National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Living the Revolution: 1789 1820: Equality
Primary source documents on equality provides a look into various perspectives surrounding the discussion on rights for slaves, African Americans, women and equality in general between 1789-1920. Includes questions for discussion,...
Scholastic
Scholastic: "A Wrinkle in Time" Scholastic Book Files
"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle is a Newbery Winning book. The BookFiles offers a excellent reading guide with thoughtful questions. It includes information on the author, vocabulary, as well as summaries on character, setting,...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Proper Punctuation
Need a quick refresher on proper punctuation? This easy to read guide covers common types of punctuation and provides examples. Included are links to practice sites.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Pride and Prejudice: Reading Guide [Pdf]
A surprisingly detailed site that provides an overview of Austen's work, as well as biographical information and discussion questions. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Jane Eyre: Reading Guide [Pdf]
This resource offers a critical introduction to the work, biographical information about Charlotte Bronte and discussion questions about the work. [PDF]
Other
Penguin: Reading Guide: The Drawing of the Three
Stephen King's fantasy series is introduced here, along with discussion questions and biographical information.
Other
Penguin: Reading Guide: The Heart of the Matter
The spiritual crisis at the heart of this novel is described in its cricial introdcution, followed by biographical information on the author, and a number of disucssion questions.
American Library Association
Yalsa Outstanding Books for the College Bound
This list is based on YALSA's book, "Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learner." Titles are broadly categorized by subject and a brief summary is given for each book.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Holes
"Holes" by Louis Sachar, is a Newbery winner. Trouble seems to follow Stanley Yelnats and his family. Can Stanley "fulfill" the void/hole that exist? Make the smart choice by enjoying the novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file...
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Critical Reading
In-depth instructions on critical reading with lots of links to more reading guides and activities. A good site to help improve reading skills to become a better writer.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: My Side of the Mountain
"My Side of the Mountain", is a Newbery Honor, by Jean Craighead George. This book is about Sam Gribley's adventure in the Catskill Mountains. The novel's themes are nature, independence, survival, and adventure. Make the smart choice by...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Out of the Dust
"Out of the Dust", a Newbery Award Winning, poetic book by Karen Hesse. The heroine, Billie Joe, faces issues of forgiveness and healing during the Dust Bowl. The story is set in Oklahoma, during the Great Depression. Make a smart choice...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: The Giver
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...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan's "Sarah, Plain and Tall" takes place on a prairie during the late 1800s. Sarah arrives to live with a family and brings them new life. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Tuck Everlasting
"Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt is about the implications of life without death. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file provides in-depth information on the author. There are...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Where the Red Fern Grows
Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file provides in-depth information on the author. There are questions to guide the reading of each chapter. Story elements are highlighted, as well...
![Scholastic: Book Files: Bridge to Terabithia [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/38059-96a3f306f97494b813b93921164bb84f.jpg?1661519062 "Scholastic: Book Files: Bridge to Terabithia [Pdf] Unit Plan")
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Scholastic: Book Files: Bridge to Terabithia [Pdf]
"Bridge to Terabithia", a Newbery Award winner by Katherine Paterson is a contemporary novel of friendship, accepting differences, giving, imagination, and caring for others. Friends, Jess and Leslie live in rural Virginia community....
![Scholastic: Book Files: Julie of the Wolves [Pdf] Unit Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/38061-09f7de23a11a4f48093dba28c28108cc.jpg?1661519043 "Scholastic: Book Files: Julie of the Wolves [Pdf] Unit Plan")
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Julie of the Wolves [Pdf]
"Julie of the Wolves", by Jean Craighead George, is story of cultural pride, survival, and courage. The heroine, Miyax is lost in the Alaskan tundra. Make the smart choice by reading the novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file...
PBS
Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Religion and Politics in Daily Life
In this lesson, learners will examine various aspects of religion in ancient Rome including the role of mythology, polytheism versus. monotheism, the treatment of Jews and Christians, and the spread of Christianity. To guide their...
Read Works
Read Works: Columbus Reports on His First Voyage, 1493
[Free Registration/Login Required] Abridged from the full text located at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, this passage provides a primary source and a discussion of Christopher Columbus' first voyage. Paired texts, a...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Cult of Domesticity: Resource Menu
A collection of eight primary resources and reading guides focusing on women's issues in the 1800s including domesticity, slavery, and suffrage.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: William Seward, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850
The National Humanities Center present a reading guide that links to a speech in the Senate by William Seward, one that expresses moral outrage over the compromises allowing the expansion of slavery.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Power: Taming the Octopus: The Image of the Octopus
Six versions of the octopus, a pervasive image in late-nineteenth-century America, that illustrate the extensive and corrosive power held by corporations over American political and economic life. Reading guide with discussion questions.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Power: Taming the Octopus: The Octopus in the West
A reading guide and discussion questions for Frank Norris' novel, "The Octopus," which outlines the unbridled power of the American railroads.
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