9th 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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We Beat the Street Discussion Guide
Provoke students' thoughts on peer pressure, friendship, and their goals in life with discussion questions for We Beat…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiterary BiographiesHeroes & Role Models -
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingAfrican-American History -
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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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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 -
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James Wolfe Reading Comprehension
Develop children's reading comprehension with the passage and questions in this worksheet about James Wolfe. Students…Subjects:Military PersonnelReading ComprehensionQuebec -
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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1972 Ice Hockey: Team Canada vs. USSR
Review hockey scores and statistics from 1972, when Team Canada defeated the Soviet National Team. This article includes…Subjects:SportsHistory of USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)Canada -
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Moby-Dick Character Biography
Moby-Dick is the fictional whale in Herman Melville's novel by the same name. Learn about this famous whale and the book…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionNovels -
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The Stanley Cup
Discover the origins of the Stanley Cup, hockey's most prized trophy. Read about the Cup's history, and learn how the…Subjects:SportsAward and Prize WinnersPhysical Education and Fitness