12th Grade Reading and Literature Reference Resources
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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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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Teacher's Guide
Use the lesson planning resources in this printable guide to Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl to…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLiterary Biographies -
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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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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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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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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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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: Jane Goodall Discussion Guide
Learn about the life and work of primatologist Jane Goodall with your students. Use the questions in this guide for Up…Subjects:Literary BiographiesNonfiction LiteratureLiterature -
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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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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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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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Hiroshima: Synopsis, Ideas, and Writing Connections
A brief synopsis of Hiroshima, an account of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 told from the perspective of six…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureWorld War II (1939-1945) -
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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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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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Up Close: W.E.B. Dubois Discussion Guide
Study the life and work of civil rights leader W.E.B. Dubois with your students. Use the questions in this guide for Up…Subjects:Civil RightsAfrican-American HistoryAfrican Americans -
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Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide
Examine the life and work of Thurgood Marshall—a lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice—with your students. Use the…Subjects:U.S. Supreme CourtAfrican-American HistoryBlacks -
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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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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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A Teacher's Guide for Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth
The six lessons in this literature guide for Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth…Subjects: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: 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
