One of the most compelling elements of The Hunger Games is the intricate and detailed world building that Collins meticulously undertook in the construction of her novel. The Hunger Games is conducive to starting great conversations in the classroom concerning rights and the role of government. Before starting the novel, I had my students watch... Continue Reading →
One of the most compelling elements of The Hunger Games is the intricate and detailed world building that Collins meticulously undertook in the construction of her novel. The Hunger Games is conducive to starting great conversations in the classroom concerning rights and the role of government. Before starting the novel, I had my students watch... Continue Reading →
Here at Novel Novice we're big supporters of using popular and enriching YA literature in the classroom. Under our classroom tab, you can find many unit plans designed by staff members and lessons design by teachers who frequent the site. In this tradition, we will be hosting two new weekly columns here at Novel Novice. I... Continue Reading →
Here at Novel Novice we're big supporters of using popular and enriching YA literature in the classroom. Under our classroom tab, you can find many unit plans designed by staff members and lessons design by teachers who frequent the site. In this tradition, we will be hosting two new weekly columns here at Novel Novice. I... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow's the big day! Are you excited? Going to a midnight release?! Once you've calmed down a bit, you can put your creative energies to good use with our essay prompts and project ideas. Teachers -- feel free to use any of these! (But if you do, let us know so we can feature your work!)... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow's the big day! Are you excited? Going to a midnight release?! Once you've calmed down a bit, you can put your creative energies to good use with our essay prompts and project ideas. Teachers -- feel free to use any of these! (But if you do, let us know so we can feature your work!)... Continue Reading →
Okay, so it's not February any more ... but I simply must spend a few moments featuring the awesome work of some students using our February Book of the Month, Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl in the classroom! Recently, we introduced you to teacher Adrien Alsobrook, who used Beautiful Creatures in her... Continue Reading →
Okay, so it's not February any more ... but I simply must spend a few moments featuring the awesome work of some students using our February Book of the Month, Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl in the classroom! Recently, we introduced you to teacher Adrien Alsobrook, who used Beautiful Creatures in her... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we introduced you to an awesome teacher who's using Beautiful Creatures in her classroom. In fact, here's a photo of her -- Adrien Alsobrook -- with authors Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl: Today, Adrien was kind enough to share some of her classroom tools for teaching Beautiful Creatures and other YA books.... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we introduced you to an awesome teacher who's using Beautiful Creatures in her classroom. In fact, here's a photo of her -- Adrien Alsobrook -- with authors Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl: Today, Adrien was kind enough to share some of her classroom tools for teaching Beautiful Creatures and other YA books.... Continue Reading →
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