I Must Betray You Novel Study

2023-2024 Georgia Peach Book Award Nominees for Teen Readers

Summary

Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians are not free to dream. Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. He risks everything to unmask the truth behind the communist regime, giving voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Ruta Sepetys continues to tell another gripping thriller that exposes the unwavering conviction of the human spirit!

Unit Information – 46 pages/7 slides (Includes pdf and Editable Word documents)

This novel study includes:

· Introduction PowerPoint on Romania (7 Slides)

· Suggested Reading Guide for Novel Study (2 pages)

· 350 Novel Study Q & A Resource pages - (13 pages)

· Novel Study Questions Student Handout (10 pages – separated by chapters)

· Novel Answer Resource Page with page numbers – (10 pages)

The questions are only literal/recall questions that can be used as daily running quizzes as students read the novel. Instructors are free to create their own higher order thinking questions for this novel. These questions can be used to help quiz students for book bowl competitions.

· Vocabulary Student Handout (1 page)

· Vocabulary Definitions Resource Page (1 page – 15 words)

· Novel Study Test (Includes answers and optional essay) (5 pages)

· Essay Grading Rubric (1 page)

· Digital Project (Rubric included) (3 pages)