Ap literature short story unit short fiction unit 7

NEW: A link to an editable template in Canva is provided, so you can personalize and adapt to your DISTANCE LEARNING NEEDS needs.You will need to create an account in Canva - basic account is free. Through a variety of individual and group activities, short and extended writing assignments, an interactive visual project, verbal and silent analytical discussions, collaborative writing, prompt creation, and peer editing and revision sessions, students will move towards a greater understanding of this unit's big ideas and a mastery of this unit's skills. Big Skills and Ideas Covered Character (1.B, 1.D) Imagery (5.D) Setting (2.B, 2.C) Symbolism (5.C) Structure (3.A, 3.B) Narration (4.D) figurative language (5.A, 5.B) Literary argumentation (7.B, 7.C, 7.D) Included... Teacher notes Access to a single document containing a digital copy of all short stories for the unit Group Jigsaw assignment with "The Flowers" (focus: Unit Big ideas & skills). complete with graphic organizers and note sheet. "The Flowers" Literary analysis Prompt. Detective crime board assignment & scoring guide for "the Moonlit Road" "The Moonlit Road" writing prompt Teacher guide & script to an analytical silent discussion for "Girl" Mock scoring activity: An Essay Trial Culminating assessment: creating a prompt These are the nine short stories used in this unit. For some activities, if needed, you can easily substitute any of the stories for one you may find more appropriate or relevant. "The Flowers" Alice Walker "The Moonlit Road" Ambrose Bierce "Girl" Jamaica Kincaid "The Falling Girl" Dino Buzzati "A Respectable Woman" Kate Chopin "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" Gabriel Garcia Marquez "The Black Cat" Edgar Allan Poe "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" Katherine Anne Porter "Two Kinds" Amy Tan If you like this product, check out the others in my store! Click the links below. AP LANGUAGE AP Language: Units 1 and 2: Defining Education and Its Purpose AP Language: 9/11 and the Rhetorical Situation AP Language: An Introduction to the Rhetorical Situation Bundle: AP Language: New 2019 Course Framework: Units 1 & 2 AP Language: An Argument a Day Bundle: AP Language: Starter Kit AP Language: What is the Good Life? Units 3, 4, and 5: Aligned to the 2019 CED Growing Bundles: AP Language: Units 1-9: Aligned to CED AP LITERATURE AP Literature: Unit One: A Short Fiction (Story) Unit: An Intro. to the New 2019 AP Lit. Guidelines AP Literature: Unit One: Short Fiction: "The Birds" Assessment Bundle: AP Literature: Unit One: Short Fiction - Activities and Assessments (the two items listed above) GREAT DEAL! AP Literature: A Poetry Unit (Unit Two for the new 2019 AP Lit. Course Framework) AP Literature: Building a Poem: An Interactive Poetry Activity Bundle: Unit Two: A Poetry Unit and a Building a Poem Activity AP Literature: Unit Three: Their Eyes Were Watching God (AP Lit 2019 CED) AP Literature: Unit: Independent Reading Project Bundle: AP Literature Unit Three and an Independent Reading Project AP Literature: Unit Four: Short Fiction Bundle AP Literature: New 2019 Course Framework: Units 1-3 AP Literature: Unit 4: Short Fiction (2019 AP Lit. CED) AP Literature: Units 1-4: Assessment (aligned NEW 2019 AP Lit. CED)Bundle: Semester 1: AP Lit: Units 1-4, and more! (2019 AP Lit. CED) AP Literature: Unit 5: Poetry (New AP Literature 2019 CED) AP Lit:Unit 6:Longer Fiction & Drama:The Kite Runner & Fences (2019 AP Lit. CED) BUNDLE: AP Lit: Units 4,5, and 6 (New 2019 AP Lit. CED) AP Literature: Unit 7: Short Fiction (New 2019 AP Lit.CED) BUNDLE: AP Lit: Short Fiction Units 1, 4, & 7 (2019 AP Lit.Course Framework) AP Literature: Unit 8: Poetry (2019 AP Lit. CED) Bundle: AP Lit: Poetry: Units 2, 5, and 8 AP Literature: Unit 9: Longer Fiction:The Handmaid's Tale (New 2019 AP Lit. CED) Bundle: AP Lit.: Longer Fiction Units: 3, 6 & 9 (aligned to the AP Lit 2019 CED) Bundle: AP Lit: Semester 2: Units 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 (New 2019 AP CED) Bundle: AP Literature: Full Course: Units 1-9 & Much More AP English: A Commonplace Book (Great for AP Lit and AP Lang) OTHER Poetry Analytical Tools: The Graphic Organizer Narrative Writing: Finding Your Voice: The Journey Argument Essay: A Color Coded Reflective Analysis Argumentative Writing: So Much More Than Just an Essay Argumentative Writing: I AM CHANGE BUNDLE: Argumentative Writing (the two above items plus a free download) GREAT DEAL! The Hate U Give: An Introductory Activity

