Allusions in Literature Lesson, Complete Teaching Unit

In this packed and ready-to-go teaching pack for allusions in literature, you will find everything you need to teach and practice this critical skill for literary analysis. The lecture is easy-to-use and the examples are plentiful and modern.

Student Experience: Students will walk through definitions, modern examples, and guided practice. There are task cards for interactive practice, and worksheets and quizzes for assessment.

Included:

- Teaching Suggestions with CCSS

- Lecture (PPT and Google)

- Task Cards with examples for interactive practice (editable)

- Worksheet for Individual Practice (PDF)

- Multiple choice quiz (editable Word)

See a quick video where I discuss covering allusions in class @ https://www.facebook.com/juliesclassroomstories/videos/1491375190956332/.

Classroom success stories from other teachers who have loved this resource:

♥ "A "titanic" resource that will keep my 7th graders from sinking when it comes to allusions."

♥ "The categories presented, and explained with visuals, were immediately useful to students."

♥ "My students wrote a poem using four different allusions, and this resource helped in getting that point across."

♥ "Highly differentiated. Great for struggling writers and extension activities. Thanks!"

♥ "This was great for my lower-level seniors. It truly helped them understand allusions! Thank you!"

♥ "Love the task cards and worksheets! Thank you. My students will really enjoy this and they need the info!"

♥ "Makes studying allusions interesting and fun. This is a good explanation. I learned a lot from it myself. My students understand the concept of allusions so much better now."

♥ "This is magnificent and tops anything I've created on allusions. If my students don't understand the concept after completing this marvelously thorough unit, I will be astonished. Thanks so much!!"

♥ "I use this every semester with my juniors. The kids love getting up and walking around the room and don't get discouraged even though some quotes are challenging. Thank you!"

♥ "Used as daily warm-up...thanks"

Each of my ELA skills "How to Teach It" Lesson Packs includes an easy-to-use lecture explaining the concept, guided practice, opportunity for collaborative and individual practice, and an individual assessment. See my other English standards teaching packs while you’re here, too, and teach the fundamental skills first for success!

Summarizing

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Citing Textual Evidence

Evaluate Credibility of Websites

Persuasive Appeals

Propaganda and Logical Fallacies

Setting Affects Plot

Theme Development

Symbolism

Characterization

Conflict Affects Plot

Author’s Perspective

Homophones, Frequently Confused Words

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