Rocket Boys Novel Study

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This novel study aligns with Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, Jr.

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space . . . and who made those dreams come true.

With the grace of a natural storyteller, NASA engineer Homer Hickam paints a warm, vivid portrait of the harsh West Virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swallowed its men alive. A story of romance and loss, of growing up and getting out, Homer Hickam's lush, lyrical memoir is a chronicle of triumph—at once exquisitely written and marvelously entertaining.

This novel study was created to be used in the secondary science classroom with a major focus on science vocabulary and reading comprehension.

• No-prep, and extremely user-friendly, this novel study is perfect for the whole class, small group, or independent study.
• Perfect for distance learning. Both print and digital versions are available so students can access the digital version from home or school.
• Excellent for school OR homeschool. No-prep and so easy for teachers, parents, and students to follow!

Rocket Boys Novel Study is broken down into word study and comprehension sections as well as a final project and a movie guide that goes with October Sky:

• Before You Read p 3
• Word Study: Chapters 1-2 pp 4-8
• Word Study: Chapter 3 p 9
• Quotes p 10
• Word Study: Chapters 4-6 pp 11-15
• Word Study: Chapter 7 p 16
• Word Study: Chapters 8-10 pp 17-22
• Word Study: Chapters 11-12 pp 23-25
• Chapter 13: p 26
• Word Study: Chapters 14-17 pp 27-30
• Chapters 18-19: p 31
• Word Study: Chapters 20-21 pp 32-33
• Chapter 22: p 34
• Word Study: Chapters 23-26 pp35-34
• Epilogue p 38
• Final Project pp 39-41
• Movie Guide pp42-47

*Answer key is also included.

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Rocket Boys Product details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Delta - reprint edition (January 11, 2000)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385333218
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385333214
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 900L

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