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BUNDLE: AP Lit: Short Fiction Units 1, 4, & 7 (2019 AP Lit.Course Framework)

NEW: A link to an editable template in Canva is provided FOR EACH PRODUCT, so you can personalize and adapt to your DISTANCE LEARNING NEEDS needs.You will need to create an account in Canva - basic account is free. Full Previews available for each individual unit. Unit One This short story unit is designed for AP Literature classes; however, since the skills and enduring understandings embedded in these activities are universal and foundational high school English skills, with scaffolding, this unit is appropriate for all grade levels, 9-12, especially honors or advanced level courses. You will just need to access the new AP Literature Course at a Glance to access the skill categories and specific skills. These are the seven short stories referenced and used in this unit (link to digital copies is included) If needed, you can easily substitute any of the stories for one you may find more appropriate or relevant. "A Rose for Emily” “The Fall of the House of Usher” "A Good Man is Hard to Find” "The Story of an Hour” "Sweat” "I Stand Here Ironing” "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” Included: Four - five Day in-class mini unit (can be extended or reduced) Reading Assignment Options Step-by-step guide Sketch Notes Assignment Graphic organizer Link to digital copies of seven short stories Alignment with new AP literature big ideas, enduring understandings, and course skills Unit One: Assessment For a final assessment, students will closely read, annotate, and analyze "The Birds" examining the Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, and Skills from Unit One of the new AP Literature 2019 Course Framework. This assessment is designed for AP Literature classes; however, since the skills and enduring understandings embedded in these activities are universal and foundational high school English skills, with scaffolding, this unit is appropriate for all grade levels, 9-12, especially honors or advanced level courses. You will just need to access the new AP Literature Course at a Glance to access the skill categories and specific skills. Students will annotate and complete a close reading of Daphne Du Maurier's "The Birds." Students will specifically be focusing on analyzing the function of the characters, the setting, the structure, the narration, and the figurative language/literary devices (1.A, 2.A, 3.A, 3.B, 4.A, 4.B,) Using the interpretive strategies they have garnered from their reading of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, as well as other course work, they will construct a paragraph response(s) in which they identify and analyze the significance of the story (MOWAW) and what elements helped develop this significance (How?) In essence, they will be drafting a developed and thoroughly textually supported paragraph about their interpretation of the text's meaning. (7.A) With their literary argumentation paragraphs complete, students will now shift to a creative writing assignment where they will conclude this piece of short fiction according to their literary argument regarding the MOWAW (meaning of the work as a whole).In doing so, students will stay true to the the characters, setting, structure, narration, and imagery and symbols of "The Birds." Included: A Link to "The Birds" Teacher Overview & Steps Annotation Scoring Guide Graphic Organizer for Analysis Literary Argumentation Assignment Creative Writing Assignment Unit Four A Short Fiction Unit aligned to the New 2019 AP Literature Guidelines and Skills * Builds upon skills from Unit Two: Short Fiction ** Please check out the preview for this product. *** In addition to the 37 pages to download, you will have access to a 102 paged document including a digital copy of all of the short stories (Googledoc) Even if you are not following the new Course Framework and the recommended nine units, this unit is a great way for students to continue developing and practicing the required skills of this course. These are the short stories of the unit: "The Birthday Party" "The Birth-Mark" "A Clean Well-Lighted place" "A Jury of her peers" "Lamb to the Slaughter" "The Landlady" "The Possibility of Evil" "The Yellow Wallpaper" "Young Goodman Brown" & "Desiree's Baby" Included... Step-by-step guide access to a single document containing a digital copy of all short stories for the unit Collaborative writing assignment w/ "the Birthday