Teaching Fantasy Novels : From The Hobbit to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Capitalize on the child appeal of fantasy literature to create challenging activities that address the 12 Standards of the English Language Arts sponsored by NCTE and IRA. This guide contains practical ideas that enable the teacher or librarian to incorporate acclaimed fantasy literature in the elementary and middle school curriculum, and also serves as a reference guide to parents seeking outstanding examples of fiction for students. Each fantasy novel is accompanied by a plot summary and list of major characters, a comprehension check, a vocabulary exercise, discussion questions, reference topics, and suggested multidisciplinary extension activities. Fantasy book selection includes: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The Hobbit The Dark is Rising Tuck Everlasting Poppy James and the Giant Peach Ella Enchanted The Amber Spyglass Cover......Page 1 Teaching fantasy novels: from The Hobbit to Harry Potter and the goblet of fire......Page 2 Table of Contents......Page 4 Introduction......Page 6 Alexander, Lloyd The High King......Page 8 Avi Poppy......Page 18 Babbitt, Natalie Tuck Everlasting......Page 26 Barron, T.A. The Lost Years of Merlin......Page 34 Cooper, Susan The Dark Is Rising......Page 44 Coville, Bruce Into the Land of the Unicorns......Page 52 Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach......Page 60 Jacques, Brian Redwall......Page 68 LeGuin, Ursula K. The Tombs of Atuan......Page 76 L'Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time......Page 84 Levine, Gail Carson Ella Enchanted......Page 94 Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe......Page 102 Lowry, Lois The Giver......Page 112 McCaffrey, Anne Dragonflight......Page 120 McGraw, Eloise The Moorchild......Page 130 McKinley, Robin The Blue Sword......Page 138 Pullman, Philip The Amber Spyglass......Page 146 Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire......Page 162 Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit......Page 176 Winthrop, Elizabeth The Castle in the Attic......Page 184 Author-Title Index......Page 191 About the Author......Page 193 This teacher's resource guide capitalizes on the appeal of fantasy literature to children to create activities that address the 12 Standards of the English Language Arts sponsored by National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. The guide contains practical ideas that enable grade 4-8 teachers or librarians to incorporate acclaimed fantasy literature into their curriculum. It also serves as a reference guide to parents seeking outstanding examples of fiction for students. In the guide, each of the 20 fantasy novels is accompanied by a plot summary and list of major characters, a comprehension check, a vocabulary exercise, discussion questions, reference topics, and suggested multidisciplinary extension activities. Some of the fantasy book selections included in the guide are: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,""The Hobbit,""James and the Giant Peach,""Tuck Everlasting,""Ella Enchanted,""The Tombs of Atuan,""A Wrinkle in Time," and "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." (NKA) "This guide contains practical ideas that enable the teacher or librarian to incorporate acclaimed fantasy literature in the elementary and middle school curriculum, and also serves as a reference guide to parents seeking outstanding examples of fiction for students. Each fantasy novel is accompanied by a plot summary and list of major characters, a comprehension check, a vocabulary exercise, discussion questions, reference topics, and suggested multidisciplinary extension activities."--Jacket