Cory Jackson

Students will develop a knowledge of the competing ideologies in the book and how they played out in WWII and Cold War events. Through response writing, they will also further evidence-based writing skills while examining themes, characters, and events. Product includes lesson plans, graphic organizers for each chapter, answer keys, and a summative, writing assessment.

This two-day lesson covers Faulker's short story with links to the Lizzie Borden murder trial of the 1890s. In addition to lesson plans, it includes a comparison graphic organizer for students to make connections between the two, coming to an understanding of sexism and how it played a role in both the story and the real-life trial. It has been used in upper high school grades but could also adapt well for community college courses or university lessons.

In this lesson, students create an idea for an app that would be sold in Apple's App Store and generate marketing material for it. Students take their idea and then design the icon, description page, and ad content for the app. Included in the file are my day-to-day lesson plans, which can be used to guide the progress. There are also daily graphic organizers and assignments for students to complete; these materials facilitate the development of their idea into a final product. There are also

This two-day lesson explores the story "The Monkey's Paw" while teaching students to formulate an argument in the 3.8 paragraph format. The file includes the two-day lesson plan, three organizers for 3.8 development, and two journal entries you can use to engage students.

This unit introduces students to both Greek culture and Greek Mythology, specifically focusing on the 12 Labors of Hercules and The Abduction of Persephone as examples. Students first are introduced to the vocabulary and placed into groups to use the internet to research the primary deities of Greek myths. After reading the myths and gaining an understanding of Greek culture and the stories, students then create graphic novels depicting the adventures of Hercules. There are also other knowl

This unit uses three Poe stories to discuss the idea of an author's motivation and inspiration. Using The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Black Cat, students come to an understanding of how Poe's life affected his art. In between readings of the stories, students connect the events to real-world occurrences with graphic organizers and historical events. Meanwhile, vocabulary crosswords and assessments support their understanding of the stories' language.

Using a few well-known poems, this unit introduces students to some basic figurative language and allows them to create their own rhythms and poetry.