This page contains discussion questions for Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, as well as a summary of the book and background information on the author.

In this lesson on Romeo and Juliet, students will read Act 5.3, lines 291-310, in which the Montagues and Capulets reconcile. Students will analyze how Romeo and Juliet is an example of tragedy.

In this lesson on Oedipus the King, students will find textual evidence to support the central idea of the role of fate in Oedipus's guilt.

This Random House for High School Teachers reader's guide includes an introduction, discussion questions, and author biography designed to enhance student reading of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel, The Road, the story of a man and his son's journey toward the sea and an uncertain salvation.

A teachers guide for an anthology of poems by Robert Frost including background information, questions pertaining to analysis of individual poems, exercises for the class to deepen understanding, and suggestions for supplemental resources.

In this lesson on Oedipus the King, students will analyze how the Messenger's revelation of details develops the central idea of fate.

In this lesson, students create video review of film versions of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Working in groups, students view one of a list of modern interpretations of the play, then plan, record, and publish a video review of their chosen film.

In this lesson on Oedipus the King, students will use a tool to explore Oedipus's last act of self-mutilation and explore how these details develop the central idea of fate.

As one of literature's most iconic figures, both Shakespeare's plays and poetry provide an interesting glimpse into a variety of essential themes. In this lesson, students will examine how Shakespeare used the sonnet tradition to enhance his stagecraft by performing a scene from his play Romeo and Juliet.

In this lesson, students complete a comprehensive project based on a short story they've read in class. Students craft a presentation, create a test, and create a puzzle or game based on the story.

Working in a group of no more than three people, create a visual representation using a video format of one of the following short stories we have read: The Cask of Amontillado, The lady or the Tiger, The Scarlet Ibis, The Most Dangerous Game, or The Necklace.

In this lesson on Romeo and Juliet, students will read Act 2.2, lines 1-61, and explore how Shakespeare uses structural choices to develop meaning in the text, as well as how he develops the theme of individual identity versus group identification.

In this lesson, students will analyze paragraphs 4-7 of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," focusing on how the narrative point of view develops the central ideas of madness and obsession. Additionally, students will explore how Poe's manipulation of time builds tension in the text.

In this lesson, students learn or review the elements of a plot by writing their own short stories. To avoid the common problem of students having difficulty ending their stories, students start at the end and work their way backwards through the plot chart to the exposition of the story.

This Random House for High School Teachers teacher's guide includes an introduction and overview; discussion questions focusing on character, theme, and conflict; author biography; and suggestions for further reading designed to enhance student discussion of Keith Donohue’s imaginative and unique tale, The Stolen Child, a classic coming-of-age story that is also about love, the importance of memory, and the transformative power of art.

Story Maps are used for teaching students to work with story structure for better comprehension. This technique uses visual representations to help students organize important elements of a story. Students learn to summarize the main ideas, characters, setting, and plot of an assigned reading.

Activities, readings and quizzes with answer keys for a variety of levels to help students identify and/or reveal story structures in seleceted passages.

Worksheets with answer keys for a variety of levels to help students identify and/or reveal story structures in seleceted passages.