You're busy and I don't want to waste your time, so I'm going to give you a sonnet lesson plan pdf right at the start. It's a good exercise for helping students understand meter and the importance of word choice. Key Points … [Read more...]
Teaching Poetry: Examples of Rhythm and Meter in Poetry Lesson Resource
April 17, 2017 By Leave a Comment
“Wild Nights - Wild Nights!” A Poem by Emily Dickinson Lesson Plan for National Poetry Month
April 13, 2017 By Leave a Comment
If your idea of a wild night involves reviewing poetry lesson plans, then get a life. If you need a quick poem that might grab the attention of teenagers and a nifty lesson plan to go with it, get this lesson … [Read more...]
Sound Devices Lesson Plan
April 13, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Hey! It's National Poetry Month!This chart will accomplish your objectives with just about any poem involving sound devices: Sound Devices in Poetry. Key Points When Teaching Sound Devices in PoetryThere are levels … [Read more...]
Imagery Lesson Plan: Poets for Teaching Imagery
April 12, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Students need more than the definition of imagery to really get it. Understanding imagery involves interpreting and analyzing the author's purpose for using a specific image or set of images. Good poetry centers around … [Read more...]
Use Edgar Allan Poe Quotes to Help Teach Poe’s Short Stories
October 4, 2016 By Leave a Comment
It's October, which means tons of high school and middle school students will read stories by Edgar Allan Poe.Of course, you can teach these stories any time of year. I always reserved February for Poe, with a little … [Read more...]
Alternative 2016 Presidential Candidates from Literature
September 28, 2016 By Leave a Comment
I'm not going to tell you who to vote for. That's not what I do here at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com. Nor will I tell you who I'm voting for—you don't care.I do know this. We could do worse. Alternative 2016 Presidential … [Read more...]
Point of View Lesson Plans and Five More Short Stories for Teaching Point of View in Literature
September 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment
My "Secret Life of Walter Mitty" lesson plans were a big hit. The world's greatest teachers came from throughout the world to congratulate me. Then I dusted off some point of view lesson plans I borrowed from the guy who'd … [Read more...]
American Literature: Colonial Period, 1607-1783
August 31, 2016 By Leave a Comment
If you're like me, you spend hours contemplating the colonial period in American History from an historical perspective. But there's a literary perspective as well.In fact, if you're a teacher of American Literature, … [Read more...]
Short Story Lesson Plans: Underrated Short Stories for High School or Middle School
July 25, 2016 By 2 Comments
At the little living-room desk Mr. Boringnecke rolled two sheets of flimsy and a heavier top sheet, carbon paper containing lesson plans for short stories his classes hated. Then, from the short hallway at his back, he heard … [Read more...]
“Through the Tunnel” Lesson Plans to Get You Through the Day
May 24, 2016 By Leave a Comment
If you're in a hurry and are just looking for a handout and lesson plan, here you go. Just come back and read the rest later. You're sure to be enamored with my charm and wit.Personal Tunnels Character Activity … [Read more...]
