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Real-Life Writing: Police Reports

Help your students practice clear, concise, and organized writing by creating police reports. This real-world writing prompt helps keep students engaged and gives a specific focus to their writing. I often use this technique to have students summarize a character’s death or an important scene in a novel. Start with a Terrible Example I begin …

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More Movie Clips to Teach Literary Terms

A variety of movie clips to show irony, satire, foreshadowing, internal conflict, and more! Students love these movie clips so it's the perfect supplement to whatever you're reading or learning in class.

There’s a lot to be said for seeing irony, foreshadow, and satire playing out on the screen versus just reading about it. My visual students really thrive when they see it in action. And since all my students secretly love watching kids’ movies, it’s a win-win when I show these clips. (This is the second …

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