Description

Help your students and homeschoolers dig deeper and go beyond the page with the War Games Novel Study. Explore themes, use pre-reading materials, during reading materials, and post-reading materials to encourage discussion, active reading, comprehension, and writing.

In War Games by Alan Gratz, Evie Harris, an American gymnast, competing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, arrives focused on winning a gold medal alongside athletes like Jesse Owens. As she notices the ominous influence of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis over the games, she uncovers a terrifying reality of oppression and impending war. Drawn into a risky plot to steal Nazi gold, Evie navigates Berlin’s dangerous underworld and hidden passages, unsure of whom to trust.

War Games Novel Study

What’s Included:

• Novel Study PDF with suggested activities to carry your reader through and beyond the novel.
• Character Chart PDF to help students dig into characterization and learn about people in history
• Internal and External Conflict PDF to help students distinguish between types of conflicts and how they impact the characters
• Body Biography PDF project and planning sheet invites students to create a life-size character from the novel and pull out quotes, symbols, and descriptions to make them come alive.

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