Chicago GEAR UP  


Young Adult Literature
Conference
 
Inquiry & Design
Institute
 
Units for Books
 
Professional
Development


The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
  Navigating The Golden Compass: Using Fantasy to Teach Science and Philosophy in the Middle Grade
   
  Presented by: Karen Boran and Sharon Hartrich
 

Workshop Description

 

In this hands-on, highly interactive workshop, participants will explore how fantasy – specifically, Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass – can help students understand complex scientific and philosophical concepts in concrete, tangible ways.  Teachers will receive curriculum materials, including unit plans, study guide questions, and more.

View the Floorstorming Session Video.

  Workshop Documents
 

Units for Books Planning Template

Unit Plan

Floorstorming (View videos from workshop.)

Golden Compass Power Point

Golden Compass Study Guide Questions

Hot Seat Planning Guide

Hot Seat Rubric

Lyra Character Quotes

NAEP Fluency Scale

RAFT Procedure

RAFT Rubric

Sciene, Tex Structure and The Golden Compass Power Point

The Golden Compass Bibliography

Writing in Role - Lyra

Agenda for YAL Workshop 10-2007

 

This unit was originally presented at the 10-2007 YAL Conference.

 


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