Teaching Shakespeare’s The Tempest? Looking for a way for students to practice annotating and close reading in Act I, scene i? If so, then this no prep resource is for you. This resource includes: ❊ Shakespeare’s Language handout: Review some key facts about Shakespeare’s language as well as commonly used terms found in Act I, scene i. ❊ Vocabulary: Students define seven vocabulary words from the scene, provide the connotation of the word, and explain their reasoning behind the connotation. ❊ AnnotationDirections: An annotation key is provided to help students differentiate between their markings and develop a clear focus for annotating. ❊ Full text with wide margins: Plenty of room is provided for students to annotate on both sides of the text. Use the left side of summaries and the right side for questions, literary devices, and more. ❊ Reading question: Nine short answer questions requiring students to make inferences, predictions, and provide textual evidence. ❊ Standards Alignment chart: Provides astandard for each of the reading questions. (Based on the CCSS standards) ❊Suggested Answer Key: Since annotation can be subjective, the annotations included are samples. Sample responses are also included for the short answer questions.

Teaching Hawthorne’s famous short story “The Minister’s Black Veil”? Use this resource as a stand-alone lesson or as part of a larger short stories unit. This resource includes: ✲ vocabulary exercises: ➥ context clues: use context clues to determine the meaning of eight vocabulary words ➥ complete the sentence, match the synonyms, and write a paragraph ✲ split slide: full text on the left and reading comprehension questions on the right (to be answered during reading) ✲ post-reading questions ✲ printable/fillable PDF Note: if using the PDF for remote learning, students may need a PDF annotation extension such as Kami.

Teaching Frank Stockton’s popular cliffhanger “The Lady or the Tiger?”? Looking for a way to help students analyze the story? Practice close reading for tone, mood, theme, and more with this “The Lady or the Tiger?” Lesson Plan. Created with the reluctant learner in mind, these visually appealing pages will help students break down various aspects of this popular short story. Use some or all of these handouts as part of your short stories unit. What’s included in** “The Lady or the Tiger?” Lesson Plan: ** Vocabulary Reading questions Topics and Theme: includes blank & scaffolded versions Writing extensions Skills covered include: Tone/Mood Foreshadowing Setting Characterization Point of View Topics for theme development paragraph: Determination vs. free will Barbarism vs. Progressiveness Trust vs. Betrayal Writing Extension Prompts: Change perspectives Continue the story Analyze the king’s justice system includes sample rubric

With this mini flipbook, students will analyze seven characters. Each character tab includes: ➥character background ➥ quote analysis: choose a quote that best represents the character ➥ how the character develops the theme ➥ indirect and direct characterization examples ➥ static, dynamic, round, or flat? Simply cut along the dotted lines and staple along the left side. Perfect for use with interactive notebooks.

Teaching Richard Connell’s famous story “The Most Dangerous Game”? Use this resource to review literary devices, focus on plot, characterization, and conflict, and more. This resource can be used as a stand-alone or part of a short stories unit. Included are: ✺ Suggested lesson plan for pre, during, and post-reading ✺ Vocabulary - using context clues and vocabulary exercises ✺ Literary Terms: Use the included PowerPoint to review six literary terms: mood; simile; metaphor; point of view; protagonist; and antagonist ✺ Key Focus: Plot - two pages of reading comprehension questions and a plot diagram ✺ Key Focus: Characterization - Determine if passages are examples of direct or indirect characterization as well as what they reveal about the character. ✺ Key Focus: Conflict - Review the four types of conflict and determine which is being used in each passage ✺ Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt - Identify examples of figurative language and search the text for examples of the terms given ✺ Extension Activities - Choose from three extension activities. Includes suggested rubrics ✺ Suggested answer key - Since many questions require students to provide textual evidence and their own analysis, these answers should be viewed as starting points.

Teaching Fitzgerald’s greatest work, The Great Gatsby? Knowledge of Fitzgerald and the 1920s is vital to students’ comprehension of this famous novel. In this activity, students will use six different sources to gain background information on Fitzgerald, the Roaring 20s, Prohibition, the Lost Generation, and the American Dream. Students can either click on the embedded link or use the QR Code reader on their device to open the source. Want students up and moving about? Paste the QR codes around the room for a gallery-walk type completion. The file includes two copies of the PDF: a printable version and a fillable version that can be uploaded to LMS of your choice, allowing students to complete the webquest and submit it electronically, making this activity ideal for distance learning.

Teaching Eugenia Collier’s “Marigolds”? This resource can be used as a stand-alone or part of a short stories unit. This Google Slides resource includes seven slides: ✲ reading comprehension questions, including mood and tone, setting, and more (2 slides) ✲ character study - Lizabeth ✲ figurative language ✲ symbolism ✲ conflict ✲ theme Simply create a copy and upload into Google Classroom or the LMS of your choice. Students type their answers directly into the slide. A link to a PDF of the text is also included. The digital nature makes this an ideal lesson for distance learning.

