Mrs. Mike/I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Paints a realistic portrayal of the life of Katherine Mary Flannigan, a young girl who moves from Boston to the Canadian frontier and marries a Royal Canadian Mountie. Mrs. Mike tells an inspiring story of love, devotion, and fidelity in a wilderness existence which threatened all three.
A young ordinand who has only two years to live is sent into the wild of British Columbia. During this time, Mark Brian learns what is important in life and experiences acceptance. I Heard the Owl Call My Name stresses the importance of faith and courage, explores life and death, and examines nature as friend and foe.
<About the Series:
Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Price: $19.95
Literary Form
American Novel
Student Activities
Students analyze characters and character motivation, explore cultural conflicts, recognize the purpose and effect of settings, study themes, and examine literary reviews.
Supplementary materials consist of an objective quiz with answer key, essay topics, and optional research, writing, and art activities.
Ethical Values
- Adaptability
- Endurance
- Faith
- Respect
- Service
