This is the story of an unfaithful Queen, who dies because of her own mistakes and because several people refuse to help her. Students read the story out loud or in groups, and then have to silently rank the six characters based on who has the most responsibility for the death of the Queen. They then share their rankings in partners or small groups, and argue about who is most to blame. You can tell partners to try to reach a consensus about the rankings, and after they've had enough time to discuss it, change the partners and have them continue arguing.
John Henry
This is an American Tall Tale. The reading is broken into three sections, and the powerpoint includes target vocabulary and discussion questions for each.
To Build A Fire
This is an adapted version of the Jack London Story. The reading is broken into three sections, and the powerpoint includes target vocabulary and discussion questions for each. It also includes a writing activity at the end, to re-tell the story or a scene from the perspective of the dog.
Fables and Parables
This folder includes a full lesson introducing fables and parables, and the idea of a moral. The teacher should pre-teach vocabulary, then students read two of them (Fable 1--Frogs and Poor), and have to discuss the moral in groups. It also includes a document with a number of fables that can be used in the classroom, mainly from Aesop or Paulo Coelho. These can be used on their own as a quick reading activity following the same format.
Heart Transplant Simulation
This is mainly a discussion lesson, but requires students to read profiles of eight different candidates for a heart transplant. I tell them they are the board of directors of a hospital, and they have access to two hearts. They have to reach consensus on who among the eight candidates will receive the heart transplant. Groups can read the cards, discuss for awhile (20-30 minutes), and then I ask them to share their choices, and the criteria they considered the most important.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes--The Red-Headed League
This is a longer story from a graded reader designed for intermediate-advanced learners. The story itself is on page 16 to 30. The story is read in three parts, and the lesson includes pre-reading activities and a worksheet with activities the students must complete after reading each part. The pre-reading activity uses a video from the movie the sting (youtube link is in the powerpoint). Pre-teach the vocabulary from the powerpoint, then students watch the first 52 seconds and answer the first set of questions from the powerpoint. Then they finish the video, and explain what happened. This introduces the concept of a con man, and the saying "If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is." The powerpoint has discussion questions regarding the saying, and then some pre-reading questions about Sherlock Holmes. From there, students read the first part (until the bottom of page 21), fill in their worksheets, and then repeat with the second part (to the bottom of page 27), and finally the end. The book is entirely free to use and distribute.
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