I have twelve years of teaching experience, seven of which were high school English here in the States. I have taught a mixture of special education and regular education classes. In addition to my experience here, I taught upper elementary and middle school Language Arts abroad for two years. I have my Masters in Education with an emphasis on Secondary (9-12) English. I also have my K-12 Special Education license.
I have twelve years of teaching experience, seven of which were high school English here in the States. I have taught a mixture of special education and regular education classes. In addition to my experience here, I taught upper elementary and middle school Language Arts abroad for two years. I have my Masters in Education with an emphasis on Secondary (9-12) English. I also have my K-12 Special Education license.
Teaching Eugenia Collier’s “Marigolds”? Practice close reading with these focused handouts. This “Marigolds” Close Reading resource includes seven student worksheets. No prep necessary - just print and go!
Lead your students through several close reading focus handouts. Each handout zooms in on a specific literary device to help students hone their skills in each area. Every page can be used individually, allowing you to reinforce the specific skills you’re studying at the time.
What’s included:
Seven key focus handouts
Fillable PDF - perfect for 1:1 classrooms and/or remote completion
Suggested answer key
Key Focus handouts include:
Reading comprehension - literary terms, tone, mood, summary, and more!
Character study - Lizbeth - Read four excerpts. Determine the type of characterization and what the excerpt reveals about Lizbeth.
Figurative language - Identify the type of figurative language being used in five excerpts and explain how each contributes to the text.
Symbolism - Examine three passages that reference marigolds. Determine the symbolism behind the flower.
Conflict - Review the four types of conflict. Identify the type of conflict being used in four excerpts and how the conflict impacts the text.
Theme - Analyze five excerpts, noting how Lizbeth’s actions change throughout the course of the text. Write a thematic statement.
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Teaching Chaucer’s influential The Canterbury Tales? Looking for a visually appealing and engaging way to keep track of the pilgrims mentioned in the Prologue? The Canterbury Tales Character Graphic Organizers are perfect for you.
This resource was created to provide students a way to track the different pilgrims described in the Prologue. Students will provide a physical description, characteristics, historical role, and class for each character.
Research shows that students retain more information when they are able to incorporate both written and visual cues. These graphic organizers provide students the ability to do this through visually appealing text boxes and character outlines that can be colored in.
The Canterbury Tales Character Graphic Organizers include:
Full page organizer for 20 pilgrims
PDF version with black and white and colored versions
Also fillable to allow for digital completion
Digital version (compatible with Google Slides)
Perfect for small groups or independent practice. Assign each student/group a pilgrim to complete and teach to the class.
Note: The digital version of this resource requires students to have a Google account. You will be asked to make a copy of the slides to add to your own Google account. From there you can share via the LMS of your choice.
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D.H. Lawrence’s short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a tale of materialism and the toll it takes on a person, a story of chasing the ever-elusive luck. This resource contains the full text along with annotation guidelines and reading comprehension questions, a plot diagram, a topic chart, and a theme analysis paragraph (scaffolded for students who need extra support). Use this resource as a stand-alone or as part of a larger short story unit.
This resource is completely digital. Simply create a copy of the Google Slides™ presentation and upload it to your Google Classroom™, Schoology™, or LMS of your choice. Students type directly into the presentation and can download their responses as a PDF when finished.
John Updike’s short story “A&P” revolves around a young cashier, three bathing-suit clad girls, and a hasty decision. A classic coming-of-age story, “A&P” examines the consequences of actions taken.
This resource contains:
↝ Eight interactive slides focusing on reading comprehension, characterization, and theme
↝ Three blank theme slides to focus on a different or additional theme
↝ Fillable PDF that can be uploaded to Google Classroom™, Schoology™, or LMS of your choice or printed for students to complete by hand.
Note: If choosing to have students complete the PDF electronically, they may need to download the PDF or use an extension such as Kami to “write” on the PDF
↝ Suggested answer key: both Google Slides™ and PDF form
Use this resource as a stand-alone or as part of a larger short story unit.
