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Navigating Orwell's 1984: A Guide for Educators

Navigating Orwell's 1984: A Guide for Educators

Posted by Mary B. Collins on Mar 28th 2024

If you're an educator about to unpack George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, 1984, you're in for an intellectually stimulating ride that's as relevant now as it was when Orwell first penned it. Whethe … read more
Google Forms Quizzes For Novels Are Coming in March

Google Forms Quizzes For Novels Are Coming in March

Posted by Mary B. Collins on Feb 21st 2024

More Google Forms Quizzes For Literature Are Coming!New Google Forms Quizzes will be coming out in the next few weeks for these novels: Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRefugeeA Year Down YonderIf th … read more
More New Novel Units® Titles Added

More New Novel Units® Titles Added

Posted by Mary B. Collins on Feb 21st 2024

I've recently added about 300 more Novel Units brand guides. Several of these were for book titles I did not previously have. I put the book category pages in but I need to go back and include all the … read more
LitPlan Revisions Continue

LitPlan Revisions Continue

Posted by Mary B. Collins on Feb 20th 2024

Last year we started updating all of the LitPlans. Why? To remove archaic references to things like filmstrips and overhead projectorsTo include more appropriate terms like using media center an … read more
Ethan Frome Summary, Teaching Notes, & Resources

Ethan Frome Summary, Teaching Notes, & Resources

Posted by Mary Collins on Jan 4th 2024

Ethan Fromeby Edith WhartonAbout The BookETHAN FROME by Edith WhartonGrades 11-12On a bleak New England farm, a taciturn young man has resigned himself to a life of grim endurance. Bound by circumstan … read more