Tuck Everlasting PreTeaching

Tuck Everlasting PreTeaching

by Maggie Cole

​Tuck Everlasting: Awards

​Tuck Everlasting has received several awards over the years.

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It was published in 1975- so it's had a lot of time to be awarded.

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​Some of the awards:

​-Noted of several "Best Book of the Year" Lists for 1975

​-The Christopher Award-1976

​-Phoenix Honor Book Award for the Children's Literature Association-1995

​-The School Library Journal's list of 100 books that shaped the century-2000

​Tuck Everlasting: Genre

​What makes Tuck Everlasting so popular is that the story itself lends itself to many different genres.

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​Genre-category used to classify pieces of art, like books, music, or film.

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​In the case of Tuck Everlasting, the book falls into the genres of romance, fantasy, classic, and children's literature.

​Tuck Everlasting: Romance

​In Tuck Everlasting, a girl falls in love, not with a person, but an entire family.

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​She will have to choose if she wants to join this family, or separate, remaining with her family she has grown up with.

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​The book covers the emotional tie this girl has with the family.

​Tuck Everlasting: Fantasy

​As we meet the different characters in Tuck Everlasting, there is a supernatural element to some of the characters. This superhuman power puts this story in the category of fantasy.

​Tuck Everlasting: Classic

​The themes in the book, like family bonds, love and living a life worth living make this story one that falls into the category of a classic story because of it's traditional values shown.

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​Because of how timeless the story is, it has become an important book for students to read.

​Tuck Everlasting: Children's book

​The main character in the story is a 10 year old girl. The book is about growing and changing, and learning more about the world around you, all things that apply to children's literature.

Multiple Choice

In which years did 'Tuck Everlasting' win an award?

• 1995

• All of the years listed and more!

• 2000

• 1975

Multiple Choice

What makes 'Tuck Everlasting' such an important book?

• Because it addresses the issue of immortality.

• It carries important and classic themes about life to readers in a timeless fashion.

• Because it was so well awarded.

• It was written in a time period where children's literature was unimaginative.

Multiple Choice

A genre refers to _____?

• a specific line in a piece of art such as writing, music, or film.

• a specific character in a piece of art such as writing, music, or film.

• a specific piece of art such as writing, music, or film.

• a specific theme in a piece of art such as writing, music, or film.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are genres 'Tuck Everlasting' could be considered in?

• Romance, fantasy, classic, and children's.

• Jazz, fantasy, children's and classic.

• Romance, politics, and fantasy.

• Immortality, love, and family.

Multiple Choice

Tuck Everlasting made it onto several of which types of lists in its first year of publication?

• Best of the year movie lists

• Best of the century book lists

• Best authors of the year lists

• Best of the year book lists