Bring energy and excitement to your unit on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with this MASSIVE bundle of beautifully designed materials that will take your class through FIVE FULL WEEKS OF COMPLETE LESSONS covering Mark Twain’s classic American novel. Everything you’ll need is here; just add a cla
Grab every eye in the room with this gorgeous 40-slide Prezi that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch your study of William Shakespeare’s classic play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help mak
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Update: Season 2 lesson plans are now available. If you enjoy season 1, you might also enjoy season 2.
All Season 1 Serial units are now available. If you think you might use all 5 units, we recommend purchasing them as a bundle, and saving 20%. Click here for the Serial bundle, covering all 12 e
Update: Season 2 lesson plans are now available. If you enjoy season 1, you might also enjoy season 2.
All Season 1 Serial units are now available. If you think you might use all 5 units, we recommend purchasing them as a bundle, and saving 20%. Click here for the Serial bundle, covering all 12 e
In March of 2017 at SXSWedu, I facilitated a session on using podcasts in the classroom. The workshop attendees were immediately enthusiastic about incorporating podcasts in their classrooms (there are many great reasons to do so), but I was caught off guard by the instant demand for practical step-
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This 62-slide multimedia presentation introduces Truman Capote's nonfiction novel *In Cold Blood.* Students will receive background o
Perhaps you don't have the time to show an entire movie in class, or maybe you don't have access to it. You can still do a comparison between the novel and its movie trailer. Use these discussion questions to go along viewing of the trailer (most are posted on YouTube and found in a search). This is
Use Jason Reynolds’ commencement address at Lesley University to show your students the power of a well-constructed speech. In this one-class period activity, students will discuss the techniques of effective public speaking, view Jason Reynolds’ 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss his use of
INQUIRY-BASED ACTIVITY INCLUDING WORKSHEETS APPLICABLE TO AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION 5 STATIONS FEATURING MUSIC, FILM AND HISTORIC EVENTS F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a classic tale recounting the Roaring 20s. The novel is a fictional account of a love story between Jay Gatsby and Dais
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My AP students claim that this is their favorite activity. It may also be used with English 4 students. After the AP exam is over in May, AP Literature students create multimedia projects, choosing from one of the following: author, literary work, literary period or genre of music. This project m
All great war heroes eventually struggle with their duty serving their country and providing for their family. This lesson includes two passages from the Iliad- Odysseus attempting to persuade Achilles to return to the war and Trojan hero Hector's speech to his wife arguing that he must return to b
Nobel Prize winning author, Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, is arguably the greatest Latin American author. His recent death brought to light the impact his work made on modern audiences.
Introduce students to Garcia-Marquez and Magical Realism through the variety of video, audio and art links that are in
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Mr. Darcy’s climactic letter to Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice is one of the greatest epistolary examples in any novel. To a similar degree, it’s agreed that there is too much fighting, “owning,” and trolling in today’s society, and not enough engaging,
This is a full Jeopardy Game with Final Answer Question for studying and reviewing all five acts of Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. This is a great activity for whole class review on a project or for a student studying on their own on a computer. It is easy to use and fun for the students.
Becket Movie Test (worksheet)
This sheet can be used as a test or as a worksheet if your classes are watching the movie Becket. This filem fits in nicely as a conclusion to the middle ages and introduction to the Renaissance.
There are 24 questions. I've used it as a worksheet, where the student