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High School Literature Lesson Plans
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Students engage in various Halloween activities. In this holiday lesson, students read ghostly literature such as Witches or The Raven, write a scene from the text and perform it during the week of Halloween. Students can also draw scenes from the book.
High school learners view a video clip about how taking a journey can change a person's outlook on life. They write a paragraph about a place that uses imagery and tone to create a specfic effect. They evaluate their journal entries as well.
Students analyze the motivation, purpose and value of Letters to the Editor by examining letters written in response to the violence at Columbine High School. For homework, students write their own Letters to the Editor.
Students identify and examine their own areas of expertise. After reading an article, they discuss the evolution of three opera high school students. They create a timeline collage showing their mastery of their field of interest and write reflections on the importance of the timeline.
Students explore fiction that moves individuals to social action. In this literature lesson, students read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and analyze its literary worth as well as its investigative journalism. Students investigate other novels using the same methods.
Students investigate booklist websites for middle and high school students.
U.S. immigration is the focus of a unit on social justice. Integrated into the content of a school year, young historians read a variety of texts to learn about four waves of immigration that have occurred over time in the U.S. An emphasis on perspective, cultural values, and character education weaves throughout.
Relate literary works and authors to the major themes of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 20th century. Working in groups, high schoolers will evaluate period philosophy, religion, and politics that influenced characters, plots, and settings. They will also give Powerpoint presentations that include slides, recitations, and important works of their assigned period.
Students use primary sources and timelines to begin a study of school integration; students watch "Nantucket Rock of Changes," and compare the case of Eunice Ross with the story of the Little Rock Nine.
Students examine how active readers interpret a novel-its characters, plot, setting, and theme-in different ways. They also examine how great literature can be and has been adapted in many ways over time.
