Looking for an engaging way to introduce Chaucer’s influential The Canterbury Tales? Look no further. The Canterbury Tales Virtual Field Trip to the rescue. If you’re tired of the same old introductory presentations where students sit passively taking notes, then this resource was designed for you. Students take a three-day virtual field trip ending in Canterbury. Along the way, they will read a biography on Chaucer, watch videos on the Middle Ages and the evolution of the English language, try their hand at translating some Middle English, and explore sites in Canterbury. Each stop features a text, video, and/or website to interact with. Students use the information gathered to complete their passports. Your The Canterbury Tales Virtual Field Trip includes: Itinerary and links (hosted on Google Sites) A digital passport (Google Slides compatible) A printable passport Note: In order to use the digital passport, students will need a Google account. Accounts are not required to access the site. Several YouTube videos are embedded in the site. Please ensure that your district does not block YouTube for students. Copyright Windows into Literature Terms of Use: This product is for individual single classroom use only. Copying, altering, redistributing, editing, or re-selling anything from this product is strictly forbidden. Use in multiple classrooms requires the purchase of additional licenses.

Adding “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving to your short story unit or Gothic literature unit? This “The Devil and Tom Walker” lesson plan includes everything you need to teach this classic piece of American Gothic literature. What’s included: ↝ Background PowerPoint presentation. Review the elements of Gothic literature as well as a brief Washington Irving biography and “The Devil and Tom Walker” background. ↝ Student guided notes. Includes two versions - a visual notes version and a Cornell notes style version. ↝ Vocabulary. Includes two lists with twelve vocabulary words each. Each list includes a context clues handout, exercises (matching synonyms and completing sentences), and a quiz. Each list also includes three puzzles - crossword, word search, and cryptogram. ↝ Key Focus handouts. ★ Plot. Answer reading comprehension questions and complete a plot diagram. ★ Characterization. Includes a characterization chart for students to find examples of characterization about Tom Walker, Mrs. Walker, and the devil. Also includes two handouts with characterization examples already provided for Tom and Mrs. Walker. ★ Gothic elements. Examine the text for elements of Gothic literature and write a paragraph on the elements' effects on the text. ★ Topics and theme. Examine how the text treats 5 topics and provide textual evidence. Write a thematic statement. Then, chose one topic and write a theme development paragraph. Includes scaffolded and blank versions.

John Updike’s short story “A&P” revolves around a young cashier, three bathing-suit clad girls, and a hasty decision. A classic coming-of-age story, “A&P” examines the consequences of actions taken. This resource contains: ↝ Eight interactive slides focusing on reading comprehension, characterization, and theme ↝ Three blank theme slides to focus on a different or additional theme ↝ Fillable PDF that can be uploaded to Google Classroom™, Schoology™, or LMS of your choice or printed for students to complete by hand. Note: If choosing to have students complete the PDF electronically, they may need to download the PDF or use an extension such as Kami to “write” on the PDF ↝ Suggested answer key: both Google Slides™ and PDF form Use this resource as a stand-alone or as part of a larger short story unit. This resource is completely digital. Simply create a copy of the Google Slides™ presentation and upload it to your Google Classroom™, Schoology™, or LMS of your choice. Students type directly into the presentation and can download their responses as a PDF when finished.

