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Creating a Classic Comic Book
Learners read a given play. They choose the key scenes from the play and write a narration to carry the plot line between those scenes. They create a comic book that depicts these key scenes, complete with pictures and text balloons.
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What's in a Name? Considering the Shakespeare Authorship Question
Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff? After viewing a trailer for the film, Anonymous and reading Stephen Marche’s article “Wouldn’t It Be Cool If Shakespeare Wasn’t Shakespeare?” class groups read articles about the Shakespeare...
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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Benjy's Sense of Time and Narrative Voice
Students complete a variety of discussion and writing activities that highlight the concepts of time and narrative voice of Benjy by iam Faulkner.
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Journey Into Self
Eleventh graders examine the concept of the journey into self through a variety of literary genres. They express the personal notion of self by creating a picture poem and writing a personal reflection esssay.
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This Was the Noblest Roman of Them All
High schoolers analyze the problems with staging and character using the play Julius Caesar. They summarize the final scene of the play and view film versions of the scene. Additionally, they prepare a promptbook for the final scene and...
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Performing Modernized Shakespeare
Students select a piece of text from a play and prepare it for performance to the class based on their modern setting.
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Parodies of Shakespeare
Students view a video clip about parodies. They identify the characteristics of a parody in Mark Twain's work as well. They practice writing Shakepeare like verses.
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Shakespeare Shows
Students study, interpret, perform, and present various Shakespearean works adapted for middle school Students. They choose a scene from one of the plays covered in this teaching unit to reenact with a group.
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Looking at Life through the Creation of Personal Metaphors
Students focus on the creation of personal metaphors, which are first illustrated in pictures and caricatures and then extended to descriptive/analytical paragraphs. They teach the instructional activity to others using their own...
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Bell Jar Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Canterbury Tales Study Questions & Essay Topics
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Great Gatsby Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Gilded Age & the Progressive Era (1877–1917)
In this online interactive history quiz activity, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in the United States. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Idiot Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on Tristam Shandy. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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An Actor's View of Shakespeare
Students research characters from different plays. In this Shakespeare and performing arts instructional activity, students discuss the portrayal of characters from the perspective of real actors. Students work in groups to examine the...
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The Concept of the Hero
Learners explore the symbolic implications for the concept of the hero with a focus on the Beowulf theme. In this hero concept activity, students find specific examples of monsters from Beowulf to complete the chart. Learners list the...
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HAMLET HOOK
Students their personal reactions to issues of family relationships in light of the the plot, characterization, and themes of the play. They analyze the characters of Hamlet on an emotional level not just intellectual.
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The Play's the Thing
Students study the life and works of William Shakespeare. They investigate the art of playwriting and write a play of their own.
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Royal Shakespeare Company's New Theatre
Students brainstorm the names of Shakespeare's plays and read an article about a new theatre. They complete worksheets about the plays. In groups, they play a game where they give clues about films or plays and others try to guess the...
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The Renaissance was a Rebirth
In this Renaissance study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in world history and then respond to 4 reflection questions.
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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Benjy's Sense of Time and Narrative Voice
Learners analyze narrative voice in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. In this novel analysis lesson, students analyze Faulkner's writing style and the narrative voice of Benjy. Learners create a reading journal for the lesson...
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