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;