HATCHET Conflict Graphic Organizer - 6 Types of Conflict NOVEL: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen LEVEL: middle school (5-8) COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2 Answer Key Included! ··································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of HATCHET Unit Teaching Package bundle. ··································································································· Middleschoolers will subconsciously enjoy the design of this one-page graphic organizer as they take notes on the 6 different types of conflict in Hatchet. DIRECTIONS: For each of the six types of conflict, try your hardest to describe scenes from Hatchet that match that type. * Person vs. Person * Person vs. Nature * Person vs. Himself * Person vs. Supernatural * Person vs. Society * Person vs. Technology Enjoy Hatchet! And remember, "so much of all this, so much of all living was patience and thinking."

HATCHET Characters Organizer (by Gary Paulsen) NOVEL: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen LEVEL: middle school (5-8) COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3 ··································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of HATCHET Unit Teaching Package bundle. ··································································································· Middleschoolers will love this HATCHET graphics design and might even be tricked into enjoying themselves while taking notes on the characters. This 4-page organizer will help students keep track of their thoughts about the main characters. Students will make notes of the physical descriptions, inner desires, important traits, and anything else they find about the characters. Enjoy Hatchet!

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th TOTAL: 200+ slides/pages Pacing Guide & Answer Keys included » MEETS COMMON CORE STANDARDS « CONTENTS: * Suggested timeline of how a teacher could plan out the unit. * Detailed explanations of the goals of each activity & how to conduct the activities in the classroom. · Pre-reading Bias Intro Activity - thematic questions to get students thinking · Plot Chart Organizer Diagram Arc (6 parts) · Conflict Graphic Organizer - 6 Types of Conflict · Characters Analysis · Setting Analysis · Figurative Language Activity - analyze & complete 61 figures of speech specific to novel - 10pgs (3 parts) - Similes vs. Metaphors - Figurative Language Analysis - Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Hyperboles, Analogies, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Symbol, Allusion · Grammar - Commas in a Series - Using examples from novel, students will study commas used in a series (list). Locate & use. · Grammar - Commas w/ Introductory Elements at beginnings of sentences. Locate & use. · Grammar - Commas w/ Direct Address · Grammar - Prepositions & prepositional phrases & using the appropriate preposition. · Grammar - Conjunctions (coordinating, subordinating, & correlative) & Interjections. Locate conjunctions & interjections. · Journal - Quickwrite Writing Prompts - PowerPoint - 1/2 writing assignments to spur much deeper conversational thinking · 19 Comprehension Pop Quizzes - 5-questions per chapter - The purpose of these is so students who read the chapters recently would ace the quiz & students who didn’t read recently won’t. · Vocabulary List & Quiz Assessment (100 words) - 5 lists & quizzes · Coonskin Coat Historical Fashion Nonfiction - Students will learn about their fashion beliefs & their impact on the culture. They’ll analyze the lyrics to a hit radio song that highlighted this fashion trend. · Puncture Wounds Medical Nonfiction - Medical facts, infections, & when to consult a doctor. · Trail of Tears Historical Nonfiction - What’s the Trail of Tears, who created it, & why? · Essay and Speech - 3 response to literature options; optional delivery as speech - Topics & speech rubrics · Red Fern Art Activity - Use examples in text & their imagination to draw the legendary red fern. · Movie vs. Novel Comparison * 200+ pgs/slides total * Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

