Category: Journal Topics

Literature Groups Presentation

This lesson works to jigsaw short reading selections. It could be adapted for nearly any subject. I have used this in a literature class with readings from the anthology. Groups of 3 or 4 present while the rest of the...


Write Your Own Didactic Literature

Your assignment is to write your own didactic literature. Didactic literature is literature that instructs the reader. Writers teach lessons about how to live a moral life. They give their views about what is right and good, focusing on such...


End of the Year Scrapbook Project

This end of high school scrapbook is great for English class but can be used in most content areas. It could easily be adapted to middle school as well. High school seniors (or those leaving middle school) put 8 individual...





End of the Year Letter

Students write letters to next year’s class. Tell the students that they are now experts on how to be successful in their grade level. Then brainstorm with them the things they’ve learned and subjects they’ve studied. After the discussion, have...