Description
ELA Just Got Better! Celebrate the holidays with this bundle. Great for grades 6-12: Activities, Lessons, Videos, Laughs, and Learning. 7 Products in one bundle!
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(FALL- HALLOWEEN)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Reading, Writing, Craftivity, and Interactive Flip Book
*American Literature- short story, written by, Washington Irving
*There are several versions of the tale. I recommend the original, which is around 40 pages long. I provide you with 2 links for the full text, an “easier” or “struggling reader” version, and a link for audio.
Includes:
Headless Horseman cutout printables
-3 pages- Comprehension Questions
-1 page- Plot Diagram fill in
-2 pages-Plot Diagram Elements
-1 page-Words to Know, “What are myths, legends and folktales?”
-1 page- Main Characters Fill In
-Teacher Notes, links, and summary
-Flip Book Directions
-Answer Key!
Great short story for Halloween or fall months. Appropriate for several grades, due to the appeal, range of vocabulary, and versions available. Flip book can be modified by guided practice, abbreviated assignment, read aloud, pair work, and mini lessons.
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(FALL- HALLOWEEN)
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson, Cause and Effect & Inference Skills Activity enhanced lesson, handouts, and worksheets
*Students like to be entertained while they learn!
*Introduce students to the concepts of cause and effect and inference skills. This lesson can be used prior to teaching longer, more complex short stories, poems, viewing films, creative writing, novel studies.
Includes: PDF File
Presentation for the smart board or projector
Active link to the music video, “Thriller”
Cause and effect handouts (2)
Inference handout
Lyrics handout
Background notes for the song and the music video
Script for the video
Aligned ELA Common Core State Standards
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.RL.1
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.RL.7
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.RI.1
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.5
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3
File has a clickable embedded link to the music video on YouTube. Enjoy watching it with your students (ALL video clips are highly appropriate and fun for 6-12 grade). –but you know your students best!
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(WINTER)
“Elf” The Movie, Inference Skills Activities, Video Clips, Notes, and Answer Key
Students like to be entertained while they learn!
Introduce students to the concepts of schema, inference skills, questioning, and generalizations. This lesson can be used prior to teaching longer, more complex short stories, poems, viewing films, creative writing, novel studies.
Includes: PDF File
Presentation for the smart board or projector
Active links to “Elf the Movie” scenes compilation (5:24) and an extended compilation around 9 minutes long.
Inference activity handouts
Generalization Statement handout
Answer key
Spotlight on Buddy the Elf
Background notes for the film
Aligned ELA Common Core State Standards
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.RL.1
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.RL.7
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.RI.1
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.5
LA.11-12.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3
File has a clickable embedded links to the movie clips on YouTube. You don’t have to watch the entire film to have success with this product. Just use the clips provided. Enjoy watching it with your students (ALL video clips are highly appropriate and fun for 6-12 grade). –but you know your students best, and I recommend being familiar with the film.
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(WINTER)
A Christmas Carol: Reading, Writing, Craftivity, and Pop Up Flip Book Flip Book
British Literature- story written by, Charles Dickens
The only pop up and flip book combined.
The target audience for A Christmas Carol are children to young adults or students who are in 4th to 12th grade. There are several versions of the tale.
I provide you with links for the play version, the full text, a free audio book, and a YouTube search link with several video versions for free.
INCLUDES:
3 Pop Up cutout printables
15 Comprehension Questions
Symbolism Chart Fill in with Quotes
2 pages-Plot Diagram Elements
1 page Charles Dickens, background, and setting
2 page- Characters Fill In (Scrooge and the Three Ghosts)
Teacher Notes and the answer key for everything!
Flip Book Directions
Great story for the winter holidays. And a nice way to read a Christmas tale that doesn’t stress religion. The story focuses on the dynamic character, greed, charity, and good will.
Appropriate for several grades, due to the appeal, range of vocabulary, and versions available. Pop Up Flip book can be modified by guided practice, abbreviated assignment, read aloud, pair work, and mini lessons.
