DIVERGENT Novel Study Unit Plan Activities DIGITAL Pre-reading Quizzes Projects
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What educators are saying
Description
Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging Divergent activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed some training videos on (1) how to assemble a Novel Analysis Packet that is unique to the academic needs of your learners and (2) how to effectively use our Quickwrite writing prompts.
To make your digital experience smooth, we include instructions (w/ screenshots!) of how to download and organize your resources in Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. We've added Google Forms versions of each activity that auto-corrects their responses using a suggested answer key (which you can adjust afterward or modify your answer key) and compiles grades into a spreadsheet with learners' names and class periods to make things easier for you to grade all in one place (some types of question aren't able to auto-grade, though, because of the short-answer format).
TEXT: DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth
LEVEL: 7th - 9th
TOTAL: 250+ slides in lesson plan unit
→ Based off the 2014 Katherine Tegen Books Edition [ISBN: 978-0062387240].
→ Our activities easily integrate w/ Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Canvas, Schoology, Edmodo, Blackboard, Moodle, Brightspace, Sakai, Showbie, Remind, & more.
→ Pacing Guide and Answer Keys included
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Save $$$ and buy the bundle. → → → Print Version → → → Digital-only Version → → → Combo Version
Both versions & the combo bundle contain the same activities. The only difference is how they are optimized for print/in-person or digital distance learning. The print/in-person version is formatted to save you photocopies and ink, while the digital makes use of colorful, rich graphics and more space for working along with easy-grade forms. And the Combo bundle includes all of it to meet your shifting needs day-to-day.
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WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS LITERATURE RESOURCE
♥ My high school students have really enjoyed this unit. The quick writes have provided some very heated conversations about material in the text. Overall, a great package!
♥ Great resource! I have been using this for three years now and it has been excellent every year.
♥ I LOVED this teaching unit! It made my life so much easier and the kids absolutely loved it!!! FANTASTIC!!!!
♥ Your curriculum is extremely thorough and well done. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!!
♥ I absolutely love this unit. I just ordered my novels, audiobook, and ebooks. I'm ready to put it into action. You were very comprehensive with your resources and for this I greatly thank you.
♥ I have enjoyed using the materials from this unit with my 7th graders. I really like the quickwrites slideshow! My 7th graders have had some interesting and insightful discussions using the quickwrite topics.
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LITERATURE PLAN CONTENTS
→ Suggested timeline of how a teacher could plan out the unit
→ Detailed explanations of the goals of each activity and how to conduct the activities
→ Meets Common Core Standards
→ Easy to differentiate for different learning levels: Honors, 2nd language learners, and Sped
★ Google Earth Introduction Tour (→ print : → digital)
- The train systems, the 5 Faction Headquarters, The Hub, and and the zipline ride from the top of the Hancock Building...and many of the 20 locations zoomed in to the 3D street view. It's rockin awesome.
- 20-location 3D tour across Chicago
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9
★ Pre-reading Bias Intro Activity (→ print : → digital)
- answer thematic questions to get students thinking about the novel
- 11-slides activity
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1
★ Introduction to Utopias Slideshow (→ print : → digital)
- Introduces students to the concept of utopias and dystopias; provides examples from real life, novels, and film
- 23-slide slideshow
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5
★ Plot Chart Analyzer Diagram Arc (→ print : → digital)
- analyze the 6 parts of the plot
- 1-slide analyzer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
- Suggested answer key provided
★ Conflict Graphic Analyzer - 6 Types of Conflict (→ print : → digital)
- analyze the 6 different types of conflict in stories
- 2-slide analyzer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
- Suggested answer key provided
★ Characters Analyzer (→ print : → digital)
- analyze the main characters using novel quotes
- 3-slide analyzer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3
★ Figurative Language Instructional Slideshow (→ print : → digital)
- We set out to make the most helpful, most compelling, most graphically attractive teaching resource for you to introduce your learners to all the various figurative language. This 70+ Google slides slideshow will help you introduce how every many you need to teach your level of learners.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Analogies Slideshow & Activity (→ print : → digital)
- analyze and complete 15 analogies specific to the novel
- 3-slide activity
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
★ Factions Analyzer (→ print : → digital)
- analyze and complete 15 analogies specific to the novel
- 5-slide analyzer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3
★ Journal - Quickwrite Writing Prompts (→ print : → digital)
- 1/2 writing assignments to spur much deeper conversational thinking
- 70-question slideshow
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1
★ 13 Comprehension Pop Quizzes (→ print : → digital)
- a 5-question pop quiz per 3 chapters
- 27-slides of Slideshow Quizzes
- The purpose of these is so students who read the chapters recently would ace the quiz and students who didn't read recently would not do well.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2,10
★ Vocabulary List and Quiz Assessment (→ print chap 1-18, 19-39 : → digital)
- 60 vocabulary words from the novel
- one 60-question quiz and two 30-question quizzes
- 32-slide Bundle includes list of words, quiz, and answer keys
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
★ Persuasive Essay and Speech (→ print : → digital)
- 3 response to literature essay options for students to choose from; optional delivery of essay as a speech
- Includes essay topics and speech grading rubrics
- 11-slide bundle
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2,3
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1,9
- CCSS.ELA-SpeakingListening.SL.1,4,6
★ Movie vs. Novel Analyzer (→ print : → digital)
- 2-slide analyzer
- Students compare & contrast the movie and novel
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
Enjoy! And let the choice transform you!
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WHAT IS CREATED FOR DIGITAL?
★ Our Created for Digital resources take all the trusted, quality instructional tools you know and love and convert them into the digital format you need for your online learners.
Why go Digital?
··· Paperless. No printing.
··· Instant saving ... students work in the file.
··· 1:1
··· Technology Proficiency
··· Easy integration w/ these Learning Management Systems (as of 9/24/2020): Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Canvas, Schoology, Edmodo, Blackboard, Moodle, Brightspace, Sakai, Showbie, Remind, & more.
··· Works on Chromebooks, Android Tablets, and other devices
··· Engaged students
··· Easy group work
··· Paper trail of revisions for teacher to see
Includes:
··· Teacher Tutorial - access link and how to use this with your learners
··· Microsoft OneDrive user instructions - a step-by-step visual tutorial. This will only take minutes!
··· All slides can be used over and over again.
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