Mini-Guide for Middlers: Otto of the Silver Hand Workbook

This is a mini-guide (a two-week literature study) for the book titled Otto of the Silver Hand, by Howard Pyle. In this book, Otto must -- after a childhood in a monastery -- return to his father's warring household.

This guide includes:

• vocabulary activities
• discussion questions
• reading activities – Students will: write notes about the use of colors and sounds, locate places on maps, read biographical information about the author, describe illustrations, create a character diagram, read historical information, fill in Pro and Con Charts, formulate a conclusion, write a descriptive sentence(s), and locate named kingdoms on a map. Students will learn about: metaphor, alliteration, antonyms, synonyms, similes, an idiom, onomatopoeia, and a motto.
• related activities
• life applications/Bible
• web links
• a crossword puzzle
• activities that may be used as assessments
• an answer key

This is the workbook format of the guide; space is provided for students to write all of the answers.

The guide is also available in interactive format. The interactive format is the choice for parents/teachers who want to facilitate an oral discussion; space is not provided for students to write all of the answers:

Mini-Guide for Middlers: Otto of the Silver Hand Interactive

NOTE:

• The content of the guide in interactive format and in workbook format is the same; the only difference is spacing.

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