Reading Activities compiled by Megan Hambly |During Reading|After Reading| BEFORE CONNECTIONS 1. Conlin, Carrie, and Daryl Elliott, comps. "Discussion Questions." On the Same Page. 2005. 23 Jan. 2007 <http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/samepage/2005/ ath questions.html>. This webpage contains a list of suggested discussion questions about the book. Several of the questions can work as before questions 2. “Dumb Laws in Utah.” Dumb Laws. 2006. 21 Januray 2007. <http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/utah/> This activity helps students to understand reasons behind seemingly “Dumb Laws.” It also helps them to understand that some laws really don’t have strong background reasons for existence. This will help for a text-to-world connection. Note: There is a list of Dumb Laws for every state. This list will need to be censored 3. Hambly, Megan. “Among the Hidden Hide and Seek.” 21 January 2007. This is a game similar to Hide and Seek but with an Among the Hidden twist. It will help to start discussion about hiding. It will also help students make a text-to-self connection. 4. Hambly, Megan. “The Candy Bar Game.” 21 January 2007 This is a fun game that will get students very involved and excited. It will facilitate discussion about unfair laws, breaking rules, banning junk food, and other issues that relate to Among the Hidden. 5. Hambly, Megan. “China’s One Child Policy Internet Activity.” 21 January 2007. This activity needs to be used in conjunction with internet access. It is guide for a mini-research project on China’s One Child Policy. After researching this policy, students should be able to understand that historically there have been real policies concerning child limits. It will also help with a text-to-world connection. 6. Hambly, Megan. “Class Survey.” January 2007. This is a simple survey about internet instant messaging. It will help the class to connect personal experience to the book (text-to-self). 7. Hambly, Megan. “Privacy and the Bill of Rights.” 22 January 2007. This activity deals with issues relating to privacy. It will help students to understand the problems with privacy invasion and what rights to privacy we have. Students will be able to compare and contrast their findings later with privacy issues they see in the book. 8. Hermansson, Niclas, ed. "The Totalitarian Threat." Exploring Dystopia. 20 Nov. 2003. 21 Jan. 2007 <http://hem.passagen.se/replikant/1984_totalitarianism.htm> This web page is a very good site for totalitarianism information that is not as difficult to understand as many other sites. It can be used as background information to lead a discussion on totalitarianism. 9. McDaniel, Jeffrey. “The Quiet World.” The Forgiveness Parade. 1998. 21 January 2007. <http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/ makingmeaning/ makingmeaning/support/quietb.pdf> Schnabl, Tanya. “’The Quiet World’-Make Your Own Poem.” Classroom Lesson Plan: Facilitating Discussion. 2007. 26 January 2007. <http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/makingmeaning/makingmeaning/support/quietc.pdf> These are links to a poem, “The Quiet World” and a corresponding activity that has students write their own poem about a government restrictions. This activity would be great to accompany the discussion of totalitarian societies. 10. Rockman, Connie G., ed. "Margaret Peterson Haddix." Educational Paperback Association. Oct. 2000. 23 Jan. 2007. <http://www.edupaperback.org/ showauth. cfm? authid=250> An autobiography and biography about Margaret Peterson Haddix. The autobiography section gives interesting information—such as the fact that her parents did not want her to be an author. DURING CONNECTIONS 1. “Among the Hidden.” Among the Trilogy. 2003. 2 February 2007. <http://www.promotega.org/ksu00003/>. This is an amazing website with lessons, games, quizzes, character sketches, and journal writing topics that are all devoted to Among the Hidden. It also has this same information for the other two books in the trilogy. 2. "BookRags Study Guide on Among the Hidden." BookRags. 2 February 2007. <http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-among-the-hidden/>. This website includes an 89 page study guide for Among the Hidden. It is a similar format to CliffsNotes. 3. Bowers, Kristen. “Among the Hidden Literature Guide.” 6 June 2006. 29 January 2007. <https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/files/preview_644_ ATHS amplepages.doc> This is a note taking guide for Among the Hidden to help students understand what happens in each chapter. For each chapter there are three sections to fill out: setting, action summary and characters involved, and important things to remember. 4. Gore, Anita, Ed Wilson, Mike Oldfield, and Don Drysdale. "Greater L.A. Area Loses Agricultural Acreage." Conservation News Room. 16 Jan. 2007. 1 Feb. 2007 <http://www.consrv.ca.gov/index/news/2004%20News%20Releases/NR2004-18_LA_Area_Farmland.htm>. “Williamson Act.” California Division of Land Resource Protection. 21 December 2006. 1 February 2007. <http://www.conservation.ca.gov/DLRP/lca/pubs/FSZ_ Fact_Sheet_rev03.pdf> The first article gives a real-life example of urban housing taking over farming. The second page gives measures the state of California is taking to promote agricultural land use. 5. Hambly, Megan. Fake I.D. Activity. Students will learn about fake IDs and the laws against them. They will then create their own fake ID. The following two websites will help with this activity. “Fake ID Cards Fuel Underage Binge Drinking.” BBC. 21 March 2005. 1 February 2007. