Of Mice and Men: Cast the Roles

In this prereading activity instructional activity, students view a PowerPoint presentation about Of Mice and Men. Students then respond to 20 short answer questions based on the presentation.    

How do actors so inhabit a role that viewers see that character and not the actor? Class members engage in a series of activities that ask them to observe the ways people move and speak and to consider how these external factors can be...

By collaborating on producing a product ad and slogan, learning partners demonstrate their understanding of the difference between connotative and denotative language. This week-long activity is designed to be used as an introduction to...

In his article about color-blind casting entitled, "Willy Loman Is Lost, Still Looking for Stimulus Plan and Some Dignity," Charles Isherwood quotes August Wilson as saying,  "To mount an all-black production of a 'Death of a Salesman'...

Learners use several sources to determine how the First Amendment protects their access to books in the school library. They examine a Supreme Court decision and their own school district's policy about the removal of controversial books...

In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Students may check some of their answers online.