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Educational Materials! Yay!
Here is a link to cool stuff for educators (and kids, too!)
Click here for a link to some cool activity pages related to the Good Knight!
I did not create these, but aren't they awesome?
Thank you Pennsylvania Center for the Book!
Have fun!
Also, here is a discussion guide for The Seven Tales of Trinket.
Discussion Guide for
THE
SEVEN TALES OF TRINKET
By
Shelley Moore Thomas
This
teacher resource is aligned with the Common
Core Standards for Language Arts for grades 3-8.
Seven
Questions for THE SEVEN TALES OF TRINKET
1. Feather the
Gypsy Princess tells Trinket the difference between “foreseeing the future” and
“creating your own future.” How do you
feel about Feather’s view? Do you agree
with her or not? Why? (CCS Craft and Structure, 6)
2. Along the way,
Trinket and Thomas meet many unusual creatures (selkies, banshees, pookas,
ghosts, faeries). Which of these do you
think is the strangest? Why? (CCS Key Ideas and Details, 3)
3. The characters
of Thomas and Trinket both possess many strengths and weaknesses. What is Trinket’s biggest strength? Her biggest weakness? What are the strengths and weaknesses of
Thomas? How do the characters complement
each other? (CCS Key Ideas and Details, 3)
4. How is the
setting and the mood different in the stories “The Faerie Queen and the Gold
Coin,” and “A Pig-Boy, a Ghost, and a Pooka?” How does the mood influence the plot of these
stories? (CCS Key Ideas and Details, 3)
5. In “The Storyteller and the Truth,” there is
a change in the narration style. How
does this impact the story? Why do you
think the author chose to make this change? (CCS Craft and Structure, 6)
6. There are several themes that thread through
THE SEVEN TALES OF TRINKET. Choose one
main idea of the story and give examples to support your view. (CCS
Key Ideas and Details, 2)
7. “The Storyteller
and the Truth” ends with two endings.
Which do you think Trinket chose?
Why? (CCS Key Ideas and Details,
1)