Teaching “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe? Looking for a way to increase engagement? Then this “The Cask of Amontillado” Unit Plan is for you. A classic tale of revenge, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” has been a staple in secondary English classrooms for years. This four-day, low-prep lesson plan was designed to help students practice skills such as annotating, irony, suspense and tension, and more. This “The Cask of Amontillado” Unit Plan contains: Teacher notes for a four-day unit plan materials list CCSS standard(s) Links (if applicable) pre-reading suggestions Whole-class lesson plan independent practice exit ticket Edgar Allan Poe introduction Prezi presentation: includes a link to the presentation, PDF version, and student notes American Gothicism presentation & student visual notes (Note: This information is also available in the Poe Prezi. Use whichever you prefer) Vocabulary: Use context clues to determine the meaning of four words. Write a paragraph using the words. Full text with wide margins for annotating. Includes annotation instructions/key. Full text with guided reading questions for whole-class reading and discussion Eight key focus handouts: plot, characterization, suspense & tension, irony, narrator reliability, Gothic elements, and topics & themes Three versions of characterization, suspense, and irony handouts: Version A: Includes full quote from the text. Students identify the key focus and complete the exercise. Version B: Includes a longer excerpt from the text. Students identify the example of the key focus skill prior to completing the task. Version C: Students are provided with a summary of the skill and a chart. This requires students to return to the text to find evidence of the skill prior to completing the task. Visual character analysis pages for Montresor and Fortunato Visual summary of the text Theme development paragraph: includes scaffolded fill-in-the-blanks version and a blank version Multiple-choice quiz Answer key

Do your students struggle with identifying complex and compound-complex sentences? Looking for a quick review of these two foundational sentence structure types? Review and practice with the Complex, Compound-Complex Sentences Structure Unit. Designed to provide a quick review of simple and compound sentences, this resource covers definitions and allows for practice. **What’s included in the Complex, Compound-Complex Sentences Structure Unit: ** Pretest and Posttest PowerPoint presentation 3 versions of student visual notes Cornell Notes Practice worksheet Google Slides version of the presentation and all handouts Fillable PDF version for electronic completion **3 versions of student visual handouts: ** Version A: completed notes for students who struggle with note-taking Version B: partially completed notes for students who need some scaffolding Version C: blank notes for students who don’t require scaffolding **Presentation includes: ** Independent and dependent clauses Complex and compound-complex sentences Definitions Examples Practice sentences

Looking for a quick and easy way to incorporate language and editing tasks into your class? These CCSS aligned grammar task cards are the perfect solution. These 52 task cards have been created to align with the Common Core State Standards for 9-10 ELA. Skills covered include parallel structure; phrases and clauses; semicolons and colons; context clues; patterns of word changes; and figurative language. Included in this resource: ✷ Three versions Print: The PDF includes four task cards per sheet. Print and laminate for longer use. Ideal for stations. Google Slides: Interactive presentation with one task card per slide. Perfect for bell ringers or exit tickets. Self-grading Google Forms: Great for use as a pre-test or post-test. Make a copy of the form and track your class’ answers. ✷ Editable PowerPoint: Change the questions and/or the answer choices. Includes instructions for saving your PPT as a PDF. ✷ Answer key

Teaching Shakespeare’s The Tempest? Looking for a way for students to practice annotating and close reading in Act I, scene i? If so, then this no prep resource is for you. This resource includes: ❊ Shakespeare’s Language handout: Review some key facts about Shakespeare’s language as well as commonly used terms found in Act I, scene i. ❊ Vocabulary: Students define seven vocabulary words from the scene, provide the connotation of the word, and explain their reasoning behind the connotation. ❊ AnnotationDirections: An annotation key is provided to help students differentiate between their markings and develop a clear focus for annotating. ❊ Full text with wide margins: Plenty of room is provided for students to annotate on both sides of the text. Use the left side of summaries and the right side for questions, literary devices, and more. ❊ Reading question: Nine short answer questions requiring students to make inferences, predictions, and provide textual evidence. ❊ Standards Alignment chart: Provides astandard for each of the reading questions. (Based on the CCSS standards) ❊Suggested Answer Key: Since annotation can be subjective, the annotations included are samples. Sample responses are also included for the short answer questions.

