Angela Scheffler

A rigorously aligned AP English Literature unit that to facilitate students in examining selected lyrics from The Cure as complex poetic texts. The unit situates these works within a broader literary tradition that includes Shakespeare, Romantic poets, Modernists, and confessional poets. Students engage in close reading, structural analysis, and argumentative writing consistent with College Board AP Literature standards. The goal is not to replace canonical literature, but to: Deepen analytic

Take your Wonder unit deeper by recognizing feedback loops. This 5-day literary analysis unit helps students move beyond summary and into structured analysis by examining recurring feedback loops in R.J. Palacio’s Wonder. Instead of just asking, “What happened?”, students learn to ask What keeps happening?What patterns reinforce themselves?How do repeated actions shape character and conflict?Students analyze how patterns such as isolation, kindness, courage, belonging, and reputation reinforce

Help students move beyond summary and into structured analysis. This 5-day unit teaches students how to identify and analyze recurring patterns in any text using the concept of feedback loops. Students learn to distinguish between linear chains of events and reinforcing cycles that shape characters, conflicts, and outcomes. The result? Stronger analytical thinking, clearer cause-and-effect reasoning, and deeper literary insight (without adding extra content to your curriculum). This unit works w

A Comparative Literary & Sociological Analysis Unit of Albums DAMN. and To Pimp a ButterflyEngage students in rigorous, interdisciplinary analysis through the music of Kendrick Lamar. This upper-level ELA unit invites students to examine how identity is shaped by interacting psychological and structural systems across two critically acclaimed albums: DAMN. and To Pimp a Butterfly. Rather than treating songs as isolated texts, students analyze albums as ecosystems — exploring how internal fo

Move beyond “tragic flaw” and into layered literary analysis. This 5-10 day mini-unit invites students to explore Hamlet through a systems lens—examining how emotional, moral, and cognitive forces interact within the protagonist and collide with the political and religious structures of Denmark. Instead of labeling Hamlet as merely indecisive, students analyze how: Grief destabilizes his emotional system Conscience complicates revenge Intellectual doubt delays action Political corruption in

This unit applies a systems-based psychological lens to literary analysis, helping students move beyond surface-level character traits into layered, evidence-based argumentation. Rather than asking students simply to describe Gatsby as “romantic,” “obsessed,” or “ambitious,” this framework invites them to analyze his behavior as the product of interacting forces: Internal motivations (desire, insecurity, idealism) Interpersonal dynamics (Tom’s dominance, Daisy’s ambiguity, Nick’s narration) B

Helps students to cite strong and thorough textual evidence that supports their inferences and analysis of any text. How it works: Teacher assigns a reading and comes up with a list of questions about that reading. Students use this worksheet to track their answers (in their own words) AND cite evidence (in quotation marks) to support their answers. This tracker also has a column to list page and paragraph number for easy reference.

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Dig deeply into any informational text using the technique known as close reading. Just follow the arrows in order starting at the top left. Close reading is a method anyone can master with practice. This tool is designed to save time and paper by covering TWO chapters of informational text, front and back. Students jot answers on the arrows themselves. Teachers can quickly assess a variety of reading skills in a short span of time.

-Worksheet for lesson and project (minus an optional PowerPoint portion) -Used to help middle and high school students to learn about and reflect on Bloom's Taxonomy as well as their own learning -Recently Added: Example cutouts (for additional practice)

Promote writing with this fun choice board designed for middle or high school students. I used it around Valentine's Day hence the pink background. Pick a theme, essential question, or text(s) to explore using this project-style handout/poster/writing prompt.

This writing prompt, project, and rubric is ready to use as a handout and assignment for students. It is more creative and user-friendly than a book report because students will not need to have finished reading the entire book before completing the assignment. Skills assessed: (1) Students can formulate their own questions (open-ended questions, discussion question, questions used as attention-grabbers, etc.). (2) Students can summarize a text. (3) Students can make connections between a text a