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American Psychological Association

Top 20 Principles from Psychology for PreK–12 Creative, Talented, and Gifted Students’ Teaching and Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th Standards

Who knew getting a better grasp on learning and psychology requires understanding only 20 principles? The resource, especially ideal for high school Psychology, discusses 20 important principles that debunk common myths and provide...

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EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 12

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards

How can opinions slant facts? Workshop participants learn how to examine primary and secondary sources and identify the author's point of view. They also examine how visual art impacts the meaning and rhetoric of sources. Full of...

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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: George Eliot Middlemarch (Study Guide)

For Students 9th - 10th

This site provides biographical information on the author, as well as facts about the novel's context, plot, and major themes, this study guide is an excellent tool for anyone studying George Eliot's novel, "Middlemarch." Also includes...

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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Madame Bovary : Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th

This study guide provides information on the plot, themes, author, and context of the novel, "Madame Bovary." Here, refresh your knowledge of the book's major characters and events and study important themes and ideas through "Sample...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "A Tale of Two Cities" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Complete study guide for "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. Prepare for the novel with an author biography, vocabulary preview, introductory article, and pre-reading questions and activities. While reading, participate in...

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Glencoe Literature Library: "Great Expectations" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Great study guide for Charles Dickens's novel, "Great Expectations." Before reading the book, check out an author biography, vocabulary, and pre-reading activities and questions. Also, use the guide's brainstorming activities to help you...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature: The Chosen Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Refer to this twenty-two page study guide for information on author Chaim Potok and his novel, "The Chosen." Includes detailed background information on Judaism and the novel's setting, as well as activities, discussion questions, and...

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Cygnet Publishing Group Inc.: The Weeping Chamber Study Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

"The Weeping Chamber" by Sigmund Brouwer is set in Jerusalem in the last days of Christ's life. It can be interpreted as an historical or a religious novel. This is an extensive study guide for the novel. It has many blackline masters...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Ethan Frome" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

This study guide for Edith Wharton's "Ethan Frome" provides pre-reading material (author biography, novel setting, vocabulary lists), brainstorming activities, and writing prompts. Students who have completed reading the novel can...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "My Antonia" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Before delving into "My Antonia," check out a biography of author Willa Cather, an introduction to the novel, and pre-reading activities and discussion questions. While reading, participate in "Active Reading" diagramming and answer...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Study Guide for Johnny Tremain [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th

This twenty-two page study guide provides biographical information on author Esther Forbes, an introduction to "Johnny Tremain," and activities to accompany a reading of this historical novel. Includes pre-reading activities, reading...

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McGraw Hill

Study Guide for "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

The Glencoe Literature Library provides a 22-page on-line study guide for Tomas Rivera's "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" complete with worksheets.

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Texas A&M University

American Transcendentalism Web: Walden Study Text

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This Virginia Commonwealth University site contains study notes that explain the text to each chapter of Thoreau's "Walden."

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

A great resource for students reading "To Kill a Mockingbird," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, introductory article, novel background, and vocabulary words), as well as brainstorming activities and thought-provoking...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Jane Eyre" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

A great resource for students reading Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, introductory article, novel background, and vocabulary words), as well as brainstorming activities and...

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Glencoe Literature Library: "The Metamorphosis" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Reading guide on Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" with a variety of resources, discussion and writing questions, and brainstorming activities. Provides pre-reading material, such as an author biography, novella introduction, and...

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Call of the Wild" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Great guide for reading and exploring Jack London's "The Call of the Wild." Provides pre-reading material, including an author biography, book introduction, vocabulary lists, and journaling activities, as well as charting and...

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Glencoe Literature Library: "Cyrano De Bergerac" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Before reading "Cyrano de Bergerac," check out a biography of author Edmond Rostand, an introduction to the play, pre-reading activities, and vocabulary lists. As you complete each act, participate in brainstorming activities and respond...

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Glencoe Literature: "Sounder" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

Teachers can share the award-winning young adult novel "Sounder" with their students through the use of this 40 page study guide. "Sounder", by African American author William H. Armstrong, is about a young boy in the American South who...

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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Learning to Study: The Elementary Years

For Students Pre-K - 1st

Teachers teach the subjects, but parents teach how to study. Many of us are not set up to do that! The author shares some good tips that just might help.

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: "Walk Two Moons" Study Guide

For Students 4th - 7th

Download the 40 page study guide for "Walk Two Moons" at this site. Share with your class this intricately plotted and wryly narrated novel with its subtle and moving portrayal of grief. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).

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How to Study: Building Vocabulary: Using Context Clues to Learn Word Meaning

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards

This resource explains six ways authors use context clues that might help readers understand unfamiliar words. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.4, 8.2.B

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How to Study: Using Acronyms to Remember Information

For Students 9th - 10th

These authors recommend this system for remembering important facts.

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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Using a Jigsaw for an Author Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a structure for an author study. Students will work in a jigsaw activity during a 9-week author study. Downloadable graphic organizers accompany this author's study.

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Top 20 Principles from Psychology for PreK–12 Creative, Talented, and Gifted Students’ Teaching and Learning

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 12

Bibliomania: George Eliot Middlemarch (Study Guide)

Bibliomania: Madame Bovary : Study Guide

Glencoe Literature Library: "A Tale of Two Cities" Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe Literature Library: "Great Expectations" Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe Literature: The Chosen Study Guide [Pdf]

Cygnet Publishing Group Inc.: The Weeping Chamber Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe Literature Library: "Ethan Frome" Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe Literature Library: "My Antonia" Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe: Study Guide for Johnny Tremain [Pdf]

Study Guide for "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" [Pdf]

American Transcendentalism Web: Walden Study Text

Glencoe Literature Library: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe Literature Library: "Jane Eyre" Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe Literature Library: "The Metamorphosis" Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe Literature Library: "Call of the Wild" Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe Literature Library: "Cyrano De Bergerac" Study Guide [Pdf]

Glencoe Literature: "Sounder" Study Guide [Pdf]

Discovery Education: Learning to Study: The Elementary Years

Glencoe: "Walk Two Moons" Study Guide

How to Study: Building Vocabulary: Using Context Clues to Learn Word Meaning

How to Study: Using Acronyms to Remember Information

Daily Teaching Tools: Using a Jigsaw for an Author Study

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