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The Beowulf Unit Bundle from BritLitWit will have you covered from start to finish with reading questions, quizzes, worksheets, projects, activities, and more! This bundle includes: Anticipation Guide/Pre-Reading Opinionnaire: This resource presents statements that reflect the attitude of Anglo-Saxon people, including topics like loyalty, revenge, and honoring elders. Students check off the degree to which they agree with the statement, and then explain three of their points in further detail.

This bundle for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge contains materials that will introduce students to the text, support their reading and understanding, and guide them through multiple ways of analyzing the poem. The bundle includes: 30 reading questions about the plot and symbolism, with a graphic organizer that helps students analyze how the poem meets the ideals of British Romanticism (answer key included)Review worksheet that requires students to put "headlines" abo

Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy is loaded with challenging phrasing, so students might be tempted to skim over it. But students will understand what Hamlet really means with this cut-and-paste activity that requires them to match chunks of the soliloquy to modernized language. (Don't worry—the modernized language isn't taken from SparkNotes!) Additionally, four analysis questions help students break down Hamlet's reasoning and find ways to relate to the soliloquy today. This activity w

This bundle of resources for the three most notable stories from Canterbury Tales will help you teach them thoroughly and with confidence! In addition to reading questions and quizzes that make sure students grasp the plots of "The Pardoner's Tale," "The Miller's Tale," and "The Wife of Bath's Tale," this bundle includes skill-building resources that guide students to analyze irony, make inferences, and branch out into creative writing. Here's what's included: "The Pardoner's Tale" Resources12

Get a great deal on units for three classic texts from British literature: Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Canterbury Tales! The BritLitWit Medieval Literature Bundle has everything you need—available together at a great price! Follow the links below for more information about each resource. BEOWULF UNITThe Beowulf Unit Bundle from BritLitWit will have you covered from start to finish with reading questions, quizzes, worksheets, projects, activities, and more! This bundle includ

James Joyce's short story "Araby" from Dubliners is brief but jam-packed with significance. It can pass students by if they don't have the skills they need to analyze it, though! These resources help students examine "Araby" so that they better understand and appreciate the story, but also build literary analysis skills that will help them tackle any other short stories or novels. Studying "Araby" with the help of these worksheets is a great way to prepare students for writing literary analysis

The Sherlock Holmes stories are a breeze to teach with this cohesive unit! The BritLitWit Sherlock Holmes Unit Bundle includes introductory materials to orient students to the texts, resources for three stories, a final assignment (with three variations), and bonus materials for variety and fun! Here are the contents in more detail: Sherlock Holmes Introductory Slides: Includes a five-question anticipation guide that gets students thinking about the importance of observation and the popular appe

Modernist short stories provide great literary analysis opportunities for high school students at all levels. The stories are short, but packed with detail that makes for rich class discussions and writing! This bundle offers a discount on resources for three great Modernist stories: "Araby" by James Joyce, "A Cup of Tea" by Katherine Mansfield, and "The Demon Lover" by Elizabeth Bowen. You can teach these stories as a unit or individually at different times in the year. They can launch a liter

These literary analysis worksheets for "The Demon Lover" by Elizabeth Bowen will help you go in-depth on this complex short story and keep your students engaged with its many thought-provoking ambiguities. The packet includes: Background information about Elizabeth Bowen, The Blitz during World War II, and the literary influences that shape the story. 6 questions to check reading comprehensionPrompts for analyzing how the story features 7 characteristics common to gothic fiction and explaining

This Frankenstein worksheet is an engaging way to get students interested in the novel's exploration of the nature vs. nurture debate. It includes: A brief introduction to the “nature” and “nurture” views A table with prompts for students to identify their traits that they believe are genetic and the traits they believe have developed through their experiences5 questions that guide students to examine how nature and nurture affect the creature in the novel and people in the real worldThis activ

Teach Chaucer's "The Miller's Tale" from Canterbury Tales effectively with questions and a quiz that help students understand how the fast-paced plot operates. Included in this resource: A question sheet with 15 situations from the story for students to explain what results from each, along with 3 extended thinking questions about dramatic and situational irony 10-question multiple-choice quiz closely aligned with the question sheetThese items encourage students to grasp how the cause-and-effec

Review Sir Gawain and the Green Knight with this fun worksheet! This assignment requires students to complete Sir Gawain's "report card," which includes classes based on the common features of chivalric romances. Students give Gawain a letter grade for each class and describe the evidence they do or do not see in the text in the comments section. The resource includes a page that lists the features of chivalric romances and the Ten Commandments of Chivalry so students are clear about the crite

This resource for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge includes 30 short-answer reading questions along with a table that requires students to locate examples of how the poem aligns with the ideals of British Romanticism. An answer key is included! These reading questions will prepare students for this quiz. This product is also included in the discounted BritLitWit bundle for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner! Check out this related blog post: Tips for teaching The Rime

Teach Canterbury Tales in a way that highlights what matters: interpreting the text to understand what makes it timeless. This bundle includes rigorous, well-scaffolded resources that will improve students' reading comprehension skills and create an enjoyable learning experience. No tedious overemphasis on Middle English or the minor details of the pilgrims' clothing here! Instead, this approach is all about helping students become more astute readers and developing a stronger understanding of

Your study of Shakespeare's sonnets will zip along with these resources for a mini-unit, and your students will strengthen their literary analysis skills in the process! This product includes: Overview handout and recap questions: These materials cover the historical context of sonnet writing and Shakespeare's involvement, the formal elements of the English sonnet structure, an example of how to paraphrase and annotate the structure of a sonnet, and a sheet of four recap questions about the info

This resource helps students review Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and gives them an opportunity to practice the skills they'll need for college application essays! Using evidence from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight combined with their own imaginative extensions, students write an essay from Sir Gawain's perspective that addresses how his strengths and weaknesses surfaced within a challenge he faced. The rubric includes detailed instructions for writing an introductory paragraph, two body

This resource for the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" includes: 14 reading questions with a space to record notable setting details A deduction log worksheet that guides students to notice how Sherlock Holmes identifies a problem, makes observations, makes deductions based on his observations, and finally arrives at the truth to solve the mystery Quiz on the story with 7 multiple-choice questions Answer keys are included for all three resources. This story starts on D

This Beowulf anticipation guide provides statements that reflect the attitude of Anglo-Saxon people, including topics like loyalty, revenge, and honoring elders. Students check off the degree to which they agree with the statement, and then explain three of their points in further detail. It's been a great discussion starter that helps us with continually comparing our modern-day culture to the culture depicted in Beowulf! This resource is also included in the discounted BritLitWit Beowulf U

Fun and thought-provoking activity to follow Macbeth, Act III! For this worksheet, students try to determine the identity of the Third Murderer involved in the attack on Banquo and Fleance. For each suspect listed, they collect the "evidence" from the play that points to their guilt and also their alibi. Then, students respond to three open-ended questions to determine who they think is the likeliest suspect and analyze the use of this plot device. This worksheet is best assigned after student

This activity for Act II of Macbeth requires students analyze two film depictions of Act II, scene 1 (the dagger scene) and describe the directorial choices they would make if they had the opportunity. This activity encourages imaginative thinking while requiring students to reason through their choices. Students learn how Shakespeare's plays can be interpreted in multiple ways that suggest different beliefs about what motivates the characters. Part I of this worksheet is based on watching two