Young scholars discuss areas of ambiguity in Julius Caesar and analyze the language as a tool to illustrate complex desires. In this Shakespeare lesson, students define subtext and use a neutral scene to act out subtext. Young scholars...

Students analyze a chapter from the assigned book they are reading.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read chapter four from Freckle Juice by Judy Blume, and discuss the main character, Andrew.  Students complete...

Students investigate storytelling elements by writing their own fiction stories.  In this creative writing activity, students listen as the teacher reads a fictional story.  Students analyze the lack of rules in the story and...

Students investigate writing techniques by analyzing 2 stories written by Edgar Allen Poe.  In this language arts activity, students choose two Edgar Allen Poe short stories to read and take notes on the setting, theme, characters...

High schoolers interpret scenes from a novel they are reading. For this literature lesson, students select scenes from The Stone Cutter to perform for their classmates. High schoolers should attempt to recreate the emotions that...

In this The Three Musketeers worksheet, learners analyze the novel as they answer study questions about the theme, plot, and characters of The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas.

For this The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman worksheet, students discuss the importance of the editor's introduction, Tee Bob's death, and Albert Cluveau. Students then analyze the importance of names, Jane's conversion to religion,...

In this The Brothers Karamazov worksheet, students analyze the plot, characters, theme, and details of the novel as they answer study questions and compose essays.

In this The Catcher in the Rye worksheet, students analyze the plot and characters of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.  The worksheet includes 3 study questions and 5 essay questions.

In this study guide activity, students analyze the plot, characters, and structural devices used in The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy.

In this writing worksheet, students analyze the characters, plot, and details of The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. This worksheet includes both essay and study questions.

Students read and discuss the book, The House On Mango Street. They debate the concept of marriage, discuss the characters, and analyze key concepts of the book.

Students their personal reactions to issues of family relationships in light of the the plot, characterization, and themes of the play. They analyze the characters of Hamlet on an emotional level not just intellectual.

Students read and analyze the twelve short stories in the novel "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." They create their own detective that has to solve a new kind of crime, and write and edit a short story with their original detective as...

Young scholars continue to read Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. In groups, they analyze the different metaphysical aspects of the ring and discuss the characters use of power in the story. As a class, they examine Frodo's reasoning for...

In this Carrie's War worksheet, students analyze each chapter through word level, sentence level, and text level evaluations for ten chapters. Students respond to short answer questions about six characters in the book.

In this literature worksheet, students analyze 7 scrambled words that are characters or vocabulary related to the book Charlotte's Web. Students unscramble these words and write them on the lines inside the pig shape.

In this literature and language arts worksheet, students analyze 12 words that pertain to the book Charlotte's Web. Students find the words and names of characters in the pig-shaped word search puzzle.

In this fables worksheet, students learn about the different parts of a fable. They learn how to retell a story, analyze the characters, identify the moral and dramatize the story.

Work with your class to fill out this Venn diagram. Pupils can compare and contrast any two things and then write a short paragraph about the relationship demonstrated in their diagram.

Middle schoolers complete various activities linked to several stories and movies, to reinforce the concept of theme in a story.

Fourth graders identify the character traits of Peter in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. They find quotations in the story that illlustrate the traits. Students use Kidspiration to write their reports on a template.

Students study folk tales and moral lessons from cultures around the world. In this character traits lesson, students study moral lessons through the character traits in various cultures folk tales. Students complete 11 activities...

Seventh graders examine various stories that have a Cinderella theme.  In this Language Arts lesson, 7th graders compare and contrast stories.  Students write various journal assignments in regards to the stories.