Kerri Bury

This worksheet poses different scenarios of correct and incorrect--mostly incorrect--in-text citations. Students are asked to make corrections to the citations based on MLA guidelines. It may be used as a practice assignment or as a quiz.

I view teaching film in very much the same way I view teaching literature. It's simple to discuss characterization, plot, themes, etc. with film. After teaching short exerpts from Thoreau, Whitman, and other Romanticists, I show Dead Poets Society. This study guide/set of focus questions encourages students to interact with the film, studying it, and paying close attention to/recognizing literary elements as well.

I show my students both Dead Poets Society and Mona Lisa Smile. We compare and contrast them and discuss larger issues of individuality and Transcendentalism, trying to relate it to characteristics of Romantic/Transcendentalist writers such as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, etc. In turn, we also look at artist as history and the idea of "social control" while studying Mona Lisa Smile.

Just over 100 questions for studying the novel, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer. Questions cover each chapter, including the Author's Note at the beginning. Questions deal not only with comprehension, analysis, and evaluation but also focus on recognizing the use of literary devices and examining the author's writing effectiveness.

This is a short but engaging research activity designed to introduce ethos, pathos, logos (and persuasion, in general) concepts.

With my post-secondary and upper secondary (11th grade) students, I devote several weeks to teaching persuasion while also incorporating media literacy. The evolution of filmmaking has allowed average, everyday people to "voice" their opinions, showcase their lives, share their hardships, celebrate their accomplishments, investigate controversies, etc. through the lens of a camera. These ten questions accompany Michael Moore's documentary, "Capitalism: A Love Story" and are meant not only to gui

This is a short, review-like worksheet designed to aide students in recognizing different types of figurative language (specifically, simile, metaphor, personification). In the last two sections, students are asked to determine tone.

Short, half-page handout details nine of the most common types of MLA parenthetical citations needed for student research papers. I allow students to use it both as a quick reference when practicing MLA citations, writing research papers, and taking MLA quizzes.

A PowerPoint I created to introduce a sentence fluency unit. The slides cover types of sentences, types of clauses, phrases (prepositional and appositive), and verbals (gerunds, infinitives, absolutes, participial).

After viewing Mona Lisa Smile, I give my students a day in the computer lab to complete this short but interesting research activity regarding the actual Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci. It could be done with or without/before or after viewing the movie.

This is a mini-lesson in correcting quoting, pararphrasing, summarizing, and citing sources. (I emphasize the importance of working quotes/paraphrases/summaries smoothly into sentences and/or writings.) This mini-lesson can be used with MLA Handout #1, which I've posted for free.

I use this worksheet along with a Prezi I created. I find that students not only enjoy watching Prezis, but that they're able to note-take, keep up with, and pay closer attention to the sometimes necessary lecturing we have to do. The Prezi can be accessed for free; the URL address is located in the footer of this document. I've priced this item a bit higher than my others because it also includes free use of the Prezi I created (which can be used "as is" or copied and modified to suit your need

Students make connections between some aspect of the novel (i.e., specific character, character relationships, themes, etc.) and another piece of media (i.e., song, painting, movie scene, poem, etc.). This is also an analysis writing assignment in that it requires students to compose well-developed paragraphs explaining the connections they've made between the two pieces.

This handout lists, defines, and provides examples of the many different types of logical fallacies.

Ideally, assignment could be used cooperatively (i.e., pairs and/or groups of three). Pairs/Groups compare the evidence for and against the accused,looking for reasonable doubt. This assignemtn also focuses somewhat on the irony in certain judicial (courtroom) proceedings. Is Jacob hurting himsef with his uncontrollabe, and I just want to love and support him for the rest of his life in whichever path chooses. Love you, Son....

Before I used Carrie Wisehart's "Bucket List" research project, and after I'd introduced the concept (see free lesson), I told them we'd be viewing and evaluating the completed projects of her students (convenient because we work together). I instructed my students to choose any four completed "Bucket List" projects of Mrs. Wisehart's students and evaluate them according to the following criteria and critical observation questions. Kindly, Mrs. Wisehart's students also evaluated my students' pro

Rules for using commas (list with examples).

I bought and used Carrie Wisehart's "Bucket List Research Project," which is phenomenal, but I had to have a way to introduce the concept to my kids--a way to grab their attention, so this is how I introduced them to (and got them excited about) their unorthodox research project. (The date at the top of the page may be deleted or edited. . . . It is a one-day activity/lesson/intro, however, so I put it there for my purposes.)

Can be used alone or with MLA Mini-Lesson #1...

answer key to Transcendentalism WebQuest