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This illustrated PowerPoint serves as a comprehensive introduction to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. It includes information on the hero's journey, authorship of the poem, the Arthurian romance genre, the knightly virtues, the Code of Chivalry, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and an introduction to the main characters.

Introductory instructional PowerPoint provides background information on "The Nun's Priest's Tale" covering the following topics: digression tales, the interpretation of dreams, Biblical and historical allusions, the beast fable genre, and allegory.

This PowerPoint includes tips on how to read a play. Aristotle's elements of drama, modern drama terminology, genres and their characteristics, with a special emphasis on Elizabethan drama in the Age of Shakespeare. Makes for a great introduction to Shakespeare or Marlowe in the AP English Literature & Composition classroom.

This PowerPoint presents an overview of the Pardoner's Prologue and the Pardoner's Tale, including information about themes, characterization, and the exemplum genre.

This illustrated PowerPoint presentations introduces students to the English Detective story as outlined by W.H. Auden in his seminal essay on the Whodunit genre: "The Guilty Vicarage." Includes notes on detectives, crimes, suspects, motives, and milieu. Great for use with the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, et al.

This bundle includes 5 extensive instructional PowerPoints on Acts 1-5 of Doctor Faustus plus an introduction to Elizabethan drama.

This 18-slide PowerPoint presentation gives an informative outline overview of how to use the Classical Argument structure to craft an effective literary analysis.

This six-page introduction to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight includes biographical information about the Gawain Poet, Middle English, literary allusions, the chivalric romance genre, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, alliterative verse, and questions to consider while reading.

This bundle includes five instructional PowerPoints on The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer: 1) Introduction to the Medieval genres, The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Pardoner's Tale, The Clerk's Tale, and The Canon's Yeoman's Tale. Each PowerPoint includes 20+ slides.

This 28-slide illustrated PowerPoint presentation covers the narrative events, symbolism, themes, motifs, and imagery of Fits 1 and 2 of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

This PowerPoint presentation covers Act 4 of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. It includes notes on characters, plot, theme, and other literary resources. Great for lecture and class discussion. It is especially suited for the AP English Literature & Composition classroom.

This PowerPoint presentation covers Act 5 of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. It includes notes on characters, plot, theme, and other literary resources. It is especially suited for the AP English Literature & Composition classroom.

This PowerPoint provides an overview of major characters, setting, exposition, the Faustian bargain, and the introduction of major themes and motifs. Includes exposition on the Seven Deadly Sins, psychomachia, and literary perspectives on Hell. Great for use in AP Literature courses.

This illustrated PowerPoint presentation includes information regarding Chaucer, narrative techniques, and the Medieval genres.

This reading quiz includes 20 multiple choice reading comprehension questions on Fits I-IV of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

This illustrated PowerPoint presentation outlines Sherlock Holmes's method of ratiocination (inductive reasoning): seeing v. observing, observing what isn't there, discarding what isn't relevant, not getting lost in the details, and trusting the facts. Also includes information on inductive reasoning: causal arguments, inferences, and the standard argument form in informal logic.

This PowerPoint covers Act 3 of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. It can be used for lecture and discussion purposes. It is particularly apt for the AP English Literature classroom.

This PowerPoint presentation includes 28 illustrated slides regarding the characters, settings, allusions, themes, and notes on the the medieval folk tale genre. Provides an excellent introduction and/or overview of Chaucer's tale of Griselda.

This illustrated PowerPoint presentation gives an overview of Shakespeare, the period of Jacobean drama, the influence of the Gunpowder Plot, parallels to the historical Macbeth, the setting, and the so-called "Curse of Macbeth." Great for introducing the play.

The PowerPoint of 20 illustrated slides includes notes on characters, themes, motifs, and targets of satirical criticism.