Monkey Bridge – Create Background Knowledge
Background Knowledge Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao is an autobiographical novel that I enjoyed teaching to high school students because it introduced them to life in Vietnam before, during, and after the Vietnamese War when a twelve year old girl immigrates to the United States in 1975. I found, however,…
Teaching Monkey Bridge-Article
Establishing Prior Knowledge: That Was Then: This is Now Teaching MONKEY BRIDGE by Lan Cao by Anna J. Small Roseboro Being a veteran teacher of over thirty years, I should have known better. But that first year, I so excited about teaching this new novel, that I just forgot. The…
Evaluating Literature
Nine Yardsticks of Value Resources Nine Yardsticks of Value - Introductory Slides Nine Yardsticks of Value-Full Text Nine Yardsticks - Student One Pager Analysis of a Critical Essay Sample Final Project (pdf slides) Imre Kertész
Nine Yardsticks of Value – One Page Student Handout
Nine YARDSTICKS OF VALUE HAND OUT Nine Yardsticks Handout for Students
Nine Yardsticks of Value – Introduction
Evaluating Literary Texts Measure for Measure-Nine Yardsticks Workshop Slides.
Literary Devices – A Handout with Definitions
Writers use various strategies to create suspense or to provide background information to round out the characterization or to increase the complications the in the rising action. Some of these strategies include irony (dramatic, situational, or verbal), foreshadowing, and flashback. (Handout for students.) [download_box]Literary Devices: A Handout with Definitions[/download_box]
Invisible Man – Final Motif Project- Sample Slides in .pdf
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Invisible Man – Essay Prompt on Motifs
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