EngageNY
Analyzing How Literature Draws on Themes from the Bible and World Religions: The Golden rule (Chapter 3)
Scholars use their Golden Rule Note-catcher to examine passages from To Kill a Mockingbird. They then take a gallery walk to compare and contrast the quotes before sharing Think-Write-Pair-Share ideas on how the quotes demonstrate the...
EngageNY
Close Reading: Fishbowl Comparing Atticus and Mr. Gilmer (Chapters 17-19)
Class members participate in two circle group discussions to compare Atticus and Mr. Gilmer in chapters 17-19 of To Kill a Mockingbird. They use a note-catcher to guide their thinking. For homework, readers begin looking at chapters 20-21.
Reed Novel Studies
Paperboy: Novel Study
Little Man, in Vince Vawter's Paperboy, is a great baseball player, but due to stuttering he'd rather not speak to a soul. Scholars read how Little Man deals with his fears as they use vocabulary words to complete sentences, answer seven...
EngageNY
Writing and Argument Essay: Peer Critique with Rubric (Chapters 29-31, Including Synthesis of Scenes in Previous Chapters)
Hungry? Try a quote sandwich! Writers discover the concept of using a quote sandwich to introduce and analyze a quote in an argumentative essay properly. Additionally, pupils engage in peer critiques, analyzing each other's drafts and...
Perfection Learning
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
A revolutionary work of literature requires a revolutionary assessment project. A series of activities on Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings includes discussion questions, a plot synopsis, and a selection of both short and...
EngageNY
Performance Task: Readers Theater Performance
It's show time! Scholars finalize their learning by performing their Reader's Theater script of To Kill A Mockingbird. As groups of actors perform, the remaining pupils give feedback using a rubric. After all groups finish, each person...
EngageNY
Writing an Argument Essay: Evaluating the Model and Crafting a Claim (Chapter 28, Including Synthesis of Scenes in Previous Chapters)
Scholars use the model essay from the previous instructional activity to create their own argumentative essays. Readers make a claim about Atticus defending Tom in To Kill A Mockingbird. They then use graphic organizers to develop and...
Curated OER
To Kill a Mockingbird
Young scholars participate in a layered curriculum unit in order to give them opportunities to master objectives. Students pick the activities and this allows a differentiated instructional activity to occur with many opportunities for...
Curated OER
Picturing America: Images and Words of Hope from Romare Bearden and Langston Hughes
A carefully crafted three-day lesson integrates poetry and visual art. By analyzing and comparing Langston Hughes' poem "Mother and Son" and Romare Bearden's collage "The Dove," readers explore the theme of hope. The lesson activates...
Curated OER
A Multi-Media Approach to Teaching The Grapes of Wrath
Integrate history, math, and art into a study of The Grapes of Wrath with a series of activities that ask learners to investigate the social, political, economic, and environmental factors at play during the 1930s. Designed to be used...
Spark Notes
No Longer At Ease by Chinua Achebe: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Chinua Achebe's No Longer at Ease. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, learners respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
The Aeneid by Virgil: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Virgil's The Aeneid. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: : Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Students may check some of their answers online.
Macmillan Education
A Wrinkle in Time Discussion and Activity Guide
As you work through Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, try out some or all of the 20 questions and activities included here. Useful for discussion questions, group assignments, or individual projects, this resource covers plot as...
Curated OER
Long Day's Journey into Night Review Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
Winesburg, Ohio Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
The Elegant Universe Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
The Iceman Cometh
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
Lessons in Drama: Learning About American Political Thought
Students develop critical thinking skills so that they may produce their own written plays or music from their thoughts and feelings. They express their thoughts based on what has been presented to them over the duration of the course.
Curated OER
The Fountainhead Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Anne Rand's The Fountainhead. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Orange County Department of Education
The Hero: Writing and Responding
Pupils identify heroic character traits that they admire and that inspire trust and result in service to others. They identify the heroic traits of a character of their choosing and defend their reasoning using evidence from the text and...
Curated OER
A World of Feathered Friends
students will learn to
respect the nature around them. This respect is vital because ignorance of surrounding
nature can lead to carelessness when curiosity goes awry. A perfect example of this
wayward curiosity took place at our school...