TEACH ACADEMIC AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS USING FILM. 91 page COMPLETE unit on the film! It is the perfect film to use in an English, History, Sociology, Philosophy, and Film course. This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and FILM ANALYSIS. * 4 POWERPOINTS * 18 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 86 VIEWING QUESTIONS * 62 VIEWING/READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 14 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)Credits and Opening Montage,Film Techniques,Brainstorming and Making Connections,Juxtaposition of Scenes,Connecting Allusions to Theme,Paintings and Significance,Symbols,TV Repairman,Significance of Name and Titles,Mural,Music * 4 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS * 1 AP STYLE PROMPT * 1 AP STYLE PASSAGE TEST (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ESSAY ANALYSIS

NEW REVISED VERSION UPLOADED! All Tests are now in Excel format for easy upload to the free program socrative.com. You can now test your students electronically with instant feedback and assessment! 170 page COMPLETE unit on the novel!Focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allusion, anaphora, chiasmus, connotation, denotation, diction, double entendre, metaphor, motif, narrator, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, tone, syntax), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. *over 140 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) *over 100 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS *11 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work):Characterization,Figurative Language,Syntax,Writing About a Significant Passage,Psychiatric Evaluation,Transformation Through Communication,Brainstorming and Making Connections,Motifs and Supports,Literary Devices,Arnold Spirit’s Illustrations *12 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS *5 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS *4 AP STYLE PROMPTS *41 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS *2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) *EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS

69 page unit on the poem! This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (alliteration, allusions, anaphora, characterization, dramatic monologue, enjambment, epigraph, existentialism, free verse, metaphor, point of view, simile, symbolism, synecdoche, syntax, theme) SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. * 14 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 4 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work): Brainstorming and Making, Connections, Symbols, Allusions, Psychiatric Evaluation of the Narrator * 2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS * 1 AP STYLE PROMPT * 14 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS ON POEM

A 127 page COMPLETE unit on the novel! NO FLUFF. This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Original photographs of Afghanistan included on handouts. * over 135 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * over 100 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 11 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work) * 16 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 1 FORMULA ESSAY PROMPT WITH DETAILED ACTIVITY OUTLINE * 5 AP STYLE PROMPTS * 1 AP STYLE PASSAGE TEST (analysis/application of skills) Editable Microsoft Word document files are included. Edit the materials to meet your needs. The Word files are version 2003 .docx files. Includes PDF files of all the materials as well. Quizzes are also Excel files for easy upload to Socrative.com for electronic, online quizzes. DETAILED ANSWER KEYS: All questions, including short answer and essay analysis have detailed answer keys HANDOUTS: designed to accommodate group work, independent study, and class discussions OBJECTIVES: variety of prewritten objectives to choose from in order to cover all teaching styles and methods ACTIVITY GUIDE QUESTIONS: includes these categories: Comprehension, Application, Analysis/Synthesis, Universal Theme, Reader-Response and Across the Curriculum/Subject Connection (based on Bloom’s cognitive levels) The Reader-Response questions could be used for timed and journal writing. FOCUSED ACTIVITIES: can be used with the Activity Guide questions or as separate assignments. These focused activities are an extension of the questions used in the Activity Guide handouts for skills reinforcement. TEXTS AND QUIZZES: different levels of tests and quizzes. The multiple-choice tests assess both comprehension and application of basic skills. The passage test has the same format and question design as the Advanced Placement Literature and Language tests. ESSAYS: • Reader-Response paragraph writing assignments • Formula essay prompt-gives suggestions for the organization of each body paragraph in connection with a given theme • Advanced Placement style essay prompts-designed with the same structure as the Advanced Placement essay prompts on the AP tests. NOVEL ESSENTIALS • Key Devices- allusion, analogy, archetype, characterization, cliché, diction, foil, hero cycle, irony, juxtaposition, metaphor, parallel structure ,personification, simile, symbolism, syntax, theme • Instructional Objectives • Important Words and Phrases • Character List with Pronunciations • Amir’s Journey in Google Maps and Directions

