Young Adult Literature Lesson Plans, Authors Park-Pullman

Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
Summary, 11 discussion questions, and an activity.

Linda Sue Park
Lesson plans for A Single Shard .

Katherine Paterson
Lesson plans and activities for A Bridge to Terabithia , Jacob Have I Loved , and Lyddie .

East by Edith Pattou. Learn It Guide. Adobe Reader required for these resources.

• Introductory Material
  Background information, character list, vocabulary words.
• Pages 1-111 Worksheet
  Students monitor their comprehension, work with idioms, and make predictions.
• Pages 112-243 Worksheet
  Students practice making inferences, working with denotations and connotations, and making predictions.
• Pages 244-370 Worksheet
  Students work with cause and effect, denotations and connotations, and making predictions.
• Pages 371-494 Worksheet
  Students make predictions, work with roots and prefixes, and think beyond the novel.
• Archetypes Graphic Organizer
  Students are given a definition of an archetype and asked to find examples in the text. More support may be needed.
• First-Person Narration Graphic Organizer
  Students find a quotation for each character that sums up his/her character and points to why the author included him/her in the novel.
• Whole-Novel Discussion and Activities
  5 discussion questions and 2 post-reading activities.
• Multiple Choice Test
  10 questions.

Gary Paulsen
Lesson plans and classroom activities for Paulsen novels.

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
This 2-page document includes 26 discussion questions. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.

A Room on Lorelei Street by Mary E. Pearson
Summary, discussion questions, and a writing activity. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.

Richard Peck
Lesson plans and activities for A Year Down Yonder , A Long Way from Chicago , and The Ghost Belonged to Me .

Robert Newton Peck
Lesson plans for A Day No Pigs Would Die .

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry
Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions and suggested evidence-based answers, academic vocabulary, a culminating writing task with prompt and model response, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.

Vocabulary from Susan Beth Pfeffer's Life as We Knew It
Words are presented in context and with definitions. Click on a word for pronunciation, examples of recent use, more.

Vocabulary from Susan Beth Pfeffer's The Dead and the Gone
Words are presented in context and with definitions. Click on a word for pronunciation, examples of recent use, more.

Rodman Philbrick
Lesson plans for Freak the Mighty .

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Lesson plans and teaching resources.