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Higher education literature lectures
Hamlet, Introduction to Shakespeare's Hamlet, Introductory Prezi & Google Slides
Grab every eye in the room with this 30-slide lecture (downloads in Prezi, Google Slides, and PDF versions) that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch your study of William Shakespeare’s classic play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make Hamlet’s situation relevant to your students (15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch into the 30-minute lecture which covers the time perio
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Macbeth, Introduction Lecture for Shakespeare’s Play, Macbeth Intro Slides, CCSS
Grab every eye in the room with this 32-slide Prezi & Google Slides presentation that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch a study of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Macbeth.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make Macbeth relevant to your students (10-15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch into the 20-30 minute lecture slide deck which covers the time period and setting, profiles of important characters, a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Antigone Unit Sophocles Greek Tragedy Activities Bundle
Make the plot, language, and themes of this Ancient Greek tragedy accessible and relevant to your students. Over 230 PPT slides, 200 printable pages, and 55 different engaging common core activities bring this great play to life in the classroom. For a close look at the Antigone activities, view the preview. This detailed Antigone unit facilitates a deep analysis of the play within the following categories:1) Introduction to the Origins of Greek Tragedy2) Preview of the Oedipus Myth3) Indirect
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Tragedy of Julius Caesar Introduction Lecture Shakespeare Prezi & Google Slides
Grab every eye in the room with this compelling 34-slide lecture that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch a study of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make the play’s characters and themes relevant to your students (15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch into the 30-minute Julius Caesar intro. lecture which covers the time period and setting, background of the Cras
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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American Literature Movement Overview BUNDLE, Colonialism to Post-Modernism
When taking students through a chronological study of American literature, it’s helpful for them to have some historical knowledge about each era. This collection of five overview lecture slide sets will give students a general idea of the important issues and philosophies that influenced the literary canon from each of the following time periods in U.S. history:Colonialism (32 slides covering 1620 to 1800)Romanticism (29 slides covering 1800 to 1860)Realism (21 slides covering 1850 to 1900)Mode
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Stages of the Hero's Journey Presentation
Analyze myth, legend, and literature on a whole new level by using the lens of the Hero's Journey. This 37-page presentation uses high-interest images from The Lion King and Star Wars: A New Hope to give detailed accounts of the stages of the Monomyth, Joseph's Campbell's theory of the Hero's Journey. These 12 stages include: The Ordinary World, the Call to Adventure, Meeting with the Mentor, the Supreme Ordeal, etc. In addition to helping us understand stories, the Hero's Journey can also help
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Teaching the Hero's Journey Bundle
To Kill a Mockingbird Introduction Presentation -Discussion, Harper Lee, Context
To Kill a Mockingbird introduction presentation includes absolutely everything you need to introduce the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee to your students. This interactive PowerPoint presentation includes pre-reading discussion questions, an interactive class activity, a biography of Harper Lee, a fun review quiz, novel context and reception, and background information and historical context on the novel.Included in To Kill a Mockingbird Introduction Presentation:➡️ This 24-slide Power
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
BUNDLE: AP Spanish Literature - Repaso Units 1-8
In this bundle, you will get the review slides for units 1 - 8, which includes timelines for each literary period, historical, cultural and literary context, and analysis of all the required texts by College Board. I include examples of all the literary resources from the CB curriculum for each text.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
SIX Literary Theory Lessons with Slides, Teacher Notes, Suggested Texts, Posters
Want to introduce your senior students to literary theory and criticism but not sure where to start? Here's a good place!A series of comprehensive but student-accessible presentations for a variety of literary/critical theories. These introductory presentations in Google Slides™ and PowerPoint include definitions, background on theorists, explanations and application of ideas, plus guided questions to analyze texts. I include suggestions for a core text and next texts, including a sample respons
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Introduction to British Romanticism, 1798-1850
The British Romantic movement reshaped poetry as we know it, introducing a more personal, emotional response to the world, as well as a glorification of nature, childhood, and personal liberty. This best-selling set includes everything you'll need to introduce the British Romantic period (1798-1850) including detailed lecture notes about the historical background that led to Romanticism, as well as information about the writers and philosophers who influenced the beginnings of the Romantic move
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: British Romantic Poetry BUNDLE
Wuthering Heights Novel Pack
Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights is an astounding novel with a circular narrative, characters who are doubled and named after each other, and a heroine who doesn’t make it to the end of the story. At the center is Heathcliff. Heathcliff rocks the patriarchy. He's evil. He's dirty. He's dead sexy. The novel is supposed to be mean and dirty and rough. None of the characters are likeable. That's part of what makes it so unique. It also takes all the ideas the Romantics were so fond of—isolation, r
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
British Romantic Poetry BUNDLE
Everything you'll need to teach your students a complete unit on British Romanticism. This bundle includes detailed lecture notes with a complete analysis of each poem plus an accompanying PowerPoint presentation, writing prompts, and handouts. This bundle includes:Introduction to British RomanticismWilliam Blake—(“The Lamb,” “The Tyger,” “The Chimney Sweep” from Songs of Innocence, “The Chimney Sweep” from Songs of Experience, “London,” and “The Sick Rose”)Samuel Taylor Coleridge—(“Kubla Khan,”
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre Introductory PowerPoint and Activity
Take your students on a virtual field trip to Haworth, England and the land of the Brontes, with this 37-slide introductory PowerPoint on Jane Eyre. This is the perfect introduction to your Jane Eyre unit plan. The PowerPoint covers the following topics:
• Cowan Bridge School (inspiration for the Lowood Institution in Jane Eyre)
• Haworth in the Bronte era (with personal pictures of the parsonage and town)
• An explanation of the Bronte name
• Bildungsroman
• Gothic literature
• Romanticism
• M
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Intro to A Modest Proposal/satire project
This 25 slide Powerpoint has background on the penal laws and the impetus for Swift to write A Modest Proposal. It touches on what satire is, what tools are utilized in satire and then there are many examples from the Onion. Also included are guiding questions while you read the essay (***There is a free annotated copy of A Modest Proposal that corresponds to the questions on the PowerPoint, feel free to download it) Finally, it also comes with a project (satirical magazine covers)/guidelines/
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Romeo and Juliet Analysis Notes - Presentation Analyzing Literary Devices
Romeo and Juliet Analysis Notes: This resource will help you review the most important literary devices in Shakespeare's most famous play! This 30-slide PowerPoint presentation shares some of the most important literary elements in the play organized by act and scene. The notes address characterization, theme, setting, and much more! The notes can be used for students to copy, or they can be used as discussion starters. After using this presentation, your students will have a much deeper underst
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue (Lecture & Content Knowledge)
Introduction to the "General Prologue" from "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. This PowerPoint show covers content knowledge (frame story, iambic pentameter, irony, characterization, satire) related to the General Prologue, provides information about the pilgrims, and relates the prologue to the historical period from which it arose.
