Dystopian Novel Study Literature Bundle

These 4 standards-based guided reading novel studies are dystopian literature. The novel units for The Giver, The Last Cuentista, Among the Hidden, and The White Mountains would work well for book groups to compare features of the dystopian genre.

All novel units include chapter vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, character charts, teach answer keys, notes, and student samples. IN ADDITION, each novel unit has activity pages unique to the specific novel (see lists below).

PLEASE READ: This bundle includes secure PDFs of 4 of my low prep novel units. If you purchased my reading resources for The Giver by Lois Lowry, The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and The White Mountains by John Christopher this bundle contains the same products. Links to the individual products above.

Bundle Includes:

1) The Giver Activities...

CCSS 7th grade

Sample pacing chart to organize and plan daily activities

Vocabulary

Reading comprehension questions

Character chart

Community ages graphic organizer

Community jobs graphic organizer

The Elders Venn diagram (compare/contrast our government leadership to the book)

Rituals and rules graphic organizer

Proper nouns

Career aptitude survey (optional)

Identify symbols and supporting quotes

Descriptive writing in the style of the author

Sameness persuasive writing

Story timeline

Story map

Theme

Dystopian novel traits

Book v. Movie comparison (optional)

2) The Last Cuentista activities...

CCSS 6th grade

Sample pacing chart to organize and plan daily activities

Chapter vocabulary

Reading comprehension questions (grouped every two chapters)

Character chart(s)

Halley's Comet non-fiction reading passage with Venn diagram

Flashback literary device and character memories activity page

Draw and label a diagram of the interstellar colonization ship

List traits of folklore and summarize folktales used in the story

Similes and Metaphors figurative language handouts

Mini ghost shrimp research activity

Draw a picture of the "subliminal ceiling" incorporating the Collective's vocabulary

Compare settings (Earth, the ship, Sagan)

Pros and Cons of "sameness" and persuasive paragraph

Foreshadowing

Symbols in the story

Hero's journey graphic organizer

Write a folktale story creative writing assignment

Story Map

Themes

Dystopian novel traits

End of book test

3) Among the Hidden Activities...

CCSS 7th grade

Sample Pacing Chart to Organize and Plan Daily Activities

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension Questions

Character Charts

Similes

Safety v Danger to Luke

Government Venn Diagram

Illustrate Luke's Point of View from the Attic Vent

Letter from the Government

Neighbor Descriptions

Sanctuary or a Prison Persuasive Writing

Design a Population Book Jacket

Recognizing Bias in Nonfiction Reading

Author's Writing Style

Story Timeline

Story Map

Theme

Dystopian novel traits

4) The White Mountains Activities...

CCSS 6th grade

Sample pacing chart

Vocabulary

Reading comprehension questions

Character charts

Common and proper nouns

Ozymandias by Shelley poetry analysis

Inference (2 activities)

Optional antique map activity

Descriptive writing paragraph

Compare/Contrast

Character analysis (Coat of Arms activity)

Story map

Theme

Expository essay

End of book test

Optional Dystopian novel traits

**Teacher notes, sample, or answer keys provided for all handouts except the vocabulary lists**

Products are zipped folders with 2 secured PDF files and are not editable. The first PDF contains teacher directions, student activity pages, and all answer keys and samples. The second PDF is the student pages only, so it is easier to print a student packet of materials. The Giver and The Last Cuentista include a supplemental Google Slides file as well.

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Literature Unit, Novel Study, reading groups, dystopian literature, science fiction