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Quotation Marks verses Italics and Underlining Lesson and Practice This document contains a handout with a brief lesson denoting the rules for quotation marks and italics/underlining; it also includes examples after a listing of uses for quotation marks and italics/underlining. The next page contains practice exercises for students to complete in which they must choose between quotation marks or italics/underlining among listed songs, newspaper titles, albums, movies, books, etc. A second pag

25+ Writing Prompts for Any Novel! The writing prompt choices contained in this document not only allow students to use their high-order thinking skills to analyze the literature they read, the choices also help students have FUN while learning! The writing prompts can be used for various purposes: journal entries, writing exercises (such as “set” beginners, free-writing activities, bell-ringer entires, etc.), reviews for previous reading assignments (including instructions for illustration

This download includes a PowerPoint presentation of an introduction to literature of the Middle Ages as well as a fun coordinating assignment focused upon creating a symbolic shield. The PowerPoint presentation provides general information that is necessary for students to have knowledge of about the MIddle Ages time period in preparation for any type of Medieval literature. Various Medieval literature literary techniques are presented with examples, such as kennings and alliteration. This

This PowerPoint presentation introduces general information about William Shakespeare, his early life, and his background. Literary elements, specifically dramatic conventions, are also explained, such as soliloquy, monologue, aside, blank verse, etc. These literary elements are addressed in preparation of reading Romeo and Juliet; however, if Romeo and Juliet is not intended to be studied, other Shakespeare works can be applied with this presentation. Once downloaded, the teacher will have t

This worksheet’s purpose is to help students review previously read chapters in ANY novel so that they may understand the content of the reading material better or, if they already have a thorough understanding of content, further their analytical knowledge of the material through in-depth study. This worksheet works for ANY novel! After being assigned reading material, students are often at very different levels regarding comprehension of content. This worksheet is a wonderful tool for EVERY

This Compare and Contrast Literature and Media document contains an essay description with directions and critique questions. This document can be used for almost any piece of literature with a movie! The question prompts in this document emphasize high-order thinking skills, critical analysis, and entertainment! After having finished a piece of literature (play, short story, novel, etc.), students can watch the corresponding movie to compare and contrast the various elements in both the lite

This PowerPoint provides background (about Edgar Allan Poe's life), historical context, cultural significance, and literary elements present in some of Poe's most popular literature. After Poe's information is presented, the remaining slides explain important elements in Poe's literary work (for example, the narrators' unreliability). This presentation is a great initial lesson to present to students prior to reading Poe's literature.

This quiz assesses students' knowledge of the following vocabulary words: coherent, differentiate, evident, relevant, and technique. The quiz is divided into four parts: definitions, sentence completion, synonyms, and parts of speech. This is great for a short vocabulary lesson. It is a quick but thorough quiz!