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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.
These Hunger Games lessons focus on the author's use of symbolism within the novel. PPT lectures and notes guide students in an understanding of symbolism and annotation strategies for literary analysis. The resource provides 5 different excerpts from the novel, formatted for student annotations, along with graphic organizers to guide student analysis. Great resource to facilitate close reading of specific texts within The Hunger Games.
This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit and Close Reading Bundle
This resource includes:
1 Literary Analysis Annoation PPT Lectures
2 Annotation Notes and Examples
2 Literary Elements Student Notes
3 Formatted Close Reading Passages from the Novel
4 Graphic Organizers
Total Pages 8 slides 13
This lesson plan comes complete with PPT lecture, Student Handouts, Integrated Classroom Exercises, and a Teacher's Guide. Direct Instruction is uniquely integrated with student exercises for Guided Practice and to check for understanding. Students will distinguish between inductive and deductive arguments, evaluate videos to distinguish between persuasion and propaganda, recognize rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos and logos. Student will then use these new skills to evaluate and revise their own essays to incorporate rhetorical appeals into their writing.
This Lesson Includes:
1. TEACHER GUIDE: Fully developed lesson plan
2. PPT LECTURE With integrated student exercises
3. STUDENT NOTES AND WORKSHEETS
This resource is section of my larger, detailed argument persuasive writing unit with over 80 pages and 160 ppt slides of detailed ppt lectures, student note packets, guided writing exercises, sample paragraphs, and graphic organizers.
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 rhetorical appeals: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.
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.
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
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
Great short unit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Black History Month. COMMON CORE ALIGNED: This lesson involves direct instruction, engaging supporting videos, guided rhetorical analysis practice exercises, and a structured rhetorical analysis close reading of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. After direct instruction, students will work alone or in groups to analyze MLK's speech for use of ethos, pathos, logos, and literary devices.
Lesson includes
1. Teacher Lesson Plan
2. PPT Facilitated Lecture
3. Student Notes and Exercises
4. Structured Close Read
5. Prompt for Analysis Paragraph
6. Active Listening Exercise
7. Teacher Answer Sheet providing correct response for rhetorical anlysis
Lesson Plan:
CCSS: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.2 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.3 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.5 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.9 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.A CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.B CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.D
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1. What are the elements of Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle
2. What are elements of a rhetorical situation? (SOAPS)
3. How do rhetorical appeals and devices further a text’s purpose
ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES (All Students Will Be Able To):
1. Memorize the elements of the rhetorical situation
2. Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation of "I Have A Dream"
3. Identify and analyze the use of rhetorical appeals within “I Have A Dream”
DIRECT INSTRUCTION AND CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES:
DIRECT INSTRUCTION
Definition of Rhetoric and Analysis
Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle
Rhetorical/Literary Devices
STUDENTS COMPLETE CLOSE READ EXERCISE
Either as one exercise or in sections followed by class discussion
TEACHER FACILITATED DISCUSSION
Discuss students’ responses for each section of the close read
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT:
1. Student close read worksheet and class discussion.
2. Student paragraphs
Total Pages 40 slides 28 pages
Common Core Aligned. This collection of resources is designed to help facilitate student understanding of the development of symbols and motifs within a text. PPT slides and lecture instruct a students with the knowledge of motifs vs. symbols in literature. Students then use the graphic organizer to track the development of motifs and symbols within the novel. Bloom's Taxonomy prompts provide a platform for students to interact with and evaluate the symbols and motifs relative to the plot and theme of the novel.
This Lesson Plan Includes:
1. Teacher Instructions
2. Student Handouts (6 pages)
3. Symbol Motif Student Notes
4. Graphic Organizers
5. 3 Analysis prompts
6. PPT Lecture (12 slides)
Compare and Contrast: Make compare and contrast tasks easy and practical for your students with this comprehensive writing packet. PPT lecture coincides with student notes to provide direct instruction and guided practice. Students will benefit from scaffolded exercises designed to generate classroom discussion, graphic organizers to outline brainstorming, thesis templates designed for a variety of purposes, essay planning graphic organizers, and a guided practice paragraph.
Included with this product:
1. PPT lecture to support student notes (15 slides)
2. Student notes with integrated exercises (4 pages)
3. Facilitated point-by-point practice paragraph (2 pages)
4. Essay planning graphic organizers (4 pages)
5. Using Venn Diagrams Effectively (3 pages)
6. Teacher's guide
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. Non-fiction annotation and close reading strategies.
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.
This lesson provides guided practice writing process, taking students in a step by step process to draft an introduction paragraph. PPT lecture is integrated with scaffold exercises, walking the students through each element of the introduction: Attention Grabber, Surrounding Context, and Thesis Statement. Students will brainstorm a variety of Attention Grabbers, outline facts to provide context surrounding the debate, learn to address the counter argument, and provide a preview of the reasons their position is superior.
Included with this lesson:
1 PPT Lecture
2 Student Notes
3 Guided Writing Excercises
4 Sample Paragraphs
5 Planning Sheets
6 Graphic Organizers
This resource is section of my larger, detailed argument persuasive writing unit with over 80 pages and 160 ppt slides of detailed ppt lectures, student note packets, guided writing exercises, sample paragraphs, and graphic organizers.
This lesson provides guided practice writing process, taking students in a step by step process to draft Counter Arguments and Rebuttals. PPT lecture is integrated with scaffolded exercises, walking the students through how to select appropriate counter arguments and attack them directly in their rebuttal.
Included with this lesson:
1 PPT Lecture
2 Student Notes
3 Guided Writing Excercises
4 Sample Paragraphs
5 Planning Sheets
6 Graphic Organizers
This resource is section of my larger, detailed argument persuasive writing unit with over 80 pages and 160 ppt slides of detailed ppt lectures, student note packets, guided writing exercises, sample paragraphs, and graphic organizers.
This lesson provides guided practice writing process, taking students in a step by step process to draft a conclusion paragraph. PPT lecture is integrated with scaffold exercises, walking the students through each element of the conclusion: Restatement, Establishing Importance or Connection to the Audience, and Presenting Recommendations. Students will complete guided exercises in each area, evaluate a sample conclusion, and then use graphic organizers to complete their own conclusion paragraph.
Included with this lesson:
1 PPT Lecture
2 Student Notes
3 Guided Writing Excercises
4 Sample Paragraphs
5 Planning Sheets
6 Graphic Organizers
This resource is section of my larger, detailed argument persuasive writing unit with over 80 pages and 160 ppt slides of detailed ppt lectures, student note packets, guided writing exercises, sample paragraphs, and graphic organizers.
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
Fun and engaging Halloween descriptive writing activities. This engaging descriptive writing unit focuses on develop students’ use of the following descriptive writing techniques to develop mood and tone: figurative language (simile, metaphor, allusion, and hyperbole), visual imagery, auditory imagery, olfactory imagery, tactile imagery, gustatory imagery, indirect characterization, and connotative diction. Each activity includes PPT lectures, student notes, guided activities, independent practice, and graphic organizers for brainstorming and planning.
This unit includes
1. Teacher's Guide
2. Common Core Standards Alignment
3. PPT Lectures (Mood, Tone, Imagery, Figurative Language, Indirect Characterization)
4. Student Notes (Mood, Tone, Imagery, Figurative Language, Indirect Characterization)
5. Guided Descriptive Writing Activities
6. Independent Descriptive Writing Activities
7. Descriptive Writing Graphic Organizers