If you love Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush and Crescendo half as much as we do, chances are you'd love to find a way to convince your teacher it's worth using in the classroom. Or hey, if you ARE a teacher -- wouldn't you love to hook your students and get them excited by using these... Continue Reading →
If you love Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush and Crescendo half as much as we do, chances are you'd love to find a way to convince your teacher it's worth using in the classroom. Or hey, if you ARE a teacher -- wouldn't you love to hook your students and get them excited by using these... Continue Reading →
The story of Wildwing by Emily Whitman first begins in 1913 -- until Addy, the main character, is whisked back in time to the 13th century -- making the book chock full of brilliant possibilities for history lessons and classroom discussions. Today, we're delighted to share discussion questions & classroom activities for Wildwing that were... Continue Reading →
The story of Wildwing by Emily Whitman first begins in 1913 -- until Addy, the main character, is whisked back in time to the 13th century -- making the book chock full of brilliant possibilities for history lessons and classroom discussions. Today, we're delighted to share discussion questions & classroom activities for Wildwing that were... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly is chock-full of great topics that can be used in the classroom in various subjects (more on that tomorrow) -- but the text alone offers plenty to discuss. Lucky for us, the folks at Random House have put together a superb Teacher's/Reader's Guide for Revolution to help get you started. The... Continue Reading →
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly is chock-full of great topics that can be used in the classroom in various subjects (more on that tomorrow) -- but the text alone offers plenty to discuss. Lucky for us, the folks at Random House have put together a superb Teacher's/Reader's Guide for Revolution to help get you started. The... 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 →
Novel Novice 