"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Continues...

Students recognize the importance of planning for the future. They think about and project themselves into the future. Students become aware that everyone encounters challenges in life and that they can be met and obstacles can be...

The Secret Life of Bees provides high schoolers an opportunity to connect the events in the novel to events in America’s history. After choosing a topic from a provided list, individuals research how the event affected the Civil Rights...

Ninth graders read the story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," and create a characterization chart to define the stock characters in the main story. They predict whether Walter Mitty will be a static character or a dynamic character....

Ninth graders read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." As they read the story, 9th graders list characters on a chart, define the characters as dynamic or static, make predictions of each character and justify their reasoning. Students...

Students read the story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". As a class, they discuss what they daydream about and discuss why the character in the story does it. To end the lesson, they identify the characters, indirect and direct...

In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Students may check some of their answers online.

Students read stories and determine the stock characterization, static/dynamic characterization and direct/indirect characterization. They read the story of "Mitty Test, "answer questions regarding the story, and discuss the themes of...

Explore pastoral poetry with your eager readers. They take notes on Sir Walter Raleigh using a "guided notes" worksheet, then read "A Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd." They work to interpret the poem's theme based on their knowledge of the...

Young scholars use the internet to research the life and works of Walter Dean Myers. In groups, they share what information they gathered and participate in an activity. They organize thier information in an orderly manner and write a...

Students read 1984, noting the potential dangers of government. They keep private diaries to parctice freedom of expression. They create political cartoons for a secret publication and design posters and T-shirts with warnings on them.