Take advantage of this complete bundle to increase your students' comprehension of the novel Something Like Home. Included is a complete novel study, assessment, online game, vocabulary packet, and a book brochure activity to wrap up the unit. This novel study is for the Andrea Beatriz Arango novel, Something Like Home. Within this packet you will receive 36 pages of student activities plus answer keys. It includes a variety of comprehensive and critical thinking skills. This product is perfect for individual or group work. It is available for both print and digital options. Comprehension Graphic Organizers Summarizing Skills Sequence of Events Author Study Author's Purpose Author's Point of View Writing Activities Theme Mapping Activity Poetry Inference Figurative Language Book Review Answer Key Terms of Use Assessment: This assessment pairs nicely with the novel study by Light Bulb Learners, but could easily stand alone as well. It includes matching for character traits, short answer comprehension questions, true/false, sequence of events, and an essay question. It is a no prep assessment with an answer key provided. It is available for both print and digital options. Online Game: Students will need access to the Internet and a copy of the novel to play the game. Educators, simply place a link to the game in either an email to your students or on your learning platform. The game includes 30 questions and needs no instruction from the teacher. The Google Slide game MUST be opened in SLIDESHOW mode to operate. This vocabulary study is for the novel Something Like Home. Within this study you will receive 24 preselected vocabulary terms for your students to write the definition. Additional templates are available for deeper understanding of words if desired. An additional set of matching templates are available for use as either a worksheet or quiz over the terms. Book Brochure: Keep students engaged while reading the novel Something Like Home or use this brochure as a summary activity to recap student's knowledge of the novel. Included are a two page brochure and grading rubric. It is available for both print and digital options.
This novel study for the book Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate can save hours of prep for your novel studies in middle school. Daily comprehension practice requires students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature, and the vocabulary focus builds word knowledge and academic vocabulary. This no-fluff novel study for Home of the Brave is engaging for students, and it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text. Standards-aligned & perfect for novel studies, small group book clubs, independent reading, or as a way to monitor and teach during read aloud. Skills addressed: ✔Character Traits & Interactions ✔Analyzing Text Quotes ✔Respond to Literature ✔ Point of View ✔Inferring ✔Theme And more! You'll receive: • Instructional planning guide • 3 paper-saving novel study trifolds - up to 15 instructional days - color & blackline • 3 weekly word of the day flip books for text-based vocabulary • Matching cut & paste comprehension prompts for interactive journals • Easy-to-follow directions for printing & prep • Trifold Answer keys Benefits of Trifolds over Traditional Novel Units: ❑ Foldable format provides novelty and encourages student engagement ❑ Daily comprehension focus builds reading comprehension skills vs. plot recall ❑ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers ❑ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge ❑ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies **************************************************************************** Terms of Use: © Rebecca Davies. All rights reserved by the author. These materials are intended for personal use by a single classroom only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. See product file for clip art and font credits. Questions? Click here to contact me directly or find out what novel studies are coming soon.
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With 150 thought provoking questions, this chapter-by-chapter reading guide to Karina Yan Glaser's novel The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street will enhance your homeschool family reading. Complete with both the student guide and separate answer key. This is an instant digital download of a comprehensive literature guide for one of the most popular elementary school books today. The material focuses on generating verbal narration, in-depth discussion and developing a deeper understanding of the story line and characters. Can be used to help narration, writing, or simply a fun family discussion at all elementary and middle grade age levels. Incorporate into your morning basket. Use this novel study guide to enhance both your and your child's experience and learning by easily reading a chapter aloud or together and then working through the short chapter-by-chapter questions to really solidify understanding of the book. Can be completed through verbal narration at younger ages or written at older ages. Thank you so much for considering my literature guide! Happy reading!
