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Activity
Novelinks

The Chosen: QAR

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Question the text with a reading comprehension activity based on Chaim Potok's The Chosen. Learners read four passages from the book and decide if the question after each passage is between the reader and the author, for the reader...
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Worksheet
Novelinks

The Chosen: Biopoem

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What better way to get to know a character than through a biopoem? Learners choose a character from Chaim Potok's The Chosen and create a well-crafted poem about his or her desires, traits, and ambitions.
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature: The Chosen Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Refer to this twenty-two page study guide for information on author Chaim Potok and his novel, "The Chosen." Includes detailed background information on Judaism and the novel's setting, as well as activities, discussion questions, and...
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Website
Other

Chaim Potok: Maps of Meaning

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about a speech, given by Chaim Potok, at Seattle Pacific University, in which Potok discusses his novels and their cultural and religious messages. "A Conversation with Chaim Potok," includes Potok's responses to several questions...
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Chaim Potok

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life, career, and literature of Jewish author, Chaim Potok (1929-2002 CE). This essay overviews his upbringing, work, and famous writings. Included are overviews of "The Chosen" (1967) his first novel, as well as "My Name...
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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: A Guide to the Chosen [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Valuable for its chapter-by-chapter summaries, this .pdf guide also offers background, post-reading activities, additional reading and a brief bio of the author.
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Chosen

For Students 9th - 10th
Chaim Potok's first novel, The Chosen, of two Jewish boys coming of age is examined in depth in this interesting site. Find out more about the characters, their motivations and the themes in the novel.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Chosen

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a brief article introducing the main characters, setting and conflict within Chaim Potok's novel, "The Chosen."