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Word Work Made Fun: 21 Engaging Word Scramble Activities for Decoding & Spelling
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
No Prep! Do you need engaging word decoding activities? Students unscramble fifteen themed words in each word scramble spelling/vocabulary activity! There is a Word Scramble sheet with the word bank included and one without for different challenge levels.
Great for brain breaks, early finishers, and sub plans! Answer keys are included for both versions.
Fifteen words can be found up, down, across, and diagonally. Word search activities make engaging brain breaks and bell-ringers. Answer keys included!
Word Scramble Themes
Arbor Day | Backyard Fun | Baking | Beach Day | Birthday Cake | Butterflies | Caterpillars | Flowers | Frogs | Graduation | Plants | Rainbows | Mother's Day | Father's Day | Rain | Jazz Music | Classical Music | Classical Composers | Instruments | Autumn Days | Winter Fun
By SEN Resource Source
This is a reading intervention aimed at young children learning to read and those struggling with reading. It will mostly be helpful for children in kindergarten and first grade however it will also help support children with special needs. It helps teach and secure learning in letter identification and sounds, CVC words, blending, sight words and nonsense words and fluency and comprehension.
(Within the pack there are two different versions of some worksheets with each version of the spelling: color and colour)
What are the sections included?
This pack is perfect for individual or small group work to help fill gaps in previous learning and secure skills needed for reading.
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International Women's Day Collection BUNDLE, PPT, Decor, Worksheets and Crafts
By Class Plus
Elevate your International Women’s Day celebration with this all-in-one International Women’s Day Collection BUNDLE! Designed to save you time and effort, this resource offers everything you need, PPT, Decor, Worksheets, and Crafts, ready to use in minutes. Celebrate confidently, knowing you’re inspiring your students with meaningful activities that highlight the vital role of women in society. This bundle introduces students to Women’s Day through engaging activities that promote writing, comprehension, reflection, and self-discovery. It's an excellent way to empower children and spark important conversations about the impact of women throughout history.
Surprise the women in your school community, teachers, mothers, and students with thoughtful crafts and decor. This unique resource will make their day even more memorable, bringing joy and heartfelt smiles to the classroom.
Transform your classroom with creative, standout decorations and fun crafts that kids will love making. These eye-catching materials are sure to impress, fostering both creativity and appreciation for Women’s Day!
This collection includes the following resources:
Happy International Women's Day!
LEARNING THE ALPHABET!! A complete booklet!!
By La Llama Bilingüe
This 160-page alphabet tracing booklet is a fun path to writing success!
Are you an early elementary teacher looking for a comprehensive tool to help your students master their alphabet and develop essential writing skills?
This product is the perfect resource to support early learners, ESL students, and those with special educational needs in their first writing steps.
This engaging booklet is thoughtfully designed to provide a hands-on and interactive learning experience. It features multiple tracing exercises for both upper and lower-case letters, allowing students to practice forming each letter with precision. The tracing section includes tracing lines such as zig-zags, curves, and wiggles, providing a variety of patterns to develop fine motor skills and encourage proper letter formation.
But that's not all! This booklet goes beyond tracing letters. There is a reading section, that with some guidance, kids will be able to see the letters in all kinds of words! I understand the importance of building vocabulary alongside letter recognition. I've also included a cut-and-paste worksheet with vocabulary words. Students will have a blast identifying the letter they are learning and matching it with the corresponding word.
Whether you're a kindergarten or early elementary school teacher, an ESL educator, or work in special needs education, this product is a valuable addition to your teaching resources!!
Color by Code THANKSGIVING TURKEY Color by Sight Words 1st Grade Coloring Pages
By Primary Piglets
**Click here to get this set at a big discount in the PK-3RD BUNDLE! Brighten up your reading practice with this HUGE BUNDLE of color by code FIRST GRADE sight words and high frequency words coloring pages! These high frequency words / sight words worksheets are a perfect YEAR ROUND activity that reinforces 1ST GRADE sight words and high frequency words reading practice through a fun color by code approach. Get your 1ST GRADE sight word worksheets today and make reading practice fun this YEAR! More sight word and high frequency words practice sets in my store!
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Children's Book Bundle: activity worksheets
By Tomorrowcomes
These book will inspire your students to have a positive attitude and to be kind to others. Everything students read matters!
Included are various worksheets, activities, quiz, word searches, and more.
