Teaching "The Scarlet Pimpernel": Three Activities for your High School Class
These three activities will help your High School students enjoy and understand Baroness Orczy’s breathtaking novel set during the worst of the …
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Introductory Lesson Plan for a "Twelfth Night" Teaching Unit
This is the beginning of a “Twelfth Night” teaching unit designed to introduce your students to ideas in the text so that they can connect …
Continue Reading"A Modest Proposal" Lesson Plan for High School English
Are you teaching a unit on irony? Whether or not you are using Gulliver’s Travels with your class, you can use this “A Modest …
Continue ReadingHow to Implement Journal Writing Effectively in High School
Journal writing is a proven classroom technique that engages students and helps them to improve their writing. This article shows you how to implement …
Continue ReadingTeaching About "Parrot in the Oven:" For 9th Grade Language Arts Classes
Parrot in the Oven is a book that will appeal to young adults - particularly those with a Mexican background. This article explores the language and …
Continue Reading"The Tempest" Overview of Themes & 5 Classroom Activities for High School
This is a list of teaching activities and ideas to go with a unit on Shakespeare’s play, “The Tempest.”
Continue ReadingLanguage Arts Lesson Plan Using John Updike's Short Story, Ace in the Hole
This is a lesson plan to help you with teaching John Updike’s very first short story to a high school English class. It is beneficial to …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan & Activities for Teaching Wife of Bath's Tale From Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
This is a lesson plan and activity designed for students in 11th or 12th grade, or in college, who are encountering Chaucer’s “Canterbury …
Continue ReadingTips for Analyzing a Movie in your High School English Class: Film Analysis Ideas
These tips for teaching film analysis will help you satisfy classroom requirements for use of technology, as well as align the movies you teach with …
Continue ReadingLesson Plans For Language Arts Classes: Don Quixote - Man of La Mancha
Stumped on literature lesson plans? Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha is a good choice, especially if you want to work collaboratively with the history …
Continue ReadingUsing A Story Map Graphic Organizer To Understand High School Novels
Students may understand high school novels better with a story map, graphic organizer worksheet.
Continue ReadingEsperanza Rising Chapter Summaries
If you’d like to read the novel Esperanza Rising with your class, but you don’t have a lot of time to read ahead, browse through these chapter …
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