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HOPE WAS HERE

Schedule – Day 8. HOPE WAS HERE. Author : Joan Bauer. “Middle School Reads” PowerPoint by : Greg Lay and Alycia Beresford, M.Ed. 2011-2012. HOPE WAS HERE Schedule – Day 8. Take quiz on chapters 19 – 21 in language arts notebook Themes Literary Devices

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HOPE WAS HERE

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  1. Schedule – Day 8 HOPE WAS HERE Author : Joan Bauer “Middle School Reads” PowerPoint by: Greg Lay and Alycia Beresford, M.Ed. 2011-2012

  2. HOPE WAS HERESchedule – Day 8 Take quiz on chapters 19 – 21 in language arts notebook Themes Literary Devices Post-Reading Discussion Questions

  3. Hope • Honor • Humor Helps • Loss • Interpersonal Skills (People Skills) • Corruption • Overcoming Obstacles • Sickness • Coming of Age HOPE WAS HEREThemes

  4. “…one taco short of a combination platter” (1) • “cut the mustard” (1) • “slung hash” (2) • “shut up like a tomb” (2) • “I’ll be like a knife going through butter” (28) • “it’s as bogus as a barking cat” (33) • “the crowd parted for him like the Red Sea did for Moses” (35) • “buzz off” (51) • “you’ll sting like a bee” (63) HOPE WAS HEREIdioms, Similes, Metaphors: Explain the meaning of the following:

  5. How might things have been different if Hope’s mother had not left her with Addie? • What important lessons does Hope learn from G.T.? From Addie? From Deena? • Discussion the symbolism in Hope Was Here. How does the trees (grafting, small seeds, etc.) food, names, and other forms of comparison or symbolism help you understand the novel? • What are some of the themes in Hope Was Here? HOPE WAS HEREPost-reading Discussion Questions

  6. Sometimes the Hope has a hard time feeling like she belongs in a new place. When do you feel like you do or do not belong somewhere? Discuss how feelings of belonging affect our character or personality. HOPE WAS HEREPost-reading Discussion Questions

  7. HOPE WAS HERELiterature Circle Role Descriptions(optional) Each day after reading, students can get into literature circle groups. Each group member has a distinct role and will be graded on quality and contribution he/she brings to the group. http://www.burgettstown.k12.pa.us/725220823232627560/lib/725220823232627560/Lit_Circles.Role_Sheets.pdf

  8. Bauer, Joan. Hope Was Here. New York: Penguin Group, 2000. Print. Bergstrom, Bob. (2002, October). Hope was Here: 2001 Newbery Honor Book by: Joan Bauer. Retrieved from http://www.joanbauer.com/hopeguide/index.htm Klar, Elizabeth, and Cheryl Klar-Trim. Hope Was Here: Joan Bauer Students Packet Novel Units. Bulverde, TX: Novel Units, 2004. 1-48. Print. Klar, Elizabeth, and Cheryl Klar-Trim. Hope Was Here: Joan Bauer Teacher Guide Novel Units. Bulverde, TX: Novel Units, 2004. 1-48. Print. http://dictionary.reference.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki HOPE WAS HEREWorks Cited

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