D&M Publishers Inc. 2011
Grade Level: 6
Lexile: 920L
Fountas & Pinnell: U
Suggested delivery: guided reading
Winner of the 2012 Newbery Honor Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
Wild, Incredible, Heartening, Uplifting, Grief
Teaching Strategies:
Key Vocabulary:
Obituary
Typist
Sinister
Delusional
Willful
Carnage
Euthanized
Simian
Noxious
Before Teaching Strategy: ask students what types of information are usually found in obituaries. Read aloud the obituary of a house that Miss Volker writes for the newspaper (pg. 194-197). Have the students write an obituary for an old toy that includes personal information as well as humor.
During Teaching Strategy: have the students for literature circles in which they discuss their thoughts on this novel. This ensures that the students are actively engaging with this text.
After Reading Strategy: Think- Pair- Share. Have the students write down their thoughts on Jack. Bunny and Miss Volker often tell him that he needs to be a man. What do you think this means? In your opinion does Jack change and become more like "a man"? In what ways does he change? Have the students pair up and discuss their answers, and later share their thoughts with the class.
Writing Activity: Divide the class into four groups. Have the students pick their favorite chapter from the story and write a script from it. This script can be later performed.
extra activities!
This is a link to the National Museum of the US Air Force. Here you can view a plane just like the one Mr. Gantos bought!
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