Welcome to my web-based teaching guide for Laurie Halse Anderson's novel, Speak. Here, you will find a rationale for teaching this novel, as well as standards and information you can use to inspire your own lesson plans and teaching activities. I have included the standards for tenth grade English, but you could easily use this novel in almost any high school English class. Speak is a powerful novel which addresses many critical teen issues. I hope you can use the information provided in this page to create your own unit and start a life-changing discussion with your students.
--Ms. Drinnon
--Ms. Drinnon