Explore the world of the author Lois Lowry when you visit this informative site. Web English Teacher provides links for lesson plans and activities involving this author's work.

Selected (9) reading passages (grades 5-11) to pair with "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry. Number the Stars is historical fiction set during WWII in Nazi occupied Denmark. 10-year-old Annemarie Johansen risks her life to help the Rosens,...

In the dystopian novel "The Giver," Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memories; he meets his incumbent -- The Giver, a man who is tasked with holding onto the community's collective experiences and memories. Selected (11) reading...

The author's official site offers pictures, stories about her life, some speeches and other details, as well as links to her blog and a video interview.

A learning module with sixteen links to images, videos, and texts to use while reading Lois Lowry's Number the Stars.

Read about Lois Lowry in her own words. She talks about her work and her family.

This resource offers an interview with Newbery Award Winner, Lois Lowry, in question and answer form. Also included are hyperlinks to more information.

Lois Lowry's, "The Giver", is an Newbery Award novel. Themes of "The Giver" are diversity, freedom, connections, choice, individuality, honesty, and family. Make the smart choice by reading the novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The...

A valuable resource for anyone currently studying Lowry's "Giver." Provides chapter-by-chapter summaries and analysis, biographical and historical information, and study questions and activities.

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.

An image of Lois Lowry.

An image of Lois Lowry.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is meant to be used as students progress through the novel, The Giver. It includes all chapters and discussion questions to spark class discussions.

This animation features a discussion about Lois Lowry's novel Number The Stars, which was written about the WW2 Occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany. 2:19sec.

After reading Lois Lowry's The Giver, learners use a WebQuest to research ideas and themes from the novel. Students use their research and persuasive writing skills to create a brochure designed to sell a way of thinking or way of life...

A six-part learning module with links to texts, videos, and images to better understand vocabulary while reading Lois Lowry's Number the Stars.

A six-part learning module with links to images, websites, and videos to use while reading Lois Lowry's Number the Stars.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Number The Stars" by Lois Lowry. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Four-page PDF document includes reproducible handouts and other ideas for exploring this complex novel.

Carol Hurst provides an interesting biographical sketch of Lois Lowry with information about several of her novels.

Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.

This detailed unit includes author biography, ideas for introducing the novel, related reading suggestions, reproducibles and more. Acrobat Reader required to read the study guide.

Online lesson plan uses the novel "The Giver," to teach learners the importance of writing descriptive memoirs. Students write these descriptions individually after seeing their significance through the reading.

Seventh graders consider how individual perspectives are shaped by knowledge and memory. Through the study of dystopian literature and related texts, 7th graders will explore common themes, characters, and contrasting points of view....