Through their interpretation of primary documents that reflect Victorian ideals, students can …
Through their interpretation of primary documents that reflect Victorian ideals, students can learn the cultural expectations for and limitations placed on Victorian women and then contemplate the writer Charlotte Brontes position in that context. Then, through an examination of the opening chapters of Jane Eyre, students will evaluate Jane's status as an unconventional Victorian heroine.
Students are introduced to Old English and the poetic devices of alliteration, …
Students are introduced to Old English and the poetic devices of alliteration, kenning, and compounding in preparation for reading the epic poem "Beowulf".
This resource is an introduction to William ShakespeareŐs tragic play, "The Tragedy …
This resource is an introduction to William ShakespeareŐs tragic play, "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar", through the study of universal themes using multiple-perspective investigations of betrayal scenarios.
This collection of free, authoritative source information about the history, politics, geography, …
This collection of free, authoritative source information about the history, politics, geography, and culture of many states and territories has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Our Teacher's Guide provides compelling questions, links to humanities organizations and local projects, and research activity ideas for integrating local history into humanities courses.
What makes a superhero super? By comparing popular culture superheroes with heroic …
What makes a superhero super? By comparing popular culture superheroes with heroic characters in childrenŐs literature, students learn to think critically about character traits, and consider how cultural perspectives influence the kinds of heroes we choose.
Students align original FSA photographs from the 1930s and the author's own …
Students align original FSA photographs from the 1930s and the author's own journal entries, to trace parallel elements John Steinbeck then incorporated into passages in The Grapes of Wrath.
Students create a persuasive case calling for the adoption of a particular …
Students create a persuasive case calling for the adoption of a particular young adult literature title into their schools language arts curriculum by writing letters or speeches.
In this curriculum unit, students will explore how Chopin stages the possible …
In this curriculum unit, students will explore how Chopin stages the possible roles for women in Edna's time and culture through the examples of other characters in the novella.
This lesson focuses on character analysis throughout William Golding's novel Lord of …
This lesson focuses on character analysis throughout William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies. While contemplating both direct and indirect characterization techniques, students will be able to consider how characterization builds relationships among the boys in the novel.
Published in 1929, "The Sound and the Fury" is often referred to …
Published in 1929, "The Sound and the Fury" is often referred to as William Faulkner's first work of genius. Faulkner's style is characterized by frequent time shifts, narrator shifts, unconventional punctuation and sentence structure, as well as a stream-of-consciousness technique that reveals the inner thoughts of characters to the reader. This curriculum unit will examine narrative structure and time, narrative voice/point of view, and symbolism throughout "The Sound and the Fury."
Reading Emily Dickinson's letters alongside her poems helps students to better appreciate …
Reading Emily Dickinson's letters alongside her poems helps students to better appreciate a remarkable voice in American literature, grasp how Dickinson perceived herself and her poetry, and perhaps most relevant to their own endeavors consider the ways in which a writer constructs a "supposed person."
Curriculum unit of three lessons explores Williams's use of expressionism to more …
Curriculum unit of three lessons explores Williams's use of expressionism to more fully comprehend the theatrical devices and themes in The Glass Menagerie. In Lesson 1, students identify and explicate Williams' expressionist techniques.
This lesson allow students to explore the forces that prompted the literary …
This lesson allow students to explore the forces that prompted the literary modernism movement, specifically focusing on modernist poetry. By allowing students to explore the movement independently, they will also be able to develop research and inquiry skills.
Lesson 2 is a study of symbols in William Golding's novel "Lord …
Lesson 2 is a study of symbols in William Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies." After reviewing the general concept of symbolism, students focus on four of the most dominant symbols that permeate the novel: the island itself; the conch; the Lord of the Flies effigy; fire.
In this triumph of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude chronicles …
In this triumph of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude chronicles a century of the remarkable BuendÃa family's history in the fictional Colombian town of Macondo. The three lessons presented here explore the fantastic elements of this imaginary world, the real history that lies behind them, and GarcÃa Márquez's own philosophical musings on writing about Latin America.
This lesson prompts students to think about a poem's speaker within the …
This lesson prompts students to think about a poem's speaker within the larger context of modernist poetry. First, students will review the role of the speaker in two poems of the Romanticism period before focusing on the differences in Wallace Stevens' modernist"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.
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