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The Contender: Chapters 15-17
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions covering chapters 15-17 of The Contender by Darren Shan so that they better understand the chapters and the novel.
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The Contender: Chapter 1
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions covering chapter 1 of The Contender by Darren Shan so that they better understand the chapter and the novel.
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Street Pharm Pp. 1-30
In this Street Pharm comprehension check activity, learners respond to 15 short answer questions covering pages 1-30 of Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Street Pharm pp. 262-297
In this Street Pharm comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 21 short answer questions pertaining to pages 262-297 of Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Street Pharm pp. 224-261
In this Street Pharm comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 15 short answer questions covering pages 224-261 of Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Walk Two Moons: Chapters 1-2
In this Walk Two Moons comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 18 short answer questions covering chapters 1-2 of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech in order to help them better understand the chapters and the novel.
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Durango Street: Chapter One
In this Durango Street comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer questions and define 7 terms pertaining to chapter 1 of Durango Street by Frank Bonham in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Durango Street: Chapters 15-17
For this Durango Street comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions and define 5 terms pertaining to chapters and 15-17 of Durango Street by Frank Bonham in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Touching Spirit Bear: Chapter 15 & 16
In this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check worksheet, students respond to twenty-one short answer questions covering chapters fifteen and sixteen of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen in order to help them better understand the...
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Touching Spirit Bear: Chapters 17 & 18
In this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check worksheet, students respond to twenty-one short answer questions covering chapters seventeen and eighteen of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen in order to help them better understand...
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Touching Spirit Bear: Chapter 2
For this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check worksheet, students respond to eighteen short answer questions covering chapter two of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen in order to help them better understand the chapter and the...
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Touching Spirit Bear: Chapter 21
In this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check worksheet, students respond to eighteen short answer questions covering chapter twenty-one of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen in order to help them better understand the chapter and...
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The Contender: Chapter 3
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 12 short answer questions regarding chapter 3 of The Contender by Robert Lipsyte in order to help them better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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The Contender: Chapter 2
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, learners respond to 16 short answer questions regarding chapter 2 of the The Contender by Robert Lipsyte in order to help them better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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The Contender: Chapter 6
For this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions regarding chapter 6 of The Contender by Robert Lipsyte in order to help them better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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The Contender: Chapter 4
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, high schoolers respond to 10 short answer questions regarding chapter 4 of The Contender by Robert Lipsyte in order to help them better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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Walk Two Moons Chapters 31-32
In this Walk Two Moons comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 19 short answer questions covering chapters 31-32 of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Chapter 1 Questions
For this Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions pertaining to the characters and setting of the novel.
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The American
Students engage in the study of "The American" by Henry James. They read the novel and watch the film to create the context for a variety of activities. Students conduct research about the novel and the author using different resources.
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William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying
Young scholars analyze William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. In this literature analysis lesson, students compare a modern novel and play. Young scholars analyze Faulkner's interior monologues. Students write a paper about the ways As I Lay...
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The Name You Once Gave Me, by Mike Phillips and The Dying Wish by Courttia Newland
Students read, analyze, critique and study the novels, "The Name You Once Gave Me," by Mike Phillips and "The Dying Wish," by Courttia Newland. They evaluate an extract from each novel and consider how a theme can provide a framework for...
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"Retale" Value: Exploring Plot Similarities in Fiction and Nonfiction Stories
Young scholars explore seven basic story lines and apply these story lines to news articles in the New York Times. They write reports comparing the plot of a news article to novels, plays and movies with which they are familiar.
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The Great Gatsby
Students read "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In groups, they research the events and spirit of the 1920s and relate events in the novel to actual historical events. They compare the characteristics of various genres and...
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Stadium Voices
Students watch NEW YORK VOICES special "New York Sports: Big Shots and Bad Guys," read excerpts from famous novels/essays in hopes of understanding the feelings that sports stadiums inspire, and create a tourist brochure that highlights...