This To Kill a Mockingbird Anticipation Guide (PDF handout) prepares students to engage with Harper Lee’s masterpiece. Activate prior knowledge, preview important theme subjects, create interest, and set a purpose for reading. Click the file link to print or download. The most important topics are on the first page. If you… Read More »TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Anticipation Guide
Here are some Warriors Don’t Cry essay prompts that you can use with the memoir. I have organized them into three categories: comprehension, literary analysis, and historical context. Warriors Don’t Cry essay prompts: comprehension Sometimes you simply want students to reflect on what they read. For example, if you are… Read More »Warriors Don’t Cry Essay Prompts
Warrior’s Don’t Cry helps young people relate to the Civil Rights Movement on a personal level. Start with one or more Warriors Don’t Cry pre-reading activities to prime students for the content and themes. The Warriors Don’t Cry Anticipation Guide that follows is a practical and meaningful introduction to key… Read More »Warriors Don’t Cry Anticipation Guide
Warrior’s Don’t Cry (abridged version by Melba Pattillo Beals) gives students a personal view of the struggle to end segregation through a powerful memoir. The reading level of Warriors Don’t Cry makes it appropriate for both middle and upper grades. Warriors Don’t Cry reading level by the numbers: Lexile level:… Read More »Warriors Don’t Cry Reading Level
Teaching Frankenstein in high school ELA requires a practical structure. The unit plan below breaks the novel into four readings, with three lesson plans per reading. Pre-reading and post-reading lessons frame the unit on both ends. Whether you are teaching AP students or developing readers, the structure applies. Unit overview:… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Unit Plan and Lesson Plans for High School ELA
This Frankenstein unit test is designed for grades 9–12 ELA. It covers comprehension, literary knowledge and analysis, short response, and essay prompts. The free 37-item test is available to print or download. The full test maker includes 118 questions, a customizable Word file, and an answer key. A Frankenstein reading… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Unit Test — Free PDF
These Frankenstein discussion questions are designed for grades 9–12 ELA. The 60 questions below are organized into four reading sets that align with the standard four-part reading schedule. A whole-novel set and six essential questions follow for end-of-unit discussion and Socratic seminar. Pre-reading Discussion Questions for Frankenstein The Frankenstein anticipation… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Discussion Questions for High School ELA
This Frankenstein anticipation guide prepares students to read the original novel by Mary Shelley. It activates prior knowledge, engages students with the novel’s key theme subjects, and sets a purpose for reading before the first page. Grades 9–12 ELA. Before you grab the PDF, two resources worth knowing about: →… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Anticipation Guide — Free PDF
This is my recommended Frankenstein reading schedule for high school ELA. The novel breaks cleanly into four parts, each with enough plot, character development, and thematic material to anchor a week of instruction. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley runs approximately 80,000 words across 24 chapters plus four introductory letters. It is… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Reading Schedule (4 parts)
This page covers two separate White Fang assessments: a whole-book reading test and five reading quizzes aligned to the unit reading schedule. Both include free PDFs and cut-and-paste question lists. The customizable DOCX files and answer keys are also available. Jump to the section you need: White Fang Reading Test… Read More »WHITE FANG Reading Test and Comprehension Quizzes — Free PDF Downloads
Jack London published White Fang in 1906 as a companion piece to The Call of the Wild, telling the same Yukon Territory story in reverse. Where The Call of the Wild follows a domesticated dog returning to wildness, White Fang follows a wild wolf-dog learning to trust humanity. The novel… Read More »WHITE FANG Unit Plan
Assessment can take many forms. Here are 31 Huckleberry Finn Assessment ideas for your classroom. Huckleberry Finn assessment ideas in three types: Culminating Tasks (essays, presentations, and projects that directly assess mastery of key unit standards) Extension Tasks (activities that connect to the novel but extend to skills like creative writing, performance, or… Read More »31 Huckleberry Finn Assessment Ideas
Touching Spirit Bear offers accessibility, high interest, and thought-provoking lessons. Reading quizzes are a must to ensure that students are reading regularly, developing as readers, and engaging in lessons.
11 Huckleberry Finn pre-reading activities to help you start your unit.
This Huckleberry Finn unit plan covers six weeks of instruction for grades 9–12. Each week pairs a reading assignment with a reading quiz and multiple lesson options: a main lesson and two or three additional lessons targeting different standards. The unit includes a pre-reading lesson on the novel’s controversies, fourteen… Read More »HUCKLEBERRY FINN Unit Plan for High School