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Romeo and Juliet Mix-It-Up
High schoolers identify themes in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet by analyzing the film or text. In this tolerance lesson plan, students create their own Elizabethan era terms related to interacting with different social groups. In...
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Positively Poetry
Students complete a unit on poetry. In this poetry lesson, students complete 19 lessons that focus on reading and writing poetry as well as learning about literary elements and sound devices. Students read poetry orally, debate poetry in...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Students study paintings and use their knowledge of story elements to analyze the art. In this art analysis instructional activity, students review a novel for its elements. Students study the image At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance and...
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Tales to Live By
Students explore the concept of theme. In this fairy tales lesson, students read several tales and complete hands-on activities, art projects, and dramatic play that lead to an awareness of the themes of the tales.
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Story map
In this story map worksheet, learners fill in a story map that contains the elements of conflict in a story. Students answer the questions of who, what, and why.
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Comparing Realistic and Fictional Settings
Students examine setting in a work of realistic fiction. For this literature lesson, students read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and then write an essay that compares real-life settings to the settings in the...
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Reading and Study Guide: Lord of the Flies Chapter 12
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define vocabulary and literary terms found in Lord of the Flies, Chapter 12. Students answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Story Elements
In this literature companion activity, students respond to 6 short answer questions regarding story elements about a story of the choice.
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Elements of Fiction
Students identify key story elements in a fiction text. In this literacy lesson, students are introduced to the various elements of fiction such as the setting, plot, and theme. Students read a short story of their choice and identify...
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Study guide: The Pedestrian
In this study guide worksheet, students define vocabulary and literary terms used in the short story "The Pedestrian". Students also answer 18 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Reading and Study Guide: Of Mice and Men Chapter 2
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define vocabulary and literary terms found in Of Mice and Men. Students must also find examples of literary term usage, answer comprehension questions and write a short essay based on...
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Reading and Study Guide: Romeo and Juliet Act III
In this reading and study guide activity, students define vocabulary and literary terms, find examples of literary term usage, and answer comprehension questions based on Romeo and Juliet, Act III.
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Reading and Study Guide: Romeo and Juliet Act IV
In this reading and study guide activity, students define vocabulary and literary terms used in Romeo and Juliet Act IV. Students also answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Reading and Study Guide: Lord of the Flies Chapter 11
In this reading and study guide, students define vocabulary and literary terms found in Lord of the Flies. Students also answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Study Guide: "There Will Come Soft Rains"
In this study guide worksheet students define vocabulary and literary terms found in "There Will Come Soft Rains". Students also answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Reading and Study Guide: Lord of the Flies Chapter 10
In this reading and study guide students define vocabulary and literary terms used in The Lord of the Flies. Students also answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Reading and Study Guide: Lord of the Flies Chapter Three
In this reading and study guide for Lord of the Flies, students must define vocabulary words found in the reading, complete a plot diagram and answer reading comprehension questions.
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Reading and Study Guide: Lord of the Flies Chapter 6
In this reading and study guide for Lord of the Flies, learners must define vocabulary words found in the reading, as well as answer comprehension questions.
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Reading and Study Guide: Lord of the Flies Chapter 7
In this reading and study guide for Lord of the Flies, high schoolers must define vocabulary words from the reading, define and find examples of literary terms, and answer comprehension questions.
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Reading and Study Guide: Lord of the Flies Chapter 9
In this reading and study guide for Lord of the Flies, students must define vocabulary words found in the reading and answer comprehension questions.
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Reading and Study Guide: Romeo and Juliet Act V
In this reading and study guide, learners define vocabulary and literary terms used in Romeo and Juliet Act V. Students also answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Study Guide: Searching for Summer
In this study guide worksheet, students must define vocabulary and literary terms found in "Searching for Summer". Students give examples of each literary terms and answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Study Guide: A Sound of Thunder
In this study guide learning exercise, students must define vocabulary and literary terms used in A Sound of Thunder. Students answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Study Guide: Fahrenheit 451 "The Hearth and The Salamander"
In this study guide for Fahrenheit 451, students must complete a variety of activities to review the reading. Students define vocabulary and literary terms, describe characters and answer comprehension questions based on the reading.