Authors Resources
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ACTIVITIES
Suggested Author Interview Questions
Here are the 16 best questions to ask an author during an interview Ever…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteratureAuthors -
BOOK GUIDES
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
Use Ezra Jack Keats's book Whistle for Willie to enhance children's reading…Subjects:Ezra Jack Keats, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His BooksAuthorsLiterature -
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The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Enhance reading abilities with an activity about Ezra Jack Keats's book The…Subjects:Caldecott Medal Books & IllustratorsEzra Jack Keats, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His BooksAward and Prize Winners -
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Julius Caesar
One of the most important themes of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is the question…Subjects:ReadingLiteratureShakespeare -
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Twelfth Night Curriculum Guide
Help students experience Illyria with performance-based teaching strategies for…Subjects:ShakespeareDrama and Performing ArtsAuthors -
ACTIVITIES
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Enrichment Activities
In Chris Van Allsburg's The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, the dog who protagonist Alan…Subjects:Caldecott Medal Books & IllustratorsChris Van Allsburg, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His BooksAward and Prize Winners -
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DAILY WARM-UPS
Laura Ingalls Wilder Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
Discover what life as a pioneer was like, while improving students' reading…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionAuthorsLanguage Arts and Writing -
BOOK GUIDES
As You Like It
As You Like It is one of Shakespeare's "marriage" comedies in which love's…Subjects:LiteratureShakespeareReading and Literature -
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King Lear
In King Lear, by William Shakespeare, Lear retires from the monarchy and gives…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipShakespeare -
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Let's Write the Author
This organizer will help students write a letter to a favorite author. The…Subjects:LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureChris Van Allsburg, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His Books -
TEACHING RESOURCE
An Interview with Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney answers questions about his very funny online journal, Diary of a…Subjects:AuthorsArtistsLiterature -
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Romeo and Juliet Curriculum Guide
Introduce Romeo and Juliet to high school students through performance-based…Subjects:LiteratureShakespeareBritish History -
BOOK GUIDES
Romeo and Juliet
Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis and commentary of Shakespeare's…Subjects:LiteratureLiterary DramaShakespeare -
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DAILY WARM-UPS
Louisa May Alcott Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
In this nonfiction printable, students read a short biography on Louisa May…Subjects:Suffrage and Women's RightsAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History -
BOOK GUIDES
Hamlet
Included in this guide to Shakespeare's Hamlet are act-by-act synopses,…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipShakespeare -
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No Silent Springs: Rachel Carson
Share the story of Rachel Carson's achievements with your students, and assign…Subjects:Suffrage and Women's RightsAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History -
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BOOK GUIDES
The Lord of the Rings Reader's Guide
Extend students' enjoyment and understanding of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionTeaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources -
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Zathura: A Space Adventure Event Kit
Host a Zathura reading event in your classroom or school library. This event kit…Subjects:Library ResourcesChris Van Allsburg, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His BooksSpace and Astronomy -
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Homesick: My Own Story
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.Subjects:LiteratureLiterary BiographiesImmigration -
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The Dedication Page
Develop library-skills with an activity that focuses on the dedication page.Subjects:Library ResourcesReading and LiteratureAuthors -
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REFERENCE
The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz
Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related…Subjects:Creative WritingAmerican History/U.S. HistoryTwentieth Century -
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The Hobbit Teacher's Guide
Examine the use of verse in Tolkien's The Hobbit through riddles and rhymes.…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning ResourcesLanguage Arts and Writing -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Transcript of Authors Live with Jerry Spinelli
A complete transcript of the premier showing of Authors Live, with Newbery…Subjects:Jobs, Careers, and OccupationsCommunity and Ways of LifeSocial Studies and History -
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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…Subjects:LiteratureFolk TalesFantasy Fiction
