Be your best English teacher self
and
Save time for your home life
You can begin class with an amazing bell ringer EVERY SINGLE day.
❌ No more scrambling to start class with a useful activity
❌ No more lost time
✔️ Decide once and then pull from a library of ready to use materials
✔️ Include sneaky test prep
✔️ Do regular formative assessments
✔️ Get students right to work (well, with a little prompting–who are we fooling if we say otherwise)
What is the Pencils and Prologues Society?
We are a library of ready to use bell ringers consisting of close reading, vocabulary, literature analysis and writing activities for use in high school English classes.
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Ignite Learning in Minutes!
Say goodbye to wasted class time and hello to instant engagement with our ever-growing library of quick activities.
- Poem of the Week
- Prose Passage of the Week
- Rhetorical Analysis of the Week
- Allusion of the Week
- Greek and Latin Roots
- Argument Response
- Text Specific
- For Any Text
- Lessons in Close Reading
- Quarterly Mini Courses on teaching things like characterization, symbolism, writing and more
- monthly bonuses
- & more
With weekly updates, you’ll always have a wealth of resources to drive deeper understanding and engagement.
Transform Your Classroom with Theme-Based, EQ-Driven Units.
Save time and simplify your planning with ready-to-use, theme-based units.
These units are primarily targeted towards junior and senior level high school English classes especially AP® Literature and AP® Language.
Each month includes a new theme, essential question, and editable unit calendars and the materials to make these units happen.
Unit Calendar 1: Short works only
Unit Calendar 2: Literature Circles
Unit Calendar 3: Novel or Play
**New content added each month!
Free Resources for High School English Teachers
Bring enthusiasm back to your classes with these lessons for high school English.
Get ready to use bell ringers, lessons plans, courses and more!