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This British Literature Poetry Unit includes: 1. 42 slide ppt that walks through close reading of poems (listed below). Check out the preview for the style! 2. 12 question multiple choice quiz (that you can edit and pull from to incorporate into any assessment). Answer Key included! 3. PDF with a description of how I use this in my classroom, annotated poetry notes and the applicable common core standards. 4. To hook students, at the end of each poem, there is a clickable link to a popula

This 134 slide powerpoint is intended to be used over 4-5 weeks of instruction. It includes: 1. Characteristics of Gothic, Romantic, and Science Fiction lit. 2. Questions and Answers for each part of Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 3. Discussion and important quotes from every chapter of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein! (Note, page numbers correlate with the Bantham Classic version, but my students use a variety of versions without issue) Please check out the preview for a small samp

This British Literature Poetry Unit includes: 1. 126 slide ppt that walks through sonnet form, brief author bios, and poems (listed below). Check out the preview for the style! 2. 48 question multiple choice test (that you can edit and pull from to incorporate into any assessment). Answer Key included! 3. PDF with a description of how I use this in my classroom, annotated poem notes, and the applicable common core standards. 4. To hook students, at the end of each poem, there is a clickab

This 72 slide powerpoint lecture goes through a close reading of the following poems, which are also available separately through my store using the links below. I've also included a PDF of focus Common Core standards, higher level thinking questions, and annotated teacher notes. (Buying the entire unit is the best value!) John Keats: "Ode on a Grecian Urn" Percy Bysshe Shelley: "Ode to the West Wind" and "Ozymandias" Lord Byron: "She Walks in Beauty" Wordsworth: “The World Is Too Much With Us

This resource includes: 1. 55 slide powerpoint that covers some background information and then walks through a close reading of the poem. 2. A blank copy of the poem + an annotated version 3. My teaching approach with extension ideas 4. A 35 question quiz with answer key! If you like the way these lectures work, check out other resources in American and British lit @ TeachersPayTeachers/TurnkeyLessons Please follow Turnkey Lessons here on TPT. Click here. Please note, this product has be

This zip file includes the following for "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" and "Fern Hill" by Dylan Thomas: 1. PowerPoint that goes through author, content, form, and poetic devices. (73 slides that layer) 2. Quiz (20 Multiple Choice questions with key!) 3. PDF of the PPT in case you are using a different platform. 4. PDF of the annotated poem teacher notes. Related Items in My Store: Early 20th Century British Poetry Unit (Best Value!) Wilfred Owen: “Anthem for Doomed Youth” WH Au

This is a 14 slide ppt that goes through the characteristics and history of origin myths and Native American literature. It goes along side the following selections, which are in many American lit texts and also widely available online: "Earth on Turtle's Back", "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" and "The Navajo Origin Myth". It includes: 1. Background information to mythology/archetypes 2. Higher Order thinking questions 3. Teacher notes 4. Common Core alignment 5. A link to a prezi version

This is a 26 slide powerpoint that walks students through the Medieval Scottish ballads, "Get Up and Bar the Door" and "Barbara Allan" It includes links to great youtube versions of each song. I use this with 12th grade British lit and the Pearson British lit book, but it could easily work for grades 9-12 and any book. Click on the Links Below for Other Resources in British Literature From My Store: Renaissance Poetry: Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, and Raleigh 17th Century British P

This is zip file with teacher notes and a 14 slide powerpoint that walks through persuasive devices in speeches and the following 3 selections: 1. Patrick Henry's "Speech at the Virginia Convention" 2. Ben Franklin's Speech at the Convention 3. Thomas Paine's "American Crisis" Patrick Henry's speech is closely analyzed, while the other two are overviews. I use this ppt in conjunction with an American lit book in 11th grade English, but it could be adapted for other books and secondary levels

This 18 slide powerpoint walks students through a brief author bio and close reading of "The Unknown Citizen" by WH Auden It also includes brief teacher notes and a fully annotated poem! You can also find these related products in my store: 20th Century American Poetry Entire Unit PowerpointRobert Frost: "Snowy Evening" and "Mending Wall”TS Eliot: "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock”Langston Hughes: "I, Too" and "The Negro Speaks Rivers”The Imagists: Ezra Pound and William Carlos WilliamsIf yo

