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Inside this guide:About: The Show, Author and Playwright . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
The Big Ideas, Questions for Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Activity: Compare and Contrast: A Sneak Peek at the Script! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Using a sample of the script, introduce your students to adaptations, writing for the stage, and comparing two different styles of writing. See how author Kate DiCamillo’s rich description translates into lyrical storytelling for the stage.
Activity: The Miraculous Timeline of Edward Tulane . . . 17Students work in small groups to contribute to an illustrated class timeline of Edward’s journey over the years.
Online Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Reflection: After the Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Field Trip Info Length: 70 minutes
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AboutThe CharactersThe actors in the script adaptation of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane change characters frequently and fluidly over the course of Edward’s twenty-year journey.
The Traveler . The storyteller. Also portrays Pellegrina, Society Lady, Martin, Lolly, Jack, the Watchman, the Old Lady, Marlene, Lucius Clarke.
The Woman . Abilene, Nellie, Lucy the dog, various other hobos, Sarah ruth, Neal, Doll, the Old Doll, the Shopper.
The Musician is the voice of Edward’s thoughts and emotions.
The Man . Abilene’s Father, Amos, Lawrence, Bull, various hobos, Bryce.
Note: in OCT’s production, the Man’s roles are divided between two actors.
About Edward TulaneEdward Tulane is not a puppet, per se – he is not manipulated onstage to imply that he can move on his own. After seeing the play, ask students if they can guess how Edward is able to have his costumes change so quickly over the course of his journey.
The ShowThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane begins in a house on Egypt Street in the mid-1920s. There, a young girl named Abilene Tulane receives a large china rabbit from her grandmother, Pellegrina, on her birthday. The rabbit is exceptionally well made and handsome, with ears and a tail made of real fur and an entire wardrobe of dapper outfits. Abilene loves the rabbit very much and names him Edward.
Edward, however, cares for no one but himself and doesn’t respond to Abilene’s declarations of love. he passes the days thinking of his magnificent appearance and little else. Years go by, and Edward’s life of comfort stays the same.
One day, Abilene, Edward and the Tulane family embark on a trip to England aboard a ship. Many of the passengers admire Edward, but when two young boys spot the china rabbit, they snatch him away and throw him around—which eventually sends Edward over-board. Edward sinks to the bottom of the ocean, where he stays, alone with his thoughts, for quite some time. A great storm brings Edward back to the surface, where he gets caught in a fisherman’s net. The fisherman, Lawrence, decides to bring Edward back to shore as a gift for his wife, Nellie. Just as Edward settles in to his new life, however, Lawrence and Nellie’s arrogant adult daughter, Lolly, steals him, takes him to the town dump and throws him on the trash heap. Edward is, once again, left alone.
After 180 days at the dump, a dog named Lucy digs Edward out of the garbage pile. Lucy’s owner, a hobo named Bull, calls the china rabbit Malone, and for seven happy years the threesome travels the open roads. But one night, a train watchman catches them hitching a ride and throws Edward from the boxcar.
An old woman picks up Edward by the train tracks and uses him as a scarecrow in her garden. All the crows frighten Edward, so he feels fortunate when a young
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boy named Bryce rescues him. Bryce and his sister, Sarah ruth, are very poor and live in a shack with their cruel father. Sarah ruth loves Edward deeply, but she is extremely ill—and even the joy that the china rabbit brings her can’t cure the sickness. After she dies, both Edward and Bryce are heartbroken. Bryce, with only Edward and a few other belongings in tow, heads to Memphis to escape both his pain and his father.
Soon after arriving in Memphis, Bryce runs into some trouble when he can’t pay for his meal at a local diner. Neal, the owner, is furious and crushes Edward’s head on the counter. The china rabbit, who has been able to weather so much, is finally destroyed.
Edward awakens in the shop of doll mender Lucius Clarke; the impact broke Edward’s head into 21 pieces, but Lucius, who’s very skilled, found a way to repair the china rabbit. Lucius places Edward on a shelf in the shop, hoping to sell him. But Edward, heartbroken over all the loss he’s faced, doesn’t know if he’s strong enough to love or be loved ever again.
