This lesson focuses on selecting a novel for the novel project. It features a list of 11 contemporary novels, along with their authors and a brief summary of each to help students make their choices. It also includes links to the rubric...

This lesson from a Contemporary Literature unit introduces the Novel Project in which students select a novel from an extensive list of choices to read and journal about as they read. It offers links to the standards for the novel...

This is a collection of five videos of Novel Reflections on the American Dream including Fitzgerald's Gatsby, Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath," Ann Petry's "The Street," and Gish Jen's "Traditional American."

Here's an interesting creative writing challenge. Write a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and November 30. NaNoWriMo has been orchestrating this challenge for several years now and the site has plenty of directions on the process,...

A product of a post-graduate dissertation, this project examines the genre of women's dime novels from 1870-1934. Includes a searchable catalogue of popular dime novels and authors, with links to e-books where they can be purchased....

This lesson focuses on journaling while reading a novel. It provides links to a journal example and an article about how to keep a reading log or journal. It also discusses the kinds of information that should be in a journal such as...

Access any one of twenty-five lectures, in audio, video, or text format, from a university-level course in American novels published after World War II, With coverage of Black Boy, Wise Blood, Lolita, On the Road, Franny and Zooey, and...

This page provides links to vocabulary word lists for novels by author or title.

This page offers links to word lists and fill-in-the-blank word puzzles for seventeen novels and plays.

A learning module with forty-four links to images, videos, and texts to use while reading R. J. Palacio's novel Wonder.

Introduction to William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. Provides background information about the novel's setting and main themes.

Introduction to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Highlights main ideas and themes of the novel.

Dime novels were popular literature about the West. Stanford University Library offers this e-text of the dime novel about Buffalo Bill Cody's adventures in his early life.

Originally published in 1836, this novel was republished in the Confederate States of America in 1862 with a new preface. The 1862 edition is reproduced here in html format.

The T. L. Peacock Society serves to popularize the virtues of Peacock's novels and poetry as well as other writings. This index page links to full-text novels and poems by the 19th century Romantic-era writer.

Full-text version of the novel, including links to illustrations. Reproduced from the 1895 edition.

This downloadable .pdf explains the research on graphic novels (comic books) as well as offering practical suggestions for classroom lessons and other resources. This is a large file, so it may take a few moments for this to load.

Comics and graphic novels have always been a popular trend among young people. Discover important literary themes and archetypes often used in this format.

A Stanford University site about popular literature during the Gilded Age.

This ebook version of Louisa May Alcott's "Novels: Her Life, Letters, And Journals" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Using Graphic Novels with Children and Teens: A Guide for Teachers and Librarians" by Jeff Smith. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Never Mind! A Twin Novel" by Rachel Vail. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Othello, a Novel" by Julius Lester. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Novels of Pam Munoz Ryan" by Pam Munoz Ryan. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.