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The "Final Solution" Unit

The "Final Solution"

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6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Nazi policies shifted from deportation and imprisonment to extermination of the Jewish people in death camps in the "Final Solution." Learners examine photos of artifacts, read poetry written by survivors, analyze testimony from...
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Survivors and Liberators Unit

Survivors and Liberators

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6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
The end was just the beginning. The period immediately after the end of World War II and the Holocaust is often called "The Return to Life" as survivors looked to reunite and recreate broken families and shattered lives. A two-lesson...
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Socratic Seminar Format Overview Lesson Plan

Socratic Seminar Format Overview

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4th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Whether new to the Socratic seminar format or an experienced veteran of the popular discussion technique, you'll find much to like in a five-page, richly detailed packet that not only details the prep necessary, the process, and the...
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Twelfth Night Interactive

Twelfth Night

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Whether you choose to include Twelfth Night in your course or whether Shakespeare's comedy has been thrust upon you, be not afraid to incorporate an interactive resource into your study of Shakespeare's tale of loss, love, and identity....
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Rhythms in Poetry Unit

Rhythms in Poetry

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6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Rhyme, rhythm, free verse, imagery: Do these words describe poetry, or jazz music? The answer is both! A resource explores these similarities as scholars watch a video, engage in discussion, read author biographies, write poetry and...
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My Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Curriculum Guide Unit

My Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Curriculum Guide

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
No one knows the whole story surrounding Julius Caesar's death, but William Shakespeare's version of the event is certainly entertaining. A curriculum guide designed to accompany Julius Caesar makes the text even more engaging by...
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Getting to the Core: Early American Poets Unit

Getting to the Core: Early American Poets

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11th
CCSS: Designed
How do poets convey emotion and represent their views of life? Pupils learn more about Whitman and Dickinson through the unit and analyze their bold reinvention of craft and style for poets to come. Looking at classic pieces such as...
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In the Skin of a Monster Unit

In the Skin of a Monster

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Kathryn Barker's In the Skin of A Monster explores how a school massacre impacts a community. Unfortunately, the events depicted are all too familiar to many. This teacher's guide for Barker's novel offers activities that enable readers...
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Hamlet: Resources, resources, resources
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Hamlet: Resources, resources, resources

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11th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
To curate or not to curate: That is the question: Whether 'tis nobler to suffer through the process of collecting materials for Hamlet yourself or to take advantage of this collection of lesson plans, activities, apps, videos, and exercises. What a piece of work this collection is.
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What Did I Do to Be so Black and Blue: How Did Jazz Influence Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Unit

What Did I Do to Be so Black and Blue: How Did Jazz Influence Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

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11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
How did jazz influence Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man? Class members read some of Ellison's non-fiction writings about blues and jazz, listen to records, watch videos, and engage in student-centered discussions. They then produce podcasts...
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Dream in Color Unit

Dream in Color

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Whether focusing on African American poets, Black History Month, or the poetic experience, an amazing toolkit that encourages learners to develop unique poetic voices deserves a place in your curriculum. 
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Unit: Hamlet Lesson Plan

Unit: Hamlet

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11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Encourage readers to determine if Hamlet's madness is actually divinest sense. Class members analyze the words of the play before studying related texts, including T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," scenes from...
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Reel to Real: Adapting Macbeth Throne of Blood Unit

Reel to Real: Adapting Macbeth Throne of Blood

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9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
It's a tale of life, retold by a genius, full of sound and fury. Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood takes center stage in a resource that spotlights how the director adapted the characters and themes in Shakespeare's Macbeth to Japanese...
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A Christmas Carol Study Guide Lesson Plan

A Christmas Carol Study Guide

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7th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Bah! No need to make amends for an opportunity missed if you take advantage of a resource packet designed to accompany a viewing of the musical version of A Christmas Carol. Stuffed with goodies, with activities, exercises, worksheets,...
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EngageNY Grade 12 ELA: Module 1, Unit 1

EngageNY Grade 12 ELA: Module 1, Unit 1

EngageNY
12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Engaging narratives blend the forms of expository writing with the tropes of creative writing. Introduce class members to narrative writing techniques with a 28-lesson unit that not only uses The Autobiography of Malcolm X as a model of the genre, but also prepares seniors for crafting a personal essay for their college applications.
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Grade 12 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 20 Lesson Plan
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Grade 12 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 20

EngageNY
12th
CCSS: Designed
The March on Washington takes center stage in the discussion of chapter 15 of The Autobiography of Malcolm X; however, class members are presented with an entirely different view of the march from ones they have previously studied....
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Writing a Narrative Essay Lesson Plan
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Writing a Narrative Essay

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11th
CCSS: Designed
Imagine using narrative essays to encourage change. This multi-week unit plan does just that. After reading a series of articles from Tyson Miller's Dream of a Nation: Inspiring Ideas for a Better America, class members examine the...
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Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies Lesson Plan
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Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies

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6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Here's a resource that deserves a place in your curriculum library, whether or not your school has adopted the Common Core. Designed for middle and high school language arts classes, the packet is packed with teaching tips, materials,...
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Close Reading Passages of Literature Worksheet

Close Reading Passages of Literature

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Encourage kids to think deeply about what they are reading with five thought-provoking questions about one passage. After choosing a passage that is intriguing or confusing to them, learners write a summary, explain what they like or...
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Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter Video
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Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter

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5 mins 7th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Spice up your traditional approach to teaching poetic structure with a wonderful animated video, which not only covers such terms as foot, meter, verse, but also stresses Shakespeare's unique use of iambic pentameter to convey emotion...
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Graphic Organizers for Reading Strategies Graphic Organizer

Graphic Organizers for Reading Strategies

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7th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Help your pupils grow the reading strategies they need to succeed by supporting them with various graphic organizers. This packet includes a wealth of attractively formatted graphic organizers for predicting, keeping track of plot,...
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My Ántonia: Character Development Lesson Plan
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My Ántonia: Character Development

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
How do the main characters of Willa Cather's My Ántonia develop and change throughout the course of the novel? Explore Jim Burden, Ántonia Shimerda, and Lena Lingard toward the end of the novel, comparing their goals and expectations in...
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My Ántonia: Narrative and Point of View Lesson Plan

My Ántonia: Narrative and Point of View

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Understanding point of view is imperative when reading Willa Cather's My Ántonia. Divide your class into group and assign each group one discussion question about the points of view of various characters, as well as narrative and...
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My Ántonia: Biography Lesson Plan

My Ántonia: Biography

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Begin your unit on Willa Cather's My Ántonia with a stellar combination of interviews, essays, and discussion activities designed to develop context around the novel. After listening to the first track of the (attached) audio guide,...
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