Kindergarten High Frequency Sight Word Practice Sentences & Guided Writing Word
By Chirp Chirp Education
TeachShare A2-Kindergarten High Frequency Sight Word Practice Sentences & Guided Writing Word
Improve your child's literacy skills by practicing identifying high frequency words by sight. Use these free sight words worksheets to accelerate your child's learning of these basic words.
Practice high-frequency words with this action pack printable worksheet. Your child will find, trace, color and write the words.
Sight word practice big resources included these activities: (total: 433 pages in PDF)
1. Sight word worksheet (1 sight word per page)
- An ink-saving black and white version of these Sight Word worksheet. (57
pages in PDF)
- A full color set of this sight word worksheet (57 pages in PDF)
- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool (57 pages in
Easel)
2. Sight word sentences (57 pages. Read and trace the sentences)
- A full color set of sight word sentences. 1 sight word per page. 1 page
contains 7 sentences.
3. Sight word - Color it (57 pages, 1 sight word per page).
- An ink-saving black and white version of these Sight Word worksheet. (57
pages in PDF
- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool (57 pages in
Easel)
4. Sight word guided tracing (57 pages, 1 sight word per page).
- An ink-saving black and white version of these sight word worksheet. (57
pages in PDF.
- A full color set of sight word worksheet. (57 pages in PDF)
- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool (57 pages in
Easel)
5. Sight word flash cards (10 pages, 6 sight word cards/page)
- A full color set flash card
6. Sight word game - Race to the top. (you need to prepare a dice, and
counters for your students)
Roll a dice. Read out the sight word it lands on. Put a counter on the word
you read it correctly. First to the top, win!
- A full color set (2 pages in PDF)
- An ink-saving black and white version (2 pages in PDF)
7. Sight word search (with answer key)
- A full color set (10 pages with answer key in PDF)
- An ink-saving black and white version (10 pages with answer key in PDF)
- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool.
8. Color by sight words activities.
- An ink-saving black and white version. (9 pages in PDF)
- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool.
The 57 focus words in all worksheets are:
I, like, my, see, can, the, a, go, to, we, you, is, look, me, big, with, for, he, she, read, at, all, little, and, have, here, are, play, said, put, come, they, this, help, in, girl, walk, up, down, away, jump, do, or, of, where, it, his, her, on, went, boy, has, no, but, how, am, into
Repeated sight words in various type of activities helps students master these important sight words.
Samples of each activity are available to explore in the resource preview.
All of the activities in this resource are printable and work well as paper and pencil activities. Using Easel (the TeachShare digital tool), you can also send the pages you select for your students through Google Classroom.
Bundle|2nd 3rd 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages|MultipleChoice Questions
By LessonLink Teacher
Introducing this “2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle.”
This bundle is a comprehensive collection of engaging reading comprehension passages designed for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders.
The bundle is packed with a variety of passages that cover a wide range of topics, including spring, summer, fall, summer, and holidays like Juneteenth, Flag Day, and Father's Day.
Each passage is followed by multiple-choice questions to test comprehension and reinforce learning. Answer keys are also included.
While the content is tailored for 2nd to 4th graders, it can also be effectively used by advanced 1st graders and 5th graders as well. This versatile bundle is an excellent resource for parents and educators looking to enhance the reading skills of their students.
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Back to School Color Word Unit - Crafts, Songs, Poems, Worksheets
By Keeper of Kinders
Need a way to introduce or reinforce color words for back to school? This resource plans it with daily activities to use for your kindergarten learners. Students will:
You can even have students wear the color of the day for a fun bonus!
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Animals in Indigenous Cultures Activities Bundle | Native American Heritage
By Kimberly
❤️Looking for engaging, culturally appropriate activities to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous People? This bundle provides activities that help students learn about the meaningful impacts of different animals in Indigenous cultures, while developing social studies knowledge, literacy, fine motor, and art skills!
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✏️These resources are differentiated, low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!
✏️Great for centers, sub tub, early finishers, independent work, partner work, or small group work for your elementary school learners!
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☑ Totem pole writing craft
☑ Buffalo hide writing crafts
☑ Animals writing crafts
☑ Totem pole coloring pages
☑ Pacific Northwest animal coloring pages
☑ The Seven Sacred Teachings activities
☑ Animal symbol coloring pages
☑ Animal symbol worksheets
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Informational Text Structure Mastery Bundle Middle School
By TooBookedUp
Bible Letter of the Week Bundle Preschool Alphabet Kindergarten Phonics
By Kaylor Creations
Learn with the Bible! Bundle and Save 20%!
ALL THE LETTERS & ACTIVITIES- only $13.00!
