Literature Resources

Othello Play Shakespeare Quotes Coloring Bookmarks Keepsake Activity Craft Gifts

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Set of 4 different coloring bookmarks with quotes by William Shakespeare from Othello Play with antique book Illustrations for keepsake student rewards, early finishers activity, additions to sub plans, relaxing time, gifts, and more.Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wo

Not Grade Specific Literature, Poetry, Drama

Also included in: Fun Bundle Shakespeare Plays Quotes Coloring Bookmarks Keepsake Gifts Craft

Frankenstein Coloring Bookmarks Craft Mary Shelley Quotes Novel Review Activity

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Set of 4 bookmarks to color with quotes by Mary Shelley from Frankenstein to be used as gifts, rewards, fast finishers, additions to sub plans, low prep review activity and more.Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wonderful way to engage readers and explore the themes and

Not Grade Specific English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Legend of Sleepy Hollow Coloring Bookmarks Spooky Review Activity Irving Quotes

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Set of 4 bookmarks to color with quotes by Washington Irving from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to be used as gifts, rewards, fast finishers, additions to sub plans, low prep review activity and more. Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wonderful way to engage readers and e

Not Grade Specific English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Types of Conflict in Literature | Focus Unit | Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Teach types of conflict in literature with this 10-day ELA Focus Unit for Grades 3–5. Students explore protagonist and antagonist roles and four types of conflict: character vs. self, character, nature, and society. Using picture books as mentor texts, students analyze how conflict shapes plot and characters. Includes lesson plans, scenario sorting cards, task cards, student response pages, exit tickets, assessments, rubrics, and answer keys.

3rd - 5th English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Point of View & Perspective in Literature | Grades 3, 4, & 5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Help students in Grades 3–5 master point of view and perspective with this comprehensive ELA Focus Unit! Students identify first, second, and third person narration, distinguish point of view from perspective, and explore how different characters interpret the same events. Includes multi-day lesson plans, anchor posters, task cards, graphic organizers, student practice pages, exit tickets, summative assessment, and answer keys. Works with picture books and other familiar texts.

3rd - 5th Literature

Alliteration Analysis 5th 6th 7th Grade Figurative Language Unit Reading Poetry

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Looking for an alliteration resource that goes beyond simply identifying examples in isolated sentences? This comprehensive alliteration figurative language analysis unit helps students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade identify, interpret, analyse, and create personification through reading passages, poet

5th - 7th Literature, Poetry, Reading

Also included in: Figurative Language Unit Analysis Reading Poetry 5th 6th 7th Grade ELA Workbook

Figurative Language Anchor Chart Examples Review Tasks 5th 6th 7th Grade ELA

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Have your students been engaged in learning figurative language techniques and devices? This review activity is a great way to supplement your explicit teaching in ELA lessons. There are anchor charts, examples, and review activities for similes, metaphors, alliteration, and personification.The revi

5th - 7th Literature, Poetry, Reading

Also included in: Figurative Language Unit Analysis Reading Poetry 5th 6th 7th Grade ELA Workbook

The Great Gatsby Character Analysis Mini-Unit | Literary Analysis & Writing

Created by
Plotting Something

Once students know the characters well enough to move beyond first impressions, this mini-unit helps them turn what they notice into literary analysis.Students choose one major character—Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, Jordan Baker, Myrtle Wilson, or George Wilson—and look closely at motiv

9th - 12th Literature, Writing Essays

Murder on the Orient Express Novel Study | Reading Guide, Vocabulary, Activities

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Plotting Something

Bring structure, discussion, and evidence-based thinking to your study of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express without piecing together materials from multiple sources.This complete high school ELA novel study includes reading support, vocabulary practice, suspect and evidence tracking, hi

9th - 12th English Language Arts, Literature, Vocabulary

Greek Roots Vocabulary Activity | Word Study Project & Gallery Walk

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Plotting Something

Give Greek roots a purpose beyond memorizing a list. In this secondary ELA word-study activity, each student becomes the class expert on one Greek root, builds a word family, studies how the root contributes to meaning, and creates a clear Root Profile to teach classmates.Students then use a gallery

8th - 12th English Language Arts, Literature, Vocabulary

Antigone Greek Mythology Background Project | Allusions Research & Presentations

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Plotting Something

Give students the mythological background they actually need for Sophocles' Antigone without turning the unit into ten unrelated mythology reports. In this collaborative research project, groups investigate one focused topic, teach the class the most useful background, and then students keep using a

9th - 12th English Language Arts, Literature

Also included in: Antigone Bundle | Greek Tragedy, Mythology, Context & Analysis

The Princess Bride Novel Quizzes | Reading Checks, Analysis & Answer Keys

Created by
Plotting Something

Need a quick way to see whether students are actually keeping up with William Goldman’s The Princess Bride—without turning every reading check into a full test?This set includes five open-response novel quizzes that can stay simple or go a little deeper when you need them to. Use the Reading Check p

