Ben Rothstein

Three pages of reproducibles ready to be used with Poe's short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". The student is placed in the position of detective and must form his or her own conclusions regarding how and why the murders were committed. 1. Page one is a graphic organizer that allows students to scan and record pertinent detail from the beginning of the story. 2. Page two is a graphic organizer that allows students to compare and contrast the various accounts of the witnesses to the

It took me years to compile this information on poetic meter and rhyme. Rhyme is often very confusing to students, and so I have constructed a sort of rhyme chart where alliteration, assonance, and consonance are all seen as part of a rhyme continuum. Examples are provided. Excellent especially for the AP classroom.

This PowerPoint presentation is a powerful tool for use in discussing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and other works that use either watercourses or the open road as a symbol for American culture. The presentation incorporates photos, maps, and facts, creating a stunning, humorous, and engaging visual experience.

This useful (one might say indispensable)activity is to be used as a follow-up activity to a brief overview of the American Experience textbook. So few teachers take the time to demonstrate to their students HOW their textbook is organized. This worksheet includes some obvious and some not-so-obvious questions that students must think through in order to answer.