This resource allows contains three poems: “Sympathy” (Paul Laurence Dunbar); “‘Hope’ is a Thing with Feathers” (Emily Dickinson); and “Caged Bird” (Maya Angelou). Each of these poems, powerful in their own right, uses bird imagery to discuss hope amidst struggle. The pairing of these three poems allows students to examine how this topic is treated by authors of different backgrounds and time periods. Included: ◈ Short poet bios on Dunbar, Dickinson, and Angelou ◈ Handout for each poem: ➫ Annotate: on the left side, students summarize each stanza. On the right side, students respond with examples of literary devices, such as figurative language and diction, as well as their own reactions and thoughts. ➫ Questions ◈ Poetry Comparison Brainstorming: Students can complete one or both of these handouts ➫ Triple Venn Diagram ➫ Comparison Chart, focusing on figurative language, symbolism, diction, imagery, and thematic statements ◈ Comparison Writing Prompt

With this mini flipbook, students will analyze seven characters. Each character tab includes: ➥character background ➥ quote analysis: choose a quote that best represents the character ➥ how the character develops the theme ➥ indirect and direct characterization examples ➥ static, dynamic, round, or flat? Simply cut along the dotted lines and staple along the left side. Perfect for use with interactive notebooks.

James Hurst’s poignant story “The Scarlet Ibis” has been a staple in English classrooms for years. Use this resource to review literary devices, focus on plot, characterization, and conflict, and more. This resource can be used as a stand-alone or part of a short stories unit. Included are: ✺ Suggested lesson plan for pre, during, and post-reading ✺ Vocabulary - using context clues and vocabulary exercises ✺ Seven Key Focus Handouts: ⇝ Plot - two pages of reading comprehension questions and a plot diagram ⇝ Characterization - Provide examples of direct and indirect characterization. Argue if the narrator is static or dynamic. ⇝ Conflict - Review the four types of conflict and determine which is being used in each passage as well as its impact on the text ⇝ Figurative Language: Examine similes, metaphors, and personification ⇝ Imagery ⇝ Language: Examine tone, mood, and diction ⇝ Symbolism ⇝ Quotes ✺ Suggested answer key - Since many questions require students to provide textual evidence and their own analysis, these answers should be viewed as starting points.

Looking for a fun and engaging way to review Shakespeare’s The Tempest? Want to add some collaboration (and maybe some competition) to your classes? Then The Tempest Digital Escape Room is for you! Escape rooms allow students to review texts without the boring study guides. Students will rely on their knowledge of the text and use logic to solve six tasks: Task 1: Plot -> Students decide which seven of the twelve plot points belong on a plot diagram and then put the cards in order. The correct order becomes the code for this task. Task 2: Character Crossword -> Students solve a crossword puzzle based on character descriptions. Unscramble the shaded letters to unlock the code. Digital version: links to an external site Task 3: Quote Match -> Match a quote to the character who said it. Unscramble the shaded letters to unlock the code. Task 4: Close Reading -> Read an excerpt from Act 3 and answer five multiple-choice questions. Unscramble the letters to unlock the code. Task 5: Jigsaw Puzzle -> Assemble a jigsaw puzzle to reveal a quote. Use the key on the answer sheet to unlock the code. Digital version: links to an external site Task 6: Cryptogram -> Use clues gathered throughout the other tasks to decipher an encrypted message. What’s included (printed version): Teacher instructions Printing checklist Task cards and instructions for each task Blank plot, quote, and OOPS! cards for teacher customization (fillable PDF) Crossword puzzle for task 2 Jigsaw puzzle for task 5 Student Answer Sheet Escape Room Reflection OOPS! Cards to add difficulty to the game Answer key link to the digital version Digital Version: Interactive ThingLink presentation - embedded Google Slides means no forced copies! Note: The digital version resource relies on two websites: ThingLink.com and Puzzel.org. Please make sure that your district does not block these two websites. Copyright Windows into Literature Terms of Use: This product is for individual single classroom use only. Copying, altering, redistributing, editing, or re-selling anything from this product is strictly forbidden. Use in multiple classrooms requires the purchase of additional licenses.

