A detailed template for planning instructional units. Designed specifically for high school literature, the template is easily adapted to any subject.

A template for planning and conducting a literature workshop.

A reading journal prompt asking student to analyze and critically evaluate Wordsworth's understanding of nature.

A reading journal prompt asking students to notice and reflect on something significant from a piece of poetry.

A reading journal prompt on the Anglo-Saxon poem "The Seafarer" and other poems about the sea.

Two workshop activities on William Wordsworth's poem "Tintern Abbey."

In this project students connect their lives to the literature that has shaped them. Works well as a capstone project in high school literature.

An assignment prompt detailing two capstone projects for a unit on medieval literature: a medieval ballad composition and a history presentation.

This assignment requires students to compose a creative response to a poem from the Romantic Age of English literature. Includes assignment description and grading rubric.

A document with Old English versions of "Caedmon's Hymn" and "The Lord's Prayer." Includes modern English translations and links to pronunciation resources.

A unit plan outlining a course of study of the Age of Realism in American literature. Includes goal and objectives, guiding questions, critical vocabulary, a performance assessment plan, and supporting resources.

A unit plan outlining a course of study of the Colonial Age in American literature. Includes goal and objectives, guiding questions, critical vocabulary, and a performance assessment plan.

A unit plan outlining a course of study of Romantic poetry in English literature. Includes goal and objectives, critical vocabulary, and a performance assessment plan.

A unit plan outlining a course of study of the Medieval Period in English literature. Includes goal and objectives, guiding questions, critical vocabulary, and a performance assessment plan.

A unit plan outlining a course of study of the Anglo-Saxon Period in English literature. Includes goal and objectives, guiding questions, critical vocabulary, and a performance assessment plan. Based in part on the Anglo-Saxon...