This resource based on Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 helps students review key elements of the book.

In this unit based on Walter Dean Myer's Fallen Angels, students will learn vocabulary, complete chapter based and book based writing assignments and activities, conduct a Vietnam web search, and choose a final project.

This Random House for High School Teachers reader's guide includes an introduction, questions, and suggestions for further reading designed to enhance discussion of J. California Cooper's book, Family.

In this lesson on Romeo and Juliet, students will explore Act. 5.3, lines 88-120, analyzing how central ideas are developed and refined in this excerpt. Students will also view Baz Lurhmann's Romeo + Juliet version of the same scene.

In this lesson, students will listen to two readings of Emily Dickinson's poem, "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain." Students will focus on the central idea, and how the two versions of the poem help develop understanding.

In this Penguin Classics guide to Robertson Davies' Fifth Business, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions.

In this lesson on "Hangman" from Black Swan Green, students will consider Mitchell's use of figurative language and how it develops the relationship between Jason and his stutter.

In this lesson, students read “The Runaway” by Robert Frost and analyze it for its literal and symbolic meanings. Students then compare their personal experiences with the poet's suggestions about youthful attitudes and behaviors and evaluate the poem for its effectiveness in commenting on this theme.

In this lesson, students will expand the concept of love poems to move beyond romantic love to explore other kinds of love, particularly the love within a family. Students work in small groups to read and analyze poems that expand the definition of love poetry. They write or select a personal memoir about love, particularly focusing on love within a family. Finally, they compose and peer review found poems based on the memoir.

In this lesson, students use Emerson's "Self-Reliance" to relate what they read to their own experiences and feelings and use active listening to respond to other students' comments.

This Random House for High School Teachers reader's guide includes an introduction, discussion questions, author biography, and suggested reading list designed to enhance student reading of Jonathan Lethem’s acclaimed coming of age novel, The Fortress of Solitude.

In this Penguin Classics guide to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Supplemental reading suggestions are included.

Students will discover ethical issues surrounding the practice of genetic engineering in reproductive medicine and understand key terms and concepts related to the science of genetic engineering. Students will also read the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and write a paper comparing and contrasting the ethical and societal conflicts in Huxley's society with our society's use of biotechnology.

This lesson is designed to accompany a reading of a text that has a film version. Students will create visions of a given text and compare them to the film version.

This Random House for High School Teachers reader's guide includes an introduction, questions, and suggestions for further reading designed to enhance discussion of David Anthony Durham's Gabriel's Story, a novel that traces one boy's harrowing journey into manhood and offers a fresh perspective on both the dangers and opportunities presented by the Old West.

This Random House for High School Teachers teacher's guide includes an introduction and overview; discussion questions; suggested activities; vocabulary; author biography; and suggestions for further reading designed to enhance student discussion of Alan Drew's novel, Gardens of Water, a novel that calls into question how religious faith, sacrifice, and family loyalty come into play in the aftermath of a catastrophe.

This video contains a series of videos from Shakespeare Uncovered that highlight commonly held beliefs regarding gender roles and identity in society. As you view the videos and complete the activities, examine the ways in which women and men are presented in the plays and think about what motivates their actions--is it their individualism or their gender?

This lesson has students work in cooperative groups to understand and analyze Shakespearean sonnets. The final product is a scrapbook containing analyses of the sonnets by the different group members.

Students will read, critically analyze and write about a series of poems dealing with ghosts and spirits.