NEW! Editable Microsoft Word document files are included. Edit the materials to meet your needs. The Word files are version 2003 .docx files.Includes PDF files of all the materials as well. This DETAILED 15 DAY UNIT covers the ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. Beautiful illustrations, artwork, and photographs are used as examples; however, 90% of the examples are photographs. This unit can be used in any course; It is divided into two sections: the ELEMENTS of design and the PRINCIPLES of design. I have been using this activity in my Photography and English courses. Each section has a detailed HANDOUT WITH DEFINITIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS, a PowerPoint that accompanies the handout. This POWER POINT WITH ARTWORK AND PHOTOGRAPHS can be used to demonstrate each principle and element of design. There is an APPLICATION ACTIVITY that allows the students to examine photographs, identify the elements and principles of design, and label them. This activity can be used as group work or an individual assignment. And. There is a DETAILED ANSWER KEY. This unit also includes a specific PROJECT WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AND A RUBRIC. Students must find their own artwork and and/or photographs demonstrating the elements and principles. There are TWO 18 QUESTION MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZZES. List of items included in this unit: Introduction to Elements of Design: Handout Introduction to Elements of Design: Application Introduction to Elements of Design: Application Answer Key Introduction to Elements of Design: Project Introduction to Elements of Design: Project Evaluation Introduction to Elements of Design: Quiz Introduction to Elements of Design: Quiz Answer Key Introduction to Principles of Design: Handout Introduction to Principles of Design: Application Introduction to Principles of Design: Application Answer Key Introduction to Principles of Design: Project Introduction to Principles of Design: Project Evaluation Introduction to Principles of Design: Quiz Introduction to Principles of Design: Quiz Answer Key Elements and Principles of Design PowerPoint Elements and Principles of Design PowerPoint PDF

NEW: All quizzes and tests are in excel format for easy upload to the free program socrative.com. Students can take tests online for instant grading and feedback. 269 page COMPLETE unit on the novel! Focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allusion,chiaroscuro, chiasmus, cliché,comic relief, diction, foil, hero cycle, irony, juxtaposition, momento mori, motif,narrator,paradox,personification, simile,surrealism,symbolism,theme), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Original photographs of India included on handouts. * over 200 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * over 150 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 14 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work): Bildungsroman Novel, Characterization,Song Connection,Religions and Philosophy,Figurative Language, Syntax,Writing about a Significant Passage Psychiatric Evaluation *20 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS *2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS *4 AP STYLE PROMPTS *120 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS *2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) *EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS

49 page unit on the poem! This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allusions, anaphora, connotation, denotation, diction, double entendre, enjambment, epigraph, existentialism, free verse, metaphor, oxymoron, paradox, personification, symbolism, syntax, tone), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. * 13 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 4 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work):Symbols, Oxymoron and Paradox, Allusions, Brainstorming and Making Connections * 2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS * 1 AP STYLE PROMPT * 10 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS

55 page unit on the poem! This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allusions,anaphora, connotation, denotation, diction, double entendre,enjambment, free verse, metaphor, oxymoron, paradox, personification, symbolism, syntax, tone) * SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. * 18 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 3 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work):Explication of a Poem, Brainstorming and Making Connections, Symbols * 4 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 1 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPT * 1 AP STYLE PROMPTS * 10 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS

