RH for High School Teachers http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:36:02 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.35 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The American Century: Recommended for High School History Classes "Teachers looking to challenge, provoke, and inspire their students should consider adopting Harold Evans' The American Century. The writing is engaging and the argumentation astute; students can see a mind at work and a model of committed citizenship. Evans covers the sweep of his period (1889—1989) as thoroughly as any textbook, but with more passion and zest. His selection of 'great questions' for extended commentary is apt, and his reflections on specific events, accompanied by marvelous photographs, illuminate his major themes most effectively. America's role as a leader in the world; the contributions of the oppressed in preserving and enhancing American liberty; the impact of the individual in shaping society—all come to life at Evans' hand. I have used The American Century for many years with advanced high school students; no other book succeeds as well in getting students to care so much about what they are learning."
—Burke R. Rogers, Ph.D., St. George's School

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DC Comics is one of the largest and most diverse publishers of comics and comics-related products today with a continuous publishing history that spans over sixty years. They are best known as the home of some of the world's most famous super-hero characters, including Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

DC Comics is also the publisher of graphic novels such as The Watchmen and Pride of Baghdad, which are being used in high schools, colleges and school libraries nationwide.

DC Comics products are available on this site and may also be viewed on their website.

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]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/random_house_inc_welcomes_dc_comics.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/random_house_inc_welcomes_dc_comics.html This Just In Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:40:54 -0500 Teachers guides are now available for the following: Osprey's Essential Histories series and Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands by Susan Carol McCarthy.

]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/teachers_guides_are_now_available.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/teachers_guides_are_now_available.html News in Brief Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:23:37 -0500 To celebrate Maya Angelou's 80th birthday on April 4th, 2008, Doubleday will publish Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration, an illustrated tribute and scrapbook, with a foreword by Oprah Winfrey.

Click here for USA Today's coverage of Angelou's 80th birthday.
Click here for a
full list of Angelou's titles available from Random House, Inc.

]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/happy_80th_birthday_maya_angelou.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/happy_80th_birthday_maya_angelou.html News in Brief Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:15:54 -0500 Random House, Inc. Titles Chosen for 2008 Books for the Teen Age List We're pleased to announce that 40 books from Random House, Inc.'s adult publishers have been chosen for this year's New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age List.

Books for the Teen Age has been published for teenagers in New York City since 1929. It is a browsing list of approximately 1000 book titles and is distributed in libraries of the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island.

Here's a selection of some of the books on this year's list:

For a full listing of titles from Random House, Inc. adult publishers on this year's list, download this PDF.

For a listing of all titles from Random House, Inc. adult publishers selected in the past, click here.

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]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/random_house_inc_titles_chosen_for_2008_books_for_the_teen_age_list.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/random_house_inc_titles_chosen_for_2008_books_for_the_teen_age_list.html This Just In Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:59:57 -0500 Helpful Hints for a Successful Common Reading Program Common reading programs are already well established at the college level, and they're now becoming more commonplace at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Judith Turner, a social studies teacher in Florida, writes about her experiences in developing a common reading program at her school based around Susan Carol McCarthy's Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands. She discusses the outcome for her school's students, and also offers some helpful hints to help you start your own program.

Click here to read the full article from RHI Magazine: Promoting Active Citizenship.

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]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/helpful_hints_for_a_successful_common_reading_program.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/helpful_hints_for_a_successful_common_reading_program.html This Just In Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:03:38 -0500 In memoriam: Arthur C. Clarke.

]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/in_memoriam_arthur_c_clarke.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/in_memoriam_arthur_c_clarke.html News in Brief Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:29:59 -0500 John Updike will deliver the 37th annual Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on Thursday, May 22. The annual NEH-sponsored Jefferson Lecture is the most prestigious honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.

]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/john_updike_will_deliver_the.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/john_updike_will_deliver_the.html News in Brief Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:27:19 -0500 New teacher's guides are available for The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari and Gardens of Water by Alan Drew.

]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/new_teachers_guides_are_available.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/new_teachers_guides_are_available.html News in Brief Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:27:39 -0500 The Great Man by Kate Christensen wins the 2008 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/the_great_man_by_kate.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/news_in_brief/the_great_man_by_kate.html News in Brief Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:51:05 -0500 Our 2007 NBCC Award Winners Two Random House titles were voted winners of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle awards:

Nonfiction
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington (Doubleday)

Autobiography
Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat (Knopf)

Every year the NBCC presents awards for the finest books and reviews published in English. Click here for a list of current and past winners and finalists.

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]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/our_2007_nbcc_award_winners.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/our_2007_nbcc_award_winners.html This Just In Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:29:21 -0500 Random House Publishing Group to Offer Individual Chapters for Sale Online The Random House Publishing Group is launching a pilot project to sell individual chapters of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die online. This is believed to be the first time a major trade publisher has offered readers the opportunity to buy digitized sections of a book.

Made to Stick is a creative guide to communicating ideas effectively, and is an ideal candidate for this pilot program because each chapter offers valuable stand-alone lessons on the key principles that make messages "stick".

Its six chapters and Epilogue will are now available for $2.99 each at www.randomhouse.com/madetostick. The introduction and index will be available at no charge to those who buy at least one chapter.

Click here to download the Made to Stick teacher's guide.

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]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/random_house_publishing_group_to_offer_individual_chapters_for_sale_online.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/random_house_publishing_group_to_offer_individual_chapters_for_sale_online.html This Just In Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:16:48 -0500 2008 Alex Award Winners Random House, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mister Pip, by Lloyd Jones, and Genghis: Birth of an Empire, by Conn Iggulden, have been selected as recipients of the 2008 Alex Award.

Each year, the Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing.

Click here for a full listing of Random House, Inc. titles that have previously won the award.

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]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/2008_alex_award_winners.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/2008_alex_award_winners.html This Just In Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:48:48 -0500 Announcing the Second Annual Bantam Classic Shakespeare Scholar Essay Contest Here is the perfect opportunity for high school students to prove their knowledge of the Bard and earn valuable awards to help further their education.

Three prizes will be awarded. This year's Grand Prize consists of $2500 plus two sets of a 100-copy Bantam Classic library (including all 22 Shakespeare editions). One set of books is for the winner and the other for donation to a school or other library. In addition, two first prizes will be awarded, consisting of a single aforementioned 100-copy Bantam Classic Library.

Click here to download the contest directions, rules and deadlines (PDF).

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]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/announcing_the_second_annual_bantam_classic_shakespeare_scholar_essay_contest.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/announcing_the_second_annual_bantam_classic_shakespeare_scholar_essay_contest.html This Just In Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:15:40 -0500 RHI: Promoting Active Citizenship Random House, Inc. is delighted to present the second volume of our free magazine for middle- and high-school educators: RHI.

Featuring an Introduction by Barack Obama; teacher's guides written by nationally-renowned educators; articles by or about Random House authors such as Jonathan Kozol, Daniel Goleman, and Sonia Nazario; pieces on issues such as "going green" and the teaching of non-politicized science; and a contribution from Rock the Vote, RHI: Promoting Active Citizenship will help you to motivate your students, update your curricula, and launch school-wide programs.

An order form is included and may be used to request exam copies of the featured titles.

Please also visit our RHI web page, where you can download all of the content from this volume.

Click here for the first volume: Reaching Reluctant Readers.

If you would like to receive a complimentary, printed copy of the magazine, please email us.

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]]> http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/rhi_promoting_active_citizenship.html http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/this_just_in/rhi_promoting_active_citizenship.html This Just In Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:45:10 -0500