All My Sons by Arthur Miller / Unit Bundle / HS Literature / Drama

My American Literature students love Arthur Miller's All My Sons. We study the play after we cover the Great Depression and WWII, and students resonate with its compelling themes and tragic plot. All My Sons is one of my favorite plays to teach! I'm happy to share this unit that I've developed over 20 years of teaching the play.

The resources included in this Bundle are:

• Pre-Reading Slides
• Guided Reading Questions
• Reading & Post-Reading Slides
• Unit Test

Your purchase includes special Bonus Items, too!

Let's look at the resources in this Bundle:

✓ Pre-Reading Slides

These 12 Slides are a great way to introduce the play. Your students engage with

• background information about Arthur Miller
• Arthur Miller's prominent themes
• book jacket art analysis
• pre-reading discussion questions to connect with the themes
• pre-reading research topics to understand the setting & context
• outbound links for interesting connections
• tips for reading plays

✓ Guided Reading Questions

This listing is for 6 sets of Guided Reading Questions in long answer format (as both Google Doc & .pdf). The questions are in chronological order and are clearly worded. There are 67 total questions. The Google Docs are editable. The thorough answer keys can be easily posted to your online classrooms for students to use as study guides.

The questions are blocked into these reading blocks:

• Act I, Part 1: The beginning to to Mother’s Entrance / 11 questions
• Act I, Part 2: Mother's Entrance to Ann’s Line: “You’re the only one I know who loves his parents.” / 14 questions
• Act I, Part 3: Ann’s Line: “You’re the only one I know who loves his parents" to the End of Act I / 15 questions
• Act II, Part 1: The beginning of Act II to Kate’s line:  “Georgie, Georgie…They made an old man out of you.” / 15 questions
• Act II, Part 2: Kate’s line:  “Georgie, Georgie…They made an old man out of you.” to the End of Act II / 11 questions
• Act III: 12 questions

✓ Slides
This Reading or Post-Reading Slide Presentation contains 21 Google Slides. The Slides will assist your teaching of the play. Your students engage with

• elements of drama terms & definitions
• key monologue studies
• monologue discussion questions
• themes studies

✓ Unit Test

This listing is for Google Doc and Form versions All My Sons test. There are 50 total questions. Both the Doc and Form are editable, so it will be easy to make any changes that you like! Your file contains the test as a Google Doc, a .pdf, and a Google Form. The Google Form will auto-grade. The answer key is in .pdf form.

Here is a breakdown of the 50-question test:

• Character Identification (15 questions)
• Quotation Identification (10 questions)
• Important Quotations Analysis (2 monologues / 10 total questions)
• Multiple Choice (15 questions)

For a closer look at this listing, take a tour of the Google Doc here and a tour of the Google Form here.

Your Bundle purchase includes BONUS items! They are:

• Acts I, II, & III Writing Prompts (which can also be used as group discussion questions)
• Test-Review Crossword Puzzle
• Actor Casting Activity
• Teacher's Pacing Guide

Thank you for taking the time to explore this listing. I appreciate your visit to my store! I am confident that you will find this a valuable resource for years to come. If you have any questions, you can contact me at meredithtpt@icloud.com.

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