This final exam is given to my students at the end of a composition course. The students are given choices of essays from different genres of writi... ByMegan Mueller
This is a project assignment for Sophocles' Antigone. Students are asked to choose quotes from the text that they found especially striking and re... ByMs. W.
A collection of simple riddles ESL students or for any grade levels. It's fun to use this in class when they are first given the riddles before pla... ByAngel
In The President's Parasite, Jim Musgrave resurrects all that has gone missing in today's literature: originality. The title story is a Kafkaesque ... ByJim Musgrave
This collaborative research guide serves as an introduction to first-year teaching through the eyes of new and experienced teachers. Particularly g... ByEmily S.
This is a explication of Italo Calvino's novella The Nonexistent Knight. It focuses on the "corpse" passage and asks students to analyze each char... ByJacquelyn Courtney
Lord of the Flies Quiz on Ch. 3&4 includes quotes, fill in the blanks and asks students to provide evidence for their answer in the text.
Answer... ByMichael Dorfman
I use this assignment just before my students begin writing their research papers. It asks them to read 2 passages, and for each, pull out a direct... ByMegan Mueller
This Powerpoint presentation aids students in comprehending the different points of view that they should know in order to better understand the te... ByMr.evans
This is a pilgrimage project that I gave my senior honors class. It can be adapted for any level by changing the amount of writing. It can also b... ByAmorales
This lesson can be used as a prewriting activity and during reading activity. This lesson introduces students to character development in fiction. ... ByGrace Dellinger
Great Expectations Book III Essay Options (2 options plus complete criteria and topic sentence examples.
Option #1
Charles Dickens wrote two dif... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
This package contains two graphs: one an overview of the structure of a Shakespearean tragedy; and the other a graph of King Lear. Also included i... ByMichael Cummings
This project-based learning activity helps students recognize the various types of propaganda such as bandwagon, glittering generalities, and plain... ByKatie Bradley
This unique unit plan reviews English language conventions and grammar in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. It is composed of ready-to- use student h... ByEnflourish Publishing
The Tempest is one of the Bard's most popular plays both now and in his own time. This PowerPoint covers the basics of the play--it's history and ... ByMiss B
This powerpoint lesson on the persuasive essay teaches students how to organize arguments according to the Greek trio of logos, ethos and pathos. ... ByThe Green Faery
This open book, fill in the blank study guide for MacBeth Act IV is two typed pages. It can be done individually or with a partner. This prose su... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
A complete unit plan with lessons for each chapter including a final project and movie. Unit plan also comes with chapter questions, responses, an... ByJason Eng
This presentation contains 14 vibrant and culturally-relevant slides to introduce this literary theory to your senior high-school or college studen... ByThe Green Faery
This is a vocabulary test created for use with The Outsiders novel by S.E. Hinton. This is a very effective selection of terms from the novel that... ByStewey
If you teach classes in which there is a high absentee rate, you may want to keep this assignment on hand!
I developed this project because many... ByKate Reid
This powerpoint lesson teaches students how to write the last stage of a literary essay: the conclusion. It scaffolds all the steps of the conclus... ByThe Green Faery
Time-Travel
Take a look at the Social Studies picture, and choose a set of scaffolded descriptions that you wish to write.
Discover difference... ByLauren Rodriguez
This PowerPoint presentation instructs students in writing using the elements of Process Analysis, which is a type of technical writing that focuse... ByJosh Rutherford
The following is a worksheet designed to foster editing in a composition classroom. The students are to ask each other the question in a group rev... ByMarci Buhajla
This is an advertismement analysis / critical thinking essay assignment that I do in my dual credit Composition class. Included are the assignment... ByErin Small
To begin the American Literature course I teach, I assign this research project on American authors. Students work in pairs to prepare a report abo... ByRebecca Malone
English Conjunctions are divided into categories and they are presented in 17 power point pages with examples.
Punctuation and Participles for co... ByAmy Karagiannaki
A list of 13 projects to help students demonstrate their learning and knowledge about the novel. Divided into many different learning styles to ap... ByAmy Lepore
A great exercise to help students consider the strength of various narrowed topics. There are 10 examples. Students have to rate each one. This act... ByDebbie M
This document works for students and teachers! It has some tips and tricks for teaching those hard-to-remember language and writing skills such as... ByAngela Mense
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1 Open Book Scavenger Hunt 50 questions
These sequential search and find scavenger hunts are an excellent way to; c... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of THE HUNGER... BySylvia Jackson
This is a complete novel unit for Ally Condie’s Matched. Since best-selling young adult novels like “The Hunger Games” have become so popular... ByAdam Erickson
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" and "The Moustache" Choice Menu--a great way to differentiate your instruction and offer your students what they want... ByMiddle School Teache
One of the most unique features of Simple Steps to Sentence Sense by Charlene Tess is the Sentence Analysis Map that my students affectionately ref... ByCharlene Tess
Improve your classroom discussions with a rubric that clearly describes the qualities of a good discussion. This rubric works great for Socratic s... ByVeronica Rosmurillo
This chart is useful for charting significant moments while reading fiction in class. It not only asks the students what moments are significant, i... BySundra Smith
Study guide for A Separate Peace. Detailed reading, including all answer keys and discussion on some of the finer points.
Easy to administer and... ByEugene Wohlsdorf
As part of the Leadership Series, this chapter focuses on helping learners to develop clear and focused thinking through defining. It covers method... ByJoy Learning
This mini unit employs critical thinking skills about print advertising. Students identify persuasive language, images, biases and stereotypes in a... ByLaura Torres
A test that I created for my students on a basic understanding they should have for the research paper process. Answers are bolded, obviously you w... ByAmorales