Designed to be used after a reading of C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and after a viewing of the film, the packet includes discussion topics, activities, and projects. A must-have resource...

Are you looking for great activities to incorporate in a unit study of the Scottish play, Macbeth? You need not prick your thumb leafing through pages of ideas; instead, something marvelous your way comes in a 20-activity toolkit from...

Student make a witch using geometric shapes. Students practice the skills of cutting and pasting two or more shapes together. Students name triangle, rectangle, square and circle and match to corresponding shape.

Finding and/or designing a menu of equally weighted synthesizing projects to end a unit can be a challenge. Simplify the task with this menu of individual and group projects meant to accompany a study of The Crucible. Presentations,...

Wicked is not just a Tony Award winning broadway musical. It also makes for a strong base to teach character education, specifically anti-bullying. Scholars listen, discuss, role play, and show what they know through a group...

Build vocabulary and get in the Halloween sprit with a collection of festive activities! Here, scholars take part in a holiday celebration, unearth the unknown in mystery feel-boxes, and create monster masks out of paper plates. 

In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.

In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Thomas Edison. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.

In this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical errors in a short paragraph about Tennessee. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.

In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the planet Pluto. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.

A lesson begins with a description of a diamante poem and the rules to follow while writing one. Scholars examine the ins and outs of synonym and antonym diamantes, then compose an original poem using their newfound knowledge. 

A survey of the Salem Witch Trials as well as its background in seventeenth-century colonial New England. Includes descriptions of the accused and analysis of the reasons for the outbreak of witchcraft accusations, a bibliography,...

Biographical sketch and portrait of Sir William Phips (1651-1695), governor of Massachusetts. Explains Phips role in setting up the Court of Oyer and Terminer in May of 1692 to hear witch trial evidence, and his actions in October 1692...

This site provides a detailed chronology of the events related to the Salem Witch Trials, beginning with the settling of Salem (1629) and the adoption of the English law (1641) making witchcraft a capital crime. It covers all the major...

An article which details the Salem Witch Trials.

Critical analysis of numerous Frost poems by foremost literary critics like William Pritchard. This is a great resource for students learning how to analyze Frost's poetry.

This Washington State University site provides a wonderful source for all the literary movements that have taken place in American Literature from 1620-1920. Click on the movement (listed on the left)you are interested in (Naturalism,...

Comprehensive information about the colonial period of American History. Includes information about New England, colonies, government, people, The French and Indian War, and the Salem Witch Trials.

This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.

Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a re-enactment of the Salem Witch Trials. This fascinating site analyses the themes and characters in play.

A brief discussion of the colonial period in the United States. Includes information on New England, the middle colonies, and the southern colonies. Also, find out about the early government, and the French and Indian War.

This site analyses the novel in its historical context and provides a look into 17th century America.

Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, is analyzed in detail in this intriguing site. Read about the characters and their motivations. Important quotations from the play are provided as well as a list of helpful study questions.

Open-ended study questions to promote discussion of all seven of The Chronicles of Narnia books are offered here.