J EDWARDS

Includes detailed character notes (see file with template for students in my store), setting, visuals, and a quick research project to be completed before beginning the book. This is based on the version titled "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl".

This PowerPoint contains pre-reading materials. They include a slide with pictures for predictions, character notes, author bio, and pre-reading discussion questions. This is the perfect way to introduce the novel and make sure students understand what they are about to read! It contains 9 slides of information.

These questions are split into a concrete reading schedule. Questions are included for each section of the book. Use to support student's comprehension of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Includes character descriptions, author, setting, vocabulary, etc. to help students understand the main parts of the novel before reading. This presentation includes a collage slide-intended to be used as an anticipatory set for developing student interest in what might happen in the novel.

These pre-reading book notes should be given to students before beginning the novel study of Homeless Bird By: Gloria Whelan. The notes contain explanations of the primary characters, themes to look out for, and the author. Additionally, this presentation contains a collage to be used as an anticipatory set to get students engaged in the possible plot of the book. Present the collage to students and ask them to look at the images, synthesize the images, and come up with a story based on the pict

This document contains extensive directions broken down for students to create an event that will "raise money" for their chosen charitable organization. This project works really well during the holidays when their brains are focused on giving and receiving gifts. Students really take ownership over this project! This can be modified for ANY grade level, but was originally designed for 7th and 8th grade students. Includes links to websites for all charities listed!

Vocabulary is broken up into sections for easier assignment completion. Words are in order and spread throughout the whole novel.

Project directions, requirements, and grading rubric for this final presentation. The presentation revolves around students designing their own fundraiser.

Use this assignment after students have read Anne Frank & Watched the 1959 Movie Adaptation. This assignment has students writing an analysis of the similarities and differences between the book and movie and the effectiveness of each.

This assignment contains directions and a rubric. It can be applied to any novel study. Students will write an alternative ending to the novel as a short creative writing project.

Definitions and examples/non examples of theme.

This project contains four different group topics designed to help guide student research of topics present in the novel-Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan. Projects should be created and presented before beginning the novel.

This chart is designed to support analyzing theme development during the novel study of Homeless Bird. The chart gives space for students to come up with multiple themes and to prove them with several pieces of textual evidence. This should be used throughout the entire novel study to spread out the evidence for each theme that is generated.

This assignment asks students to analyze the 10 commandments and the novel study of Wolf Hollow. I suggest giving students a free print out of the 10 commandments to complete this assignment.

Slides contain questions for comprehension test question.

Use this chart to help students analyze the development of multiple chosen themes during the novel study of Wolf Hollow (with direct quotes and evidence). This could potentially be used with any novel study.

Use this chart after reading both Homeless Bird & I Am Malala (or after reading Homeless Bird and watching one of Malala Yousafzai's many speeches or videos). Compare & contrast each main character: Koly from Homeless Bird & Malala from I Am Malala.

This document contains student directions for creating an alternative ending to the novel or writing a book review.

This chart gives students space to choose characters to analyze, including space for direct quotes to support each character trait listed.

To be used by students with the Anne Frank pre-reading notes and research file.