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This download contains a pre-reading and post-reading assignment for Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. The first page of the assignment contains a graph with ten statements. The statements all deal directly with concepts or ideas that the students will encounter when reading the text. The students must agree or disagree with the statements. They students will then determine whether the novel agrees or disagrees with the statements throughout their reading assignments. The second p

This download contains three mad lib pages that will get your students laughing! This End of the School Year fun is not only hilarious but will also encourage your students to recall the various parts of speech that they have learned. Take turns reading the stories aloud for even more last day of school fun!

This presentation defines symbolism, fables, allegories, and satires. The objectives for this lesson as stated in the presentation are as follows: The students will learn the definitions for: Fable Allegory Satire Symbolism The students will learn how each of these types of literature are effective and the purpose of each type of literature The students will learn how to identify symbolism in a text. The presentation offers many colorful examples of each term. I used this presentation prior t

This download contains a project over Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give. This is a great way to assess the kids understanding of the novel. This project allows the students to select the projects they want to do! Fourteen projects have been offered to the the students. Each project has a point value associated with it. The students must select fifty points worth of projects. They can choose whatever they want... as long as it equals fifty points! The projects consist of art projects, creative writin

This download contains a pre-reading and post-reading assignment for Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. The first page of the assignment contains a graph with ten statements. The statements all deal directly with concepts or ideas that the students will encounter when reading the text. The students must agree or disagree with the statements. They students will then determine whether the novel agrees or disagrees with the statements throughout their reading assignments. After they have read th

Assignment Objectives: -Introduce students to themes that they will encounter while reading the text-Help students create their own opinions about ideas that are represented in the text-Students will analyze the text to help create their own opinions about what they are readingThis download contains a pre-reading and post-reading assignment for Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give. The hope for this assignment is to provide students a chance to explore the world through the lens of someone else. My go

This download contains a pre-reading and post-reading assignment for Arthur Miller's The Crucible. The first page of the assignment contains a graph with ten statements. The statements all deal directly with concepts or ideas that the students will encounter when reading the text. The students must agree or disagree with the statements. They students will then determine whether the novel agrees or disagrees with the statements throughout their reading assignments. After they have read the whole

This is a very basic reading nine question reading quiz that covers Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. It contains nine questions and the answer key. I use this as part of my Feminist Literature Unit.

This download contains a final test over Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, The Yellow Wallpaper. The test contains: 5 Multiple Choice Questions 5 True/False Questions 15 Short Answer Questions 1 Optional Essay Question The questions cover both reading comprehension questions and questions over as assessment of the material (identifying irony, characterization, etc...) An answer key has been provided. I used the test without the essay question for my regular English classes. I used the ess

This assignment directs the students to look for irony within O. Henry's short story, The Gift of the Magi. The students are tasked with identifying examples of dramatic irony, situational irony, and verbal irony within the story. I have used this assignment as both an individual assignment and a group assignment. The assignment provides a great discussion over the different types of irony and how to identify them in a text. The objectives of this lesson:-Students should be able to differentiat

This download contains a pre-reading and post-reading assignment for Gary Paulsen's The Hatchet. The first page of the assignment contains a graph with ten statements. The statements all deal directly with concepts or ideas that the students will encounter when reading the text. The students must agree or disagree with the statements. They students will then determine whether the novel agrees or disagrees with the statements throughout their reading assignments. The second page of this download

This download contains twenty worksheets over the various parts of speech! These materials allowed to have a quick, painless grammar introduction at the beginning of each class for an entire month. Each sheet takes roughly 5-7 minutes. I have also used these worksheet as quizzes. Worksheets include: Nouns: Proper, Possessive, and Plural Pronouns Verbs Gerunds Pronouns Adverbs Adjectives Interjections Prepositions Answer keys are included for each worksheet. These worksheets are a great way to i

For this assignment, you will write your own original dystopian short story. Your short story must contain the characteristics of dystopian literature. . This creative writing project contains THREE extra credit prompts, a grading rubric, AND a free graphic organizer that helps the students organize the plot and conflict of their stories.

This download contains a three page assignment over the conflict within Thank You, M'am. The objective of this lesson is to -Help the students differentiate between internal and external conflcit -Help the students identify the different types of conflict within the story -Help the students articulate the necessity of conflict within the text Students are asked to define internal and external conflict, identify different types of conflict, and give their opinions about conflict within the text,

This download contains the following materials. Over $35 worth of material has been included for a great, bundled rate! Vocabulary Workbook This download contains a workbook that covers vocabulary terms from The Turn of a Screw. Thirty words have been selected from the text.The students are tasked with defining each vocabulary term, identifying the part of speech of the vocabulary term, and writing a synonym and antonym for the vocabulary term. Detailed instructions and an optional extra credit

This download contains a seven page workbook over The Scarlet Ibis. The students are asked to define 20 vocabulary words from the text, write original sentences using the words, provide synonyms and antonyms for the words, and answer questions about the author's word choice. The workbook can be completed all at once or divided up over a period of days for routine vocabulary practice. My students completed this workbook in three days. This workbook is a great way to introduce 20 vocabulary words

This download contains a project over Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. This is a great way to assess the kids understanding of the novel. This project allows the students to select the projects they want to do! Fourteen projects have been offered to the the students. Each project has a point value associated with it. The students must select fifty points worth of projects. They can choose whatever they want... as long as it equals fifty points! The projects consist of art projects, creative wr

Help your students master noun usage with this engaging, no-prep grammar resource designed specifically for grades 8–12! This scaffolded worksheet bundle gives students meaningful practice identifying, classifying, analyzing, and editing nouns while strengthening the grammar skills they need to become confident writers.Students will review essential noun concepts—including common vs. proper nouns, concrete vs. abstract nouns, collective nouns, singular and plural nouns, irregular plurals, and pl

Help students master coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions with this engaging, no-prep grammar resource! Designed for grades 8–12, this worksheet bundle provides scaffolded practice that helps students identify conjunctions, distinguish between conjunction types, analyze how conjunctions connect ideas, and edit common grammar mistakes.Whether you're introducing conjunctions, reviewing before an assessment, or providing targeted grammar intervention, these ready-to-use workshe

Help students master pronouns with this engaging, no-prep grammar resource! Designed for grades 8–12, this worksheet bundle provides meaningful, scaffolded practice that helps students identify pronouns, distinguish between pronoun types, strengthen pronoun agreement, and edit common grammar errors.Whether you're introducing pronouns, reviewing before an assessment, or providing targeted grammar intervention, these ready-to-use worksheets make it easy to reinforce essential grammar skills while