Young Adult Literature Lesson Plans, Authors Gaiman-Guy

Neil Gaiman
Lesson plans and teaching materials for Coraline , The Graveyard Book , more.

Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza
Lesson plans and teaching resources.

Jack Gantos
Teaching resources for Hole in my Life , more.

Shadow of the Dragon by Sherry Garland. Adobe Reader required for these resources.

• Introductory Material
  Background information, character list, vocabulary words.
• Chapters 1-3 Worksheet
  Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast traditional Vietnamese culture with mainstream American culture. They work with Vietnamese words and make predictions.
• Chapters 4-7 Worksheet
  Students make inferences about motivation. They work with context clues and make predictions.
• Chapters 8-11 Worksheet
  Students make inferences about characters. They work with Vietnamese words and make predictions.
• Chapters 12-15 Worksheet
  Students consider the writer's purpose. They make semantic maps and think beyond the novel.
• Character Traits Graphic Organizer
  Students list actions and words that reveal characteristics of Danny.
• Conflict and Motivation Graphic Organizer
  Students identify internal conflicts and their influence on behavior.
• Setting Graphic Organizer
  Students note important details of the setting and explain how they affect the development of the story or provide insight into the characters.
• Theme Graphic Organizer
  What is the "dragon" of the story, and what kind of "shadow" does it cast?
• Whole-Novel Discussion and Activities
  6 discussion questions and 2 post-reading activities.
• Multiple Choice Test
  10 questions.

Jean Craighead George
Lesson plans and activities for teaching Julie of the Wolves , The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Lumbo , and My Side of the Mountain .

Swimming Upstream by Kristine George
This page offers a companion guide of writing activities, a discussion guide, and an audio file of poetry.

Good Brother, Bad Brother by James Cross Giblin
Six lesson plans integrating ELA and social studies.

Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
Summary and 9 discussion questions.

Fred Gipson
Lesson plans for Old Yeller .

Fat Kid Rules the World by K. L. Going
Summary and 11 discussion questions.

Fat Kid Rules the World by K. L. Going
This short video (2:17) could serve as a prereading activity or as a model for responding to reading.

The Children of Willesden Lane by Mona Golabek
Extensive video, print, and musical resources to support study of the book.

Vocabulary from Christina Gonzalez 's The Red Umbrella
Words are presented in context and with definitions. Click on a word for pronunciation, examples of recent use, more.

John Green
Lesson plans and teaching resources for The Fault in Our Stars , Will Grayson, Will Grayson , Paper Towns , An Abundance of Katherines , and Looking for Alaska .

Bette Greene
Lesson plans and classroom activities for Summer of my German Soldier .

Nikki Grimes
Lesson plans for Bronx Masquerade , more.

Something Remains by Inge Barth-Grözinger
Booktalk, prereading, discussion questions, and suggestions for crosscurricular projects.

Rosa Guy
Lesson plans and teaching ideas for The Friends .