Then one day, after Edward has sat on the shelf of Lucius’ shop for years, a woman walks through the door, looking to buy a doll for her daughter. Edward recognizes her: it’s Abilene, now all grown up. She recognizes Edward, too, and is overjoyed. And so, after many years, Edward finally returns home—but this time he knows exactly how to love.
Synopsis adapted from South Coast Repertory.
The AuthorKate DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, the author lives in Minneapolis, where she faithfully writes two pages a day, five days a week. After moving to Minnesota from Florida in her twenties, homesickness and a bitter winter helped inspire Because of Winn-Dixie — her first published novel, which, remarkably, became a runaway bestseller and snapped up a Newbery honor. her second novel, The Tiger Rising, went on to become a National Book Award Finalist. Since then, the master storyteller has written for a wide range of ages,
including the Mercy Watson series of early chapter books, co-authoring the Bink and Gollie series, and a holiday picture book, Great Joy. her novel Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures won the 2014 Newbery Medal and was a 2013 Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner and was chosen by Amazon, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus reviews, and Common Sense Media as a Best Book of the Year. DiCamillo, who was named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2014–2015, says about stories, “When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.”
The PlaywrightDwayne Hartford is a playwright, actor and director living in Phoenix, Ariz. he is an associate artist and playwright-in-residence at Childsplay, the nationally recognized theatre for young audiences and families. his plays have been developed through the company’s Whiteman New Plays Program. Following premieres at Childsplay, his plays have gone on to productions around the country and Canada. In 2005, his play Eric and Elliot received the distinguished play award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. The Imaginators was produced and aired by the Phoenix PBS affiliate. A Tale of Two Cities was developed through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The play also was chosen for further development at NYU’s New Plays for Young Audiences Program at the Provincetown Playhouse in New York City. hartford is from the small town of Smithfield, located in the Belgrade Lakes region of central Maine. he received his BFA in musical theatre from the Boston Conservatory and started writing plays in 2000. In 2012, two of hartford’s plays premiered: Rock the Presidents, a musical revue with music by Sarah roberts, and The Color of Stars, a story that takes place in Maine during World War II.
About cont.
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The Big Ideas• If we do not love and care for others, our hearts
become hollow and brittle.
• Compassion exists in the most unlikely and forgotten places.
• Love and kindness endure far longer than fine clothing or luxury goods.
• home can exist in many different locations or one single special location.
Reading ListGo to http://tinyurl.com/OCTEdward to access a Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane book list provided by Multnomah County Library SchoolCorps. Includes related nonfiction titles great for Common Core connections!
Questions for Discussion and Activity Prompts1. Imagine that you discover Edward Tulane and that he
lives with you and your family for a time. What would his life be like? What do you think he would learn? Draw/write a short account.
2. Write about the loss of Edward from one of the other characters’ point of view.
3. Do you have a favorite toy, or did you have one when you were younger? If your toy came to life, what kind of personality would it have?
4. Why do you think Edward’s journey is a ‘miraculous’ one? Can you name another example of a miraculous journey?
5. Describe how Pellegrina feels about Edward at the beginning of the story. Why do you think she has this understanding of him?
6. how does Edward change over the course of the book? At what moment in the book did you feel that he was first beginning to love someone besides himself?
7. how does Edward help the people that he encoun-ters on his journey?
8. Many times throughout the story, Edward looks at the stars. how do they make him feel? Do you think the stars represent anything?
9. What emotions does Edward learn to feel over the course of his journey?
10. reread the epigraph at the beginning of the book. What is an example of the ‘dark and deeper dark’ that Edward must endure on his journey?
11. Do you think Edward has one home, or many homes? Explain your answer.
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Activity: Compare and Contrast: A Sneak Peek at the Script!OverviewThe play The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is an adaptation that is written by playwright Dwane hartford. Use excerpts from the original book by Kate DiCamillo and the script to help students explore differences between novels and plays, how adaptations can differ from original works while still retaining similarities, and how live theater can deftly represent internal monologue.
Note: This activity can be done with students after they’ve finished the entire book or after they’ve read through Chapter 9.
