Mystery and Detective Unit
A multi-week high school English course outline/lesson-plan set teaching the mystery/detective genre through short stories, a novel, and a play, developing literary analysis and reasoning skills.
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A multi-week high school English course outline/lesson-plan set teaching the mystery/detective genre through short stories, a novel, and a play, developing literary analysis and reasoning skills.
A teacher lesson-plan and student project package for a culminating (or stand-alone) book report on a mystery, thriller, horror, or suspense novel, analyzing elements of fiction, characterization, conflict, and literary devices.
Nadia the Willful: Full Lesson Plan w/ PowerPoints & Graphic Organizers A comprehensive teaching resource centered around Sue Alexander's renowned text, Nadia the Willful, designed perfectly for grades 9-12 educators. This full, in-depth reading lesson plan sort to inspire language arts and reading teachings. Included are printable…
A five-day lesson-plan unit using picture books (Chrysanthemum, The Name Jar, Your Name is a Song, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom) to teach students about the significance of names, identity, and name-based phonics.
A 2-hour movie-based lesson plan and worksheets for a film study of 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' (2005).
A comprehensive genre-study unit teaching narrative nonfiction through multiple lesson plans, a book report project, and related graphic organizers and rubrics.
A 5-day cross-curricular unit study/lesson plan built around the book 'Narwhal on a Sunny Night' (Magic Tree House #33), for homeschool/co-op use.
Looking for a low-prep, high-impact way to bring poetry into your classroom this April? These I Am Poem Template Bio Poem Poetry Worksheets are just what you need to help your students explore their identity, build writing confidence, and…
Provide a comprehensive literature study guide for the novel 'New Kid' by Jerry Craft, developing critical thinking and reading comprehension skills across all 14 chapters.
Night Calls Reading Lesson Bundle for High School ELA This Reading Lesson Bundle for the short story "Night Calls" provides high school English teachers everything needed to teach a comprehensive reading lesson. The bundle includes a complete standards-based lesson plan to guide instruction, a worksheet for students with a companion…
Guide a 5-day novel study of 'Night of the Ninjas' (Magic Tree House #5), building reading comprehension and vocabulary skills through daily video links, chapter reading, quizzes, vocabulary work, and hands-on activities/crafts.
A full literature-kit teaching guide for George Orwell's novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' with chapter questions and critical-thinking skill activities organized by section of the book.
A digital (slide-deck) book-study companion for 'Ninja Red Riding Hood,' with a micro-learning lesson including a read-aloud, sequencing, story-element, comprehension and quick-write activities.
The 2019 movie Noelle is used in this entertaining and captivating two-hour English lesson plan to help students develop their language and critical thinking abilities.
An ESL/ELA lesson built around the short story 'Noisy Neighbours' (CEFR level C1), including a vocabulary list and a comprehension exercise, with a separate answer key for teachers.
Novel - Film Study Guide: The Importance of Being Earnest The intriguing approach of this guide compares the classic play, The Importance of Being Earnest, with the film, Airplane.
Novel - Film Study Guide: The Truman Show Archetypes This highly specialized teaching resource is The Novel - Film Study Guide: The Truman Show Archetypes. It's an ideal tool for educators in grades 8 to 12.
Guide close reading and comprehension of Evelyn Waugh's 'The Loved One' chapter by chapter through daily reading assignments, vocabulary/quotation-based questions, and discussion prompts on humor, satire, and character.
Provide a multi-text Southern Gothic literature unit centered on William Faulkner's 'As I Lay Dying' and short stories ('A Rose for Emily,' 'Barn Burning'), plus a related short story by Flannery O'Connor ('A Good Man is Hard to Find'), combining genre background notes, study questions, quizzes, and a final test.
Provide a comprehensive 'survival kit' for teaching Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' including a final test, study guide questions, a creative letter-writing assignment, and project options.
The Novel Study Guide: The Crucible This The Novel Study Guide: The Crucible is all you need to study The Crucible! An academically rigorous teaching platform suitable for Grades 9 to 12, emphasizing key areas including: Literature…
The Education of Little Tree Novel Study Guide This novel study guide provides a robust and adaptable tool enriching language arts curriculum, coded for students in Grades 7 through 11.
Provide a multi-activity package (character relationships, genealogy/narrative structure, multiple-intelligences projects, a Jeopardy-style review game, and a character/plot schematic) for teaching Wuthering Heights.
A full multi-lesson novel study unit for Katherine Paterson's Lyddie, covering comprehension, vocabulary, figurative language, assessment and writing across all 23 chapters.