Mini-Guide for Middlers: Otto of the Silver Hand Interactive

This is a mini-guide (a two-week literature study) for the book titled Otto of the Silver Hand, by Howard Pyle. In this book, Otto must -- after a childhood in a monastery -- return to his father's warring household.

This guide includes:

• vocabulary activities
• discussion questions
• reading activities – Students will: write notes about the use of colors and sounds, locate places on maps, read biographical information about the author, describe illustrations, create a character diagram, read historical information, fill in Pro and Con Charts, formulate a conclusion, write a descriptive sentence(s), and locate named kingdoms on a map. Students will learn about: metaphor, alliteration, antonyms, synonyms, similes, an idiom, onomatopoeia, and a motto.
• related activities
• life applications/Bible
• web links
• a crossword puzzle
• activities that may be used as assessments
• an answer key

This is an interactive guide that enables parents/teachers to facilitate an oral discussion of the book, but it only provides space for one student to complete the fill-in-the-blank activities. If you are interested in using the guide with more than one student, check out the options:

1. Reproducibles -- they contain all of the fill-in-the-blank activities:

Mini-Guide for Middlers: Otto of the Silver Hand Reproducibles

a) When you purchase one set of reproducibles, you have permission to make a copy for each of your students.

b) An Answer Key is NOT provided for the reproducibles; the answers for the activities on the reproducibles are found at the end of the mini-guide.

2. Workbook format -- space is provided for students to write answers.

• If you purchase the guide in workbook format, you do not need the reproducibles.

Mini-Guide for Middlers: Otto of the Silver Hand Workbook

NOTE:

• The content of the guide in interactive format and in workbook format is the same; the only difference is spacing.

Mini-guides are used in home schools, co-ops, and traditional schools. Click on the link to browse through all of the Mini-Guides for Middlers.