Bible Letter of the Week Mini Books
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Bible Letter of the Week : Hand Writing Practice
Consonant Digraphs Worksheets & Digital Phonics Lessons | No-Prep BUNDLE
By TaughtOught Homeschooling
Are you looking for comprehensive, no-prep (sub-plans), H-digraph interactive lessons? This digital phonics bundle has maze reading, tongue twisters, whole class reward systems, consonant digraphs worksheets, PLUS a review lesson of all five digraphs, and so, so much MORE.
This bundle saves you 20% on all six lessons PLUS you get this bonus file:
Consonant Digraph Learning Station Activities | H Brothers CH, SH, TH, WH, PH
Problem Types Include: identifying the CH, WH, TH, PH, SH digraphs through sound, sight, and writing
Solving teacher problems:
⭐ includes games students BEG to play
⭐ capturing - and sustaining - students’ attention for each lesson
⭐ TRUE zero-prep lessons with activities. Pull these lessons out in a pinch!
⭐ parents/guardians can use this for a fun homeschooling lesson
I use these very same lessons in my own classroom and I’ve become popular for getting quiet, shy, and unwilling students to participate and have fun!
NOTE: This resource includes both a Google Slide™ presentation and printable worksheets for each lesson. Please review the product images and preview for samples of the included slides and pages.
Each Presentation Includes:
✏ structured and guided teacher notes for a true no-prep product
✏ digital detailed lesson plan for quick reference
✏ an exciting built-in reward system (students love this feature!)
✏ a fun and silly warm-up question to get students engaged
✏ topic warm-up question and topic introduction
✏ examples of H Digraph sounds in the beginning, middle, and end of words with pictures
✏ unscrambling the H-digraph word activity
✏ visual activities for students to find pictures of a CH, SH, WH, TH, or PH sound, as well as activities to find what sound pictures have in common
✏ identifying the H-brother word within a group of words activity
✏ digital consonant digraph tongue twister
✏ images of the printable worksheets for easy instruction
✏ My signature Adventure Time with Mavis the Monster game (students love how much Mavis gets into trouble!)
✏ Monster Maze! (students must read the h-brother words to see where the monster is going!)
The Worksheets for Each Product Include**:**
✏ 1 comprehensive lesson plan
✏ 2 craft activities (cut and paste)
✏ 2 group activities (working in small groups)
✏ 2 enrichment worksheets
✏ 1 homework sheet to strengthen retention
✏ 4 different exit tickets/slips
✏ 1 digraph tongue twister
✏ No prep! Simply print and distribute (with or without the presentation)
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Women in History STEM Stories Extensions Bundle
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The Skin I'm In : Complete Teacher's Unit
By Educate and Create
Covering the The Skin I'm In? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning fun and easy for your students.
Complete Unit.
Covers the entire novel of The Skin I'm In !
Great for differentiation.
Includes:
⭐The Skin I'm In - Introduction Power Point
⭐The Skin I'm In Flip book Study Guide
⭐The Skin I'm In - Characterization Flip book
⭐The Skin I'm In - Vocabulary lists, crossword puzzles, and quizzes
⭐The Skin I'm In - Graphic Organizers
4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers Bundle
By The Teaching Resources Company
Our Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions with Answers Bundle solve the challenge of engaging students across a wide range of topics while improving their reading and critical thinking skills. Covering diverse subjects such as Legends, Fairy Tales, Early Native Americans, Fables and Tall Tales, Poetry, Animals, Oceanography, Space Travel, The Five Senses, and Meteorology, this resource provides captivating content that makes learning fun and effective. Perfect for both classroom instruction and independent study, it promotes comprehension and deeper understanding across multiple subjects.
This bundle consists of the following packets:
4th Grade Short Stories Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers
Early Native Americans Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers
Fables and Tall Tales Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers
4th Grade Legends Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers
4th Grade Poetry Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers
4th Grade Oceanography Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers
4th Grade Space Travel Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers
4th Grade Animals Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers
4th Grade Meteorology Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers
4th Grade The Five Senses Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answer
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Making Inferences - Inferring
By Queen's Educational Resources
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Making Inferences - Inferring
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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
★ Short Inference Reading Passages and Questions
★ 96 pages
★ Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides)
★ Suitable for Middle School Students
★ Task Cards and Worksheets
★ Relatable Situations
★ ANSWER KEYS included
This resource includes:
★ 32 Short Story Inference Task Cards (PDF version/ COLOR & BW)
★ 32 Short Story Inference Worksheets that contain the same passages on the Inference Task Cards. These worksheets also include three open-ended inference questions to help students engage in inferential thinking.