Activity Instructions
Print copies of Edward Tulane script excerpt. Decide in advance which discus-sion questions or writing prompts you’ll use with students.
Introduce the script sample to students. Point out, using the cast of characters and introduction in the script sample, the basic structure of the play
Select five students to read the script excerpt out loud (Traveler, Edward, Lawrence, Nellie, stage directions).
Common Core State StandardsLanguage Arts: Reading: Literature: Key Ideas and Details
Anchor 3: Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.4 .RL .3 – 8 .RL .3
Language Arts: Reading: Literature: Craft and Structure
Anchor 5: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g. a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.4 .RL .5 – 8 .RL5
Anchor 6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.4 .RL .6 – 8 .RL .6
Grade Level: 3-8
Length: varies
Vocabulary and ConceptsScriptSetAdaptationStage directionsPoint of view
Materials•Excerpt from Edward
Tulane script (class set or enough for students to share), page 7
•Copies of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (class set or enough for students to share), or photocopies of chapters 7-9
•Paper and pencil
“And so, for a very long time, life was sweet.”
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Activity: Compare and Contrast: A Sneak Peek at the Script! cont.Questions for Discussion or Written Response1. Imagine that the portion of the script you’ve just read is taking place on stage. What does the set look like?
2. An adaptation takes an original work or source, like a novel, and adapts or changes that material into something different, like a script. What do the book and the play have in common? What is different? Make a list of three or four similarities and three or four differences you noticed.
3. how does Edward change over the course of this portion of the story? Point to an example in the book and an example in the script that supports your statement.
4. In the book, Edward’s point of view is entirely internal – his thoughts are not spoken aloud. how does the play make his point of view audible to the audience. In the play, can the other characters hear Edward? Explain your answer.
5. Why do you think Lawrence and Nellie treat Edward in the way that they do? how does Edward respond to such treatment?
Longer Writing Assignments1. Write a brief account of this scene from Nellie’s
point of view – Lawrence bringing Edward home, sewing him some clothes, singing him lullabies, etc.
2. Independently or in small groups, draft a new scene in which ralph, Lawrence and Nellie’s son who is in the army, comes for a visit instead of Lolly.
“The rabbit listened to every name, to every story … And his heart opened wide and then wider still.”
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
From the book by Kate DiCamillo
Adapted for the stage by Dwayne Hartford
75 minute v3
January 26, 2015
Dwayne Hartford
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Breakdown of characters:
The Traveler. The storyteller, who portrays: Pellegrina, Society Lady, Martin,
Lolly, Jack, the Watchman, the Old Lady, Marlene, Lucius Clarke.
The Woman. Abilene, Nellie, Lucy the dog, various other hobos, Sarah Ruth,
Neal, Doll, the Old Doll, the Shopper.
The Musician. Plays guitar, is the voice of Edward’s thoughts and emotions.
The Man. Abilene’s Father, Amos, Lawrence, Bull, various hobos, Bryce. Plays
harmonica and perhaps others instruments.
The story of Edward Tulane takes place over 20 years, starting in the mid -
1920’s. The Traveler is the leader of a group of timeless storytellers sharing
this story. The actors and the setting are transformational. Actors change
characters quickly and effortlessly. The costumes for characters within the
story should be minimal pieces added to the actors’ base costumes. The actors
never leave the stage. Set pieces should be kept to a minimum, with the same
pieces being used in different configurations for the different locations.
The Musician voices the thoughts of the china rabbit, Edward Tulane. The
Musician and his music are, perhaps, the spirit or soul of Edward. I’ve
indicated some possible places for the Musician to play, however, these are just
suggestions and his music shouldn’t be limited to what is indicated in the script.
Edward is NOT a puppet. He is never manipulated to suggest that he can move
by himself. Once the Musician starts voicing Edward’s thoughts, he stays close
to Edward. Due to the fast costume changes and the various states of repair,
the play requires a number of Edward dolls. There were seven different Edward
dolls in the original production.
The Traveler quickly switches from the role of storyteller to specific roles in the
story, sometimes going back and forth. It is intended that these quick shifts
won’t always require costume adjustments, rather just a shift of focus and
physicality for the actress. All storyteller lines are marked Traveler.
