This 9-10 day lesson plan covers the unit of Fairy tales for american literature. It is a wonderful plan to use at the end of the school year when ... ByJaime Burroughs
Students always seem to struggle with connotation and denotation - and it's something teachers are prepping for between the state exams and high sc... ByJaime Burroughs
A worksheet for "Most Dangerous Game" that reviews basic literary concepts (suspense, conflict (4 types), protagonist, antagonist) as well as asks ... ByJaime Burroughs
This 31 slide presentation on poetry, covers all the basics - from ways to read a poem; ways to analyze a poem to specific figurative language exam... ByJaime Burroughs
This worksheet is an introduction to the complexities of the Cinderella tale - in conjunction with fairy tales and a fables lesson. It asks student... ByJaime Burroughs
Reviewing common figurative language words both in defition and examples, students prepare for State Exams or Unit Exams, or just as a good practic... ByJaime Burroughs
Acceleration is a suspense/mystery novel about a boy who finds a diary of a serial killer stalking his targets. The young protagonist makes it his ... ByJaime Burroughs
This Exam contains 40 matching questions (character name to description or action from novel) as well as 6 short answer questions.... ByJaime Burroughs
This timeline chart allows students to break down the characteristics of Modern Literature into categories like philosophy, religion, politics and ... ByJaime Burroughs
This novel by Alex Finn is about a young boy who fights his own mental demons at home, with his father who has a warped sense of family life. The y... ByJaime Burroughs
A great resource and worksheet for students struggling with figurative language. The top half asks students to match definitions to words, and the ... ByJaime Burroughs
This 13 slide power point presentation works wonderfully with smartboards. It covers the basic of scanning and iambic meter as well as anapest and ... ByJaime Burroughs
This one page worksheet accompanies the short story "Everyday Use" and includes questions on direct and indirect characterization, dialogue and lit... ByJaime Burroughs
This lesson plan takes two days and includes strategies for lower level students. The sentences starters that are included can be geared for any le... ByJaime Burroughs
This two page worksheet helps students work through the figurative language aspects of the story, as well as asks basic comprehension questions for... ByJaime Burroughs
This is another worksheet good for any novel. I designed it when teaching Esperanza Rising, but have used it on several short stories and other pro... ByJaime Burroughs
This plan provides, cornell notes for LCD/Smartboard; characterization worksheet and step by step teacher notes for cornell notes, pair/share pract... ByJaime Burroughs
A worksheet for students to use while reading ACT I of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. This worksheet provides indepth analysis of active characters ... ByJaime Burroughs
This Unit Plan is similar to the one I have listed for Everyday Use. It focuses on POV, and characterization techniques. This plan encompasses the ... ByJaime Burroughs
This worksheet can be used the following day as a review, or can be used as an open note quiz. It has helped my lower level classes rehash the mate... ByJaime Burroughs