Brave New World Literature Guide (Common Core and NCTE/IRA Standards-Aligned Teaching Guide) [Paperback]

Kristen Bowers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 2005

As a busy teacher, you don t have time to waste reinventing the wheel...you want to get down to the business of teaching! With Secondary Solutions Common Core and NCTE/IRA Standards-Based teacher-written Literature Guides, you can address the English/Language Arts content standards while you teach the required core literature! Our practical, fully-reproducible Guides have everything for student and teacher in ONE Guide..no need to purchase both a student and teacher edition! No wasted "white" space, no repetitive worksheets with questions and answers that take up page after page, and no juvenile pictures or clip art that waste space and insult your students! Just high-quality, teacher-developed materials that help you get the most out of your time in the classroom.

This Secondary Solutions Literature Guide for teachingBrave New World by Aldous Huxley includes 72 pages of coursework, quizzes, tests, and teacher resources aligned with eleventh and twelfth grade English / Language Arts content standards.

This Guide includes:
Author Biography
Anticipation/Reaction Pre-Reading Activity
Notes on the Elements of a Novel
Notes on Allusions and Specialized Terminology
Vocabulary List
Summary of the Novel
Standards Focus Activities on Satire, Figurative Language, Tone and Mood, Finding and Using Supporting Quotes, Irony, and more
Comprehension Check Study Questions
Assessment Preparation Activities including Analogies, Connotation, Root Words and Context Clues
Reading and Vocabulary Review Crossword Puzzles
Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities
Post-Reading Ideas and Activities
Essay/Writing Ideas and Prompts
Alternative Assessment Ideas and Activities
Quizzes
Three Test Options
Project Rubric and Response to Literature Rubric

Complete Answer Key Common Core Standards Alignment documents available on the Secondary Solutions website at www{dot}4secondarysolutions{dot}com.

Editorial Reviews

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I love that this unit is so comprehensive--it goes way beyond mere study questions and objective tests. Wonderful work! --TeachersPayTeachers.com

I liked this product because of its alignment with standards for certain assignments. It offered a wide variety of suggestions and ideas for use with the novel. --Anonymous Person from Henderson, NV United States

This is exactly what I wanted to do with my students but didn't have time to do myself. This unit is very thorough and covers a wide variety of standards. I will definitely buy from this author again. --TeachersPayTeachers.com

I liked this product because of its alignment with standards for certain assignments. It offered a wide variety of suggestions and ideas for use with the novel. --Anonymous Person from Henderson, NV United States

This is exactly what I wanted to do with my students but didn't have time to do myself. This unit is very thorough and covers a wide variety of standards. I will definitely buy from this author again. --TeachersPayTeachers.com

About the Author

Kristen Bowers is a former English teacher and the founder and President of Secondary Solutions. She has written over 15 books, including Literature Guides for Of Mice and Men, Brave New World, To Kill a Mockingbird, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and more, as well as two essay writing Guides: Essay Apprentice and Essay Architect.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Secondary Solutions (September 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976817780
• ISBN-13: 978-0976817789
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #526,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kristen Bowers (1974- ) is the founder and President of educational publishing company Secondary Solutions (www.4secondarysolutions.com). After becoming frustrated with the quality and content of teaching materials available to her when she was a new teacher in 2005, Mrs. Bowers decided to create them herself. Joined by a middle school teacher with 21 years of secondary school experience, Secondary Solutions began shortly thereafter, and has since matured into a specialized team of intermediate and secondary teachers who have developed a set of Literature and Writing Guides unsurpassed by all others.

Mrs. Bowers has written over 15 books, including Literature Guides for To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, Of Mice and Men, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, Bud Not Buddy, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Brave New World, and more. She has also written two essay writing guides: Essay Apprentice and Essay Architect.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Teaching for a Powerful Book, July 1, 2006

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This review is from: Brave New World Literature Guide (Common Core and NCTE/IRA Standards-Aligned Teaching Guide) (Paperback)

I found this literature guide to be extremely helpful when teaching Brave New World to my Seniors. There are so many complex issues that Ms. Bowers addresses perfectly. I am grateful that there is acutally someone out there that is willing to tackle the issues of the novel so that I may teach it the way I want. Not only does Ms. Bowers understand the complexities, she also integrated these complexities with the content standards, allowing me to teach this great literature without guilt. Highly recommended for those who take their teaching seriously.