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Americanah and Purple Hibiscus Free Materials

This blog features free analysis activities for Americanah and Purple Hibiscus.

Free Resources for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Free resources and handouts for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. Characterization in Absolutely True Diary. Vocabulary.

Teaching the AP Language and Composition Rhetorical Analysis Essay

Tips on how to teach the AP Language & Composition rhetorical analysis essay.

Free AP Synthesis Essay Materials

These are free AP Lang & Comp synthesis essay materials. There are handouts with the essay steps, prompts and visual analysis materials.

Free AP Open Essay Materials

Free handouts and PowerPoints to help you teach the open essay to your AP Lang & Comp students! Introductory argumentation materials as well

Nature Materials for AP Lang & Comp

These are materials for a nature unit that I used to do in AP Lang & Comp. There are article and book suggestions and Thoreau handouts.

Civil Disobedience Materials for AP Lang & Comp

These are free materials for Thoreau's "On Civil Disobedience." There are discussion questions, vocabulary practice and a socratic seminar.

Civil Rights Then & Now-AP Lang Materials

These are some materials that I used for an AP "Now & Then" civil rights unit.

Politics, Logical Fallacies, and Appeals

These are materials that I used with my AP Language & Composition class to teach logical fallacies and ethos, pathos, logos.

Free AP Language & Composition Unit: What is Success?

Free AP Lang & Comp Unit about the definition of success. Features nonfiction pieces, vocabulary, and analysis activities.

Into The Wild Unit for AP Lang & Comp

This is a free unit for Into the Wild for AP Language & Composition. The writing portion focuses on the rhetorical analysis essay.

Free 12 Angry Men Unit

Free 12 Angry Men Unit. Free handouts for 12 Angry Men. Free character charts for 12 Angry Men. Free activities for 12 Angry Men. Vocabulary

Gender Stereotype Unit

This unit was meant to help students explore gender stereotypes and learn about the rhetorical analysis essay. It was my first (and...

School Renaming Unit

This is a free mini unit about school renaming. I used it at the start of my AP Lang & Comp class one year.

Satire Lesson for AP Lang & Comp

This is a satire lesson that I used to do with my AP Language and Composition students. Satire is hard for them to pinpoint on their own.

Research Presentation Unit for AP Lang and Comp

These are materials I used to teach a research presentation unit to my AP Language & Composition kids.

How to Start AP Language & Composition

Ideas on how to start the first few weeks of AP Language & Composition. Beginning of year surveys and diagnostics. Intro to rhetoric.

Amazing LGBTQ+ Reads for Young People

This blog lists a few of my favorite LGBTQ+ reads for young adults.

Teenage Experience Choice Book Unit

This blog features free materials that I used for a "teenage experience" choice book unit.

Poetry Activities for Pre-AP Students

These are poetry materials that I used with my Pre-AP and Pre-IB students. There are timed essays, handouts, and activities.

Free Resources for Julius Caesar

Teaching Julius Caesar was part of the 10th grade curriculum. I liked teaching the first three acts, and because we were always pressed...

Books & Texts That Connect to The Poet X

I have come across a few great books that connect to The Poet X. Instead of tacking them on to the end of my Poet X posts, I decided...

Free Materials for Catcher in the Rye

This post has a lot of free resources to teach Catcher in the Rye, including prereading activities, reading quizzes, and analysis packets.

Free Resources for 1984

This blog has a lot of helpful and free resources for 1984: Pre-reading activities, vocabulary, analysis handouts, satire handouts,

Free Materials for Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down

Free resources to teach Jason Reynold's Long Way Down. Includes literary device analysis, graphic organizers, PowerPoints and journals.

Free Early American Literature Materials (AP Lang)

These are resources I used the first time I tried to teach AP Language & Comp mixed with the American literature. PowerPoints and analysis.

General Essay Writing-5 Paragraph Essay

These are general essay writing materials that I used to help my kids learn how to write the 5-paragraph essay.

9th Grade Reading Extension Unit

These are some books that I would have kids read at the end of the year to give them some choice and/or build on the classics we had read.

Research Paper Materials

These are handouts that I used while trying to walk kids through research papers. More to come.

Free Creative Writing Materials

These are materials I would use when I wanted kids to write about a topic of their choice.

Free American Literature Resources (Grade Level)

These are materials that I used to teach American Literature to grade-level 11th graders. There are handouts, PowerPoints, and a few quizzes

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (+ other odds & ends)

This blog has some resources I used with Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde as well as a few small reading quizzes for other books.

Independent Reading Materials

These are materials that I have used to try and track and assess independent reading in my classroom.

Grammar Material

This blog features grammar handouts and PowerPoints for grades 8-12. There are handouts for parts of speech, grammar, commas, colons.

Persuasive Essay Materials-8th Grade

In this blog, I discuss and share some of the materials I used with my 8th graders when I had to teach persuasion for the first time.

Interview Materials

This blog has an assignment sheet and a rubric for an activity I did called "Living History."

Free Resources for Things Fall Apart

This blog has free resources from the times I taught Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. There are some activities and reading quizzes.

Free Resources for Romeo & Juliet

Free resources for Romeo and Juliet. Reader's Theater directions, rubric, and scene charts. Scene summary charts. Small review activities.

A Few Short Story Materials

Free reading questions and handouts for "The Most Dangerous Game," "The Cask of Amontillado, "The Scarlet Ibis," and "The Gift of the Magi".

Free Resources for Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper

Free resources for Tears of a Tiger. Reading guides. Reading questions. Vocabulary list. Foreshadowing lesson. Figurative language lesson.

Free Unit for Night by Elie Wiesel

Free unit for Night by Elie Wiesel. There are also free handouts, activities, and vocabulary lists. Books connected to Night. Reading test

Ancillary Materials for The Odyssey

Additional free resources for The Odyssey for Intensified students or struggling readers.

Free Unit for The Odyssey

Free unit for Th Odyssey. Free vocabulary activities for The Odyssey. Quizzes for The Odyssey. Writing prompts for The Odyssey.

Free Resources for the House on Mango Street

Free resources for The House on Mango Street. Free handouts for The House on Mango Street. Books connected to The House on Mango Street.

Book Pairing for Stuck in Neutral

Book Pairings for Stuck in Neutral I just finished reading Shane Burcaw’s Laughing at my Nightmare and feel it could be a great book to...

Global Issues Choice Book Unit (Post 2)

Free resources for a choice book unit. Free resources for Sold. Global issues unit. Free resources for Iqbal. Double entry journals.

Global Issues Choice Book Unit-Post 1

Free resources for a nonfiction choice book unit

A Few Personal Narrative Materials

When I first started teaching, it was back in the No Child Left Behind days. I was at a middle school and had 8th graders, which meant...

Free Resources for Lord of the Flies

Free lessons and resources for Lord of the Flies. Characterization for Lord of the Flies. Vocabulary for Lord of the Flies. Activities.

Preparing for the Reading Specialist Praxis Exam with Test Prep Books

Websites that will help you study for the Virginia Reading Specialist exam.

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