This literature unit study does NOT include the original book, A Separate Peace by John Knowles. You can obtain the original book through your local library or through retailers to use in conjunction with this curriculum. Perfect for grades 8-12, this literature unit study provides summaries, analyses, reading comprehension quizzes, vocabulary lists, essay questions, unit projects, and more. You'll find lists of characters, proposed schedules, an author bio, and information about literary devices. This study guide is appropriate for classroom teaching, homeschooling, book groups, and individual study. Teachers will be able to customize the unit study according to students' interests, abilities, and needs, and the study guide makes it possible for students of varied abilities to discuss the same material while working on individual projects. Your students will learn to identify themes of growing up, identity, and enmity. You're provided with a variety of end-of-unit projects, including an Essay, an Art Project, Ecology Project, Map Making, History Project, and an Athletic Brochure. Written by award-winning author John Knowles, A Separate Peace tells the story of Gene Forrester and his best friend Phineas. As these friends finish up their schooling at a private, all-boys boarding school in New England, World War II heats up around the world. When an accident causes athletic and charming Finny to shatter his leg, the Devon School becomes a microcosm for the unrest of the outside world. This is a perfect novel for teaching adolescents about literature and symbolism while exploring themes that strike close to home.