Chapters 10-14 (PACKET C) Materials: Packet C (one per student) Questions for Chapters 10-14 Vocabulary Crossword puzzle and the “Ruth Green Book” Video Clips (Remember the Titans, The Help, personal accounts) worksheet (one per student) “Fact versus Fiction” Compare and Contrast worksheet (one per student) Classroom Character Chart Chapters 10-14 Quiz (one per student) -Vocabulary C: obstinate, snitch, tuckered, compensation, despise, exquisite, somberly, gilded, kinfolk, cesspool -Response Journal: How does compare with other historical novels White Lilacs or historical movies you have read or seen? Is it more factual or less factual? Do the characters seem more realistic or less realistic? How well does the plot keep your attention? Chapter 10: Vocabulary Go over vocabulary words in class and have students share their sentences. There will be a crossword puzzle on the board with all the vocabulary words from this week and last week. The class will be split into two teams. Each team will get to choose one word to solve for. In order to place the word on the board, they must answer a trivia question from White Lilacs and have the correct vocabulary word. Chapters 11: Double Entry Journals and the will be read aloud to students while students complete a “Ruth Green Book” double entry journal. If time after the read aloud, students will have an opportunity to share their thoughts about the book and how they felt about certain passages. Chapter 12-13: Fact vs. Fiction Students will watch clips from the and will also “Remember Titans” “The Help.” They view actual personal accounts from this time period. Students will be engaged in talking about what the differences between the two types of videos were. Pass out worksheet. Work on the worksheet as a whole class. “Fact versus Fiction” Chapter 14: Characterization through Comparison Allow students to choose a group of three of their choice. Pass out the and “Compare Contrast Students will be choosing two characters in the book to compare Diagram.” and contrast. After 15 minutes, pull the class back together and make adjustments accordingly to the classroom character chart.
Chapters 10-14 (PACKET C) Materials: Packet C (one per student) Questions for Chapters 10-14 Vocabulary Crossword puzzle “Ruth and the Green Book” Video Clips (Remember the Titans, The Help, personal accounts) “Fact versus Fiction” worksheet (one per student) Compare and Contrast worksheet (one per student) Classroom Character Chart Chapters 10-14 Quiz (one per student) -Vocabulary C: obstinate, snitch, tuckered, compensation, despise, exquisite, somberly, gilded, kinfolk, cesspool -Response Journal: How does White Lilacs compare with other historical novels or historical movies you have read or seen? Is it more factual or less factual? Do the characters seem more realistic or less realistic? How well does the plot keep your attention? Chapter 10: Vocabulary Go over vocabulary words in class and have students share their sentences. There will be a crossword puzzle on the board with all the vocabulary words from this week and last week. The class will be split into two teams. Each team will get to choose one word to solve for. In order to place the word on the board, they must answer a trivia question from White Lilacs and have the correct vocabulary word. Chapters 11: Double Entry Journals “Ruth and the Green Book” will be read aloud to students while students complete a double entry journal. If time after the read aloud, students will have an opportunity to share their thoughts about the book and how they felt about certain passages. Chapter 12-13: Fact vs. Fiction Students will watch clips from “Remember the Titans” and “The Help.” They will also view actual personal accounts from this time period. Students will be engaged in talking about what the differences between the two types of videos were. Pass out “Fact versus Fiction” worksheet. Work on the worksheet as a whole class. Chapter 14: Characterization through Comparison Allow students to choose a group of three of their choice. Pass out the “Compare and Contrast Diagram.” Students will be choosing two characters in the book to compare and contrast. After 15 minutes, pull the class back together and make adjustments accordingly to the classroom character chart.
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