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/extra/series2/teenage-drinking.shtml> “Fake ID Facts.” VABC. 2006. 1 February 2007. <http://www.abc.state.va.us/facts/fakeid.html> 6. Hambly, Megan. Family Tree Activity This activity will require both in class and out of class work. It is a creative project that will help students to make text-to-self connections with the two-child law in the book. 7. Hambly, Megan. Rites of Passage Lesson This activity is designed to help students learn about and explore rites of passage. It is used in conjunction with the following article: O’Neil, Dennis. “Rites of Passage.” August 18, 2002. <http://anthro.palomar.edu/social /soc_4.htm> 8. Hambly, Megan. Through the Vent. This creative project will help students to relate to Luke’s “limited view” of the world as they create their own “vent drawings” of their neighborhoods. 9. “Hog.” Answers.com. 2007. 1 February 2007. <http://www.answers.com/topic/hog> “Pigs.” Farm Sanctuary. 1 February 2007. <http://www.farmsanctuary.org/gallery/ index_pigs.htm> The first website gives detailed information about hogs and hog farms—from their origin in the Americas to the operation of hog farms. The second website has various pictures of pigs. 10. “Tiananmen Revisited.” CNN. 2001. 1 February 2007. <http://edition.cnn.com/ SPECIALS/2001/tiananmen/> “Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989.” Answers.com. 2007. 1 February 2007. <http://www.answers.com/topic/tiananmen-square-protests-of-1989> Both websites have great information about the Tiananmen Square Protest including videos and photos. Use in conjunction with the discussion of the aftermath of Jen’s revolt. Note: Preview for graphic content. 11. Vanderwort, Dan. “Screening for Windows and Doors.” Hometips. 1 February 2007<http://www.hometips.com/csprotected/guides/windows/windowscreen.html This website contains information about various different types of screen doors— from what they are made of to how they are made. Use in conjunction with chapter 14. AFTER CONNECTIONS 1. “Among the Hidden.” SimonSays. 2006. 5 February 2007. <http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=22&pid=480790&agid=21>. This website contains a book review, discussion questions, and activities. The activities in particular could be used as great follow-up projects to measure understanding of the themes discussed. 2. “Among the Hidden Quiz.” Funtrivia. 2005. 23 Jan. 2007. <http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Literature/Among-the-Hidden-166198.html> This is a fun interactive quiz about Among the Hidden. 3. Conlin, Carrie, and Daryl Elliott, comps. "Further Reading." On the Same Page. 2005. 23 Jan. 2007 <http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/samepage/2005/athreading.html> This is a book list of other books with similar topics that could be used as follow up books or suggestions for further personal reading. 4. Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Imposters. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 2002. This is the next book in line in the “Shadow Children” series. The story continues at Luke’s new school—with his new identity. This book can be used as a continuation of the unit, as a suggestion for personal reading, or to help students compare their predications about what will happen to Luke to what really happens. 5. Hambly, Megan. A Letter From Luke. This activity can be used to practice letter writing skills—not only format but writing to a different audience—and to make inferences as to what might happen to Luke in the future. 6. Hambly, Megan. Write Your Representative. “Representative Offices.” United States House of Representatives. 2007. 5 Feb. 2007. <http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml#ut> This activity allows students the opportunity to write a state member of the House of Representatives to discuss an issue they learned about in Among the Hidden. 7. Gaia, Karen. “World Overpopulation Awareness.” WOA. 14 Jul. 1997. 2 Feb. 2007. <http://www.population-awareness.net/> “Overpopulation.” Wikipedia. 4 Feb. 2007. 5 Feb. 2007. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation#Overpopulation_predictions> The first is a great website about world overpopulation. It contains predictions for the future population trends as well as a section with educational materials—interactive programs and websites that help students to understand overpopulation. It could be used after the book in discussing real world problems. The second website contains great information as well as numerous visual aids. 8. Mallery, Evelyn M. “Book Projects Instead of Book Reports.” Lesson Exchange. 6 Nov. 2002. 5 February 2007. <http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/2732.html> This website gives information on creating book projects such as DVD covers, magazine articles as individual projects. 9. Pauley, Kimberly, ed. “Book Review: Among the Hidden.” Young Adult Books Central. 2007. 5 Feb. 2007. http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=books.viewBook&book_id=323 This website allows students to submit their own book review that other people can then view on the internet. 10. Schnabl, Tanya. “Role-Playing Directions for Among the Hidden.” Classroom Lesson Plan: Facilitating Discussion. 2007. 26 January 2007. <http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/makingmeaning/makingmeaning/support/hiddena.pdf> The first website a great outline for how to do class role-play skits. This website is geared toward chapter four, but can be used with any chapter and would be great to help with a summary of the book.