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Secondary School Units

Romeo and Juliet

This amazing teaching plan includes 20 detailed, innovative, step-by-step lesson plans that will have your class engaged and having fun. 

The unit starts off with a great activity that really grabs the students attention.  They'll be excited to get the play started.  From there it's a wild ride as students discover - much to their surprise - that they can actually enjoy Shakespeare.

When taught the right way, Romeo and Juliet becomes lots of fun and very relatable for teenagers.

This complete unit plan is guarantees that you will not have to do any prep work beyond photocopying handouts.  All the curriculum is covered.  Simply show up and have fun teaching!

Macbeth

Shakespeare's Macbeth is one of the most taught pieces of literature in the world, but it can be a dreadful slog for students if taught the wrong way.  This complete unit plan will make sure your students learn all of the proscribed curriculum and have fun doing it.

Macbeth is a dark, bloody play full of murder, suspense, and action.  Focus on these aspects, and your students will form a meaningful connection with the text.

The Complete Macbeth Unit Plan includes four weeks of lesson plans, assignments, activities, questions, and quizzes.  You get absolutely everything you need to teach Shakepeare's Macbeth.

Julius Caesar

One of Shakespeare's most important and enduring plays, Julius Caesar remains a fixture in secondary schools across the English-speaking world.

This comprehensive unit plan ensures that teachers have everything they need to get he most out of Julius Caesar.

The plan comes with 18 detailed lesson plans, several assignments, a research project, exciting multi-media including video clips, a final test, answer keys, and much more!

Hamlet

"To be, or not to be?"  Hamlet is perhaps Shakespeare's most quoted play.  The words spoken by Hamlet in his famous soliloquies are often instantly recognizable and meaningful.  They also offer students much food for thought and fuel for discussion.

The Complete Hamlet Unit comes with an amazing number of resources.  The entire download package consists of several ebooks, each with dozens of pages of teachable material and activities.  This plan gives you weeks of instruction times already planned for you and ready to go.

To Kill a Mockingbird

This classic American novel is one of the most beloved pieces of literature ever written.  Scout's episodic narration of her childhood has captured the imagination of students for 50 years.

This doesn't mean it's an easy novel to teach.  It's a bit longer than the average text, and it so amazingly rich with content and issues.  It is essential that teachers follow a solid plan; otherwise, To Kill a Mockingbird will not get the treatment it deserves.

This unit plan consists of a truly astounding collection of resources.  The heart of the unit plan is a set of 21 ready-to-teach lessons all described in detail.  But you also get a mind-blowing array of extras that make this unit fun and memorable for students and teachers.

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a true literary masterpiece.  His vivid descriptions provide the perfect model of imagery for students to study and try to mimic.

With the Complete Of Mice and Men Unit Plan, Students become deeply invested in George and Lenny.  They come to care about this odd-couple and their dream to "live off the fatta the lan!'"

Students also enjoy engaging with the deep and challenging issues explored in this novel.  This unit plan uses these issues to compel students to form and express opinions.

As always, you get absolutely everything needed to teach the entire unit.

Lord of the Flies

William Golding's classic novel is still one of the most taught novels in the world, a distinction it well deserves.

There are three main thematic levels to Lord of the Flies, each characterized by a conflict.  The first conflict occurs between democracy and totalitarianism.  The second is between civility and savagery.  The final conflict is between good and evil.

Only by exploring the political, social, and spiritual levels of analysis will students truly understand Lord of the Flies.

The Complete Lord of the Flies Unit Plan ensures that everything is covered in great detail.  It also ensures that your students enjoy and remember this great novel.

The unit comes with a full suite of lesson plans, assignments, activities, quizzes, and tests.

 The Crucible

This amazing unit plan covers everything you need to teach a successful unit on The Crucible.  You get 19 detailed lesson plans and every assignment and handout you need.  You also get amazing classroom activities and projects, and a comprehensive unit test!

Nothing is left to chance with the Complete Unit Plan for The Crucible.

All you have to do is show up for class!

 The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel The Hobbit can be a great text for secondary students, especially given the popularity of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  This unit plan includes absolutely everything you need to teach The Hobbit.

You get 20 detailed daily lesson plans, criteria sheets for every assignment and activity, amazing on-going projects, a comprehensive unit test, and much more!

This unit plan makes sure you don't have to do any prep work for an entire month! 

Animal Farm

This unit plan guides teacher and students through an in-depth study of George Orwell's Animal Farm.

The unit plan includes lessons, assignments, handouts, projects, questions, quizzes, and tests.

Students will learn about the Russian Revolution and the Achilles heal of communism.  They will explore themes including freedom, greed, and courage.  Students will see how dictators use fear and propaganda to control the masses.

This is a first-rate, complete unit plan with everything a teacher needs to teach an effective unit on Animal Farm.

All Quiet on the Western Front

E. M. Remarque's ant-war classic remains an amazing, engaging, literary masterpiece.

This unit plan comes with absolutely everything you need to teach a complete unit on All Quiet on the Western Front.

You get detailed, step-by-step lesson plans that will keep your class busy for a month!  I guarantee that you won't have to do any prep work other than a little photo-copying.

You get lessons, assignments, projects, handouts, video clips, quizzes, tests, and more!

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye has long been an American classic and is still taught in 30% of American high schools.  Salinger's first-person narrative of disillusioned youth remains quite relevant.  The feelings and attitudes expressed by Holden Colfield, the narrator, mirror those held by many modern students.

This teacher-friendly unit plan provides everything needed to teach an entire unit for The Catcher in the Rye.

You get detailed and well-planned lessons, assignments, projects, quizzes, and test.  All handouts and criteria sheets are also provided.

