Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.		Musical Roots Teach the relationship of today's pop vocal music and other American vocal genres.
Seeing Logic in Analogies Students will practice using analogies and interpreting them.		Popular Music Research Form Extra credit project for the lesson Musical Roots.
Heart Training Range (Part 3 of 3) Use this printable explains how to identify the appropriate heart rate for various exercise...		"The Raven" Poem & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson...
Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.		"The Black Cat" Play & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allen Poe's play "The Black Cat," then analyze the play with a...
Getting to Know Your Students Get to know new students through icebreakers, name games, and first-day celebrations. Our...		Pilgrims Meet the New World Students practice map-reading skills by analyzing a printable map showing the landing of the...
The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Lists & Quizzes Use this vocabulary list and chapter-specific vocabulary quizzes to test students' knowledge of...		Common Characteristics of Young Smokers This printable gives the physical, sociological, and emotional characteristics of young...
Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.		Log for Studying Commercials By tracking television commercials, students will learn about ad positioning and targeting.
Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.		The Effects of Tobacco Use The effects of tobacco use on the user and nonuser are listed.
"The Monkey's Paw" Short Story & Activities Read the full text of W.W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw," then analyze the story with...		Create an Ad Students create an ad by using one or more of the common advertising techniques described in...
Music and Interdisciplinary Connections Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.		Advertising Techniques Commonly used advertising techniques (humor, testimonial, etc.) are explored in this activity.