12th Grade Reading and Literature Reference
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ACTIVITIES
Pride and Prejudice Reading Guide
Introduce students to Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most popular novel, through a book synopsis and author…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNovelsLiterary Style and Techniques -
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Sense and Sensibility
Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of Sense and Sensibility, great discussion questions, and Web links.Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Listening Is an Act of Love Teacher's Guide
Celebrate communication skills with this teacher's guide to Lisa Winkler's Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureStorytellingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Up Close: Bill Gates Discussion Guide
Further students' understanding of technology and civilization through these reading comprehension and discussion…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiterary BiographiesSociety Development and Technology -
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Spoonerisms Activity
Pupils will learn about Spoonerisms, instances in speech when the initial letters or syllables of words are switched,…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryWritingLiteracy -
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Hiroshima
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance the teaching of John Hershey's Hiroshima, an account of the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureWorld War II (1939-1945) -
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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…Subjects:PoetryLiterary BiographiesSuffrage and Women's Rights -
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Carleton Kendrick Ed.M., LCSW
Learn about Carleton Kendrick, a family therapist and parenting expert.Subjects:AuthorsLiteratureReading and Literature -
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Biography of J.K. Rowling
Read about the life and work of J.K. Rowling, the author of the popular Harry Potter series.Subjects:Teaching Harry PotterBooksLiterature -
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Up Close: Theodore Roosevelt Discussion Guide
Enrich student's understanding of Teddy Roosevelt's life and career with this discussion guide to a biography about the…Subjects:U.S. PresidentsAward and Prize WinnersWorld Politics -
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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…Subjects:PoetryCreative WritingSuffrage and Women's Rights -
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Crime and Punishment
Use a teaching guide that includes background information and discussion questions to be used when teaching Fyodor…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNovelsLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Jerry Spinelli Biography
A biography of Newbery Award-Winning author Jerry Spinelli. One of his most popular children's book is Maniac Magee,…Subjects:BaseballSportsPhysical Education and Fitness -
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We Are All the Same: The Life and Death of Nkosi Johnson
Read the first chapter of the extraordinary story of the little South African boy whose bravery and fierce determination…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
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A Long Way Gone Teacher's Guide
In this startling memoir by a former child soldier, Ishmael Beah tells the harrowing story of fighting in Sierra Leone's…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureMulticultural LiteratureNonfiction Literature -
BOOK GUIDES
Escape from Camp 14 Teacher's Guide
Open students' eyes to the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state. In Escape from Camp 14, acclaimed…Subjects:North KoreaReading InstructionNonfiction Literature -
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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…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLiterary Biographies -
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The Song of the Lark
Use a teaching guide that includes historical information, a brief synopsis of the novel The Song of the Lark, as well…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington's autobiography, Up from Slavery is an inspirational story of hard work and positive goals, the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLiterary Biographies -
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Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald Discussion Guide
Encourage reading comprehension, critical thinking, and thought-provoking classroom conversation with the questions in…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiterary BiographiesAfrican Americans -
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Up Close: Harper Lee Discussion Guide
Discuss the life and work of Harper Lee—author of To Kill a Mockingbird—with your students. Use the questions in this…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLiterary Biographies -
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A Voice of Her Own: Becoming Emily Dickinson Teaching Guide
Make the most of A Voice of Her Own: Becoming Emily Dickinson with the discussion questions, extension activities, and…Subjects:LiteratureLiterary BiographiesReading and Literature -
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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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The Life and Work of Anthony Trollope
Explore the life and works of British novelist Anthony Trollope in this fill-in activity.Subjects:AuthorsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCreative Writing