Shmoop: The Prisoner of Chillon

Explore the complex themes of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo with a concept and vocabulary analysis lesson plan. Lead your class in a discussion about the underlying social and historical issues surrounding the novel, as...

Is the War on Drugs responsible for the inordinate number of black Americans sent to prison for non-violent drug offensives? That's MIchelle Alexander's contention in her book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of...

Discover the world of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." This site is filled with interactive technology activities.

Break the chain. An engaging lesson examines why it is so hard to break free of the prison system in the US. Academics participate in a reader's theater, read primary sources, and discuss their thoughts. The lesson explains the hardships...

Poe goes high tech with a lesson that asks high schoolers to use the internet and various apps as they read and analyze "The Masque of the Red Death." In addition to responding to comprehension questions in Quizlet, they use Minecraft to...

In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Explore the impact of the war on drugs in a thought-provoking lesson for high school academics. Young historians delve into the world of the criminal justice system and the racial disparity that occurs in the US. The resource provides...

In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 4 short answer questions about themes from Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Richard Wilbur provided by the Academy of American Poets.

This lesson focuses on the short story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. It includes links to a Discovery Education video about Edgar Allan Poe (Registration Required), a PoeDecoder page for "The Cask of Amontillado," a...