Literature – Teacher Resources Help young readers appreciate literature with these teacher's guides, printables, and lessons....		The Scoop on Soil -- Student Worksheet A comprehension sheet and wordsearch for use after reading The Scoop on Soil -- Background...
Poetry Resources for Teachers Teach your students the techniques that poets use to explore their vision and their creativity....		Poetry Terms Quiz Test your students' knowledge of poetry terms with these descriptions.
Judith St. George Biography This biography details the life of So You Want to Be President author Judith St. George.		Poetry Terms Glossary This glossary of poetry terms – from Accent to Versification – will help your students...
Memorial Poetry Read different memorial poems.		Poetry Terms Quiz Administer a quiz that gauges students' knowledge of poetry types and terms. You can use this...
Sagoyewatha Have your students read an excerpt from one of Sagoyewatha's speeches and explain the metaphor...		Independent Reading Guide: Short Story Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of short stories, their responses...
Running Loose Questions Use this list of short-essay questions with the novel Running Loose by Chris Crutcher.		Independent Reading Guide: Poetry Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the...
Running Loose Projects and Activities After reading Running Loose by Chris Crutcher, challenge students with these projects and...		Independent Reading Guide: Myths and Folk Tales Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of myths and folktales, their...
Taking a Stand After reading Running Loose by Chris Crutcher, students answer questions about a time...		Independent Reading Guide: The Novel Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of novels, their responses to the...
Running Loose Lessons, activities, and references for teaching Running Loose by Chris Crutcher.		Scoring Rubric: Poetry The organization, elements of poetry writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a...
Jerry Spinelli Biography A biography of Newbery Award-Winning author Jerry Spinelli. One of his most popular children's...		Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage,...