Crystal+Dunn's+Thematic+Unit

__ Tuck Everlasting __

*Coming of Age *Living Forever
 * __ Themes: __**


 * __ Resources/Materials __**
 * * **** Copies of __Tuck Everlasting__ for each student **
 * * Letter Writing material **
 * *Other selected sections of novels with shared theme (Anne Frank, The Outsiders) **
 * * Smartboard **

* Tuck Everlasting * The Outsiders (small section about coming of age) * The Diary of Anne Frank (small section about coming of age)
 * __ Texts __**

* Reading sections of other texts to synthesize the theme of “Coming Of Age” for young adult characters * Listen to songs/ read poems about growing up * Digital poster for purchase of “Well Water” *Letter Writing to students favorite character * Read short stories about different social classes *Writing alternative ending short stories * Film will be watched as well as other clips from books with similar themes(Which one? I did not see it in materials) * Smartboard will be used
 * __ Activities __**
 * __ Technology Applications __**

* Students will create a digital poster to advertise the “Well Water”. How much should it be worth?

**__Organizing Questions__**: (Questions about students learning experiences relating to the theme)

1. What does the theme “Coming of Age” mean?

2. What character do you think most portrayed the theme of “Coming of Age”?

3. What do you feel would be the benefit of “living forever”?

2. What would the consequences be of “living forever” as a young adult, and never aging?

3. Why was this a hard decision/situation for the character in the novel at the age of young adult?

**__Goals__**: (What students will understand, accomplish, and appreciate…)

1. Students will be able to identify the reoccurring themes of the novel, Tuck Everlasting.

2. Students will be able to appreciate the use of music, video, and other literary genres to understanding the novel. (Be careful with you use of the word appreciate)

3. Students will be able to apply the themes from Tuck Everlasting to other Young Adult Literature provided in class.

**__General Unit Objectives__**:

1. Students will follow along with the in-common reading of Tuck Everlasting, as a class.

2. Students will be able to synthesize the theme of “Coming of Age” for young adult characters in the novel as well as other young adult literature

3. Students will be able to interpret songs and poems about the themes of “Coming of Age” and “Living Forever”

4. Students will create a digital poster for purchase of “Well Water”

5. Students will be able to write a letter to a chosen character and explain how they showed the “Coming of Age” theme within the novel.

6. Students will be able to find the similarities in selected short stories/selections from novels about the theme of “Coming of Age” within the main characters

7. Students will be able to write alternative ending short stories to the novel __Tuck Everlasting__.

8. Students will be able to analyze the film version of Tuck Everlasting through a lead class discussion. (Great objectives! Exactly what we were talking about in class today :))

**__ Materials & Supplementary Texts: __**

* Tuck Everlasting * The Outsiders (small section about coming of age) * The Diary of Anne Frank (small section about coming of age)

**__Possible Learning Activities__**: (these were mentioned above already in Activities section)

1. Letter Writing 2. Writing their own ending to the novel 3. Digital posters

-Looks great girl!! I can tell you have put a lot of thought and hard work into it. Keep up the good work :)





Enjoy! :)