42 page EDITABLE unit on the short story! This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. Included are test spreadsheets, so tests can be uploaded to the free electronic program Socrative.com * 19 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 17 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 6 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work) * 1 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTION * 1 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPT * 1 AP STYLE PROMPT * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (30 QUESTIONS) (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS ON SHORT STORY Editable Microsoft Word document files are included. Edit the materials to meet your needs. The Word files are version 2003 .docx files. Includes PDF files of all the materials as well. EXCEL files of all quizzes included for easy upload to Socrative.com Electronic Quiz program. DETAILED ANSWER KEYS: All questions, including short answer and essay analysis have detailed answer keys SHORT STORY ESSENTIALS Key Devices: anachronism, allusion, characterization, diction, imagery, personification, point of view, metaphor, satire, simile, theme INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES and CHARACTER LIST ACTIVITY GUIDE QUESTIONS Activity Guide Questions and Activity Guide Questions Answer Keys FOCUSED ACTIVITIES Anticipatory Activity Anticipatory Activity with Kahoot Figurative Language: “Picture Making” Phrases Song Connection: “Bird Set Free” by Sia Characterization: Harrison Bergeron Allusions Focused Activities Answer Keys TEST ITEMS Plot and Analysis Multiple Choice Test Passages with Multiple-Choice Questions (Advanced Placement format) Article Analysis with Multiple-Choice Questions: “When Every Child is Good Enough” (Advanced Placement format) Test Items Answer Keys WRITING ASSIGNMENTS 5-Paragraph Formula Essay: Allusions and Theme Prompt Advanced Placement Essay Style Prompts Example Advanced Placement Style Student Essay Advanced Placement Style Essay Evaluation Rubric

A 119 page COMPLETE unit on the film! It is the perfect film to use in an English, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Film course. NO FLUFF. This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and FILM ANALYSIS. Stills from film are on handouts. EXCEL files of all quizzes included for easy upload to Socrative.com Electronic Quiz program. * 22 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 67 VIEWING QUESTIONS * 37 VIEWING/READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 10 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)Brainstorming and Making Connections, Allusions, Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Symbols, Motifs and Finding Support, Significance of Names and Titles, Allegory of the Cave, Philosophy and Religion * 4 READER-RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS * 1 AP STYLE PROMPT * 13 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS/QUIZ * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS ON FILM

74 page unit on the short story! Focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allegory, allusions, apotheosis stage, characterization, connotation, denotation, diction, foreshadowing, paradox, parable, personification, point of view, oxymoron, metaphor, motif, realistic literature, simile, surrealism, symbolism, syntax, tone), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. * 17 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 8 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work): Allusion: “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” by Bob Dylan, Characterization, Syntax: Questions,Psychiatric Evaluation, Symbols, Motifs and Finding Support, Significance of Title * 12 VOCABULARY WORDS (handout and quiz) * 1 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTION * 1 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPT * 1 AP STYLE PROMPT * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ESSAY

69 page COMPLETE unit on the short story! Focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (anaphora, connotation, denotation, diction, double entendre, irony, free verse, oxymoron, paradox, personification, point of view, metaphor, syntax, symbolism, tone, understatement, unreliable narrator), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. *13 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) *10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS *7 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work):Gothic Characteristics, Characterization,Symbols,Significance of Names,Psychiatric Evaluation,Motifs and Supports *13 VOCABULARY WORDS (handout and quiz) *1 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS *1 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPT *1 AP STYLE PROMPT *2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) *EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS

201 page COMPLETE unit on the novel! Focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allusions, anaphora,connotation,comic relief,denotation,diction,flashbacks, foil,personification,simile,paradox, metaphor,narrative structure,tone, types of questions), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Original photographs of South Africa on handouts. * over 200 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * over 150 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 14 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work):Characterization,Figurative Language,Foil Characters,Syntax,Writing About,Psychiatric Evaluation,Significance of Names,Transformation Through Communication,Point of View,Symbols,Motifs * over 15 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 3 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS * 4 AP STYLE PROMPTS * 67 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) * STUDENT ESSAY REVISION ACTIVITY

46 page COMPLETE unit on the short story! Focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allusion, characterization, chiaroscuro, connotation, denotation, diction, existentialism, metaphor, microcosm, paradox, repetition, symbolism, syntax, tone, understatement), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. *14 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) *10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS *2 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work): Characterization, Symbols *2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS *2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS *1 AP STYLE PROMPTS *2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) *EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS

