The Monster's Ring and other books by Bruce Coville
Lesson plans and teaching resources

Bruce Coville
The author's official site.

Bruce Coville
The author's biography at Wikipedia.

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Lesson plans and teaching resources.

The Monster's Ring
Online trivia quiz for after reading.

The Monsters of Morely Manor by Bruce Coville. Adobe Reader required for these resources.

Introductory Material
Background information, character list, vocabulary words.
Chapters 1-7 Worksheet
Students practice making predictions, working with word maps.
Chapters 8-13 Worksheet
Students summarize their reading, ask questions about words, and make predictions.
Chapters 14-Epilogue Worksheet
Students make inferences, create word maps, and think beyond the novel.
Author's Style Graphic Organizer
Students select passages and anlyze them for tone.
Mood Graphic Organizer
Given 5 moods, students find a passage that reflects each and analyze its impact on them as readers.
Situational Irony Graphic Organizer
Given a definition, students find examples of situational irony in the story.
Understanding Relationships Between Characters Graphic Organizer Students create family trees and identify how they are connected.
Whole-Novel Discussion and Activities
6 discussion questions and 2 post-reading activities.
Multiple Choice Test
10 questions.