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Disguises and role playing are the focus of a resource that uses Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and Henry IV, Part I, to demonstrate how we all play many parts in our lives; how we all are “merely players.” The many...

Readers of Mitch Albom’s, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, are asked to respond to a series of interpretative and analytical questions using lines from the novel to support their answers. The learning exercise could be used as a...

Who will Eddie meet next? As your class moves through The Five People You Meet in Heaven, use this reading guide to help them stay focused. There are 10 reading comprehension questions, and three questions to help learners perform a...

While music lyrics are often used to teach literary elements, the richness of this resource comes from the wealth of exercises, activities, and support materials provided in the packet.  Although designed for gifted learners, the...

If you're looking for a set of basic plot comprehension questions for section 11 of The Five People You Meet in Heaven, you're in luck! This two-page worksheet contains 11 questions, nine of which focus on reading comprehension. The last...

Readers are asked to think critically about the events in the opening pages of Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven.  Citing specific evidence from narrative, learners analyze, interpret, and critique the format of the...

Who does Eddie meet in section five of The Five People You Meet in Heaven? As your class reads the selection either independently or in pairs, have them complete this reading guide. While the first five questions focus on reading...

Foster community in your classroom and encourage learners to get up and get to know each other. Individuals each receive the classmate inventory handout included and use it to fill in information about their fellow scholars. Once they...

Launch a fiction writing unit with this video that encourages writers to craft their stories with language that permits readers to experience the illusions of their stories.

Students read and discuss The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird. In this literature lesson, students read the texts and examine the school experience long ago. Students create a profile of the history of their school.