Study Guide Questions For "The Kite Runner," Chapters 11-18
Why buy a curriculum unit when you can get one free online? I created these questions to aide my students as they read “The Kite Runner.” …
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Teaching Ideas for Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Have fun teaching Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. It’s possible.
Continue ReadingHow to Teach Poetry Using a Poetry Gallery
Grab your students’ attention with a poetry gallery. Set up much like an art exhibit, an interactive poetry gallery allows students to add their …
Continue ReadingThe Most Dangerous Game Lesson Plan for Middle School Teachers
A lesson plan for 7th or 8th grade readers over this story about a very unusual hunt.
Continue ReadingBruce Springsteen Songs: Teaching Great Songs With Imagery in Them
Bruce Springsteen’s song lyrics use a lot of hyperbole, imagery, and vivid language. Reading his lyrics helps students understand that poetry and …
Continue ReadingCritical Reading Lesson Plan on 1984 by George Orwell
This lesson plan gives an easy “in” to reading “1984”. Get students thinking critically about the content right from the …
Continue ReadingWriting Lesson Plan: How to Write Dialogue Tags Full of Sensory Details
Sensory details are important when students are writing stories. They help set a scene and bring the reader into the story world. Sensory details …
Continue ReadingContemplation Questions for Chapters 1-10 of "The Kite Runner"
This article contains study guide questions I created to help students as they read “The Kite Runner.”
Continue ReadingThe Kite Runner Lesson Plans to Connect the English and History Classrooms
Want your students to wake up and begin paying attention? This article is the first in a series presenting a curriculum unit for novel “The …
Continue ReadingHow to do an Interview: Lesson Plan for High School Students Revealing Interviewing Tips & Techniques
Teach students how to do an interview with these tips and techniques. Before you know it they’ll be interviewing like the pros!
Continue ReadingNarrative Writing Lesson Plans: Writing a Mystery
Narrative writing lesson plans often fall flat because there’s no focus and nothing to model. That’s why writing a mystery makes an …
Continue ReadingWriting a Business Letter Lesson Plan: High School Writing Lesson
Add a little variety in your writing curriculum by teaching students how to write a business letter. This plan walks you through the process.
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