Besides being just a great & riveting book to read, Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly is also loaded with lots of material that can be tied into the classroom. It's already full of discussion topics perfect for the English classroom (see the reader's guide we featured yesterday for ideas) -- but there are other subjects that... Continue Reading →
For this week's Hunger Games segment, I'm going to focus on Visualization and Symbolism. Good readers tend to visual scenes much like a movie while they read a book, but not all readers do this automatically. In fact, it's part of what holds reluctant readers back. If a reader can't visualize while reading, how can he... Continue Reading →
For this week's Hunger Games segment, I'm going to focus on Visualization and Symbolism. Good readers tend to visual scenes much like a movie while they read a book, but not all readers do this automatically. In fact, it's part of what holds reluctant readers back. If a reader can't visualize while reading, how can he... Continue Reading →
Yes, I am a naughty teacher. My Outsiders post is a day late. I should take off points for being late! For this week's edition of our lesson study of The Outsiders, I am sharing a lesson I used to teach the connection between Mood and Setting. 8th grade students need to understand that Mood... Continue Reading →
Yes, I am a naughty teacher. My Outsiders post is a day late. I should take off points for being late! For this week's edition of our lesson study of The Outsiders, I am sharing a lesson I used to teach the connection between Mood and Setting. 8th grade students need to understand that Mood... 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 →
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 →
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