Over the past week, we've featured some of the more educational aspects of Bethany Griffin's Masque of the Red Death, which was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name. Today we're ending by providing some possible essay topics and project ideas. Essays: Compare and contrast Griffin's Masque of the Red Death... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we shared a guest blog from Masque of the Red Death author Bethany Griffin, discussing the use of YA lit alongside the classics in the classroom. Tomorrow, we'll share our ideas on using Bethany's Edgar Allan Poe-inspired novel in the classroom -- but for now, here are Bethany's study questions for the... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we shared a guest blog from Masque of the Red Death author Bethany Griffin, discussing the use of YA lit alongside the classics in the classroom. Tomorrow, we'll share our ideas on using Bethany's Edgar Allan Poe-inspired novel in the classroom -- but for now, here are Bethany's study questions for the... 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 →
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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