Interesting online instructional activity that offers a twist on the traditional book report. Middle schoolers use bookmarks online to justify their preferences and offer analysis of text; they use summaries and symbols to write and...

This is a teacher's guide for the book Stuffed by Eric Walters. This book connects well to issues surrounding healthy eating and lifestyle, and the 2004 movie, Super Size Me. Some friends begin a boycott of a fast-food chain that spreads...

Cracked by Canadian author Michele Martin Bossley is a mystery novel for ages 9-12. The story centers on the bobsled competition at the World Cup. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas for discussions and learning...

In 'Spoiled Rotten' by Dayle Campbell Gaetz, Jessica resents her new stepsister, Amy. When Amy follows her on a day hike and then gets hurt, Jessica must face darkness and the threat of bears as she goes for help. This teacher's guide...

After initially giving up her baby for adoption, Evie steals her back because she believes the baby is not being properly cared for. When the baby gets sick, Evie must make the difficult decision to get medical help and thus be...

Zee's Way by Kristin Butcher is about a group of young people who feel they are discriminated against because they are teens. They get into conflict with store owners and after Zee is caught vandalizing, he must make peace with them....

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a downloadable Power Point presentation that contains 100 high interest books for adolescent readers. Each slide contains a picture of the book jacket, author's name, short summary, and hook.

This is a summary of the main topics for AP Physics Chapter 2 Kinematics. These include Displacement; Vectors, Scalars, and Coordinate Systems; Time, Velocity, and Speed; Acceleration; Motion Equations for Constant Acceleration in One...

This page offers a summary of each section in Chapter 1: Introduction to Physics of the AP Physics online text. It covers the main concepts such as Physical Quantities and Units and Approximation.

Explore this informative teachers' guide for the book, "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi," by Chris Van Allsburg. Students and teachers will enjoy this comprehensive source.

"Victory at Paradise Hill" is a book by author William Roy Brownridge. The story follows the trials of two brothers who aren't able to play hockey. This teacher's guide includes author information and reflections about how the book...

This teacher's guide contains a summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas for the book Thunderbowl by Lesley Choyce. The book is about a teen who wants to make a success of his musical aspirations. But, when he starts playing with...

Students will choose a novel from a teacher-created reading list. After reading their choice novel, students will prepare a 1-1/2 to 2 minute multimedia presentation to "sell" other students on the novel. In addition, students will...

This is a wordlist (in order of appearance by entry date) and a fill-in-the-blank word puzzle for The Diary of Anne Frank.

Selection of age-appropriate fiction for seven- to eight-year-old children. Plot summaries included.

Selection of age-apppropriate fiction for seven- to eight-year-old children. Plot summaries included.

A list of popular adult and young adult contemporary literature books with links to more information about each book including a brief summary and purchase information. Links to biographical information about the authors are also available.

This website offers summaries and reviews of Anne Tyler's novels "Morgan's Passing" and "The Accidental Tourist." Also included are a list of works, a list of links and a short biography.

This brief summary of The Pillow Book includes the author's financially inspired additions to the lists that Sei Shonagon included in her diary. (Published October 3, 1997)

This section discusses and summarizes the key concepts of economics from Chapter I: Welcome Economics! from the TEA AP Macroeconomics online text.

This section summarizes the key concepts discussed in Chapter 8: Inflation.

Inspired by the picture book How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long, an enthusiastic tale that explores the pros and cons of being a pirate, learners will research an interesting job and prepare to write about it. While researching, the...

This is Gerald Haslam's personal website and includes bibliographies of works by and about Haslam, an essay from one of his books, summaries of a few others, comments from reviewers, links to related sites, and even his own email address.

This Cambridge History of English and American Literature site provides biographical information and analysis of the works and literary contribution of Washington Irving. Use the forward arrows at the bottom of the web page to read a...