This PowerPoint is useful as an introduction to many of the concepts that students will need to know in order to appreciate "The General Prologue". It is
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Frankenstein Lecture + "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Entire Unit!
This 134 slide powerpoint is intended to be used over 4-5 weeks of instruction. It includes:
1. Characteristics of Gothic, Romantic, and Science Fiction lit.
2. Questions and Answers for each part of Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
3. Discussion and important quotes from every chapter of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein! (Note, page numbers correlate with the Bantham Classic version, but my students use a variety of versions without issue)
Please check out the preview for a small samp
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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ULTIMATE HISTORY OF STORYTELLING BUNDLE (SEVERAL FULL LESSONS)
**ENOUGH CONTENT FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS OF CLASSES/SESSIONS****ENTERTAINING, CULTURAL, AND SOPHISTICATED****EXPLORE HOW A HISTORY OF STORYTELLING (FAIRY TALES - FOLKLORE - COMIC BOOKS) CONNECTS TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HISTORY, CULTURE, SOCIETY, ART, LITERATURE, FILM, MUSIC, AND PSYCHOLOGY**This STORYTELLING BUNDLE gives you a comprehensive collection of engaging and dynamic presentations that include important discussions of fairy tales and their cultural influences around the world. NO prior
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Introduction to Ethics Lecture with Activities for High School Philosophy
This lesson is for an introduction to the study of ethics within the high school philosophy classroom. The lecture and activities were designed for an IB Philosophy course but work well with any high school philosophy class. Included you will find:14-slide lecture available as a PowerPoint and as Google Slides™Speaker notes included in the lecture slides and as a separate printable PDFGuided notes for students to follow along with print and digital optionsReading questions that accompany an exce
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Hamlet Analysis Notes Presentation - Analyzing Literary Devices Shakespeare Play
Hamlet Analysis Notes Presentation - This resource will help you review the most important elements in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare! This 40-slide PowerPoint presentation shares some of the most important elements in the play organized by act and scene. The notes address characterization, theme, setting, and much more! The notes can be used for students to copy, or they can be used as discussion starters. After using this presentation, your students will have a much deeper understandin
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Hamlet Unit Plan - Complete Drama Reading Unit for Shakespeare's Play
British Literature: Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, & "A Modest Proposal"
This Powerpoint presentation introduces students to Jonathan Swift and two of his major works, Gulliver's Travels and "A Modest Proposal." The lecture notes address Swift's biography and his use of satire in Gulliver's Travels and "A Modest Proposal." The presentation includes pre-reading anticipatory questions as well as post-reading discussion questions on both works and Swift's use of satire.
The slides also may be used as transparencies by teachers who do not have access to Powerpoint or a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - Allusion in the Novel Presentation Lesson
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - Allusion in the Novel Presentation Lesson: Explore literary devices in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury with this comprehensive presentation focusing on the novel's use of allusion. Designed specifically for part 1 of the novel, this resource showcases various examples of allusion, revealing the intricate references to other works, people, or places embedded within Bradbury's novel. Through this presentation, students will gain insight into the literary device of a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Greek Epistemology Lesson High School Philosophy Allegory of the Cave Acivity
This high school philosophy lecture focuses on the Greek philosophers and epistemology. There is a 15-slide lecture that reviews Plato's Forms, The Allegory of the Cave, and the pre-Socratics. Each slide contains detailed lecture notes for the teacher and suggestions on when to complete the included activities. The speaker notes are designed with new philosophy teachers in mind so they guide you seamlessly through the lesson while covering the necessary ideas your students need. Included in this
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
British Literature: The English Renaissance - Historical and Literary Background
This Powerpoint presentation introduces students to the historic events occurring during the English Renaissance. The major literary movements are also introduced along with a guide to reading and understanding Renaissance poetry.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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