The Highlights of HomeschoolingNovel Literature Unit Study

Midwife’s Apprenticeby Karen Cushman

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Everything in the unit can be used to create a File folder lap book.

Pre-Reading Skills ActivityAuthor Information ActivityTimeline ActivityTheater Box Activity

Each Lesson includes:Create a Newspaper Layout Activities including: Editorial, Travel, Advice Column,Comics, Society News, Sports, Obituary, Weddings, Book Review, Want Ads, Word Search. Creative Writing Activities including: Letter, Fairy Tale, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fable, Dream or Nightmare, Tall Tale, Memoir, Newberry Award ,A Different Ending.Writing Skills Activities including: Description, Expository, Dialogue, Process, Point of View, Persuasion, Compare and Contrast, Sequel, Climax and Plot Analysis.Poetry Skills Activities including: Couplet, Triplet, Quinzain, Haiku, Cinquain, Tanka, Diamanté, Lantern and Shape PoemLiterature Skills Activities including: Main Character, Main Setting, Main Problem, Possible Solutions, Character Traits, Character Interaction, Cause and Effect, Description, Pyramid of Importance, Villain vs. Hero.Art Expression Activities including: Main Character, Main Setting, Travel Brochure, Postal Stamp, Book Cover, Menu, Fashion Designer, Puzzle, Mini Book, Ten CommandmentsPoster Board Activities including: Collage, Theater Poster, Wanted Poster, Coat of Arms, Story Quilt, Chalk Art, Silhouette, Board Game Construction, Door Sign, JeopardyCreative Art Activities including: Sculpture, Shadow Box, Mosaic, Mobile, Acrostic, Tapestry, Paper Dolls, Book Mark, Photography, Parade Float, Sketch.

Encyclopedia Skills ActivityJournal ActivityFill In the BlanksTrue and FalseMultiple ChoiceMain IdeaKey EventPredictionComparisonComprehensionVocabulary Skills Activities including: Define,Synonym, Antonym, Syllables, Sequence of EventsHandwritingFinal Activities including: Sign Language Vocabulary, Literature Web, Extra Activities , Bingo

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To use this unit either print out all the pages or have the studentrecreate most of them in a notebook or on white or colored paper.

All of the pages can be added to the lap book project as shown in thephotos, or only use those items you want to use to create yourlap book and use a spiral notebook for the other pages.

The following are photos of how the work can be presented in thelap book format. You can make yours look different if you like.To create the lap book use 3-6 file folders (colored are best), construction paper or index cards, markers, glue and a stapler.

This is followed by a photos of how to do the newspaper layout.

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Each unit divides the book into 10 lessons or less. Each lessoncovers one to four chapters of the book. Students read the chapters for each lesson, then do the work for that chapter.Lesson 1. Chapters 1-2Lesson 2. Chapters 3-4Lesson 3. Chapters 5-6Lesson 4. Chapters 7-8Lesson 5. Chapters 9-10Lesson 6. Chapters 11-12Lesson 7. Chapters 13-14Lesson 8. Chapters 15-16Lesson 9. Chapters 17-Note

Vocabulary List:Lesson 1. dung stench burrowed sties muck bailiff heap eel scrawny rotting.Lesson 2. midwife ignorance greed mystery competition compassion tonic curdled mumbled ointment.Lesson 3. lightheadedness floundering pretended replenish flasks booths meandered soothsayers punctuated daft.Lesson 4. idle incautious cautiously croon applaud taunting prowling lout accustomed twins.Lesson 5. fortunate deliver courtesy bounty outburst noticed contrac-tions pursued threshing invaded.Lesson 6. disbelief intriguing tumult exertions failure blight treachery nudged reluctant peasant.Lesson 7. begrudge gossip abide flail incompetence undemanding dis-covered curiosity nuzzle swatted.Lesson 8. compassion imaginings tweaked campaign devoured devo-tion reassure disappointment sympathy invented.Lesson 9. temptingly coaxed excellent confusion risk hope merchant employ surfeit welcomed.

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Newspaper Activity: As the student completes the newspaper activitieshave them lay them out on a big board or on several poster boards. Don’t glue them on until the entire newspaper is laid out.Begin by creating a name for your newspaper. Type out the name of your newspaper, in big bold letters and place it on the board where you think it should go. Use tape or sticky clay to place articles and pictures on your poster board, until you are done with all of them. By using this method of placement, you can move them around as needed.

