Literature
Top 10 Books From Around the World
Take your students on an international journey with these 10 stories written by authors from around the world.
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How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Giver
Lois Lowry's unforgettable novel, The Giver, is perfect for introducing middle-school aged readers to dystopian fiction.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Mockingjay
Find information about teaching Mockingjay, the thrilling conclusion to Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games trilogy!
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Beloved
Toni Morrison's Beloved tackles themes of home, slavery, dominance, and the importance of family. For more information about teaching this classic, read on!
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Best of Poe
Poe's classic tales of horror are beloved by students and teachers alike. This Literary Touchstone Classics edition is great for teaching his works.
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.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Old Man and the Sea
Short but sweet, Ernest Hemingway's classic novella The Old Man and the Sea is as approachable as it is significant to English literature.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Maus I
Learn more about teaching Maus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel on the Holocaust, to your students.
Literature
10 Successful Literature Pairings (Modern Books and Classic Works)
Pairing modern books with classic works helps you bridge the gap between required reading that’s not always fun and fun reading that’s not always required.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach And Then There Were None
Key facts, learning objectives, useful teaching resources, and more within this guide on how to teach And Then There Were None.
Literature
Teaching The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
To explore Michael Lewis’s book, we sat down with the Prestwick House President to learn about how this book can be used in the classroom.
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.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Discover what makes The Last Lecture a great choice for your nonfiction unit by exploring our summary of the book, teaching objectives, key facts, and more.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Cry, the Beloved Country
This worldwide bestseller is an insightful story about fathers and sons, societal problems that led to apartheid, and human nature.
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.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Road
If you’re thinking of adding this novel to your dystopian unit, explore its most valuable components: major themes, literary elements, narrative style, and more.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach In Cold Blood
Discover why Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood would be a great addition to your syllabus by examining learning objectives and more with this guide.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Fast Food Nation
Examine Eric Schlosser’s bestselling exposé and read up on learning objectives, literary elements, key facts, and more.
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.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach A Lesson Before Dying
Race, inequality, and the importance of education are just some of the themes students will encounter in A Lesson Before Dying.
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.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Things Fall Apart
Identify essential objectives and examine themes, motifs, and literary elements within Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Things They Carried
Explore deeper meanings, new perspectives, and important literary elements in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried with this essential guide.
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.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach The Metamorphosis
It won’t be difficult for The Metamorphosis to capture students’ interest; after all, the main character wakes up one morning transformed into a bug.
Literature
The Ten Most Popular Books of 2017
What were the most popular books in English classrooms in 2017?
Free Library
A Christmas Carol Free Teaching Resources
There's no better time to teach A Christmas Carol. From paperbacks to posters, to activities and eLessons, we have everything you need to teach this classic.
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.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Little Bee
Chris Cleave's Little Bee is a compelling story about a young Nigerian refugee and a British family whose lives have become intertwined.
How to Teach Guides
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.
How to Teach Guides
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?
Teaching Tips
7 Tips for Teaching During an Election Year
This year's election cycle is an amazing opportunity for you to explore the power of language and the impact it has on world events.
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.
Reading
Orphan Train - Discussion Questions
Join the discussion on the third book in our Summer Reading Book Club, Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline.
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.
Literature
Me Before You - Discussion Questions
Thanks for joining us as we start the second book of our Summer Reading Book Club, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.
How to Teach Guides
How to Teach Me Before You
Jojo Moyes’s quirky romantic novel will challenge students to think about life, love, and personal growth.
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.