This resource is completely digital. Simply create a copy of the Google Slides™ presentation and upload it to your Google Classroom™, Schoology™, or LMS of your choice. Students type directly into the presentation and can download their responses as a PDF when finished.
Knowledge and understanding of literary devices is vital for any high school student. Tired of the same old drill? Looking for a way to change things up? These visual notes will help do just that. Students can color and/or add additional doodles while taking notes, thereby activating both sides of their brains, leading to better retention.
There are three versions of the student handouts:
✧ Version A: This version is best suited for students who struggle with note-taking. Most of the information is provided, allowing the student to focus on only writing down a few points.
✧ Version B: This version is best suited for students who may need some scaffolding but are able to take longer and more detailed notes than students who use Version A. Students will complete definitions and additional notes, as well as some examples.
✧ Version C: This version is best suited for students who require no scaffolding when taking notes. With this version, students will complete definitions and additional notes as well as most examples.
Also included is a PowerPoint presentation that can be used to review the literary devices with your students. This presentation includes all information needed for completing the visual notes, with the exception of the “More Examples” spots; these spots are left open to allow teachers to interject specific examples from texts that either have been or will be read during the term or from other sources relevant to their students’ lives (favorite songs, tv shows, movies, etc.).
Do your students struggle with identifying sentence types? Looking for a quick review of these two foundational sentence structure types? Review and practice with the Sentence Structures, Types 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 Sentence Structures, Types Unit:
Simple and compound sentences
Complex and compound-complex sentences
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
Complex and compound-complex sentences
Definitions
Examples
Practice sentences
Looking for an engaging way to help students analyze characters in Romeo and Juliet? Mini flip books to the rescue! These Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Organizers, Mini Flip Books will help students not only keep track of all characters, but also provide examples of characterization, theme, and more.
A play of forbidden love, loyalty, and reckless decisions, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, long a staple in ELA classrooms, still resonates with teenagers nearly 400 years after its publication.
Created with the reluctant learner in mind, these mini flip books provide quick and easy practice in analyzing key characters.
What’s included in the Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Organizers, Mini Flip Books:
Two mini flip books: Main characters and minor characters
Main characters:
▶ Romeo
▶ Juliet
▶ Tybalt
▶ Mercutio
▶ Friar
▶ Nurse
Minors characters:
▶ Benvolio
▶ Montague
▶ Lady Montague
▶ Capulet
▶ Lady Capulet
▶ Prince
Each Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Mini Flip Book includes:
Background: What is known about the character
Quote Analysis: Choose one quote that best exemplifies the character and analyze for its impact on the text
Theme: Explain how the character’s actions help develop the theme
Characterization: Provide examples of direct and indirect characterization
Characterization: Determine if each character is static, dynamic, round, or flat and explain
Easy to assemble. Cut along the dotted lines and then staple pages together along the left margin. Mini flip books are the perfect size for interactive notebooks.
Looking for an engaging way to introduce Romanticism and Transcendentalism to your students? This American Literary Periods: Romanticism, Transcendentalism Introduction presentation and visual notes resource is a great addition to any American Literature course.
Research shows that students retain more information when visuals are combined with words. The more students make connections between graphics and written notes, the stronger their ability to apply information becomes.
This resource was created to provide background knowledge that will be useful as students tackle a staple unit in any American Literature curriculum - Romanticism and Transcendentalism. Visual notes as well as Cornell notes are included to take away any prep work and allow students to focus on the material at hand.
Included in this resource:
PowerPoint presentation with a timeline of important events and literary works as well as additional information about Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, and Transcendentalism.
3 versions of student 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
Cornell notes version
interactive ThingLink version - perfect for individual exploration of the topic
provides the same information as the PowerPoint, with additional links to external websites and texts
Note: Make sure that ThingLink.com is not blocked by your school district if you intend to use the interactive version.
