9th Grade Book Guides Resources
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BOOK GUIDES
Christmas Stories
Read these classic Christmas tales to help students improve creative-writing…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureShort StoriesLanguage Arts and Writing -
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The Crucible
Try a teacher's guide that provides a synopsis of The Crucible, the classic play…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureHistorical FictionBanned Books and Censorship -
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The Hate U Give Teaching Guide
This teaching guide for Angie Thomas's award-winning YA novel on racism,…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureSocial Studies and HistoryCivil Rights -
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We Beat the Street Discussion Guide
Provoke students' thoughts on peer pressure, friendship, and their goals in life…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiterary BiographiesHeroes & Role Models -
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Of Plymouth Plantation
Lessons, websites, recommended books concerning William Bradford's Of Plymouth…Subjects:LiteratureColonizationReading Instruction -
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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…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
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The Scarlet Letter
Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of the plot of The Scarlet Letter,…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
WORKSHEETS
Celebrate African-American Heritage & Culture
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers books about…Subjects:Culture and DiversitySocial Studies and HistoryMulticulturalism -
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1984
George Orwell's thought-provoking novel 1984 covers the themes of…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureScience FictionBanned Books and Censorship -
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Of Mice and Men
A complete guide to the classic Steinbeck novella This teaching guide for…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
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Animal Farm Literature Guide
Although Animal Farm is an allegory of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the story is…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipSocial Studies and History -
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Selected Horror Stories of Stephen King
Use supplemental materials for Stephen King's short stories that are appropriate…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipLanguage Arts and Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Twelfth Night Curriculum Guide
Help students experience Illyria with performance-based teaching strategies for…Subjects:ShakespeareDrama and Performing ArtsAuthors -
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The Odyssey
Distribute a guide about The Odyssey that provides discussion and essay…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryAncient Civilizations -
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The Iliad Teacher's Guide
An epic adventure poem from the beginning of Greek literature, The Iliad has…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryMythology -
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Julius Caesar
One of the most important themes of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is the question…Subjects:ReadingLiteratureShakespeare -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Recently Banned or Challenged Books, Grades 9–12
This gallery of high school literature features challenged and banned books for…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteratureBanned Books and Censorship -
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A Monster Calls Discussion Guide
Use these discussion questions with your students or book group. A Monster Calls…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNovelsIllness and Diseases -
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A Raisin in the Sun
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiterary DramaBanned Books and Censorship -
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Heart of Darkness Discussion Guide
Joseph Conrad's classic novel of social criticism, Heart of Darkness, focuses on…Subjects:Banned Books and CensorshipLiteratureReading and Literature -
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The Omnivore's Dilemma Teacher's Guide
Get a fresh perspective on what we eat with this teacher's guide to Michael…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureNutrition -
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Ethan Frome
Enhance reading comprehension with a guide that contains an overview of each…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
ACTIVITIES
A Tale of Two Cities
This teaching guide includes a brief overview of A Tale of Two Cities followed…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Studies and History -
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The Fountainhead
Use a teaching guide that includes character analysis, an overview of the novel,…Subjects:Twentieth CenturyAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History