TEACH ACADEMIC AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS USING FILM It is a 30 page COMPLETE unit on the film! It is the perfect film to use in an English, History, Sociology, Philosophy, and Film course. This unit has the similar set up as all units in the Academic Lessons store. NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and FILM ANALYSIS. Unit includes viewing guide questions, literary/film analysis activities, PowerPoint, excel multiple-choice test for socrative.com and essay. Colored stills from film are on handouts. 1 POWERPOINT 12 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) 30 VIEWING/READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 3 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work) 2 VIEWER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS and EXAMPLE ESSAY ANALYSIS ON FILM Editable PowerPoint and Microsoft Word document files are included. Edit the materials to suit your needs. The Word files are version 2003 .docx files. Includes PDF files of all the materials as well. FILM ESSENTIALS Key Devices: allusion, characterization, foil, Hero Cycle: Apotheosis Stage, primary colors, Repetitive Structure: One Ending, symbolism, theme Film Terms List Character List (includes film stills) Film Language and Techniques (includes film still examples) Film Language and Techniques Practice and Answer Key ACTIVITY GUIDE QUESTIONS Activity Guide Questions and Answer Key FOCUSED ACTIVITIES Viewing Notes Characterization How Structure Impacts Characterization and Theme Focused Activities Answer Key TEST ITEMS Film Language and Techniques Quiz (15 multiple-choice questions) PDF File Plot and Analysis Quiz Multiple Choice (30 questions) Excel Plot and Analysis Quiz Multiple Choice for Socrative.com (30 questions) WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Viewer-Response Essay Viewer-Response Essay Evaluation Viewer-Response Student Example Essay

ITEMS INCLUDED: *The Plot Structure of Films: POWER POINT HANDOUT and ANSWER KEY *The Plot Structure of Films MATCHING QUIZ and ANSWER KEY *The Plot Structure of Films FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUIZ and ANSWER KEY *The Plot Structure of Films: POWER POINT (30 slides) (PDF file included) *The Plot Structure of Films POWER POINT QUIZ (21 Slides) (PDF file included) I recommend using this activity at the beginning of the year. Once students have the film language to discuss the structure of film, they have a foundation to begin analyzing films, as well as writing their own screenplays. GREAT FOR LITERATURE COURSES. As you cover the material, you could stress that the terms that they are using and the structures they are learning apply to the structures of short stories and novels. Editable Microsoft PowerPoint document files are included (version 2003 .pptx files)

TEACH ACADEMIC AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS USING MUSIC This song activity, "Time" by Tom Waits, includes a detailed 28 Power Point slide lesson plan that teaches annotation skills, inductive reasoning, and literary analysis. 28 POWER POINT SLIDE PRESENTATION that helps the students understand how to analyze song lyrics using inductive reasoning. Each slide gives the students detailed instruction and examples of how to look for specific literary devices and annotate the lyrics. The students learn how to formulate a theme based on their findings/supports. OBJECTIVES: •Learn the difference between Inductive and deductive reasoning •Write a reader-response essay discussing a songwriter’s quote •Write a formal paragraph analysis of song lyrics •Learn and practice annotation skills •Create an original thematic statement based on song lyrics using inductive reasoning

3 DAY Lesson covers the basics of the contributing factors that influenced PHOTOGRAPHY. It is the perfect unit to be used in a beginner's photography class or even a chemistry class for interdisciplinary activities. This brief unit has a three page article (with several images) for the students to read and a Power Point. The other pages in the unit include reading guide questions, a review activity and a reading quiz. *Introduction Article (3 pages) *Introduction Article Power Point (23 slides) *Introduction Article Power Point PDF file (23 slides) *Introduction Article Handout (guided reading questions) *Introduction Article Handout Answer Key *Introduction Article Chart (review) *Introduction Article Chart Answer Key Quiz (15 matching and multiple-choice questions)

48 page unit on the poem! This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allusion, anaphora, connotation, denotation, diction, double entendre, enjambment, fallacies, free verse, irony, point of view, syntax, structure, tone), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. * 15 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 2 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work): Explication of a Poem,Tone * 2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 1 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPT * 1 AP STYLE PROMPT * 8 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS ON POEM

This essay assignment is the first writing assignment that can be given at the beginning of the school year. Students are asked to write 6 specific paragraphs which gives the teacher an understanding of how they begin approaching reading, analyzing literature, and preparing to write an analytical essay. Each paragraph has very specific questions that guide the students. In addition, there is a rubric included for evaluation.