Dead Poets Society (1989): Complete Movie Guide
A comprehension movie guide for the 1989 film Dead Poets Society, used alongside viewing the film to check understanding of plot, characters, and themes, and to prompt a creative writing response.
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A comprehension movie guide for the 1989 film Dead Poets Society, used alongside viewing the film to check understanding of plot, characters, and themes, and to prompt a creative writing response.
A set of character-profile prompt cards (with brief character bios and a linked story-idea hook) intended to spark creative short-story writing focused on character development.
A creative-writing characterization activity in which students write a eulogy for the character Piggy after reading Chapter 11 (or the full novel) of Lord of the Flies.
Prepare Grade 12 students for life after graduation through a year-long sequence of 180 daily nonfiction passages on advanced personal-finance and behavioral-economics topics (e.g. thinking like an economist, trade-offs and opportunity cost) paired with vocabulary, comprehension, and analytical writing practice.
Prepare Grade 11 students for financial independence through a year-long sequence of 180 daily nonfiction passages on practical personal-finance topics (e.g. what money is, needs vs. wants) paired with vocabulary, comprehension, and writing practice.
Deepen students' understanding of plant biology and life cycles through advanced, open-ended writing prompts paired with note-taking sheets.
A worksheet packet ('Decoding Essay Prompts', TS30) that teaches high school students a two-step strategy for understanding and paraphrasing essay writing prompts before drafting a response.
Eight-day high-school lesson plan teaching written expression/descriptive language skills (adjective level, color specificity, imagery, similes/metaphors) as the second part of a two-part writing-strategy series (following 'Writing Organization').
A quiz-format writing activity teaching the stream-of-consciousness literary technique by having students link original sentences together.
A step-by-step creative-writing project guide leading students through planning, mapping, drafting, peer-editing and finalizing an original mystery narrative, with a rubric aligned to narrative-writing standards.
Build Grade 10 financial literacy through a year-long sequence of 180 daily nonfiction reading passages combining economics/personal-finance content with reading comprehension, vocabulary, and analytical writing practice.
Provide a Grade 10 end-of-year worksheet packet of 10 varied activities (about one hour each) covering reflection, vocabulary, media/text analysis, data, creative writing, and review.
This resource is a The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Simulation & Writing Activity. This is a great comprehension activity that will keep students engaged and excited! Students will write a reaction to the story using their feelings and emotions from the simulation. The goal is to use strong word choice and voice. This can be accessed as…
A year-long Grade 9 financial literacy curriculum combining daily nonfiction reading passages with personal-finance concepts to build reading comprehension, vocabulary, and analytical writing.
Teaches the Four Square graphic-organizer writing method to help students organize and develop their writing, for Grades 7-9, extending into cross-curricular application and practice prompts.
A full-year (180 school day) grade 8 curriculum that pairs daily personal-finance reading passages with vocabulary, comprehension and writing practice, organized into numbered units (evidence confirms at least Unit 1: Money Basics & the Story of Money, and Unit 2: Earning Income & Exploring Careers), plus a diagnostic, 12 unit quizzes and a final exam.
A set of nine one-page informational-writing prompts, each asking students to write a paragraph about the physics behind a specific sport action.
A single-page cut-and-paste craft and writing activity about trolls (mythical creatures).
A no-prep, 5-day Grade 8 end-of-school-year ELA packet (teacher guide, student worksheets, and answer key as separate files) combining literacy skill review with reflective/celebratory last-week-of-school activities.
Google Slideshow of creative writing prompts (second in a series) to inspire student writing, with mini-lessons on story elements and dialogue.
25-slide slideshow lesson teaching middle/high school students how to write descriptive story settings using sensory imagery to establish mood.
A full-year (180 school day) grade 7 curriculum that pairs daily personal-finance reading passages with vocabulary, comprehension and writing practice, organized into 18 themed units covering earning, budgeting, saving, banking, credit, investing, taxes, insurance, entrepreneurship, and financial planning.
A no-prep, 5-day Grade 7 end-of-school-year ELA packet (teacher guide, student worksheets, and answer key as separate files) combining literacy skill review with reflective/celebratory last-week-of-school activities.
A no-prep pirate-themed activity packet combining literacy activities (informational reading, vocabulary, creative writing, a leveled short story with comprehension response) with pirate-themed puzzles and coloring, differentiated for Grades 1-3; seller also states math activities are included but these were not reached in the opened evidence.