Free - Types of Irony - foldable
Free - Types of Irony Foldable - A quick and easy way for students to jot down their meanings with examples.
Personification
Students work through the 25 examples to identify the human qualities attributed to the inanimate objects in the sentences.
The Pearl -Journal Response Q's
Preparing to teach this novel - this time to grade 7. I hope they enjoy it as much as I do. One of my new students is reading it independently. He likes the classics. yay!
Literary Devices Powerpoint
I use this PowerPoint with my students as an introduction to literary devices. It has 15 slides along with graphics and examples.
Study Q's The Pearl
The guided study questions keep students focused on the details of the novel. There are 4 pages of questions. (I also sell a set of higher level discussion questions that students use in groups.) A key is included.
Plot Diagram
This chart will work with any short story or novel. It includes the standard parts, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution, but it also has a place for students to include information about setting, mood, characters, type of conflict (internal/external) and a place for resolution and what happens to the characters at the end. I model this with my 8th grades and then have them complete the chart independently with certain short stories. It it a visual way to outline the story.
Literary Essay, "The Ransom of Red Chief"
O'Henry's short story, "The Ransom of Red Chief is rich in humor and a number of literary devices. This 3-page essay format bunlde prepares students for writing a well-developed essay on the author's use of literary elements such as irony, figurative language, foreshadowing, exaggeration, and surprise ending. I've used this for several years and have received some well-written analysis of the short story.
"The Ransom of Red Chief" Chart
I've gone through the short story selection and created a chart and worksheet (with a key) that outlines most of the examples of irony, exaggeration, simile, metaphor, and foreshadowing that O'Henry uses in this classic short story.
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| The Ransom of Red Chief with Text Evidence. |
Indirect Objects
I use these 9 slides to demonstrate to students that finding the indirect object of a sentence is a breeze. After I go through the slides with students, they have a much better understanding of the concept. The examples are easy and the animated clip art is fun and user friendly.
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| Indirect Objects Made Easy |
Simple, Compound, Complex
This SB activity includes 28 slides, an introduction to the types of sentences, FANBOY conjunctions and Subordinating Conjunctions (AAAWWWUUBBIS). This is also good for healthy team competition.
Character Traits
Students assign character traits to their favorite characters from The Outsiders. Check out my tpt store for companion SB actitivies for The Outsiders.
Figurative Language, The Outsiders
Great for team playing or review. I put together this Smartboard activity that includes 33 examples of simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole from Chapters 1 and 2.
Chart, The Outsiders
Students chart details of the main characters from this novel. Most information is found in chapter 1, but students complete the chart as they read the novel. Check out the companion smartboard files at my tpt store!
8 Parts of Speech
This chart covers all of the 8 parts of speech on one page. It provides detail for each section. Students keep it as a handy reference / study guide.
Determining Mood
Mood in "The Tell-Tale Heart" is so evident thanks to Poe's writing technique. I credit this one selection for providing opportunities to teach so much in such a short time.
O Captain! My Captain!
Definitely a student favorite and one I love to teach. This one page analysis of the poem comes with paraphrase placement and comparisons to be completed. A key is included for convenience.
Literary Analysis Chart
This is useful reference chart that my students use when writing a literary analysis. It has information about setting, plot, characterization, types of fiction, symbolism, tone, theme, style, point of view, irony and figurative language.
The Tell-Tale Heart
These questions will guide students through each piece of the classic horror story, "The Tell-Tale Heart". This is just a preview. The document includes a key and 22 detailed questions.
The Outsiders Questions
I've used these for several year. The item includes a key and 3 pages of questions, quotation identification, and matching.
The 8 Parts of Speech
Here's a reference chart I use to help students remember the 8 parts of speech.
Figurative Language and Quotation association
S.E. Hinton is known as a character author, but she is also very clearly a descriptive writer as well. Her use of figurative language play, particularly in The Outsiders is quite evident and thankfully so. Where students sometimes struggle with understanding the difference between simile or metaphor, the examples that proliferate the text, make them want to sort out the figurative language type in the activity below. In my classroom, I've also user this activity to team up groups - Socs and Greasers to create a little healthy competition! Students also associate the quote with the speaker in an activity linked below.
The Outsiders
Students love S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Every year I have students, parents, staff members and family fondly remember all of the characters and many of their idiosyncrasies. It gives me so much pleasure to revisit this novel every year. I've recently updated many of my files to include Interactive activities compatible with Smart Board.
Students Sort out character traits from The Outsiders. The slides pair characters such as Ponyboy/Soda, Johnny/Twobit, Darry/Dally. There are 64 characteristics for 8 main characters. The content is largely from the first 4 chapters. In a similar activity,
"The Monkey's Paw"
Unfortunately for me, our state adopted text no longer includes W.W. Jacob's short story, "The Monkey's Paw". It's such a great classic horror story that my 8th Grade students loved. Paired with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", it was definitely a student favorite. In any case, I hope to teach it again some time and have posted a Interactive Smartboard items that go along with this story.
I always have my students talk about what makes a good story - especially when we read horror stories. What makes a story suspenseful for them? The key elements that the author uses (a mysterious stranger in a dreary setting along with several ignored warnings) make this a perfect story to delve into the author's techniques for creating this classic story.
I always have my students talk about what makes a good story - especially when we read horror stories. What makes a story suspenseful for them? The key elements that the author uses (a mysterious stranger in a dreary setting along with several ignored warnings) make this a perfect story to delve into the author's techniques for creating this classic story.
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Using Animoto
Using Animoto to introduce content in original ways has been something I've tried to practice. When working with students on biographies, I used this video about Oral History to show my students the depth of research.
Web 2.0 Tool Speech to Text
Click the link above to hear the text!
web 2.0 has some great tools. While looking for mobile applications to use in conjunction with classroom lessons, I came across iSpeech which can convert Websites, Blogs and documents including Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, Text, etc. to speech with any PC or Mobile Device. . Since we are at the beginning of a new school year, I decided to combine iSpeech with the Bio-Poem teaching strategy from AEA 262 website. This is a great way to incorporate other subject areas while teaching with a new tool.
In this lesson, students describe a famous person or literary character through a bio-poem. Students give responses in one word or phrases and must try to be as accurate and complete in their description as possible.
Students should try several words and phrases, revising and editing before choosing which to use. Students then post the bio-poem along with a photo on their Blog by using the Speech to Text web site:
Tall, thin, lanky, bearded,
Resident of 1600 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, d.c.
Related to Mary Todd Lincoln
Who loved his family, freedom, his nation,
Who cared deeply about people
Who feared the break up of the American union,
Who believed that every man respected for his character and abilities
Who said, “Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm”
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