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This collection of resources covers all the necessary materials students would need to write their own pourquoi stories and present them to their class. My students had a blast crafting their own stories, making puppets for their characters, and sharing their creativity with their peers! I'm sure you're students will find this lesson both engaging and helpful for understanding the classroom text, Things Fall Apart, even better! Included: 1. Assignment description and instructions 2. Notes on Pa

If you are looking for an engaging, summative assessment for Romeo and Juliet, look no further! This comprehensive resource includes: the instructions for an effective Socratic discussion, 27 questions for them to answer relating to the text, society, and personal connections to larger themes in the story, and expectations for speaking/listening. My 9th graders loved it!

This set of four quizzes cover the entirety of the novel, Things Fall Apart. They are multiple choice questions formatting in Google forms. The questions cover, characters, plot progression, and concepts of theme and symbolism. The correct answers are provided already on the forms. My students reacted well to this format because it is accommodating to both students in-person and online. The quizzes are broke up as follows: Chapters- 1-7 (30 questions) 8-13 (10 questions) 14-19 (15 questions)

Part 1: In this resource, you will find the instructions that students will need to write their own pouquoi stories. This information is based off their knowledge of the various elements of this traditional storytelling experience from my other resource: Parables, Proverbs, and Pourquoi stories. Part 2 of this resource is the slideshow that students can use to upload their stories to share with the whole class. Part 3 of this resource is the rubric for the oral presentations.

In this resource, you will find the slideshow that students can use to upload their pourquoi stories to share with the whole class. Part 1 of this resource is the instructions for this assignment. Part 3 of this resource is the rubric for the oral presentations.

As the name suggests, this Google Survey is a great template for students to communicate with themselves and their teacher regarding their experiences during the semester. The second part of the survey provides them with a platform to make new goals for second semester. And teachers can see what students need from them in order to foster their educational pursuits.

This resource includes a Google Form quiz that covers chapters 1-7 of Things Fall Apart. Comprehensive questions cover main plot points, quote recognition, and thematic elements. This quiz has 30 multiple choice questions.

Learning Targets: I can identify figurative language in a dramatic monologueI can interpret the meaning of a dramatic monologue

This list of 10 options is a wonderful resource for a summative assessment of an independent reading book. Creativity flourishes when students are challenged to complete one of these options. Rubric included at the end.

This resource includes notes on parables, proverbs, pourquoi stories. Additionally, there is a selected reading, The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, for students to practice reading parable stories. At the bottom of the notes, there are links to fun and engaging pourquoi stories for students to read for reference. My sophomores really enjoyed this information and it made reading Things Fall Apart more dynamic and interesting for them!

In this resource, you can view authentic student submissions for the "write your own pourquoi stories" assignment. This resource is helpful for students so they can evaluate other students work in order to reflect on the quality of their writing in comparison to someone else. I believe this resource would be very helpful for students and I will be using it next year as a mini lesson on what a proper pourquoi story should look like.

This resource includes a Google Form quiz that covers chapters 14-19 of Things Fall Apart. Comprehensive questions cover main plot points, quote recognition, and thematic elements. There are 15 multiple choice questions.

This resource includes a Google Form quiz that covers chapters 8-13 of Things Fall Apart. Comprehensive questions cover main plot points, quote recognition, and thematic elements. There are 10 multiple choice questions.

If you're looking for some fun, creative options for an independent reading book project, look no further! This resource includes 4 unique projects descriptions designed to both tests students knowledge of their book and determine if they can recognize theme, characterization, character development, imagery, symbolism, and tone in a novel. My 9th and 10th graders love this assignment!

This Google form quiz is 10 multiple choice questions that challenge students comprehension of characters, plot, and themes/symbolism within the novel.

This resource is helpful for the drafting phase of a narrative essay unit.

This thematic writing exercise for Romeo and Juliet challenges students to consider a philosophical question and defend their decision with a personal example from their lives. Just as Romeo and Juliet had to decide if they would sacrifice love or loyalty, students are tasked to do the same in this engaging and memorable writing activity.

Here is a standard rubric for oral presentations. Enjoy!

If you're teaching a literature unit that includes tropes or tragic hero's, here's an interactive slideshow that includes a "Guess that trope" activity, entrance/exit ticket questions, and informative information on the various qualities that make a character a "tragic hero".