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

Teaching Chaucer’s influential The Canterbury Tales? Looking for a visually appealing and engaging way to keep track of the pilgrims mentioned in the Prologue? The Canterbury Tales Character Graphic Organizers are perfect for you. This resource was created to provide students a way to track the different pilgrims described in the Prologue. Students will provide a physical description, characteristics, historical role, and class for each character. Research shows that students retain more information when they are able to incorporate both written and visual cues. These graphic organizers provide students the ability to do this through visually appealing text boxes and character outlines that can be colored in. The Canterbury Tales Character Graphic Organizers include: Full page organizer for 20 pilgrims PDF version with black and white and colored versions Also fillable to allow for digital completion Digital version (compatible with Google Slides) Perfect for small groups or independent practice. Assign each student/group a pilgrim to complete and teach to the class. Note: The digital version of this resource requires students to have a Google account. You will be asked to make a copy of the slides to add to your own Google account. From there you can share via the LMS of your choice. 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.