If needed, the voice of Edward could be played by an actor separate from the
Musician. In the original production, the Musician was sometimes joined by the
Man playing the violin. If interested, the music from the original production is
available for licensing. Contact the playwright for more information.
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EDWARD
I’m out of the muck! At last! Whoa! Wait - my hat! Come back! What’s going
on? What is this? No, no, no, no, no! Not my sailor suit! Whoa! Help! Wait! I
can see light! I can see light!
TRAVELER
Up to the surface he came. For a moment he saw the angry sky, and the wind
rushed through his ears. It almost sounded like laughter.
The Traveler laughs like Pellegrina.
EDWARD
Pellegrina? Is it you?
TRAVELER
Before he could hear an answer, he was tossed back down into the depths.
EDWARD
Oh no! Help me! I can’t go back there! Please!
TRAVELER
Suddenly, Edward found himself in the middle of a net. A fisherman’s net. And
before he knew what had happened, Edward was pulled up out of the water.
The Man becomes the old fisherman, Lawrence.
LAWRENCE
Eh, what’s this?
Lawrence picks up Edward
LAWRENCE
You ain’t no fish, that’s for sure. You’re a rabbit, I reckon. Or you were one once.
A toy rabbit. I’ll take you home to Nellie. She’ll fix you up. Now, you sit yourself
right down here, and you can have a nice view for the ride home.
Lawrence sets down Edward on a crate.
EDWARD
Don’t bother. I never want to look at the ocean again.
LAWRENCE
That was quite a storm we had, wasn’t it. But, it’s passed now. It’s turned into a
fine sunny day.
TRAVELER
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And as the fishing boat made its way back to shore, Edward felt the sun on his
face and the wind blowing through the little bit of fur left on his ears.
EDWARD
I’m alive. I’m alive!
LAWRENCE
Looks like you’re enjoying the ride.
EDWARD
I believe I am.
TRAVELER
Back on land, the old fisherman paraded Edward through the seaside village.
LAWRENCE
Wait ‘til Nellie gets sight of you. You’ll like Nellie, you will. She’s had her
sadness, but she’s an all-right girl. Now, look up there. That’s your North Star.
EDWARD
The North Star. Do all the stars have names?
LAWRENCE
You don’t never have to be lost when you know where that fella is.
EDWARD
The North Star. I didn’t think I would see the stars again.
Lawrence continues walking.
TRAVELER
The fisherman and Edward finally arrived at a little green cottage.
LAWRENCE
Nellie, look here. I’ve brought you something from the sea.
The Woman becomes Nellie.
NELLIE
I don’t want nothing from the sea.
LAWRENCE
Now don’t be like that. Look.
NELLIE
A rabbit! Oh, Lawrence. You brung me a rabbit.
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LAWRENCE
Must have got churned up in the storm.
Lawrence bends Edward as if Edward is bowing.
NELLIE
Oh, my.
Lawrence gives Edward to Nellie.
NELLIE
Have you ever seen anything so fine?
EDWARD
This is one very discerning Woman.
NELLIE
She’s beautiful!
EDWARD
She?
NELLIE
What shall I call her?
EDWARD
Do I look like a girl?
LAWRENCE
I was thinking Susanna.
NELLIE
Susanna. Just right.
EDWARD
It’s not right! Not right at all!
NELLIE
Well, Susanna, you will be needing some clothes now, won’t you?
Lawrence, Nellie and Edward exit the scene.
TRAVELER
And so the next morning, Nellie made some clothes for Edward Tulane who was
now Susanna. The dress she made was cotton and simple. She remade his ears
and tail as well, though not in real fur.
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Nellie returns with the dressed and repaired Edward.
NELLIE
Susanna, if I don’t get that bread going we won’t have any for supper. Now, you
sit right there and keep me company.
Nellie sets him down on the counter and begins
kneading bread.
EDWARD
No. Don’t set me by the window. Anyone walking by will see me in this
ridiculous dress.
NELLIE
It gets lonely here all day while Lawrence is out to sea. Back when the children
were little, I had my hands full, you can be sure. But now the days can seem
awful empty.
