Teacher Resources
We've looked around the web and compiled a list of links to lesson plans and questions for books by Festival 2008 presenters. We hope you find them helpful!
Lesson plans for books by Joan Bauer:
Hope Was Here
http://www.joanbauer.com/hopeguide/ (middle school/high school)
Edward P. Jones:
The Known World
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/known_world1.asp#discuss (high school)
Yann Martel:
Life of Pi
http://www.thwt.org/lifeofpi.htm (high school)
Jon Muth:
The Three Questions
http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit202/lesson3.html (grades K-2)
http://spokenartsmedia.com/StudyGuides/The%20Three%20Questions.pdf (grades K-4)
Zen Shorts
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/Gale/Library/GCRALessons/Zen_Shorts_06.htm (grades 2-4)
Kadir Nelson:
Thunder Rose
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=327 (grades 3-5)
Katherine Paterson:
Bridge to Terabithia
http://www.ops.org/SHARE/Terabithia.pdf (grades 4-7)
http://www.ncte.org/about/issues/censorship/resources/113744.htm (grades 4-7)
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/bridge_to_terebithia.pdf (grades 4-7)
http://www.beyondbooks.com/lit71/1.asp (grades 4-7)
Bridge to Terabithia (Film)
http://www.filmeducation.org/bridgetoterabithia/ (grades 4-6)
Brady Udall:
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375719189&view=rg (high school)
If you know of any other online resources for childrens or young adult books by Festival 2008 presenters, please pass it on to our office so that we may add it here!