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Lesson Plan 2: Good Novel, Bad Novel
What are the characteristics of a good piece of writing? What makes a story interesting? Give your pupils a chance to define the qualities of good novels and what they see as the qualities of bad novels. Class members record these...
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Literature and Telecommunications
Students read a novel and write short journal entries about the characters, setting and interesting facts. Using email, they share their responses to the novel with other students at a different school. Student also create slide shows...
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Vocabulary 8
Students define vocabulary words from the, The Pearl. In this vocabulary lesson, students discuss their vocabulary words and create sentences for them. Students also complete a worksheet with the most important vocabulary words from...
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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.
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An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Light in August by William Faulkner: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Faulkner's Light in August. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to eight short answer and essay questions about Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Giants in the Earth by O.E. Rölvaag: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to eight short answer and essay questions about O.E. Rolvaag's Giants in the Earth. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Holes by Louis Sachar: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions about Louis Sachar's Holes. Students may check some of their answers online.
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In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Hemingway's In Our Time. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Kindred by Octavia Butler: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Octavia Butler's Kindred. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Amy Tan's The Kitchen God's Wife. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Conrad Richter's The Light in the Forest. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Linda Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to eight short answer and essay questions about Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Inferno by Dante Alighieri: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Dante's Inferno. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts. Students may check some of their answers online.
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Steinbeck's East of Eden. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Students may check some of their answers online.
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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.