Day 1: Syllabus & Classroom Procedures (Daily 3R Form)
Each day students will begin with logging onto the Chromebooks and filling out a Daily 3R Form)
Divergent - Chapter 1
Students will be able to read the first chapter, fill out character lists, fill out faction lists, and discuss dystopian genres.
Divergent - Chapter 2
Students will be able to draw conclusions from text and compare & contrast real-life situations.
Divergent - Chapter 3
Students will be able to make inferences, relate fiction to their everyday lives, and take their own aptitude test.
Divergent - Chapter 4
Students will be able to make inferences, come to conclusions, and describe characters as they are introduced.
Divergent - Chapter 5
Students will be able to make predictions, inferences, and create a collage to represent their faction.
Divergent - Chapter 6
Students will be able to come to conclusions through character analysis and design their own faction.
Divergent - Chapter 7
Students will be able to compare and contrast and put themselves in the characters shoes while using real-life application and writing a proper letter.
Divergent - Chapter 8
Students will be able to determine a theme song or anthem to represent each faction and explain why.
Divergent - Chapter 9
Students will be able to make inferences based on what they have read and analyzed through a story board.
Divergent - Chapter 10
Students will be able to define what a coward is through foreshadowing and making inferences.
Divergent - Chapter 11
Students will be able to make predictions using what they have read and real-life experiences.
Divergent - Chapter 12
Students will be able to use a story board to make inferences and relate to their own lives in regards to relationships between individuals.
Divergent - Chapter 13
Students will be able to determine the purpose of writing.
Divergent - Chapter 14
Students will be able to use what they have read to reflect on their lives and determine what the feeling of guilt truly is.
Divergent - Chapter 15
Students will be able to make inferences in order to dig deep into what kind of person they are and what kind of person others, such as their family think they are.
Divergent - Chapter 16
Students will be able to relate how society is run in the dystopian genre compared to our society.
Divergent - Chapter 17
Students will be able to review similes, as well as, depict modern day Chicago in comparison with the dystopian Chicago represented in the novel.
Divergent - Chapter 18
Students will be able to determine their fears, as well as, depict, analyze, and explain Tris's simulation.
Divergent - Chapter 19
Students will be able to answer a traditional prompt focused on two themes of divergent: segregation & discrimination.
Divergent - Chapter 20
Students will be able to link characters together through multiple character analysis.
Divergent - Chapter 21
Students will use comparison to form inferences about how our government works.
Divergent - Chapter 22
Students will be able to answer inferential comprehension questions.
Divergent - Chapter 23
Students will make connections to the text through real-life application.
Divergent - Chapter 24
Students will be able to make inferential statements through vocabulary based questioning.
Divergent - Chapter 25
Students will be able to write a paper describing their fear simulation.
Divergent - Chapter 26
Students will be able to answer vocabulary based questions based on context clues and research.
Divergent - Chapter 27
Students will be able to make evaluative comprehension statements based on what they have read.
Divergent - Chapter 28
Students will be able to make evaluative statements in order to research and make connections with themselves, the novel, and life in general.
Divergent - Chapter 29
Students will be able to create their own faction manifesto.
Divergent - Chapter 30
Students will be able to describe what they read in their own words.
Divergent - Chapter 31
Students will reflect on what they know about the characters and predict what will happen next.
Divergent - Chapter 32
Students will relate to the novel through real-life application.
Divergent - Chapter 33
Students will make inferences during the climax of the story.
Divergent - Chapter 34
Students will compare and contrast using higher level thinking skills.
Divergent - Chapter 35
Students will compare their predictions and make connections to the actual story.
Divergent - Chapter 36
Students will make inferential statements regarding the conclusion of the book.
Divergent - Chapter 37
Students will make inferential statements based on the growth of particular characters and story lines.
Divergent - Chapter 38
Students will wrap up their thoughts on the novel.
Divergent - Chapter 39
Students will wrap up their thoughts on the novel.
Bonus Materials:
Pg. 13 - Pick a quote that inspired Divergent and connect it to the novel.
Pg. 19 - Research stages of writing and compile a list you think is most helpful.
Pg. 20 - Discussion Questions
Pg. 25 - Create your own Utopia
Each day students will begin with logging onto the Chromebooks and filling out a Daily 3R Form)
Divergent - Chapter 1
Students will be able to read the first chapter, fill out character lists, fill out faction lists, and discuss dystopian genres.