Looking for an engaging way to help students analyze Edgar Allan Poe’s famous short story “The Masque of the Red Death”? Want to go beyond basic reading comprehension questions? Then the “The Masque of the Red Death” Analysis, Symbolism, Allegory Flip Book is for you! Poe’s creepy story of a selfish monarch and a devastating plague, “The Masque of the Red Death” reminds readers of the inevitability of death and the futility of trying to escape it. What’s included in** “The Masque of the Red Death” Analysis, Symbolism, Allegory Flip Book: Five sections covering a variety of skills ** Sample answer key Easy assembly - simply cut and staple Fillable PDF for online completion Google Slides version Activities/Skills include: Symbolism: Determine and analyze the symbolic meaning behind the colors of the seven rooms as well as 3 other elements: the ebony clock, the castle, and the Red Death. Reading comprehension: Answer 6 questions Characterization: Analyze Prince Prospero to determine if he is a tragic hero. Provide examples of direct and indirect characterization to support the response. Shakespeare’s “The Seven Ages of Man” speech: Compare Jacques’ famous speech from Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It to Poe’s story The Seven Deadly Sins: Locate examples of each of the seven deadly sins and examine how the story is an allegory for these Literary devices: Examine irony, theme, imagery, tone, and mood

Teaching Hawthorne’s famous short story “The Minister’s Black Veil”? Use this resource as a stand-alone lesson or as part of a larger short stories unit. This dual resource includes: ✲ vocabulary exercises: ➥ context clues: use context clues to determine the meaning of eight vocabulary words ➥ complete the sentence, match the synonyms, and write a paragraph ✲ split slide: full text on the left and reading comprehension questions on the right (to be answered during reading) ✲ post-reading questions ✲ printable/fillable PDF and Google Slides™ version Simply create a copy and upload into Google Classroom or the LMS of your choice. Students type their answers directly into the slide. The digital nature makes this an ideal lesson for distance learning. Note: if using the PDF version for remote learning, students may need a PDF annotation extension such as Kami.

Teaching Hawthorne’s famous short story “The Minister’s Black Veil”? Use this resource as a stand-alone lesson or as part of a larger short stories unit. This resource includes: ✲ vocabulary exercises: ➥ context clues: use context clues to determine the meaning of eight vocabulary words ➥ complete the sentence, match the synonyms, and write a paragraph ✲ split slide: full text on the left and reading comprehension questions on the right (to be answered during reading) ✲ post-reading questions ✲ printable/fillable PDF Note: if using the PDF for remote learning, students may need a PDF annotation extension such as Kami.

Teaching Richard Connell’s famous story “The Most Dangerous Game”? Looking to help your students dig deeper into the text? Then “The Most Dangerous Game” Digital Lesson Plan is for you! Review literary devices, plot, characterization, conflict, and more. A suspenseful story of cat-and-mouse, “The Most Dangerous Game” has long been a staple in English classes. Designed to help students close read for various literary devices, this resource can be used as a stand-alone lesson plan or as part of a short stories unit. Perfect for 1:1 classrooms. Simply create a copy and upload into the LMS of your choice. Students type directly into colored boxes. What’s included in “The Most Dangerous Game” Digital Lesson Plan: Suggested lesson plan with activities for pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading Vocabulary Literary terms review: review mood, simile, metaphor, point of view, protagonist, and antagonist Four key focus handouts Extension activities Full text with embedded questions Suggested answer key Key Focus handouts: Plot: Answer reading comprehension questions and complete a plot diagram. Characterization: Determine if the passages are examples of direct or indirect characterization. Explain what each passage reveals about the character. Conflict: Review the four types of conflict and determine which is being used in each passage. Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt: Identify examples of figurative language and search the text for examples of various figurative language terms Extension Activities: R.A.F.T Essay: Write a letter in a bottle detailing the events of the island Invention: Create an invention that Rainsford could have used to escape the island Ship Trap Island Map: Create a detailed map of the island.

