High School Reading Resources

Literature Pre-Reading Simulations Bundle | Critical Thinking Activities

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Plotting Something

Put students inside the problem before they meet it in the text.This six-resource bundle gives secondary ELA students a reason to think, argue, make decisions, and live with the consequences before plot knowledge tells them whom to support.Each activity is built around a different literary problem.

9th - 12th Literature, Reading, Drama

The Last Broadcast | Halloween ELA Activity | Inference & Suspense Simulation

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Plotting Something

Your students are monitoring a local emergency feed when the updates stop making sense.The Last Broadcast is a one-period Halloween ELA mystery simulation for grades 9–12. Students become the emergency relay team at a local radio station while an ordinary fog advisory turns into reports of motionles

9th - 12th Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing

Also included in: Halloween ELA Activities Bundle | 4 Gothic Games, Mysteries & Simulations

Lord of the Flies Complete Novel Unit | Reading Guide, Quizzes, Test & Essay

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Plotting Something

Teach William Golding's Lord of the Flies with a complete, coherent novel unit that supports students from pre-reading through final assessment. Rather than relying on disconnected worksheets, this resource keeps one central line of thinking in view: what civilization restrains - and what happens wh

9th - 12th Literature, Novel Studies, Reading

Partner Novel Study Project | Literature Circles, Journal, Discussions & Rubrics

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Plotting Something

Give students a structured way to read one approved novel with a partner, talk about it across six checkpoints, and keep a record of their developing ideas.Developed and refined through more than a decade of classroom use, this six-week project is designed for high school literature classes and work

9th - 12th Literature, Reading, Writing

Gothic and Dark Literature Literary Quote Posters | 10 Secondary ELA Posters

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Plotting Something

Create a moody, literary classroom display with 10 Gothic and dark-classic quote posters featuring public-domain quotes from authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Oscar Wilde, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and more.Bring classic literary

9th - 12th Literature, Reading, Other (ELA)

Gothic Literature FREE Activity | Poe Close Reading & Gothic Elements

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Plotting Something

Need a quick way to introduce Gothic literature without turning it into an elements checklist? This free Gothic literature activity pairs a student-friendly field guide with a continuous public-domain excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's “The Fall of the House of Usher.” Students identify details that cre

8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Reading

Don Quixote Coloring Bookmarks Cervantes Quotes Novel Review Activity Keepsake

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Set of 4 different coloring bookmarks with quotes by Miguel de Cervantes from Don Quixote, with antique book illustrations, to be used as low prep review activity, gifts, rewards, fast finishers, additions to sub plans, and more. Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wonder

9th - Adult Education English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Joke of the Day Brain Teasers & Riddles Bundle | 150 Jokes | Daily Slides

Created by
True Grit Life Skills

Joke of the Day brain teasers, riddles, and Google Slides make an easy daily morning work or bell ringer routine with 150 school-appropriate jokes!This complete Joke of the Day Bundle includes Volumes 1 & 2 for a total of 150 unique jokes and 300 Google Slides. Students can guess each punchline

3rd - 10th Reading, Writing, Classroom Community