May 02, 2014 divergent in the classroom veronica roths trilogy, beginning with the book and movie divergent, has been a recent hit with teens. I knew at once that this was a sign and this would be the perfect thing for me to start in my new extensions class with my students. How to encourage divergent thinking elementary education degree. Divergent book summary divergent analysis activities. Divergent lesson plans unit plan for teaching divergent. Channel your students enthusiasm for the divergent series with these standardsbased language arts activities based on the novels behind the films.
Sep 28, 20 if that was not enough, i was beyond excited to learn that my favorite novel divergent by veronica roth was for sale in the first book marketplace. In our post on the dystopian genre, we mentioned that. Jun 04, 2014 this worksheet can be used after reading the beginning of divergent, or while reading divergent. For example, a classroom environment that teaches divergent thinking will be one that encourages imaginary play and a variety of projects that promote creativity. In some cases, you might do a visual divergent thinking activity. According to parenting science, children in preschool who have blocks of learning paired with blocks of play retained greater knowledge and continued having. Convergent and divergent teaching methods also benefit each other. In the divergent universe, there are five factions that are each dedicated to a particular virtue. Very little gets them excited, but every so often a story we read will. My students adore this book and have loads of fun working on activities. Free divergent study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Complete a chart highlighting the different strengths and weaknesses for all of the factions.
The guide below provides before, during, and afterreading discussion questions to guide reading comprehension and promote dialogue about issues of resilience, trust, independence, family, and community. Divergent unit plan divergent lesson plans, activities, and more. I think this book would be great to use in a high school classroom because it is not only appealing to readers, but it also tells the story of a girl. If you teach in a title i or low income school, you can sign up on their website to apply for book grants or shop in their marketplace for heavily discounted books for your students. Inspired by the book mindsets in the classroom by mary cay riccicrocketts classrroom. Bold, dramatic and unrelentingly intense, this powerhouse novel tells the story of a 16yearold girl caught in the middle of a harrowing dystopian nightmare. If that was not enough, i was beyond excited to learn that my favorite novel divergent by veronica roth was for sale in the first book marketplace. Promoting opportunities to engage in convergent and divergent thinking allows students to address problems both in and out of the classroom. Dystopian books give us so much to work with, its almost too easy to use them in the classroom. Divergent movie and book comparison activities aligned to the common core state standards for grades these activities are designed to. How to teach convergent and divergent thinking prodigy.
Jan 24, 2019 it promotes risktaking in the classroom, which allows for more flexibility in the classroom because it allows students to use their imagination. Group activities and student participation opportunities are more successful when the learning environment has an interplay with. The novel divergent features a postapocalyptic version of chicago and follows beatrice tris prior as she explores her identity within a society that. In beatrice priors dystopian chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue. Offering convergent and divergent lessons provides preschoolers with the ability to find their best way of learning. This lesson will detail some activities you can use that will inspire divergent thinking in.
Students will rewrite this scene from the perspective of a. You can use divergent thinking activities as quick warmups to activate creativity or as a brainbreak in the middle of a more analytical task. Start by providing students with a scene from the book divergent or asking them to select a scene. Create a board game illustrating the setting of the paintball and capture the flag section of the book. Divergent novel study guide grades 9 to 12 print book. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 3 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching. Jul 19, 2018 developing strong commands of convergent and divergent thinking should empower students to tackle challenging problems, in and out of the classroom. The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help students understand divergent in fun and entertaining ways. The six week unit plan will be an introduction into the. Therefore, all of the students, from the brightest to the struggling, will be able to comprehend the text and actively participate in class discussion and activities.
How to encourage divergent thinking do the students in your elementary classroom ever attempt to change the subject during a lesson. I work every day with students who are not only disengaged, but who dont understand how english is relevant to their lives. Divergent unit gabrielle thompsons teaching portfolio. Mar 21, 2014 the hottest young adult book franchisesincluding divergent, which just came out as a movieportray dystopias in which society has been divided by caste or faction. There are online surveys to put you into simulated factions. When you engage your students in divergent thinking, you are tasking them with coming up with many different ideas or solutions relating to a problem or concept. Sixteenyearold tris and eighteenyearold four live in the remnants of chicago, an area ravaged by war, surrounded by a guarded fence. Whats more, being able to use the thinking styles independently and together is critical in many projects, group activities and forms of assessment. Exciting, violent dystopian thriller is original, addictive. Not all of these young adult characters can be considered role models. This bundle includes everything you need to implement five. In a future time, the city once known as chicago has been divided into five factions.
Divergent, the first novel in veronica roths divergent trilogy, has enjoyed widespread popularity among young adult readers, increased by the 2014 movie adaptation. Insurgent is the second installment of veronica roths divergent trilogy, which is about lead characters tries and tobias in a young adult dystopian novel. Student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines. Divergent is the debut novel of american novelist veronica roth, published by harper collins childrens books in 2011.
