Writer’s Digest Books
The Writing Prompt Boot Camp
Fourteen days of writing prompts (or 16 if you count the two bonus days) are featured in packet designed for high school, college level, or adult writers.
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The Learning Network: Reactions to Rating Teachers
Meant to be used in connection with the article "In Teacher Ratings, Good Test Scores Are Sometimes Not Good Enough" also available on The New York Times website, this resource provides 12 short-answer writing prompts that ask both basic...
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The Learning Network: More Like Disney
A great source of high-interest reading for the language arts classroom! Meant to be used with an article also available on the New York Times website, this worksheet provides 10 comprehension questions about the reading as well as one...
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The Learning Network: The First Middle School Chess Champs
Introduce some nonfiction reading into your classroom! This resource contains seven comprehension questions pertaining to an article from The New York Times website about the first middle schoolers to ever win the United States Chess...
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For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway: Study Guide - Essays
Included here are three short study questions and five essay topics for the novel For Whom The Bell Tolls. Consider using these in an upcoming final assessment, but also remember that many high schoolers use SparkNotes to prepare for...
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His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman: Study Guide - Essays
SparkNotes is popular for a reason! It provides tons of information, and even for teachers, there is useful information on this website. Respond to eight short answer and essay questions about Philip Pullman's trilogy of His Dark...
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Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt: Study Guide - Essays
Use an online interactive literature instructional activity to test comprehension and critical understanding of the book, Homecoming. Learners respond to eight short answer and essay questions about Cynthia Voigt's novel. Answers to...
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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this writing worksheet, students analyze the characters, plot, and details of The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. This worksheet includes both essay and study questions.
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Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night." Students may check some of their answers online.
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Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy: Study Guide - Essays
For this literature instructional activity, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions about Stephen Crane's Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Mansfeld Park by Jane Austen: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Lois Lowry's Number the Stars. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Odyssey by Homer: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Homer's The Odyssey. Students may check some of their answers online
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The Oedipus Plays by Sophocles: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Sophocles's The Oedipus Plays. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. Students may check some of their answers online.
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On the Beach by Nevil Shute: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Nevil Shute's On the Beach. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Once and Future King by T. H. White: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about T.H. White's The Once and Future King. Students may check some of their answers online.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Students may check some of their answers online.
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Gabriel Garcia Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Harry Jeanette Winterson's Oranges are Not the Only Fruit. Students may check some of their answers online.