Literature Lesson Plans

Students use various critical articles to understand the language used in Shakespeare’s literature. In this Shakespearean language lesson plan, students write a report giving several examples of the language used during the Elizabethan era and the meaning of those terms and phrases as well as analysis of how culture affects language.

Students compose a journal in response to reading Jerry Spinelli's Maniac McGee. In this literature-response lesson plan, students are given several possible journal topics from which to choose. The lesson also includes guiding questions for a literature discussion group.

Students design and construct an Alphabet Book for their assigned time zone. In this literature analysis lesson, students work in their assigned groups to research, design, and construct an Alphabet Book for their time zone. Students take a test on major cities of the United States.

Eleventh graders analyze archetypes in literature in various literary works. In this archetypes analysis lesson, 11th graders examine various books and discuss their common elements. Students complete an Archetypal Bingo sheet and discuss examples from movies and art. Students choose a children's book or fairy tale to retell a story by inserting archetypal characters from a Dickens novel into the stories.

Third graders create pictures using ordered pairs after listening to a piece of literature. In this ordered pairs and literature activity, student listen to and discuss The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. They participate in "Think-Pair-Share" activities and make shapes that mimic those in the story by using ordered pairs.

Students examine how a scene in a movie or in literature is constructed. In this film and literature lesson students answer questions based on film clips then create storyboards depicting a scene from their life.

Students hold book talks. In this literature lesson, students work in pairs to create a script for their book talk. Students practice performing their script, record their book talk and present it to the class.

Students complete activities with a leveled chapter book. In this literature activity, students read a novel and complete several graphic organizers and activities as they read. They focus on characters, settings, vocabulary, and plot. 

Eleventh graders analyze works by John Donne and Thomas Heriot. In this Colonial America instructional activity, 11th graders examine pieces of literature, documents, and video clips to identify the issues regarding religion in the colonies. Student also take notes on a PowerPoint presentation about Virginia and John Donne.

Students, in groups, from Israel study literature in English. They practice communicating in the language and to write poems. They create a website in English describing aspects of their country.