The Omnivore's Dilemma Teacher's Guide Get a fresh perspective on what we eat with this teacher's guide to Michael Pollan's The...		Scoring Rubric: Resume and Cover Letter The organization, elements of resume and cover letter writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...
Independent Reading Guide: Short Story Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of short stories, their responses...		Persuasive Essay Rubric I Distribute a rubric that focuses on how to write a successful persuasive essay. Click here for...
Short Story Rubric Use this short story rubric to revise and edit creative writing.		"I'm Thankful for . . ." Give thanks with this printable music activity. Children will write a poem about something they...
"The Black Cat" Play & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allen Poe's play "The Black Cat," then analyze the play with a...		Scoring Rubric: Response to Literature The organization, elements of response to literature writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...
Scoring Rubric: Summary The organization, elements of summaries, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written...		Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...
Scoring Rubric: Narrative Based on Personal Experiences The organization, elements of narration, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written...		We Beat the Street Discussion Guide Provoke students' thoughts on peer pressure, friendship, and their goals in life with...
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage,...		The Hobbit Teacher's Guide Examine the use of verse in Tolkien's The Hobbit through riddles and rhymes. This...
A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide Preparation assignments, group discussion questions about lynching and civil rights, and many...		Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...
The Kite Runner Study Guide Educate students about Afghanistan's history and culture through the pre-reading activities in...		Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Teacher's Guide Use the lesson planning resources in this printable guide to Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in...
Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.