Teaching "The Black Cat": Studying the Master of Suspense, Edgar Allan Poe
If you know someone who doesn’t like Edgar Allan Poe, make fun of him; then, check out this lesson plan about teaching suspense using “The …
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Teaching About Chivalry in the King Arthur Legends: The Knight's Code of Chivalry Identified.
Teaching about chivalry involves learning content, identifying examples, applying it in certain situations, analyzing it, and making interpretations.
Continue ReadingWriting Tips: Correct Word Usage
Correct word usage begins by understanding the rules of usage that governs good writing. Learn it and teach it with these writing tips.
Continue ReadingCreative Book Report Ideas for the English Classroom
Assign fun and unique book report options, such as book-focused newspapers, theme presentations and dialog journals.
Continue ReadingIdentification of Noun Case Lesson and Game
Review the cases of nouns: nominative, objective and possessive with students in this activity. Then, place students in small groups and play an …
Continue ReadingReview Game for Eight Parts of Speech Identification
Students work in teams to create sentences that match the parts of speech written on the board. Each team has 60 seconds to assemble a correct …
Continue ReadingTeach Students to Apply Correct Grammar Rules in Their Writing Without Copying & Correcting Sentences
Learning to use correct grammar and punctuation is a vital part of a student’s education. Help them learn to apply the correct grammar and …
Continue ReadingTeaching Young Adult Literature: Holes the Book
Great Book. Great Message. Great for Teaching Young Adult literature in middle school Not Great for High School.
Continue ReadingStop the Misuse of Apostrophes with this Lesson Plan on Use & Rules
You see them everywhere; misused apostrophes. Let’s end the insidious misuse of apostrophes by teaching the rules the right way.
Continue ReadingWriting a Memoir Lesson Plan for Middle School: Outlining, Planning & Pulling it All Together
Have your middle school students write their own memoir. This lesson plan will goes through the process of creating an outline or plan, as well as the …
Continue ReadingQuotation Marks and Punctuation Lesson Plan: Comma Use With Quotations
End the senseless misuse of quotation marks and punctuation by teaching this handy lesson (Don’t worry. I’ve included the rules, just in …
Continue ReadingBrainstorming Ideas for Middle School Students: Get Students to Choose a Topic & Begin Writing!
Getting middle schoolers to write is like pulling teeth. I can’t tell you the excuses I’ve heard, “Nothing interesting happened to me” or “I don’t …
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