Materials For the Classroom

Below are some materials I use in my classroom that I thought might help to get students talking. I'll post more as I have the time/ inclination. Please note that some have been edited (i.e., a rubric cut), and you will, of course, need to adjust them to work with your students. The Literature Circle handout is my molding of the ideas of several people on NCTE-talk.

British Literature

Opening Discussion for Frankenstein
Opening Activity for Lord of the Flies
Ending Discussion for Macbeth
A Literature Circle Handout
Modern Beowulf Writing Assignment

American Literature

Anticipation Guide for To Build a Fire
Poem Activity for Transcendentalism and Anti-Transcendentalism
Opening Discussion Sheet for Anderson's Sophistication

Drama

Planning Guide for A Short Play