To help your learners discover their own writing styles and embrace reading, check out the fun high school language arts activities below. Support students' voices with hands-on English lessons on how to analyze poems, podcasts, and arguments, complete with videos, downloadable worksheets, and more.
Grades 9-12 ELA Activity Set 1: Ripped from the Headlines and More
Have high school students analyze news stories, poems, and short stories with these instructional resources designed for remote learning.
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April 9, 2020
Grades 9–12 ELA Activity Set 2: Analyze a Poem and More
Have high schoolers analyze a poem, summarize an informational text, and write effective arguments with this week's downloadables activities.
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April 13, 2020
Grades 9–12 ELA Activity Set 3: Evaluate a News Article and More
Have high schoolers continue learning from home by evaluating a news article for reliability, maintaining a dialectical journal, and responding to daily dinner prompts.
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April 20, 2020
Grades 9–12 ELA Activity Set 4: Create a Sketchnote and More
Activities including creating a sketchnote, writing an ode to an everyday item, and analyzing the theme of a short story.
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April 28, 2020
Grades 9–12 ELA Activity Set 5: Teaching Metaphor by Carol Jago and More
High schoolers can sharpen their writing, language, critical thinking, and reading skills with these instructional resources.
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May 5, 2020
Great Summer Reads with Carol Jago: Never Give Up, Grades 9–12
Though the characters in these stories face challenges and obstacles, they never stop trying to do the right thing.
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August 17, 2020
Fun At-Home Lesson for ELA: Write a Personality Feature and Other Activities
Teach students in Grades 3-12 how to conduct interviews and write compelling personality features with these insights from Esther Wojcicki.
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April 30, 2020
Literacy at Work: The Writers Room with Duane Capizzi
Have your students explore the exciting world of TV writing with a free lesson plan and insights from producer, writer, and Carmen Sandiego showrunner Duane Capizzi.
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August 17, 2020
Literacy at Work: How to Write a Rap with Dr. Chris Emdin
Have your students discover how creating and performing raps can inspire self-reflection, confidence, and an appreciation for writing.
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July 28, 2020
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