- Dystopian vs. Etopia genres (Venn diagram and worksheet)
- Introduce character list (Add Caleb & Beatrice)
- Introduce and fill out faction list
- What would it be like to not have mirrors?
- How would you feel if someone told you who you were and decided your fate? What is fate?
- Introduce Vocab
- Daily 3R Forms
Divergent - Chapter 2
Students will be able to draw conclusions from text and compare & contrast real-life situations.
- Fill out vocab charts
- Watch Mean Girls clip and compare to pg. 9
- Draw a symbol that signifies you (pg. 11)
- Add Tori to character chart
- Compare ACT/SAT to the aptitude test
- Daily 3R Forms
Divergent - Chapter 3
Students will be able to make inferences, relate fiction to their everyday lives, and take their own aptitude test.
- Daily 3R Forms
- Vocab
- What does is mean to live factionless? (pg. 20)
- What does it mean to be divergent? Relate it to your own life. (pg. 22)
- What does the man symbolize on page 25-26?
- Fill out an inference for chapter 3
- Aptitude Test - Which faction are you? (Hypothesize, Multiple Choice Quiz, & Chart Quiz then compare results.)
- Complete chapter 1-3 study guide
- Create a symbol for your faction and why you chose this symbol.
Divergent - Chapter 4
Students will be able to make inferences, come to conclusions, and describe characters as they are introduced.
- Daily 3R Forms
- Vocab
- What do you think of how the Abnegation live? (pg. 27-28)
- Inference: "Sarcasm is always at someone's expense." (pg. 28)
- Why do you think Beatrice says she is not good enough? (pg. 35)
- What is the power of knowledge? (pg. 35)
- Would you have been able to keep the fact you were Divergent a secret?
- Fill out Beatrice's mom, dad, Jeanine Matthews, and Marcus Eaton on the character chart.
Divergent - Chapter 5
Students will be able to make predictions, inferences, and create a collage to represent their faction.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Predict which faction Beatrice and Caleb will choose and back it up with evidence. (pg. 41)
- Blame: What does it mean? Can you relate to a time you blamed someone or someone blamed you? (pg. 42)
- Inference: "Faction before blood." (pg. 43)
- Describe selfishness. Do you think Beatrice was selfish with her decision? What do you think of her choice? (pg. 47)
- Create a faction collage with representations using symbols, pictures, and words. Get creative!
- Complete study guide ch. 4-5
Divergent - Chapter 6
Students will be able to come to conclusions through character analysis and design their own faction.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- How do you think Tris is feeling in her new faction? Regret? Happiness? Herself?
- Why did she change her name? (pg. 60)
- Design your own faction project! (doc in google drive)
- Faction Manifesto
- Add Christina to character chart
Divergent - Chapter 7
Students will be able to compare and contrast and put themselves in the characters shoes while using real-life application and writing a proper letter.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Write a letter home after initiation (doc in google drive)
- Transfers vs. Dauntless Born
- Describe the pit and chasm
- On pg. 66 - imagine what foods you would be most excited to try.
- Add characters: Four, Peter, Eric
- Describe "stiffs". Why would they choose this as a nickname? Is it rude? Kind?
- What do you think of the rankings? How would you feel being ranked? Is it the same as having a GPA? Or does the result make it different?
- Complete study guide ch. 6-7
Divergent - Chapter 8
Students will be able to determine a theme song or anthem to represent each faction and explain why.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Faction Anthems/Theme Songs & Why?
- pg.81-82: Can you imagine now knowing what love is? Did you grow up noticing love?
- pg.84: Similes (review & wkst.)
- pg.87: Reflection on the transformation from Beatrice to Tris. Is it a good thing?
- pg.90: What do you think of her tattoo choice? Can you think of something more fitting?
Divergent - Chapter 9
Students will be able to make inferences based on what they have read and analyzed through a story board.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Story Board
- Study Guide ch.8-9
- Inference on pg.95: "What's the point of beating him up? We're in the same faction."
- Simile Hunt
- pg. 101-102: Why did Eric do this? What do you think of him as a leader?
