12th Grade Authors Resources
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BOOK GUIDES
Julius Caesar
One of the most important themes of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is the question of what qualities make up a good leader.…Subjects:ReadingLiteratureShakespeare -
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Twelfth Night Curriculum Guide
Help students experience Illyria with performance-based teaching strategies for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Before…Subjects:ShakespeareDrama and Performing ArtsAuthors -
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As You Like It
As You Like It is one of Shakespeare's "marriage" comedies in which love's complications end in recognition of the true…Subjects:LiteratureShakespeareReading and Literature -
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King Lear
In King Lear, by William Shakespeare, Lear retires from the monarchy and gives all power to his three daughters,…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipShakespeare -
TEACHING RESOURCE
An Interview with Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney answers questions about his very funny online journal, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal.Subjects:AuthorsArtistsLiterature -
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Romeo and Juliet Curriculum Guide
Introduce Romeo and Juliet to high school students through performance-based teaching strategies. The lesson plans in…Subjects:LiteratureShakespeareBritish History -
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Romeo and Juliet
Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis and commentary of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, teaching activities,…Subjects:LiteratureLiterary DramaShakespeare -
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Hamlet
Included in this guide to Shakespeare's Hamlet are act-by-act synopses, discussion questions, student activities, and…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipShakespeare -
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The Lord of the Rings Reader's Guide
Extend students' enjoyment and understanding of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings by using the discussion questions in…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionTeaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources -
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The Hobbit Teacher's Guide
Examine the use of verse in Tolkien's The Hobbit through riddles and rhymes. This printable teacher's guide will help…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning ResourcesLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 1: Introducing Tolkien and His Worlds
Use the handouts in this printable guide to explore myths and folk tales from around the world that share the themes…Subjects:LiteratureFolk TalesFantasy Fiction -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Using a Double-Entry Journal with Shakespeare's Hamlet
Learn how to incorporate journaling in while teaching Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.…SubjectsLiteratureShakespeareJournaling Tips, Strategies & Topics -
ASSESSMENT
Female Writers and Performers Quiz
The ten questions in this printable multiple-choice quiz test students' knowledge of the achievements of women in…Subjects:Suffrage and Women's RightsAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History -
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Othello Curriculum Guide
Through performance-based teaching strategies for Othello, students will discover how the language of the soliloquy…Subjects:ShakespeareDrama and Performing ArtsAuthors -
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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 5: "The Tides of Fate Are Flowing"
Explore the magical world of Tolkien with your class through the lesson planning resources in this teacher's guide for…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning ResourcesReading and Literature -
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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 6: Treebeard's Lament
Examine the price of progress in The Lord of the Rings, Book Three, with the lesson planning resources in this printable…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning ResourcesPlants and Botany -
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King of the Mild Frontier Reading Guide
Questions and topics in this literature guide will help you spark discussion and debate about the issues raised in King…Subjects:Nonfiction LiteratureLiterary BiographiesLiterature -
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Q&A with David Ellwand on Fairie-ality Style
Learn how nature inspires David Ellwand's fairy fashions and designs by reading this Q&A with the author.Subjects:AuthorsVisual ArtsFantasy Fiction -
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Famous Storytellers
An article discussing some of the world's most famous storytellers.Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureAuthors -
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Child Authors
An article about children who have written books.Subjects:AuthorsLiteratureReading and Literature -
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Nobel Prize for Literature Winners
A list of the Nobel Prize for Literature winners.Subjects:LiteratureAward and Prize WinnersReading and Literature -
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Pulitzer Prize Winners for Fiction
A list of Pulitzer Prize winners for Fiction.Subjects:LiteraturePulitzer Prize WinnersReading and Literature -
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Pulitzer Prize Winners for U.S. History
A list of Pulitzer Prize winners for U.S. History.Subjects:Pulitzer Prize WinnersAward and Prize WinnersLiterature -
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Pulitzer Prize Winners for Biography or Autobiography
A list of Pulitzer Prize winners for Biography or Autobiography.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePulitzer Prize WinnersAuthors
