ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Cover to Cover: Comparing Books to Movies
A 7-instructional activity unit where middle schoolers critically analyze how a film adaptation portrays a novel to see what impact it had on the retell of the story. They then design a movie DVD cover and write a DVD insert based on...
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Teachers Network: Witness for the Prosecution: Online Newspaper
This lesson plan uses Agatha Christie's novel Witness for the Prosecution as a starting point for students to learn about the sections of newpapers as they analyze articles from the various sections. This leads up to the students...
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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Animal Farm Assessment [Pdf]
This is a final assessment for the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. There are two groups of assignments: Group 1 requires students the choose one from three essay questions and answer it according to requirements. Group 2 requires...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Literary Terminology: Practice 5 (English I Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] To be "in the know" in literature, you need to know the terminology used to describe, interpret, and analyze poetry, drama, and fiction. As you proceed through the sections...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Charles Dickens: Great Expectations Collection
This is a collection of three videos and an interactive about Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations" from MASTERPIECE: Charles Dickens: Great Expectations. Teaching materials are included.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Become a Character
In this online lesson and activity, students actually "become" a character from a novel in their analysis of characterization. The lesson uses the Scarlet Letter, but any novel can be used. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters, RL.11-12.3 Auth...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Introducing Jane Eyre: An Unlikely Victorian Heroine
Contemporary criticism of the novel, the conditions of Victorian women, and Bronte's decision to publish the novel under a male pseudonym form the focus of this lesson.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to the Sign of the Beaver [Pdf]
This Holt Literature guide in .pdf format, offers some background on the novel, a chapter-by-chapter summary, and some post-reading suggestions.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Poems
In this lesson students listen to three modern songs that capture the symbolism in words--"Yesterday" by the Beatles, "Today" by the Smashing Pumpkins, and "Tomorrow" from the Annie Soundtrack. They will analyze their own experiences...
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Learn Nc: Justice for All?: To Kill a Mockingbird and a Time to Kill
This lesson plan uses the novels To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill; after viewing the courtroom scene in each movie, students will be able to demonstrate comparisons. RL.9-10.7 analyze 2 media
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Story Character Homepage
Online lesson which allows for young scholars to create an electronic "Home page," for a specific character when reading a class novel. Students research and create web pages, then present findings to the class.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Johnny Tremain
Come and discover more about the novel, "Johnny Tremain," by Esther Forbes. This site features a discussion guide, writing prompt, vocabulary builder, extension activity and more.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Pairing Texts With Movies to Promote Comprehension and Discussion
Thematic pairings of novels/short stories with movies can help students access difficult texts and can lead to deeper comprehension and lively classroom discussion. This article suggests pairings for some commonly assigned middle and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Literary Elements in Literature
This lesson is applicable to any story or novel in literature. The students will be introduced to twelve literary elements through a podcast. They will then be divided into small groups to complete activities involving story and literary...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Lord of the Flies
This animation features the novel Lord of the Flies, written by Willam Golding, and analyzes the theory of human behavior and if we're inherently civilized or savages. 2:23sec.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: One Hundred Years of Solitude
This animation features a closer look of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquezn, analyzing the intent of the author's use of traveling back in time and then to the future. 2:28sec.
TES Global
Tes: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson plan base on William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, students will write a literary analysis of the one of the book's favorite quotes.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Character, Conflict, Resolution, Setting
This interactive lesson allows learners to study and analyze the text concepts of character, conflict, resolution, and setting in a "Broadcast news," format.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Character Mapping
Fifth graders will read a high interest novel and analyze how a character responds to a challenge. Students will reflect on the theme conveyed in the novel, too.
Other
Presents From the Dead: Analysis of Haruki's Works
The author of this critical review analyzes the role of the narrator, "I," in Haruki's novels, discussing whether the "I" psychologically plays a mother or father role. This site is a translation of the original critique.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Great Expectations" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great study guide for Charles Dickens's novel, "Great Expectations." Before reading the book, check out an author biography, vocabulary, and pre-reading activities and questions. Also, use the guide's brainstorming activities to help you...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: Contemporary Prose: Prose Choices
This lesson offers a list of comtemporary nine novels and two plays from which students will select one to read and analyze. A short synopsis is provided for each work.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: James F. Cooper
This literary biography from the University of Groningen analyzes the contribution of James Fenimore Cooper to American literature and his role in the development of the American novel. Discusses Cooper's character, Natty Bumppo.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Weaving the Multigenre Web
Students analyze the elements of a novel in many different genres and then hyperlink these pieces together on student-constructed Websites.