Teaching Living Learning

This webquest is a little different from a regular webquest because it asks students to find their own information to complete the last section. By this point of the assignment, they should have the knowledge to identify most of the terms/historical figures listed. I have left much of this source editable to you so that you can change questions, sources, or adjust the instructions to fit your needs in the classroom. There are four sources provided in the links page of the document. This assign

This activity is meant for use in the classroom after Atticus tells Scout to learn about other people’s perspectives by walking around in their skin in chapter three. One of the main themes from To Kill a Mockingbird is about Scout learning to see things from the perspectives of others. That is one of the most important lessons a child can and should learn. Students are more familiar with the idea of walking in someone else’s shoes. This assignment provides students with the opportunity to tak

This resource contains five different writing prompts for creative writing associated with A Long Way Gone. Each writing prompt has a rubric with it to clarify the expectations for students. I have left the writing prompts and rubrics editable for you to change to meet the needs of your classroom. The writing prompts are for after chapters three, eight, eleven, fifteen, and twenty. These tasks span the length of the memoir. Writing prompts such as these can be very useful to help students make

In this resource is a page for students to take notes while reading the Tom Robinson trial in To Kill a Mockingbird. This is focused on the four testimonies presented in the novel. Students are then asked to write a reaction to the trial as if they attended the trial as a native Maycombian. I have included a rubric for this assignment. The assignment sheet is editable, and the used font is listed on the credits page if you want to use it. This resource is helpful in order to ensure that studen

This activity is meant for use in the classroom after students have had some introduction to the historical context of Persepolis. As with any text, it is important to understand the historical context of the 1979 Iranian Revolution prior to embarking upon the journey of Persepolis. Students should have a clear understanding of this time period before reading the memoir. This will better help them to delve into the memoir with a full understanding of the events that affect Satrapi. Students