The Resource Guide for "Worst Year Ever" of the Carter High Senior Year Series, provides over 100 activities and reproducible worksheets to support the book and extend students' reading skills. Each is 8-1/2" x 11" and 16-pages. A key at the end of each guide provides answers and sample responses. The activities give lower-level readers the tools to construct, extend, and examine the meaning of text. LEARNING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Decoding words, using words correctly, understanding meanings, and extending vocabulary. Identifying details and facts and recognizing aspects of literal text, such as sequence of events or main ideas. The reader must distinguish between and compare separate concepts in a text to extend its meaning. Personal reflection and response. Demonstrating a critical stance.