Assessment, Supplementary Content, and More

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Helpful links and free resources

Series contents. A list of selections in the student anthologies.

• Series 6-9
• Series 9-12

Perfection Learning Literature & Thought titles and contents.

Reader's Guides to literary classics--The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, and the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave.

Assessment tools for Junior Great Books Series 7-9 and Introduction to Great Books Series 1-3 for Middle and High School, including:

• Planning for Assessment
• Activity Mini-Rubrics and Activity Score Sheet
• Critical-Thinking Rubric
• Building Your Answer in Shared Inquiry Discussion
• Writing Rubric
• Portfolio Assessment
• Student Reflection
• Great Books Student Learning Objectives: K-12

Teacher leader reflection and mentoring. Advice and rubrics.

Expository writing activities. Download these suggestions to help your middle or high school students write more effective expository essays.

Book groups and Great Books in college. Start your own book group or learn more about how colleges are using Great Books.

Enrichment content: 

• Discussion Guides for Selected Novels and Other Longer Works
• Britannica Resources for Middle School
• U. S. Constitution and The Will of the People Resources
• Religions of the World