★ 32 ANSWER KEYS for ALL Worksheets.
★ Google Slide Link
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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.
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TASK CARDS (32)
✅ These Short Story Inference Task Cards allow students to make inferences based on the details in the short passages. After making inferences, students are then required to specify relevant evidence from the passages to support their inferences/ideas. Students will need to pay close attention to details to make valid inferences.
✅ You can use this set of 32 Inference Task Cards to help students practice making inferences. These Short Story Inference Task Cards include a short passage with the following two questions at the bottom of each passage:
1. What can you infer from this selection?
2. What clues helped you infer that?
SHORT STORY INFERENCE WORKSHEETS WITH QUESTIONS (Print and Digital)
✅ The Short Story Inference Worksheets include PDF and Google Slide versions. They contain the same story/passage that are in the Inference Task Cards followed by three inference-based questions. Students are required to support their inferences with relevant details/evidence.
✅ The inference questions are centered around characters’ feelings, traits, relationships, and situations. All these short stories are realistic and relevant!
✅ This is engaging practice for your students as it is perfect for Mini-Lessons, Whole Class Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Intervention Groups, Literacy Centers, Small Group Instruction, and Homework.
✅ These worksheets can be used as quick Formative Assessments!
ANSWER KEY INFERENCE WORKSHEETS WITH QUESTIONS (32)
✅ This packet includes suggested responses for each question. The answer keys provide a variety of possible inferences that can be made from the passages and e_vidence_ to support those specific inferences.
SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO USE THE SHORT STORY INFERENCE TASK CARDS
Quiz or Test - You can distribute a copy of the Inference Task Cards (one or more task cards at a time), OR you can distribute one Short Story Inference Worksheet to each student to complete and count as a quiz or test. You, as the teacher, can then select the inference story number that students performed the lowest on or appeared to have difficulty making inferences with and use that to review or reteach the skill.
Small Group Instruction - You can have students engage in small group instruction where you provide additional support on the skill of inferencing. These Inference Task Cards will support that type of instruction. You can have all students in small groups practice with the same Inference Task Card story number or you can distribute 1-2 Task Cards to each student to practice, then review.
Mini Lesson - You can load these Inference Task Cards (or Inference stories) on the Smartboard and use them to demonstrate how to make an inference. They can also be used to discuss the importance of details and how they are used to support inferential thinking. You can even use these Inference Short Stories to discuss the difference between relevant details and irrelevant details. Finally, you can use these Short Story Inference Task Cards during the Guided Practice portion of your lesson.
Exit Slips - You can use these Task Cards as Exit Slips by distributing one Inference Worksheet (Remember, there are 32 of them!) to each student to complete and hand in to you before they leave.
Partner Study - You can have students pair up and “test each other.” Partners not only ask each other to make valid inferences, but to highlight or underline specific details in the selection/passage to support their inference-based answers and ideas.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - Excellent for Formative Assessments! These quick and "to-the-point" Short Story Inference Worksheets can be used to see if students "got it." It can be done mid-lesson. You will be able to walk around the classroom and determine whether or not students have mastered the skill or understood the lesson just from a quick glance!
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Picture Inference Task Cards
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Inference vs. Literal Recount Graphic Organizer
Inference Posters
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42 Word Search Puzzles ( Growing Bundle ) - Solutions included
By Zaazoua Mostapha
Word search puzzles are incredibly helpful for learning new words. They're like fun games where you find words hidden in a grid of letters. When you do this, you remember the words better and also get better at spelling. It's like a puzzle adventure that helps you learn and remember words in a really enjoyable way!
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U.S. Women's History Reading Worksheet Bundle: 1600-1920 * U.S. History * ELA
By Christa Nonnemaker
This Teaching Bundle includes nine Reading Assignments and Worksheets from 1600-1920:
* Native American Women Reading Assignment and Worksheet
* Colonial Women Reading Assignment and Worksheet
* Women of the American Revolution Reading Assignment and Worksheet
* Early Women's Rights Movement Reading Assignment and Worksheet
* Women during the Civil War
* Women during the Industrial Revolution
* Women's Suffrage Movement
* Women during the Progressive Era
Each Reading Assignment and Worksheet is designed to take one class period, or portion thereof (30-50 minutes) or for students to complete on their own as independent study or to complete as homework. These close reading assignments will help students learn more about women's contributions in American society as well as the challenges that women faced during each of these eras.
Worksheets provide students with an opportunity to reflect on their reading. Worksheets are available as a printable or as a digital option through Easel.
