Shmoop: The Fall

This fascinating novel, Things Fall Apart, was written as a novel but is also a documentation of Africa's spiritual background. Read about the plot, setting, characters and theme in this most interesting site. A map is also provided that...

In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Students may submit their answers to be...

Stephenie Meyer's first novel, Twilight, relates the story of Beela Swan who falls in love with a vampire. Read about the other characters, the interesting quotations and themes in this informative site.

Use this resource's pairings of classical literature and paintings to practice the skill of comparing different artistic mediums with your ELA class. Addressing standard 7 for literature in the Common Core, the resource encourages your...

Your students already know when they like a story and when they don't, but they may not know that the plots of these stories are shaping that opinion. Like all resources in this series, the two activities and quizzes provided here deal...

How do you assess what your pupils have learned over the course of the year? Find out how competent they are at reading and analyzing age-level literature with the ideas presented here. Included in this resource are two suggested...

Don't let your pupils take everything at face value! They should analyze and evaluate what speakers say. Practice this skill with the two related activities described here. After brainstorming critical questions, learners can listen to...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Bright Star, would I were steadfast as thou art."

In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "After Apple-Picking," by Robert Frost.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Annabel Lee."