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Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain's classic American novel remains one of the most frequently studied texts in the US, and with good reason.  Twain's rambling adventure story takes readers on a wild ride down the river, during which they explore significant questions and issues.

This incredible unit plan includes everything you need to teach Huckleberry Finn to any grade level.  You get 20 daily lessons, dozens of chapter questions, vocabulary lists and exercises, quizzes, review activities, tests, answer keys and more! 

Don't make your life harder than it has to be.  You can have a month's worth of prep-free, stress-free teaching instantly with The Complete Huckleberry Finn Unit Plan.

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald's American classic The Great Gatsby has long been a staple in literature classrooms around the world, and with good reason. 

This thorough unit plan includes lessons, activities, projects, quizzes, and everything else you will need to successfully teach The Great Gatsby.

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The Scarlet Letter

This classic novel is still one of the most taught texts in the US.  The themes or oppression and injustice continue to resonate with students today. 

With this unit plan, you will have everything you need to teach a wonderfully successful unit on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

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Middle School Units

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl

More than 60 years after her death, Anne Frank's Diary continues to provide a uniquely personal and intimate experience to readers and students.

This complete unit plan includes 25 detailed lessons (enough for five weeks of study), 2 film study components, comprehension questions, worksheets, handouts, vocabulary exercises, vocabulary review crossword puzzles, quizzes and tests with answer keys, and much more!

With this amazing collection of teaching resources for Anne Frank's Diary, you will lead your students through an informative, engaging unit full of quality curriculum.

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Night by Elie Wiesel

Night is the first book by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel.  It is his first-hand account of surviving the Holocaust.

This wrenching story takes you with Elie from his time as an adolescent boy in Sighet, Romania, through the Ghetto, into Auschwitz, all the way to liberation.  Wiesel deftly describes the unimaginable horror of the Holocaust, and reveals the inner-thoughts, conscience, and consciousness of a young boy trying to survive.  It is an amazing text.

My Complete Night Unit Plan provides absolutely everything you will need to teach Elie Wiesel's Night.  You get 20 detailed lessons, a film study component, comprehension questions, vocabulary lists and exercises, worksheets, handouts, crossword puzzles, quizzes and tests with answer keys, and much more! 

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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is the hottest new text being taught in middle schools across North America.  This wildly popular text is especially effective for engaging reluctant readers.

Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from District 12, must fight for her life in a sadistic annual reality-television extravaganza produced by the oppressive Capitol.  Each year the Capitol selects 24 teenagers from the 12 Districts of Panem to fight to the death in a massive outdoor arena.  The entire spectacle is televised across the country, with the wealthy population of the Capitol enraptured as the poor teens from the districts battle each other and the elements.

This complete unit plan provides everything you will need to teach this exciting new novel.  You will get comprehension questions, discussion questions, vocabulary lists and activities, writing assignments, creative activities, detailed daily lesson plans, and much more.  You won't have to do any prep work beyond a little photocopying for an entire month or more!

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Catching Fire

Katniss and Peeta may have won The Hunger Games, but their struggle against the Capitol is just beginning!  

Catching Fire picks up right where The Hunger Games left off, and students who enjoyed the first instalment of Suzanne Collins' trilogy will rip through this exciting novel.

My unit plan includes chapter questions, discussion questions, vocabulary exercises and puzzles, quizzes, assignments, a unit test, and much more! 

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The Giver

Lois Lowry's The Giver is a John Newberry Medal winner, and is a superb text for middle school or junior high school. 

While reading The Giver, students must grapple with the age-old conflict of individual rights and freedoms versus greater societal good. 

My unit plan will help you draw your students into the text, and will focus their discussion and analysis on universally important and compelling themes.

As always, you can count on this unit plan to take care of all the prep work needed to teach The Giver.  This is a thorough, engaging unit plan.

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Freak the Mighty

Freak the Mighty has long been a favorite among middle school teachers and students. 

It is the story of two unlikely friends, one a large, very slow, but kind-hearted boy, and the other a small, physically crippled but very intelligent boy. 

This amazing unit plan includes daily lessons, creative activities for each chapter, vocabulary exercises and quizzes, comprehension questions, reading quizzes, a unit test, and much more!

You will love this unit plan.

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Holes

You would have to be living in a hole yourself to have not heard about this popular novel. 

Louis Sachar's Newberry Medal-winning book was made into a major film by Walt Disney Pictures in 2003. 

This complete unit plan includes daily lessons, pre-reading activities, vocabulary exercises and quizzes, handouts, worksheets, and several options for final assessments.  Teaching Holes will be a breeze with this unit plan!

Everything you need to teach Holes without prep work is right here.

The Outsiders

A staple of middle-school classes for the last few decades, The Outsiders explores the struggles of a young "Greaser" named Pony Boy, as he fights to find his way amidst several compelling conflicts.

The Outsiders is an excellent novel.  It still resonates strongly with adolescent readers, and provides a wonderful spark for discussion and analysis.  Students will explore issues of morality, loyalty, classism, bullying, etc.

This unit plan includes 20 thorough, creative lesson plans, an alternative unit, study questions, and a unit test with answer key.  This unit plan will ensure you and your students get the most out of an incredible story.

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas provides a personal, compelling perspective on the Holocaust.

The narrator is a young German boy, whose father becomes Commandant of Auschwitz.  While at this infamous death camp, the young boy forms a friendship with another child, only this one lives on the wrong side of the barbed-wire fence that surrounds the camp.

My unit plan comes with everything you will need to teach The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.  You get lessons, assignments, vocabulary work, chapter questions, quizzes, and much more!

Students will love the book, and teachers will love my unit plan.

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