Looking for an engaging way to introduce Chaucer’s influential The Canterbury Tales? Look no further. The Canterbury Tales Virtual Field Trip to the rescue.
If you’re tired of the same old introductory presentations where students sit passively taking notes, then this resource was designed for you.
Students take a three-day virtual field trip ending in Canterbury. Along the way, they will read a biography on Chaucer, watch videos on the Middle Ages and the evolution of the English language, try their hand at translating some Middle English, and explore sites in Canterbury.
Each stop features a text, video, and/or website to interact with. Students use the information gathered to complete their passports.
Your The Canterbury Tales Virtual Field Trip includes:
Itinerary and links (hosted on Google Sites)
A digital passport (Google Slides compatible)
A printable passport
Note: In order to use the digital passport, students will need a Google account. Accounts are not required to access the site. Several YouTube videos are embedded in the site. Please ensure that your district does not block YouTube for students.
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Field trips are a fantastic way to expose students to new places and experiences. A trip to England not feasible? Virtual field trip to the rescue.
This resource includes eleven interactive Google Slides™. On this trip, students will visit:
✈Stop #1: Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare’s birthplace)
↪ explore some of the museum collection
↪ watch an embedded YouTube video on Shakespeare’s life
↪ create a timeline of some of his most famous works
↪ discover phrases we owe to Shakespeare and convert their own phrases to “Shakespearean”
✈Stop #2: Anne Hathaway’s cottage: Learn a little bit more about his wife and explore some of the museum’s collection
✈Stop #3: The Globe Theatre
↪ learn more about Shakespeare’s life and the Globe Theatre
↪ take a virtual 360° tour of the Globe to learn more facts and watch short clips
Also included is an answer key.
This resource is completely digital. You will receive a Google Drive™ folder with the Google Slides™ presentation along with instructions.
If your students are obsessed with their technology, then they need to read Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt”. This dystopian short story addresses what happens when people get too attached to their devices.
What’s included in “The Veldt” Lesson Plan:
Daily Teacher Notes: notes for 5 days of lessons. Each day includes pre-reading, whole-class instruction, and independent practice suggestions as well as materials needed and standards addressed.
Teacher Notes - Background: Summary of the story and breakdown of text complexity
Anticipation Guide: Students respond to 8 questions and explain their answers to three of them. After reading, students revisit the anticipation guide and analyze one statement in light of the text.
Pre-Reading Vocabulary Practice: Use context clues to define 4 words. Then, write a paragraph using the words.
Annotations Directions & Key: Have students practice close reading skills by annotating as they read. Includes key for various annotations.
Note: Due to copyright laws, the full text is not included in this resource. A link to a PDF version is provided.
Plot: complete a plot diagram
2 ways to practice skills
Text-dependent questions and quote analysis
Key focus handouts
8 Key Focus handouts
1. Literary devices: review allusions, figurative language, and imagery
2. Conflict: Review the 4 types of conflict. Includes 2 versions of student handouts for differentiation
3. Characterization: Review 2 types of characterization. Includes 2 versions of student handouts for differentiation
4. Quote Analysis: Examine 4 quotes. Provide: speaker, context, and significance
5. Diction: Examine 5 excerpts. Highlight examples of strong diction. Provide connotation.
6. Topics and Themes: Analyze how six topics are addressed in the text. Then, choose one to write a theme development analysis paragraph. Includes scaffolded outline with sentence starters for struggling students
7. Argue Your Point: Students chose one of two prompts and write an argumentative paragraph
Film Comparision Venn Diagram
Multiple-choice quiz: characterization, inferences, vocabulary, point of view, and more
4 Optional Extensions: 2 videos and 2 articles. Include links, discussion questions, and extension tasks and/or debate topics
Suggested answer key
Fillable PDF for online completion
Check out what other teachers are saying:
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❤ “This was a great resource for my students. My campus uses the HyFlex model, so we have in-person, blended, and online learners using the same resources. It was easy to use and the materials worked well in my Google Classroom.”