Other American Women's History Series Reading Assignments and Worksheets are available:
* Women in the 1920s: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
* Women during the Great Depression: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
* Women during WWII: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
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U.S. Women's History Reading Assignments and Worksheets: 1600-1945
By Rigorous Resources for High School English
This 150-page EDITABLE unit on Arthur Miller's The Crucible promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The daily discussion questions, vocabulary lists, literary devices quiz, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights! This unit was designed to have more than enough rigor for honors, IB, and AP courses!
Hold your students accountable for completing the nightly homework by beginning every class with a quick vocabulary and reading quiz. Challenge students to analyze how Arthur Miller constructs each of the main characters by engaging in short in-class writing exercises focused on pivotal passages. Invite students to explicate textual details using a wide range of interpretive lenses: historicist, psychoanalytic, feminist, etc. Facilitate dynamic discussions that inspire students to arrive at a whole new depth of insight!!
Everything you’ll need to teach Arthur Miller's masterpiece is included in this bundle. The abundance of materials will give you lots of options to play with, and will make the experience of teaching The Crucible not just easy but invigorating!
Here are some highlights from this 150-page editable curriculum:
• Pacing Guide: Suggestions for how to pace the reading homework and organize the classwork for Arthur Miller's The Crucible. (2 pages)
• Pre-Reading Handouts: Two pre-reading handouts provide students with crucial background information about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 as well as the HUAC Hearings of the 1950s. (4 pages)
• Discussion Question Handouts: Twenty pages of higher-order discussion questions guaranteed to inspire profoundly thoughtful class discussions! This unit features double-sided handouts with 8-10 discussion questions for each section of The Crucible. The discussion questions are the beating heart of these lesson plans. They challenge students to build interpretive arguments that require the support of carefully selected textual evidence — leading to keen interpretive insights! (30 pages)
• Discussion Question ANSWER KEYS: The answer keys to the discussion questions are informed by the best scholarly articles on The Crucible. Of course, there is rarely a single "correct" answer for any question; rather, the discussions questions are made up of higher-order questions designed to foster lively exchanges and interpretive debates among students. They challenge students to build interpretive arguments that require the support of carefully selected textual evidence. (50 pages)
• Vocabulary Lists: Lists of 10 vocabulary words to accompany every nightly reading assignment, complete with a definition and a sample sentence with the word as used in The Crucible. A total of over 80 SAT-caliber words. (8 pages)
• Vocabulary & Reading Quizzes: Daily quizzes with 10 questions on the nightly reading homework plus another 10 questions on the vocabulary words. Even if you choose not to have your students study vocabulary, you can still use the portion of the quiz devoted to reading comprehension. Grading these quizzes is easy and quick! They’re a great way to log 8 to 16 grades into your gradebook. Answer keys included. (32 pages)
• Literary Devices Quiz: This quiz challenges students to identify the types of literary devices — metaphor, simile, metonymy, symbolism, personification, hyperbole, etc. — used in 33 quotations from The Crucible. The curriculum also includes a glossary with definitions of the literary devices as well as examples of how they're used in Miller's play — so you can review the devices with students before they tackle the worksheet. The worksheet can be used either as a quiz or as a fun exercise. Answer key included. (5 pages)
• Quotation Race: Students work in pairs to identify the speakers of 25 quotes. Introduce this fun activity when you need to mix things up — or to review for the AP Exam. Answer key included. (4 pages)
• FRQ3 Practice Essay: Designed for AP Lit teachers, this in-class practice essay will allow students to rehearse the "FRQ3" essay from the AP Literature and Composition Exam. The assignment asks students to choose from among three recent FRQ3 prompts that featured The Crucible as one of the recommended works of literary merit. (5 pages)
• Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on Miller's wonderfully complex play. Let students choose from one of three profoundly thought-provoking sample topics — or invite them to develop an original topic of their own. Rubric included. (7 pages)
This unit is filled with dozens of visual images that shed light on important scenes from Miller's play: lithographs representing the Salem Witch Trials, transcriptions of suspects being interrogated by John Hathorne, photographs of Arthur Miller testifying before HUAC, etc. But what really distinguishes this unit is how the discussion questions, close-reading exercises, and writing assignment are all designed to deepen students' thinking and help them arrive at profound interpretive insights!
The entire resource packet will come to you in two separate formats: Word docs *and* PDFs. Because the Word docs are editable, you'll be able to customize them to suit your teaching style and/or the needs of particular students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access the entire unit in PDF format — which is easy to navigate and quick to print!
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