Eighth graders read the Diary of Anne Frank. For this novel reading lesson, 8th graders read and analyze the story. Students do online activities and create a newspaper giving a summary of three major events in the story. Students answer...

Students evaluate different cosmetic products. For this chemistry lesson, students determine the physical and chemical components of their samples. They perform various test such as pH, viscosity, conductivity and formulate a conclusion...

Learners examine the issues facing children in society. In groups, they participate in a simulation to discover the lack of connection between child-support and how it affects the children and society as a whole. To end the lesson...

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides graphic organizers including a book critique form, response journals, adding an ending, and book log.

The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 2 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 2. Young adult...

This lesson focuses on reader-response literary criticism including the purpose of reader response, the structure of a reader-response essay, how to criticize with examples, and an example of a reader-response essay using "The Secret...

The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 5 reflection. Intended for high school teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 5. Focus...

The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 12 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 12. Focus of the...

The author of this site juxtaposes the causes and effects of World War I with the literature which was created in response to it.

This lesson focuses on The Great Gatsby and its portrayal of the disintegration of the American Dream. It features a student response question asking students to consider their own American Dream and a link to a Great Gatsby Treasure...

This Language Arts assessment is based on a scene from Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Students first read the accompanying text and watch a video of the scene being performed. They then answer a set of mainly multiple-choice...

In "Responsible" by Darlene Ryan, Kevin falls in with the wrong crowd, as he usually does whenever his family moves. But this time, the leader, Nick, is into intimidation of a girl called Erin. When Kevin realizes that Erin is to be...

This lesson plan involves creating and maintaining an online scrapbook in a reader-response format. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

Here are nine common critical approaches to the study of literature based on X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia's Literature: An Introductionto Fiction, Poetry, and Drama.

Discover close readings, critical interpretations, and personal responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, the poetry of John Donne, and more.

Complete study guide for "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. Prepare for the novel with an author biography, vocabulary preview, introductory article, and pre-reading questions and activities. While reading, participate in...

A series of resources designed to teach students how to write a literary analysis. The first is a screencast [6 mins] that focuses on defining and introducing the parts of a literary analysis. The second is a slide show with seven slides...

Great reading guide for "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls. Provides pre-reading material, including an author bio, book introduction, background articles, and journaling activities, as well as charting and brainstorming ideas...

Reading guide on Natalie Babbitt's "Tuck Everlasting" with a variety of resources, discussion and writing questions, and brainstorming activities. Provides pre-reading material, such as an author biography, novel introduction, and...

Great reading guide for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. Provides pre-reading material, including an author bio, play introduction, vocabulary lists, and journaling activities, as well as charting and brainstorming...

Reading guide on Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" with a variety of resources, discussion and writing questions, and brainstorming activities. Provides pre-reading material, such as an author biography, novella introduction, and...

Complete study guide to V. S. Naipaul's "A House for Mr. Biswas," providing pre-reading material, brainstorming activities, and thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts on plot, character, and theme. Students who have completed...