The House of the Scorpion

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
• Handy Guide to Writing by Beyond the Page

Materials

Common Materials

• art materials
• index cards

Lesson 1

• highlighters, in several colors if possible
• index cards used in research

Lesson 2

• toy animal or figurine* (2.1 - Option 1)
• camera* (2.1 - optional)
• dictionary or thesaurus* (2.1 - Option 2)

Lesson 4

• colored pencils or highlighters
• video camera* (4.2 - Option 2)

Lesson 5

• scissors

Lesson 7

• props* (7.1 - optional)

Lesson 8

• colored pencils, crayons, or markers
• dictionary

Lesson 9

• highlighter

Lesson 11

• art paper or poster board

Lesson 12

• glitter
• clear glue
• clear ornament (included)
• small mementos or objects (stickers, nature items, small items, etc..)
• photograph of a loved one

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used