Teaching Shakespeare’s tragic story of betrayal and manipulation but short on time? Students struggling to grasp the complex language? Shakespeare Simplified - Othello Close Reading, Summaries to the rescue! Designed for the abridged Othello unit and/or students with learning disabilities or for whom English is not their first language, these summaries and close readings will allow you to tackle key interactions and plot points quickly and efficiently. Shakespeare’s Othello has been a staple in English classes for years. Lies. Deceit. False accusations. Romance. Murder. This play has it all. What’s included in Othello Close Reading, Summaries: Character map: keep the character relationships straight with this visual. Includes clip art of each character and arrows showing all connections Scene summaries: summaries of each scene provide students with the necessary background for key scene annotations as well as fill in gaps in the action between close reading scenes Close readings (one per act): includes side-by-side original and modern English translations of key lines from one scene in each act Scenes included: 1. Act 1: scene 3, lines 48-73, 171-199 2. Act 2: scene 1, lines 100-166; 214-280 3. Act 3: scene 3, lines 90-170; 193-212 4. Act 4: scene 1, lines 1-48; 64-99; 170-211 5. Act 5: scene 2, lines 1-84; 195-251 fillable PDF: can be uploaded to LMS of choice for online completion suggested answer key

Looking for an engaging way to help students analyze characters in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Mini flip books to the rescue! These A Midsummer Night’s Dream Character Analysis Mini Flip Books will help students not only keep track of all characters, but also provide examples of characterization, theme, and more. A play of unrequited love and mischief, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream has long been a staple in ELA classrooms. Created with the reluctant learner in mind, these mini flip books provide quick and easy practice in analyzing key characters. What’s included in the A Midsummer Night’s Dream Character Analysis Mini Flip Books: Three mini flip books: Main characters, minor characters, and the Players Main characters: ▶ Hermia ▶ Lysander ▶ Helena ▶ Demetrius ▶ Titania ▶ Oberon ▶ Puck Minor characters: ▶ Fairies ▶ Theseus ▶ Hippolyta ▶ Egeus The Players: ▶ Bottom ▶ Quince ▶ Snout ▶ Snug ▶ Flute ▶ Starveling Each A Midsummer Night’s Dream Character Analysis Mini Flip Book includes: Background: What is known about the character Quote Analysis: Choose one quote that best exemplifies the character and analyze for its impact on the text Theme: Explain how the character’s actions help develop the theme Characterization: Provide examples of direct and indirect characterization Characterization: Determine if each character is static, dynamic, round, or flat and explain Easy to assemble. Cut along the dotted lines and then staple pages together along the left margin. Mini flip books are the perfect size for interactive notebooks.

Looking for an engaging, no-prep way to help students track character analysis in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Digital mini flip books to the rescue. These graphic organizers will help students identify character traits and analyze character development. This resource includes three mini flip books: ✸Main characters - Hermia, Lysander, Helena, Demetrius, Titania, Oberon, and Puck ✸ The Players - Bottom, Quince, Snout, Snug, Flute, and Starveling ✸ Minor Characters - Fairies, Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus Each character contains his or her own tab. Students provide evidence of ↪ Background. - What is known about the character (age, relationship to other characters, social status, etc.) ↪ Quote Analysis - Choose one quote that best summarizes the character and analyze for the quote’s impact on the text. ↪ Theme - Examine and explain how the character’s actions help develop the theme. ↪ Characterization - Provide examples of direct and indirect characterization ↪ Static, Dynamic, Round, Flat - Determine which two best describe the character and provide an explanation Includes three versions for each mini flip book: Digital version compatible with Google Slides™ - simply type into the colored text boxes print version fillable PDF version for digital use - clickable tabs and colored text boxes Digital version: Make a copy and add to your Google Drive.™ From there, you can upload the flip books to Classroom, Schoology, or the LMS of your choice. Print version: Easy to assemble. Cut along the dotted lines and then staple pages together along the left margin. Mini flip books are the perfect size to include in interactive notebooks as well - simply attach the back page of the foldable to the corresponding INB page. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of my favorite Shakespeare comedies to teach. The love triangle (square?), unrequited love, parental pressure, jealousy, and more are all topics that resonate with high school students.