Looking for an engaging way to help students analyze Edgar Allan Poe’s famous short story “The Masque of the Red Death”? Want to go beyond basic reading comprehension questions? Then the “The Masque of the Red Death” Analysis, Symbolism, Allegory Flip Book is for you!
Poe’s creepy story of a selfish monarch and a devastating plague, “The Masque of the Red Death” reminds readers of the inevitability of death and the futility of trying to escape it.
What’s included in** “The Masque of the Red Death” Analysis, Symbolism, Allegory Flip Book:
Five sections covering a variety of skills **
Sample answer key
Easy assembly - simply cut and staple
Fillable PDF for online completion
Google Slides version
Activities/Skills include:
Symbolism: Determine and analyze the symbolic meaning behind the colors of the seven rooms as well as 3 other elements: the ebony clock, the castle, and the Red Death.
Reading comprehension: Answer 6 questions
Characterization: Analyze Prince Prospero to determine if he is a tragic hero. Provide examples of direct and indirect characterization to support the response.
Shakespeare’s “The Seven Ages of Man” speech: Compare Jacques’ famous speech from Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It to Poe’s story
The Seven Deadly Sins: Locate examples of each of the seven deadly sins and examine how the story is an allegory for these
Literary devices: Examine irony, theme, imagery, tone, and mood
Looking for an engaging way to introduce the Colonialism Literary Period to your students? This American Literary Periods: Colonialism introduction presentation and visual notes resource is a great addition to any American Literature course.
Research shows that students retain more information when visuals are combined with words. The more students make connections between graphics and written notes, the stronger their ability to apply information becomes.
This resource was created to provide background knowledge that will be useful as students tackle what is typically the first unit in American Literature curriculum - Puritan writings. Visual notes as well as Cornell notes are included to away any prep work and allow students to focus on the material at hand.
Included in this resource:
PowerPoint presentation with a timeline of important events as well as additional information about Puritan writings, The Salem Witch Trials, and more.
3 versions of student 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
Cornell notes version
interactive ThingLink version - perfect for individual exploration of the topic
provides the same information as the PowerPoint, with additional links to external websites and texts
Note: Make sure that ThingLink.com is not blocked by your school district if you intend to use the interactive version.
Need a Google Slides compatible version? Simply upload the PowerPoint to Google Slides.
Terms of Use: This product is for individual single classroom use only. Copying, altering, redistributing, editing, or re-selling anything from this product is strictly forbidden. Use in multiple classrooms requires the purchase of additional licenses.
Looking for an engaging way to introduce Post-Modernism to your students? This American Literary Periods: Contemporary, Post-Modernism Introduction presentation and visual notes resource is a great addition to any American Literature course.
Research shows that students retain more information when visuals are combined with words. The more students make connections between graphics and written notes, the stronger their ability to apply information becomes.
This resource was created to provide background knowledge that will be useful as students tackle a staple unit in any American Literature curriculum - Post-Modernism. Visual notes, as well as Cornell notes, are included to take away any prep work and allow students to focus on the material at hand.
What’s included in the Contemporary, Post-Modernism American Literature Introduction, Visual Notes:
PowerPoint presentation with a timeline of important events and literary works as well as additional information about origins and characteristics, McCarthyism/“The Red Scare”, theKorean War, key political moments, and national emergencies.
Google Slides version of the presentation
PDF version of the presentation - ideal for distributing to absent students
3 versions of student 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
Cornell notes version
Interactive ThingLink version - perfect for individual exploration of the topic
➡provides the same information as the PowerPoint, with additional links to external websites and texts
Note: Make sure that ThingLink.com is not blocked by your school district if you intend to use the interactive version.
Looking for an engaging way to introduce Modernism to your students? This American Literature Movements: Modernism Introduction presentation and visual notes resource is a great addition to any American Literature course.
Research shows that students retain more information when visuals are combined with words. The more students make connections between graphics and written notes, the stronger their ability to apply information becomes.
