7 Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare in Today’s Classroom
Discover some of the best approaches teachers are using to help their students learn to love Shakespeare.
Joel DeMott
Grammar & Writing
The 5 Coolest Rhetorical Devices You May Not Know by Name
Let’s talk about a few rhetorical devices that tend to fly under the radar—but are amazing writing tools for your students.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Sun Also Rises
A classic work of the Lost Generation, Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises examines the effects of World War I on those who came of age during that time.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns will inspire conversations about tradition and freedom amid a changing society.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Ender's Game
Ender's Game is a modern science-fiction classic, perfect for discussion of governmental and military ethics.
Reading
Holding Students Accountable for Reading Assignments
Whether your classes are taking place in person or remotely, here are ways to improve student reading accountability.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis tells the story of a young girl in revolutionary Iran who must make her own way in an increasingly violent and oppressive society.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Classic American Short Stories
Show your students a multitude of literary elements and devices through this anthology of American short stories.
Literature
Why You Should Teach Multicultural Literature
Multicultural and diverse literature can help your students understand and learn about people from other cultures. It can also help them learn about themselves.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is a timeless story about spirituality and the importance of making one's dreams a reality. Find resources for teaching it here.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Catcher in the Rye
Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is a classic novel about the trials of adolescence. Learn more about teaching this book here.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies will provoke thoughtful discussions about the dark side of human nature, loss of innocence, and survival.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Native Son
Get the facts about teaching Richard Wright’s classic protest novel Native Son with our free guide.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Written by Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian will spark great discussions on identity, bullying, and education.
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How to Teach A Long Walk to Water
A Long Walk to Water intersects the true story of Salva Dut, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, with a fictional account of a Sudanese girl.
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How to Teach The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter, with its rich themes and symbolism, is a must-read for the English classroom.
Reading
5 Types of Informational Text Structures
Knowing the components of these 5 text structures is essential for students reading and analyzing informational texts.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach 1984
George Orwell's prophetic masterpiece will engage readers and foster discussions about politics, society, and the role of technology.
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How to Teach The Crucible
Information about and resources for teaching Arthur Miller's classic allegory about McCarthyism and the evils of moral compromise in the face of danger.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Have you heard the rumors? Word is that students who love true crime or telenovelas delight in studying Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
Literature
12 Must-Read Memoirs for Teachers and Students
A list of compelling memoirs you and your students will love, featuring a wide variety of experiences: trials, triumphs, life lessons, and much more.
Literature
10 Books Your Reluctant Readers Will Love
If you have students who are reluctant to read, consider adding these high-interest titles to your syllabus.
Vocabulary
Can Vocabulary Be Fun? Mystery Solved!
It’s a mystery that has baffled educators for years—discover a new approach that can make vocabulary instruction fun!
Literature
Ten Teachers We Love in Literature
Within the pages of these books, discover some of the greatest teachers and mentors ever written.
Vocabulary
Webinar Wrap-Up: Vocabulary in Context Series Overview
Learn about the high-interest content and unique instructional approach that sets the Vocabulary in Context series apart.
How to Teach Guides
Top 10 “How to Teach” Guides
Guides on how to teach the best books for your classroom using in-depth learning objectives, key elements and techniques, related works, and more
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Pygmalion
In-depth learning objectives, core literary elements, a wide variety of related works, and more await your students in this resource on how to teach Pygmalion.
Vocabulary
10 Books with Great Vocabulary
This month, we've celebrated all things vocabulary; we're now happy to share our top ten books with great vocabulary.
Vocabulary
VocabularyPowerPlus.com Has Officially Launched!
This new online resource for vocabulary acquisition has everything your students need for guided practice, complete with entertaining games and activities.
Literature
Top Ten Books for African American History Month
This February we're celebrating African American History Month with our favorite authors and literary titles.
Teaching Tips
Happy Valentine's Day
This Valentine’s Day we wanted to let our favorite teachers know how much we love them. So here are our secret teacher crushes for 2018.
Literature
The Ten Most Popular Books of 2017
What were the most popular books in English classrooms in 2017?
Vocabulary
How Did English Teach Hip-Hop?
