http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=2233&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Bookwormen-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/28021.aspxTue, 24 Feb 2009 20:12:58 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28021SallyFd'An Inspector Calls' is a popular play to study in English Literature classrooms. The dominant theme of social responsibility pervades the text and its characters. Here is a lesson plan to prepare students to give oral presentations on the individual characters in the play. Analyzing a Character and Analyzing Theme J.B Priestley's drama 'An...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/28026.aspxMon, 23 Feb 2009 20:48:06 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28026SallyFd'The Merchant of Venice' is a fascinating text. Although this play may not be the most popular of Shakespeare's dramas to study in the classroom, many interesting themes and ideas are explored in this play which students find engaging and make the play a relevant one to read and analyze. Set in Venice, this play revolves around the life...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/30763.aspxTue, 10 Mar 2009 19:58:54 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:30763SallyFdDue to the demands of the curriculum, teachers often have to teach texts from a variety of genres. Two popular yet also challenging texts in the high school classrooms are 'The Outsider' by Albert Camus and 'Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka. This series will focus on making teaching them easy. Teaching Literary Genres: Existential ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/27057.aspxTue, 24 Feb 2009 19:49:48 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:27057SallyFdFor advanced level literature courses teachers frequently focus on developing critical thinking and analytical skills in. Here is a lesson plan for oral presentation on Shakespeare's Hamlet which will help students lean these skills. Aim of Assignment Hamlet is a challenging text and understanding the techniques Shakespeare uses in his plays ca...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/28774.aspxSun, 08 Mar 2009 18:28:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28774SallyFdMany students in Advanced Placement courses or in the International Baccalaureate program, find analyzing literature challenging. Here are some practical tips for writing literary analysis that will help develop critical thinking skills while studying literature. Top Ten Tips for Writing Literary Analysis Characters in plays and novels are fictiona...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/27834.aspxFri, 27 Feb 2009 13:13:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:27834SallyFdTeaching characterization in Tennessee William's A Streetcar Named Desire delights the thousands of students who read it in high school English each year. My A Streetcar Named Desire lesson plans contain this gem. A Streetcar Named Desire Lesson Plans: Why Teach This Play? A Streetcar Named Desire is a wonderful play for teaching charac...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/27275.aspxMon, 23 Feb 2009 20:48:09 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:27275SallyFdBefore assigning oral presentations give students a guide to oral presentations. They'll learn more and you won't feel like scraping your eyelids with a fork. Making Oral Presentations: What Can Students Learn? Making oral presentations whether individual, in pairs, or in groups provide an excellent framework for developing analytic...