Curated OER
Crane, London, and Literary Naturalism
Students analyze "To Build a Fire" by Jack London and "The Open boat" by Stephen Crane. They write an essay in which they compare and contrast the narrators and plots in each story.
Novelinks
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Writing Assignment
Ask learners to focus on one scene in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in order to write an analytical essay about Twain's ideas surrounding childhood. The final assignment in a unit, this writing prompt requires learners to use...
Wordpress
The Inn of Lost Time
Test understanding of "The Inn of Lost Time" by Lensey Namoika with an assessment that includes true/false, multiple choice, vocabulary, short answer, and essay questions. The test is not entirely traditional since, for the first 10...
Curated OER
Developing a Topic for Writing Using an Idea Web
Teach your upper graders how to use an idea web to develop a topic for writing. After reading a variety of stories about friendship (a list of stories with the theme of friendship is included), model using an idea web. Class members...
New York State Education Department
Comprehensive English Examination: June 2014
Learners take their first step toward mastering test-taking by answering questions based on listening and reading comprehension. In addition to multiple choice questions, the examination includes two short-answer items and one essay.
Deer Valley Unified School District
Close Reading: Analyzing Mood and Tone
The AP Literature and Composition exam is all about close reading. Test takers are presented with a passage and asked to analyze how an author uses literary devices to create a desired effect. Prepare your students for the exam with a...
Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story - Compare and Contrast
West Side Story, the modern retelling of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, won ten Academy Awards for its rousing depiction of the tale of star-crossed lovers. But how closely does the plot align to its source material? Compare and...
EngageNY
Grade 10 ELA Module 1: Unit 2, Lesson 6
Is history "little more than a relic," as one of the characters in "The Palace Thief" contends? Has Hundert's love of antiquity kept him from changing with the times? Readers consider how the author uses these conflicting views to...
Penguin Books
Teacher's Guide: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
It's the American Dream! A house of your own, a better life, freedom to be who you want. But what happens when the dream withers? Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama, A Raisin in the Sun, offers some powerful answers to these...
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Analysis of the Tuck Everlasting and The Birchbark House Text Exemplars
Looking to introduce some text-based questions into your ELA lessons? Practice the kinds of skills the Common Core demands with the seven text-based questions and the essay prompt provided here. Designed to be a three-day activity, day...
Curated OER
The Lamb Theme of Man and the Natural World
For this poetry themes worksheet, students reflect on the theme of man in the natural world as they answer 4 short answer and essay questions based on theme in "The Lamb," by William Blake. Students are given a thesis statement for...
Curated OER
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night Theme of Wisdom and Knowledge
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night." Students may also complete their choice of two reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
The Flea Theme of Sex
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Flea." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
The Flea Theme of Marriage
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Flea." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Goblin Market Theme of Drugs and Alcohol
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Goblin Market." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Goblin Market Theme of Sin
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Goblin Market." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Goblin Market Theme of Violence
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Goblin Market." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Harlem (Dream Deferred) Theme of Dreams, Hopes, and Plans
In this reading comprehension activity, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Harlem." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
The Hollow Men Theme of Dissatisfaction
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes of dissatisfaction in "The Hollow Men." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
The Hollow Men Theme of Passivity
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes of passivity in "The Hollow Men." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested
Curated OER
The Hollow Men Theme of Identity
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Hollow Man." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
The Hollow Men Theme of Dreams, Hopes, and Plans
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Hollow." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
The Hollow Men Theme of Exile
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Hollow Men." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Howl Theme of Freedom and Confinement
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.