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 →
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 →
One of the cool parts of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is that it's been used in classrooms for years as inspiration for writing prompts -- with teachers inviting kids to write their own stories based on the illustrations. Now, with the release of The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, Houghton Mifflin has put together a... Continue Reading →
One of the cool parts of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is that it's been used in classrooms for years as inspiration for writing prompts -- with teachers inviting kids to write their own stories based on the illustrations. Now, with the release of The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, Houghton Mifflin has put together a... Continue Reading →
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