Colorful graphics and an informative narrative illustrate the basic elements of drama. Looks at dialogue and narrative, soliloquy, dramatic conventions, plot elements, character , point of view, conflict, and more.
A guide to teaching Carole Marsh's "The Mystery on Alaska's Iditarod Trail," featuring trivia, historical facts, and other information to help teachers become experts on the Iditarod race, Alaska, dogsleds, and snow; activity ideas with reproducible worksheets; curriculum connections; and additional comments from the author.
Offers information and advice to teachers on how to use Carole Marsh's "The Mystery on the Underground Railroad" in the classroom, including additional facts related to the topic, comments from the author, curriculum connections, and activity ideas with reproducible worksheets.
Presents a study guide to Julia Alvarez's novel for the ninth through twelfth-grade literature classroom; and includes study questions, vocabulary and comprehension activities, project and essay ideas, and quizzes and tests.
Presents resources for teaching Julia Alvarez's "How the Garc?a Girls Lost Their Accents" to high school students, including a summary, author profile, pre-reading and culminating activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion questions, and activities for each section.
Presents a synopsis of Daniel Keyes's "Flowers for Algernon" accompanied by pre- and post-reading activities and reproducible comprehension, writing, and vocabulary activity sheets.
Provides resources for teaching Susan Campbell Bartoletti's "The Boy Who Dared" in seventh and eighth-grade classrooms, with a plot summary, biographical information on the author, comprehension activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion questions, and more.