Looking for an engaging way to introduce Modernism to your students? This American Literature Movements: Modernism Introduction presentation and visual notes resource is a great addition to any American Literature course. Research shows that students retain more information when visuals are combined with words. The more students make connections between graphics and written notes, the stronger their ability to apply information becomes. This resource was created to provide background knowledge that will be useful as students tackle a staple unit in any American Literature curriculum - Modernism. Visual notes, as well as Cornell notes, are included to take away any prep work and allow students to focus on the material at hand. What’s included in the Modernism American Literature Movements Introduction, Visual Notes: PowerPoint presentation with a timeline of important events and literary works as well as additional information about Imagism, the Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, The Roaring 20s, and The Lost Generation Google Slides version of the presentation PDF version of the presentation - ideal for distributing to absent students 3 versions of student 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 Cornell notes version Interactive ThingLink version - perfect for individual exploration of the topic ➡provides the same information as the PowerPoint, with additional links to external websites and texts Note: Make sure that ThingLink.com is not blocked by your school district if you intend to use the interactive version.

Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech is full of rhetorical devices. Use this mini flipbook to examine and analyze some of these devices. Mini flipbooks are engaging twists on the traditional worksheet. Simply print, cut, and staple. Flipbooks can be used separately or as part of an interactive notebook. Tabs include: ➳ Glossary of rhetorical devices ➳ Rhetorical devices chart: Students close read the speech for various rhetorical devices and analyze the effect of the device on the speech. ➳ Rhetorical pyramid: Complete the rhetorical pyramid using the three appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos ➳ Rhetorical precis: Write a rhetorical precis, or analytical summary, of the speech. A format is provided. ➳SOAPSTone analysis chart

Looking for an engaging way to help students track character analysis in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet? Mini flip books to the rescue. These graphic organizers will help students identify character traits and analyze character development. This resource includes two mini flip books: ✸Main characters - Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio, Friar, Nurse ✸ Minor Characters - Benvolio, Montague, Lady Montague, Capulet, Lady Capulet, Prince Each character contains his or her own tab. Students provide evidence of ↪ Background. - What is known about the character (age, relationship to other characters, social status, etc.) ↪ Quote Analysis - Choose one quote that best summarizes the character and analyze for the quote’s impact on the text. ↪ Theme - Examine and explain how the character’s actions help develop the theme. ↪ Characterization - Provide examples of direct and indirect characterization ↪ Static, Dynamic, Round, Flat - Determine which two best describe the character and provide an explanation Includes three versions for each mini flip book: Digital version compatible with Google Slides™ - simply type into the colored text boxes print version fillable PDF version for digital use - clickable tabs and colored text boxes Digital version: Make a copy and add to your Google Drive.™ From there, you can upload the flip books to Classroom, Schoology, or the LMS of your choice. Print version: Easy to assemble. Cut along the dotted lines and then staple pages together along the left margin. Mini flip books are the perfect size to include in interactive notebooks as well - simply attach the back page of the foldable to the corresponding INB page. Romeo and Juliet is a staple in many ELA curriculums. Forbidden love. Parental pressure. Irrational decisions. All topics high school students identify with.

