English Lesson Plan: Write an Essay About the Human Condition in Literature
Literature teaches the reader much about the human condition. This essay assignment will help students understand the universal themes in literature …
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High School English Lesson Plans - Grades 9-12
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Teachability of The Oxbow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
The Oxbow Incident provides an alternative to the same old classroom novels. Read this review and teaching ideas to find out if this would make a good …
Continue ReadingA Comprehensive Review of Teaching The Great Gatsby with Tips
The Great Gatsby is my favorite book. If you don’t like it, I’ll duct tape you to a chair and convince you that teaching The Great …
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Frankenstein Book Review: A Timeless Classic for Teachers to Teach
Everybody’s heard of Frankenstein, but very few know who he actually is. Now you can teach who he is.
Continue ReadingThe Road Not Taken Lesson Plan
This lesson is written at a 9th or 10th grade regular-level English/Reading class. Feel free to adapt it for your grade level.
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Analyzing "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost
This lesson plan is designed for a regular 10th grade English/Reading class. Many elements are adaptable to make it more or less difficult, however. …
Continue ReadingTeaching Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen in High School
Jane Austen’s popularity can be ascribed to her ability to analyze love. One of her most enduring novels is Pride & Prejudice
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Lesson Plan: Analyzing "Acquainted With the Night" by Robert Frost
This lesson includes a discussion and analysis of Frost’s poem, designed for a 10th-grade English/Language Arts classroom. This should work for …
Continue ReadingSemicolon Rules: When to Use a Semicolon
Use semicolons to improve sentence structure; use them to look smarter. This lesson plan will help you to teach your students about the value of …
Continue ReadingThe Mirror Poem and How to Explain Craft: High School Teaching Tip
In our next installment, I’m going to talk about a technique that is near and dear to my heart. I’ve used this activity with students …
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