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Oakland Writes: Student Exemplars: Tenth Grade: Response to Literature [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An literary response essay written by a tenth-grader with notes calling attention to important writing concepts evident in the essay including a well-written title and introduction, a strong thesis, supporting details including quotes...
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Unit Plan
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

For Students 9th - 10th
The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore has created one of the more thorough websites on Poe. It presents many essays on his life and various aspects of his works, as well as the texts of most of Poe's writings, including his poetry,...
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Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"In this unit, students explore the artistry that helped make Irving our nation's first literary master and ponder the mystery that now haunts every Halloween -- What happened to Ichabod Crane?"
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze literature through the study of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Made specifically for students preparing to take the GCSE test, this site is beneficial to all students learning about Stevenson or the elements...
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Article
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Use, Elegance, and National Identity in Johnson's Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
An analytical discussion of Johnson's use of literary technique in his dictionary. It includes notes and bibliography.
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Lord of the Flies by William Golding

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson plan base on William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, young scholars will write a literary analysis of the one of the book's favorite quotes.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: The Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Library of Congress lesson on "The Grapes of Wrath," through which students discover how cultural artifacts from the book support its themes and see connections "between the social, cultural, and literary contexts of literature."
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University of California

History Project: The Pullman Strike of 1894

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Given background information and primary source documents, students will write an essay describing the events of the Pullman Strike of 1894 organized around a theme.
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 9th Grade Thematic Unit: Love

For Teachers 9th Standards
Complete teaching unit for 9th Grade Thematic Unit: "Love." In this unit, 9th graders will read six texts that speak to the theme of love. They will revisit the essential question "What is love, and how does it change us?" throughout the...
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 6th Grade Thematic Unit: Growing Up

For Teachers 6th
Complete teaching unit for 6th Grade Thematic Unit: "Growing Up." Students will read eight texts that speak to the theme of growing up. They will revisit the essential question: "What does it mean to grow up?," read thematically-paired...
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 11th Grade: Thematic Unit: Values and Beliefs

For Teachers 11th Standards
Complete teaching unit for 11th Grade Thematic Unit: "Values and Beliefs." Students will read 8 short stories that examine how values and beliefs are shaped. They will analyze these stories, and the short story form, while considering...
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Grade 11: Analyzing a Novel [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Provides an excellent model of a novel analysis. Using Edith Wharton's "Ethan Frome," this essay provides good commentary and style, as well as helpful notations and aids for student improvement and understanding. Requires Adobe Reader....
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 12th Grade: Thematic Unit: Morality

For Teachers 12th
This is a complete teaching unit for 12th Grade Thematic Unit: "Morality." In this unit, 12th graders will read eight texts that speak to the theme of morality. Students will revisit the essential question "How do we evaluate what's...
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 7th Grade Thematic Unit: Heroes

For Teachers 7th
Complete teaching unit for 7th Grade Thematic Unit: "Heroes." In this unit, 7th graders will read seven texts that explore why people act heroically. Throughout this unit, students will revisit the essential question: "Why do people act...
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 6th Grade Thematic Unit: Outside Looking In

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Complete teaching unit for 6th Grade Thematic Unit: "Outside Looking in." Students will read seven texts that speak to the theme of being an "outsider." They will revisit the essential question: "What makes someone an outsider?" Students...
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 7th Grade Thematic Unit: Happiness

For Teachers 7th Standards
Complete teaching unit for 7th Grade Thematic Unit: "Happiness." Students will read 6 texts that speak to the theme of happiness. Students will revisit the essential question "How we can achieve happiness?" throughout the unit. They will...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Symmetry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson plan, students will consider Symmetry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. This lesson plan explores symmetry in the structure and themes...
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Website
Virginia Tech

Some Observations About Hawthorne's Women

For Students 9th - 10th
A somewhat Freudian look at Hawthorne's characters, this critical essay includes source references.
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Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ralph Waldo Emerson

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At this website, read about the significant events in Emerson's life and learn about the major themes present in his writing.
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 5th Grade Author Study: Gary Soto

For Teachers 5th
Complete teaching unit for 5th Grade Author Study: Gary Soto. Students will read 4 short stories and 2 poems by Gary Soto that examine romantic and family love. Students will analyze these texts while considering the essential question:...
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Website
Other

Mary Shelley and Frankenstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides several essays about Mary Shelley and Frankenstein.
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Professional Doc
Other

Interacting Texts Directed Activities Related to Texts (Darts)

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Want to improve your students' reading skills? This is a good place to find the types of directed activities, using a definition text, reconstruction/analysis activities, and advantages of using DARTs.
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Article
Other

Philosophe.com: Getting to Know Your Audience

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Essays about understanding your audience in the development of websites. This extended discussion can enlighten the understanding the audience in writing any work.
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Article
First World War

First World war.com: Prose & Poetry Robert Graves: A Twentieth Century Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article covers all of Graves' work, not just his war writing. Although it lacks a bibliography, it is written by a Graves scholar from the University of Maryland, and mentions specifically the work of others studying Graves.