Gary Paulsen's poignant story of a young soldier during the American Civil War is studied through this no-prep unit with questions for each chapter plus answer keys, activities that include outlining, creative and argumentative writing, back-story, an essay, mini-glossaries and more.Quizzes for chapters are included; Ch. 1,2,3; Ch. 4,5; Ch. 6; Ch. 7; Ch. 8, Ch. 9,10 - with answer keys.With spelling mentioned on every 3 to 8 ELA CCSS, I made and include two pages of spelling ladders. These