Learners explore character, plot, setting, symbolism, and conflict for a book that they are reading. Sample book covers are provided and students apply what they have learned by designing a book cover.

High schoolers compare and contrast the society in Orwell's 1984 with modern society. In this 1984 lesson, students research the historical climate in which Orwell wrote the novel. High schoolers create a comparison chart of privacy...

Learners analyze sculpture, poetry, and music to gain an understanding of historical events. In this critical thinking skills lesson plan, students take a closer look at African-American history as they examine "Lift Every Voice and...

Did you know that modern Chinese literature “grew from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud”? Designed for a world literature class, seniors are introduced to “One Evening in the Rainy Season,” Shi Zhecun’s stream of...

What decisions might an author make about the structure of a play? Pupils participate in an evidence-based discussion about Shakespeare's choices in Macbeth. Next, scholars analyze the effect of Shakespeare's structural choices in Act 2,...

Turn your class' focus on how wheelchairs assist individuals with disabilities to become more independent with this disabilities lesson plan. Scholars listen to a read aloud of the book, Zoom! by Robert Munsch, answer...

Use this assignment to help address CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.4.1b in your fourth grade language arts curriculum. The modal auxiliary verbs "must" and "have to" are explained in terms of the roles that they play. Examples are provided, and...

Learners observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. They listen to the teacher read parts of the book "Owen" by Kevin Henke with and without expression and discuss the differences. In pairs, students...

In this can and could learning exercise, students determine can usage in a sentence and identify the correct auxiliary modal verbs. In this multiple choice and short answer learning exercise, students write twenty-four answers.

In this recognizing idioms about reptiles, fish, and insects activity, students match idioms with their meanings and translate them and choose idioms to match meanings in sentences. Students answer 16 questions.

Students examine human rights abuses in thirty countries, specifically explore abuses in Dominican Republic's Trujillo regime, research one country with significant human rights abuses, use Preamble to U.S. Constitution as measure of...

In this study guide for chapter 7 of A Separate Peace, learners complete 5 vocabulary definitions, 2 literary term definitions and 13 short answer questions. Lastly, students respond to a given passage.

In this author's purpose and point of view worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions. 

Students look carefully at two photographs by Dorothea Lange that relate to the universal theme of a journey. They identify parallels between Lange's photographs and two poems. They write about the theme of journey as it relates to their...

Fifth graders explore the solar system. In this solar system unit, 5th graders investigate numerous projects while rotating through learning centers. Students write about space and construct a space shuttle model. Students practice map...

Eighth graders gather ideas generated from other poems and their own inspiration, to create original poetry. A celebration is included as students bind and submit poems for publication.

Students are introduced to the characteristics of documentary photography. Individually, they cut out a paper frame and view their classroom through the "lens" and at different angles. After veiwing photographs, they practice...

Students learn about characterization techniques in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  For this Adventures of Tom Sawyerlesson, students write a description of one character through the eyes of another character and identify scenes that...

Young scholars analyze instrumental music.  In this instrumental music lesson, students investigate musical works of art.  Young scholars describe the instruments they hear and discover the relationship between music and other...

Students observe global cultures by listening to music and watching videos. In this Latin American dance lesson, students define merengue, salsa and other dances from the Hispanic culture while listening to Latin rhythm music. Students...

Students create brochures about the humor of Mark Twain. In this literature-analysis lesson plan, students read "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and other short stories by Twain. Students write analytical paragraphs and...

Students explore life and language development in the Elizabethan Age. In this English lesson students complete web-quests and other activities surrounding Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.