Ms. Effie's Lifesavers
Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man in the Spotlight
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is the most frequently cited novel for the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Open Response Question. Those new to using the book and and veterans as well will find the teaching strategies, the...
Scholastic
Reading Characters
Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass provides the text for a study of how writers bring characters to life. Using the provided character mapping worksheets, readers respond to questions and then write a short character sketch.
E Reading Worksheets
Summarizing Text
Help learners find the most important information in a text with a lesson on summarizing. As kids read through a passage about Johannes Gutenberg, they summarize small excerpts, put events in sequential order, and respond to two longer...
Japan Society
The “I” Novels in the Context of Early 20th-Century Japan
Although this lesson plan covers the rather obscure topic of the Japanese "I-novel", it also includes a great deal of historical information and material for an in-depth discussion of universal literary concepts. Specifically, young...
Curated OER
Parrot in the Oven: Pre-Reading Strategy: 4 Corners
A four corners pre-reading activity introduces class members to the major themes in Victor Martinez's award winning novel, Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida.
Novelinks
The Devil’s Arithmetic: Anticipation Guide
Do you need to learn about someone's past before you can understand that person's behavior? Use an anticipation guide to think about the literary themes of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic before you begin the novel.
Curated OER
The Old Man and the Sea: Guided Imagery
What do you imagine when you think of the sea? Put on some ocean sounds, close your eyes, and listen to a guided meditation based on the imagery from The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. After class members listen to the...
Spark Notes
Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night." Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions about Stephen Crane's Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Song of Roland: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the Song of Roland. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
The Stranger by Albert Camus: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Albert Camus's The Stranger. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Sula by Toni Morrison: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Toni Morrison's Sula. Learners may check some of their answers online.
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Students may check some of their answers online.
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This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions about F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 2 short answer and essay questions about H.G. Wells's The Time Machine. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Henry Fielding's Tom Jones. Students may check some of their answers online.