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The Fault in Our Stars: A Movie Study Guide for Eighth Grade Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science Unit PlanThe Fault in Our Stars: A Movie Study Guide for Eighth Grade Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science Unit Plan
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Appalachian State University
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6th - 8th
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The Fault in Our Stars: A Movie Study Guide for Eighth Grade Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science

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How would you spend your last days with a loved one? The movie guide for The Fault in Our Stars prompts scholars to compare important scenes from the novel to the film and contains background information about the author, guided discussion questions, character profiles, and activities for history, science, and language arts classes. The resource also has information about character profiles from the book and details key scenes.

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book analysis, character development, character analysis

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english language arts

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  • Have students create their own short films of an assigned scene to demonstrate their interpretation of the text

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  • Assumes learners have read The Fault in Our Stars

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  • Contains links to more resources for teachers
  • Addresses standards from history, science, and language arts

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  • Resource does not include materials for students

Common Core

RL.8.7 W.8.2.a W.8.2.e RST.6-8.9 WHST.6-8.4

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