Brain Windows

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.

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 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.

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 2 of this assignment and contains the student handout and scoring rubric. Look in my shop for other versions

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 1 of this assignment and just contains the student handout. Look in my shop for more detailed versions: LEVEL

Have students research our modern ideas about heroism after they study Beowulf. With this project, students will review the Anglo-Saxon heroic ideal, research modern ideas about what defines heroism today, then present their ideas to the class. Project includes: • Assignment description • Justification • Requirements for written portion & class presentation • Suggested steps students should follow • Cautions • Qualities to be graded for evaluation