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A chapter-by-chapter reading companion for teachers or students. Includes detailed highlights and explanations of concepts, allusions, and every major moment within each chapter. Each chapter also includes a handful of discussion questions (look for the bolded text). Concludes with a set of comprehensive discussion or essay questions for use after reading the whole book. This can serve as a useful way to review the book as a classroom teacher if you are unable to re-read the entirety of the nove

A chapter-by-chapter reading companion for teachers or students. Includes detailed discussion questions. Concludes with a set of comprehensive discussion or essay questions for use after reading the whole book. NOTE: This set of questions is comprehensive, error-free, and were painstakingly written as I read the book several times over several years with my students. You will not be disappointed! ANOTHER NOTE: A much more detailed version of these questions along with detailed highlights and e

A set of slides introducing Ellison's Invisible Man. Delves into the life and times of Ellison and the many topics and contexts of the novel. Provides brief glimpses into the novel.

A final essay prompt for Ellison's Invisible Man. Includes specific directions/guidelines and an AP Rubric. This is a modified AP Literature released essay prompt which fits well with the text. This includes a prompt, directions, and a rubric.

Includes detailed discussion and review questions with FULL answers including quotations and page citations. These questions could quickly and easily be converted to a quiz or reading questions. NOTE: This is organized in a manner which provides answers in footnotes. NOTE: This set of questions is comprehensive, error-free, and were painstakingly written as I read the book several times over several years with my students. You will not be disappointed!

A template for designing your own summer assignment. Includes language and detailed descriptions/assignment items covering the following categories: Getting to Know the CourseLearning the Basic Terminology and Literary ConceptsReading and Annotating a Novel (in this example, I include Frankenstein and Their Eyes Were Watching God as options for my students).Completing Analytical Writing (including a comprehensive passage analysis assignment and then preparing for a full on-demand essay over the

This is a framework for a forty to sixty minute debate regarding a Ellison's Invisible Man. The debate has two focal concepts: whether the invisible man has agency or not (i.e., is he an active or passive character) and whether the invisible man is sane or developing a psychological breakdown. Provided is a timed framework for the debate and debater order, detailed notes for the second debater making a case for the invisible man's active character role and making a case for invisible man's s

A chapter-by-chapter reading companion for teachers or students. Includes detailed highlights and explanations of concepts, allusions, and every major moment within each chapter. Each chapter also includes a handful of discussion questions (look for the bolded text). Concludes with a set of comprehensive discussion or essay questions for use after reading the whole book. This can serve as a useful way to review the book as a classroom teacher if you are unable to re-read the entirety of the nove

This is a framework for a forty to sixty minute debate regarding a Ellison's Invisible Man. The debate has two focal concepts: whether the invisible man has agency or not (i.e., is he an active or passive character) and whether the invisible man is sane or developing a psychological breakdown. This is the slide deck by which you can conduct a classroom debate and, should you want debater notes (for debater 2), you can find that at my post titled, "Invisible Man (Ellison) Agency and Sanity Deba

A set of slides introducing and exploring a few examples of contrasts in Ellison's Invisible Man.

A set of slides introducing and exploring a few examples of liminality in Ellison's Invisible Man.