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Speak
Speaking your mind and standing up for yourself is the message of Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Speak. Readers review key details about characters, setting, and plot points with a crossword puzzle all about Speak.
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Speak: Questioning Strategy - ReQuest Strategy
The best way to analyze a piece of literature is to ask questions about the characters, plot, and theme. Encourage your learners to stump the teacher with the most difficult questions they can create using Bloom's Taxonomy and various...
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Speak Pp 141-159
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer questions from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Speak Pp36-51
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 24 short answer questions from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Speak Pp125-137
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer questions from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Speak pp 78-99
In this Speak comprehension check worksheet, learners respond to 30 short answer questions regarding the Laurie Halse Anderson novel, in order to better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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Speak Chapter Two
In this Speak comprehension check learning exercise, students respond to 18 short answer questions covering chapter 2 of Speak by Laurie Anderson in order to help them better understand the chapter and the novel.
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Motivating and Speaking Activities
Students participate in various activities to encourage speaking. They design a board game using the questions, dice and counters. Students are given partial information about a topic. They exchange information with their classmates...
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The Game of Persuasion
Young scholars study vocabulary words and explore persuasive speaking. In groups, they support a given argument and generate ideas for a a persuasive speech. They discuss powerful words and strategies for persuasion. Students write a...
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ESOL Necessary Skills
Students view flash cards with basic vocabulary pictures on them and match them to the vocabulary words. They cut the pictures apart and glue the words on the back. They play concentration with a partner matching the word with the...
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Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Students recognize the grapheme g in its upper and lower case form. They produce the corresponding sound for the letter g. Students go over what shape your mouth makes and how the back of your throat moves when making the sound for g.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
As the Revolutionary War begins, 13-year-old Isabel wages her own fight for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, Isabel and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Ever since she called 911 from a teen party, Melinda has quieted her voice, literally and figuratively. She only finds it when its needed to prevent a reoccurrence of the same horror. This stunning look at sexual assault and peer...
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: Authors
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.
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Booktalks: Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Two booktalks are offered here to spark interest in Anderson's book.
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Booktalks: Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson
This brief booktalk includes enough details to help entice readers to pick up "Prom."
Nancy J. Keane
Booktalks: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Three booktalks to choose from here to help spark interest in Anderson's acclaimed book, "Speak."
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Freedom of Speech and Automatic Language
Contains plans for four lessons that use the "Pledge of Allegiance" to discuss the concepts of freedom of speech and automatic language. Ties in well with novels that deal with First Amendment rights such as Laurie Halse Anderson's...
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"Who Wrote That?" Featuring Laurie Halse Anderson
Not just the ordinary bio facts, this site offers some insight into how Laurie Halse Anderson approaches her writing, and some of the specific books she's produced.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Fever 1793
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.