Educators are now using hip-hop to teach English - but how did English teach hip-hop?
Vocabulary
10 Frequently Asked Questions About Vocabulary in Context: The History of Hip-Hop
This Vocabulary in Context book for 9th-10th grade students introduces over 175 vocabulary words in high-interest passages on hip-hop music and culture.
Vocabulary
Incorporating Hip-Hop Into the English Classroom
In the newest addition to our Vocabulary in Context series, The History of Hip-Hop, we use new ways to teach vocabulary using, you guessed it, hip-hop!
Literature
Short Stories To Pair With The Novels You Teach
Short stories are a great fill-in for your 2- to 3-day sub plan, but they also provide a great supplementary resource when paired with the novel you're teaching.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Stranger
Albert Camus's magnum opus The Stranger is sure to engage the classroom and lead to deep discussions about what it means to be human.
Literature
5 Questions with the Author: Instant Short Story Packs
To get an inside look of Instant Short Story Packs, we sat down with New Product Development Specialist, Doug Grudzina, for a question and answer session.
Literature
Prestwick House Staff Picks
This month, we want to share our favorite books with you. Though we love writing about books, we also love reading them, and we hope you enjoy our picks!
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Lovely Bones
Susie may have been killed on Earth, but her life is just beginning in her personal heaven. However, for her soul to move on, she must leave behind the living.
Literature
Top Nonfiction Books
Each of our top nonfiction titles provides a more personal perspective on significant points in history.
Literature
Top 10 British Literature Classics
With over 1,000 years of literary tradition, we expected more variety in pulling our most popular books from British Literature. Instead, we found...
Literature
Top Ten Dystopian Novels for High School Students
Dystopian literature, especially for young adult readers, continues to be popular among students. See our top ten dystopian book recommendations.
Literature
Top Ten Books of 2016
In 2016, we shipped over half a million paperbacks to schools around the country. That's more than 106 million pages or a stack of books almost 2 miles high!
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Black Boy
Richard Wright's eloquent autobiography shows how the author was shaped by the prejudice of the Jim Crow South and worked to establish his writing career.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The House of the Scorpion
The House of the Scorpion is an exciting science fiction novel that will keep students intrigued from start to finish.
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How to Teach There Are No Children Here
In Alex Kotlowitz's gripping piece of investigative journalism, two brothers must forego their childhood in order to survive in the Chicago housing projects.
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How to Teach Edith Hamilton's Mythology
Edith Hamilton's Mythology tells many ancient Greek and Roman tales and provides scholarly context that will make these myths accessible to modern readers.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Chocolate War
The Chocolate War is a novel of teen angst and will challenge students to examine their own answers to the question: Do I dare disturb the universe?
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
An acclaimed modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is an inventive, existential retelling of Hamlet.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wilde’s philosophical Gothic horror novel critiques how society values appearance over substance and reveals underlying moral corruption.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Glass Menagerie
Often hailed as one of Tennessee William’s finest works, The Glass Menagerie is a play about the illusions of memory. Learn more about teaching it here!
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Orphan Train
Orphan Train parallels the ways in which foster children were treated in 1929 to the present while also raising questions about society’s need for assimilation.
Free Library
Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Activity Sheet - Free Lesson Plan
This activity from Merriam-Webster will introduce your students to many new words recently added to the dictionary.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Reading Lolita in Tehran
Nafisi’s memoir uses literature to explore life in Iran after the 1970s revolution and is a good way to teach students about history and literary analysis.
Reading
5 Teaching Resources for Nonfiction Texts
Looking for resources that'll help you teach nonfiction? Check out these five.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya's classic novel tells the story of Antonio Márez y Luna, a young Chicano boy growing up in post-World War II New Mexico.
Teaching Tips
A New English Teacher's Guide to Writing Lesson Plans
New teacher? This succinct guide to writing lesson plans might make your life a little easier.
Reading
Pairing Informational Texts with Romeo and Juliet
Looking for informational texts for your students to read alongside Romeo and Juliet? Give some of these a try!
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
This work of post-9/11 literature uses postmodern elements to tell a story about dealing with grief, existential dread, and alienation. Learn more about it here.