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.		Scoring Rubric: Response to Literature The organization, elements of response to literature writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...
"The Black Cat" Play & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allen Poe's play "The Black Cat," then analyze the play with a...		Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...
Scoring Rubric: Summary The organization, elements of summaries, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written...		The Hobbit Teacher's Guide Examine the use of verse in Tolkien's The Hobbit through riddles and rhymes. This...
Scoring Rubric: Narrative Based on Personal Experiences The organization, elements of narration, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written...		Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage,...		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...
A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide Preparation assignments, group discussion questions about lynching and civil rights, and many...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
The Kite Runner Study Guide Educate students about Afghanistan's history and culture through the pre-reading activities in...		The House on Mango Street Writing Activity Students will use this graphic organizer to compare themselves to the main character in The...
Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.		The Miracle Worker -- The Challenge Helen Keller faced a great challenge in her life. On this worksheet to go with The Miracle...