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Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man is the story of lifelong musician Buzzy Martin and what he learned as a music teacher to the hardened criminals inside the walls of San Quentin Prison. These comprehensive English language arts lesson plans for the book center around the theme "justice requires restraint". This curriculum will help students learn to be aware of their choices and the consequences of their actions. Buzzy Martin's story is especially insightful for struggling teens and troubled youth.

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Poetry Packet for High School

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National Poetry Month Themed Packet for High School

To celebrate Poetry Month, this resource shares 3 activities that will help high school students to engage with poetry i...

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Romeo and Juliet Teaching Unit Kit

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Romeo and Juliet Teaching Unit Kit

A complete teaching kit for a full or partial unit on Romeo and Juliet Take your students on a thought-provoking, insig...

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Animal Farm Teaching Unit Kit

Everything you need to teach a full or partial unit on Animal Farm Help your students dive into the modern relevance, m...

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Student Accountability Contracts for Upper Grades

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Student Success Plans for Upper Grades

Help your students to stay on track with this collection of student success accountability plans.

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The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Courage and Compassion Discussion Guide

This discussion guide to The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Courage and Compassion by Eric Greitens includes pre-rea...

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Eats, Shoots & Leaves

Enhance reading comprehension with a with a guide that provides resources and teaching activities to be used with Eats, ...

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Man Booker Prize Winners Quiz

Take this quiz to see how much you know about winners of the Man Booker Prize, Britain's most prestigious literary award...

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Swim the Fly Q&A with Don Calame

Teachers and alike will enjoy reading about the backstory to Swim the Fly in this conversation with the author, Don Ca...

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The Man Booker Prize Winners

Originally called the "Booker McConnell Prize", now "The Man Booker Prize" this is Britain's most prestigious literary a...

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