The following presentation was designed for 12th grade students. It defines and gives different examples of sonnets. It also includes a flow chart to help students decide whether or not a poem is a sonnet.

This resource pack includes five games: Jeopardy template, Baseball, Race Car Game, Hangman and Snowman (a version of Hangman for younger ages). All games are in a PowerPoint format and include rules for the students as well as directions for the teacher. These templates can be easily modified to suit any given assignment or review.

This unit was designed for high school students who are studying folktales. It includes a lesson plan (with common core standards), a PowerPoint presentation, a rubric for assessment, and modifications for the assignment (note-taking guide and example of a folktale with hyperlinks to the definition of words that might be difficult for those reading below grade level or for English Language Learners)

This resource is intended for high school students and would work well in a 12th grade Government class or a 12th grade English class. This Common Core aligned resource includes a lesson plan, direction for the research project, a PowerPoint concerning the project, and a step-by-step look at a current foreign issue. Also included is a Rubric based on Common Core Standards.

This resource pack for "The Gift of the Magi" is common core aligned. It includes a unit overview, a PowerPoint introduction to the story, a PowerPoint lesson over the parts of a story (with a writing prompt for a short story assignment), and a characterization identification activity. It also includes a copy of the short story with side notes and reading guide questions. This copy of the story has hyperlinks with pictures and background information that might be useful to some students (such as ESL students).

This resource is intended to be used with students who are learning how to explicate a poem. It includes a PowerPoint presentation, a note-taking guide for students who might need this accommodation, and a Poetry Explication Activity (with an answer key).

This resource is aligned with the Common Core. It includes a PowerPoint Presentation, an Overview, and a Step-by-Step writing guided for students who need this accommodation.

This handy resource of 160 writing prompts are intended for use with middle school students. The prompts are arranged by month and allow for persuasive, descriptive and creative writing. The PowerPoint also has plenty of photographs to stimulate student writing.

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and activity cards. It was designed for high school students who were about to begin studying literature from the Medieval period. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to define and give examples of syllogisms, identify the four humours and resulting personality types, and be able to define and use four SAT words. This lesson was used in cooperative groups.

This WebQuest is designed for high school students who are about to read Go Set a Watchman. It is intended to provide historical background for the novel to help students better understand the actions of the characters. It includes a lesson overview with a list of the Common Core standards that are addressed during the lesson.

This essay assignment is intended for high school students and to be taught at the beginning of the school year. It is a great way to get to know your students' background and their writing abilities. This resource includes a PowerPoint Presentation, an Overview of the lesson (with Common Core Standards), and a modified essay activity (step-by-step writing guide and an essay template).

The Persuasive Writing unit includes: a unit overview (aligned to Common Core Standards), four PowerPoint presentations (Rhetorical Devices, Logical Fallacies, the Writing Process, and the Mini-Research paper), note-taking guides for students who need this accommodation, and a collaborative assignment and an individual assignment over logical fallacies.

This novel unit for Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman is intended for older students (high school) who have read To Kill a Mockingbird. It provides a Unit Overview (that is aligned to the Common Core), a PowerPoint Presentation that introduces the novel, a vocabulary list, a reader's log, the prompt for a literary analysis assignment and a research project. This unit also includes a rubric for each assignment.

This presentation gives a definition and very brief history of Literary Criticism. It is intended as an introduction to a literary analysis using archetypes. The intended audience is high school students grade 9-12.

This activity should be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint presentation on the King James Version of the Bible. It is intended for 12th grade students in a British Literature class. It can be used with all students, but it was designed as a modification to the lesson for students who needed assistance with taking notes.

This Jeopardy game is intended as a review before a unit exam. The unit included Shakespeare, Sonnets, Macbeth, and the Research process. It was used in a 12th grade class, but it can be used with any middle school or high school class. Jeopardy games are fun for students, but tedious to make. Once created, however, it can be modified to suit any unit of study.

This PowerPoint presentation is an introduction to Chopin's short story, "Désirée’s Baby." It was used with students in a college level Freshmen English Class. It could be used with older students at the high school level.

This PowerPoint presentation is an introduction to Chopin's short story, "Désirée’s Baby." It was used with students in a college level Freshmen English Class. It could be used with older students at the high school level.

This presentation gives a definition and very brief history of Literary Criticism. It is intended as an introduction to a literary analysis using archetypes. The intended audience is high school students grade 9-12.

This Jeopardy game is intended as a review before a unit exam. The unit included Shakespeare, Sonnets, Macbeth, and the Research process. It was used in a 12th grade class, but it can be used with any middle school or high school class. Jeopardy games are fun for students, but tedious to make. Once created, however, it can be modified to suit any unit of study.