Indigenous American
Who Can Identify as Native American? – PBS Viewing Questions & Reflection Activity
Viewing questions for PBS Origins Video about who can identify as Native Americans. Help students process and discuss, develop cultural humility.
The Marrow Thieves
Reservation Dogs Viewing Questions
Help students meaningfully engage with contemporary Indigenous representation before reading Native and First Nations authors. This resource guides students through the pilot episode of Reservation Dogs—a groundbreaking FX/Hulu series created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi that celebrates Indigenous joy, humor, and community. About the Lesson This viewing-question
Edgar Allan Poe
How to Make Edgar Allan Poe Relevant: Scaffolded Creative Writing for Secondary ELA
I love Gothic literature. Something about it. The monsters as metaphor. The rich, dense language that forces me to slow down. The layers of figurative language that overlap imagery, weaving it into extended metaphor, accentuating with sound devices, and all of it coming together to suggest theme. What ELA teacher
Frankenweenie
Why Frankenweenie Is the Ideal Halloween Movie to Teach This Year
Frankenweenie is the ideal film to teach this spooky season. Light, but many opportunities for rigorous analytical work.
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe Gothic Story Writing Workbook
Complete workbook that pairs figurative language and craft [of writing] analysis with parallel creative writing practices to guide students through creating their own gothic short stories. Rigorous and relatable.
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie: Full ELA Film Unit & Pacing Guide
3 week pacing guide for teaching and analyzing Frankenweenie, includes links to all lessons (essentially a unit bundle).
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie Socratic Seminar
Socratic Seminar Questions, Rubric, and Supplementary articles that pair with Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie & Frankenstein: Characterization Comparisons
Comparative Analysis of Victor, his father, and his mentor/teachers in Frankenweenie and Frankenstein. Scaffolded and ready to differentiate.
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie Monster Mash Up Scene Study
Scene Study Questions, Monster Comparison/Allusion Table for the Carnival/Monster Mash Up Scene in Frankenweenie.
Coraline
Coraline, Eccentric Adults, and the Line Between Weird and Unsafe
Coraline shows kids learning bravery amid odd adults. Use these passages and guiding questions to explore safety, risk, and coming of age.
Coraline
Poe, Coraline, and Autumn Atmosphere
Close reading for figurative language, symbolism, foreshadowing, mood, and tone in chapter 1 of Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Free resource for Halloween high school ELA teaching.
Coraline
Coraline Film Analysis Practice Pack
Five scaffolded practice activities build film vocabulary, character analysis, and theme development.