CommonLit
Common Lit: Units: 5th Grade Author Study: Shel Silverstein
Complete teaching unit for 5th Grade Author Study: Shel Silverstein. Students will read 6 poems by Shel Silverstein that speak to the theme of how we should live our lives. Students will revisit the essential question "According to Shel...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Units: 5th Grade Author Study: Gary Soto
Complete teaching unit for 5th Grade Author Study: Gary Soto. Students will read 4 short stories and 2 poems by Gary Soto that examine romantic and family love. Students will analyze these texts while considering the essential question:...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Eric Carle Author Study
This resource features an author study of Eric Carle. Students and teachers can gain a deeper understanding into this author's life and work when they visit.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Teachers: Eric Carle Author Study
Here both students and teachers can learn about writer Eric Carle, the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other works for children. Includes video [3:39] Also offers teaching ideas, including themes for discussion.
TES Global
Blendspace: Author Study Chris Van Allsburg
A learning module with eleven links to information, websites, pictures, and videos about award-winning author Chris Van Allsburg.
TES Global
Blendspace: 7th Grade Literature Circle Author Research
A seventeen-part learning module with links to images and information about adolescent authors Sharon Draper, Christopher Crowe, Joseph Bruchac, Susan Campbell Bartole, Jerry Spinelli, and Seymour Reit.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Henkes Literature Study
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson's goal is to increase vocabulary to reflect a growing range of interests and knowledge using an author study. Students will also focus on classifying and categorizing words into sets and...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Author Studies Homepage Beverly Cleary
Biography on children's author Beverly Cleary along with a listing of her awards that she has won throughout the years.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: George Eliot Middlemarch (Study Guide)
This site provides biographical information on the author, as well as facts about the novel's context, plot, and major themes, this study guide is an excellent tool for anyone studying George Eliot's novel, "Middlemarch." Also includes...
![Glencoe Literature Library: "A Tale of Two Cities" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/103573-fabda8aafa519b95ed9c586531261153.jpg?1661498424 "Glencoe Literature Library: \"A Tale of Two Cities\" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "A Tale of Two Cities" Study Guide [Pdf]
Complete study guide for "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. Prepare for the novel with an author biography, vocabulary preview, introductory article, and pre-reading questions and activities. While reading, participate in...
![Glencoe Literature Library: "Great Expectations" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/103598-270e0dcc5dae3ea3a7309c5216eb923d.jpg?1661498489 "Glencoe Literature Library: \"Great Expectations\" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Great Expectations" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great study guide for Charles Dickens's novel, "Great Expectations." Before reading the book, check out an author biography, vocabulary, and pre-reading activities and questions. Also, use the guide's brainstorming activities to help you...
![Glencoe Literature: The Chosen Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/815867-07610e8f5755d4711dbf55abe74616db.jpg?1661267782 "Glencoe Literature: The Chosen Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature: The Chosen Study Guide [Pdf]
Refer to this twenty-two page study guide for information on author Chaim Potok and his novel, "The Chosen." Includes detailed background information on Judaism and the novel's setting, as well as activities, discussion questions, and...
Other
American Studies Today: Religious Cults in Twentieth Century America
This article--written after the Branch Davidian incident in Waco, Texas--details the revived interest in American religious cults. The author defines "cult," looks at the anti-cult movement, and provides suggested readings.
![Glencoe Literature Library: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/103572-4e3ff2e16c72cdc96e3f8b30a6cec58c.jpg?1661498421 "Glencoe Literature Library: \"To Kill a Mockingbird\" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Study Guide [Pdf]
A great resource for students reading "To Kill a Mockingbird," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, introductory article, novel background, and vocabulary words), as well as brainstorming activities and thought-provoking...
![Glencoe Literature Library: "The Metamorphosis" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/103589-ff8083c8afaa23d4e7d04afb3203e105.jpg?1661498476 "Glencoe Literature Library: \"The Metamorphosis\" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "The Metamorphosis" Study Guide [Pdf]
Reading guide on Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" with a variety of resources, discussion and writing questions, and brainstorming activities. Provides pre-reading material, such as an author biography, novella introduction, and...
![Glencoe Literature Library: "Jane Eyre" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/103591-ec17c729183e8b970b29227decd707a6.jpg?1661498479 "Glencoe Literature Library: \"Jane Eyre\" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Jane Eyre" Study Guide [Pdf]
A great resource for students reading Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, introductory article, novel background, and vocabulary words), as well as brainstorming activities and...
![Glencoe Literature Library: "Call of the Wild" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/103605-5a364158620ed49e89f16f7bf8a88827.jpg?1661498551 "Glencoe Literature Library: \"Call of the Wild\" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Call of the Wild" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great guide for reading and exploring Jack London's "The Call of the Wild." Provides pre-reading material, including an author biography, book introduction, vocabulary lists, and journaling activities, as well as charting and...
![Study Guide for "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/104265-08ec7ce5d10a1fd48ae193306331bcd6.jpg?1661439139 "Study Guide for \"And the Earth Did Not Devour Him\" [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Study Guide for "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" [Pdf]
The Glencoe Literature Library provides a 22-page on-line study guide for Tomas Rivera's "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" complete with worksheets.
![Glencoe Literature Library: "Cyrano De Bergerac" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/507146-dd3d617835a59eb4cb3ce32ee8717a66.jpg?1661498544 "Glencoe Literature Library: \"Cyrano De Bergerac\" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Cyrano De Bergerac" Study Guide [Pdf]
Before reading "Cyrano de Bergerac," check out a biography of author Edmond Rostand, an introduction to the play, pre-reading activities, and vocabulary lists. As you complete each act, participate in brainstorming activities and respond...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Grace S. Richmond
This site features the author Grace S. Richmond including the full text of five novels and one short story.
![Glencoe Literature: "Sounder" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/105259-cc0e2fc03865d16fe7c7ff06913e771f.jpg?1661408933 "Glencoe Literature: \"Sounder\" Study Guide [Pdf] Unit Plan")
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature: "Sounder" Study Guide [Pdf]
Teachers can share the award-winning young adult novel "Sounder" with their students through the use of this 40 page study guide. "Sounder", by African American author William H. Armstrong, is about a young boy in the American South who...
Other
New Testament Study Helps
A series of articles (links) on the various books of the New Testament. The author provides background information such as author issues, the general structure of the individual books and more.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Learning to Study: The Elementary Years
Teachers teach the subjects, but parents teach how to study. Many of us are not set up to do that! The author shares some good tips that just might help.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: "Walk Two Moons" Study Guide
Download the 40 page study guide for "Walk Two Moons" at this site. Share with your class this intricately plotted and wryly narrated novel with its subtle and moving portrayal of grief. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).