Party" Group Jigsaw with eight short stories a Prose fiction analysis prompt created for each short story using the new stable prompt wording. ten graphic organizers One-pager assignment, including scoring guide annotation scoring guide thesis statement writing activity that builds to a ...... literary argument: extended writing piece (4-6 pages) Unit Seven Through a variety of individual and group activities, short and extended writing assignments, an interactive visual project, verbal and silent analytical discussions, collaborative writing, prompt creation, and peer editing and revision sessions, students will move towards a greater understanding of this unit's big ideas and a mastery of this unit's skills. Big Skills and Ideas Covered Character (1.B, 1.D) Imagery (5.D) Setting (2.B, 2.C) Symbolism (5.C) Structure (3.A, 3.B) Narration (4.D) figurative language (5.A, 5.B) Literary argumentation (7.B, 7.C, 7.D) Included... Teacher notes Access to a single document containing a digital copy of all short stories for the unit Group Jigsaw assignment with "The Flowers" (focus: Unit Big ideas & skills). complete with graphic organizers and note sheet. "The Flowers" Literary analysis Prompt. Detective crime board assignment & scoring guide for "the Moonlit Road" "The Moonlit Road" writing prompt Teacher guide & script to an analytical silent discussion for "Girl" Mock scoring activity: An Essay Trial Culminating assessment: creating a prompt These are the nine short stories used in this unit. For some activities, if needed, you can easily substitute any of the stories for one you may find more appropriate or relevant. "The Flowers" Alice Walker "The Moonlit Road" Ambrose Bierce "Girl" Jamaica Kincaid "The Falling Girl" Dino Buzzati "A Respectable Woman" Kate Chopin "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" Gabriel Garcia Marquez "The Black Cat" Edgar Allan Poe "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" Katherine Anne Porter "Two Kinds" Amy Tan If you like this product, check out the others in my store! Click the links below. AP LANGUAGE AP Language: Units 1 and 2: Defining Education and Its Purpose AP Language: 9/11 and the Rhetorical Situation AP Language: An Introduction to the Rhetorical Situation Bundle: AP Language: New 2019 Course Framework: Units 1 & 2 AP Language: An Argument a Day Bundle: AP Language: Starter Kit AP Language: What is the Good Life? Units 3, 4, and 5: Aligned to the 2019 CED Growing Bundles: AP Language: Units 1-9: Aligned to CED AP LITERATURE AP Literature: Unit One: A Short Fiction (Story) Unit: An Intro. to the New 2019 AP Lit. Guidelines AP Literature: Unit One: Short Fiction: "The Birds" Assessment Bundle: AP Literature: Unit One: Short Fiction - Activities and Assessments (the two items listed above) GREAT DEAL! AP Literature: A Poetry Unit (Unit Two for the new 2019 AP Lit. Course Framework) AP Literature: Building a Poem: An Interactive Poetry Activity Bundle: Unit Two: A Poetry Unit and a Building a Poem Activity AP Literature: Unit Three: Their Eyes Were Watching God (AP Lit 2019 CED) AP Literature: Unit: Independent Reading Project Bundle: AP Literature Unit Three and an Independent Reading Project AP Literature: Unit Four: Short Fiction Bundle AP Literature: New 2019 Course Framework: Units 1-3 AP Literature: Unit 4: Short Fiction (2019 AP Lit. CED) AP Literature: Units 1-4: Assessment (aligned NEW 2019 AP Lit. CED)Bundle: Semester 1: AP Lit: Units 1-4, and more! (2019 AP Lit. 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AP Literature: An Independent Reading Project

NEW: A link to an editable template in Canva is provided FOR EACH PRODUCT, so you can personalize and adapt FOR your DISTANCE LEARNING NEEDS needs.You will need to create an account in Canva - basic account is free. An in depth study in characterization, symbolism , and literary argumentation. This Independent Reading Project is designed with the new 2019 AP Literature skills in mind. Use in conjunction with one of the other nine units from the Course Framework. Suggested Application: Use following Unit Three: Longer Fiction/Drama Using elements of the the new AP Literature Course Framework (CED) as a guide, students will select a sophisticated and complex novel to thoroughly read, discuss, explain, and analyze through the study of character, setting, structure, narration, and figurative language. *The focus of this study and culminating project, a paper, visual, and presentation, will be on characterization, symbolism, and literary argumentation AP Literature Skills for this unit -aligned with the new AP Lit CED. Character 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.D, 1.E Figurative Language 5.C Literary Argumentation 7.A, 7.B, 7.C, 7.D, 7.E Included: Teacher Overview Graphic Organizers for tracking, analysis, and planning for final project (including an extra five blank ones) A three part final project... 