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(January, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, BLACK HISTORY MONTH)
Martin Luther King, J.r, U2’s “Pride, In the Name of Love,” Lesson, Video, and Activities
Teacher Notes…for you
Common Core Standards and Lesson Plan
U2’s “Pride, In the Name of Love” Song Lyrics Handout
(also for projector or smart board)
U2’s “Pride, In the Name of Love” 2 Video Clips and Background
(for projector or smart board, can also be a handout)
How to Analyze a Song Handout
Song Analysis Questions Worksheet
Audience Questions Worksheet
Song Analysis Graphic Organizers (3 pages of breaking down the language and lyrics)
Great to use as a pre-reading exercise to introduce civil rights, Black History Month, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday in January, American Literature, Social Studies, the 1960’s.
This activity can be accomplished in 2-3 class periods; follow-up activities would extend the activity.
Suggested for high school students grades 9-12, higher education History, Literature, home school grades 9-12, and adult education.
Easy! Can be done as a class discussion or in small groups, depending on your preference.
-respond (orally or in writing) to the lyrics, music and video imagery of U2’s “Pride, In the Name of Love”
-appreciate the way in which words, music and images interact to create meaning.
-understand that music and videos can be significant forms of historical and cultural expression.
-recognize the cross-curricular excitement of the arts with social studies and literature.
-comprehend that there may be multiple interpretations of a work of art (including the artist’s).
I love U2. We all need a little Bono in our lives.
Directions are clear and explicit.
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(BLACK HISTORY MONTH, SPRING, EARTH DAY)
I’m Gonna Make a Change: “Man in the Mirror,” Song Lyrics, Lesson Plan, Video, Poetry, and Analysis Activities
Teacher Notes…for you
Common Core Standards and Lesson Plan
“Man in the Mirror, ” Song Lyrics Handout
(also for projector or smart board)
“Man in the Mirror,” Video and Background
(for projector or smart board, can also be a handout)
What is a Motif? 2 handouts (2)
How to Analyze a Song Handout
Song Analysis Questions Worksheet
Audience Questions Worksheet
Acrostic Poem handout, “CHANGE”
Design a T-Shirt
Design a T-Shirt Writing Prompt
3 Writing Prompts
Great to use as an exercise for civil rights, Black History Month, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday in January, American Literature, Social Studies, Anti Bullying, health, Earth Day, social awareness, sociology, leadership, civics, service, scouts, philanthropy, religious studies
This activity can be accomplished in 2-3 class periods; follow-up activities would extend the activity.
Suggested for secondary students grades 7-12, higher education History, Literature, home school grades 7-12, and adult education.
Easy! Can be done as a class discussion or in small groups, depending on your preference. The materials can also look great as a bulletin board.
-respond (orally or in writing) to the lyrics, music and video imagery of “Man in the Mirror”
-appreciate the way in which words, music and images interact to create meaning.
-understand that music and videos can be significant forms of historical and cultural expression.
-recognize the cross-curricular excitement of the arts with social studies and literature.
-comprehend that there may be multiple interpretations of a work of art (including the artist’s).
The music video combined with the lyrics are very powerful. In preparing this lesson for my own students and TpT, I had many emotions just creating these activities. If you are looking for a deep and meaningful experience, this is it.
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(SPRING, APRIL, NATIONAL POETRY MONTH)
Poetry Postcards: Enhanced Lesson, Video, Handouts, Template, Rubric, and Plan
Great for a teacher who just doesn’t have the time to cover a large poetry unit. Especially in an English Language Arts classroom with struggling students who seem uninterested. This might work!
-Youtube Video Clip from the film, 10 Things I Hate About You (student handouts to go with it) film is actually based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew!
-group work
-brainstorm
-Student handouts on poetic devices /literary terms and fill in chart, Shakespearean sonnets, Sonnet 141, Kat’s Poem (from the film clip), rhyme patterns, iambic pentameter
-Poetry Postcards template, rubric, and example
-Lesson plan includes pre-activity, instructions, and ideas on more video clips to hook your students
-Presentation of the postcard is memorable and easy! Because it is a project that is a personal short poem and a graphic!
Aligned Common Core Standards Grades 7-8, 9-10, 11-12
Reading, Key Ideas, and Details: CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RL. 1
Writing, Text Types and Purposes: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W. 3
Speaking and Listening, Comprehension and Collaboration: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1
Good Luck Celebrating National Poetry Month!
Created by Danielle Knight, © Study All Knight ™, The Knight Stuff, LLC