James Hurst’s poignant story “The Scarlet Ibis” has been a staple in English classrooms for years. Use this resource to review literary devices, focus on plot, characterization, and conflict, and more. This resource can be used as a stand-alone or part of a short stories unit. Included are: ✺ Suggested lesson plan for pre, during, and post-reading ✺ Vocabulary - using context clues and vocabulary exercises ✺ Seven Key Focus Handouts: ⇝ Plot - two pages of reading comprehension questions and a plot diagram ⇝ Characterization - Provide examples of direct and indirect characterization. Argue if the narrator is static or dynamic. ⇝ Conflict - Review the four types of conflict and determine which is being used in each passage as well as its impact on the text ⇝ Figurative Language: Examine similes, metaphors, and personification ⇝ Imagery ⇝ Language: Examine tone, mood, and diction ⇝ Symbolism ⇝ Quotes ✺ Suggested answer key - Since many questions require students to provide textual evidence and their own analysis, these answers should be viewed as starting points.

Do your students struggle with identifying simple and compound sentences? Looking for a quick review of these two foundational sentence structure types? Review and practice with the Simple, Compound Sentences Structure Unit. Designed to provide a quick review of simple and compound sentences, this resource covers definitions and allows for practice. What’s included in the **Simple, Compound Sentences Structure Unit: ** Pretest and Posttest PowerPoint presentation 3 versions of student visual notes Cornell Notes Practice worksheet Google Slides version of the presentation and all handouts Fillable PDF version for electronic completion 3 versions of student visual handouts: 1. Version A: completed notes for students who struggle with note-taking 2. Version B: partially completed notes for students who need some scaffolding 3. Version C: blank notes for students who don’t require scaffolding Presentation includes: Independent and dependent clauses Simple and compound sentences Definitions Examples Practice sentences

Do your students struggle with identifying complex and compound-complex sentences? Looking for a quick review of these two foundational sentence structure types? Review and practice with the Complex, Compound-Complex Sentences Structure Unit. Designed to provide a quick review of simple and compound sentences, this resource covers definitions and allows for practice. **What’s included in the Complex, Compound-Complex Sentences Structure Unit: ** Pretest and Posttest PowerPoint presentation 3 versions of student visual notes Cornell Notes Practice worksheet Google Slides version of the presentation and all handouts Fillable PDF version for electronic completion **3 versions of student visual handouts: ** Version A: completed notes for students who struggle with note-taking Version B: partially completed notes for students who need some scaffolding Version C: blank notes for students who don’t require scaffolding **Presentation includes: ** Independent and dependent clauses Complex and compound-complex sentences Definitions Examples Practice sentences

This resource allows contains three poems: “Sympathy” (Paul Laurence Dunbar); “‘Hope’ is a Thing with Feathers” (Emily Dickinson); and “Caged Bird” (Maya Angelou). Each of these poems, powerful in their own right, uses bird imagery to discuss hope amidst struggle. The pairing of these three poems allows students to examine how this topic is treated by authors of different backgrounds and time periods. Included: ◈ Short poet bios on Dunbar, Dickinson, and Angelou ◈ Handout for each poem: ➫ Annotate: on the left side, students summarize each stanza. On the right side, students respond with examples of literary devices, such as figurative language and diction, as well as their own reactions and thoughts. ➫ Questions ◈ Poetry Comparison Brainstorming: Students can complete one or both of these handouts ➫ Triple Venn Diagram ➫ Comparison Chart, focusing on figurative language, symbolism, diction, imagery, and thematic statements ◈ Comparison Writing Prompt

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been a staple in English classes for years. This classic tale of forbidden love resonates with teens over 400 years after its publication. Looking for a different way to gauge students’ comprehension? These task cards are ideal. Use for bell ringers, stations, or exit tickets. Included: ✪ 56 Task Cards covering the Prologue and all five acts ✪ Student Response Sheets - fillable PDF that can be uploaded to Google Classroom™, Schoology™, or the LMS of your choice, or sent to students to complete remotely ✪ A suggested answer key for response sheet

Teaching Hawthorne’s famous “Rappaccini’s Daughter”? Use this resource as a stand-alone lesson or as part of a larger short stories unit. Students will complete a variety of activities to help deeper their understanding of this work. Included: ☆ Vocabulary exercises - using context; matching synonyms; and sentence completion ☆ Reading comprehension questions ☆ Character development ☆ Allegory - explore the allegorical connection between the story and the Garden of Eden ☆ Allusions ☆ Conflict - Students read four excerpts, then determine and explain the conflict ☆ Guilty or Not Guilty? - Is Professor Baglioni responsible for Beatrice’s death? ☆Gothic elements - Students identify Gothic and anti-Gothic elements in the text

