HOPE WAS HERE
2001 Newbery Honor Book
by JOAN BAUER
 

FOR TEACHERS:
Intro
Lesson Structure
Sample Journal Page
During Reading Response
Character Chart
Literary Elements
Activities
Themes to Explore
 
FOR STUDENTS:
Before Reading
Links
After Reading
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
About the Writers
LITERARY ELEMENTS

Identify and relate each of the following basic literary elements to a specific example from Hope Was Here:

GENRE
Why is this story classified as "realistic fiction"?



SETTING



PLOT



CHARACTERS / CHARACTERIZATION



CONFLICT



THEMES
    EXAMPLES: "Dealing with disappointment"
    • Moving away from friends
    • Absent dad
    • Loss (elections / people)
    • Cancer / death
    • Relationships
    "Emotional power of food"
CLIMAX



DENOUEMENT / STORY RESOLUTION

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Enhanced Reading and Teaching Guide by Robert C. Bergstrom
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