On any given day, teachers across the United States are frustrated and lost, attempting yet again to create materials and/or align the Common Core State Standards into their daily instruction, lessons, and assessments as they integrate literature and poetry into their curriculum. Sound familiar? It doesn t have to.> Get an upper hand on effective ELA teaching with Simply Novel Literature Guides, available for grades 3-12. Simply Novel (formerly Secondary Solutions and Elementary Solutions) has created a comprehensive line of quality CCSS aligned Literature Guides to support every teacher seeking to engage all students in meaningful ELA instruction.  Simply Novel Literature Guides are carefully aligned to grade-specific CCSS ELA standards in the following strands: Reading: Literature Reading: Informational Texts Writing Speaking/Listening Language Specifically designed by teachers for teachers, fully reproducible, and superior quality, each Literature Guide addresses grade-specific standards, with practical, no prep, ready-to-use activities, lessons, assessments, and more. Even if you are not in a Common Core State, or are not at all interested in the idea of Common Core, you will find huge value in Simply Novel Guides, as lessons and assessments are based on time-tested best practices in teaching, and include the rigor and depth you would integrate in your teaching, if you had the time.  EVERY TEACHER, REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE/GRADE LEVEL will benefit from using this invaluable Literature Guide series. No more pressure, and no more headache as you spend your own valuable time putting together a comprehensive unit that addresses the rigorous standards your students must master. Sit back. Enjoy life, enjoy your students, and enjoy the freedom of knowing Simply Novel has done all the work for you.

Holes Teacher Guide - Literature Unit of lessons for teaching the novel Holes by Luis Sachar

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On any given day, teachers across the United States are frustrated and lost, attempting yet again to create materials and/or align the Common Core State Standards into their daily instruction, lessons, and assessments as they integrate literature and poetry into their curriculum. 
Sound familiar? It doesn t have to.&gt; Get an upper hand on effective ELA teaching with Simply Novel Literature Guides, available for grades 3-12. Simply Novel (formerly Secondary Solutions and Elementary Solutions) has created a comprehensive line of quality CCSS aligned Literature Guides to support every teacher seeking to engage all students in meaningful ELA instruction. 
 Simply Novel Literature Guides are carefully aligned to grade-specific CCSS ELA standards in the following strands:
 Reading: Literature Reading: Informational Texts Writing Speaking/Listening Language Specifically designed by teachers for teachers, fully reproducible, and superior quality, each Literature Guide addresses grade-specific standards, with practical, no prep, ready-to-use activities, lessons, assessments, and more. Even if you are not in a Common Core State, or are not at all interested in the idea of Common Core, you will find huge value in Simply Novel Guides, as lessons and assessments are based on time-tested best practices in teaching, and include the rigor and depth you would integrate in your teaching, if you had the time.
 EVERY TEACHER, REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE/GRADE LEVEL will benefit from using this invaluable Literature Guide series.
 No more pressure, and no more headache as you spend your own valuable time putting together a comprehensive unit that addresses the rigorous standards your students must master. Sit back. Enjoy life, enjoy your students, and enjoy the freedom of knowing Simply Novel has done all the work for you.

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This Poetry GuidePractical Poetry: A Guide to Teaching the Common Core Text Exemplars for Poetry in Grades 6-8 focuses specifically on teaching the Common Core standards in English Language Arts through the Common Core Text Exemplars for Poetry in Grades 6-8. Includes author biographies, historical context articles, notes on the poems, vocabulary and unique terminology for the poems, Standards Focus activities, Assessment Preparation activities, You Try activities, quizzes on each of the poems, two final tests, and complete answer key. Poems covered include: I Too Sing America by Langston Hughes, Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman, Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll, Twelfth Song of Thunder, a Navajo Traditional, The Railway Train; by Emily Dickinson, The Song of Wandering Aengus by W.B. Yeats, The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, Chicago by Carl Sandburg, selections from The Book of Questions by Pablo Neruda, Oranges by Gary Soto, and A Poem for My Librarian Mrs. Long by Nikki Giovanni. A total of 272 pages with answer key.

Practical Poetry: A Guide for Teaching the Common Core Text Exemplars for Poetry in Grades 6-8

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On any given day, teachers across the United States are frustrated and lost, attempting yet again to create materials and/or align the Common Core State Standards into their daily instruction, lessons, and assessments as they integrate literature and poetry into their curriculum. 
Sound familiar? It doesn t have to.&gt; Get an upper hand on effective ELA teaching with Simply Novel Literature Guides, available for grades 3-12. Simply Novel (formerly Secondary Solutions and Elementary Solutions) has created a comprehensive line of quality CCSS aligned Literature Guides to support every teacher seeking to engage all students in meaningful ELA instruction. 
 Simply Novel Literature Guides are carefully aligned to grade-specific CCSS ELA standards in the following strands:
 Reading: Literature Reading: Informational Texts Writing Speaking/Listening Language Specifically designed by teachers for teachers, fully reproducible, and superior quality, each Literature Guide addresses grade-specific standards, with practical, no prep, ready-to-use activities, lessons, assessments, and more. Even if you are not in a Common Core State, or are not at all interested in the idea of Common Core, you will find huge value in Simply Novel Guides, as lessons and assessments are based on time-tested best practices in teaching, and include the rigor and depth you would integrate in your teaching, if you had the time.
 EVERY TEACHER, REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE/GRADE LEVEL will benefit from using this invaluable Literature Guide series.
 No more pressure, and no more headache as you spend your own valuable time putting together a comprehensive unit that addresses the rigorous standards your students must master. Sit back. Enjoy life, enjoy your students, and enjoy the freedom of knowing Simply Novel has done all the work for you.
 Over 300 pages of materials, designed for grades 7-9, this Literature Guide for The Hunger Games includes: 19 specific Pre-Reading Ideas and Activity Prompts Author Biography in Suzanne Collins with corresponding questions Article on the Myth of Theseus with corresponding questions Notes on Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, and Fantasy with corresponding questions Historical Context article on Propaganda Historical Context article on Roman Influences Allusions, Terminology, and Sayings from the novel (defined and explained) Vocabulary lists with and without definitions List of Characters with explanations Note-Taking and Summarizing pages Comprehension Check/Study Guide Questions for each Chapter Standards Focus/Literary Analysis activities on Characters, In Medias Res, Building a Fictional World, Character Analysis, Literary Archetypes, Point of View, Conflict, Character Map, Map of the Setting, Inner Thoughts, Foreshadowing, and more Assessment Preparation activities on Verb Tenses and Moods, Coordinate and Cumulative Adjectives, Etymology, Author's Purpose, Writing with Purpose/Concise Word Choice, Reflective Writing, Word Choice, Audience, Writing Powerful Sentences, Showing Not Telling, and more Three Different Hands-On/Activities Reading and Vocabulary Quizzes Final Tests Teacher Guide with Sample Agenda Summary of the Novel Rubrics for Projects Post-Reading Ideas and Alternative Assessment Ideas and more!

Hunger Games Teaching Guide - Teacher Unit for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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Holes Teacher Guide - Literature Unit of lessons for teaching the novel Holes by Luis Sachar

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Teacher Guide - Teaching Unit for Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Practical Poetry: A Guide for Teaching the Common Core Text Exemplars for Poetry in Grades 6-8

Hunger Games Teaching Guide - Teacher Unit for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins