The Highlights of Homeschooling. Novel Literature Unit Study and Lapbook. The
Horse and His Boy written by C.S. Lewis. Created by Teresa Ives Lilly.
The Highlights of Homeschooling Novel Literature Unit Study and Lapbook
The Horse and His Boy
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written by C.S. Lewis
Created by Teresa Ives Lilly Co-Authored by Carol Diana Sold by www.hshighlights.com
Everything in the unit can be used to create a file folder lap book. Pre-Reading Skills Activity Author Information Activity Time line Activity Theater Box Activity
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Each Lesson covers one whole book and 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 Poem. Literature 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 Commandments. Poster Board Activities including: Collage, Theater Poster, Wanted Poster, Coat of Arms, Story Quilt, Chalk Art, Silhouette, Board Game Construction, Door Sign, Jeopardy. Creative Art Activities including: Sculpture, Shadow Box, Mosaic, Mobile, Acrostic, Tapestry, Paper Dolls, Book Mark, Photography, Parade Float, Sketch. Encyclopedia Skills Activity Journal Activity Main Idea Key Event Prediction Comparison Comprehension True and False Vocabulary Skills Activities including: Define,Synonym, Antonym, Syllables, Sequence of Events. Handwriting Final Activities including: Sign Language Vocabulary, Literature Web, Bingo.
To use this unit either print out all the pages or have the student recreate 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 the photos, or only use those items you want to use to create your lap book and use a spiral notebook for the other pages. The following are photos of how the work can be presented in the lap 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.
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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 lesson covers one to four chapters of the book. Students read the chapters for each lesson, then do the work for that chapter. Lesson 1 Chapters 1,2 Lesson 2 Chapters 3,4 Lesson 3 Chapters 5,6 Lesson 4 Chapters 7,8 Lesson 5 Chapters 9,10 Lesson 6 Chapters 11,12 Lesson 7 Chapters 13,14 Lesson 8 Chapter 15 Vocabulary Words: Lesson 1. application prosperity indigence barbarians loquacity copse booty shadowing appalling magnificently
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Lesson 2. persuaded flattery delusions pretended resolution pinnacles minarets peasants consorted avouch
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Lesson 3. denial chafed veiled oasis furlong queue absolute ghouls countenance raiding Lesson 4. fatal absentmindedly luxurious conspicuous illimitable apophthegms malfeasance circumspection placed alteration Lesson 5. groveling quailed expedition victualed glare turbulent grueling altered truthful idiotically Lesson 6. bracken extraordinary assurance warrant curious cavalry furlong besieged mortal excruciating Lesson 7. ordinary precipice detachment girths moat inherit throb clumsy twins prophet Lesson 8. misfortunes valor captured equals boudoir assassins prudent nurture devoid debate
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Newspaper Activity: As the student completes the newspaper activities have 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.
Pre-Reading Activity: Have the student look at the book they will be 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.
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Illustrator
What do you think the book is about?
Why are you looking forward to reading this book
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.
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Write the author’s name on the correct pattern
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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 write information about the author such as where the author was born, lived and how they became an author.
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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 or important 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.
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.
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Encyclopedia: Choose one subject from this lesson that interested you and 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 to go along with your journal entry. At the end of the book, staple all the journal entries together to form a complete booklet. You can even create a special cover for it from construction paper.
Vocabulary word: ________________________________ Definition of the word: ____________________________ _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Antonym of the word: _____________________________ How many syllables does the word have? ______________
Vocabulary: Look up the vocabulary words from the list for this lesson. On two patterns, or on two index cards write one word. On one card write the definition of the word, the Antonym and how many Syllables the word has. On the other card, write the same word. Write a full sentence using this word and write the Synonym of the word.
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Vocabulary Word: ________________________________ Sentence using the word: ___________________________ _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
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Synonym of the word: _____________________________
Do this for all the vocabulary words. Place the patterns or cards in an envelope which can be glued into the student’s notebook or onto the lap book. . 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, these strips 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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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. Chapters 1,2 Fill in the Blanks Words: copse barbarians magnificently prosperity 1. The boy is fair and white like the _____ of the North. 2. A poet had said, “Aplication to business is the root of _____.’’ 3. Behind Shasta and Bree lay a little _____. 4. Both horses and riders ran _____ as they ran side by side. True / False: Write a T if the sentence is True, write an F if the sentence is False. 1. _____ Shasta was very interested in everything to the North.
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2. _____ Arsheesh is not Shasta’s real father.
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3. _____ Talking horses always roll in the turf.
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Multiple Choice: Write ABCD to indicate the correct answer. 1. Who is the King of Narnia? A. John B. Peter C. Edward D. George 2. What is a Tarkaan? A. slave B. baker C. farmer D. great lord 3. Where did Bree come from? A. England B. Narnia C. America D. Kentucky
Main Idea: In a sentence or two, write what the main idea of this part of the book was. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Key Event: What was the most important event? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
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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. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Comprehension: Write full sentences to answer these questions.
Chapters 1,2 1. Who is the horse and rider running alongside Shasta and Bree? 2. What is following the two horses? 3. Where is Bree and Shasta heading for? 4. When the two talking horses met what did they want to do? 5. Why are the two horses and humans running away?
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6. How did Shasta come to live with Arsheesh?
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Main Character: Write words in the circles to describe the main character.
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Your opinion of them
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Poetry Form: Write a poem about the book or characters using this format. Couplet: A Couplet is a two line poem with Example: a fun and simple rhyming pattern. Each line has the same number of syllables and their If a seed could have its way endings must rhyme with one another. Humor it would grow in just one day. is often used in couplets.
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Newspaper Activity: Have the student use this form to write their newspaper piece on then paste it onto their newspaper lay out poster. Editorial: An editorial is written by the editor of the newspaper. In an editorial the editor gives an opinion of something. Imagine you are the editor of your newspaper. Write your opinion of something that happened in the book so far.
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Creative Writing Activity: Have the student use this form or write in their notebook. Letter Writing: Write a letter from one character in the book to another.
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Dear , ___________________________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________________________ Sincerely,
Writing Skills Activity: Have the student use this form or write in their notebook. Descriptive: Descriptive writing uses words such as color and texture to describe something. Describe a person, place or thing from this lesson. ____________________________________________________________________ __
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Lap book Activity: Main Character Have the student draw and color a picture of the main character on the solid section of the flap book. Cut out the entire flap book. Cut on the dotted lines and fold the four flap sections over the picture of the main character. On the outside of each flap have the student write one word that describes the character.
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Poster Board Activity: Book Collage Have the student print out pictures from the internet that represent characters from the story. They can use magazine pictures as well. Then have the student glue them all over a 1/2 poster board in an over lapping fashion to create a book Collage.
Creative Art Activity: Sculpting Have the student create on of the characters from the story out of clay or play doe.
