Teaching Imagery in Short Stories: Three Examples of Short Stories with Imagery
Are your students having a hard time grasping concepts of imagery? Use these short stories as excellent examples of imagery.
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The Old Man and the Sea Book Review
Looking for Old Man and the Sea lesson plans? You’ve found them along with an Old Man and the Sea book review.
Continue ReadingYearbook Theme Ideas: How to Start a Yearbook Theme?
If you are a yearbook adviser, you may be wondering how to teach students the skills needed to produce a high-quality publication. Help your yearbook …
Continue ReadingTeaching "Bog Child" in High School: Teacher Review With Classroom Ideas
Siobhan Dowd weaves the story of sacrifice of a young Irish man in 1981 and a young woman who lived during the Iron Age. Both must deal with family …
Continue ReadingTeaching Short Stories: Ideas for a Short Story Unit
Short stories are an effective way of capturing your students’ attention, and can also provide great literary examples of terminology English …
Continue ReadingReading Activities for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn lends itself to many reading activities and language arts activities. Some of your reading and language arts …
Continue ReadingTeaching on the Main Characters of Huckleberry Finn: Focus on Jim & Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a popular book in its time and continues to be a beloved book now because of the enduring characters that Mark …
Continue ReadingTeaching Yearbook: Caption Writing Basics
Teach your yearbook staff all about captions with this list of caption writing rules and lesson plan ideas. Improve your yearbook’s captions and …
Continue ReadingYour English Students Can Create a Spooky or Funny Poem about Halloween
Halloween writing is always fun for students! Help them practice their skill at writing similes as well as using hyperbole and vivid language by …
Continue ReadingRed Badge of Courage Teacher Review & Lesson ideas
Don’t run away from The Red Badge of Courage! Read this teacher review to get some ideas on teaching it to your class.
Continue ReadingShort Stories for Teaching Foreshadowing in Literature with Foreshadowing Examples
Foreshadowing in literature is an important device for creating suspense and hooking the reader. The following short stories with foreshadowing …
Continue ReadingShould You Teach the Scarlet Letter in High School? One Teacher's Review & Analysis
The Scarlet Letter is better suited for college reading. That didn’t stop my 10th grade teacher from teaching it to me; nor did it stop her from …
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