Signs of Survival a memoir and oral history by Hartman for ELA and history
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This product includes over 100 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the memoir, Signs of Survival, by Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. This book is an inspiring narrative account of Renee and Herta Hartman's experiences as children in Czechoslovakia during WWII. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.
- Book Themes: Family, Courage, Tradition, Compassion, Bias, Friendship, Siblings, Conflict, Forgiveness and Survival
- This book is an especially useful vehicle for addressing a wide range of TEKS and Common Core standards and the questions provided allow differentiation and adaptation of how the book is used to address these standards in discussion, presentation, and composition.
- This resource is a memoir and oral history. It is great for classroom discussions, literature circles, book clubs, historical studies, book challenges, reflection journals, and/or student writing prompts.
- The questions are in order and are labeled according to which part of the book they are related to. Answer keys are provided.
- General questions exploring themes, structure, vocabulary, text connections, and the author's craft are included with explicit detail questions.
- The questions in this resource are purposefully designed for discussion and reflection. The questions prompt students to think critically about the story, share observations, express their understanding, and make connections and applications while exploring the lessons in the story.
- This resource is appropriate for use by:
- Students
- Classroom teachers
- Reading teachers and reading specialists
- History teachers
- Language therapists
- Librarians
- Parents
- Tutors
- Counselors
- Individuals who work with students to encourage a love for reading!
- The question cards are black and white for easy printing.
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