"Archipelago", a novel by David Ward set in the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, follows a boy who is transported to prehistoric times and must learn to survive there. This extensive teacher's guide includes chapter summaries...

"How to Make a Wave", a novel by Lisa Hurst-Archer, is about an adolescent girl struggling to come to terms with a scar on her face and the absence of her mother. This extensive teacher's guide includes chapter summaries with...

"Greener Grass" an historical novel by Canadian author Caroline Pignat, is set in Ireland, follows a family's struggle to survive after a potato blight hits their crop and famine comes. The family has many trials along the way. This...

"Egghead", a novel by Caroline Pignat, explores the impact of bullying in the lives of teens. The reader sees the bullying situations through several characters' eyes - the bullied, a bystander and a bully. This extensive teacher's guide...

"Dooley Takes the Fall", a mystery novel by Canadian author Norah McClintock for grade nine and up, is about a boy who has made some mistakes in the past. He becomes a suspect after he witnesses a boy jumping off a bridge and has to...

"The Countess and Me", a novel by Canadian author Paul Kropp for grades seven to nine, deals with the struggle of a thirteen-year-old boy to gain acceptance from his peers who belong to a gang. He juggles this with his feelings towards...

"A Company of Fools", a novel by Deborah Ellis, is set in Paris during the year of the plague. It follows the friendship of two orphaned boys living at an abbey. This extensive teacher's guide includes chapter summaries with accompanying...

A comprehensive study guide for teaching Shakespeare's Macbeth. Includes the a synopsis, a character map, historical context, a thematic study, and pre/post viewing activities. Links to re-mixing scenes from Macbeth, and an insider's guide.

This family guide provides an overview of the basic components of RTI and includes questions parents may want to ask their child's school regarding how they can get involved in the RTI process. The guide also addresses the relation of...

This teaching guide for Jeffrey and Sloth, a story written by Kari-Lynn Winters, provides a synopsis of the story, discussion questions and teaching ideas. The book is about the experience of writer's block and how to overcome it. The...

This detailed study guide will help students and teachers better understand the play Julius Caesar. Included is a synopsis of the play and characters, scholarly articles on the play, classroom materials, guiding questions, and general...

This is a teacher's guide for the historical novel Belle of Batoche, written by Jacqueline Guest, which looks at the friendship between two girls during the 1885 Riel Rebellion. The guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the...

This site provides a complete study guide for William Shakespeare's comedy The Tempest including a plot summary of each act, commentary, a review of the characters, a character analysis, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous essay on The...

The Training Module Facilitator's Guide is intended to support teachers, professors, and other providers of professional development as they plan and deliver training modules developed by the Center. The guide describes the structure of...

A comprehensive mini-guide to Scott O'Dell's novel titled "Island of the Blue Dolphins." Contains detailed information about the biographical/historical context, background, chapter-by-chapter summaries, study questions, and post-reading...

A comprehensive mini-guide to the novel "Z for Zachariah" by Robert O'Brien. Includes detailed information about the novel's historical/biographical context, characters, chapter questions, and post-reading activities.

A detailed and comprehensive mini-guide to Cisneros's novel "The House on Mango Street." Includes information about historical/biographical context, characters, study questions, chapter summaries, and post-reading activities.

This document was developed to help parents and other family members understand the essential components of RTI (screening, progress monitoring, multi-level prevention system, and data-based decision making), ask questions about RTI, and...

A guide and tutorial for those creating a intranet. A full-service intranet resource offering such content as intranet links, intranet articles as well as a project planning tool.

The National Gallery: The Beginner's Guide to Impressionism

A teaching guide for The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, which can be used before or after a live performance, or on its own. Includes plot synopsis, activities, and discussion questions. Information about Shakespeare's life and...

A teaching guide for 1 Henry IV by Shakespeare. Includes plot synopsis, analysis of the main themes in the play, historical context, activities, and discussion questions, as well as a fifteen-minute condensed version of the play for...

A comprehensive mini-guide to Lowry's novel "Number the Stars." Provides excellent and detailed information concerning historical/biographical context, characters, chapter study questions, and post-reading activities.

A mini-guide over the famous novel "Sounder" by William Armstrong. Includes comprehensive information about characters, historical/biographical context, chapter study questions, and post-reading activities.