EDWARD
At least you’re not on the bottom of the ocean with your head in the muck.
NELLIE
I wonder, Susanna, how you ever came to be in the ocean.
EDWARD
Pellegrina.
NELLIE
You poor thing. Stuck down there in the cold and dark. Separated from the ones
you love.
EDWARD
Love?
NELLIE
I guess you know a thing or two about loneliness, yourself.
EDWARD
Loneliness. Yes.
NELLIE
But now you’re here, Susanna from the sea. Do you like the dress? I never was
much of a seamstress, but it’s the best I could do.
EDWARD
It doesn’t really matter what I wear.
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NELLIE
My daughter, Lolly, always makes fun of the clothes I make. She’s a working girl,
my Lolly. She is a secretary in one of those tall buildings up in Boston. She
works on the ninth floor. She rides up and down in an elevator every day, can
you imagine? You’ll never see me in one of those things.
EDWARD
No. I don’t suppose I will.
NELLIE
Lolly is the oldest, then there is Ralph. He’s working in a lumber mill up north.
Then there was Raymond, our youngest. He died, you see, when he was just five
years old. Pneumonia. He drowned inside of himself. It is a horrible, terrible
thing – the worst thing – to watch somebody you love die right in front of you,
and not be able to do nothing about it.
EDWARD
You’ve had your sadness.
NELLIE
I dream about him most nights.
EDWARD
What is it like to dream?
NELLIE
I suppose you think I’m daft, talking to a toy. But it seems to me that you’re
listening, Susanna.
EDWARD
I am, Nellie. I am.
TRAVELER
One night before supper, Lawrence went digging in the attic.
Lawrence appears carrying an old highchair.
NELLIE
What are you doing with that highchair? You know that I don’t want to see
anything. . .
LAWRENCE
It’s for Susanna.
NELLIE
Susanna?
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EDWARD
Me? I, sir, am not a baby. I’m a rabbit.
LAWRENCE
I thought she’d like to sit at the table with us. I’ve been feeling bad about
ignoring her at supper.
NELLIE
Oh, Lawrence. You’re right. Come, Susanna. Let’s try it out.
Nellie lifts Edward.
EDWARD
No. Now, I’ve put up with Susanna and the dress, but I must draw the line at . . .
Nellie places Edward in the highchair.
NELLIE
There you are.
EDWARD
I mean really, would you like it if. . . Oh. You have quite a nice view from here,
don’t you?
LAWRENCE
I think she looks happy there.
NELLIE
Ayuh. I believe she likes feeling a part of things.
EDWARD
I do.
LAWRENCE
Well then, what’s for supper?
NELLIE
We’re having a stew. Though I don’t think Susanna is hungry herself.
EDWARD
That’s right. None for me.
NELLIE
You set yourself down, and I’ll dish it up.
TRAVELER
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After supper, Lawrence would lift Edward onto his shoulder and go out for a
walk.
Lawrence sets Edward on his shoulder.
LAWRENCE
Every sailor needs to know his constellations, Susanna. That’s Andromeda, you
see? And over there is Pegasus.
EDWARD
Andromeda. Pegasus.
LAWRENCE
Right there is Cassiopeia.
EDWARD
Cassiopeia.
LAWRENCE
And there’s Ursa Major.
EDWARD
Ursa Major.
LAWRENCE
I find comfort in the stars. There’s comfort in knowing my old friends are out
there watching.
EDWARD
Yes.
TRAVELER
The rabbit stayed with the old fisherman and his wife for many weeks, listening
to their stories and memories. And when his own troubling memories haunted
him . . .
EDWARD
Warthogs. Witches. Oceans. Darkness.
TRAVELER
. . . Nellie was always able to comfort him.
Lawrence hands Edward to Nellie, who rocks
Edward in a chair. Perhaps Lawrence plays a banjo
or some other instrument to accompany her.
NELLIE (singing)
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Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird don't sing,
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring.
The music continues under the following. The
Musician joins in the playing.
TRAVELER
Night after night, Nellie sang to the rabbit, gently allowing him to let go of those
dark thoughts.
NELLIE (singing)
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass.
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat.
The music continues under the following.
