Teach These Mark Twain Short Stories This Year
There are hundreds of short stories by Mark Twain suitable for high school. Here’s a rundown of my favorite Mark Twain short stories with …
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Teaching Short Stories: Teaching Short Story Elements and the Elements of a Short Story
Teaching short story elements works best when using…short stories. These classic short stories with lesson ideas will help you focus on …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Things Fall Apart: Teacher's Guide & Book Review
Finding good novels for high school students is easy. Understanding Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe requires more than just understanding a novel. …
Continue ReadingClassic Short Story Examples for High School Language Arts Students
These great American short stories will entertain and delight your students. Try them in your classroom settings and reading lists.
Continue ReadingLesson Plan for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is an awesome contemporary fiction choice for completion of your contemporary fiction unit. This …
Continue ReadingTeach Science Fiction Short Stories by Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Others
These short stories make excellent reading and teaching moments in a high school classroom. Explore science fiction by Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, …
Continue ReadingCommercial and Advertising Techniques Lesson for Middle School and High School Students
Students will watch television and find advertising techniques used in the commercials. They will work in small cooperative groups during activities. …
Continue ReadingTips for Teaching Pronoun Usage
Pronouns can be tricky, but here is a useful guide that is easy and effective. Students will catch on in a matter on minutes. Try it!
Continue ReadingJingles and Slogans Advertisement Lesson Plans
Students will play a game to learn about jingles and slogans used in advertisements. Then, they will work in cooperative groups to create their own …
Continue ReadingImagery and Personification in the Poems of Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was a poet fond of imagery and vivid word play in her poems. She wove a dramatic picture with her words. Reading her poems helps students …
Continue ReadingFrankenstein Lesson Plans: Decision-Making Lesson Plans
Frankenstein lesson plans that incorporate success skills brings literature into the real world. Mary Shelley’s novel is difficult to read, so …
Continue ReadingTeaching Literature: Lord of the Flies vs. The Hunger Games
Do you get tired of hearing students complain that the literature you make them read in your English class is old and boring? Do your students have …
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