PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Valley of Ashes: The Great Gatsby
This video [5:33] from the American Masters film F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams examines the valley of ashes in The Great Gatsby. Using the video, discussion questions, activities, and handouts in this resource, students will gain a...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Sounder
Newbery Award Winner, "Sounder", by William H. Armstrong, is about a sharecropping family and their hunting dog, Sounder. Overarching themes of this novel are courage, family, racial injustice, the importance of education, and hope. Make...
Virginia Tech
Literature in an Interdisciplinary Unit
A good resource for teachers, this website describes an interdisciplinary unit through which Linda Crew's novel, "Children of the River," is used as part of project on the study of rivers.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Foxman
Have you ever read the book "The Foxman" by Gary Paulsen? This site features a review of the novel and points to ponder as you discuss it with your students. It also provides several links and a list of related books.
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...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Ethan Frome" [Pdf]
The structure and themes of the novel, chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions, and suggested classroom activities are the most important features of this 17-page .pdf guide.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "The Fountainhead" [Pdf]
A lengthy examination of the novel's main characters is the foundation of this seven page .pdf guide.
Other
Kate chopin.org: Kate Chopin
This site is dedicated to Kate Chopin including her biography, and links to her short stories including the text, analysis, and questions for each, links to her novels especially The Awakening which includes a link to the text, analysis,...
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852 1930)
Notes for teachers who are reading Freeman's (1852-1930 CE) stories with their students, as well as links to other authors for comparison and a bibliography of source material are all available here.
Other
Penguin: Reading Guide: The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I
This reading guide provides discussion questions, biographical information about King, and explanatory introduction to the Dark Tower novels.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Companion to Lois Lowry's the Giver
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is meant to be used as students progress through the novel, The Giver. It includes all chapters and discussion questions to spark class discussions.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Reading Guide: Howards End
A detailed critical introduction, biographical material and discussion questions make up this concise reading guide.
Other
Penguin: Reading Guide: The Drawing of the Three
Stephen King's fantasy series is introduced here, along with discussion questions and biographical information.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "The Jungle" Teacher Guide
Get chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions, discussion questions and ideas for extending the study of the novel beyond the text. Also includes some background information about the author and novel.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Expansion: Harriet B. Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Ch. 1
Discussion questions that guide the reading of Chapter 1 of Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Hyperlink to the entire text.
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.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Great Gatsby Classroom Activity
A classroom activity/lesson plan for students who have completed reading Fitzgerald's classic novel. Provides discussion questions, lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From April 10, 2007.
CommonLit
Common Lit: A Respectable Woman by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin (1850-1904) was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered one of the leading feminist writers of the 20th-century. This story begins with a married woman's disappointment over the...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Stargirl" Reader's Guide
Reader's guide for "Stargirl" includes brief synopsis, questions, discussion topics, and author information.
Other
Teaching Strategies for "The Giver" [Pdf]
Four-page PDF document includes reproducible handouts and other ideas for exploring this complex novel.
The English Teacher
Teacher2b.com: Notes for "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Review notes for the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Time Machine
A summary of the novel as well as analysis of the themes and characters. Helpful quizzes and discussion questions are also provided.
Other
Literature Learning Ladders: A Long Way From Chicago
Check out this informative site about "A Long Way From Chicago" by Richard Peck and learn about small-town life during the Depression in seven short stories for the years 1929 through 1942.
Other
Glencoe Literature Library: "The Glory Field" by Walter Dean Myers [Pdf]
Explore Walter Dean Myers's "The Glory Field" with the help of a vocabulary lists, pre-reading questions and activities, brainstorming ideas, and thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts. After reading the novel, draw comparisons...