Of Mice and Men: Cast the Roles

For this prereading activity worksheet, high schoolers 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'...

After reading and watching the film version of the play 12 Angry Men, the class analyzes one of the 12 jurors in the play. Each pair will create a PowerPoint highlighting the character's personality and traits. Next, each group will...

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.