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This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Prepare students for reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Prepare students for reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by accessing and building background knowledge with this pre-reading activity!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions after students read chapters 1–6 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. 

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–5 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Use these questions to encourage critical thinking and support literacy development as students read the first few diary entries of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first chapters of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

Help students reflect on chapters 5–8 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 1–8 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Before reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, use this pre-reading activity to get readers thinking about one of the major themes in the novel: stereotypes.