The Odyssey Distribute a guide about The Odyssey that provides discussion and essay questions as...		Selected Horror Stories of Stephen King Use supplemental materials for Stephen King's short stories that are appropriate for classroom...
Repeated Reading Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.		The Taming of the Shrew Because The Taming of the Shrew deals with relationships between several different...
Indentured Servants Use a lesson that helps students to compare and contrast European American indentured servitude...		Twelfth Night Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What You Will, the story of a brother and sister, is an...
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave...		Teacher's Guide to Studying Shakespeare Explore teaching activities to be used before, during, and after reading Shakespeare's plays.
Romeo and Juliet Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis and commentary of Shakespeare's Romeo and...		A Tale of Two Cities This teaching guide includes a brief overview of A Tale of Two Cities followed by...
The Women of Brewster Place and The Men of Brewster Place Use a teaching guide that includes background information about the two novels, The Women of...		Quotations from Winter Poems Here is a selection of poetic quotations about winter time that will inspire your students.
The Scarlet Letter Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of the plot of The Scarlet Letter,...		KWL Chart (Version 2) This KWL Chart will help students organize what they know, want to know, and will learn by...
Word Jazz Handout This handout goes with the December 2000 Literature Lessons Newsletter.		Chinese Words and Phrases Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your students simple Chinese words.
Christmas Stories Read these classic Christmas tales to help students improve creative-writing skills by writing...		Chinese Yuan Familiarize students with China's monetary unit, the Yuan. Practice simple algebraic equations.
Silas Marner Enhance reading comprehension with a with a guide that contains an overview, discussion...		How to Start a Reading Group Learn how to explore the world of books by joining or starting your own reading group.