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Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, Motion and the Physics of Change

By Kyle Hartung City Arts and Tech High School

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

An Introduction to Doors (part I)

Students read a bit of text (from the prologue of the novel Neverwhere) and are asked to 'inquire' about it, explore it and complete a creative writin...

 

An Introduction to Doors (part II)

We used this activity to get students to begin thinking about the metaphor of a "door" that they will encounter in the novel. AN INTRODUCTION TO DOOR...

 

The Novel and the Thematic Notions

This day we read the Prologue and Chapter One of "Neverwhere" together and discussed the opening of the book. We also completed an in-class activity ...

 

Project Overview and Elements

Aside from continuing to explore the novel, the big picture of the Reading Process Project was explored, paying special attention to mapping Physics t...

 

Character, Metaphor and Plot Analysis

Students completed this activity individually and in small groups throughout the reading process to fascilitate understanding for different chapters. ...

 

Fishbowl Discussions

Students were given 1 week to read and prepare for a series of fishbowl discussions covering Chapters 5-9. Students were to become an Â'expertÂ' on the...

 

Jigsaw Reading

JIGSAW READING ASSIGNMENT FOR NEVERWHERE CHAPTERS 14-17 Students were put into small groups and asked to determine who in each group would accept res...

 

A Final Examination

After closing out the book with an excellent exploration on the notion of Choice, students were asked to take one last look, a 'final examination' if ...

 

A Final Examination
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A Final Examination
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Analysis Template
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Character, Metaphor and Plot Analysis
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Fishbowl Discussion Guidelines
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Fishbowl Discussions
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Fishbowl Discussion Notetaking Template
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Fishbowl Discussions
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Mapping the Novel to Motion and the Physics of Change
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The Novel and the Thematic Notions
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PPT of Activity
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An Introduction to Doors (part I)
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Project Overview
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Project Overview and Elements
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Roles for Jigsaw Reading Fishbowl Discussion
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Jigsaw Reading
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She Changed Everything
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Storyboarding Template
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The Novel and the Thematic Notions
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Storyboarding Template
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Project Overview and Elements
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Transactional Reading Journal
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Project Overview and Elements
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