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This final project requires students to read and reflect upon the classic short story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," by Rudyard Kipling. The focus of this assignment is CONFLICT and CHARACTERIZATION. It allows students the freedom to "become" whichever character they wish, while analyzing that character's interactions with everyone else in the story. This assignment is differentiated for all levels of students, and includes a teacher example as well as student examples. There are several pages to this d

This assignment, based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, requires students to think critically about the MOOD and TONE throughout the story. - PART ONE: Students analyze scenarios from everyday life and evaluate the mood/tone of each. - PART TWO: Students analyze quotes from the story and evaluate the mood/tone of each. - PART THREE: Students dissect vocabulary terms with a modified version of the Frayer Model. - PART FOUR: Students analyze different phrases in order to match them to th

This product is an final project assessment for Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver. It requires students to design and create a hypothetical travel brochure that advertises the community of the novel. Students are required to analyze and interpret information from the novel, then present it on their brochures in creative ways. This assignment includes a detailed rubric as well as several examples that will help students get an idea of what their final draft should look like. * NOTE: This is a final

This packet includes 20 pages of comprehension questions and vocabulary practice. The questions encompass every type of learning, requiring students to analyze, evaluate, identify, illustrate, and much more! There are interactive comprehension questions for all of the 22 chapters in the novel. This is a very thorough and well-edited collection of questions. It has been very beneficial to students, as they read the coming-of-age novel. * NOTE: This is designed as a 3 week-long packet; it is als

The simple activity requires students to research the setting of Sharon Draper's novel WE BEAT THE STREET, then compare it to their own environment. Students will use a credible website (city-data.com) and work to complete a data chart about each city. This is an excellent pre-reading activity for the novel, and gets students to think critically about how environments affect the people that live there. * NOTE: This product can be purchased individually and is also a component of the WE BEAT TH

This is a comprehensive final test that assesses students' understanding of the chapters, characters, and concepts in Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver. This product includes an answer key. * NOTE: This a final test, which is also a component of THE GIVER - Test and Quizzes Packet (includes 2 quizzes and the Final Unit Test). You can also purchase The Giver Complete UNIT from my store, which gives a SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT!

This is an exam for all 22 chapters of Sharon Draper's novel, WE BEAT THE STREET. It includes three parts: Multiple Choice/Short Answer, Quotations, and Matching. There is also an answer key included. This exam is differentiated for two groups of student: the TRIANGLES at the bottom of the first two pages indicate an exam for Above- and At-Level Students. The CIRCLES at the bottom of Pages 3 and 4 indicate Below-Level students. Key concepts in the exam and that exist throughout the novel are:

This assignment is PART TWO of an introduction into the classic short story, written by Rudyard Kipling. The webquest requires students to analyze, interpret, and infer facts about the two animals: cobras and mongooses, who are the main characters in the story. This assignment gives students insight into the natural instincts of the characters, and incorporates technology in the process. I found it very helpful later, when we analyze the interactions between characters. This is PART TWO of the

This is a simple webquest that focuses on the life and writings of Lois Lowry - author of the novel, The Giver. Students are required to locate and translate information from the website, then further process that information through analysis, interpretation, evaluation, and illustration.This assignment is differentiated for two levels of students. * NOTE: This is an anticipatory set for THE GIVER NOVEL UNIT . You can also purchase The Giver Complete UNIT from my store, which gives a SUBSTANTIA

This short assignment, based on Sharon Draper's novel, WE BEAT THE STREET, gets students to think critically about how they judge others. It requires them to analyze how they make choices and decisions, including where they live, what they do, and the friends they make. The second part of the assignment requires students to justify their assertions from Part One. They must write in complete sentences, evaluating their answers and relating the book to their own lives. * NOTE: This product is de

This assignment is a final project for a short story of your choosing. The project is the culmination of learning several key concepts, including: PLOT (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution); CONFLICT; CHARACTERIZATION; SETTING (time and place of the story); and DIALOGUE. The included graphic organizer is a great way to have students brainstorm about their comic strips and analyze the key concepts involved. I have also included a rubric to score students' final draf

This fun assignment requires students to analyze two different versions the classic children's story, "The 3 Little Pigs." Students must evaluate which NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE they believe - the Pigs or the Wolf - then write about it in the form of a hypothetical blog post. This resource takes the simple short story and applies it to a the complex concept of POINT OF VIEW. It is a great project ot assess students' understanding of POV and complements another resource that I sell: "Evaluating POIN

This is a comprehensive assignment of comprehension questions for ALL 12 CHAPTERS of SE Hinton's classic novel, The Outsiders. These questions assess all levels of learning and touch on the key concepts of literature. Key concepts include, but are not limited to: - PLOT - CHARACTERIZATION - SETTING - POINT OF VIEW - SEQUENCING This assignment also includes a vocabulary assignment that reinforces key terms throughout the book. The vocabulary assignment is an adapted Frayer Model, and requires s

This chart will help students analyze the characters and their interactions with other characters throughout Rudyard Kipling's classic short story. The assignment is to completed WHILE reading the short story. The acronym STEAL allows students to break down the concept of CHARACTERIZATION into smaller ideas: - S = SPEECH - T = THOUGHTS/EMOTIONS - E = EFFECT ON OTHERS - A = ACTIONS - L = LOOKS The chart itemizes each of the above via the main characters: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Nag, Nagaina, and Darz

This is a comprehensive group project that assesses students' understanding of Lois Lowry's classic novel, The Giver. For the project, students must work cooperatively as "Community Planners" to design their own Utopian societies. This could also be a wonderful cross-curricular activity, as it focuses on several other key topics, such as: - Education - Government - Jobs/Careers/Workforce - Currency - Environment Students will love working on this project, and you will love grading them! This p

This is a final exam that covers material from the ENTIRE NOVEL, written by SE Hinton. The assessment requires students to identify, comprehend, analyze, and interpret the novel, then communicate their ideas in writing. There are several sections of the exam, and it is differentiated for two levels of students. The pages marked at the bottom with a TRIANGLE represent the At-Level and Above-Level students, while the pages with a CIRCLE indicate the Below-Level students. An answer key is also inc

This assignment, based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, requires students to think critically about the vocabulary terms used throughout the story. - PART ONE: Students evaluate their own understanding of each vocabulary term. - PART TWO: Students define vocabulary terms in their own words. - PART THREE: Students dissect vocabulary terms with a modified version of the Frayer Model. - PART FOUR: Students analyze synonyms of the vocabulary terms. - EXTENSION ACTIVITY: Students create a p

This assignment is a final project for Piri Thomas' short story, "Amigo Brothers." The story is about two inner-city kids who are best friends and who both love boxing, but find out that they have to fight each other. This project is the culmination of learning several key concepts, including: PLOT (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution); CONFLICT; CHARACTERIZATION; SETTING (time and place of the story); and DIALOGUE. The included graphic organizer is a great way to

This is a 14-PAGE UNIT PLAN for Rudyard Kipling's classic short story, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." To get a better idea of each individual assignment, you can look at them by viewing my store profile. They are all labeled with "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" in the beginnings of their titles. * NOTE: This product is a collection of several individual "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" assignments that I have posted. You can pick and choose from the individual "R-T-T" products I have posted, or you can download the THIS ENTIRE UNIT

This project focuses on the THE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF CONFLICT that exist in Sharon Draper's novel, We Beat the Street. The comprehensive activity allows students to be creative, while also requiring them to analyze conflict in the novel and relate it to their own lives. Included in this product are the following: - Conflict Project Assignment Sheets for each of the novel's main characters: Sampson, George, and Rameck - explains requirements for project in great detail - Conflict Project examples