English resources
A writing prompt and a dilemma every school day, quotes, scenes, sentence starters, literary devices, transition words, summary writing, and a two-minute Do Now. In plain words. Free. No sign-up. No watermark.
Prompt of the day →
A true thing, then something to write about it. Straight on the board, with a timer. A new one every school day, the same one for everybody.
What would you do? →
One dilemma a day. Read it, one silent minute, vote, argue in pairs, then press the button and it gets harder. Five minutes, no right answer printed anywhere.
Summary writing →
How to write a summary. One sentence. A headline. Keep five of the sentence's own words. Secondary. Real news sentences. PDF.
Do Now →
36 weeks. Five a week. Keep five words from a news sentence. Today's live one is the game. PDF.
Sentence starters →
Claim, evidence, commentary, conclusion. And a list of verbs that are not "shows". Filled examples from the quote banks. PDF.
Literary devices →
Metaphor, simile, irony, foreshadowing. Each one in a line, with a quote from the books. PDF.
Transition words →
And, but, because, so, then, even though. Each job with a filled sentence. PDF.
The Great Gatsby →
The twenty to learn. Nine chapters, each in five words. Themes, characters, quote cards. Public domain in the US. PDF.
Macbeth →
73 quotes with what they mean. Nine themes. Seven characters. All 28 scenes, each one in five words.
A Christmas Carol →
45 quotes with what they mean. Five staves. Nine themes. Eight characters. Each stave in five words.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde →
38 quotes with what they mean. Ten chapters. Eight themes. Six characters. Each chapter in five words.
Romeo and Juliet →
44 quotes with what they mean. Five acts, 25 scenes. Eight themes. Eight characters. Each scene in five words.
Frankenstein →
42 quotes with what they mean. Four letters and 24 chapters. Nine themes. Six characters. Each one in five words.
Power and Conflict →
49 quotes with what they mean. Fifteen poems. Six themes. Fifteen poets. Each poem in five words.
Love and Relationships →
40 quotes with what they mean. Fifteen poems. Six themes. Fifteen poets. Each poem in five words.
Now play today's Long Story ShortOne real news sentence. Keep five of its words. Two minutes. Free. No login.Play now