WORKSHEETS
This teacher's guide to challenged and banned books features classroom activities and discussion questions about the…
REFERENCE
The full text of Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" on the involvement of the government in the lives of citizens.
The amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
BOOK GUIDES
Distribute a guide about Lewis's Main Street that provides an overview as well as questions, vocabulary, quotations for…
A list of children's books that have been banned along with explanations for their banning.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
This gallery features banned or challenged classics from the 20th century. Each slide also features a related literature…
Use a teacher guide to provide activities to be used with Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair unveils the horrible injustices of Chicago's meat packing industry at the turn of the…
Brush up on the novels of Laura Ingalls Wilder with this teacher's guide to the classic Little House books, including…
Journalist and author Barbara Ehrenreich goes under cover to work low-wage jobs across America, learning how difficult…
An epic adventure poem from the beginning of Greek literature, The Odyssey is the legendary story of the Greek…
Students explain why a free press is critical during times of war.
Use the resources in this literature guide to Speak to engage students in a thoughtful discussion about the serious and…
This guide to books by John Green includes discussion questions for The Fault in Our Stars; Will Grayson, Will Grayson;…
ACTIVITIES
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Summer of My German Soldier.
Lessons, activities, and references for teaching Running Loose by Chris Crutcher.
LESSON PLANS
What's in a state? What makes it great? Students learn more about a chosen state and create a rhyming poem to display…