Looking to change up your unit on The Odyssey? Want to engage your students in this classic epic poem? Then The Odyssey Study Guide, Flip Book Digital Version is for you! Analyze figurative language, characters, theme, and more! Designed with the reluctant learner in mind, these flip books are a perfect replacement for the traditional worksheet. What’s included in The Odyssey Study Guide, Flip Books: Separate flip book for Part 1 and Part 2 Questions for each commonly taught section/book Suggested answer key The Odyssey Part 1 Study Guide includes these sections: Background information Character map Invocation, Sailing from Troy, & The Lotus-Eaters The Cyclops Circe, The Land of the Dead, & The Sirens Scylla & Charybdis, and The Cattle of the Sun God The Odyssey Part 2 Study Guide includes these sections: The Beggar at the Manor & The Test of the Bow Death in the Great Hall & The Trial of the Olive Tree Theme development To use: Click on the embedded links in the Teacher Instructions and make a copy. Then, simply assign the slides to your students through Google Classroom™, Schoology™, or the LMS of your choice. Students click on the empty spaces and type directly into the slide.

Looking for an engaging way for your students to interact with and analyze sonnets? Then this Sonnet Analysis Flip Book is for you! Practice identifying rhyme scheme, theme, tone, mood, and more while studying four popular sonnets. Whether you’re new to teaching sonnets or just looking to replace standard worksheets, these sonnet analysis activities are a perfect addition to your curriculum. Designed to help students easily access a sometimes difficult genre, this flip book allows students to practice closing reading for a variety of literary devices and skills. What’s included in the Sonnet Analysis Flip Book: Introduction to sonnets: review the characteristics of a sonnet as well as iambic pentameter Full text of four popular British sonnets Analysis questions for each sonnet Digital and print versions Sonnets included: Sonnet 18 - William Shakespeare Sonnet 75 - Edmund Spencer Sonnet 130 - William Shakespeare Sonnet 43 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Do your students struggle with identifying sentence types? Looking for a quick review of these two foundational sentence structure types? Review and practice with the Sentence Structures, Types Unit. Designed to provide a quick review of simple and compound sentences, this resource covers definitions and allows for practice. What’s included in the Sentence Structures, Types Unit: Simple and compound sentences Complex and compound-complex sentences Pretest and Posttest PowerPoint presentation 3 versions of student visual notes Cornell Notes Practice worksheet Google Slides version of the presentation and all handouts Fillable PDF version for electronic completion 3 versions of student visual handouts: 1. Version A: completed notes for students who struggle with note-taking 2 Version B: partially completed notes for students who need some scaffolding 3. Version C: blank notes for students who don’t require scaffolding Presentation includes: Independent and dependent clauses Complex and compound-complex sentences Definitions Examples Practice sentences

Do your students struggle with identifying simple and compound sentences? Looking for a quick review of these two foundational sentence structure types? Review and practice with the Simple, Compound Sentences Structure Unit. Designed to provide a quick review of simple and compound sentences, this resource covers definitions and allows for practice. What’s included in the **Simple, Compound Sentences Structure Unit: ** Pretest and Posttest PowerPoint presentation 3 versions of student visual notes Cornell Notes Practice worksheet Google Slides version of the presentation and all handouts Fillable PDF version for electronic completion 3 versions of student visual handouts: 1. Version A: completed notes for students who struggle with note-taking 2. Version B: partially completed notes for students who need some scaffolding 3. Version C: blank notes for students who don’t require scaffolding Presentation includes: Independent and dependent clauses Simple and compound sentences Definitions Examples Practice sentences

Designed with the reluctant learner in mind, these flip books are a perfect replacement for the traditional worksheet. What’s included in The Odyssey Study Guide, Flip Books: Separate flip book for Part 1 and Part 2 Questions for each commonly taught section/book Suggested answer key The Odyssey Part 1 Study Guide includes these sections: Background information Character map Invocation, Sailing from Troy, & The Lotus-Eaters The Cyclops Circe, The Land of the Dead, & The Sirens Scylla & Charybdis, and The Cattle of the Sun God The Odyssey Part 2 Study Guide includes these sections: The Beggar at the Manor & The Test of the Bow Death in the Great Hall & The Trial of the Olive Tree Theme development To assemble - simply print, fold, and hand out. Flipbooks can be completed as students read each section or at the end as a review.