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Chap summaries, questions and vocabulary: Gaiman's The Graveyard Book

By Sara Hathaway

This reader's guide includes chapter summaries, questions (for class discussions, creating quizzes or tests, and for use as writing prompts) and vocabulary lists for Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. All the tools you need to guide students through

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Study Guides, Assessment

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Connecting to Myth and History: The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman

By Sara Hathaway

Plot elements, events and characters in Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book borrow from stories and history of the ancient Celtic culture in Britain. This lesson includes two illustrated pages on the history of the Celts in Britain and 20 illustrated

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English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.00

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Literary Allusion, myth & background for Gaiman's The Graveyard Book

By Sara Hathaway

What do Mowgli, the man cub, and Nobody, the live boy, have in common? This download provides specific examples of inspirations Neil Gaiman drew from The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling, and used in The Graveyard Book. Gaiman went beyond Kipling,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Teacher Manuals, Handouts

$2.50

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Vocabulary map and puzzles for The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman

By Sara Hathaway

Put some variety in vocabulary lessons with these puzzles and a graphic organizer that even the Sleer would find engaging. The full download contains: 1) A vocabulary "word map" with graphics specifically matched to elements of The Graveyard

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Graphic Organizers

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Dance with Death: Theme in Gaiman's The Graveyard Book (Chap. 5)

By Sara Hathaway

What do The Graveyard Book and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" have in common? This and other questions will be answered as students explore the Danse Macabre in this lesson. The nature of death is a central theme in The Graveyard Book, by Neil

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Webquests, Lesson

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Assessment and Teacher Resources for Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book

By Sara Hathaway

Included in the 24-page download are two ready-made quizzes/tests for you to photocopy and plunk down in front of your students. But that's not all! In this document: · Chaps. 1-4 Quiz/Test (with answer key); · Chaps. 5-8 Quiz/Test (with

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Projects

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Epigraph and Theme in Gaiman's The Graveyard Book

By Sara Hathaway

Is it ok to rattle someone's bones? What if that person is a pauper? What is a pauper, anyway? Furthermore, why does the phrase "nobody owns" become a name for main character in The Graveyard Book? The epigraph that opens The Graveyard Book, by

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homework, Lesson

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Matching Themes and Proverbs in Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book

By Sara Hathaway

Was William Shakespeare anticipating Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book when he wrote, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet"? Probably not, but The Graveyard Book is loaded with thoughtful ideas about

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English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homework, Lesson

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Poetry assessment or quiz based on standardized test format

By Sara Hathaway

This assessment includes two short, easy-to-read poems that students will read and then interpret. The test or quiz itself is comprised of three short-answer, three multiple choice and one long-answer questions. Among other things, students are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Assessment

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Where the Lilies Bloom - Literary Analysis, Chap. Summaries and Questions

By Sara Hathaway

Long before middle schoolers had heard of Katniss Everdeen, Mary Call Luther fought for survival and freedom in the harsh mountain setting of Appalachia. The odds were not in her favor, but she succeeded through a combination of wild plants,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.6, RL.6.9, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.6, RL.7.9, RL.8.1...

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Test and practice PARCC assessment for Where the Lilies Bloom by Cleaver

By Sara Hathaway

"He was afraid and I was afraid, for the PARCC in all its savage efficiency was upon us ... and our preparation for it had fallen some short of the planning." My apologies for paraphrasing Mary Call's description of winter's arrival in Trial

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Assessment, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5...

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Navigation: Similes, Metaphors, Vocabulary and a Polynesian Voyage

By Sara Hathaway

This lesson uses lyrics from a 1988 rock song by Crowded House to give students practice in interpreting similes and metaphors to discover underlying meaning. While the song seems to be about a stormy relationship between the speaker (or singer) and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Geography

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans

CCSS:

RL.6.4, RL.7.1, RL.8.9, RL.9-10.6

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Themes and Metaphors in Political Speeches: Inauguration Exercises

By Sara Hathaway

Political speeches persuade, explain, justify, inspire, criticize and celebrate. They often use metaphors and themes to appeal to the hearts and minds of listeners. The materials in this lesson first ask students to explain metaphors used in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Presidents' Day

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Homework

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The Hunger Games: Written exercises incl. open response, vocabulary and irony

By Sara Hathaway

Long before author Suzanne Collins came up with the idea of mutant "muttations" used as weapons against the people of Panem, there was a half-man, half-bull minotaur who terrorized the children of Athens. Won't your students be surprised (and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

$2.50

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Groundhog Day Movie: a written exercise about ancient themes

By Sara Hathaway

Frozen in time and space, the flawed hero contemplates the meaning of redemption, respect for life and love, piano lessons, theft from an armored car and binge eating? Groundhog Day, the 1993 film starring Bill Murray, is both educational and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Movie Guides

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Beyond Connotation: Exploring Key Words in Where the Lilies Bloom, by Cleaver

By Sara Hathaway

Wild, free and fair: it can be difficult to engage every middle school reader in the substance of a novel, but almost every student will have an opinion about what it means to be wild, free or fair. Using these familiar words as the bait, teachers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2...

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Mood in The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman (Chap. 1)

By Sara Hathaway

This lesson helps students to explore mood in selected passages from the first chapter of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. How does the author convey that the man Jack is scary? Which words help us to know that there is something desperate and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Homework

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Using Evidence in an Essay: Compare Where the Lilies Bloom to Goldilocks

By Sara Hathaway

"Because you want us to have fun!" This was the response of one of my 8th graders when I asked the class to predict why I was about to read aloud the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears during our study of the novel Where the Lilies Bloom

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RL.8.9, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.9, W.7.1b, W.8.1b, W.9-10.1b

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The Hunger Games: Vocabulary puzzle and Writing prompts / Essay Topics

By Sara Hathaway

Who is the audience for The Hunger Games? Is it possible to be an "innocent" bystander in the world of Panem? What can students infer about the meaning of tesserae, muttations, fire and bread, bread and circuses, and the fine line between fiction

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

$2.00

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Vocabulary Puzzle and Literary Conflict in Where the Lilies Bloom, by Cleaver

By Sara Hathaway

Man vs. Man! Man vs. Nature! Man vs. Self! Vera and Bill Cleaver's novel, Where the Lilies Bloom, presents just about every type of literary conflict as 14-year-old Mary Call Luther and her family struggle to survive while keeping promises they

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.7.6, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, L.6.4, L.7.4, L.8.4...

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Four years of teaching at the middle school level.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Yet to be added

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

K-12 Ann Arbor Public Schools; AB Bryn Mawr College; Master of Urban Planning from University of Michigan. Currently pursuing M. Ed. from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I enjoy exploring trails around the Berkshires with my dog. Passtimes include travel, visits with family, audiobooks. Before becoming a teacher, I was an urban planner, legislative aide and mayor of Pittsfield, MA.

GRADES

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Social Studies, ELA Test Prep, Geography, Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry, Presidents' Day