Literature lessons

Graphical timeline representing literary periods & movements, as well as major events or authors from literature history.

Teaching American Literature | Clear outlines for doing several units of American Lit. Love Ms. G's teaching style and fun, interactive lessons. They get h.s. students moving, talking, and most of all learning!

Looking for fun activities to explore the art of poetry and use it to support language learning? Try these simple and fun activities!

“But this book is so old!” Sound familiar? Never fear! Here are some foolproof ways to keep the classics fresh for the modern-day student.

Teaching literature with older students - engage them through connections and analysis. This is quick list of activities for literature with secondary students.

Want short pieces of literature that your English class will love to discuss? English short stories for high school English or ESL classes. 5 of my favourite stories are in this post! Analyze short story literature with the best short stories for English students. A lesson plan for one of them will be added to my free printables library for English teachers. Grab access today at www.teachingcove.com

This post will take you through a typical year in my high school world literature classroom as well as share some of the resources I use to engage my students.

It's been a while since I did my last scene-by-scene retelling of an entire Shakespeare play. What with the Michael Fassbender film making ripples in the popular consciousness, I thought it might be a good time to tackle.... MACBETH!!! <<insert ominous roll of thunder>&a

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