MackLit

Practice identifying poetic/literary devices with the first section of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" - students LOVE this! They especially begin to understand identifying different types of rhyme and assonance, areas that in traditional poems are often hard to identify. If you like this, please see my Plot and Character presentation materials, suitable for 9th and 10th graders.

This is a no-frills Plot and Character Google Slides presentation for high schoolers, with a worksheet that students can use to take notes as they follow along (great for scaffolding!), higher-level thinking discussion questions, and classwork suggestions. Also included is a plot quiz, a discussion question about the power of plot in ads and commericals, and suggestions for plot/character-related assignments related to W. W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw" and Louise Erdrich's "The Leap". I often ha

This project is suitable for high schoolers who have studied The Odyssey (mine is specifically related to The Essential Odyssey). The project is extremely open-ended and focused on providing high schoolers the opportunity to develop their ideas and follow through with a college-like project plan. It brings out the best in them because they enjoy the flexibility and chance to be creative. The document is in Word format for easy altering to your scheduling needs. The students first submit a list

This reading plan contains chapter divisions for at-home reading and blog assignments for each chapter division. The blog post assignments are designed to let the student grow in their analytical skills and practice the art of blogging. They are also useful discussion-starters for class the next day. The reading is scheduled over three-four weeks.

A project idea for The Odyssey. The project is made to be completed in 3 stages, each stage graded according to the students' own project completion goals.