Teacher's Guide and Novel Study Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz

By Greig Roselli

Jean Fritz's classic autobiographical novel recounts the story of the author's sojourn in the Chinese city of Hankow (modern-day Wuhan) as a young girl in the 1920s. Add depth to your students' understanding of the novel Homesick: My Own Story (860L) by using this 3-week unit plan replete with reading comprehension and discussion questions (as well as suggested lesson plans for each chapter of the novel). F&P Level: X and Classroom Grade Levels: 4 - 6. N.B: Suitable text for middle and high school English Language Learners. Published: 1982. Lexile Level: 860L. Awards: Newberry Honor Book. This teacher's guide contains 3 weeks worth of material in a comprehensive guide - Includes a 120-page workbook for Chapters 1-7; 7 Word Lists for Chapters 1-7 (including character names, geography, phrases and idioms, and vocabulary lists); 117 Text-Based Questions for Reading Comprehensions (includes answer key); 45 Discussion Questions (for the whole class and group discussion - or use as a prompt for a writing activity); 4 Colorful Maps + 1 Black and White Map; 5 Extension Activities and Project Ideas; Go Digital with persistent links to Google Forms Assessments for each chapter of the novel!; 21 Day Unit Plan for Teaching Chapters 1-7 + Pre-Reading; 7 Answer Keys and Teacher Guides for Discussion Questions; and a Bibliography and tons of supplementary graphic organizers. Students will enjoy reading this story, especially related to the time-honored theme of needing to belong. As a teacher, I have taught this novel to English Language Learners. It is perfect for Mandarin and Cantonese EFL speaking students. Other Uses for this Resource: For Fourth, Graders Going into Fifth Grade. Summer Reading; Middle School Language Arts Curriculum (5th and 6th Grades); Suitable Text for Middle and High School English Language Learners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08YFGRLG3
• ISBN13: 9798712333059
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"