Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman [Pdf]
Good for planning purposes, this 4 page .pdf offers background, summary, character analysis and some suggestions for post-reading activities.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to Farenheight 451 [Pdf]
Use this 4 page .pdf as you plan for the novel. Includes special considerations section, character introductions and chapter by chapter summary.
Grade Saver
Grade Saver: The Comedy of Errors Study Guide by William Shakespeare
This website provides plot summaries, character profiles, and theme analysis for the Shakespearean comedy, "The Comedy of Errors." The information provided by Grade Saver provides good material to accompany a reading of the play.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College: Study Guide for the Idiot
Written by students at Middlebury College, this study guide is a good resource for anyone interested in learning about Dostoevsky's The Idiot. Provides plot summaries, character analyses, and information on the historical background of...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Golding
Web English Teacher site provides a variety of resources to assist in the teaching of William Golding's works.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Lesson Exchange for Corduroy
This site is an online lesson plan exchange on "Corduroy" by Don Freeman.
The English Teacher
Teacher2b.com: Notes for "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Review notes for the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Measure for Measure" [Pdf]
A rich resource for teaching this complex play, these 17 pages in .pdf format offer background, teaching suggestions for before, during and after reading the play as well as other features. Requires Adobe Reader.
The English Teacher
The English Teacher: Teaching the Scarlet Letter
This lesson plan-tutorial focuses on teaching vocabulary with literature through the book "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Corduroy Lesson Plan
This ReadWriteThink activity features an opportunity for learners to respond to literature through writing journals about "Corduroy," by Don Freeman. This idea could be used with other books as well.
Other
Elements of Fiction
Simple discussion of the elements of fiction with a specific section devoted to Freytag's Pyramid (aka "basic plot structure"). A good place to start for gathering information on the structure of narrative.
SparkNotes
Sparknotes: Night
A plot overview, character list, character analysis, themes and symbols, chapter summary and analysis, quotations, a quiz, and more for Night by Elie Wiesel.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Ender's Game
Shmoop's study guide for Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel, Ender's Game, includes chapter summaries, character descriptions, explanation of themes, and analysis of various elements in the novel. It also offers study questions and...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Kaffir Boy
Kaffir Boy is an autobiographical story about a young boy's escape from his life in apartheid South Africa. This site involves a plot summary, character analysis, and a discussion of themes.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Learning Guides: A Raisin in the Sun
In addition to offering a summary of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, this guide contains notes on themes, a collection of quotes, character profiles, interactive quizzes, and a list of study questions suitable for reviewing...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
In addition to offering a summary of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, this guide contains notes on themes, a collection of quotes, character profiles, interactive quizzes, a list of study questions suitable for reviewing...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Three Musketeers
In addition to offering a summary of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, this guide contains notes on themes, a collection of quotes, character profiles, interactive quizzes, a list of study questions suitable for reviewing the...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Hunger Games
In addition to offering a summary of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins , this guide contains notes on themes, a collection of quotes, character profiles, interactive quizzes, a list of study questions suitable for reviewing the story,...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Something Girl Teaching Guide [Pdf]
This is a teacher's guide for the book Something Girl by Beth Goobie, The character Sophie is physically abused by her father. When she ends up in the hospital, the truth emerges and Sophie is sent to a group home. There, she can feel...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Rosie the Riveter
Features a summary and interesting facts about Rosie the Riveter, a famous fictional character representing the women workers who made their contribution to the US war effort during WW2.
Curated OER
Middlebury College: Study Guide for the Idiot
Written by students at Middlebury College, this study guide is a good resource for anyone interested in learning about Dostoevsky's The Idiot. Provides plot summaries, character analyses, and information on the historical background of...