The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

The Princess Bride Lesson Plans

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The Princess Bride Teaching Unit (Prestwick House)

A teaching unit and individual learning packet from Prestwick House. Includes the following: Comprehensive chapter-by-chapter study guides for students Questions suitable for essay topics or discussion Vocabulary lists Muliple-choice and... More »

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Humor in "The Princess Bride" (film version)

Students will respond to questions related to specific types of humor (hyperbole, parody, etc.) found in the film version of "The Princess Bride." More »

The Princess Bride Teaching Unit

A teaching unit and individual learning packet from Prestwick House. Includes the following: Comprehensive chapter-by-chapter study guides for students Questions suitable for essay topics or discussion Vocabulary lists Muliple-choice and... More »

Princess (and the Unicorn)

Simple projects about a princess and a unicorn, including connecting the dots page, directions for drawing a princess and a unicorn, and finding hidden items in a castle picture More »

'The Princess and the Pea'

Language arts activities to extend the Hans Christian Andersen tale of 'The Princess and the Pea', including questions, compare and contrast, sequences, art activities, and patterns More »

Princess Kaiulani of Hawaii

A readers' theater script in which several episodes from the life of the last princess of Hawaii is presented, plus staging suggestions and two extension activities More »

Who is Princess Pamelina? (adjectives)

A vocabulary and thinking skills activity in which students read four clues that include descriptive adjectives and choose which girl is the princess More »

The Princess and the Pea/La princesa y el guisante

A two-page folktale about the princess who can't sleep with a dried pea under her multiple mattresses, written in both English and Spanish, plus three pages of language arts activities More »

The Warrior and the Princess/El guerrero y la princesa

The Mexican legend of the warrior Popocatepetl, who falls in love with the princess Ixtaccihuatl, but tragedy strikes and the gods change the two lovers into mountains. Presented in both English and Spanish, the unit also contains three language... More »

The Paper Bag Princess

Students wll read a story and create paper bag puppets. More »

The Princess and the Pea

This two-page read-and-understand tale is a retelling of the real princess who could not sleep because a dried pea was under all of her mattresses. The unit includes five reading skills activity pages on story details, word meanings, the prefix... More »

How the Princess Learned to Laugh (A Folktale from Poland)

This two-page read-and-understand Polish folktale is about a princess who never laughed, the people who tried to make her laugh, and a kind prince. The unit includes five skills activity pages on comprehension, vocabulary meanings, sounds of 'gh'... More »

Fables & Poe (9th Grade Day 12)

This is a lesson plan that focuses on fables and their relation to “The Princess and the Tin Box” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” It is the 12th in the full line of 9th grade English lesson plans for a college prep curriculum using the... More »

The Warrior and the Princess: A Mexican Legend

This two-page read-and-understand Mexican legend is about the beautiful Ixtaccihuatl & Prince Popocatépetl who, tragically, became a snow-covered mountain & a smoking volcano. The unit includes four activity pages on answering questions,... More »

Meet the '-ide' Word Family

This unit presents the '-ide' word family through a one-page story ('A Pride of Lions') with activities that build comprehension, vocabulary, and test-taking skills. Includes a word family slider with the words 'hide,' 'bride,' 'outside,' etc. More »

Vietnam: Why the Monsoon Comes Each Year

A reproducible copy of the Vietnamese folktale about a princess who chooses to marry the Spirit of the Mountain, disappointing the Spirit of the Ocean, who retaliates each year with terrible monsoons More »

Annotating William Carlos William Poetry

This is a powerpoint that analyzes techniques to annotate and interpret the works of William Carlos Williams. More »

Targeted Phonics:Long Vowel Storybooks:Spy It! (Enhanced eBook)

Whether inside or outside, Mike spies many things--a bike, a bride, a hive, and more. Try it!This enhanced eBook gives you the freedom to copy and paste the content of each page into the format that fits your needs. You can post lessons on your... More »

William Shakespeare: The Fruad of Avon

This essay explores the Shakespearean Authorship Debate in support of the Oxfordian position, suggesting Edward to Vere to be the veritable author of texts accredited to "Shakespeare." More »

16th Narrator of As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner Writing Assignment

Write a Faulkner-styled narration to the end of the novel. "Cletus the Fetus" (Dewey Dell's baby), perhaps. More »

A Guide for Using The Tale of Despereaux in the Classroom

This resource is directly related to the novel The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, the 2004 Newbery Award winner. This reproducible book includes sample plans, author information,... More »

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