HATCHET Unit Teaching Package (by Gary Paulsen) TEXT: HATCHET by Gary Paulsen LEVEL: 5th-8th TOTAL: 145 slides/pgs Pacing Guide and Answer Keys included » MEETS COMMON CORE STANDARDS « CONTENTS: * Suggested timeline of how a teacher could plan out the unit. * Detailed explanations of the goals of each activity and how to conduct the activities in the classroom. ··· Crash Map Activity - Students try to solve where Brian crashed - 3pg - RL.2 · Crash Tally Activity - Students track a tally of how many days Brian has been stranded - 1pg - RL.2 · Plot Chart Organizer Diagram Arc - organize the 6 parts of the plot - 1pg - RL.2 · Conflict Graphic Organizer - 6 Types of Conflict - Students analyze the 6 different types of conflict in stories - 1pg - RL.2 · Characters Organizer - analyze the main characters using novel quotes - 4pg - RL.3 · Journal - Quickwrite Writing Prompts - PowerPoint - 1/2 writing assignments to spur much deeper conversational thinking - 28-question PowerPoint - RL.1 · 14 Comprehension Pop Quizzes - 5-question pop quiz per 1-2 chapters - 30-slide PowerPoint - 28pgs of Printables - The purpose of these is so students who read the chapters recently would ace the quiz and students who didn’t read recently would not do well. - RL.10 · Vocabulary List and Quiz Assessment - 150 vocabulary words from novel - five 30-question lists & quizzes - 20pg Bundle includes list of words, quiz, and answer keys - RL.4 · Sensory Language Organizer - analyze the sensory language in novel - 1pg - RL.4 · Figurative Language Worksheet - analyze and complete 51 figures of speech specific to the novel - 6pg bundle - Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Hyperboles, Analogies, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Puns, Irony - RL.4 ··· Symbols Analyzer - analyze the hatchet as a symbol in the novel - 1pg - RL.4 ··· Essay and Speech - 3 response to literature essay options for students to choose from; optional delivery of essay as a speech - Includes essay topics & speech grading rubrics - 6pg - W.1 ··· Movie vs. Novel Comparison - 2-page Worksheet - Students compare & contrast the movie and novel - RL.7 *** 145 pgs/slides total *** Enjoy Hatchet! And remember, “so much of all this, so much of all living was patience and thinking.”

GIVER Unit Teaching Package (by Lois Lowry) NOVEL: The Giver by Lois Lowry LEVEL: middle school (junior high), high school (secondary) TOTAL: 225 slides/pages in lesson plan unit Pacing Guide & Answer Keys included » MEETS COMMON CORE STANDARDS « CONTENTS: * Suggested timeline of how a teacher could plan out the 6-week unit. * Detailed explanations of the goals of each activity & how to conduct the activities in the classroom. · Pre-reading Bias Intro Activity - questions to get students thinking · Introduction to Utopias PowerPoint - Introduces students to concept of utopias/dystopias; provides examples from real life, novels, & film · Utopia Project & Travel Brochure Activity - Students put knowledge of utopias into practice by creating own theoretical utopia (a persuasive travel brochure that explains vision & functionality) - Presentation to class & get asked questions. · Plot Chart Organizer Diagram Arc (6 parts) · Conflict Graphic Organizer - 6 Types of Conflict · Characters Organizer · Verbals (Infinitives, Participles, Gerunds) Activity & PowerPoint · Phrases & Clauses (Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb) · Vocabulary List and Quiz Assessment (60 words) · Ceremony of 12 Simulation - Students are assigned different real life jobs from the top 200 jobs list & write their thoughts of being assigned a job. · Jobs List Organizer - Students catalogue & analyze jobs from community & societal worth · Journal - Quickwrite Writing Prompts - Highly engaging writing & discussion questions · iPod Audio Tracts Tracker - Adds ease to figuring out which iPod audiobook tract matches pages · Pop Quizzes & Keys - 5-questions per section - The purpose is so students who read recently ace the quiz & students who didn’t read recently don’t. · Persuasive Essay & Speech & Rubrics - 3 options (Narrative, Persuasive, Response to Literature) · 5 Final Projects - Creative, Artistic, Differentiated · Pain Gallery - Final Activity and Discussion PowerPoint - Students draw a picture of something painful & anonymously turn in to discuss the various pains of life & how to fix them. · Newbery Award Speech & Response - Students read Lowry’s Newbery speech & think deeply about meaning. · Jeopardy Final Trivia Competition · Movie vs. Novel Comparison Enjoy The Giver! And may your world always be in full color!

