Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Literary Visions
Twenty-six half hour videos on literary analysis for high school students that feature authors, scholars, actors and noted critics. Topics include The Art of the Essay, Setting and Character in Short Fiction, Responding to Literature and...
TES Global
Tes: Exploring Conflict in Romeo and Juliet: Analysis!
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show lesson focuses on analyzing conflict in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It includes analyzing excerpts and reading a scene and answering questions.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: It Takes Two to Tangle
Students explore the theme of conflict in literature. They learn the difference between internal and external conflict and various types of conflicts, including self against self, self against other, and self against nature or machine....
TES Global
Tes: Romeo & Juliet Rsc Themes Reference
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a printable reference guide for teachers listing the major themes and motifs in Romeo and Juliet and providing examples of scenes and quotes where you can find them. W.9-10.9a Analysis
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing Literary Text With an Engaging Story Line
A learning module that teaches students how to write an engaging literary text in six lessons: Introduction, The Narrative Hook, Setting, Conflict, Plot, and Ending.
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of resources addresses the themes of violence, friendship, and family obligation in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a tragic story of star-crossed lovers and the feud between their...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Picture Books to Teach Plot Development and Confict Res.
Students read picture books to explore the concepts of plot development and conflict resolution. They first learn about the connections between reading and writing, and then revise their own writing. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Red Light, Green Light
Building upon their understanding of forces and Newton's laws of motion, students learn about the force of friction, specifically with respect to cars. They explore the friction between tires and the road to learn how it affects the...
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew
[Free Registration/Login Required] This learning module focuses on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew including why it is considered a "problem play." It includes information about the abuse of women in the 1500-1600's, a chart of how...
TES Global
Tes: Othello by William Shakespeare: Worksheet Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a complete guide to teaching Othello including a short synopsis of each scene followed by questions, an essay assignment on themes, a dramatic function assignment, a glossary of literary terms...
TES Global
Tes: Henry Iv: Part I: 2014 Teacher Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a Royal Shakespeare Company guide to teaching Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I, a sequel to Richard II. It includes an introduction to King Henry IV's court, the social and historical background...
TES Global
Tes: Coriolanus by William Shakespeare: Approaches to the Text
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a complete seve-week lesson plan to teach Coriolanus by William Shakespeare including an introduction to the social, historical, cultural background of the play, character studies of Coriolanus...
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Theme: Macbeth/julius Caesar
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a detailed lesson with activities concerning Macbeth's doubts and uncertainties over killing Duncan. The idea of this resource is to compare Macbeth's doubts about killing Duncan with Brutus'...
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Tes: Romeo & Juliet 2006 Article: "Civil Blood"
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article "Civil Blood: Why Are the Capulets and Montagues at War?" by Carol Chillington Rutter, Professor of English Literature at Warwick University, discusses the themes of violence and love in...
TES Global
Tes: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students' understanding of literary concepts related to William Golding's Lord of the Flies is reinforced with this card sort activity.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Lesson Plan for Writing a Movie Summary
This lesson focuses on teaching high school students to write a movie summary that provides a plot summary without sharing too much of the storyline but includes the following: brevity, conflict, theme, tone, and persuades others to want...
TES Global
Tes: Reel to Real: Much Ado About Nothing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource, created for the Reel to Real education project with the Victoria and Albert Museum, provides film-focused activities based on the 2013 adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. These include...
TES Global
Tes: I, Cinna (The Poet) 2012 Discussion Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This discussion pack includes questions and resources to stimulate discussion about the play I, Cinna (The Poet) and issues it raises. These include the article "Twitter racism: how the law is taking on...
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Elements of a Story
This resource provides a lesson plan to teach students about the elements of a story.
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth: Act 2 Scene 2: Interactive Csi Lesson Plan
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an interactive Macbeth lesson based on investigating quotations to find out if Lady Macbeth should also be charged with Duncan's murder. The video is included on Prezi....
TES Global
Tes: The Taming of the Shrew: Misogyny Debate
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show lesson and worksheet focus on whether Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is a misogynistic play, displays hatred or dislike of women. Students must take a stand, and write an essay...