9th - 12th English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

STRANDED! A Survival Simulation for Lord of the Flies | Pre-Reading Activity

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Plotting Something

Give students a reason to think about survival, leadership, rules, fear, and group dynamics before they ever meet the boys on the island.STRANDED! is a two-day pre-reading simulation for Lord of the Flies that asks students to build an island society, make difficult choices, and respond when their p

9th - 12th Literature, Novel Studies, Reading

Also included in: Literature Pre-Reading Simulations Bundle | Critical Thinking Activities

First Week ELA Diagnostic Without the Dread | Close Reading & Writing Sample

Created by
Plotting Something

Start the year with a real English lesson that gives you useful information about your students without making the first week feel like a test. In this low-pressure activity, students read an original short story, discuss possible interpretations, and write a brief evidence-based response.Student-fa

8th - Higher Education Close Reading, Literature, Writing

Greek Theater & Tragedy Background | PowerPoint, Guided Notes & Teacher Guide

Created by
Plotting Something

Give students the background they need to understand how Greek tragedy worked before they begin reading the play itself. This classroom-ready lesson introduces the performance space, actors and masks, the chorus, dramatic structure, and essential tragedy terms through a coordinated presentation and

9th - 12th Literature, Drama

Also included in: Antigone Bundle | Greek Tragedy, Mythology, Context & Analysis

Antigone Pre-Reading Background | Oedipus Family Tree, Context, Guided Notes

Created by
Plotting Something

If your students jump into Antigone without enough context, the opening scene can feel confusing from the start. This resource gives them the background that matters most—without turning pre-reading into an overlong mythology lecture.Students work through the House of Thebes family tree, the key Oed

9th - 12th Literature, Drama

Also included in: Antigone Bundle | Greek Tragedy, Mythology, Context & Analysis

Edgar Allan Poe Biography & Background | PowerPoint, Guided Notes, Themes & Work

Created by
Plotting Something

Introduce Edgar Allan Poe with a concise biography and background lesson that gives students the literary context they need before reading his stories and poems. Rather than turning Poe’s life into a list of sensational facts, this lesson connects his biography to the themes, techniques, and literar

8th - 12th Literature, Poetry, Reading

Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher

Antigone Tragic Hero Analysis | Antigone vs Creon | Literary Analysis Lesson

Created by
Plotting Something

Which character best fits the tragic-hero idea in Sophocles' Antigone? This post-reading lesson asks students to build the strongest case for both Antigone and Creon before they decide. Students compare the characters' choices, warnings, reversals, recognition, responsibility, and final costs, then

9th - 12th Literature

Also included in: Antigone Bundle | Greek Tragedy, Mythology, Context & Analysis

The Fall of the House of Usher Unit | Edgar Allan Poe Reading Guide & Quizzes

Created by
Plotting Something

Teaching “The Fall of the House of Usher” is difficult for one simple reason: students cannot analyze what they cannot follow. Poe’s prose is dense, the plot is strange, and the story’s best ideas only land when students know what is actually happening.This 8–9 day guided-reading unit gives students

9th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Reading

Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe | Close Reading Mini Unit, Analysis & Quizzes

Created by
Plotting Something

Help students understand what happens in “The Raven” before asking them to interpret its symbolism and psychological horror.This close reading mini-unit follows Poe’s poem chronologically, with a stanza-numbered reading text, vocabulary support, a student analysis packet, and coordinated lesson slid

8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Poetry

Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher

Antigone Bundle | Greek Tragedy, Mythology, Context & Analysis

Created by
Plotting Something

Give students the background they actually need to enter Sophocles’ Antigone, then bring them back to the text for allusions and post-reading analysis.This four-resource bundle combines Greek theater and tragedy background, story-specific pre-reading context, a collaborative mythology/allusions proj

9th - 12th Literature, Writing, Drama

Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher

Created by
Plotting Something

Teach a complete Edgar Allan Poe sequence with three coordinated resources that move from author background into close reading of “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Raven.” Together, the resources provide approximately 2½–3 weeks of instruction for grades 9–12, depending on class length and h

9th - 12th Literature, Poetry, Short Stories

House Taken Over by Julio Cortázar | Close Reading, Ice Age Comparison & Quizzes

Created by
Plotting Something

Students can follow what happens in “House Taken Over” and still miss the strangest part: Irene and the narrator barely resist as their world gets smaller. This lesson sequence slows the story down, makes the house and both takeovers concrete, and then moves students into ambiguity, evidence, and in

9th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories

A Doll's House Pre-Reading Activity | Ethics & Moral Dilemmas | Ibsen

Created by
Plotting Something

Before students begin A Doll's House, give them a chance to wrestle with some of the ethical questions they will encounter in the play - without telling them how those questions connect to Nora.Students respond to eight short scenarios involving secrecy, forgery, debt, loyalty, control, marriage, re

9th - 12th Literature, Reading, Drama

Also included in: Literature Pre-Reading Simulations Bundle | Critical Thinking Activities