Description
Get your learners thinking! Our The Fault in Our Stars the Novel Study Unit Plan has the activities and quizzes you need to teach a 7-week novel study — prereading questions, characters, vocabulary, projects, writing, and more. You’ll love the “print-and-go” activities in slideshow and .pdf, both fun and rigorous for your learners (288+ pages and slides).
Your learners will have fun with the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson plan journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This literature guide includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of fun activities.
Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns the lesson plan to the standards. We’ve filmed some training videos on (1) how to assemble a Novel Analysis Packet that is unique to the academic needs of your learners and (2) how to effectively use our Quickwrite writing prompts.
TEXT: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green
LEVEL: 7th – 9th
TOTAL: 288 slides/pages in lesson plan unit
→ Based off the 2012 Dutton Books Edition [ISBN: 978-0525478812].
→ Pacing Guide and Suggested Answer Keys included
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WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS NOVEL STUDY RESOURCE
♥ Love your novel units. They are amazing and well thought out.
♥ I really loved this. I was able to adapt it to fit both my junior foundations course and my grade level course. It was a good way for my students to track what they found out and decipher the literary devices they came into contact with.
♥ Lots of room to use product as it works in my self contained classroom. Was easy to differentiate and still get the higher order thinking I am looking for.
♥ This is has been a great resource. I have used all of it in teaching this unit.
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♥ The Quickwrites/Journals have been a great way to start each day. I’ve also received some pretty deep responses from my students. Great Job!
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THE FAULT IN OUR STARS – NOVEL STUDY CONTENTS
→ Suggested timeline of how a teacher could plan out the unit book study
→ Detailed explanations of the goals of each activity and how to conduct the activities
→ Meets Common Core Standards (CCSS novel unit). Easy TEKS conversion.
→ Easy to differentiate for different learning levels: Honors, 2nd language learners, and Sped
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ BEFORE READING
★ Pre-reading Bias Intro Activity
– answer thematic questions to get learners thinking about the novel
– 11-pages/slides of activity and slideshows
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1
★ Google Earth Introduction Tour
– The Literal Heart of Jesus, Holliday Park, Funky Bones, Amsterdam, Oranjee, Peter Van Houten’s house, Anne Frank Haus, Speedway Gas Station, and even the Cemetery…they even get to see much of it in 3D zoomed in to the street view. It’s rockin awesome.
– 28-location 3D tour across the midwest and Europe
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ DURING READING
★ Plot Chart Analyzer Diagram Arc Activity
– organize the 6 parts of the plot
– 1-page analyzer & answer key
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Conflict Graphic Analyzer – 6 Types of Conflict Activity
– analyze the 6 different types of conflict in stories
– 1-page analyzer & answer key
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Characters Analyzer Activity
– analyze the main characters using novel quotes
– 5-page analyzer
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3
★ Settings Analyzer Activity
– analyze the main settings using novel quotes
– 1-page analyzer
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Figurative Language Instructional Slideshow Activity
– We set out to make the most helpful, most compelling, most graphically attractive teaching resource for you to introduce your learners to all the various figurative language. This 70+ slide slideshow will help you introduce how every many you need to teach your level of learners.
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Figurative Language Activity
– analyze and complete 55 figures of speech specific to the novel
– 5-page bundle (3 parts)
– Similes vs. Metaphors
– Figurative Language Analysis
– Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Hyperboles, Analogies, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Puns, Symbols
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
★ Symbols Analyzer Activity
– analyze the 6 different symbols in the story
– 8-page analyzer
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ 14 Comprehension Questions – Pop Quizzes
– a 5 comprehension question pop quiz per chapter
– 28-page bundle + 30-slide slideshow
– The purpose of these is so learners who read the chapters recently would ace the quiz and learners who didn’t read recently would not do well. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2,10
★ Journal Questions – Quickwrite Writing Prompts
– 1/2 writing assignments to spur much deeper conversational thinking
– 69-prompt slideshow
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1
★ Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Activity
– 2-page discussion activity about Maslow’s theory and how it connects to our characters
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Vocabulary List and Quiz Assessment
– 120 vocabulary words from the novel
– four 30-question lists & quizzes
– 16-page bundle includes list of words, quiz, and answer keys
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
★ Bomfalleralla (Van Houten’s Rap Song)
– This is the Swedish rap song that Peter Van Houten plays for Hazel and Augustus. Be forewarned, the translated lyrics are not acceptable for all ages.
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Poetry Activity – “An Imperial Affliction” – “Certain Slant of Light” Poem
– 1-page poetry analyzer
– study the poem and its meaning in our novel
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Poetry Activity – “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Poem
– 1-page poetry analyzer
– study the poem and its meaning in our novel
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Poetry Activity – “Red Wheelbarrow” – Poem XXII
– 1-page poetry analyzer
– study the poem and its meaning in our novel
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ AFTER READING
★ Essay Writing and Speech
– 3 response to literature essay options for learners to choose from; optional delivery of essay as a speech
– Includes essay topics and speech grading rubrics
– 6-page bundle
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2,3
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1,9
– CCSS.ELA-SpeakingListening.SL4,6
★ Movie vs. Novel Comparison Activity
– 2-page film activity
– compare & contrast the movie and novel
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
Enjoy! And enjoy the larger infinities!
