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Langston Hughes Theme Essay
Though I use this worksheet to assign my students an essay in which they analyze 1 constant theme throughout 3 of Langston Hughes� short stories, it can be used with any text. The first page is requirements, and the second page is a pre-written outline which provides scaffolding sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph. I tell students that usi...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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"Cora Unashamed" Post-Reading Questions
I give this worksheet to students after we read Langston Hughes� short story "Cora Unashamed." Topics include: racism, America in the 1930�s, mixed race love. I have students individually answer the questions after we read. We then go through and discuss their responses. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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"The Black Cat" Text & Questions
I play the audio of this story, and students read along silently. After each section, we stop and discuss the questions in the right hand column. It took three days to get through, but students loved Poe�s writing-- especially the gore! I read it with my class of 11th graders as a part of our unit on American Gothicism. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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Self-Reliance: Response to Literature Essay
After my English 11 students read and discuss Ralph Waldo Emerson�s famous essay "Self-Reliance" I assign them this 5 paragraph response to literature essay. The point is for them to analyze one of Emerson�s philosophical beliefs and back it up with 2 quotations from the text in each body paragraph. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Langston Hughes� "Passing": Post-Reading Questions
As a part of our unit on The Harlem Renaissance, I have my English 11 students read Langston Hughes� short story "Passing." Then, I assign them this worksheet of post-reading questions to answer individually. After that we discuss their responses as a class. This is a great story that can be found in his book The Ways of White Folks. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Catcher in the Rye: Ch. 16-19 Quiz
After reading chapters 16-19 of Catcher in the Rye, I give my students this quiz to assess their knowledge of main characters, events, and key vocabulary terms. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Catcher in the Rye Writing Assignments
After finishing the novel Catcher in the Rye, I give students this 20 point project. They can choose which two of the five writing assignments they wish to complete. This way students feel like they have a choice in what they write about, while also having a great opportunity to reflect on what they read. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Descriptive Essay Assignment
This assignment calls for students to write a 5 paragraph descriptive essay using sensory images and transitions. Students can choose to describe a place, person, object, or experience they have had, as long as they do so in great detail. Since I require students to use at least three transitions, I also provide a "transition bank" on the second pa...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27
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Odyssey Travel Brochure Assignment
Once my English 9 students have read at least half of Homer�s Odyssey, I give them the assignment of creating a travel brochure advertising three locations Odysseus visited on his journey home to Ithaca. Instructions/requirements are one the front. The back has a map with all of the labeled stops of Odysseus� journey, as well as room for students t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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The Lottery: Post-Reading Discussion Questions
After reading Shirley Jackson�s horror story "The Lottery" I have my English 11 students individually answer these questions on a separate piece of paper. After giving them 20 minutes to respond in complete sentences, I go through each question and randomly call on students to read their responses. We usually spend one day with the text, and the fo...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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