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300 educator guides created for the finest books in the kidlit industry.
Discover information about premier educational projects and discussion guides created by Debbie Gonzales, MFA. Click here to access a website consisting of over 400+ guides created for all genres, all ages, all topics, and everything in between. Deb is a career educator, curriculum consultant, former school administrator and adjunct professor, and once served as a SCBWI RA for the Austin Chapter. She's the author of six “transitional” readers for a New Zealand publisher and a non-fiction picture book Girls with Guts: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records. Deb earned her MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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Types of Guides
Guides by Deb are project-based, and standards-aligned (CCSS, NextGen Science, State Standards).
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Academically Aligned
Text Set
prices starting at $325
A standards-aligned, two-sheet marketing-styled educator guide consisting of author bio & headshot, synopsis, book purchasing information, thematic overview, discussion questions, selected complimentary fiction & nonfiction titles with descriptions & reference links.
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Book Trailer
prices starting at $625
Publisher information
Meet the author/illustration section
Post-reading Discussion (6 to 10 in-depth questions)
Elements of the Book Trailer – Character Analysis, Plot Analysis, Graphic Analysis, Story Boarding & Script Creation
Common Core Anchor Standards and/or Next Generation Standards Alignment
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Discussion/Project Guide: Picture Books & Chapter Books
prices starting at $675
Publisher information
Meet the author/illustration section
Pre-reading Discussion
Post-reading Discussion (6 to 10 in-depth questions)
3 well-crafted content application activities consisting of graphic organizers and answer guides
Common Core Anchor Standards and/or Next Generation Standards Alignment
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Discussion/Project Guide: Middle Grade & Young Adult
prices starting at $775
Publisher information
Meet the author/illustration section
Pre-reading Discussion
Post-reading Discussion (6 to 10 in-depth questions)
3 well-crafted content application writing, research, experiments, or literary analysis projects consisting of graphic organizers and answer guides
Common Core Anchor Standards and/or Next Generation Standards Alignment
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Press Release Guide: Picture Books & Chapter Books
prices starting at $450
Publisher information
Author/illustrator information
Pre-reading Discussion
Post-reading Discussion (4 to 5 in-depth questions)
Writing Response Lesson
Content Application/ Activity with Answer guide
Common Core Anchor Standards and/or Next Generation Standards Alignment
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Press Release Guide:
Middle Grade & Young Adult
prices starting at $525
Publisher information
Author/illustrator information
Pre-reading Discussion
Post-reading Discussion (4 to 5 in-depth questions)
Writing Response Lesson