In this Penguin Classics guide to George Orwell's dystopian novel, 1984, 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 guide to John Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights, 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 guide to Saul Bellow's post war novel, The Adventures of Augie March, 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 reader's guide to Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence, students will deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions.

In this guide to Anne Bronte's first novel, Agnes Grey, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Themes discussed include the plight of the English governess, the materialism and lack of empathy at the heart of Victorian values, and a love story in which kindness and compassion are rewarded and vanity and heartlessness are punished.

In this reader's guide to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, 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 reader's guide to Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions.

This page contains a teacher's guide for Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. The guide includes background information on the time period and on Anne Frank's life, prompts for writing and discussion, vocabulary words, and supplemental information and resources to extend knowledge of World War 2 and the Holocaust and their timelines.

In this reader's guide to John O'Hara's Appointment in Samarra, 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 Common Core aligned teacher's guide to Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel, students will explore the idea that that there is more than one way of seeing and more than one way of communicating. This guide provides suggested topics for discussions, terms for consideration, supplemental reading, and activities.

In this reader's guide to Iris Murdoch's novel The Bell, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Suggested further reading included.

In this Penguin Classics guide to Voltaire's Candide, 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 Penguin Classics guide to William Gaddis's experimental novel Carpenter's Gothic, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Suggested supplemental readings are included.

In this Penguin Classics guide to Leslie Marmon Silko's novel Ceremony, 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 Penguin Classics guide to Augustine of Hippo's book City of God, 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 texts are suggested.

In this Penguin Classics guide to Leo Tolstoy's Crime and Punishment, 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 Penguin Classics guide to Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country, 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 Penguin Classics guide to Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, 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 Penguin Classics guide to James Agee's novel A Death in the Family, 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 Penguin Reader's guide to Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington, 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 Penguin Classics guide to Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Suggested supplemental readings are included.

In this Penguin Reader's guide to Herman Hesse's Demian, 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 Penguin Classics guide to Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, 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 readings are suggested.

In this Penguin Classics guide to James Joyce's Dubliners, 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 readings are suggested.

In this Penguin Classics guide to John Steinbeck's East of Eden, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Students will explore themes of perseverance, enduring love, and the yearning to better oneself and determine one's own fate.

In this Penguin Classics guide to José Rizal's El Filibusterismo, 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 Penguin Classics guide to Jane Austen's Emma, 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 Penguin Classics guide to Barbara Pym's Excellent Women, 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 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 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.

In this Penguin Classics guide to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, 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.

In this Penguin Classics guide to Mikhail Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time, 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 Penguin Classics guide to Saul Bellow's postwar novel Herzog, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Students will explore themes of redemption, darkness to light, and ignorance to enlightenment.

In this Penguin Classics guide to Edith Wharton's novel House of Mirth, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Students will explore on one level a satire of a world devoid of moral scruples, but also discuss how the book is a stringent critique of the restrictions and limitations such a world imposes on women.

This guide to The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros contains an overview of the book and author, discussion and writing prompts for comprehension, language, characters, and themes, and follow-up activities to extend learning.

In this Penguin Classics guide to E. M. Forster's Howard's End, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Students will explore themes of how to maintain human connection in an increasingly depersonalized society and how to find a spiritual home in the world.

In this detailed, extensive, Common Core aligned teacher's guide to Into the Wild by John Krakauer, the curriculum framework is organized around an extended text, shorter texts and guiding questions. Teachers can choose from several charts of materials and activities to build a solid, challenging unit of study utilizing film, research, and complex but high interest text.

In this Penguin Classics guide to William Kennedy's book Ironweed, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. This indepth reading guide is divided into pre-reading discussion and the establishment of keeping a response journal; questions for understanding the story itself; discussion questions that dig deeper into the meaning; questions for written responses; and post reading discussion questions.

In this Penguin Classics guide to Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Suggested supplemental readings are included.

A teacher's guide for the novel Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, including journal prompts, discussion questions, and focused final project ideas.