The Wall Literature Unit: Veterans Day or Memorial Day
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The Wall, by Eve Bunting, is my favorite book to use for Veterans Day. (Also works for Memorial Day!) This literature unit for The Wall is full of reading and writing activities and extensions.
The unit includes 8 activities:
- Preview Key Vocabulary (Printable & Digital versions)
- "Where Is the Wall?" PowerPoint Presentation (Printable & Digital versions)
- Infer Deeper Meaning (Printable & Digital versions)
- Make Strong Connections (Printable & Digital versions)
- "The Story Behind the Wall" Article & Questions (Printable & Digital versions)
- Close Reading Interpretive Questions/Discussion (Printable & Digital versions)
- Veterans Memorial Design Project (Printable only)
- Veterans Day Notes of Appreciation & Bulletin Board Display (Printable & partly Digital versions)
Includes lesson plans, pacing guide, activity sheets, answer keys when appropriate, and tips for using the resource. Aligned to Common Core standards, including Literature, Informational Text, Writing, Language, and Speaking/Listening (standards noted in lesson plans).
**MOST of the printable student pages also include a digital version (through Google Slides). To access the Google Slides files, you'll click the linked icons within the included PDF labeled "digital."
Check out the preview for a closer look!
**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**
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