1-Literary Argument Prompt including the NEW 2019 AP LIT Scoring Guidelines 2- Visual Interpretation (Symbol) Creation Assignment 3 - Analytical Presentation w/scoring guide This unit is designed with AP Literature classes in mind; however, since the skills and enduring understandings embedded in these activities are universal and foundational high school English skills, with scaffolding, this unit is appropriate for all grade levels, 9-12, especially honors or advanced level courses. You will just need to access the new AP Literature Course at a Glance to access the skill categories and specific skills. If you like this product, check out the others in my store! Click the links below. If you like this product, check out the others in my store! Click the links below. AP LANGUAGE AP Language: Units 1 and 2: Defining Education and Its Purpose AP Language: 9/11 and the Rhetorical Situation AP Language: An Introduction to the Rhetorical Situation Bundle: AP Language: New 2019 Course Framework: Units 1 & 2 AP Language: An Argument a Day Bundle: AP Language: Starter Kit AP Language: What is the Good Life? Units 3, 4, and 5: Aligned to the 2019 CED Growing Bundles: AP Language: Units 1-9: Aligned to CED AP LITERATURE AP Literature: Unit One: A Short Fiction (Story) Unit: An Intro. to the New 2019 AP Lit. Guidelines AP Literature: Unit One: Short Fiction: "The Birds" Assessment Bundle: AP Literature: Unit One: Short Fiction - Activities and Assessments (the two items listed above) GREAT DEAL! AP Literature: A Poetry Unit (Unit Two for the new 2019 AP Lit. Course Framework) AP Literature: Building a Poem: An Interactive Poetry Activity Bundle: Unit Two: A Poetry Unit and a Building a Poem Activity AP Literature: Unit Three: Their Eyes Were Watching God (AP Lit 2019 CED) AP Literature: Unit: Independent Reading Project Bundle: AP Literature Unit Three and an Independent Reading Project AP Literature: Unit Four: Short Fiction Bundle AP Literature: New 2019 Course Framework: Units 1-3 AP Literature: Unit 4: Short Fiction (2019 AP Lit. CED) AP Literature: Units 1-4: Assessment (aligned NEW 2019 AP Lit. CED)Bundle: Semester 1: AP Lit: Units 1-4, and more! (2019 AP Lit. CED) AP Literature: Unit 5: Poetry (New AP Literature 2019 CED) AP Lit:Unit 6:Longer Fiction & Drama:The Kite Runner & Fences (2019 AP Lit. CED) BUNDLE: AP Lit: Units 4,5, and 6 (New 2019 AP Lit. CED) AP Literature: Unit 7: Short Fiction (New 2019 AP Lit.CED) BUNDLE: AP Lit: Short Fiction Units 1, 4, & 7 (2019 AP Lit.Course Framework) AP Literature: Unit 8: Poetry (2019 AP Lit. CED) Bundle: AP Lit: Poetry: Units 2, 5, and 8 AP Literature: Unit 9: Longer Fiction:The Handmaid's Tale (New 2019 AP Lit. CED) Bundle: AP Lit.: Longer Fiction Units: 3, 6 & 9 (aligned to the AP Lit 2019 CED) Bundle: AP Lit: Semester 2: Units 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 (New 2019 AP CED) Bundle: AP Literature: Full Course: Units 1-9 & Much More AP English: A Commonplace Book (Great for AP Lit and AP Lang) OTHER Poetry Analytical Tools: The Graphic Organizer Narrative Writing: Finding Your Voice: The Journey Argument Essay: A Color Coded Reflective Analysis Argumentative Writing: So Much More Than Just an Essay Argumentative Writing: I AM CHANGE BUNDLE: Argumentative Writing (the two above items plus a free download) GREAT DEAL! The Hate U Give: An Introductory Activity

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Grade 8 Prentice Hall Lit. All Units 1-6 Reading Tests Bundle (79 total)

This bundle of 79 tests on 94 reading selections from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Units 1-6 (Fiction & Nonfiction, Short Stories, Types of Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama, and Themes in American Stories) includes multiple-choice questions (number varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). Some tests cover several reading selections. It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: summarization, main idea, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact & opinion, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. 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