Pre-Reading

=Anticipation Guide= [|Anticipation Guide Hope Was Here.doc]

=﻿Tea Party= [|Tea Party Hope Was Here.doc]

=Nonfiction articles by theme= These can be done as pre-reading to give some background knowledge on a discussion of themes in the story, or they can also be used during reading as the themes occur. The theme connections are obvious in some articles, but require deeper reading in others. Many of the articles also list the lexile score. This information should help in differentiating.

Holding on to hope

 * [|soccerspreadshope.pdf]
 * [|alessoninhope.pdf]
 * [|givingteenshope.PDF]
 * [|hoperenewed.pdf]
 * [|newbabiesnewhope.PDF]

Survival/overcoming obstacles

 * [|aloneatsea.PDF]
 * [|olivertwist.PDF] (readers' theater--not a nonfiction article)
 * [|survivalskills.PDF]
 * [|womenatwar.PDF]

Emotional power of food

 * [|dinnerwithmyfamily.PDF]
 * [|dinnertime.PDF]
 * [|eatinginisrael.pdf]
 * [|foodsofukraine.pdf]
 * [|nowruzafghanscelebraterenewal.pdf]
 * [|vietnamesetableetiquette.pdf]

Sickness, serious illness, and death

 * [|deepheat.PDF]
 * [|defeatingadeadlydisease.PDF]
 * [|steppingup.PDF]