Are there websites, etc. that provide resources for middle school teachers integrating Mr. Bradbury's books? I will have my teaching degree next year and would appreciate any feedback. THANK YOU!

Yin & Yang!!

If you start searching now, doing your homework, and reading as much Ray Bradbury as you can, you will have some very fine and creative units to present in the classroom. Then, it will just be a matter of reading more, taking notes, and developing plans that coincide with Mr. B's metaphors and the skills of your students.

I have taught (7-12) units on: F451, Dandelion Wine, Martian Chronicles, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Illustrated Man, and "many dozens" of short stories (from Golden Apples, Stories of RB, RB Stories, Long After Midnight, to name a few). Then there is RB's original screen play of Moby Dick - and all of those wonderful Irish stories (see - Green Shadows, White Whale).

Here are a few locations to start you out!
Of Course - #1 "Our Own!" Phil's:
http://www.bradburymedia.co.uk/

The RB site's info:
http://www.raybradbury.com/books/books.html

Some SF references:
http://www.sfsite.com/revus/revubradbury.htm

And somethings to think about:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quo.../r/ray_bradbury.html

Enjoy and Good Teaching!
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The NEA BigRead has this webpage:

http://www.neabigread.org/book.../teachersguide01.php

Check out the films linked on the site. They're great!

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Very nice Linnl, a plethora of great lessons on this site from NEA!

mm ~ As for some future lessons on great literature: (NEA titles)
http://www.neabigread.org/books.php

Its a wonderful site. You can also download radio programs about the authors and their works.

Plethora is a good word.