The Great Gilly Hopkins Litplan Teacher Pack (print Copy) [Perfect Paperback]

Grades 5-7. Essentially a complete teacher's manual for the novel, this LitPlan Teacher Pack includes lesson plans and reproducible resource materials for The Great Gilly Hopkins. It includes: 18 Daily Lessons including mini-lessons on theme and figurative language Short answer study questions Multiple choice quiz questions Vocabulary worksheets for each reading assignment 3 detailed writing assignments Individual and group activities Critical thinking discussion questions 5 unit tests (2 short answer, 2 multiple choice, 1 advanced) Evaluation forms Review puzzles & games Bulletin board ideas Reproducible student materials And more! A Note About A Few Of The Many Different Assignments Included: There are three writing assignments in this unit. The detailed writing assignment sheets guide students through the assignments. The first assignment is to inform: students will research racial prejudice and create a poem that depicts ways this intolerance can be combated. The second assignment gives students the opportunity to express their personal ideas: students will design and compose a missing poster in which an appeal is made for Gilly's return. The third assignment is to persuade: students pretend to be Maime Trotter trying to convince Gilly to stay with her grandmother. Uses: These materials are geared for whole class use but are very easily adaped for independent study work, lit circles or book groups, home school use, or tutoring. If you have never taught this book before, this manual will give you a great foundation of materials on a variety of levels. If you have taught this book before, you might like to know that veteran teachers have told us they have found our LitPlan Teacher Pack manuals to be different from many other materials they have seen--and very helpful.