The Wright Teacher

This growing bundle contains all of the following Les Miserables products in my store: Les Mis Reading Schedule (Hapgood Translation)Les Mis Reading Schedule (Signet Classics Edition)Reading Checks that follow both reading schedulesValjean Character Sketch (I use in Part I)Fantine Character Sketch (for use with Part I)Cosette Character Sketch (for use with Part II)Characterization One-Pager (I used this in Part II with the Thenardiers, but you can use it for any character!)Connotation Chart (mi

Looking for some vocab to supplement your AP Lang curriculum? Want to boost your students' diction when discussing tone? Look no further! This bundle includes: Over 130 tone words Access to a Quizlet covering all words14 (editable) tone quizzes that pull from all 130 words (including five words used on previous quizzes) to keep students fresh on all terms throughout the year. Each quiz has a word bank that includes 5-10 dummy words.Answer keys for all quizzesNote: These words really get kids tal

This bundle includes three resources that are helpful in teaching Esther as a narrative. I like to use Esther at the beginning of the year as a refresher for students on the components of a story (it's also a really fun narrative to talk about! Who doesn't love all of those ironic reversals!) I recommend moving through this mini-unit in the following order: Esther as Literature - Heading ActivityComplex Characters in EstherEsther Song Analysis

Use this quick Google form assessment to assess your students' mastery of commonly confused words. This works well as both a pre-test and a post-test. Commonly confused words included are: accept/except affected/effected to/two/too they're/there/their lose/loose rite/right/write than/then waste/waist weather/whether you're/your its/it's

Help bridge your students into literary analysis with this simple character sketch activity! This can work for ANY character in ANY novel or short story. Students will hunt for evidence in the text that meets three categories: Physical Characteristics, Speech and Behavior, and Other Characters' Opinions and Reactions. Then, they use that evidence to draw a sketch of the character and write a paragraph (using the strongest evidence from their chart) to analyze the character. I like to use this

These stations are designed to introduce students to the concept of epigenetics (the balance of nature and nurture in a person’s development) with the goal of applying this knowledge to the analysis of a chosen character in a novel. Students will examine graphics, articles, and Scripture (if applicable) to introduce them to this concept. Station #1: What is epigenetics? Station #2: Nature vs. Nurture Station #3: (Optional) Scripture This works really well with my epigenetics graphic organizer

Use these one-question reading checks to hold your students accountable for their individual reading! The questions are simple - if students read, then they should be able to answer correctly without a problem. If they did not, then it will show. I have included multiple questions per reading assignment to accommodate for different periods. (Let’s be honest - we know kids swap answers in the hallway!) I use the “question” feature on Google Classroom as my preferred method for distributing and gr

This activity gets students digging into Scripture AND studying rhetoric at the same time! Students will read Paul's speech at the Aeropagus (Acts 17:16-31) and annotate the text looking for the different elements of the rhetorical situation (Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence). Then, students will identify Paul's rhetorical moves throughout his speech, determine the strongest evidence for their claims, and ultimately craft a strong thesis for a rhetorical analysis essay. Finally, the

Use this engaging one-pager with any novel or story! This activity will get your students digging into the text and analyzing character in a creative format. The activity comes with a one-pager template as well as with specific instructions and a rubric.

As a narrative, the Book of Esther features several characters who are complex - consisting of many different and complicated parts. Although Esther’s complexities might be more obvious, other minor characters also have components that make them interesting, which in turn, is what makes their story come to life. In this activity, students follow a "We Do, Group Do, You Do" format to analyze the significant characters in Esther. They list adjectives to describe the character (along with textu

Help your students make connections between different mediums by asking them to annotate the lyrics of the song "Rise Up" (© 2021 Integrity's Praise! Music/BMI ) and make connections to The Book of Esther. I use this after we have studied Esther as a class. To conclude, students will synthesize their annotations and reflect on what both the song and the Esther have to say about what it means to "do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God."

Scripture is the inspired Word of God useful for “teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). However, it is also important to acknowledge that each book included in the Bible is a piece of literature and fits within a genre. Paul’s writing is in the form of letters, Song of Solomon is a book of poetry, and some books, such as Esther, are narratives. In this activity, students read Esther and determine for themselves where they think the shifts in plot occ

Use this graphic organizer to help your students analyze a character through the lens of "nature" and "nurture". What character traits might be inherited? What traits may be an outcome of environmental factors? The GO will then direct students to argue whether or not one of these factors (nature or environment) is more influential on the character and why. This is a great way to analyze character as well as an awesome springboard for class discussion! *A great precursor to this is my Epigenetic

This editable bookmark (via Google Sheets) provides an example reading schedule for the Signet Classics edition of Les Miserables (mass market paperback) . I print copies of this bookmark on cardstock for students to use and fill in reading assignment due dates throughout our study. This version of the text is unabridged, so the reading schedule reflects the way that I have chosen to abridge the text for my students (we skip The Battle of Waterloo, Hugo's detailed account of the Parisian sewer

This editable bookmark (via Google Sheets) provides an example reading schedule for the Isabel Hapgood translation of Les Miserables. I print copies of this bookmark on cardstock for students to use and fill in reading assignment due dates throughout our study. This version of the text is unabridged, so the reading schedule reflects the way that I have chosen to abridge the text for my students (we skip The Battle of Waterloo, Hugo's detailed account of the Parisian sewer system, etc.). We also

This growing bundle contains different timed writing prompts using letters from Scripture that ask students to analyze the passage rhetorically. Both the prompt and the text are included. I score these using the AP Language and Composition Rhetorical Analysis rubric. This bundle currently has timed writings for: PhilemonJude

Refresh your students' memories about the four methods of characterization with this graphic organizer! Students will unpack Jean Valjean by digging into the text to find evidence of the different ways that Hugo develops his main character. Then, students will develop an argument about who Jean Valjean is using evidence and reasoning - an excellent (and quick) formative assessment. This organizer can be used to analyze Valjean at multiple points within the novel as he changes and develops. Plus,

Get your students digging through your class novel and analyzing the author's syntax with this Sentence Structure Scavenger Hunt! Students can work in groups or individually to find different examples of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences in their novel of study before analyzing why an author would choose to use that form of syntax given the particular context.

In this activity, students read a larger section of Scripture (Acts 24-26) which details the progression towards Paul's trial before King Agrippa as well as the speech that he eventually gives before the king. The goal of this lesson is to get students digging into the rhetorical situation - ultimately learning that all of the elements (speaker, purpose, audience, context, exigence) often have quite a backstory. Students will read portions of the text before analyzing each component of the rhet

One of my favorite books to assign to students for summer reading in AP Language is John Mark Comer's The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. Students always engage with it really well, and it provides language for conversations that we are able to have all year! This assignment has two parts: 1) A analysis on Comer's argument and rhetorical choices by focusing on one specific section of the book. 2) A reflection on the student's individual practice of one of the disciplines outlined in the book. A