With a decade of teaching experience, I specialize in developing student-centered ELA activities and unit plans that foster creativity and critical thinking. My resources have been tried and tested in more than 74,000 classrooms worldwide since 2013.
With a decade of teaching experience, I specialize in developing student-centered ELA activities and unit plans that foster creativity and critical thinking. My resources have been tried and tested in more than 74,000 classrooms worldwide since 2013.
Evaluate general reading comprehension and promote homework accountability with this plot-based quiz covering chapter 7 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin (“Circe”). The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate student engagement with the novel. An answer key is provided, as well as a bonus short answer option. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Questions pertain to the following important details:
A surprising discovery on the island
Circe’s background
Circe’s powers
Ulysses’ unexpected help from a Greek god
Ulysses and Circe’s arrangement
The men’s general feelings toward remaining on the island
Circe’s offer to Ulysses, which is refused
A revelation concerning the Land of the Dead
Ulysses’ decision to leave the island
Evaluate general reading comprehension and promote homework accountability with this plot-based quiz covering a portion of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin: chapters 4 through 6 (“The Cyclops’ Cave” through “Cannibal Beach”). The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate student engagement with the novel. An answer key is provided, as well as a bonus short answer option. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Questions pertain to the following important details:
The dangers of Polyphemus
Ulysses efforts to save himself and his men
The eventual escape
A flaw in Ulysses’ character
Polyphemus’s plea to his father
Aeolus and a gift
Another mistake Ulysses makes before arriving home
Aeolus’s response to Ulysses’ mistake
Incidents on Cannibal Beach
Evaluate general reading comprehension and promote homework accountability with this plot-based quiz covering a portion of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin: the prologue through chapter 3 (“The Lotus Eaters”). The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate student engagement with the novel. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Questions pertain to the following important details:
A bribe (inciting incident)
An oath agreed to by Helen’s suitors
The Trojan War
The wooden horse
An attack on the Island of the Ciconians
Ulysses’ efforts to save his men from subsequent attack
The tossing away of treasures
Morpheus
A characterization of the Lotus Eaters
Ulysses’ efforts to remove his men from the influence of Lotusland