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Why I Teach “Monster” in High School

Lesson ideas for teaching Monster to high school English classes. Reliable narrator, Internal conflict, Theme, Accompanying Ted Talk

Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, is a text frequently read in middle school about a 16-year-old boy on trial and facing a life sentence. Because it has a Lexile score of 670L, students at the middle school level can read the text. This actually makes it perfect for my special education students (and sometimes standard …

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16 Movie Scenes to Teach Irony and Other Literary Elements

Movie clips and scenes that illustrate different literary terms (irony, theme, foreshadowing, satire) using movies students know and love! Includes links to YouTube clips or gifs to put into Powerpoint presentations.

I love breaking up the monotony of a lesson with a quick video, visual, or audio example of whatever it is we’re doing in class. One of my go-tos is Disney since I have a three-year-old son. But do not let these too-cool-for-school high school students fool you; they love the these classic movie clips. …

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