Curated from ACT, SAT, and “words all high schoolers need to know” lists, this resource contains everything you need to teach vocabulary for the entire year. Included: ✺ 90- slide PowerPoint presentation - one slide per word ✺ Two versions of student handouts: Version A is more visually appealing, while Version B is more streamlined for visually impaired students or those who struggle with over-stimulation ✺ List quizzes and answer keys ✺ Cards to use for word wall ✺ Instructions (written and visual) on printing certain pages of the PDF or uploading the PowerPoint presentation to Google Slides™ ✺ One giant (206 page) PDF with all files as well as individual files for each list

Teaching Hawthorne’s famous “Rappaccini’s Daughter”? Use this resource as a stand-alone lesson or as part of a larger short stories unit. Students will complete a variety of activities to help deeper their understanding of this work. Included: ☆ Vocabulary exercises - using context; matching synonyms; and sentence completion ☆ Reading comprehension questions ☆ Character development ☆ Allegory - explore the allegorical connection between the story and the Garden of Eden ☆ Allusions ☆ Conflict - Students read four excerpts, then determine and explain the conflict ☆ Guilty or Not Guilty? - Is Professor Baglioni responsible for Beatrice’s death? ☆Gothic elements - Students identify Gothic and anti-Gothic elements in the text

This resource includes everything you need to teach one of Nathaniel Hawthorne’smost famous short stories - “The Birthmark”. One of the masters of the Gothic literature genre, Hawthorne is often a staple in English literature courses. His short story “The Birthmark” - a cautionary tale of the consequences of seeking perfection - is a perfect introduction to this genre. This resource can be used as a stand-alone lesson or as part of a larger short stories and/or Gothic literature unit. 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 ❊ American Gothicism and Nathaniel Hawthorne introduction PowerPoint ❊ 2 versions of guided notes ❊ Vocabulary handouts: 3 different handouts that cover 12 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 → Characterization: Review direct and indirect characterization. Examine four excerpts, determining which type of characterization is used and explaining what it reveals. Includes handout for Aylmer and Georgiana → Symbolism: review four symbols and provide an explanation of the symbol. Then, write a short paragraph describing Hawthorne’s use of symbolism. → Gothic Elements: Determine which Gothic elements are present. Write a paragraph arguing whether or not “The Birthmark” should be considered a Gothic text. → Topics and Themes: Examine how the text treats five topics; create a thematic statement; complete a theme development paragraph (includes scaffolded and non-scaffolded versions) ❊ 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