These activities are for the novel Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia for a novel study, read aloud activities, literature circles, or individual reading comprehension.
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These resources are for the fantasy book that uses African mythology and African American folklore – similar to Percy Jackson novels -- that should be very popular with your students.
There are four of the original activities plus one FREE BONUS for a total of 97 pages in this bundle.
First, the Chapter Questions:
There is a question for each chapter of the book, for a total of 51 questions!
-The questions are a mixture of higher-level thinking questions and are intended to be short answer, with three to four sentences for each response. They are NOT multiple choice and would NOT be as helpful for a quick check for understanding.
In this file, you will find three version of the questions. Use the directions included to pull out the version you need.
1. Printable version - student packet with a cover sheet and three questions on each page. Lines for each answer.
2. Student questions with no lines. Teachers or students can add text boxes to the PDF for typing if your technology allows that.
3. The entire list of questions on just six pages so that students could write their answers in a reading journal they already have or type their answers separately and submit them electronically.
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Questions cover:
-First impressions
-Foreshadowing
-Motivations
-Similes
-Descriptions
-Opinions
-Personification
-Point of view
-Conflict
-Process writing
-Analyzing quotes
-Flashback
-Personal sharing
-Compare/contrast
-Vocabulary analysis
-Setting
-Audience
-Mythology and folklore
-Metaphors
-Cliffhangers
-Allusions
-Sarcasm
-Onomatopoeia
-Survivor’s guilt
Creative Connections:
This set is meant to help students connect with the novel (its setting, characters, and plot) in a more creative way than simple questions to check for understanding. Use this as part of a daily warm up, an end of the unit book report, or a supplement for literature circles.
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1. Printable version - student booklet with a cover, uses three sheets of paper. Just print, fold, and go.
2. Student questions with no lines on a full sheet. Teachers or students can add text boxes to the pdf for typing if your technology allows that.
3. The entire list of questions on just one page so that students could write their answers in a reading journal they already have or type their answers separately and submit them electronically.
-The topics include making a timeline, creating an award, devising an online ad, sketching a scene, planning a menu, writing a text exchange, designing a logo, writing a poem, casting a movie, writing a letter, and redesigning a cover. You will like the clean format. The packet and booklet both include a cover with space for a student name.
...And a BONUS file on Point of View.
One-Pager:
There are three different versions of the One Pager to be used for differentiation.
-The first option is a sheet with 11 spaces, each labeled with a specific element about the book. The title space has been filled in. Students should be able to fill in the other spaces.
-The second option has the shapes, but students need to use a list of the book elements and they decide which piece would fit best for what they want to write.
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-The third option is using a list of the requirements and students must design their own shapes to answer the question. They may choose to use plain paper or perhaps design something online.
-There is an optional attached rubric for this project.
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