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A unicorn in the Snow

For Teachers 1st
First graders compose own poetic sentences, using repetitive patterns, and carefully select sentenes with imagery. They make connections and see relationships and envision what might be. The poem is to be about an unexpected snowfall...
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Curated OER

Literary Terms

For Students 7th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, students 21 look for words having to do with types of literature and literary elements. Students may self correct by selecting the link at the bottom of the page.
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Curated OER

Skellig

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this Skellig worksheet, students read to understand the works of David Almond and learn about his life. Students read eleven passages and then answer ten questions related to reading for meaning and understanding the author's craft.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Allusions to Mythological, Classical, and Traditional Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on allusions to mythological, classical, and traditional texts and understanding what allusion is, its importance and use as a literary device, and how to...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Allusion (English Iii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on allusions including the definition, how allusions work, one- and two-word allusions, alluding to another text, and how to identify them.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Allusion (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will learn about allusion including what it is, the four types of allusions, and allusions in speeches.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understanding and Analysis of Literary Text: Allusion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that teaches students about allusion as a literary device in five mini-lessons: Introduction, Allusion Defined, Allusion in Speeches, Allusion in Writing, Test Your Understanding.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Exploring the Power of Allusion

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Something seems familiar here: Students learn how allusion invites more into a text. Using "The House On Mango Street" students will learn about allusion by paralleling events from both the Bible and from Greek mythology.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Allusions to Mythological, Classical, and Traditional Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] The individual sections of this lesson will focus on understanding what allusion is, its importance and use as a literary device, and how to recognize it in reading. The main...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature & Composition: Allusion and Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit focuses on allusions and symbols using the poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell and Dante's Inferno. It provides links to a list of common allusions from the Bible and Greek/Roman mythology, Dictionary of Symbolism, and...
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Literary Devices: Allusion: Examples and Definition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site defines Allusion and then provides several examples of allusion in literature including Milton's Paradise Lost, Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and Keats's Ode to the Grecian Urn. It also discusses the...
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Shakespearestudyguide.com: Shakespeare's Allusions and Direct References

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information about allusions and direct references and then provides examples of each in Shakespeare's works. RL.9-10.9 allusions to other works, W.9-10.9a Analysis
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Allusion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Allusion" including a defintion, an example, and links to more information.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: A Series of Unfortunate Literary Allusions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Can you spot the many literary allusions made in the famous "Series of Unfortunate Events" books? This article points them out and explains them.
Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Allusion / Illusion / Delusion

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words allusion, illusion, and delusion including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Allusions to Mythological, Classical, and Traditional Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You will be able to identify and understand allusions in myths, the classics, and other traditional texts and their influence on modern literature.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Allusion (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You will be able to analyze the function of allusion in literary texts.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Allusion/ Illusion/ Delusion Exercise 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz for the commonly confused words Allusion, Illusion, and Delusion.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Allusion/ Illusion/ Delusion Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz for the commonly confused words Allusion, Illusion, and Delusion.
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Mc Graw Hill: Part 1 Reading: Literature: Understand Literary Allusions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Understanding literary allusions can help in your understanding of readings. Learn about literary allusions on this site.
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English Grammar Online: Stylistic Devices: Allusion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you need a brief, clear explanation of allusion and how it works, this is a good place to start.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Allusion/illusion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief definition of allusion with examples. Differentiates between the term allusion and the term illusion.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature: Allusion and Symbols: Dante's Inferno

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Dante's Inferno: Cantos 1-34 from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. It includes links to the Digital Dante website to read the work, handouts, and a discussion rubric.
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Knowledge Master Weekly Quiz: Allusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Take this quiz to see if you can identify the many ways that allusion is used in our language. W.9-10.9a Analysis

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