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\nAnalyzing Literary Figures: Analyzing Literature\n

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\nThe author study gets an update in a research project designed for high schoolers. Scholars search for information about literary figures that connects them to their times, their works, their themes, and other writers. Researchers also...\n
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\nAnalyzing the Use of Irony in a Short Story\n

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\nNinth graders examine how literature connects to real-life and see how irony aids in the development of theme. They read Shirley Jackson's The Lottery, and discuss elements of foreshadowing and situational irony. Then learners will write...\n
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\nBack to School: Style Analysis\n

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\nJump back into expository writing and analysis at the start of a new school year! Start with a review of an authors' stylistic choices in diction, syntax, treatment of subject matter, and figurative language. Writers choose a text to...\n
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\nLord of the Flies: Themes and Notetaking\n

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\nWilliam Golding's Lord of the Flies is a treasure trove of symbolism and literary themes. Help your kids note the richest passages in the book with a instructional activity and graphic organizer. The instructional activity prepares...\n
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\nIntroduction to Short Story Writers Say\n

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\nThere are so many authors of short stories, and your class can have the chance to study quite a few. This seventh lesson in a series of fourteen continues the decision-making process for the final assessment: a short story author study....\n
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\nPlanning for Writing: Studying Model Writing and Determining a Theme in The Lightning Thief\n

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\nA theme runs through it. Scholars analyze how a common theme runs through the myths they have read and The Lightning Thief. They complete graphic organizers and view a four paragraph model essay. They analyze the essay for structure and...\n
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\nAnalyzing the Significance of the Novel’s Title: Connecting the Universal Refugee Experience to Inside Out and Back Again\n

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\nHow might different authors approach the same topic? Scholars read a paragraph from an informational text about Canadian refugees using the resource. Next, they participate in a jigsaw activity to connect real-life refugees' experiences...\n
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\nAnalyzing Author’s Craft: “I Have a Dream”\n

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\nIt's time to make some connections! Scholars complete a close reading of the speech I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr. They use an I Have a Dream Speech Gist Note-catcher, and I Have a Dream text-dependent questions to guide their...\n
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\nTalking with the Author\n

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\nEncourage your class to interact with complex texts through dialectical journal writing.\n
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\nThe Joy Luck Club: Culture and History\n

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\nExplore San Francisco's Chinatown in a lesson about the first few chapters of The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Kids research Chinatown on the Internet and create a virtual tour of the neighborhood, including the foods, cultural events,...\n
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\nSetting the Tone with Figurative Language\n

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\nExplore figurative language with your secondary class. Extending a language arts unit, the lesson prompts middle schoolers to examine how an author's word choice establishes a story's tone, possibly using metaphors, similes,...\n
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\nMaking Connections between Robert Frost's Life and His Poetry\n

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\nBecome acquainted with Robert Frost's life in order to allow your class to fully appreciate how his background influenced his poetry. They analyze specified poems in relation to theme, setting and the use of imagery.\n
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\nThe Book Thief: Concept Analysis\n

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\nDesigned for teachers who plan on using Markus Zusak's  The Book Thief, this packet includes background information about the author, themes addressed in and issues raised by the novel, a list of research and project ideas, and...\n
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\nKumeyaay Indians\n

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\nUseful for literary analysis, citing textual evidence, or summary skills, this lesson about the Kumeyaay Indians would be a good addition to your language arts class. Middle schoolers read novels and summarize the literature in their own...\n
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\nReading Comprehension Unit Plan\n

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\nA unit plan uses short texts to teach literary elements such as theme and characterization. Included are passages by authors such as Walter Dean Myers and Sandra Cisneros. Activities include quick writes, filling in graphic organizers,...\n
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\nThe Tempest: Anticipation Guide\n

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\nBegin your unit on William Shakespeare's The Tempest with a helpful anticipation guide. Learners read ten statements that connect to the play's literary themes, and note whether they believe the statement is true or false.\n
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\nThe Purpose and Power of Persuasion\n

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\nExamine the power of persuasion and have learners consider how it influences events in their own lives. After reading and analyzing informational texts to understand the author's purpose, class members take a written test and craft a...\n
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\nModernism in Poetry, Painting, and Music\n

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\nAre you teaching Modernism to your class? Connect different areas of artistic expression in the Modernist Era. Learners read T.S. Eliot, view art by Pablo Picasso, and listen to a Modernist musical composition. This final assignment is...\n
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\nLatino Literature: Poetry\n

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\nUnder construction, this lesson focuses on Canto Familia, a collection of poetry about Gary Soto's experiences growing up in California's Imperial Valley. Representative of the experiences of many Latinos, the poems also address themes...\n
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\nGrade A: The Market for a Yale Woman's Eggs by Jessica Cohen\n

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\nWhat would it be like to sell your eggs to a couple who can't have children on their own? Could you even imagine it? As most of us have never been in this position, this descriptive essay is really quite interesting. The reading itself...\n
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\nI Don’t Think So: Writing Effective Counterarguments\n

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\nWhen it comes to writing effective arguments, writers must do more than simply make a claim, counterarguments must be considered. Aspiring writers analyze counterarguments in editorials, and then learn how to write counterarguments in...\n
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\nThe Power of Point of View\n

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\nSometimes a whole story can change based on the perspective of the person telling it. Practice identifying and analyzing point of view in various reading passages and writing assignments with a language arts packet, complete with Common...\n
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\nEnd of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyzing Author’s Craft in To Kill a Mockingbird: Allusions, Text Structure, Connections to Traditional Themes, and Figurative Language\n

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\nScholars demonstrate their learning with an end-of-unit assessment. They work independently to discuss the Golden Rule and its relationship in To Kill a Mockingbird.\n
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\nAn Author Study: Kevin Henkes\n

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