GIVER Verbals (Infinitives, Participles, Gerunds) Activity and PowerPoint NOVEL: The Giver by Lois Lowry GRADE LEVEL: 7-12 COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1a ANSWER KEY: Included ·························································································································· This 29-page/slide resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· Using examples from the novel THE GIVER, students will learn about the verbals: infinitives, participles, and gerunds. They will practice locating them in sentences and telling the difference between them and normal verb phrases. INCLUDED: * 3-page bundle practicing the verbals * 25-slide practicing the verbals * 1-page quiz assessing their learning This grammar topic can be difficult, but we've tried to scaffold the learning so students can work their way up from simpler to more difficult as they learn this tough grammar standard. Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Utopia Project & Travel Brochure Activity TEXT: The Giver by Lois Lowry GRADE LEVEL: 6th-12th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5 ······························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ······························································································································· In preparation for reading The Giver, this project challenges students to dream up a utopian society that attempts to fix some of the world's problems in an ideal plan. The assignment can be done individually or in groups. Students will have a blast inventing a society that works. They need to think persuasively about the following rubric categories: > Utopian Name > Purpose and Vision > Audience > Membership > Location > Activities > Price > Contact Information > Design & Layout > Persuasive graphics and manipulative design > Anticipate Reader Concerns IDEAS to FIX: > pain > racism > rich vs. poor > crime > lack of purpose Students then must analyze their peers' presentations to ask valid critiquing questions about their utopias. Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Journal - Quickwrite Writing Prompts - PowerPoint TEXT: The Giver by Lois Lowry GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· These 16-question writing prompts for THE GIVER never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation. In response to each question, students will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter. THE GIVER QUESTION TOPICS: * Perfection * Adulthood * Complaints * Color * The Old * Safety * Memories * Back & Back * Famous * Giving * Favorites * Sorry * Pain * Love * War * Legacy NOTE: This file for The Giver has been updated to include both the PowerPoint Show and the customizable .ppt file. Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER PreReading Bias Activity TEXT: THE GIVER by Lois Lowry LEVEL: 6th - 12th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· Before reading the novel The Giver, this activity will get students thinking about and discussing (and maybe even engaging in some friendly arguing!). Then after the novel is done, students will revisit these questions to consider how their minds have stayed the same or changed based on the events, characters, and themes they've just read about and felt. INCLUDED: * Printable Handout * PowerPoint Presentation to accompany discussion So sit back and get ready for some deep, engaging conversation! Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Pain Gallery - Final Activity and Discussion PowerPoint NOVEL: The Giver by Lois Lowry LEVEL: middle school (junior high), high school (secondary) COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.10 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· This 5-slide, 3-question The Giver PowerPoint is an amazing final activity and discussion for the novel. (1) Students will draw a picture of something painful in their lives. They don't have to show anyone. The teacher collects them all, shuffles them so they're random, then displays them for students to look at. (2) Together, the teacher and students sort the pictures into various Giver Pain categories. FYI: This can get pretty deep and emotionally moving. Get ready. The weight of seeing all our collective pain is powerful. (3) Students then write about how society could fix each of those pains. (Encourage them to think about our society and not the one from The Giver. (4) Finally, students discuss how personal choices are connected with each of the pains present in society (ours and in The Giver). Ultimately, students will realize that they highly value personal choice and are willing to live in a society where personal choice causes pain. NOTE: This Giver file has been updated to include both the PowerPoint Show and the customizable .ppt file. Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Phrases and Clauses (Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb) NOVEL: The Giver by Lois Lowry GRADE LEVEL: 7-12 COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1a ANSWER KEY: Included ·························································································································· This 27-slide/page resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· Using examples from the novel THE GIVER, students will study phrases and clauses and determine which part of speech the entire phrase or clauses is functioning as in the sentence. They will practice locating them in sentences and telling the difference between noun, verb, adjective, and adverb clauses and phrases. INCLUDED: * 2-page activity practicing the phrases and clauses * 25-slide practicing the verbals This grammar topic can be difficult, but we've tried to scaffold the learning so students can work their way up from simpler to more difficult as they learn this tough grammar standard. Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Jeopardy Trivia Competition TEXT: The Giver by Lois Lowry GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.10 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· This 26-slide PowerPoint Jeopardy Trivia is a fantastically fun review activity after you finish reading The Giver novel. These comprehension questions will build some enjoyable competition between students (or teams of students). Categories of Giver Questions: > The Rules > The Characters > The Memories > The Plot > The World's Problems Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Ceremony of 12 Activity NOVEL = The Giver by Lois Lowry LEVEL = middle school (junior high), high school (secondary) COMMON CORE = CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· In The Giver, Jonas and all other 12 year olds go through the Ceremony of Twelve, their society's ritual during which all young people are assigned the job / career they'll work at for their adult years. This Giver activity simulates that ceremony, bringing to life the reality of having a job assigned to you and providing the opportunity for discussion around what would be good and bad about being assigned a job. This Giver activity uses the list of Top 200 Jobs of 2013 from CareerCast.com. You can see the complete list and the criteria for the job rankings HERE!!! Using the Top 25 jobs and the Bottom 25 jobs, students will receive 2 jobs, one from the top and one from the bottom, but they won't know which one is which until after they've written their thoughts about the job and its description. Then we walk through the 52-slide PowerPoint that shows each job's ranking and salary. It's always interesting to see how the students' thoughts about a job changes when they see the rank and the salary. It's also eye-opening for them to see all the potential jobs out there. INCLUDES: > 50 printable job cards (black and white or color) > 1-page writing response handout > 54-slide PowerPoint with jobs, descriptions, rank, and salary Your students will have a great time with this Giver activity! NOTE: Every PowerPoint includes both the PowerPoint Show and the customizable .ppt file. Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Vocabulary List and Quiz Assessment TEXT: The Giver by Lois Lowry GRADE LEVEL: middle school (junior high), high school (secondary) COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· This 60-word Giver Vocabulary Word List will help students engage in the language of The Giver and understand what they're reading (includes page numbers for students to easily find the words in context of the novel). Students are challenged to find the word on the page, figure out its meaning from the sentence, and write their own definition without using a dictionary. This 4-page, 60-Word Giver Vocabulary Assessment will help test students on the language of The Giver and see how much they understand of what they're reading. INCLUDED: > 60-Word Vocabulary List > 60-Question Quiz > 2 30-Question Quizzes (same 60 words split into 2 quizzes) Questions are matching and require the student to read a line from the novel, understand the meaning of the words, and fill in the blank with correct-meaning word.A Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Pop Quizzes (4 printable assessments) NOVEL: The Giver by Lois Lowry LEVEL: middle school (junior high), high school (secondary) COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.10 ······························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ······························································································································· This 8-page quiz bundle has 4 Pop Quizzes to check for reading comprehension and make sure students are staying on track reading the novel. The quizzes also work great as Exit Tickets or Comprehension Check packets. The purpose of the questions is not to trick the students. But since some students may have read the novel in the past, each question is crafted to see if the students read the chapter sometime recently. They are easily remembered, short-term answers. I've quality tested the quizzes with students. Students who recently read the chapters = should get 4-5 correct Students who did not recently read = should get 0-3 correct Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Plot Chart Organizer Diagram Arc (by Lois Lowry) - Freytag's Pyramid TEXT: The Giver by Lois Lowry GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2 ANSWER KEY: Included ······························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ······························································································································· While reading the novel, this graphic organizer will help students analyze the 6 parts of the plot -- Exposition (setting, characters, and background info) Conflict Rising Action (3 events or details) Climax Falling Action (2 events or details) Resolution Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Newbery Award Speech & Response NOVEL = The Giver by Lois Lowry LEVEL = middle school (junior high), high school (secondary) COMMON CORE = CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.10 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· In June of 1994, Lois Lowry delivered a speech when she accepted her Newbery Award. In this 8-page speech, she recounts a number of memories from her life that led her to write portions of The Giver. The memories are meaningful and deep and will offer a thoughtful conversation with students after they've finished reading The Giver. Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Jobs List Organizer TEXT: The Giver by Lois Lowry GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· This 3-page Giver Jobs organizer will help the students keep track of all the various jobs that The Giver's community assigns to young people. Students will need to describe the job, then analyze what would happen to their community if they didn't assign people to those jobs. This should spur some deeper conversation about the value of all jobs, regardless of what our society (or the one in The Giver) says about their relative importance. Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Projects - Creative, Artistic, Differentiated NOVEL: The Giver by Lois Lowry LEVEL: middle school (junior high), high school (secondary) COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.10 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· These 5 Giver Project ideas will offer the students a choice of the creative project they are most drawn to. Acting, drawing, designing, and more . . . students will stretch their artistic brains as they work to understand the deeper meanings of the novel through creative presentation. > Acting out a live stage scene > Filming a video scene > Creating a mural > Design a costume > Compose a song Grading Rubric provided! Enjoy The Giver!

GIVER Movie vs. Novel Comparison TEXT: The Giver by Lois Lowry GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7 ······························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of THE GIVER Unit Teaching Package bundle. ······························································································································· This 2-page organizer will help your students compare the novel to the movie (theatrical release, August 2014). How is the movie The Giver different? After reading The Giver, students will view the film and analyze the differences. This opens up a bunch of fun and critical-thinking conversation about why the movie-makers would change parts of the novel for the film. They are, after all, two different works of art. Enjoy The Giver!