M. Towle is a veteran Language Arts and Social Studies teacher with fourteen years of classroom experience in urban schools in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. M. Towle holds an M.A. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies and is the founder of TeachNovels.com.
40 multiple-choice questions, 3 short-answer prompts, and 1 essay. This Ender’s Game whole-novel test works for independent reading, homeschooling, summer reading assessment, or as part of unit evaluation. Cut and paste questions from the list below, or download the free PDF. DOCX format and and answer key are also available.… Read More »ENDER’S GAME Test: Whole-Novel Reading Check
These Ender’s Game chapter questions hold students accountable in reading the entirety of Orson Scott Card’s novel. 5 reading quizzes, ten questions each, grades 6–10. Cut and paste questions from the list, or download the PDF. DOCX format and answer key are also available. Looking for a single whole-novel reading… Read More »ENDER’S GAME Quiz: Chapter Questions, Comprehension, PDF
This A Tree Grows in Brooklyn whole-novel test works for independent reading, summer reading assessment, or as part of a unit evaluation. 51 multiple-choice questions, 2 short-answer prompts, and 1 extended response. Comprehension questions only. Cut and paste questions from the list, or download the free PDF. DOCX format and… Read More »A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN Test / Quiz: Whole-Novel Reading Check
Six reading quizzes. Ten multiple-choice questions each. These A Tree Grows in Brooklyn reading quizzes hold students accountable for every section of Betty Smith’s novel — from Francie’s Brooklyn childhood through her departure for college. Cut and paste any set of questions below, or download the PDF. DOCX format and… Read More »A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN Reading Quizzes (comprehension questions)
This To Kill a Mockingbird Anticipation Guide (PDF handout) prepares students to engage with Harper Lee’s masterpiece. Activate prior knowledge, preview important theme subjects, create interest, and set a purpose for reading. Click the file link to print or download. The most important topics are on the first page. If you… Read More »TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Anticipation Guide
Grades 7–12.Three categories: comprehension, literary analysis, and historical context. These Warriors Don’t Cry essay prompts work for whole-class units, independent reading assessments, summer reading assignments, and cross-disciplinary civil rights units in ELA and social studies. Warriors Don’t Cry Comprehension Essay Prompts These prompts ask students to reflect carefully on the… Read More »WARRIORS DON’T CRY Essay Prompts: 23 Writing Ideas for Secondary ELA
Grades 7–12. Eleven statements. Agree, Disagree, or Qualify. This Warriors Don’t Cry anticipation guide prepares students for Melba Pattillo Beals’s memoir before they read a single page. The statements address courage, prejudice, resilience, violence, and freedom: the core themes running through the memoir. Warriors Don’t Cry Anticipation Guide PDF FREE:… Read More »WARRIORS DON’T CRY Anticipation Guide: Pre-Reading Activity
Grades 7–12. Melba Pattillo Beals’s Warriors Don’t Cry ranks among the most powerful civil rights memoirs ever written for young readers. The numbers below cover the abridged edition, the version most commonly assigned in secondary classrooms and homeschool curricula. Reading level data, a grade recommendation, an abridged vs. full edition… Read More »WARRIORS DON’T CRY Reading Level, Lexile, Page Count, and Grade Level Guide
Teaching Frankenstein in high school ELA requires a practical structure. The unit plan below breaks the novel into four readings, with three lesson plans per reading. Pre-reading and post-reading lessons frame the unit on both ends. Whether you are teaching AP students or developing readers, the structure applies. Unit overview:… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Unit Plan and Lesson Plans for High School ELA
This Frankenstein unit test is designed for grades 9–12 ELA. It covers comprehension, literary knowledge and analysis, short response, and essay prompts. The free 37-item test is available to print or download. The full test maker includes 118 questions, a customizable Word file, and an answer key. A Frankenstein reading… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Unit Test — Free PDF
These Frankenstein discussion questions are designed for grades 9–12 ELA. The 60 questions below are organized into four reading sets that align with the standard four-part reading schedule. A whole-novel set and six essential questions follow for end-of-unit discussion and Socratic seminar. Pre-reading Discussion Questions for Frankenstein The Frankenstein anticipation… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Discussion Questions for High School ELA
This Frankenstein anticipation guide prepares students to read the original novel by Mary Shelley. It activates prior knowledge, engages students with the novel’s key theme subjects, and sets a purpose for reading before the first page. Grades 9–12 ELA. Before you grab the PDF, two resources worth knowing about: →… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Anticipation Guide — Free PDF
This is my recommended Frankenstein reading schedule for high school ELA. The novel breaks cleanly into four parts, each with enough plot, character development, and thematic material to anchor a week of instruction. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley runs approximately 80,000 words across 24 chapters plus four introductory letters. It is… Read More »FRANKENSTEIN Reading Schedule (4 parts)
This page covers two separate White Fang assessments: a whole-book reading test and five reading quizzes aligned to the unit reading schedule. Both include free PDFs and cut-and-paste question lists. The customizable DOCX files and answer keys are also available. Jump to the section you need: White Fang Reading Test… Read More »WHITE FANG Reading Test and Comprehension Quizzes — Free PDF Downloads
Jack London published White Fang in 1906 as a companion piece to The Call of the Wild, telling the same Yukon Territory story in reverse. Where The Call of the Wild follows a domesticated dog returning to wildness, White Fang follows a wild wolf-dog learning to trust humanity. The novel… Read More »WHITE FANG Unit Plan