This refresher reference volume features concise character and plot summaries for 12 of Shakespeare's best-known plays, drawn from the SparkNotes website and illustrated with colorful infographics. Each of the 12 chapters in this volume runs 6 to 8 pages of text taken from the SparkNotes website, and is illustrated with colorful infographics for easy consumption. The 12 plays featured--six comedies and six tragedies--are among the most famous and most taught of Shakespeare's dramas, including Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, and Julius Caesar.
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- 2022
- 2022
Students review the skills they learned all yearso they are prepared on the first day of the new school year! It’s important for kids to relax during the summer. But it’s just as crucial that they retain key skills during the break. How can caregivers make time for fun and set the stage for future success? Flash Kids Summer workbooks solve the problem! The 160 pages of enjoyable activities in each book review the previous year’s lessons in math and reading—and prepare them for the year to come.Each workbook
- 2022
Summer Study Workbooks: For fun. For learning. For keeping skills sharp all summer long. It's important for kids to relax during the summer. But it's just as crucial that they don't forget key skills during the break. How can parents make time for fun and also set the stage for future success? Summer Study workbooks solve the problem! The 180 pages of enjoyable activities in each book review last year's lessons in math and reading--and prepare them for the year to come.
- 2022
Students review the skills they learned all year so they are prepared on the first day of the new school year! It’s important for kids to relax during the summer. But it’s just as crucial that they retain key skills during the break. How can caregivers make time for fun and set the stage for future success? Flash Kids Summer workbooks solve the problem! The 160 pages of enjoyable activities in each book review the previous year’s lessons in math and reading—and prepare them for the year to come.Each workbook
- 2021
Everything you need to teach Julius Caesar to today's students, Whether you're teaching in the classroom, facilitating remote learning, or homeschooling, you'll find SparkTeach guides will engage your students in Shakespeare's most popular and enduring plays. Lesson plan materials, worksheets, projects, discussion questions, and more are all rolled into one comprehensive guide. This SparkTeach guide contains: Dozens of lesson activities aligned to Common Core State Standards, Real-Life Lens Lesson plans that help readers explore the play's key themes through a relatable lens, Dynamic projects for students to display mastery of the text in creative ways, Poetics Lessons to help students explore literary devices, Comparative Film Lessons, Suggestions for differentiated instruction, Reproducible worksheets and assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and critical-thinking skills, Answer keys and a rubric for student assessment, Also included are tips for class planning and management, dozens of ideas for personalizing content, paired text recommendations, and more. Pick up the SparkTeach guides for your classroom and engage your students in literature study that's meaningful, creative, and fun. Book jacket.
- 2021
Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today&;s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice . Each SparkTeach Guide includes :&; Dozens of lessons and contextual &;Real Life Lens&; discussion prompts&; &;Big Idea Question&; prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work&;s key themes&; Poetics lesson plans&; Film comparative lesson plans&; Exercises in studying the play&;s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs&; Lesson plans for differentiated instruction&; Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills&; Answer keys&; Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that&;s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.
- 2021
Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today's students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Homer's The Odyssey. Each SparkTeach Guide includes: * Dozens of lessons and contextual "Real Life Lens" discussion prompts * "Big Idea Question" prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work's key themes * Poetics lesson plans * Film comparative lesson plans * Exercises in studying the play's use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs * Lesson plans for differentiated instruction * Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills * Answer keys * Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that's meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.
- 2021
Simplify studying with this portable literature guide, filled with resources to help you thrive in English class!The Bonesetter’s Daughter, written by Amy Tan , depicts the fraught relationship between a Chinese immigrant and her American-born daughter. This literature guide includes a complete plot summary and analysis; key themes, motifs, and symbols; explanation of important quotes; suggested essay topics; and a review quiz.
- 2021
- 2021
Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today's students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Each SparkTeach guide includes: Dozens of lessons and contextual 'Real Life Lens' discussion prompts 'Big Idea Question' prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work's key themes Poetics lesson plans Film comparative lesson plans Exercises in studying the play's use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs Lesson plans for differentiated instruction Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills Answer keys Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalising content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that's meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.