"How does our environment shape our identity?" After researching biographical information about John Knowles and considering how these experiences are reflected in A Separate Peace, class members consider the strengths and weaknesses of...

There are many ways to correlate coffee to life, but in this case a worksheet looks at the price of two different sizes of coffee. It requires interpreting a graph with two unknown variables, in this case the price, and solving for...

Everyone has a story; help your writers develop their own with this prewriting packet. Designed for upstanders to share their story and encourage others to be upstanders, this set of questions helps writers craft and structure a story to...

Ninth graders review the parts of a plot sequence for a short story. They think of a famous Disney movie and plot the events of the movie in the correct plot sequence. They do the same for a comic strip, labeling the exposition, rising...

Young scholars complete a research project. In this mythology lesson, students identify the similarities between world mythology and The Lord of The Rings trilogy. Young scholars complete character plot diagrams for each episode of the...

Do your class members complain they don’t know what to write about? Give them disposable cameras and ask them to take pictures of 12 things that make them happy. After the pictures are developed, they are pasted on a poster board and...

Students review the literary elements of plot and conflict. In this plot and conflict instructional activity, students read a story and answer questions about the plot and conflict within. Students create a concept map for the novel to...

High schoolers evaluate several works by Edgar Allen Poe based on the criteria in his essay, "The Philosophy of Composotion" Their analysis is documented using a graphic organizer. Learners begin the pre-writing process for their own...

How do writers use the interaction between elements like characterization and setting to create meaning? Readers of "A Worn Path" create a series of comic book-style graphics of Eudora Welty's short story and reflect on how Welty...

Make sure you are well-informed before embarking on a study of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. This resource includes an analysis of the text that a teacher can use to prepare a unit of study. It covers plot elements, themes,...

Use this analysis of My Antonia to help inform your instruction and prepare your pupils for the project and enrichment ideas listed at the end of the resource. The analysis covers big questions related to the text, themes, plot elements,...

Invite your learners to take on the voice of a character from Ordinary People as they write a letter. Pupils use what they know about the given character to compose their letter, which must relate to the plot of the novel.

Test your class on character knowledge in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. This quiz asks learners to recall information about specific character traits, relationships, and other particularities. Since anyone can make a Fun Trivia...

Students explore tone in "Much Ado About Nothing." In this literary elements lesson, students  list the main points of the plot, identify shifts in tone, and select love songs that reflect the tone of events and/or characters.

In this elements worksheet, students use a data table to graph the elements and their melting points. Students have eight elements to graph.

In this comprehension check worksheet, pupils define 8 vocabulary words, define 5 literary terms, and respond to 15 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 2 of The Lord of the Flies in order to help them better understand the novel...

For this study guide worksheet, students define vocabulary and literary terms found in "The Gift of the Magi". Students also complete a plot diagram, find examples of literary term usage, and answer comprehension questions based on the...

For this comprehension check worksheet, students define 11 vocabulary words, define 2 literary terms, and respond to 11 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 11 of The Lord of the Flies in order to help them better understand the...

In this comprehension check worksheet, students define 4 vocabulary words, define 2 literary terms, and respond to 21 short answer questions pertaining to chapters 5 and 6 of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men in order to help them better...

In this comprehension check worksheet, students define 5 vocabulary words, define 2 literary terms, and respond to 15 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 4 of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men in order to help them better understand...

In this comprehension check worksheet, students define 5 vocabulary words, define 5 literary terms, and respond to 11 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 10 of The Lord of the Flies in order to help them better understand the...

For this comprehension check worksheet, students define 6 vocabulary words, define 2 literary terms, and respond to 12 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 12 of The Lord of the Flies in order to help them better understand the...

In this comprehension check worksheet, students define 4 vocabulary words, define 5 literary terms, and respond to 20 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 1 of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men in order to help them better understand...

In this plot summary worksheet, students are given several prompts to assist in developing a summary of the first chapter of The Outsiders.