Have you read other books by Gary Blackwood?
Gary Blackwood, the author of The Year of the Hangman, has written some other great novels. Other titles include The Shakespeare Stealer, Shakespeare’s Scribe and Wild Timothy. Check out...
The Year of the Hangman – Period 6
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The Year of the Hangman – Period 5
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The Year of the Hangman – Period 3
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The Year of the Hangman – Period 2
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The Year of the Hangman – Period 4
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The Year of the Hangman Discussion Preparation and Invite
The Book Blog Starts in two weeks, January 23rd, 2007. Between now and then, we will be doing exploratory assignments both in class and at home in order to...
The Year of the Hangman – Ongoing Responsibilities
Here are your 5 responsibilities (5 Grades): Responsibility #1 – Read the Book – Daily & Weekly Check You will have to read aloud in class. (100%) – you...
The Time Machine – Final Discussion
THE FINAL DISCUSSION IN TIME If your class has not finished reading The Time Machine in class, then your homework is as follows: Finish reading the book online (or...
The Time Machine – Chapters 1-6 Discussion
The Time Machine Discussion Series The Socratic Discussion of Chapters 1-6 The classroom will be set up in a large (sort of) circle. As you enter the classroom, you...
REBEL – What is character, anyway?
Characters – What are they good for? !!!!!READ THIS WHOLE PAGE BEFORE YOU BEGIN!!!!! Gaining a full understanding of the characters in any book is an important task. This...
REBEL – Novel Discussion Round 1 – Chapters 1-8
What is the purpose of Minor Characters ? All minor characters in a work of fiction are written into the story in order to illustrate some aspect of the...
Freak The Mighty – Round 2
What if . . . Pick Kevin or Max. The purpose of predicting is to illustrate that you know how to make inferences and use them to make reading...
Freak The Mighty – Round 1
Address each of the following questions: 1. Why is Max convinced he does not have a brain? 2. Is his assessment of himself as a “butthead” correct? THIS is...
Critically Thinking about “The Mighty” -Discussion 1
Getting caught outside when a sudden brainstorm hits is the most wonderful place to be for a critical thinker. I strongly suggest you read this slowly more than once....