This 13 slide powerpoint covers a brief author bio and close reading poetry analysis for the following poem: Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning It also includes annotated poems/teacher notes. I use this lecture with the Pearson British Lit book, but it could be used with the same poem from other books or online sources. Parts of this Victorian Poetry Unit can be purchased separately or in a bundle in my store through the following links: Best Value: Entire Victorian Poetry Unit! Tenn

This is a 32 slide ppt that introduces literature of the Puritans with history and characteristics and then walks through "To My Dear and Loving Husband" (Bradstreet), "Huswifery" (Taylor) and "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" (Edwards). Selections can be found in most American lit books and widely online. Note: the "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" is an excerpt that begins with "This is the case of every one of you who is out of Christ" and ends with paragraph starting "Therefore, l

This is a ppt that I use to walk through "The Seafarer" (Anglo Saxon Elegy) with students. It focuses on key themes and Christian allegory. Line numbers reference the translation by Burton Raffel, but it can be easily adapted for another translation. I've also included 3 higher order thinking questions that are aligned to common core plus my teacher notes and annotated poem. If you like the way these lectures work, check out other resources in American and British lit @ TeachersPayTeacher

This 42 slide powerpoint covers a brief author bio and close reading poetry analysis for the following poems: "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning It also includes annotated poems/teacher notes. I use this lecture with the Pearson British Lit book, but it could be used with the same poems from other books or online sources. Parts of this Victorian Poetry Unit can be purchased separately or in a bundle in my store through the following links: Best Val

This 30 slide powerpoint includes short author bios and close reading slides for: "In a Station of the Metro" Ezra Pound "The Red Wheelbarrow" William Carlos Williams "This is Just to Say" William Carlos Williams It also includes brief teacher notes and annotated poems! I use this powerpoint with the Pearson American Literature book, but it can be used without the text. You can also buy smaller parts of this product in my store: 20th Century American Poetry Entire Unit Powerpoint Robert

This 34 slide powerpoint covers a brief author bios and close reading poetry analysis for "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time" and "To His Coy Mistress" It also includes annotated poems and teacher notes. I use this lecture with the Pearson British Lit book, but it could be used with the same poem from another book or online source. The Whole 17th Century British Poetry Unit and other parts are available in my store through the following links: 17th Century British Poetry Unit "Eve's Apol

This British Literature Poetry Unit includes: 1. 28 slide ppt that walks through brief author bios, and poems (listed below). Check out the preview for the style! 2. 6 question multiple choice quiz (that you can edit and pull from to incorporate into any assessment). Answer Key included! 3. PDF with a description of how I use this in my classroom, annotated poems and the applicable common core standards. 4. To hook students, at the end of each poem, there is a clickable link to a popular

This 79 slide powerpoint covers brief author bios and close reading poetry analysis for the following poems: "To The Virgins to Make Much of Time" Herrick "To His Coy Mistress" Marvell "Eve's Apology in Defense of Women" Lanier Holy Sonnet X Donne Sonnets VII and XIX Milton It also includes annotated poems and teacher notes. I use this series of lectures with the Pearson British Lit book, but it could be used with the same poems from other book or online sources. Parts of this 17th Century

This 36 slide powerpoint walks students through a close reading of "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock" by TS Eliot including content and poetic devices. It also includes brief teacher notes and a fully annotated poem! You can also find these related products in my store: 20th Century American Poetry Entire Unit Powerpoint Robert Frost: "Snowy Evening" and "Mending Wall” Langston Hughes: "I, Too" and "The Negro Speaks Rivers” The Imagists: Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams WH Auden: "

This 11 slide powerpoint lecture goes through a close reading of "She Walks In Beauty" by Lord Byron and includes a brief author bio. I've also included a PDF of focus Common Core standards, higher level thinking question, and annotated teacher notes. Other British Romantic resources are available through the following links: British Romantics Entire Unit Lecture (Best Value!) John Keats: "Ode on a Grecian Urn" Percy Bysshe Shelley: "Ode to the West Wind" and "Ozymandias" Wordsworth: “The World