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Looking for an engaging way to help students analyze a modern adaptation of Lord of the Flies? This comprehensive viewing guide is designed to keep students actively engaged while strengthening literary analysis, critical thinking, and media literacy skills. This resource includes 7 pages of student questions and 7 pages of detailed answer keys focused on comparing the BBC's (Netflix) series adaptation of Lord of the Flies to the original text. Students will analyze: Characterization Themes

This resource is one that I've used to help my yearbook team develop a theme for the yearbook. I have each student complete this theme project, they present them, then we combine multiple student ideas into one theme for our yearbook. Think of this project like a "mood board".

I use this activity with my students to get them creating and to reinforce their memory of the plot of the story. In this activity, students will create a "maze" through which Montessori and Fortunato travel through the catacombs, eventually leading to Fotunato's death. Students will identify examples from the text that are important plot development points, including literary devices. Ultimately, students will have a maze with the plot of the story drawn out for them to use as a study guide of

This graphic organizer is a great way for students to compare and contrast parables from the Bible and The Minister's Black Veil. I work at a Christian school and I wanted my students to connect the concept of parables in the Bible (including The Good Samaritan) to the parable, The Minister's Black Veil. This is a great way to bring Christianity into the classroom, while practicing comparing and contrasting.

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali, by Sabina Khan, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 12 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension ques

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali, by Sabina Khan, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 12 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension ques

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali, by Sabina Khan, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 20 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension ques

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 12 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 19 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 14 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 10 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 14 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 14 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 14 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 10 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 12 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 24 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I created this editable Google Doc to use with my students while reading On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas, to help them identify literary devices, define new vocabulary, and respond to higher-level thinking questions. This document is something that can be used while reading the chapter in place of annotations, after reading the chapter to gauge comprehension, as a study guide, or however else you see fit! There are 8 questions total (comprised of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary,

I used this activity with my students after reading part 1 of the novel, On The Come Up. It fit perfectly with the time of year and was a great Valentine's Day activity. Students created Valentine's Day cards to one character in the perspective of another character. It was a great way for my students to practice creative writing and demonstrate their knowledge of the text/characters. The graphic organizer is included to help the students brainstorm characters who have a "crush" on others and ge