Today, we are thrilled to host an exclusive guest blog from Masque of the Red Death author Bethany Griffin on a topic near & dear to our hearts here at Novel Novice: using YA lit to teach the classics in the classroom! Thank you, Bethany, for such a wonderful guest post ... and for all... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week we shared Simon & Schuster's reading group guides for the first two books in Holly Black's Curse Workers series. Today, we're expanding on their ideas with some essay & project ideas that students or teachers can use to incorporate the books into the classroom! Essay Ideas: * Throughout the books, Cassel is... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week we shared Simon & Schuster's reading group guides for the first two books in Holly Black's Curse Workers series. Today, we're expanding on their ideas with some essay & project ideas that students or teachers can use to incorporate the books into the classroom! Essay Ideas: * Throughout the books, Cassel is... Continue Reading →
We're big fans of Holly Black's Curse Workers series here at Novel Novice, and since we LOVE tying in YA books with education whenever possible, we're also big fans of Simon & Schuster's reading group guides for the first two books in the series. Here's a look at what you'll find in both guides: Reading... Continue Reading →
We're big fans of Holly Black's Curse Workers series here at Novel Novice, and since we LOVE tying in YA books with education whenever possible, we're also big fans of Simon & Schuster's reading group guides for the first two books in the series. Here's a look at what you'll find in both guides: Reading... Continue Reading →
Since we like to focus on using YA books in the classroom whenever possible here at Novel Novice, it should come as no surprise that we often hear from teachers looking to incorporate The Hunger Games into their curriculum. Earlier this week, we shared our study guide questions for the book & some other classroom activities.... Continue Reading →
Since we like to focus on using YA books in the classroom whenever possible here at Novel Novice, it should come as no surprise that we often hear from teachers looking to incorporate The Hunger Games into their curriculum. Earlier this week, we shared our study guide questions for the book & some other classroom activities.... Continue Reading →
Ever since we posted our study questions for the first seven chapters of The Hunger Games, we've had eager teachers begging us for more. Well, first let me direct your attention to the website Hunger Games Lessons, which has fully-fleshed out lesson plans available for all three books in the series. The site is run... Continue Reading →
Ever since we posted our study questions for the first seven chapters of The Hunger Games, we've had eager teachers begging us for more. Well, first let me direct your attention to the website Hunger Games Lessons, which has fully-fleshed out lesson plans available for all three books in the series. The site is run... Continue Reading →
Books like Kelly Keaton's A Beautiful Evil (and Darkness Becomes Her, the first book in the series) are gold mines for us at Novel Novice. We totally dork out at all the history, lore and real-life tie-ins. The possibilities for using this series as a springboard are practically endless. Below, you'll find some ideas to kickstart... Continue Reading →
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