SMALL GREAT THINGS -- Jodi Picoult
- Word Document File
- Easel Assessment
Description
Not everything that is faced can be changed.
But nothing can be changed until it is faced.
~James Baldwin
Feel awkward talking about racism, or looking for ways to increase your awareness and that of your students? Wanting to become an ally for change?
Good news. Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things is insightful and inspiring, honest and hopeful. An engaging novel with plot twists, nasty turns, and memorable characters confronted with one of the biggest issues of our time, and perhaps the root of so many others: racism. Indeed, just tonight on the National News there was a report on deep and widespread systematic racism in the Toronto Police Force, along with an interview with a Black lawyer who has been stopped by police in that city 38 times while driving.
This quality resource is driven by an interactive Seminar Process and a rich array of evaluation possibilities that allow students to showcase their learning.
Reading, reflecting, discussing, and acting upon this novel could lead to ‘small great things’ for you and your students, school and community. And if you can only explore a limited number of novels with your students, add this one to the list. Near the top, preferably as the class text or as a selection in a Reading Circle on Social Issues of Our Time.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Cover Page
Introduction 2
Package Contents 3
Teacher’s Table of Contents for the Novel 4-6
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SEMINARS -- TEACHER 7-11
Sage-on-the-side while students take centre stage
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STUDENT RESOURCE HANDOUTS
Student’s Table of Contents for the Novel 12-14
Word Search 15-16
Author Chart 17
Sharpening Your Racist Awareness 18-20
Three Tools for Students of Literature 21-23
Characters -- Topic/Theme – Dramatic Significance
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SEMINAR PROCESS 24-68
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EVALUATION 69-139
Multiple Choice Test (100 Questions) with Answer Key 72-108
Knowledge Based: Have they read the novel, and do they have the facts to support their ideas?
Agree or Disagree – Explain 109-125
Quickest and Best Evaluation Ever
Spiral Learning Revolution 126-138
Essay -- Debate -- Multiple Intelligences
Higher Order Critical and Creative Thinking and Application of Learning
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APPENDIX 139-147
Word Search Answer Key 140
Four Issues for Team Research, Action, Change 141-142
Reading Circles 143-147
Ten Top Teaching Tips 148-187
I have done my best in the description and 16-page preview to make it clear what you are getting – a quality product that should help you and fit your students. Quality at a great price.
Your purchase entitles you to use this resource in your classroom. I hope it brings a smile to your face and a hop to your step. If colleagues remark on the smile and hop, tell him/her/they about the resource, and let them know where they can buy it. Thank you for your interest and help.
Keep Hoping and Hopping!
Dr Frogley Ribbit Research
The true mark of learning is joy.
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