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Fun and engaging for students to understand and apply Language Arts concepts! This short film, The Present, is an excellent resource to use to teach elements of fiction. This lesson is set up to have students recognize and describe character development, leading towards an understanding of the theme. If you enjoy this resource, please check out another Teach Language Arts with Film Clips (Suspense and Foreshadowing) listing! The resource includes the short film and 3 student worksheet pages. I

Perfect for a test prep class or extra credit assignment! Have students analyze significant quotes and passages from Macbeth and identify literary devices. This 4 page document is fully editable so you may add or adapt questions as needed. The work of hunting for metaphors, similes, imagery is done for you with these 10 questions that will ask students to rephrase Shakespeare's words and then identify/explain literary devices and their intended effect. Other ways to use this product: Add these

An entire novel study ready to deliver to your classes! Including pre-reading and extension activities. The package includes Notice and Note Signposts (which can be taken out) if you want to incorporate into your novel study. Novel study covers the following concepts: -Background knowledge (making a class 1960's scrapbook) -Plot Mountain/Structure analysis -Chapter vocabulary and activities -Character development -Symbolism -Dialect, Jargon, and Slang lessons -Allusions (Robert Frost's Nothing G

Recognize the work of Black authors during Black History Month (and every month) with this lesson on Langston Hughes' poem Mother to Son. Students will read a small biography of Langston Hughes and his role in the Harlem Renaissance movement. The resource includes the poem Mother to Son and annotation space for students to record their ideas and observations. After reading, students will complete a mini-lesson on the concept of an extended metaphor and record examples from the poem. Finally stud