Classic Literature

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,

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.

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.

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".

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.