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Pre-Reading Activity: Have the student look at the book they willbe studying for this unit. Then have the student write the information required for this activity on the book patterns or in their notebook. The patterns may be cut out and placed on the lap book.

Title Illustrator

PublishingCompany

MainCharacter

Why areyou looking forwardto readingthis book

What do you think the book is about?

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Author Activity: Have the student use the book they are studying and information found on the internet. Then have the student write the information required for this activity on the patterns or in their notebook. The patterns may be cut out and placed on the lap book.

Write the author’s name on the correct pattern

Write the name of all the books by this author on the book pattern. If there are more than three books, just select the three most famous.

On the house pattern writeinformation about the author suchas where the author was born, lived and how they became anauthor.

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Time Line Activity: Have the student use the book they are studying to fill out the time line indicating when anything new, interesting orimportant happens in the book. This time line pattern can be copied into the student’s notebook or this pattern can be printed smaller and placed on the lap book.

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Lesson 1 Activities: Have the student use the book they are studying and information found on the internet. Then have the student write the information required for this activity on the patterns or in their notebook. The patterns may be cut out and placed on the lap book.

Encyclopedia: Choose one subjectfrom this lesson that interested youand look it up on the internet or in an encyclopedia. Write the name of the subject across the top of the monitor pattern. On the monitor screen section, write three or more interesting facts about the subject.

Journal: Imagine that you are one of the characters from the story. After reading each lesson, write a short journal entry telling what happened from your character’s point of view. Draw a picture togo along with your journal entry.At the end of the book, staple allthe journal entries together to form a complete booklet. You can evencreate a special cover for it fromconstruction paper.

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Vocabulary word: ________________________________Definition of the word: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Antonym of the word: _____________________________How many syllables does the word have? ______________

Vocabulary Word: ________________________________Sentence using the word: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Synonym of the word: _____________________________

Vocabulary: Look up thevocabulary words from the listfor this lesson. On two patterns, or on two index cards write one word. On one card writethe definition of the word, theAntonym and how many Syllables the word has.

On the other card, write the sameword. Write an Full sentence us-ingthis word and write theSynonym of the word.

Do this for all the vocabularywords. Place the patternsor cards in an envelopewhich can be glued into the student’s notebook or onto thelap book.

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Sequencing: At the end of the lesson write two of the main events on these two strips. Save them in an envelope which can be glued onto the lap book or in the notebook.At the end of the book, thesestrips can be taken out and the student can try to arrange them in the correct order as they occurred in the story.

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Handwriting: Have the student pick their favorite sentence they read in this lesson. Have them write the sentence in their best handwriting on this page or in their notebook.

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Lesson 1 Activities: Have the student use the book they are studying for the following lesson activities. Then have the student write the information required for this activity on the page or in their notebook.

Fill in the blanks:Words: burrowed stench bailiff heap rotting

1. Usually no one gets close enough to notice because of the _____.2. The girl noticed and _____ deep into the warm muck.3. No need to call the _____ to cart you off.4. When garbage spoils in a big _____ it gives forth heat.5. Tonight she settled for the _____ dung heap.

True or False: Write a T if the statement is true, write an F if the statement is false.

1. _____ The cat drowned in the sack, that the boys threw in the pond.2. _____ Beetle and the villager boys became good friends.3. _____ The nights were cold and frosty. 4. _____ The girl knew no home, no mother, and had no name, she was an orphan.

Multiple Choice: Write ABCD to indicate the correct answer.

1. _____ What name did the midwife call the girl? A. Beetle B. Jane C. Betty D. Joan2. _____ What was in the sack the village boys threw into the water? A. a bird B. a snake C. an eel and a cat D. a mouse3. _____ What did the midwife give the girl for her hard work? A. a shirt B. an apple C. a dress D. food and lodging 4. _____ Beetle became the midwife’s new _____. A. gardener B. apprentice C. housekeeper D. cook

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Main Idea: In a sentence or two, write what the main idea of this part of the book was.

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Key Event: What was the most important event?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Prediction: Predict what you think will happen in the next lesson. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Comparison: Compare two things in this lesson. Tell what makes them alike and what makes them different. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Fact or Opinion: Write one sentence that is a Fact about the lesson and one sentence that is an opinion about the lesson.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Comprehension: Write full sentences to answer these questions.

1. Who found the girl in the dung heap?

2. What became Beetle’s friend?

3. Where did Beetle find the sack?

4. When morning came, what cursed the girls life?

5. Why did the girl choose the garbage heap to sleep in?

6. How did Beetle usually get food?

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(Where )_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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(Why)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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