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Reflecting on Short Stories: Exploring Theme, Character, and Meaning

October 14, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

A collection of short story masterpieces from the world’s finest storytellers Tasks Competency goals: Read, discuss, and reflect on the

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Lesson Plan: 1984 by George Orwell

February 10, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Introduction George Orwell’s 1984 explores themes of totalitarianism, surveillance, and truth manipulation. This lesson plan will help students critically analyze

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Lesson Plan: Animal Farm by George Orwell

February 7, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Introduction This lesson plan guides students through George Orwell’s allegorical novel Animal Farm, exploring its themes, characters, historical context, and

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Lesson Plan: Analyzing “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty

February 4, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

About the Author: Liam O’Flaherty Liam O’Flaherty (1896–1984) was an Irish novelist and short story writer known for his realistic

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Lesson plan; “Exploring Bravery and Miscommunication in Hemingway’s ‘A Day’s Wait’

January 28, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson Plan: Teaching “A Day’s Wait” by Ernest Hemingway Learning Objectives Analyze Hemingway’s unique writing style, including his use of

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Lesson plan; “Two Kinds”: A Journey Through Culture, Identity, and Voice

June 11, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Unraveling Cultural Expectations and Identity in Amy Tan’s ‘Two Kinds’ Born in Oakland, Calif., in 1952 to a father educated

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Lesson plan; Analyzing Apple’s Controversial iPad Pro Ad

May 11, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Hugh Grant speaks for all on Apple’s horrific new ad ‘The destruction of the human experience. Courtesy of Silicon Valley’;

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Lesson plan; Teaching Brick Lane, new version.

May 10, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Navigating Cultural Crossroads: Exploring ‘Brick Lane’ Through Characters and Film Elements Objective: Students will critically analyze characters and film elements

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Lesson plan; Understanding the Troubles through “Belfast”: A Cinematic Exploration

April 12, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Belfast,’ a memoir of Protestant boyhood in Troubles-torn Northern Ireland, gives a child’s-eye view of Catholicism. Kenneth Branagh’s movie “Belfast”

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Lesson plan; The Importance of Good Writing

January 17, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Good writing announces your seriousness, establishing you as someone capable of caring and discipline. But it’s not just a matter

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Lesson plan; Exploring the Depths of Hamlet: A Voyage into the Maze of Revenge, Madness, and Love

January 27, 2021 Ann S. Michaelsen

Learning Objectives: Students will identify the key plot points and characters of Hamlet. Students will analyze the complex themes of

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Lesson plan; Poetry from World War I,

July 9, 2017 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson plan “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae and “Suicide In The Trenches” by Siegfried Sassoon. John McCrae and Siegfried

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Teaching Holes by Louis Sachar

March 18, 2008 Ann S. Michaelsen

Holes is a young adult novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 1998.

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