The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...

Practical suggestions about how to go about really understanding an assigned novel.

Complete study guide for "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. Prepare for the novel with an author biography, vocabulary preview, introductory article, and pre-reading questions and activities. While reading, participate in...

The book 'Raising Ourselves' by Velma Wallis is a nonfiction look at what it means to grow up as a native person in Alaska. This is a study guide of the book, used for teaching literacy skills to adult learners, particularly aboriginal...

"The Weeping Chamber" by Sigmund Brouwer is set in Jerusalem in the last days of Christ's life. It can be interpreted as an historical or a religious novel. This is an extensive study guide for the novel. It has many blackline masters...

This study guide provide activities for all chapters in Madeleine L'Engle's fantasy novel, A Wrinkle in Time. Connected text questions are provlded for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the...

Before delving into "My Antonia," check out a biography of author Willa Cather, an introduction to the novel, and pre-reading activities and discussion questions. While reading, participate in "Active Reading" diagramming and answer...

This study guide contains themes, vocabulary and discussion questions for Scott O'Dell's Newbury award-winning novel, "Island of the Blue Dolphins." The book, which is based on a true story, addresses the themes of trust and forgiveness....

This is a compreshensive study guide for the novel A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka. It includes publication information, the characters, a plot summary, point of view, symbols, interpretations, major themes, study questions and essay...

A great resource for students reading "To Kill a Mockingbird," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, introductory article, novel background, and vocabulary words), as well as brainstorming activities and thought-provoking...

Prepared by a professor of Russian language and literature at Middlebury College, this site offers a very useful study guide for the student of Crime and Punishment, including chapter-by-chapter summaries, identifications of the book's...

This in-depth study guide offers 22 different questions to think about when reading the novel, a list of notable phrases, and a short vocabulary list. Also contains links to other resources on the web.

Complete study guide to V. S. Naipaul's "A House for Mr. Biswas," providing pre-reading material, brainstorming activities, and thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts on plot, character, and theme. Students who have completed...

This twenty-two page study guide provides biographical information on author Esther Forbes, an introduction to "Johnny Tremain," and activities to accompany a reading of this historical novel. Includes pre-reading activities, reading...

This guide to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream began as the From Stage to Screen: Shakespeare and the World Wide Web project with the Moscow Alternative School Center in Idaho. This guide will walk you through the steps we took at...

Explore the novel "A Separate Peace," by John Knowles, with the help of this study guide, useful for all stages of the reading process. Complete with pre-reading material, including author biography, novel introduction, discussion...

A great resource for students reading Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, introductory article, novel background, and vocabulary words), as well as brainstorming activities and...

The University of Virginia Library offers this full text version of Conan Doyle's famous novel.

Teachers can share the award-winning young adult novel "Sounder" with their students through the use of this 40 page study guide. "Sounder", by African American author William H. Armstrong, is about a young boy in the American South who...

This site presents a workable study guide to Charles Dickens' novel, "Great Expectations." Content includes a synopsis; relevant themes; use of language, imagery, and symbolism; and narrative and structure. Access is restricted to...

Written by an experienced high school teacher, this study guide includes notes about the book, about its 1930's setting, review material and quizzes. Also provides links to other relevant sites on Lee, the novel and the time period.

A thorough overview of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," made specifically for students preparing to take the GCSE test. This site is beneficial to all students studying the novel or race relations in the 1930's. Links include...

This is an online study guide for the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

This lesson focuses on the short story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London which provides a good example of Naturalism, the relationship between man and nature. It features links to a PDF study guide and an online copy of the text. After...