10th Grade Literature

Summer Reading List -- Secondary

This list of recommended vacation reading for secondary students is provided by Penguin Young Readers Group and Dorling…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Literature

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Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem

Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.

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Poetry

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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1920s couple dancing - evocative of The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby Chapter Study Questions

60+ chapter-by-chapter study questions for easy exam, quiz, or assignment creation This collection of questions for The…

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Teaching The Great Gatsby

Reading and Literature

Literature

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In King Lear, by William Shakespeare, Lear retires from the monarchy and gives all power to his three daughters,…

King Lear

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Literature

Banned Books and Censorship

Shakespeare

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Story Map Graphic Organizer

Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or events. This printable is…

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Reading

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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Teaching Tips for Using Audio Cassettes or CDs

Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for using audio cassettes or CDs includes suggested teaching tips that…

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Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

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EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

Recently Banned or Challenged Books, Grades 9–12

This gallery of high school literature features challenged and banned books for young adults. Learn why each book was…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Banned Books and Censorship

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LESSON PLANS

Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance

Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or were written during the…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

African-American History

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Team Moon Teacher's Guide

Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…

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Nonfiction Literature

Literature

Reading and Literature

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

The focus of this guide on Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth is to place students in the exciting roles…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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ASSESSMENT

Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation

The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Children's Books About Disabilities

This extensive list details books for both children and adults that deal with disabilities. The books are sorted by…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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The Prince and the Pauper

Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers teaching activities, chapter summaries, chapter questions,…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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Use a teacher guide to provide teaching activities to be used with The Pact by Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and…

The Pact

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Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Reading and Literature

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Independent Reading Guide: Poetry

Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft…

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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Poetry

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A complete guide to the classic Steinbeck novella This teaching guide for Steinbeck's seminal novella Of Mice and Men…

Of Mice and Men

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Literature

Banned Books and Censorship

Reading and Literature

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REFERENCE

Sense and Sensibility

Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of Sense and Sensibility, great discussion questions, and Web links.

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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Discipline Must Be Logical: Teaching Advice

In this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire, Rafe Esquith discusses discipline and how punishments should fit…

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Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

Books

Literature

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Summer Reading Suggestions & Tips

Create a summer reading list students will look forward to with book recommendations by grade, reading level, and theme.…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading

Literature

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The Grapes of Wrath Reading Guide

Find questions, exercises, and assignments designed to guide students' reading of Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath while…

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Literature

Banned Books and Censorship

Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 2013

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Discover brief discussion techniques of plot, character development and theme employed by Steinbeck in his brief…

Cannery Row

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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LESSON

Comparing and Contrasting Poetry Lesson Plans

This three-day lesson digs deeper into poetic and literary critical thinking by having students read grade-level lexiled…

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Literature

Poetry

Writing

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