Name__________________________________________________
On My Honor
Marion Dane Bauer
Day
1
2
3
Due Date
Activities
 Read Chapters 1-2 (pages 1-16)
 Choose a journal start and write 2-3 sentences on day 1 of your journal.
 Prepare for your quiz question.
Why is swimming in the river a bad idea? Use text evidence to support your
answer.
 Quiz over Chapters 1-2
 Literature Circle Tasks
1. Create a title for chapter 1 and chapter 2. Write these two titles on the
“Chapter Titles” page of your journal.
2. Report to Mrs. Draper what it means when Joel’s father says “On your
honor?” (pg 8)
 Read Chapters 3-4 (pages 17-30)
 Prepare for your quiz question.
Why is Chapter 4 a turning point in the story? Use text evidence to support your
answer.
 Choose a journal start and write 2-3 sentences on day 2 of your journal.
 Quiz over Chapters 3-4
 Literature Circle Tasks
1. Create a title for chapter 3 and chapter 4. Write these two titles on the
“Chapter Titles” page of your journal.
2. Report to Mrs. Draper what it means when Joel’s father says “On your
honor?” (pg 8)
 Read Chapters 5-6 (pages 31-45)
 Prepare for your quiz question.
Why was Joel so upset by the teenager’s conversation? Use text
evidence to support your answer.
4
 Choose a journal start and write 2-3 sentences on day 3 of your journal.
 Quiz over Chapters 5-6
 Literature Circle Tasks
1. Create a title for chapter 5 and chapter 6. Write these two titles on the
“Chapter Titles” page of your journal.
2. Report to Mrs. Draper why Bauer does not give names to the teenagers in
the car? Why don’t authors name all the characters in a book?
 Read Chapters 7-8 (pages 46-61)
 Prepare for your quiz question.
Why does Joel smell the stink of the river on his skin even after his
shower? Does anyone else smell it? Why or why not?
Day
5
6
Due Date
Activities
 Choose a journal start and write 2-3 sentences on day 4 of your journal.
 Quiz over Chapters 7-8
 Literature Circle Tasks
1. Create a title for chapter 7 and chapter 8. Write these two titles on the
“Chapter Titles” page of your journal.
2. Trace Joel’s emotions on an emotions chart, summarizing his emotions in
each chapter with a word or phrase, Include one sentence to explain your
choice of emotion.
 Read Chapters 9-10 (pages 62-75)
 Prepare for your quiz question.
Why would Mrs. Zabrinsky say, “but you know what Tony’s like. I guess I
worry more about him more than all the rest of the kids rolled up
together”? Use text evidence to support your answer.
 Choose a journal start and write 2-3 sentences on day 5 of your journal.
 Quiz over Chapters 9-10
 Literature Circle Tasks
1. Create a title for chapter 9 and chapter 10. Write these two titles on the
“Chapter Titles” page of your journal.
2. Worry plays a big part in Chapter Ten. Complete a T Chart to summarize
ideas on the positive and negative aspects of worry.
 Read Chapters 11-12 (pages 76-90)
 Prepare for your quiz question.
How does Joel’s father help Joel put Tony’s drowning in better
perspective? Use text evidence to support your answer.
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8
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 Choose a journal start and write 2-3 sentences on day 6 of your journal.
 Quiz over Chapters 11-12
 Literature Circle Tasks
1. Create a title for chapter 11 and chapter 12. Write these two titles on the
“Chapter Titles” page of your journal.
2. The entire novel occurs over the course of one day. Why do you think the
author chose this dense timeline to tell the story? Report to Mrs. Draper.
 Begin work on your Novel Newspaper.
 Novel Newspaper
 Novel Newspaper
Journal Entry Starters
When I started reading this book,
I thought . . .
I changed my mind about . . . because . . .
My favorite part of the book was . . .
My favorite character was . . . because . . .
I was surprised when . . .
I predict that . . .
I like the way the writer . . .
I didn’t like . . . because . . .
This book reminded me of . . .
I would (wouldn’t) recommend this book to a friend because . . .
This book made me feel . . .
This book made me think . . .
This book made me realize . . .
While I was reading I pictured . . .
The most important thing about this book is . . .
If I were (name of character), I would (wouldn’t) have . . .
My least favorite character was . . . because . . .
What happened in this book was very realistic (unrealistic) because . . .
I admire (name of character) for . . .
One thing I’ve noticed about the author’s style is . . .
If I could be any character in this book, I would be . . . because . . .
I agree (disagree) with the writer about . . .
I think the title is a good (strange/misleading) choice because . . .
A better title for this book would be . . . because . . .
In my opinion, the most important word (sentence/paragraph) in this book is . . . because . . .
(Name of character) reminds me of myself because . . .
(Name of character) reminds me of somebody I know because . . .
If I could talk to (name of character), I would say . . .
When I finished this book, I still wondered . . .
This book was similar to (different from) other books I’ve read because it . . .
This book was similar to (different from) other books by this writer because it . . .
I think the main thing the writer was trying to say was . . .
This book was better (worse) than the movie version because . . .
(Event in book) reminded me of (something that happened to me) when . . .
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Chapter Titles
Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Chapter Titles
Chapter 7:
Chapter 8:
Chapter 9:
Chapter 10:
Chapter 11:
Chapter 12: