• Walden Media
  http://www.walden.com/walden/index.php
  Books and movie match-- lesson plans, viewing guides, and teacher discussion available for some of the movies listed. As movies are available teaching materials are added.
  • Educator's Guides
• Access resources - Teach
  Access teaching Tools on the bottom of the screen
• Charlotte's Web
• The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
• Bridge to Terabithia
• Because of Winn Dixie
• Holes
• Hoot
• How to Eat Fried Worms
• Ghosts of the Abyss
• Aliens of the Deep
• Pulse a Stomp Odyssey
• I am David
• Around the World in 80 Days
• Jim Thorpe: Original All-American
• The White Giraffe
• Nim's Island
• Register for a free access to a teacher message board.
  
  
• S.C.O.R.E.  
  http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
  CyberGuides are web-delivered units of instruction, centered on core works of literature integrated with other curricula. Resources include: webquests, printable teacher's guide and worksheets.
  Level: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Adult
  
  
• Web English Teacher - Children's Literature
  http://webenglishteacher.com/childlit.html
  Novel Studies listed by author.
  
  
• Literature/Reading Activites and Lesson Plans
  http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/literatureactivities.htm
  Great links to book lists, webquests and literacy lessons.
  
  
• Linda's Links to Literature
  http://www.lindaslinkstoliterature.com/lll/index.htm
  Links to activities and lesson plans for children's and young adult literature listed by title. Now a subscription accessed site. Some good book lists available without subscription.
  
  
• HarperCollins Teachers and Librarians
  http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Teachers/
  • Teaching Resources
    
    
• Penguin Books
  http://www.penguin.ca/
  • For Young Readers
  • K-12 Teacher's Guides - Including Run by Eric Walters
    
    
• Penguin Putnman Educational Services
  http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/services-educational/index.html
• Teacher's Guides -Secondary Titles
  
  
• Random House Teen Books
  http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/index.html
  Suggestions for teen titles from Random House.
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• Teacher's Guides
  http://www.fitzhenry.ca/guides.aspx
  • A Company of Fools
    http://www.fitzhenry.ca/Download/guides/CompanyOfFoolsTG.pdf
    50 page (pdf) novel study.
    
    
• Book Activities
  http://www.theteachersguide.com/bookactivities.html
  Book lists for K-12 from EduPlace and Random House -Picure books and novels.
  
  
• Literature Lesson Plans
  http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5817.html
  Literature activities and novel studies are listed. All levels.
  
  
• Language Arts Novel Guides
  http://www.classzone.com/novelguides/novelguide.cfm
  • Novels for Grade 6-12
  • Author Guides
    
    
• Novel Study Links
  http://www.nt.net/~torino/novels3.html  
  Author: Brian Thornton
  Please read the copyright page and follow the procedures for payment to the author.
  Chapter questions and links for investigation of novels such as: Banner in the Sky, Two Against the North, Shane, Where the Wild Fern Grows.
  Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• Literature Learning Ladders
  http://eduscapes.com/ladders/
  Newberys, Caldecotts, and favourites.
  Level: Primary, Junior, Intermediate 
  
  
• Welcome to the Flat Stanley Project
  http://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca/
  A well developed Internet unit. Many off-line classroom ready-made activities with rubrics included.
  Level: Primary, Junior
  
  
• Kids' Corner
  http://www.bookmuse.com/pages/notes/kidscorner.asp
  Reviews of books and questions for each book are provided by grade category K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and Young Adult.
  
  
• Bibliocat Book Units
  http://www.bibliocat.org/
  Use the left margin to access Book Lists and Book Units.
  
  
• Number the Stars
  http://earthrenewal.org/Number%20the%20Stars%20by%20Lois%20Lowery.htm
  Study guide for the novel 'Number the Stars".
  
  
• Laura Ingalls Wilder Author Study  
  This lesson is in PDF format as well.
  Level: Junior
  
  
• Harry Potter Books Discussion Guides
  http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/guides/
  Theme, plot, characterization and questions are provided.
  Level: Junior
  
  
• Narnia
  http://www.narnia.com/
  Visit Narnia, the land created by C.S. Lewis in his seven book series, The Chronicles of Narnia. Created by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., the site includes interactive maps, illustrations, and character sketches. Readers can take a short quiz after reading each of the first six books (offline). The Illustrating Narnia section contains information about various illustrators of the books, from Pauline Baynes to Chris Van Allsburg.
  
  
• The Chronicles of Narnia
  http://www.factmonster.com/spot/narnia1.html
  Biography of C. S. Lewis, Book order, time-line, and on-line quizzes.
  
  
• The Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 Teacher's Guide
  http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/AnneFrank.html
  Information on available resources to aid in teaching about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. Related subjects, such as prejudice, discrimination, civic responsibility, and cultural pride are also included. This guide was created in conjunction with the Anne Frank Exhibit but designed to be used with or without it. The activities included that are directly related to Anne Frank can be used in conjunction with the Exhibit itself, or her diary, the play, and even one of the many videos on her life. In this way the guide will serve its purpose for years to come.
  Level: Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• The Miraculous Jouney of Edward Turlane
  http://www.edwardtulane.com/Overview/tabid/52/Default.aspx
  Teacher's guide
  
  
• A Year Down Yonder
  http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6690.html?ell081303
  2001 Newbery winner by Richard Peck. Lesson plans and printable student worksheets. Teacher's guides are also available for sale at this site.
  Level: Intermediate
  
  
• Holes
  http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/holes/index.html
  Go to the lower left corner of the page to find get to the 28 page teacher's guide and lesson plans based on the book and the movie.
  
   
• Lord of the Nutcracker Men
  http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/guides/pdf/nutcracker.pdf
  Questions to assist in the study of the World War I novel.
  
  
• Kenneth Oppel
  http://www.kennethoppel.ca/
  • Airborn, Silverwing and Sunwing Novel Studies
    
    
• Heroes: A Curriculum
  http://www.barronprize.org/
  • Curriculum Guide
    Activities for exploring the idea and essential qualities of heroes. 4 page pdf file.
    
    
• To Kill a Mockingbird
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/mock/intro.html
  This unit guides students on a journey through the Depression Era in the 1930s. Activities familiarize the students with Southern experiences through the study of the novel and African American experiences through the examination of primary sources.
  Level: Senior
  
  
• SparkNotes
  http://www.sparknotes.com/guides/
  Listing of book summaries and study questions.
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• ClassicNotes
  http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/
  Select novels by author or title. Each book has author information, short and full summary, chapter analysis, essays and an on-line quiz to test yourself.
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• NovelGuide.com
  http://www.novelguide.com/
  Novel summaries, character profiles, metaphor analysis, theme analysis, top ten quotes, biography of author. 
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• Cummings Study Guides
  http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/
  Study Guides of novels for secondary students.
  • Literary Terms

Copyright 2001
Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Sunday May 20, 2007 9:42 PM