Studying Moby-Dick: Themes, Symbols, and Motifs
This article is designed to help high school and college students encountering Moby-Dick to understand the symbols and motifs at work, and to see how …
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Discussion Points for Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness : Student Comments after Reading Heart of Darkness
Getting student comments after reading Heart of Darkness goes a long way to helping them appreciate and maybe even like the novel. This article …
Continue ReadingEsperanza Rising Unit: Lesson Ideas for Teaching the Novel
Here are a few engaging lesson ideas for teaching an Esperanza Rising unit. Utilize technology, creativity, and geography to inspire student …
Continue ReadingStock Market Project for High School Students
Teach your students about smart investing, financial responsibility and how to understand the stock market by assigning this project. This is a fun …
Continue Reading"A Wrinkle in Time" Activities and Research Ideas for Students
Feel free to use any (or all) of these ideas as you take your class through Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel. There are questions and …
Continue ReadingTie Analysis of Agamemnon to Modern Life in this Lesson Plan
Use this lesson plan to communicate an introductory summary of Agamemnon and connect the story to modern figures that your students are interested in.
Continue ReadingCreating a Systematic Art Thematic Unit Plan on Perspective Drawing With 2 Vanishing Points
You’ve shown how to draw using single point perspective; now you can take the lesson further with this two-point-perspective drawing lesson. …
Continue ReadingEnder's Game: A Lesson Plan About the Characters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card is a popular science-fiction book with many important characters. Although Ender is by far the most important …
Continue ReadingEnd of Year Poem Activities for Students
An end of the year poem for students to create using images of summer provides a great activity for teaches while the students have fun. Acrostic and …
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This art thematic unit plan has an introductory lesson on perspective drawing using 1 vanishing point. Students will enjoy practicing the concept in a …
Continue ReadingStandards-Based Curriculum Map: Freshman English Syllabus: A Curriculum Guide for Language Arts
This standards-based curriculum map for language arts contains links to unit plans, lesson plans, and handouts. It contains activities for honors …
Continue ReadingTuck Everlasting Questions and Answers: Everything You Need to Know to Ace Your Tests!
Be prepared for a pop quiz with these Tuck Everlasting questions and answers. Test comprehension and recall with this short fun quiz. Use this for …
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