Many of the world's most inspirational sayings are attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. Using the No Talking novel study, pupils research and write about one of his sayings. Additionally, they practice alliteration and write a quintet that includes important details from the novel. 

Concepts

novels, literature, children's literature, mahatma gandhi, setting, alliteration, alphabetizing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Challenge individuals to write a short story involving a cliffhanger ending

Classroom Considerations

• Offers a preview of the full novel study available for purchase
• Covers chapters one and two
  
• Requires a dictionary for the vocabulary exercise
• Includes a brief research activity 

Pros

• Contains a variety of high-interest, engaging activities 
• Includes a synopsis, author biography, and handy student checklist 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.3.4 RL.4.1 RL.4.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RL.6.1 RL.6.4