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This chart helps students analyze Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem "How Do I Love Thee?" from Sonnets from the Portuguese. The poem is broken up so students can work through it in sections, paraphrasing each section, then analyzing the message the speaker sends about her love in each part. Great for individual, small group, or whole class discussion!

These easy-to-use, editable slides guide students to annotate the text of the soliloquies in Macbeth. NOTE: This resource does not include text of the soliloquies.

THOSE WITCHES! is a worksheet that guides students in an exploration of the purpose for the witches in Macbeth. What do they do, and why is it important? The 2-page document starts with a chart that asks students to recall what the witches do in the four scenes of the play where they appear. After that section, students are invited to explore lenses they can use to contextualize the witches' purpose(s) in the play. How do the weird sisters drive the plot, symbolize abstract ideas, antagonize ot

Challenge your class to create a chain of profound quotes around the classroom as they read Kindred by Octavia Butler. This assignment is designed to last throughout a novel study but can be adapted as the instruction page is editable. INCLUDED:Instruction sheet with grading rubric (PDF and Google Doc)Strip templates (8.5 x 11 and 8.5x14- legal size) for students to write and explain quotesInstructions and tips for successful implementation of the project.**NOTE: Kindred is a novel that uses

In this activity, students rotate through 5 stations in small groups, discussing a variety of philosophies about the study of literature. The culminating part of the activity asks students to write about their ideas for each station individually. Stations include- 2 quotes to ponder, practical reasons for studying literature, metaphors for literature, and cards that demonstrate how literature has a way of explaining emotions and concepts that average speech cannot accomplish. This activity foste

Use this one-page planner to keep track of multiple classes throughout the week. PDF uploads perfectly to productivity apps like Notability, Goodnotes, etc.

Use this handy one-page graphic organizer to have students analyze themes in a poem, short story, play, or novel.

Use this character thought bubble graphic organizer any way you like! I like to have students think about how a character changes over the course of a story or novel, so there are 3 bubbles-- beginning, middle, and end. On the back of the page, I have students explain the evolution of the character in an analytical paragraph.

Students use the rules for adding commas with dependent clauses and compound sentences to correctly color in the numbered design. Grade visually! 12 questions Answer key included

This reproducible/digital unit includes: - 1 master slideshow that helps students in each circle orient themselves to their text (+ an example slideshow) - 6 guidesheets for each stage of the discussion

This is a one-page, student-friendly flowchart that walks the viewer through scoring the prose analysis question (Q2) for essays AFTER 2019. This is a JPEG image to embed in your documents (A PDF version is also available.)

This is a one-page, student-friendly flowchart that walks the viewer through scoring the prose analysis question (Q2) for essays AFTER 2019. This is a PDF. (A JPG version is also available if you prefer to embed in your documents.)

This is a one-page, student-friendly flowchart that walks the viewer through scoring the prose analysis question (Q2) for essays AFTER 2019. This is a PDF. (A JPG version is also available if you prefer to embed in your documents.)

This is a one-page, student-friendly flowchart that walks the viewer through scoring the prose analysis question (Q2) for essays AFTER 2019. This is a JPEG image to embed in your documents (A PDF version is also available.)

Students can use this hyperdoc to learn about formalism and new historicism and apply it to their reading of "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The document includes links to videos and online sources where students can learn the basics of formalism and new historicism. In addition, there are graphic organizers that allow space for students to generate ideas about how "The Yellow Wallpaper" can be viewed through the two critical lenses.

This 1-sheet document lists 5 quotes from literary critics on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper". These can be used in student reflection, discussion, or as analytical paper starters.

This 2-page assignment asks students to read and analyze the modernist poem "The Glory of Women" by Siegfried Sassoon. Students are to read the poem and respond in two ways-- textual annotation on the poem and answering analytical questions. The assignment contains a reproducible copy of the poem with glossed vocabulary and questions for annotation and analysis.

Use the famous Proust questionnaire to start personal introductions and discussion in your high school or college classroom. Alternatively, use the version Bernard Pivot and James Lipton adapted for their television programs. Use this lesson to show students how celebrities have responded to the probing questions and spark their own introspective answers.

These interactive, scaffolded study guides are UNIQUE because they challenge students to take responsibility for their growth as readers. The design of the study guides sets students up to read difficult material without "Made Easy" translations by gradually stepping up expectations. The guides for the early acts allow students to rely on given summaries but gradually remove these supports to scaffold student reading skills. There is no study guide for Act 5 because students should be reading t

Help students understand the complexities of a character in literature they are reading by bringing familiar emoji icons into the process of characterization. The featured assignment is a poster that uses emoji to explain a character’s complex emotions at a particular point in the piece of literature, or to detail the chronology of emotions experienced by a character. NOTE: This is LEVEL 3 of this assignment and contains the student handout, scoring rubric, teaching notes, tips for teaching char