Teaching Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” from Canterbury Tales? Looking for a variety of activities? The “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” Lesson Plan is for you! Practice vocabulary, characterization, and reading comprehension with these handouts. A story that answers the age-old question “What do women want most?”, “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” has been a staple in British Literature classes for years. What’s included in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” Lesson Plan: Teacher Notes Vocabulary: pre-reading exercises and quiz The Wife of Bath Characterization (General Prologue excerpt) ”The Wife of Bath’s Tale Prologue” excerpts Adapted text & questions Wife of Bath Character Analysis Claim & Counterclaim Fairy Tales vs. Folk Tales Men vs. Women Frame Stories Suggested Answer Key Each Teacher Notes handout includes: Materials needed CCSS Standards Pre-Reading Whole-Class Lesson ideas Small Group Practice Independent Practice Exit Ticket

Teaching Richard Connell’s famous story “The Most Dangerous Game”? Looking to help your students dig deeper into the text? Then “The Most Dangerous Game” Digital Lesson Plan is for you! Review literary devices, plot, characterization, conflict, and more. A suspenseful story of cat-and-mouse, “The Most Dangerous Game” has long been a staple in English classes. Designed to help students close read for various literary devices, this resource can be used as a stand-alone lesson plan or as part of a short stories unit. Perfect for 1:1 classrooms. Simply create a copy and upload into the LMS of your choice. Students type directly into colored boxes. What’s included in “The Most Dangerous Game” Digital Lesson Plan: Suggested lesson plan with activities for pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading Vocabulary Literary terms review: review mood, simile, metaphor, point of view, protagonist, and antagonist Four key focus handouts Extension activities Full text with embedded questions Suggested answer key Key Focus handouts: Plot: Answer reading comprehension questions and complete a plot diagram. Characterization: Determine if the passages are examples of direct or indirect characterization. Explain what each passage reveals about the character. Conflict: Review the four types of conflict and determine which is being used in each passage. Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt: Identify examples of figurative language and search the text for examples of various figurative language terms Extension Activities: R.A.F.T Essay: Write a letter in a bottle detailing the events of the island Invention: Create an invention that Rainsford could have used to escape the island Ship Trap Island Map: Create a detailed map of the island.

Looking for an engaging way for your students to interact with and analyze sonnets? Then this Sonnet Analysis Flip Book is for you! Practice identifying rhyme scheme, theme, tone, mood, and more while studying four popular sonnets. Whether you’re new to teaching sonnets or just looking to replace standard worksheets, these sonnet analysis activities are a perfect addition to your curriculum. Designed to help students easily access a sometimes difficult genre, this flip book allows students to practice closing reading for a variety of literary devices and skills. What’s included in the Sonnet Analysis Flip Book: Introduction to sonnets: review the characteristics of a sonnet as well as iambic pentameter Full text of four popular British sonnets Analysis questions for each sonnet Digital and print versions Sonnets included: Sonnet 18 - William Shakespeare Sonnet 75 - Edmund Spencer Sonnet 130 - William Shakespeare Sonnet 43 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech is full of rhetorical devices. Use this mini flipbook to examine and analyze some of these devices. Mini flipbooks are engaging twists on the traditional worksheet. Simply print, cut, and staple. Flipbooks can be used separately or as part of an interactive notebook. Tabs include: ➳ Glossary of rhetorical devices ➳ Rhetorical devices chart: Students close read the speech for various rhetorical devices and analyze the effect of the device on the speech. ➳ Rhetorical pyramid: Complete the rhetorical pyramid using the three appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos ➳ Rhetorical precis: Write a rhetorical precis, or analytical summary, of the speech. A format is provided. ➳SOAPSTone analysis chart

Teaching rhetorical devices? Looking for an engaging way for students to complete a rhetorical analysis of a given speech? Then the Rhetorical Analysis Mini Flip Book is for you! This low-prep resource is a perfect addition to your rhetorical analysis unit. Simply print, cut, and staple - great for interactive notebooks! The best thing about this flip book is that it can be used for any speech. What’s included in the Rhetorical Analysis Mini Flip Book: 5 tab mini flip book Printable version Fillable PDF version - ideal for online completion. Simply upload it to your LMS. Tabs include: Glossary - includes 6 most commonly used rhetorical devices Rhetorical Devices Chart - provide examples of devices and analyze their effect on the text Rhetorical Pyramid - Provide examples of ethos, pathos, and logos Rhetorical Precis - Includes formula SOAPSTone chart Rhetorical Devices included: Allusion Anaphora Antithesis Appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) Parallelism Rhetorical question

Looking for a quick and easy way to incorporate language and editing tasks into your class? These CCSS aligned grammar task cards are the perfect solution. These 52 task cards have been created to align with the Common Core State Standards for 9-10 ELA. Skills covered include parallel structure; phrases and clauses; semicolons and colons; context clues; patterns of word changes; and figurative language. Included in this resource: ✷ Three versions Print: The PDF includes four task cards per sheet. Print and laminate for longer use. Ideal for stations. Google Slides: Interactive presentation with one task card per slide. Perfect for bell ringers or exit tickets. Self-grading Google Forms: Great for use as a pre-test or post-test. Make a copy of the form and track your class’ answers. ✷ Editable PowerPoint: Change the questions and/or the answer choices. Includes instructions for saving your PPT as a PDF. ✷ Answer key

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