Middle schoolers engage in a lesson that focuses on the influence of American values placed upon the Indians. Students use primary and secondary documents in order to explore the indoctrination. They create a project that reflects...

Young scholars identify genres of literature. In this literature instructional activity, students read definitions of the various genres. Young scholars choose books and list clues in the texts that help them identify the appropriate genre.

In this notetaking skills worksheet, students discuss the main events and opinions of a document, as well as listing three things the document tells about life at the time it was written. 

Students explore nature by reading stories in class. For this animal characteristics lesson, students read the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," by Rudyard Kipling and identify the different animals mentioned in the book. Students review the...

Biographical information about Sue Monk Kidd from her own home page. The biography is rather extensive. Also includes a list of her writing awards.

A detailed biography of Machiavelli, including discussions of his major works and his ideas about the nature of political power, prepared for a university-level philosophy course.

Biography of American popular author and humorist Mark Twain, with personal and career information, and a list of important works.

Discover more about the Newbery award-winning author Katherine Paterson when you check out this resource. This site features an author's biography, booklist, interview transcript and more.

Learn about the life of author Katherine Applegate in this brief biography.

This comprehensive publisher site links to interesting activities, author biographies, synopsis of books, and links to other sites. Games, recommended reading levels, and writing activities provided for students. Teachers resources are...

This site offers an organized collection of biographical information on Dorothy Parker.

An encyclopedia with a fantastic list of Spanish language authors, organized by country. List is weighted toward authors from Spain but includes at least 1-2 authors for Latin American countries. For some authors, biographical references...

This resource provides biographies for 36 past and present Minnesota authors.

A short profile of Judith Viorst, a versatile author who has written for children, young people, and adults. Her works include fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Check out this site to discover more about the famous author and illustrator Faith Ringgold. This resource features a biography, interview transcript, a booklist, and a link to the author's website.

Discover more about the author Russell Freedman when you visit this site. This resource provides a biography, an interview transcript, a booklist and more.

Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Tedd Arnold. Links to his website, and author visit kit, a downloadable biography, and a list of his books are available.

Come and learn more about the author E.L. Konigsburg. This site provides a biography, interview transcript and booklist.

Read this autobiography to learn about author Shana Corey. Links to her website, a downloadable PDF biography, an author's note to readers, and author visit kit, and a list of her books are available.

Disover more about the Newbery award-winning author Sid Fleischman through this resource. Provides a biography, booklist and more.

Read this biography to learn about author Aimee Friedman. Links to an author visit kit and to a list of her books are available.

Read this biography to learn about historical fiction author Angela Shelf Medearis. Links to a list of her books, an interview, and an author's visit kit are provided.

Read this biography to learn about author Anne Mazer. Links to her website, an author's visit kit, and a list of her books are also available.

Read this biography to learn about author Arthur Dorros. Links to his website, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.