Twelfth graders rewrite a story in a different format to understand the effects of the author's style. In this writing style activity, 12th graders read Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and rewrite the...

Ninth graders write a continuation of the book The Giver. In this novel writing instructional activity, 9th graders read the book and discussed the way Lois Lowry wrote the book. Students answer questions about the novel and write an...

Tenth graders read the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and complete characterization activities. For this characterization lesson, 10th graders work in tiers to examine the text for evidence about the way Dickens uses the...