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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Hit Squad Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Hit Squad by James Heneghan is about a group of girls who decide to fight back against bullies at school. At first they feel empowered, but then an innocent person gets killed. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Zee's Way Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Zee's Way by Kristin Butcher is about a group of young people who feel they are discriminated against because they are teens. They get into conflict with store owners and after Zee is caught vandalizing, he must make peace with them....
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Grind Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In "Grind," the desire to make money and have videos for their website spurs a group of skateboarding friends to take dangerous risks which leave one of them injured. The teacher's guide for this book by Eric Walters includes a summary,...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Something Girl Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: Let's Do Lunch! [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this project is to teach students the life skills they need when dining in public. The project begins with a discussion of eating out and the students are polled as to how often, if ever, they eat in a restaurant with...
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Penguin: Reading Guide: The Autobiography of My Mother

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This reading guide provides a critical introduction to Kincaid's novel, background information about the author, and a number of discussion questions suitable for reading groups or class discussion.