- Inference on pg.102: Tris's Father's Words
Divergent - Chapter 10
Students will be able to define what a coward is through foreshadowing and making inferences.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Guided Reading ?'s (doc. with study guides)
- Study Guide Ch.10
- pg.105: Do you believe that dreams have meaning? Have you had an interesting dream experience?
- pg.111: Why would Four leave the fight? Is this foreshadowing? What is foreshadowing?
- Inference on pg.111: "I think too much and nothing at all."
- Pg.113: Have you ever been to the hospital for yourself or someone else? What can you remember and how did you feel?
- pg.115-116: Describe a coward. What makes a coward?
- pg.117: What is Tris feeling here?
Divergent - Chapter 11
Students will be able to make predictions using what they have read and real-life experiences.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Guided Reading ?'s doc.
- Study Guide Ch.11
- Pg. 120: What does this mean? Does everyone have Abnegation in them?
- Pg.122: Predict - What is out past the fence? Why guards?
- Pg.127-128: Describe Robert. What do you think of this encounter?
- Pg.128: What is the goal of your life? Big picture.
- Pg. 129: Why didn't Four want to watch the fight? Predict...using a KWL Chart of Four and Tris.
Divergent - Chapter 12
Students will be able to use a story board to make inferences and relate to their own lives in regards to relationships between individuals.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Ch. 12 Guided ?'s
- Study Guide Ch.12
- Story Board including capture the flag and the ferris wheel
- pg.137: Why can't she think about her brother?
- pg.129: inference - "mental prepardness"
- Describe teamwork and how it relates on pg.143
- Pg.149: simile
- pg.156: What would be a 'content' life to you? How do you envision it? Big picture.
Divergent - Chapter 13
Students will be able to determine the purpose of writing.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- What is the purpose of the knife activity?
- Guided ?'s doc.
- pg.160: Why is honesty a mistake? Is honesty ever really a mistake?
- pg.162: Is this bullying? Describe a bullying scenario you were apart of or saw. What are your thoughts on bullying?
- pg.165: Inference - "If I wanted to hurt you, don't you think I would've already?"
Divergent - Chapter 14
Students will be able to use what they have read to reflect on their lives and determine what the feeling of guilt truly is.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Visiting Day: Would you want to see your parents or would it make it harder?
- Why was Tris help up? What are your thoughts?
- pg.174: Why doesn't she feel guilty for hurting her? Reflect on a time when you felt guilt. Why?
Divergent - Chapter 15
Students will be able to make inferences in order to dig deep into what kind of person they are and what kind of person others, such as their family think they are.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- pg.176: Is being attached to your family shameful? Why does it have to be faction or family? Describe the feeling of shame and relate it to your life.
- Inference on pg.176: "If Eric thinks I did something right, I must've done it wrong."
- pg.177: What kind of a person are you?
- What do you think of Visiting Day? Whats changed? What hasn't changed?
- pg.187: Why stay in the middle of the pack? Aren't we supposed to stand up for ourselves, be independent, and strive for greatness?
Divergent - Chapter 16
Students will be able to relate how society is run in the dystopian genre compared to our society.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Study Guide ch.15-16
- pg.189-190: Why didn't Al want to see his parents? Would it be worth is? What would you do in this situation?
- pg.191: What is a piece of advice someone always gave to you? Do you live by it? Why or why not?
- What does being factionless mean to you? Give examples.
- pg.200-201: What do you think happened with her mom?
- pg.202-203: Why did this happen to Edward?
- pg.206: What's the point of having rules if they aren't enforced?
Divergent - Chapter 17
Students will be able to review similes, as well as, depict modern day Chicago in comparison with the dystopian Chicago represented in the novel.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Study Guide
- Simile Hunt (hint: pg.213,221)
- pg.214-215: Describes Chicago. Compare and contrast.
- Create a visual of what the Chicago in Divergent might look like. Get creative.
- pg.217: Inference - "Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game."
- Respond to Tris's thought on pg.219: "What happens between initiates and membership that transforms panic into delight? Or do people just get better at hiding their fear?"
- Pg.221: Have you ever had a feeling like this? Describe it. If not, describe what you think it would be like to skydive. (Youtube clip)
- Pg.222: Why is it harder trusting people over trusting the zip line? Are you trustworthy? Do you trust others easily or no?
- pg.224: Why don't they need to call Tris, Stiff, anymore?
