotation Guidelines for Argument and Informational Text (6 pages 11 slides) Each section has its own editable PPT lecture, with student notes and integrated student activities. At the conclusion of the unit the bundle includes structured worksheets to evaluate a contemporary debate issue, using new knowledge and skills.

Critical analysis of texts is a strong focus of the CCSS. This lesson is designed with PPT lectures, student notes, and engaging activities to help you instruct your students to better understand and evaluate the fundamentals of arguments and persuasive techniques. This lesson focuses on understanding the Rhetorical Situation: Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, & Subject. This lesson is part of a larger bundle. Save 50% on the comprehensive "Evaluating Arguments and Persuasion" bundle This Lesson Includes: -Teacher's Guide -Common Core Alignment -PPT Lecture -Student Notes -Engaging Activities -Close Reading Worksheets for Speech Analysis Each section has its own editable PPT lecture, with student notes and integrated student activities. At the conclusion of the unit the bundle includes structured worksheets to evaluate a contemporary debate issue, using new knowledge and skills.

Critical analysis of texts is a strong focus of the CCSS. This lesson is designed with PPT lectures, student notes, and engaging activities to help you instruct your students to better understand and evaluate the fundamentals of arguments and persuasive techniques. This lesson focuses on understanding speaker's viewpoint, bias, mood, tone, use of diction, loaded language, and connotation. This lesson is part of a larger bundle. Save 50% on the comprehensive "Evaluating Arguments and Persuasion" bundle This Lesson Includes: -Teacher's Guide -Common Core Alignment -PPT Lecture -Student Notes -Engaging Activities -Close Reading Activities Each section has its own editable PPT lecture, with student notes and integrated student activities. At the conclusion of the unit the bundle includes structured worksheets to evaluate a contemporary debate issue, using new knowledge and skills.

Critical analysis of texts is a strong focus of the CCSS. This lesson is designed with PPT lectures, student notes, and engaging activities to help you instruct your students to better understand and evaluate the fundamentals of arguments and persuasive techniques. This lesson focuses on identifying and analyzing the use of propaganda and logical fallacies including: Bandwagon, Circular Reasoning, Name Callilng, Ad Hominem, Glittering Generality, Transfer, Testimonial, Plain-folk, Appeal to Tradition, Begging the Question, Hasty Generalization, False Cause, Non Sequitur, False Dilemma, Logical Parodox, and False Analogy. This lesson is part of a larger bundle. Save 50% on the comprehensive "Evaluating Arguments and Persuasion" bundle Evaluating Arguments and Persuasion This Lesson Includes: -Teacher's Guide -Common Core Alignment -PPT Lecture -Student Notes -Engaging Activities -Close Reading Activities Each section has its own editable PPT lecture, with student notes and integrated student activities. At the conclusion of the unit the bundle includes structured worksheets to evaluate a contemporary debate issue, using new knowledge and skills.