Looking for an engaging way to introduce Post-Modernism to your students? This American Literary Periods: Contemporary, Post-Modernism Introduction presentation and visual notes resource is a great addition to any American Literature course. Research shows that students retain more information when visuals are combined with words. The more students make connections between graphics and written notes, the stronger their ability to apply information becomes. This resource was created to provide background knowledge that will be useful as students tackle a staple unit in any American Literature curriculum - Post-Modernism. Visual notes, as well as Cornell notes, are included to take away any prep work and allow students to focus on the material at hand. What’s included in the Contemporary, Post-Modernism American Literature Introduction, Visual Notes: PowerPoint presentation with a timeline of important events and literary works as well as additional information about origins and characteristics, McCarthyism/“The Red Scare”, theKorean War, key political moments, and national emergencies. Google Slides version of the presentation PDF version of the presentation - ideal for distributing to absent students 3 versions of student 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 Cornell notes version Interactive ThingLink version - perfect for individual exploration of the topic ➡provides the same information as the PowerPoint, with additional links to external websites and texts Note: Make sure that ThingLink.com is not blocked by your school district if you intend to use the interactive version.

Looking for an engaging way to introduce the Colonialism Literary Period to your students? This American Literary Periods: Colonialism introduction presentation and visual notes resource is a great addition to any American Literature course. Research shows that students retain more information when visuals are combined with words. The more students make connections between graphics and written notes, the stronger their ability to apply information becomes. This resource was created to provide background knowledge that will be useful as students tackle what is typically the first unit in American Literature curriculum - Puritan writings. Visual notes as well as Cornell notes are included to away any prep work and allow students to focus on the material at hand. Included in this resource: PowerPoint presentation with a timeline of important events as well as additional information about Puritan writings, The Salem Witch Trials, and more. 3 versions of student 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 Cornell notes version interactive ThingLink version - perfect for individual exploration of the topic provides the same information as the PowerPoint, with additional links to external websites and texts Note: Make sure that ThingLink.com is not blocked by your school district if you intend to use the interactive version. Need a Google Slides compatible version? Simply upload the PowerPoint to Google Slides. 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.

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

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

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 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. 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. Task 6: Cryptogram -> Use clues gathered throughout the other tasks to decipher an encrypted message. What’s included: 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

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.

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.

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

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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

This resource includes everything you need to teach one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous short stories - “The Fall of the House of Usher”. One of the masters of the Gothic literature genre, Poe is often a staple in English literature courses. His short story “The Fall of the House of Usher” - a tale of an isolated family and a decaying house - is a perfect introduction to this genre. This resource can be used as a stand-alone lesson or as part of larger short stories and/or Gothic literature units. Don’t have time to cover everything? Use the handouts that align with the focus of your unit. Included in this resource: ❊ Suggested lesson plan ❊ Edgar Allan Poe introduction Prezi (including a link, offline version, and PDF version - for those inevitable days when technology doesn’t work) ❊ Prezi guided notes ❊ Vocabulary handouts: 3 different handouts that cover 10 words from the text → Context Clues: Students use context clues to determine the meaning of the words and then compare their definitions to the actual definitions → Exercises: Match the vocabulary words to their synonyms; complete the sentences using the correct vocabulary word; write a paragraph using the vocabulary words → Quiz: Match vocabulary words and definitions; choose the correct word for provided synonyms; write an original paragraph using the vocabulary words ❊ Five key focus handouts: →Plot: answer plot-based questions and complete a plot diagram → Symbolism: review six symbols and provide an explanation of the symbol. Then, write a short paragraph describing Poe’s use of symbolism. → Narrator Reliability: Review traits of reliable and unreliable then determine which the narrator of “The Fall of the House of Usher” is → Gothic Elements: Review elements of Gothic literature and find examples of each within the text → Topics and Themes: Examine how the text treats seven topics; create a thematic statement; complete a theme development paragraph (includes scaffolded and non-scaffolded versions) ❊ Writing Extensions ❊ Two grammar focus handouts: → Sentence Types: Review the four types of sentences; determine the type of sentence for ten excerpts from text; mark independent and dependent clauses. → Parallelism: Review parallelism and four types of parallelism problems. Identify parallelism in five excerpts. Rewrite three sentences without parallelism. ❊ Suggested answer key This resource includes both a print (PDF) and a digital copy of the materials. To access the digital versions, make a copy of the Google Slides presentation and the Google Forms vocabulary quiz. Then, share with your students or upload them to the LMS of your choice.

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.

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.

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.