Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Ivan’s Homes

Encourage critical thinking and support your students’ literacy development by asking them to analyze the setting in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan. Learners will use the graphic organizer to describe each place Ivan lived and record Ivan’s experiences and feelings in each place. Have students complete this worksheet after they've read the entire novel. Click “View answer key” to see sample student responses and context. Be sure to check out the set of worksheets for The One and Only Ivan.