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TEXT: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green
LEVEL: 7th–12th
TOTAL: 312+ slides
→ Pacing Guide and Answer Keys included
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What’s Included
- Suggested timeline of how a teacher could plan out the unit
- Detailed explanations of the goals of each activity and how to conduct the activities
- Meets Common Core Standards
- Easy to differentiate for different learning levels: Honors, 2nd language learners, and Sped
★ Pre-reading Bias Intro Activity
- Answer thematic questions to get students thinking about the novel
- 14 slides of activity and slideshows
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ 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
★ Plot Chart Analyzer Diagram Arc
- Organize the 6 parts of the plot
- 2-slide analyzer & suggested answer key
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Conflict Graphic Analyzer – 6 Types of Conflict
- Analyze the 6 different types of conflict in stories
- 2-slide analyzer & suggested answer key
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Characters Analyzer
- Analyze the main characters using novel quotes
- 5-page analyzer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3
★ Settings Analyzer
- Analyze the main settings using novel quotes
- 2-slide analyzer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Figurative Language Instructional Slideshow
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 however 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
- 18-slide bundle (3 parts)
- Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Hyperboles, Analogies, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Puns, Symbols
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
★ Symbols Analyzer
- Analyze the 6 different symbols in the story
- 8-slide analyzer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ 14 Comprehension Pop Quizzes
- A 5-question pop quiz per chapter
- 44-slide slideshow
- Students who read the chapters recently will ace the quiz. Students who didn’t read recently will not do well.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.10
★ Journal – Quickwrite Writing Prompts
- Writing assignments to spur much deeper conversational thinking
- 69-prompt slideshow
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1
★ Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Activity
- 7-slide discussion activity about Maslow’s theory and how it connects to our characters
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1
★ Vocabulary List and Quiz Assessment
- 120 vocabulary words from the novel
- Four 30-question lists & quizzes
- 16-slide 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.7
★ Poem Studies – An Imperial Affliction – Certain Slant of Light
- 4-slide analyzer
- Study each poem and its connection to the novel
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Poem Study – Nothing Gold Can Stay
– 4-slide analyzer
– study the poem and its meaning in our novel
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Poem Study – Red Wheelbarrow – Poem XXII
(Print | Digital)
– 4-slide analyzer
– study the poem and its meaning in our novel
– CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Essay and Speech
- 3 response to literature essay options for students to choose from; optional delivery as a speech
- Includes essay topics and speech grading rubrics
- 11-slide bundle
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1
★ Movie vs. Novel Analysis
- 2-slide analyzer
- Compare & contrast the movie and novel
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
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Why Go Digital?
- Paperless. No printing.
- Instant saving – students work in the file
- 1:1
- Works on Chromebooks, Android Tablets, and other devices
- Easy group work
- Paper trail of revisions for teacher to see
Includes
- Teacher Tutorial – access link and how to use this with your learners
- Microsoft OneDrive user instructions – a step-by-step visual tutorial
- All slides can be used over and over again
About The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars is a coming-of-age novel written by John Green. Published in 2012, it follows Hazel Grace Lancaster, a teenager living with cancer in Indianapolis. Hazel meets Augustus Waters at a cancer support group. Their relationship becomes the emotional heart of this novel. The story was adapted into a film in 2014. Much of the plot takes place in Indianapolis and Amsterdam.
John Green wrote this novel to explore how young adults face death, illness, and the fear of being forgotten. The title comes from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” Green uses this idea to examine whether fate or choice shapes a person’s life. Fate runs throughout the novel as characters discuss what happens after they die and how to create art from suffering. The novel has become a landmark in young adult literature.
Key Themes in The Fault in Our Stars
The book explores key themes that prompt students to reflect on life, death, and fate. The coming-of-age experience is seen through the lens of terminal illness. Hazel and Augustus discuss what it takes to live with purpose when time is short.
Readers will recognize that suffering and pain exist alongside love and joy. The presence of hope is felt even in the darkest chapters. Students can write about these themes from multiple angles. The story asks kids to confront their own feelings about fear, loss, and the predictions they would make about their own lives.
Character Development and Coming of Age
Character development is central to this book. Hazel starts the novel as guarded. She fears her death will cause pain to her parents and describes herself as a “grenade.” Through her relationship with Augustus, Hazel learns that love has value even after someone has died. Hazel also begins to write about her own feelings as a way to process grief and fate. Their coming-of-age journey across the page shows how both characters derive new meaning from suffering and loss.
Augustus begins as a bold person who craves a grand life of success. As events unfold, he comes to understand that a quiet life filled with art and love is enough. His arc from birth of ambition to acceptance of a smaller life is one of the most powerful illustrations in the story. Isaac, who goes blind from cancer, shows how disease strikes without fairness. Green uses these characters to write about what it means to create something lasting despite fear and loss. Augustus and Hazel both write letters before his cancer returns, which gives the novel its most powerful reading moments.
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