Teaching literary elements

At the end of each novel I teach, I like to have my students participate in some sort of culminating literary analysis project that allows me to assess their understanding of the novel, its major literary themes, and other elements of literary significance. Sometimes the end-of-novel literary analysis assessment will be the literary analysis essay and sometimes it is more of a hands-on project. Teaching Literary Analysis | High School English | ELA Project | Literary Analysis Project

Teaching the elements of fiction doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming. See how I break it down and teach through stations!

Don't let your literature anthology dictate the short stories you read with your middle school and high school students. There are so many wonderful short stories out there, many of which can be used to teach a variety of literary elements and paired with other texts. Read on for 13 of my favorites, which literary terms and skills they lend themselves to teaching, plus suggested text pairings and activities.

As the saying goes, a picture is worth 1,000 words, so it's no wonder so many authors incorporate symbolism into their writing. The visual nature of symbolism also makes it a fun concept to teach to students. Whether you are teaching symbolism as a new co

Tips, tricks, and tools for teaching literary devices. Literary Techniques & Literary Elements

Keep this study aid handy during homework time, or keep a copy in the back of your binder for classroom reference.

21ST CENTURY STUDENTS ARE ADDICTED TO MEDIA: Use it to your advantage! 1- Student engagement is pretty hard to come by in the digital world. Teachers are competing to keep the attention of students who are growing up in a media-driven world and fed a steady diet of ever-evolving visuals and sounds. Does this mean […]

I love breaking up the monotony of a lesson with a quick video, visual, or audio example of whatever it is we’re doing in class. One of my go-tos is Disney since I have a three-year-old son. But do not let these too-cool-for-school high school students fool you; they love the these classic movie clips. ...

Effective picture books to use as read alouds for teaching literary elements and reading literature standards in middle school.