The header for this issue of the Prestwick House Footnotes Newsletter comes from the cover of the Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic Editions ofCanterbury Tales.
To celebrate this new addition to our downloadable family, Prestwick House is offering discounts on all Downloadable WalchProducts! See the discount section below for details. NEW! Lead-Ins to Literature: Lord of the Flies
Over 85 slides give background information, a brief biography of Golding, a discussion of the rich symbolism in the novel, and many other essential facts about the book. All of this is delivered in free Adobe Acrobat Format with helpful illustrations, maps, and other dynamic content to get students interested in reading!
Each month, Prestwick House shares one of our customers’ favorite lessons with you for free. Every lesson is ready-to-use right from one of our most popular books for our newsletter subscribers. This month's lesson, from our Multiple Critical Perspective Guide on the classic Greek play, Antigone, is a brief introduction to feminist theory. In the exercise, students will study the roles of wife and mother and how they help to define female characters within the play.
This past week, Prestwick House was named a finalist for four AEP Distinguished Achievement Awards. We are proud to annouce that this year's finalists are:
NEW! Challenge Your Students With Weekly Literature Trivia
Do you know which novel was the first ever to be written on a typewriter? Or how many months actually pass during Melanie's pregnancy in Gone with the Wind?
If you’re looking for a great way to focus students at the start of class or a list of challenging bonus questions, Prestwick House Tuesday Trivia is the perfect source! Visit the Prestwick Cafe Blogevery Tuesday for new questions, or view the complete list of past trivia here.
Recap of the Cruelest Month at the Prestwick Cafe Blog
April has most certainly been a big month for blogging at PWH! We began the month with Hamlet taking the crown in our Literature Death Match, kept you stocked with staff favorites week after week with our Celebration of World Poetry Month series, and a ended April with a happy barrage of posts in honor of the Bard's Birthday.
Here are a few of our favorites from the "cruelest month."
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Do you know which novel was the first ever to be written on a typewriter? Or how many months actually pass during Melanie's pregnancy in Gone with the Wind? 