Divergent - Chapter 18
Students will be able to determine their fears, as well as, depict, analyze, and explain Tris's simulation.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Fears: S-birdS, A-cArs, M-Murder, A-Airplanes, N-sNakes, T-Thunder, H-haunted Houses, A-Arson
- What is the purpose of the simulation in Dauntless? (pg.230)
- Depict, analyze, and explain the journey and meaning of Tris's simulation.
- pg.238-239: Explain the difference between fearless and controlling your fears.
- pg.237: "Learning how to think in the midst of fear." Why is this an important lesson? Think about this lesson in the real world as well.
- pg.240: how important is leadership? Think of Obama, Sines, etc.
Divergent - Chapter 19
Students will be able to answer a traditional prompt focused on two themes of divergent: segregation & discrimination.
- Daily 3R
- Vocab
- Traditional Prompt 2: Segregation & Discrimination
- pg. 243: Describe revenge and relate it to your life
- Why is the Erudite attacking Abnegation?
- Pg. 245: Is this bullying? Describe a time you felt bullied.
- How would you feel if people were talking down about your dad? What would you do?
- Do you think Four knew what he was doing? (Foreshadowing)
Divergent - Chapter 20
Students will be able to link characters together through multiple character analysis.
- Vocab
- Describe how you would feel in the glass box filling with water? (252-253)
- How does Four know she's Divergent? (255)
- What has Tori become to Tris?
- Why do you think they kill Divergent's?
Divergent - Chapter 21
Students will use comparison to form inferences about how our government works.
- Compare Four and Eric
- pg.261: What would you do if the government withheld luxuries?
- Compare our government to the government in the book.
- pg.263: order Tris's fears from worst to best
- Inferences: pg. 267
- pg. 367: Describe with great detail the word "hatred"
- pg. 273: Describe the vision you have for yourself or the United States
- pg. 277: Who is "she" and why is the simulation so good at finding Divergent's?
- Why was Tris targeted? Who would do that? Why did Four help?
Divergent - Chapter 22
Students will be able to answer inferential comprehension questions.
- pg.282: What does "Fear God Alone" mean to you?
- pg.285: How can someones strength make a person feel weak? Describe a time or scenario.
- What does she mean by "predatory" on pg.287
- What do you think he means by, "Call him nothing...yet." (287)
Divergent - Chapter 23
Students will make connections to the text through real-life application.
- pg.288: Who are you when you aren't being a student??
- Describe what it means to be weak
- pg.292: Trust (What would it be like to not trust your family? Can you fully trust your family?)
- pg.294: Could you forgive someone for trying to kill or hurt you?
- Do you easily forgive? Define forgiveness.
- pg.297: How many fears do you think you have?
Divergent - Chapter 24
Students will be able to make inferential statements through vocabulary based questioning.
- Do you think Al's death was an accident?
- pg.303 Inference: "That is death-shifting from 'is' to 'was'."
- Have you ever been to a funeral? Describe how it was and how you felt.
- pg.306: Should other peoples opinion of you matter?
- pg.307-309: Do you agree with Eric or Tris about Al's death?
- pg.310 Inference: "You're as bad as a Candor."
- pg.313 Inference: "Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up."
- pg.315: Describe "fault". Relate it to your life.
Divergent - Chapter 25
Students will be able to write a paper describing their fear simulation.
- Fright Fest Paper
- Why was getting the tattoo a risk (pg.316)
- What makes up your identity?
- Why do they call him Four? (pg.321)
- What are Four's fears?
- pg.331: Is it ever easy to be brave?
Divergent - Chapter 26
Students will be able to answer vocabulary based questions based on context clues and research.
- pg.333: Is it possible to be a fearless person and a caring person?
- pg.335: Why did Four choose Dauntless?
- pg.336: Do you agree with Four's theory? Why or why not?
- pg.338: How can someone be "deadly smart?"
- pg.338: Are you a "what if" person?
Divergent - Chapter 27
Students will be able to make evaluative comprehension statements based on what they have read.
- pg.342: Have your fears changed over the years or stayed the same like Four's?
- Are your fears more internal or external factored?
- Why was Four so mean to Tris?
Divergent - Chapter 28
Students will be able to make evaluative statements in order to research and make connections with themselves, the novel, and life in general.