This resource was created to provide background knowledge that will be useful as students tackle a staple unit in any American Literature curriculum - Modernism. Visual notes, as well as Cornell notes, are included to take away any prep work and allow students to focus on the material at hand.
What’s included in the Modernism American Literature Movements Introduction, Visual Notes:
PowerPoint presentation with a timeline of important events and literary works as well as additional information about Imagism, the Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, The Roaring 20s, and The Lost Generation
Google Slides version of the presentation
PDF version of the presentation - ideal for distributing to absent students
3 versions of student 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
Cornell notes version
Interactive ThingLink version - perfect for individual exploration of the topic
➡provides the same information as the PowerPoint, with additional links to external websites and texts
Note: Make sure that ThingLink.com is not blocked by your school district if you intend to use the interactive version.
Looking for an engaging way to introduce Realism and Naturalism to your students? This American Literary Periods: Realism, Naturalism Introduction presentation and visual notes resource is a great addition to any American Literature course.
Research shows that students retain more information when visuals are combined with words. The more students make connections between graphics and written notes, the stronger their ability to apply information becomes.
This resource was created to provide background knowledge that will be useful as students tackle a staple unit in any American Literature curriculum - Realism and Naturalism. Visual notes, as well as Cornell notes, are included to take away any prep work and allow students to focus on the material at hand.
Included in this resource:
PowerPoint presentation with a timeline of important events and literary works as well as additional information about Realism, Regionalism, Naturalism, and Civil Rights Milestones.
Google Slides version of the presentation
PDF version of the presentation - ideal for distributing to absent students
3 versions of student 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
Cornell notes version
Interactive ThingLink version - perfect for individual exploration of the topic
➡provides the same information as the PowerPoint, with additional links to external websites and texts
Note: Make sure that ThingLink.com is not blocked by your school district if you intend to use the interactive version.
This resource includes everything you need to teach one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous short stories - “The Fall of the House of Usher”.
One of the masters of the Gothic literature genre, Poe is often a staple in English literature courses. His short story “The Fall of the House of Usher” - a tale of an isolated family and a decaying house - is a perfect introduction to this genre. This resource can be used as a stand-alone lesson or as part of a larger short stories and/or Gothic literature unit. Don’t have time to cover everything? Use the handouts that align with the focus of your unit.
Included in this resource:
❊ Suggested lesson plan
❊ Edgar Allan Poe introduction Prezi (including a link, offline version, and PDF version - for those inevitable days when technology doesn’t work)
❊ Prezi guided notes
❊ Vocabulary handouts: 3 different handouts that cover 10 words from the text
→ Context Clues: Students use context clues to determine the meaning of the words and then compare their definitions to the actual definitions
→ Exercises: Match the vocabulary words to their synonyms; complete the sentences using the correct vocabulary word; write a paragraph using the vocabulary words
→ Quiz: Match vocabulary words and definitions; choose the correct word for provided synonyms; write an original paragraph using the vocabulary words
❊ Five key focus handouts:
→Plot: answer plot-based questions and complete a plot diagram
→ Symbolism: review six symbols and provide an explanation of the symbol. Then, write a short paragraph describing Poe's use of symbolism.
→ Narrator Reliability: Review traits of reliable and unreliable then determine which the narrator of "The Fall of the House of Usher" is
→ Gothic Elements: Review elements of Gothic literature and find examples of each within the text
→ Topics and Themes: Examine how the text treats seven topics; create a thematic statement; complete a theme development paragraph (includes scaffolded and non-scaffolded versions)
❊ Writing Extensions
❊ Two grammar focus handouts:
→ Sentence Types: Review the four types of sentences; determine the type of sentence for ten excerpts from text; mark independent and dependent clauses.
→ Parallelism: Review parallelism and four types of parallelism problems. Identify parallelism in five excerpts. Rewrite three sentences without parallelism.
❊ Suggested answer key
This resource includes everything you need to teach one of Nathaniel Hawthorne’smost famous short stories - “The Birthmark”.
