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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Development of Two Themes – Playlist and Teaching Notes”   Recently updated !

by Wisewire
11th – 12th Grade



Students explore standard RL.11-12.2 with this playlist. They will identify topics and use attention to detail to analyze how topics develop into themes. Students will work to identify and analyze two themes that build on one another. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.

This product includes:

• 2 links to instructional videos or texts

• 1 link to practice quizzes or activities

• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions

• Definitions of key terms, such as topic and theme

• An excerpt from “The Scarlet Letter ” by Nathaniel Hawthorne

• An excerpt from “Hungry Hearts ” by Anzia Yezierska

• An excerpt from “Babbitt ” by Sinclair Lewis

• “The Raven ” by Edgar Allan Poe

• An excerpt from “The Awakening ” by Kate Chopin

• An accompanying Teaching Notes file

The Teaching Notes file includes:

• Additional discussion guide and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard

• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities

• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Need more resources?

Theme & Central Idea Development – Playlist and Teaching Notes

Theme, Central Ideas, & Summaries – Playlist and Teaching Notes

How Complex Characters Develop – Playlist and Teaching Notes

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Please note, passages in this product appear in these other products:

An excerpt from “The Scarlet Letter ” by Nathaniel Hawthorne appears in:

RL.11-12.2 – Quiz and Answer Guide

An excerpt from “Babbitt ” by Sinclair Lewis appears in:

RL.11-12.4 – Pride and Prejudice – Quiz and Answer Guide

The Impact of Word Choices – Playlist and Teaching Notes

“The Raven ” by Edgar Allan Poe appears in:

Author’s Choices About Structure – Playlist and Teaching Notes

RL.11-12.5 – Quiz and Answer Guide

RL.9-10.2 – The Awakening – Quiz and Answer Guide

Theme, Central Ideas, & Summaries – Playlist and Teaching Notes

RL.11-12.2 – Quiz and Answer Guide

An excerpt from “The Awakening ” by Kate Chopin appears in:

Determining Uncertainty in a Text – Playlist and Teaching Notes

RL.9-10.2 – The Awakening – Quiz and Answer Guide

Theme, Central Ideas, & Summaries – Playlist and Teaching Notes

RL.11-12.2 – Quiz and Answer Guide

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