- pg.346: Do you ever forget who you are or not feel like yourself? Why? How do you snap out of it?
- How big of a deal was it for Tris to leave? Why? (347)
- Research colors and what they represent. Which color represents you? Why? (348)
- pg.349: How has becoming Dauntless made Tris noticeable?
- pg.350: Do you agree or disagree with her thoughts on prosperity?
- pg.354: How can someone be so smart they manipulate? Is manipulating the same as lying?
- Has anyone ever manipulated you or have you manipulated someone? How? Why?
- pg.357-400: Describe the encounter with Jeanine. What are your thoughts?
- pg.359 Inference: "Lies require commitment."
- pg.360: What is lackey?
- Describe vulnerability. How is Tris vulnerable here? (364)
- Have you ever been vulnerable? Describe.
- How did being Abnegation prepare Tris for Dauntless? (370)
- How did this chapter end?
Divergent - Chapter 29
Students will be able to create their own faction manifesto.
- Read the manifestos in the back of the book.
- Write your own for how you want to live your life.
- No discussion questions
- Vocab
Divergent - Chapter 30
Students will be able to describe what they read in their own words.
- Describe the fear simulation and why Tris did what she did.
- Describe the ending of this chapter. What happened?
- Do you think the final evaluation is fair? Is it accurate?
Divergent - Chapter 31
Students will reflect on what they know about the characters and predict what will happen next.
- On pg. 398, Tris talks about loyalty. What does loyalty mean to you?
- What do you think of Four's tattoo and the meaning behind it? (405)
- What do you think of Tris and Four's relationship?
Divergent - Chapter 32
Students will relate to the novel through real-life application.
- pg.410: Do you have a "tell" or know someone who does?
- If you could choose any profession in the Dauntless faction, which would you choose?
- Did you think Tris would be ranked first? Why? (413)
- pg.414: Tris hints at karma. What is karma and do you believe in it?
Divergent - Chapter 33
Students will make inferences during the climax of the story.
- Why are Tris and Tobias awake and everyone else is a zombie? Why and how is this happening?
- Why can't Tris and Tobias just talk and hug? (421)
- pg.425: What does Eric mean by, "Divergent Rebels"?
Divergent - Chapter 34
Students will compare and contrast using higher level thinking skills.
- pg.427: What is deductive reasoning? How do you use this in your life?
- Why doesn't she kill Tris and Tobias?
- Compare and contrast weak and strong-willed. (429)
- Pg. 429: Why does Jeanine think the factionless are a 'drain of their resources'?
- Is a 'desire for power' a good or bad thing?
Divergent - Chapter 35
Students will compare their predictions and make connections to the actual story.
- pg.437-440: Why does Tris let herself "die" in the simulation?
- Would you have guessed that her mom was Divergent? Which faction would your parents be in?
- What do you think of the end of this chapter?
Divergent - Chapter 36
Students will make inferential statements regarding the conclusion of the book.
- pg.445: What shows that Tris has changed? Why do you think she has?
- Why did she have to shoot her friends (Will)? (446)
- Pg. 449: Are there things we don't know about you that would surprise us? What?
- pg.451 Inference: "A good death." (What makes a death good?)
Divergent - Chapter 37
Students will make inferential statements based on the growth of particular characters and story lines.
- pg.456: Why does Tris say, "If I were Jeanine..."?
- pg.458 Inference: "Half of bravery is perspective."
- pg.459: Why does Tris hope Marcus falls? Who is Marcus?
- What do you think of Peter this chapter?
- What do you think of the end of this chapter? Can you imagine going through what Tris and Caleb have gone through all in one day?
Divergent - Chapter 38
Students will wrap up their thoughts on the novel.
- What is going on with Tobias?
- Why does Tris try to shoot herself?
Divergent - Chapter 39
Students will wrap up their thoughts on the novel.
- What does Tobias mean on pg.479? How can something be incredible and terrible at the same time? Can you think of an example of this in real life?
- Describe Marcus and Tobias's reunion.
- What would you do? Where would you go?
- What does the very last line mean? 487
Bonus Materials:
Pg. 13 - Pick a quote that inspired Divergent and connect it to the novel.
Pg. 19 - Research stages of writing and compile a list you think is most helpful.
Pg. 20 - Discussion Questions
Pg. 25 - Create your own Utopia