Stringbean Literature

Paper free poetry analysis! Assign, grade, and return through Google Classroom and never mess with paperwork. Teach students the TPFASTT method of analyzing poetry and then have the kids try their hand at analyzing a short poem. Perfect for Distance Learning.Use Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool" to teach the dangers of self-destruction and rebellion. The TPFASTT method is thorough, covering Title, Paraphrase, Figurative Language, Attitude, Shift, Title (again), and Theme. The poem's short length

This Complex Sentence bundle includes a slideshow that introduces complex sentences using a humorous anecdote, and a worksheet. The slideshow is 7 pages long and also introduces subordinating conjunctions. The 10 question worksheet gives them amusing independent clauses to combine into silly sentences. They have 5 sentences to craft putting the dependent clause first, then 5 more to craft putting the independent clause first. The worksheet includes a brief review of complex sentences and subo

After students learn to recognize independent and dependent clauses, they often still need guided practice constructing proper complex sentences themselves. This 10 question worksheet gives them amusing independent clauses to combine into silly sentences. They have 5 sentences to craft putting the dependent clause first, then 5 more to craft putting the independent clause first. The worksheet includes a brief review of complex sentences and subordinating conjunctions. This worksheet can also be