Business Law Lesson Idea: Mystery Bag

Close readers and forensic detectives alike deal with collecting strong evidence. Ninth graders become both with a activity about Sophocles' Oedipus the King, in which they find connections between Oedipus' stated words and the truth of...

The concept of sight, whether it's a lack of sight or abundant sight of the future, plays an important role in Sophocle's Oedipus the King. Develop the literary vision of your ninth graders with a lesson that connects the prophecy of...

Benjamin Franklin identified 13 virtues that he felt would strengthen his character if he could focus on each one. A thorough lesson explores high schoolers' personal values in the context of their lives, and compels them to strive for...

Finding the central idea in a text is equally important in fiction and nonfiction. Work on analyzing a piece of writing for the central idea with Karen Russell's "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves," complete with supporting...

Eager readers have waited a long time, very patiently, for a set of literary analysis lessons that connect text structure to the work's central idea. As ninth graders continue reading "The Tell-Tale Heart," they focus on the central...

Karen Russell's short story "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" has a unique structure that adds value to the story itself. Analyze the way Russell has organized elements of the plot and characterization with the fourteenth...

Text structure is vitally important when crafting a rise in tension. Explore Sophocles' choice to order his events in a particular sequence with a lesson about Oedipus the King. As the light of realization begins to dawn on the...

The eighth lesson in this series continues the focus on vocabulary and increasing young readers' awareness of academic language. Pairs of learners participate in a short vocabulary review activity called Interactive Words in which they...

"What makes a good mystery/macabre story?" Add this discussion to your unit on Poe or other Gothic writers. Students first discuss the genre of mystery and macabre stories, especially as it relates to revenge (The Godfather, "The Cask of...

Learn about mysteries with your readers. They will investigate plot, basic elements of mystery, famous characters, and become familiar with genre vocabulary. Bring in props and mystery books to begin and then have learners create story...