Are you looking for extension activities for literature lessons, or perhaps overall ELA extension activities? Below, I’ve included a massive list of ideas for classroom activities for teaching literature. Sometimes,…
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Short Story Lesson Plans
Looking for short story lesson plans and short story activities? You can easily add a sprinkling of these stories to your curriculum. If you are looking for ideas for how…
Reading with High School Students
Reading with high school students? I asked an expert about engagement, basic ideas, and reading skills for high school students. I took *zero* classes in college or graduate school that…
Connecting Grammar and Literature
‘Connecting Grammar and Literature’ is part six of a ten-part series covering grammar in middle school and high school English classes. Start with part one and follow the links to the…
Enhance Your Animal Farm Unit with Interactive Activities
Enhance your Animal Farm unit with interactive activities. Engaging Activities to Elevate Your Animal Farm Unit Animal Farm is a book that I could teach half asleep. (Not that I…
Setting Activities for Any Novel
Looking for setting activities, a way to discuss or study the setting of a story during literary analysis? The setting of a novel or short story is important, but sometimes…
The Hunger Games Lesson Plan Ideas
Are you looking for The Hunger Games lesson plan ideas? I have taught the famous novel as well as Catching Fire and Mockingjay—all multiple times. Each chapter ends with a…
Boost Reading Comprehension: Before Reading Activities
Pre-reading activities for older students? Yes. These reading activities for high school students can be used with any piece of literature and build terrific anticipatory sets. Getting students thinking about…
Characterization Activities for any Literature Study
15 Characterization Activities for Literature Study Analyzing characters could be my favorite part of literature exploration. Wondering what make a character tick, looking at foreshadowing in regards to his actions,…
Diving Into Novel Activities: Unlocking Reading Potential
Novel activities for student choice, helping comprehension, engagement. . . Sometimes a teacher needs a selection of quick, go-to novel activities. A lesson plan can be perfect, but students may…