In this Bright Hub Education downloadable workbook for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, students will discover questions for each part of the novel, a tie in to one of the film adaptations, a writing assignment, and an objective test that can be turned in the day before the holiday break.

This lesson plan, intended to help students understand how to analyze a short story. Students use a note-taking chart to help break the story down as they read, then select quotations from the story that reflect their feelings as readers.

In this lesson, which can be paired with any number of texts based during the Civil War, students create a five-paragraph character sketch of a character from the story they've recently read. Students outline the sketch before starting to write, then assess each others' work with a rubric.

This lesson focuses on the film adapatation of The Color Purple, by Alice Walker. After reading the novel, students watch the movie in class and compare the two. Students compare and contrast the two versions of the story in writing at the end of the lesson.

In this lesson, students learn the characteristics of ballad poetry - song-like poems that tell long stories. Students write their own ballads, composing in quatrains stories that may fit with some of the common themes of classic examples of the structure.

In this lesson, students are introduced to the Greek tragedy Agamemon through a role-play activity. Students are given a summary of the play, then grouped up to evaluate Agamemnon's decisions.

In this lesson, students gain background information to help them understand the context of A Modest Proposal as they read it. Also provided are activities to further student understanding after reading.

This lesson plan helps students review the elements of characterization and create original characters that jump off the page. Students work in pairs to revise previously created characters in order to enhance their characterization.

In this lesson, students experiment with creating mood in their stories using digital photographs for inspiration. Students examine a list of mood words, then try to write and create moods that match the photos they see. Students may optionally read from a list of short stories that all excel at creating mood.

In this lesson, students create travel brochures to highlight some of the details from the novel "Lord of the Flies." Students review the setting of the text, then brainstorm a list of attractions to include in their brochure before writing and illustrating it.

In this lesson, students use vocabulary words to create small posters that illustrate the terms.

In this lesson, students explore their creativity by outlining and writing the first chapter for a children's book. Students first read and discuss the tone of the beginning of a famous children's book before creating ideas and sharing them with the class.

This lesson introduces students to the classic true-crime novel, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. It contains two powerpoint presentations - one which gives just the facts of the crimes contained in the novel and another that tells the story through Capote's own words.

In this lesson, students take on the role of Victor Frankenstein and attempt to decide whether to create a mate for the horrible monster Victor created early in the novel. Students look at character goals, consider pros and cons of each decision, and write a persuasive essay explaining their decision.

In this lesson plan, students practice the important task of determining audience and purpose for their writing. Students work in groups to write for a randomly assigned audience and purpose, adjusting their writing as necessary for the given combination.

In this lesson, students discuss and develop essay ideas for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Students also learn about the writing process.

In this lesson, students examine imagery in T.S. Eliot's poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by first reading the poem and then creating illustrations of the imagery he uses in it.

In this lesson, students first review "to be" verbs and their different forms, then revise previously written work to convert "to be" verbs into stronger action verbs.

In this lesson, students review adverbs and their relationships to verbs, then practice eliminating weak combinations of the two in favor of more assertive verbs.

In this lesson, students look forward to the end of the school year by writing a poem about summertime. Students can use several different types of poems to express their thoughts about their coming vacations.