Archive for Literature-inspired Lessons

Using the “Mechanical Monster” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Ray Bradbury’s classic, Fahrenheit 451. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Come Hither, Stay Away” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Christopher Marlowe’s poem, The Passionate Shepherd to His Lover. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Hat Trick” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by John Steinbeck’s classic, The Pearl. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Arguing Voices inside one Character’s Head” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Showing Some Creative Problem Solving” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Jack London’s classic, The Call of the Wild. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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