Worksheet
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Famous Authors Word Scramble Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
"miegaHnwym"? Hemingway, of course. Have a little extra time? Ask your literary sleuths to unscramble the letters to discover the names of famous authors. An answer key is included, for resource (Beware! Hemingway's name is misspelled!)
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All the Pretty Horses Study Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses. Students may check some of their answers online.
Lesson Plan
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The Great Gatsby

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students develop a visual display illustrating an event from F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and write a paper showing the relationship between the visual and The Great Gatsby.  In this The Great Gatsby instructional activity, students...
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Stephen Crane - Surrealism and the Antihero

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze the work of Stephen Crane as a lesson on surrealism and an antihero. In this surrealism lesson, students complete discuss activities for the topic. Learners then analyze Crane's poetry, his use of surrealism, and the...
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Carson McCullers: Loneliness and Frustrated Love

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the themes of loneliness and frustrated love in the work of Carson McCullers. In this theme analysis lesson, students complete a comparison of patterns in the novels of McCullers as a part of a theme analysis.
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American Literature Authors and Their Works

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners match American Literature authors with their short stories, poems, and books. In this American Literature instructional activity, students are given an overview of the authors and their main works. Then learners independently...
Worksheet
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Literature Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
Worksheet
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Writers Word Search

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the worksheet. They also work on the skills of spelling and word recognition.
Handout
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Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...