{"id":1879,"date":"2022-10-11T00:45:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T04:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2025-09-17T20:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:59:50","slug":"insignificant-events-in-the-life-of-a-cactus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1879","title":{"rendered":"Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1879\" class=\"elementor elementor-1879\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-445b189 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"445b189\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c133f5\" data-id=\"9c133f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7885094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7885094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"450\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29023\" alt=\"Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Teaching Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-1-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-1-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-1-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ea747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9ea747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><em>Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus <\/em>is an incredible book about three middle school students who overcome many obstacles to &#8220;fit in.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Thirteen-year-old Aven is an ordinary girl, almost. She was born without arms. Her loving stepparents encourage her to do everything on her own. When Aven is in kindergarten, she begins making up wild stories about how she lost her arms including the story about how her arms were burnt off in a wildfire in the mountains of Tanzania. By fifth grade, the wild stories become a game between her and her friends. One day, Aven concocts a story about rescuing a puppy tied to the train tracks. Everyone is amused by the stories which show how her friends have accepted Aven as an equal.<\/p><p>Aven\u2019s life is happy. She loves playing soccer, has several close friends, and enjoys school. That is until Aven is in eighth grade. This is when Aven\u2019s dad decides to become manager of Stagecoach Pass \u2013 a rundown western theme park near Phoenix. Aven\u2019s family sells and donates most of their belongings and makes the long move from Kansas to Arizona.<\/p><p>This book is a must-read for middle schoolers who are facing the challenges that middle school can cause.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3798ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3798ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Activities<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e81279a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e81279a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a99d13\" data-id=\"7a99d13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cc6a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8cc6a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Novel Study Samples<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8571848 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8571848\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75031c9\" data-id=\"75031c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a223f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a223f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus\/Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-Novel-Study-Samples.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus  Novel Study\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de08938\" data-id=\"de08938\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1665214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1665214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grab a free sample of <em>Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Novel Study<\/em>. This sample includes the first vocabulary practice, a set of comprehension questions, and a constructed response question.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa5e7c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2fa5e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus\/Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-Preview-Sample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the unit sample.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7906967 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7906967\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-492c90c\" data-id=\"492c90c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f71df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8f71df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #1 &#8211; Symbolism in <em>Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b473d46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b473d46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10726ad\" data-id=\"10726ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5dc8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc5dc8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus\/Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-Symbols.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Symbols for  Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5633471\" data-id=\"5633471\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3dfcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa3dfcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus<\/em> is full of symbolism. This activity asks students to explain eight symbols. The handout contains Google Slides as well as printables for this activity. An answer key is also included.<\/p><p>This activity and the comparing characters activity explained next are included in this pdf.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c05c3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5c05c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus\/Comparing-Characters-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get this activity.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f18b8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f18b8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #2 &#8211; The Audiobook<\/h3><div>Several audiobooks for\u00a0<em>The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus<\/em> are found on YouTube. You can even find the first chapters read by the author.\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44986c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"44986c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t   <div style=\"height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\r\n        <iframe\r\n            style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/tube.rvere.com\/embed?v=sVefI4eXDEY\"\r\n            title=\"YouTube video player\"\r\n            frameBorder=\"0\"\r\n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\r\n            allowFullScreen>\r\n        <\/iframe>\r\n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9788a5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9788a5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8350d59\" data-id=\"8350d59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ac704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33ac704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #3 &#8211; Comparing the Characters from<em> Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus <\/em>to Other Book Characters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062e4b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"062e4b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Students with Challenges<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ae06cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ae06cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1990f1\" data-id=\"d1990f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd29f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dd29f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus\/Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-Comparing-Characters.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Comparing Characters from Different Novels with Learning Differences\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6722dd1\" data-id=\"6722dd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd5b04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cd5b04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not long after Aven moves to Arizona, she meets Connor. Like her, Connor<span style=\"color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0hides out in the library during lunch.\u00a0<\/span>He doesn&#8217;t want the other students teasing him because of his\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;\">Tourette syndrome.<\/span><span style=\"color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;\">Aven trips over the boy on the sidewalk again. This time, Aven sits down and talks. She learns that Zion does not want to eat in front of others because he is self-conscious about his size. Aven begins eating lunch on the sidewalk with Zion every day.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;\">Soon, Connor joins Aven and Zion and the three become great friends.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383592b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"383592b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\">Have students compare the challenges that Aven, Connor, and Zion have with other characters in the literature they have read.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\">Have students discuss the challenges and triumphs of these characters. How are their challenges alike and different?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\">Have students consider how they can use empathy to better understand and connect with others.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #f7f7f8;\">Have students write a journal entry or letter from the perspective of one of the characters in the book. Have them consider the character&#8217;s thoughts, feelings, and experiences.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\">The printables below include T-charts, web organizers, and Venn diagrams to aid students in thinking about different characters. I recommend that students keep the facts\/details positive by telling how the characters faced and overcame obstacles.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6c5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d6c5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Comparing the Characters from<em> Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus <\/em>to Other Book Characters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5312db4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5312db4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1595d19\" data-id=\"1595d19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3680b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c3680b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_fishtree\/pin.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Comparing and Contrasting Book Characters\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8039291\" data-id=\"8039291\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1bb18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e1bb18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you missed the link above, here it is again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb7f70 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1bb7f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus\/Comparing-Characters-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get this activity.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6ef62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d6ef62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this printable, students compare two or more characters that have special needs. This list offers suggestions; however, several of the printables are open-ended. Simply add characters from stories your students have read.<\/p><ul><li><em>Wonder<\/em> by R.J. Palacio<\/li><li><em>Out of My Mind<\/em> by Sharon M. Draper<\/li><li><em>Freak the Mighty<\/em> by Rodman Philbrick<\/li><li><em>Al Capone Does my Shirts<\/em> by Gennifer Chodenko<\/li><li><em>The Cay<\/em> by Theodore Taylor<\/li><li><em>Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes<\/em> by Eleanor Coerr<\/li><li><em>Thank you, Mr. Falker<\/em> by Patricia Polacco<\/li><li><em>El Deafo<\/em> by Cece Bell<\/li><li><em>Rain Reign<\/em> by Ann M. Martin<\/li><li><em>Fish in a Tree<\/em> by Lynda Mullaly Hunt<\/li><li><em>The War that Saved My Life<\/em> by Kimberly Brubaker<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad8376c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad8376c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-648b579\" data-id=\"648b579\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d59f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7d59f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #4 &#8211; Bullying<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea2502f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea2502f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7e25ff\" data-id=\"e7e25ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1766a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1766a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus\/Insignificant-Events-in-the-Life-of-a-Cactus-Activities.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Activities for  Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e381442\" data-id=\"e381442\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24cd08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b24cd08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have students create a poster, skit, video, and so on that shows the effects of bullying. Students can research statistical information to add to their campaigns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7899567 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7899567\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c97270\" data-id=\"0c97270\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c24a7c2 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