Teaching Scriptwriting using Real Life Experiences
This engaging lesson plan will have your students collaborating to create their best scripts ever! Don’t be surprised if they want to film them …
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A Ray Bradury Lesson Plan with Fahrenheit 451 Teaching Activity
I’m sure Ray Bradbury predicted the emergence of the Internet. He probably wrote lesson plans that integrated technology long before the …
Continue ReadingNaturalism in Literature: An Examination of Realism and Naturalism
Teaching Naturalism in literature exposes a new generation to some of the world’s greatest authors.
Continue ReadingTeaching Students How to Write a Reflective Essay
Knowing how to write a reflective essay means understanding narrative essay guidelines and applying them to a personal experience. You, as the …
Continue ReadingHow to Annotate a Poem for Class Discussion: Analysis Lesson Plan
I used to hate teaching poetry. Not anymore! Teaching how to annotate and analyze a poem is one of the funnest things I get to do. I’ll share …
Continue ReadingLessons for Writing and Improving Introductions for Essays
Tired of reading boring essays? Students can improve by learning how to engage the reader and by learning how to write a good thesis statement. Teach …
Continue ReadingTeaching Irony using Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour"
This article offers a lesson plan that teachers can use to teach students the concept of irony using Kate Chopin’s “Story of an …
Continue ReadingUse Art to Help Students Create Theme and Tone in Stories and Poems
Spark creativity in high school students with a slide show of varied art and photographs. Help students explore the many different tones of art and …
Continue ReadingAnalyzing Irony and Humor in Literature
Although you can’t teach someone to be funny, you can teach them to be humorous. Start with this analyzing humor in literature lesson plan.
Continue ReadingStudying the Imagery in Walden: High School Language Arts Lessons
Reading about nature is often very soothing to students who are experiencing a turbulent time in life. The study of imagery in “Walden” …
Continue ReadingHow to Write an Interpretive Essay and Literary Analysis
Use this Interpretive Essay lesson plan to teach students how to write an interpretive essay or how to write a literary analysis.
Continue ReadingModern Poetry Strategies: Teaching Poetry Comprehension
Teaching poetry comprehension can be difficult, especially when you don’t even understand it. Welcome to modern poetry! These modern poetry …
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