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Penguin Group Canada: 'Run' Teacher's Guide [Pdf]
Run' by Eric Walters is a fictionalized account of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope run across Canada. This teacher's guide has discussion questions and response journal prompts for each chapter as well as extension activities for the novel....
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Dubliners, by James Joyce
Includes a discussion of the short stories comprising Dubliners. Also includes a number of possible discussion questions and a short biography of Joyce.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Excerpt From 'A Christmas Carol': Marley's Ghost" by Charles Dickens
A learning module that begins with "CommonLit: Excerpt from "A Christmas Carol": Marley's Ghost" by Charles Dickens, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
PBS
Pbs: Culture Shock: Huck Finn in Context
This site features information on themes from Huck Finn. You will find activities and discussion questions to accompany the different sections.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: All Quiet on the Western Front
Teaching wartime literature through "All Quiet on the Western Front" is made easy with a 2-day online lesson plan that covers: procedure, writing, discussion questions, extension activities, strong links, vocabulary, and Colorado state...
PBS
Pbs: Teaching Anna Karenina
An excellent and in-depth site for teachers of Tolstoy's masterpiece. Includes information about the film version, plot summaries, discussion questions, journals, and classroom activities. Great site!
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 8: Tell Tale Heart: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the short story, Tell-Tale Heart.
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 7: The Giver: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Giver.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Reading Guide
Learn the background of both the book and the author, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; then click on the Readers Guide link to use the detailed study questions to spark discussion.
Savvas Learning
Penguin: Reading Guide: A Room With a View [Pdf]
This reading guide provides a critical introduction, background biographical information, and a number of questions to spark discussion about the book. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: A Lesson Before Dying
Guide to Ernest J. Gaines' novel, A Lesson Before Dying, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and ten lesson plans with activities, homework assignments, project ideas and essay topics. A radio show, with...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Fahrenheit 451
A description and guide to Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study with activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Wolff: Old School
Guide to Tobias Wolff's Old School, with historical information, author biographies, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, writing exercises, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, with...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Bless Me, Ultima
Guide to Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima, including historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study with activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show,...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Wilder: Bridge of San Luis Rey
A comparison of Thornton Wilder's novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and his stage play Our Town, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including project ideas and essay topics....
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Guide to Carson McCullers' novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Joy Luck Club
Guide to Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, with...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Ozick: The Shawl
Readers guide to Cynthia Ozick's The Shawl, including historical context, author biography and discussion questions. Included teachers guide contains a ten-lesson unit with discussion activities, homework assignments, essay topics, and...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Call for the Wild
Guide to Jack London's, The Call of the Wild, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Twain: Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Guide to Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, including historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study with handouts, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, with transcripts,...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Guide to Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics....
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon
Guide to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird
Guide to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show,...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Mahfouz: The Thief and the Dogs
Guide to Naguib Mahfouz's The Thief and the Dogs, including historical background, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit with project ideas and essay topics. A radio show, with transcripts, features excerpts from...