TOC’ing in an English classroom may be intimidating at first for some because of well…. Shakespeare! Grammar! Thesis Statements! However, there are many versatile activities that would be beneficial throughout most units that you could modify depending on whichever grade you’re teaching that day. Although it may seem tempting, what ever you do, do NOT just have the students silent read for 75 minutes. There are many other things you could do to hammer out some PLOs that don’t require any materials or preparation. Have a look at some of these alternate activities to quickly create engaging and exciting English lessons!