Literature Lesson Plans, Authors Haddon-Hesse

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Summary and 20 discussion questions.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X (as told to Alex Haley)
This approach to the book emphasizes contrast with biographies of Douglass, Russell, and King.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X (as told to Alex Haley)
A variety of reading strategies to use with the book, including an anticipation guide, a directed reading-thinking activity, a KWHL worksheet, and more.

"Arson Plus" by Dashiell Hammett
Text of the detective story, a good pairing with either Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Edgar Allan Poe.

Barefoot Heart by Elva Treviño Hart. Access requires Adobe Reader.

• Introductory Material
  Background information/author biography, list of characters.
• Part One Worksheet
  Students analyze the author's technique of revealing characters.
• Parts Two-Three Worksheet
  Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Elva and her father.
• Metaphors and Similes
  Brief explanation of metaphors and similes. Students find examples from the text.
• Theme
  Graphic organizer to analyze for theme.
• Whole-Novel Discussion and Activities
  4 discussion questions and 5 post-reading activities.

Bret Harte
On this page, a brief biography. follow the links to teaching ideas and discussion questions for "The Outcasts of Poker Flat."

"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte
Two sets of questions to accompany this short story.

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lesson plans and activities for teaching The Scarlet Letter and some short stories.

Lafcadio Hearn: Bibliography
Biography, photos, bibliography, bulletin board, links to e-texts and related sites.

"The Legend of Tchi-Niu" by Lafcadio Hearn
Introduction and text of the story in HTML, PDF, and Google Docs formats.

Joseph Heller
Lesson plans and commentary for Catch-22 .

Ernest Hemingway
Lesson plans and activities for working with various works by Hemingway.

O. Henry
Lesson plans and activities for "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Gift of the Magi," and other short stories by O. Henry.

John Hersey
Lesson plans for Hiroshima .

Herman Hesse
Lesson plans and activities for teaching Siddhartha and Steppenwolf .