This lesson from a unit on 20th Century Postmodernism, focuses on the poet William Butler Yeats. It provides links to hit biography, a virtual tour of Yeats' life and works, and two poems. Students are asked to respond to two questions...

This is a lesson in a unit on 20th Century Postmodernism and focuses on the poety of T.S. Eliot including "The Waste Land" and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Links to each of these poems and a biography of Eliot are provided. It...

This lesson from a 20th Century Postmodernism unit focuses on Dylan Thomas and his poetry. It provides links to his biography, two of his poems, and a literary analysis assignment pertaining the literary devices and voice in Thomas's...

This lesson is from a unit on 20th Century Postmodernism and focuses on Virginia Woolf and her short stories. It includes links to her biography, a timeline of her life, and two short stories: "Death of the Moth" and "Three Pictures."...

This is a lesson from a unit on Postmodernism; it focuses on James Joyce, his life and works including the short story "Araby," which is offered in a PDF link for students to read. A link is also provided to a more in-depth biography of...

This is a lesson from a unit on 20th Century Postmodernism; it focuses on three short stories from the period: "A Shocking Accident" by Graham Greene, "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence, and "No Witchcraft for Sale" by Doris...

This an introduction to an AP Literature and Composition online course; it explains the advantages to taking an AP class and the rigor involved. It provides links to the AP Literature Course Description and practice tests, Registering...

This unit focuses on preparing for the AP Exam for AP Literature and Composition. It offers strategies for taking multiple choice questions, essay exams, and exam day. It also provides practice for the essay test using the poem "It's a...

This AP unit focuses on the themes Alienation, Disaffection, and Estrangement using the Kate Chopin works: The Awakening and "The Story of an Hour" and "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden. It includes links to these text including audio...

This unit focuses on allusions and symbols using the poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell and Dante's Inferno. It provides links to a list of common allusions from the Bible and Greek/Roman mythology, Dictionary of Symbolism, and...

This unit focuses on satire and humor; it defines satire as a literary device used to expose follies, vices, and hypocrites to bring about change. It includes links to Gullivers Travels and Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, "The Rape of...

This unit focuses on the students selecting a play to read and study from an extensive list provided. A link to key drama terms is provided. Student read and respond to their selected text, learn the vocabulary, and take a quiz.

This is an introduction to contemporary literature which is defined as literature written after WW II that deals with modern issues. It also focuses on writing formal essays using MLA formatting and avoiding "accidental plagiarism."

This lesson focuses on the MLA formatting guidelines. It offers a MLA format video presentation followed by a self-quiz on the information. It provides links to the MLA website and Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab: MLA Formatting and Style...

This lesson focues on parenthetical or in-text citations using MLA formatting.

This lesson focuses on how to do a Works Cited Page in MLA format. It provides links to an MLA Works Cited Page handout and a rubric. It explains the format, offers a puzzle with the format rules, and provides an assignment for students...

This lesson focuses on understanding and avoiding plagiarism by properly paraphrasing, using quotes when appropriate, using in-text citatation, and a Works Cited Page. It provides links to a plagiarism discussion rubric and the...

This lesson is an introduction to the modern short story including defining the short story, how the modern short story differs from the classic short story, the elements of a short story, and what is to be expected in this unit.

This lesson from a Contemporary Literature unit introduces the Novel Project in which students select a novel from an extensive list of choices to read and journal about as they read. It offers links to the standards for the novel...

This lesson focuses on selecting a novel for the novel project. It features a list of 11 contemporary novels, along with their authors and a brief summary of each to help students make their choices. It also includes links to the rubric...

This lesson focuses on journaling while reading a novel. It provides links to a journal example and an article about how to keep a reading log or journal. It also discusses the kinds of information that should be in a journal such as...

This is an introduction to a unit on survival literature; it focuses on the memoir Night by Elie Weisel, hie story of survival of The Holocaust.

This lesson is an introduction to contemporary issues in today's literature and the use of propaganda and persuasion.

This lesson focuses on the the impact of fast food on the American people. It features links to obesity statistics, PBS NewHour: "Fighting Fat," Rolling Stone: "Fast-Food Nation: The True Cost Of America's Diet," and New York Times:...