Attic Theory

Have your students vote on their favorite texts from the year by using this bracket. After narrowing down the selections, students will be able to choose the top text or thematic unit of the year. This activity also works as a review before finals and as a way for teachers to receive student feedback about the text choices they read during the year.

This product includes a quiz A and a quiz B version for chapters grouped by the following: 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9 of The Great Gatsby totaling 6 quizzes in all along with a Test A and Test B versions which cover the entire novel. The quizzes and tests are all focused on quote identification. There are two sections to the quizzes and tests. In one section the students match the speaker with the quotation and in the second section, students have space to write about the quotation using the following

Students will work in pairs or small groups to present one of the short stories from Jhumpa Lahiri's collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies. Requirements and a rubric are included with the assignment.

Creating a found poem from literature is a creative way for students to show their understanding of characterization or a theme displayed in the literature being studied. Two types of projects are included - one where the student creates both thematic and character found poems for one project and a second where the student creates either a thematic or character focused found poem. Rubrics are included along with an example of a found poem displayed as required in the project criteria.

After reading Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes short stories and novels, let your students try their hand at creating their own mysteries for other readers to solve. A fun idea would be to have your students write for the younger students at the school to read. This writing assignment allows for students to practice writing dialogue, learn elements of the mystery, and practice including new vocabulary words in their stories. A rubric is included.

By completing this worksheet, students will gain a deeper understanding of Gothic elements and have the opportunity to apply their knowledge of these characteristics to Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre. Suggested responses are included.

These charts provide space for students to list examples of Gothic elements in Frankenstein and Jane Eyre. I have also provided a chart without a named specific text which students could use to fill out for a movie or other text containing Gothic elements. Possible responses are provided.

Students will have the opportunity through this assignment to design a quilt which represents their family heritage. Students are asked to think about colors and patterns which would best represent aspects of their heritage and to use the included blank pattern to create their own quilt. Mary Nelson Waniek's poem entitled "A Century Quilt" is referenced as a potential text to read with students. A link to artist Sedrick Huckaby's installment "Hidden in Plain Sight" is provided to further provide

Students will be able to retain more of the story and follow the plot more purposely when using this movie guide along with viewing the 1995 Emma Thompson version of Sense and Sensibility. I have used this guide with my own students to much success. Answers are provided.

This 50 questions comprehensive test is designed for assessing students after reading and discussing the novel Jane Eyre in its entirety. The test can be answered using a Scantron or students can write their answers on the answer sheet provided. All questions are quotes from the novel. In the first section students identify the speaker and in the second section, students will identify which character is being described. Answer key provided.

Students will be able to fill in key words to "rewrite" Walt Whitman's poem which celebrates the various voices in America. Students should choose a location where they will hear multiple peoples' voices and activities to gather details for their rewrite of the poem. Suggested locations: the mall, a busy restaurant, a park, or a school campus,

Using this movie guide will provide students a way to follow the movie and to fill in quotes from the characters' dialogue which are taken from the novel. It will be helpful to use subtitles while viewing the film in order for the students to see the text. Because the answers will be spoken too quickly for students to write them down on the guide, I recommend your pausing the film at certain points to go over the notes or to fill them in at the end of each class as a review of what the students

By the end of this lesson, students will have gained an understanding of what telegrams were and how they functioned historically. Included is a worksheet which corresponds with a Google Arts and Culture article about the history of the telegraph. Students will learn the conventions of a traditional telegram and have the opportunity to practice writing their own telegrams. Students will also complete a fill in the blank activity utilizing historical telegrams.

This handout will provide students the opportunity to deepen their literary analysis through the application of multiple frameworks with which to view a chosen text. This download includes a chart with multiple literary frameworks, their definitions and example applicable texts as well as a blank chart for students to complete with a text of their choice. The following frameworks are included: Formalist, Historical, Psychological, Feminist, Marxist, Reader-Response, Postcolonial, and Structurali

This assignment guides students to create their own myths. Included in this assignment is a separate map assignment along with pages for students to complete the hero's journey for the hero of their myth. Rubrics are included.

Have students listen, read, and look at pictures of original documents of poems and other sites pertaining to the main poets and poetry from the Romantic Era. This web quest serves as an introductory activity to Romanticism and the poets and poetry from the Romantic Era. Links are provided to all websites the students need to complete the quest.

This assessment contains sentences with grammatical errors involving case, agreement, parallelism, double negatives, dangling elements, misplaced modifiers, words commonly confused, and passive voice for students to correct. Because the sentences contain several types of errors, this assessment would be useful for assessing students' prior knowledge or as a culminating assessment at the end of the year. An answer key is included.

Insightful questions to hand students to fill in as they read to help with their comprehension. These questions are also useful for class discussions.

Allow your students to choose from one of three assessments offered to demonstrate their understanding of the novel All the Light We Cannot See. Students may choose from writing a sonnet, a newscast, or a different ending to Werner's story in the novel. Rubrics for each assessment are included.

This resource provides questions over Edith Hamilton's retelling of The Adventures of Odysseus in her book Mythology. This is a perfect resource for students to complete while they are reading the text or to work collaboratively with other students during class to check their reading comprehension of the text.