Study Guide: Onion John: A Tolman Hall Literature Unit Study

by Rachel Tolman Terry

This homeschool literature unit study does NOT include the original book, Onion John by Joseph Krumgold. You can obtain the original book through your local library or through retailers to use in conjunction with this curriculum. Grade 5-9 Immigration, Community, Self-Reliance, Growing Up Unit Essay, Interview, Social Studies Project, Art Project, Science Project, Research Paper 3 Schedules (2) Three-week Schedules and (1) Four-week Schedule This study guide provides summaries, analyses, reading comprehension quizzes, vocabulary lists, essay questions, unit projects, and more. You'll find lists of characters, proposed schedules, an author bio, and information about literary devices. This study guide is appropriate for classroom teaching, homeschooling, book groups, and individual study. Teachers will be able to customize the unit study according to students' interests, abilities, and needs, and the study guide makes it possible for students of varied abilities to discuss the same material while working on individual projects. Written by Newbery Winner Joseph Krumgold, Onion John tells the story of Little Leaguer Andy Rusch and his friend Onion John, a much older European immigrant. Andy is the only person in the town of Serenity who can understand Onion John's unique way of talking, and he loves to listen to John's stories and superstitions. But when Andy's father decides the Rotary Club should build Onion John a new modern home, everything turns upside down.

100 pages, Paperback

Published October 21, 2015

About the author

Rachel Tolman Terry has worked as a parking lot attendant, a dance teacher, a writing tutor, a publishing acquisitions editor, and a ghostwriter. She currently lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, after having lived in a whole bunch of places that have considerably more traffic. Rachel would love to hear from you. Visit her at www.racheltolmanterry.com and follow her on Twitter @_rachelterry_.