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Unit Plan

Inkheart Teacher's Guide

  • Grades:
    Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8
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This Unit Plan supports Flashlight Readers: Inkheart

Additional Resources:

  • Inkheart Discussion Questions
  • Inkheart Vocabulary Boosters
  • Teacher's Guide for Flashlight Readers

Overview

The power of reading drives both the plot and the motivation of each character in Cornelia Funke's Inkheart. The author offers a book within a book and allows the reader to experience the beauty of both. Inkheart taps into every reader's desire for her beloved characters to be brought to life, and shows just what happens when they bring their world into ours. Funke weaves a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. This installment of Flashlight Readers taps into students' critical reading, thinking, and expressive writing skills.

Objective

Students will:

  1. Use reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
  2. Use listening and speaking strategies for different purposes
  3. Use reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
  4. Use the general skills and strategies of the reading process

Lesson Plans for this Unit

Lesson 1: It's Your Opinion

Lesson 2: Building Believable Characters

Lesson 3: Getting Ready to Write

Reproducibles

Character Builder Worksheet
Staying in Character Handout
Character Sketch Sample
Table Worksheet and Transparency
Evidence Chart
Persuasive Essay Grading Rubric
Idea Web

Supporting Books

Books and Resources for Teaching Inkheart

Related Resources

Inkheart Teacher's Guide
Focuses on Cornelia Flunke's Inkheart and taps into students' critical reading, thinking, and expressive writing skills.
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  • Part of Collection:
    Teaching With Al Roker's Book Club for Kids
  • Subjects:
    Literature, Plot, Character and Setting, Literature, Writing Process
  • Skills:
    Development of Reading Comprehension, Literary Elements
  • Duration:
    11 Days
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