Divergent by veronica roth book 1 of the divergent trilogy. Divergent printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. Candor the honest, abnegation the selfless, dauntless the brave, amity the peaceful, and erudite the intelligent. My comprehensive literature guide novel unit for veronica roths divergent is aligned with the common core state standards and contains editable microsoft word versions so teachers can customize the questions, assessments, and activities to meet the needs of their students. The hottest young adult book franchisesincluding divergent, which just came out as a movieportray dystopias in which society has been divided by caste or faction. Candor, abnegation, dauntless, amity, and divergent. A great unit plan for teaching divergent available at a special price through divergent unit plan divergent lesson plans, activities, and more. Creative alternatives to book reports six project pack these 6 creative alternatives to the traditional book report can be used with any novel or short story and will engage even your most reluctant students. Author veronica roth will discuss her new book divergent. Divergent classroom set donorschoose project by ms. Jun 4, 2014 divergent faction morality activity and worksheet. Dec 22, 2016 how to encourage divergent thinking do the students in your elementary classroom ever attempt to change the subject during a lesson. Sep 16, 20 divergent is my favorite dystopian book to date, and it was so engaging that i finished the book in one day.
Divergent thinking is the process of generating multiple ideas to maximize the range of possible solutions, applications, examples, etc. Nk faculty workshop spring 2015 sara queen, assistant professor college of design. Use my divergent movie and book comparison activities to stimulate critical thinking and analysis. There is a chart for students to fill in the following for each faction. Divergent birthday divergent party divergent insurgent allegiant divergent series divergent fandom library activities. Divergent lesson plans unit plan for teaching divergent by. Divergent and the class struggle in the classroom library. Studentcentered learning thrives in environments that make use of opportunities to use convergent and divergent thinking. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 3 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. In this free divergent thinking challenge, youll receive a slideshow, video, and lesson plan you can use in any class to spark divergent thinking. Book iii katherine tegen books, an imprint of harpercollins childrens books.
Divergent printables, classroom activities, teacher. First book is an organization dedicated to providing books to children in need. A one off lesson on an extract from veronica roths divergent. Over 140 pages of reading comprehension materials for divergent, by veronica roth. In a world of automation and artificial intelligence, divergent thinking will be a vital soft skill that sets students apart.
Divergent faction morality activity and worksheet divergent. I think this book would be great to use in a high school classroom because it is not only appealing to readers, but it also tells the story of a girl who undergoes the transformation from child to adult and realizes that although family. Predict how tris will do during the testing based on her performance in the novel. Set in the future in chicago, the book describes difficult choices that have to be made in a dystopian world. Divergent prereading lesson plan not all those who wander.
Young children learn in different ways, with some benefiting from convergent teaching methods more than divergent methods. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. Divergent by veronica roth prereading writing activity writing. Below are some essay prompts to get you thinking, and project ideas to keep you busy. My students need exciting reading material, like a class set of the requested book divergent, to stimulate their interest and keep them engaged. Veronica roth this guide was written by teens for teens to accompany the reading of this resilience literature. It is a really great way to not only help students monitor their own comprehension of who is. Going off topic may put a damper on the lesson plan for that day, but allowing a student to steer a discussion in a different direction can produce interesting results.
As a teacher of 5th grade students i am always looking for great books for my classroom library. Teacher guide, student guide, workbook, workbook answer key, our key questions worksheets, and additional blank worksheets. Roth, and discuss how they would bring these bestselling books to the big screen. These activities are intended for high school students, but they are also designed to be easily adaptable to middleschool classrooms. Plot diagrams and narrative arcs common core standards elaliteracyrl82 determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot. Divergent thinking is an important process that you should always be trying to engage your students in. Play divergent quizzes on sporcle, the worlds largest quiz community. Divergent reading comprehension worksheets, workbook, guides.
There are also watching activities and a little homework. It is an incredibly important skill that students should be exposed. It is meant to make them think about which of the five virtues in the book divergent they consider the most important, and to declare in a manifesto with peers that. In a future time, the city once known as chicago has been divided into five factions read more. The bookrags lesson plan on divergent suggests fun classroom activities that get students engaged in the work and its importance. A common use for storyboard that is to help students create a plot diagram of the events from a story. Fun classroom activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and countless other creative exercises. Going off topic may put a damper on the lesson plan for that day, but allowing a student to steer a discussion in a. A dystopian thriller, the story follows tris prior, a girl whose very identity undermines the strict social structure of her society. The novel is the first of the divergent trilogy, a series of young adult dystopian novels set in a divergent universe. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. The worksheet explores activity before reading, when the students have the opportunity to get to know a little of the movie story while doing a choose the word exercise. Divergent is the first book in the trilogy from veronica roth, it is releasing as the new teen franchise hope starring shailene woodley and theo james shailene woodley looks over at theo james in this new divergent still.
Students explore character development across the complete divergent series, by new york times bestselling author veronica roth, and discuss how they would bring these bestselling books to the. Based on the content of the book, divergent seems to be best suited for high school classes of ninth grade and up. Students will have explored concrete ethical issues within books. Divergent in the classroom veronica roths trilogy, beginning with the book and movie divergent, has been a recent hit with teens. A great unit plan for teaching divergent available at a special price through. The lexile also puts the age range of divergent at 1418. Free divergent worksheets and literature unit for teachers. How to encourage divergent thinking elementary education. Roleplay as the erudite leader trying to find who is divergent by using knowledge of the different factions. Students explore character development across the complete divergent series. Hl books are useful in engaging older struggling or reluctant readers. The novel divergent features a postapocalyptic version of chicago and follows beatrice tris prior as she. I am always looking for great books for my classroom library.
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