How Long is Forever?

“It was a miracle.” Basil Heatter’s “The Long Night of the Little Boats,” which details the miraculous rescue of the British army from the shores of Dunkirk in 1940, is featured in a series of exercises that ask class members to read,...

After reading up to chapter 12 of Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, scholars read chapter 13 and take part in a grand conversation about the author's writing techniques. Pupils discuss how his writing conveyed literary themes...

Bud, from Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, followed a series of rules. The questions is, how did he use those rules to thrive or survive? After a grand discussion, class members explore the novel to locate and cite textual...

How figurative language effects the tone and meaning in Chapter Three of Christopher Paul Curtis' Bud, Not Buddy is the focus of a series of exercises that ask readers to locate record, and analyze Curtis' word choices.

In this classical music learning exercise, students listen to "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa. Kids read about the composer and the march. Students study the lyrics to this piece and answer 5 short essay questions.

If you've ever looked at the US immigration system, you know that it is complex and a source of controversy. An insightful lesson plan encourages learners to conduct their own analyses of the US immigration system by asking them to...

While the title implies that the presentation is only about the heading, the author has actually included more details about how to properly format a paper using MLA style. After viewing the slides, learners will know how to set up the...

Emily Dickinson's use of punctuation in her poetry helps to create a unique structure and fluency. The last video in a series about close reading poetry uses Dickinson's "The Wind's Visit." It helps sixth graders to analyze the use of...

At four and a half minutes long, a video about setting in a short story would be a great addition to your literature unit. Sixth graders study how the place and time period of a story can impact the plot, as well as other elements of the...

Students read excerpts from Peter Hessler's River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze and discuss his difficulties in learning the language, cultural clashes and how cultural perceptions shape our understanding of the world.