Young Adult Literature Lesson Plans, Authors Smucker-Suarez
High Elk's Treasure
by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
This 22-page Teacher's Guide includes author and background information, reader response questions, graphic organizers for analysis, and suggestions for related reading. Requires Adobe Reader for access.
Lemony Snicket
Activities to support books from the
Series of Unfortunate Events
.
Finding My Hat
by John Son
Scroll down to find a summary and discussion questions related to character analysis and to setting.
Gary Soto
Teaching suggestions for "Baseball in April" and other works.
Elizabeth George Speare
Lesson plans and learning activities for
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
and other Speare novels.
Jerry Spinelli
Lesson plans and ideas for
Maniac Magee
and
Wringer
.
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind
by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Author biography, background information, and a wealth of teaching support: prereading activities, vocabulary, graphic organizers, comprehension questions, and more. This 25-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
Talking with Shirley Sterling
Transcript of interview, photograph of Sterling. Follow links to biography, summary of
My Name is Seepeetza
.
"The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton
Vocabulary, questions, and learning activities.
Project 17
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Booktalk, discussion questions, and ideas for crosscurricular projects.
Cezanne Pinto
by Mary Stoltz
Author biography, background information, and a wealth of teaching support: prereading activities, vocabulary words, graphic organizers, comprehension questions, and more. Access to this 25-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.
A Bad Boy can be Good for a Girl
by Tanya Lee Stone
Author interview, discussion questions, a few comprehension questions, and suggestions for projects.
The Wave
by Todd Strasser
Summary, media connections, related titles, links to teaching about the Holocaust. Scroll to the bottom for teaching ideas for this book.
Flight to Freedom
by Ana Veciana-Suarez
A summary and discussion questions related to character analysis, setting, and theme.