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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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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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All Quiet on the Western Front: Found Poem
After reading part or all of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, I assign my English 10 students this Found Poem. It asks students to locate quotations throughout the text and pull from those to create their own poem. I included my own model, so you can see what I�m referring to. This assignment can be used with any text. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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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 Roaring 1920�s: Group Research Project
Prior to reading The Great Gatsby, I assign my English 11 students this group project so they can familiarize themselves with the images and concepts unique to the Jazz Age (1920�s). The assignment requires students to use six sources to create an informational PowerPoint on a topic such as: men and women�s hair and fashion, the stock market crash,...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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"I Am From" Poem Assignment
This is a great get-to-know-you assignment that can be done with students grades 6-12. Looking back on their individual lives (experiences, culture, hobbies, etc.) students must write a 5 stanza poem. The first line of each stanza must begin with, "I am from..." I give my own example stanza on the assignment sheet to clarify. The assignment also re...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Catcher in the Rye Goes Hollywood!
After reading Catcher in the Rye, I give this group assignment to my English 11 students. The challenge is to create a 2-3 minute movie trailer for Catcher with a written script and movie poster. Students must cast their film and then act out their skit for the class. I�ve even included a page for students to take notes on each skit and then vote f...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 3
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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Essay Assignment
After reading "Lamb to the Slaughter" and answering post-reading discussion questions, I assign my students this five paragraph essay. The assignment calls for them to answer the following question in their thesis: in what 3 ways does author Roald Dahl use irony within "Lamb to the Slaughter"? This way students can discuss one example of irony in e...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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Song of Myself: Poem Assignment
After reading excerpts of Walt Whitman�s famous poem "Song of Myself" I give my English 11 students this poem writing assignment. It�s a great way for kids to focus on what makes them unique. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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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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