Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Velchin will enrich and extend your reading of this powerful historical fiction novel of difficult life in Stalin's Russia as told by a 2nd grade boy whose father served in Stalin's army. The 49-page Kids' Wings literature guide includes two interactive multiple-choice check-ups and a Jeopardy-type game. Breaking Stalin's Nose clearly shows the difference between socialism and capitalism.

The Activity Guide/Lesson Plans Contain: 

• For the Teacher: Background Building;
• Memory Cards for Capitalism and Communism;
• The Capitalism Song;
• Pre-reading Discussion Cards;
• Anticipation Guide;
• 15-Second Summaries;
• Where in the World, Europe before World War II Map Study;
• Europe Today;
• 2-page Readers’ Theater Introduction;
• Dialectical Journal;
• Character Studies;
• Chapters 1-5, Vocabulary and Prediction Questions;
• Evaluating Comprehension, Ch. 1-2;
• Interactive Questions, Chapters 1-2;
• Evaluating Comprehension in Chapters 3-5;
• Crossword Puzzle;
• Chapters 6-10, Vocabulary and Prediction Questions;
• Evaluating Comprehension, Chapters 6-7;
• Visualizing Chapters 7-10:
• Chapters 11-13, Vocabulary and Prediction Questions;
• Evaluating Comprehension, Chapters 11-13;
• Evaluation of Sasha's Teacher, Chapter 13;
• The Research Song;
• Comparing Soviet Law with American Law, Research and Presentation;
• Why I don't have to live in fear, a research report;
• Chapters 14-17, Vocabulary and Prediction Questions;
• Visualizing the Text, Chapters 14-17;
• Chapters 18-22, Vocabulary and Prediction Questions;
• Evaluating Comprehension, Chapters 18-20;
• Visualizing and Explaining the Text, Chapters 21-22;
• Chapters 23-27, Vocabulary and Prediction Questions;
• Evaluating Comprehension, Chapter 23;
• "The Nose"
• Discussion and Writing, Chapters 24-26
• The Principal of the Thing: Everyone Is Defined by Fear Logic Puzzle;
• Discussion and Writing, Chapters 27-28;
• Evaluating Comprehension, Chapters 29 and 30;
• A Tense Situation;
• Exploring Historical Fiction;
• Writing Prompts;
• Answer Pages;
• Plus, a BONUS Interactive Jeopardy-type Game;