One of the masters of the Gothic literature genre, Hawthorne is often a staple in English literature courses. His short story “The Birthmark” - a cautionary tale of the consequences of seeking perfection - is a perfect introduction to this genre. This resource can be used as a stand-alone lesson or as part of a larger short stories and/or Gothic literature unit. Don’t have time to cover everything? Use the handouts that align with the focus of your unit.
Included in this resource:
❊ Suggested lesson plan
❊ American Gothicism and Nathaniel Hawthorne introduction PowerPoint
❊ 2 versions of guided notes
❊ Vocabulary handouts: 3 different handouts that cover 12 words from the text
→ Context Clues: Students use context clues to determine the meaning of the words and then compare their definitions to the actual definitions
→ Exercises: Match the vocabulary words to their synonyms; complete the sentences using the correct vocabulary word; write a paragraph using the vocabulary words
→ Quiz: Match vocabulary words and definitions; choose the correct word for provided synonyms; write an original paragraph using the vocabulary words
❊ Five key focus handouts:
→Plot: answer plot-based questions and complete a plot diagram
→ Characterization: Review direct and indirect characterization. Examine four excerpts, determining which type of characterization is used and explaining what it reveals. Includes handout for Aylmer and Georgiana
→ Symbolism: review four symbols and provide an explanation of the symbol. Then, write a short paragraph describing Hawthorne’s use of symbolism.
→ Gothic Elements: Determine which Gothic elements are present. Write a paragraph arguing whether or not “The Birthmark” should be considered a Gothic text.
→ Topics and Themes: Examine how the text treats five topics; create a thematic statement; complete a theme development paragraph (includes scaffolded and non-scaffolded versions)
❊ Two grammar focus handouts:
→ Sentence Types: Review the four types of sentences; determine the type of sentence for ten excerpts from text; mark independent and dependent clauses.
→ Parallelism: Review parallelism and four types of parallelism problems. Identify parallelism in five excerpts. Rewrite three sentences without parallelism.
❊ Suggested answer key
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 dual 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 and Google Slides™ version
Simply create a copy and upload into Google Classroom or the LMS of your choice. Students type their answers directly into the slide. The digital nature makes this an ideal lesson for distance learning.
Note: if using the PDF version for remote learning, students may need a PDF annotation extension such as Kami.
Teaching “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe? Looking for a way to increase engagement? Then this “The Cask of Amontillado” Unit Plan is for you.
A classic tale of revenge, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” has been a staple in secondary English classrooms for years.
This four-day, low-prep lesson plan was designed to help students practice skills such as annotating, irony, suspense and tension, and more.
This “The Cask of Amontillado” Unit Plan contains:
Teacher notes for a four-day unit plan
materials list
CCSS standard(s)
Links (if applicable)
pre-reading suggestions
Whole-class lesson plan
independent practice
exit ticket
Edgar Allan Poe introduction Prezi presentation: includes a link to the presentation, PDF version, and student notes
American Gothicism presentation & student visual notes (Note: This information is also available in the Poe Prezi. Use whichever you prefer)
Vocabulary: Use context clues to determine the meaning of four words. Write a paragraph using the words.
Full text with wide margins for annotating. Includes annotation instructions/key.
Full text with guided reading questions for whole-class reading and discussion
Eight key focus handouts: plot, characterization, suspense & tension, irony, narrator reliability, Gothic elements, and topics & themes
Three versions of characterization, suspense, and irony handouts:
Version A: Includes full quote from the text. Students identify the key focus and complete the exercise.
Version B: Includes a longer excerpt from the text. Students identify the example of the key focus skill prior to completing the task.
Version C: Students are provided with a summary of the skill and a chart. This requires students to return to the text to find evidence of the skill prior to completing the task.
Visual character analysis pages for Montresor and Fortunato
Visual summary of the text
Theme development paragraph: includes scaffolded fill-in-the-blanks version and a blank version
Multiple-choice quiz
Answer key