TRAVELER
And so, for a very long time, life was sweet.
The music ends. Lawrence moves away from the
scene.
TRAVELER
And then, one day, they had a visitor.
The Traveler becomes Lolly.
LOLLY
Hello, ma.
NELLIE
Lolly! What a surprise!
LOLLY
I just had to get out of the city, you know? It just gets to be too much sometimes.
You know what I mean? Just too much.
NELLIE
I’m sure it does, dear.
LOLLY
So I thought I’d surprise you and pop, and spend a weekend in the old hometown.
You know what I mean?
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Activity: The Miraculous Timeline of Edward TulaneOverviewEdward’s journey lasts many years, as he travels from person to person, becoming lost, then found, and then lost again. As he travels, he also begins to experience emotion – fear, love, heartbreak, and many more. Students work in small groups to create a class timeline that illustrates the rich settings and characters created by Kate DiCamillo, while also creating a learning tool to discuss change and sequence.
Activity Instructions
Divide students into small groups, one group for each of the following stages of Edward’s journey: Abilene, Lawrence and Nellie, Bull and Lucy, Bryce and Sarah ruth, Lucius.
Explain to students that they will be creating a class timeline of Edward’s journey. In groups, instruct students to answer the following questions:
• how does this person find Edward?
• What name do they give him?
• how do they treat him, and what do they do together? Do you know where this part of the story takes place geographically?
• how does Edward feel?
• how does Edward become lost again, or move to the next phase of his journey?
Common Core State Standards
Language Arts: Reading: Literature: Key Ideas and Details
Anchor 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
4 .RL .2 – 6 .RL .2
Anchor 3: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
3 .RL .3 – 6 .RL .2
Anchor 5: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
3 .RL .5, 5 .RL .5 – 6 .RL .5
Vocabulary and ConceptsPlotSettingSequenceCharacterPoint of view
Grade Level: 3-6
Length: 45-60 minutes
Materials•Blank paper and lined
writing paper•Pencils•Colored pencils, crayons,
or other art materials•Space on a wall or a
large sheet of butcher paper (for class timeline)
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Activity: The Miraculous Timeline of Edward Tulane cont.Instruct each group member to create an illustration with an accompanying summary of this stage of Edward’s journey. Encourage them to recall phrases from the book or words that jump out at them. When groups have completed their drawing and writing, have them arrange their work in story order.
Collect students’ work and create a class timeline with all the writing and illustrations displayed in the order of the novel. As a class, compare and contrast Edward at the beginning of the story to the end. Where are points in the story where Edward begins to change? As a journal activity, have students choose a moment on the timeline other than their own, and reflect on Edward’s emotions at that point in the story.
“We are all on our own journeys, my lady. We can’t always be with those we love.”
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Online Resources
www .candlewick .com/book_files/0763625892 .btg .1 .pdfCandlewick Press’ Edward Tulane Study Guide
www .katedicamillo .comKate diCamillo’s website
www .katedicamillo .com/onwrit .htmlKate diCamillo on writing
www .readingrockets .org/books/interviews/dicamilloKate diCamillo on writing
www .washingtonpost .com/entertainment/books/kate-dicamillo-reading-aloud-binds-us-together-in-unanticipated-ways/2015/11/18/c880e32c-83be-11e5-8ba6-cec48b74b2a7_story .htmlArticle by Kate DiCamillo on writing, reading, and community.
“Within the confines of a story shared aloud, we get to see one another in new ways. Our hearts are open to the story and open to one another — and because of this, some kind of subterranean magic occurs. Reading aloud binds us together in unanticipated ways. It brings us home.”
– Kate DiCamillo
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Reflection: After the PlayAfter the Play: What did you see?Download the After the Play worksheet on the next page and print a class set. Ask students to complete the drawing and response portions of the sheet either in class or at home.
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What did you see? Name and date _____________________
What did you see? cont.
1. Describe what is happening in your drawing.
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2. List two or three things you liked about the play.
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3. If you were directing your own version of this play, what would you do differently?
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4. Write one question you had about the play that you’d like to ask Oregon Children’s Theatre. Questions can be for actors, the director, a designer, etc.
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