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UPDATED! This ESSENTIALS BUNDLE for studying character, theme and language in any novel is a lighter version of my Any Novel Bundle with the 15 failsafe resources and materials for studying class readers or new novels. Great for building a unit in a short space of time, or for classes where students study their own choice of text. Includes: Onion Book Review | Peel Back the Layers | Comprehension and Reflection Editable Graphic Organizer | Any Literary Essay Frame | Leveled Instruction Editable ANY TEXT Hexagonal Thinking Diagram | Character, Theme, Context, Motif Any Book or Novel Project | Codebreaker Tasks | Cryptogram | Comprehension Bloom Balls | Character Study | Any Novel or Story | Bloom's Taxonomy Prompts PRINTABLE Any Character Autopsy | Body Biography | Worksheets | Bookmarks Book Bento Box Report | End of Reading Project | Review | Novel and Nonfiction Fully Editable Silent Discussion Materials | Annotate Texts | Create Discussion Any Book Haiku Summary | No-Prep Poetry Assignment | Examples & Analysis Character Study Activities | Any Text or Novel | Letter, Playlist, Selfie & more Comprehension Bingo | 30 Printable Bingo Cards | Any Book, Poem or Fiction Any Chapter Reflection Bookmarks | First Chapter Friday Response | Any Text Pagecraft ELA Coffee Library | Full Printable Text Booklets | Growing Pack Plus two freebies... FREE Questioning Grid and Question Planner | GATE | Gifted and Talented 12 Free ELA Downloads | Sample Pack | Taster Resources & Activities | Pagecraft
Item description A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for SPACEBOY by David Walliams. This 114 page novel study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills. With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context. Check out the PREVIEW for an example of some of the content included. This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created in the order of the book. AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED Activities include: Comprehension strategies – inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context. Literacy Skills – sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view. Story elements – character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme. Book response – creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses. Vocabulary – a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work. Applying and Synthesising – engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story. Research – relevant to the story including bats, turtles, volcanoes and owls. Written tasks – using a range of genres as relevant to the story Creative Thinking – engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative. Critical Thinking – using themes from the story to consider wider issues All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time! This product is not associated with this book’s author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.
The Bridge Home novel study includes all lessons necessary to have a successful novel study unit including test, questions, activities, essay, worksheets, journal responses, etc. Your students will enjoy the rigor and creativity of this lesson built on best teaching practices. ⭐Featured: 100 Pages Vocabulary worksheet-to track unfamiliar vocabulary Reading comprehension worksheet-fosters critical thinking Quiz questions with key Purpose of reading questions-Why are we reading this? Here's why... Close reading questions-text, questions, and answers 6-panel storyboard-students write short story using graphics One-pager theme project-to be complete at end of unit Essay: prompt, outline, rubric, self-edit, videos Roll the Dice Game-to be played once or multiple times throughout unit Plot structure diagram worksheet-students plot the structure of the text on a graphic organizer Compare/contrast character sheet-deep dive into characters Claim/evidence worksheet-students find evidence to support a claim Costa's question cues worksheet-students write critical thinking questions/answers using question cues provided Philosophical chairs-all items necessary including rubric, checklist etc. Journal responses-fosters critical thinking Activity ideas-to be assigned throughout the unit 4 Projects-movie, song playlist, map, etc. Lit. circles-group work, divide work, distribute in a jigsaw-like style Reading responses-fosters critical and creative thinking Socratic seminar-questions, full guide to create a successful classroom discussion Test with answer key
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Middle school novel study favorites - top novel study picks for grade 5-9 to engage and encourage young readers.
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By The Daring English Teacher When teaching a novel, I love to mix things up and throw in a fun, creative, or collaborative activity that engages students as they analyze and interpret the novel’s theme, characters, symbols, or conflict. This allows me to enhance my students’ understanding of the novel, and it gives them a break from the day-to-day routine of reading and reviewing that often accompanies novel studies. Providing students with fun and engaging, yet still rigorous, activities enhances their understanding and fosters a love of reading. Here are three fun activities that you can easily incorporate into any novel study. This is one of my favorite, go-to collaborative activities. Collaborative posters are a great way to review key concepts, analyze symbols and motifs, and brainstorm for essays, and they require little planning. Before class starts, write one character, symbol, setting, motif, or element from the novel in pencil in the corner of each paper. When class begins, have students form groups of 2-4 students, and provide each group with one of the pieces of paper. Then, instruct your students to record the item, information, and quotes from the book on the poster. For this assignment, you can focus on the author’s use of symbols within the novel. You will select a variety of symbols in the novel and assign the symbols to different groups. It is okay if multiple groups are assigned the same symbol. Instruct each group to title their poster with the symbol, write as many details about the symbol as they can think about (this includes what it stands for), and record up to two different quotes illustrating how the author uses the symbol in the novel. I recently did this activity with my Romeo and Juliet unit, and it was a hit. The students were prepared for their essays, and they developed a deeper understanding for the play. Once students are done with the posters, display them throughout the classroom and have the students complete a gallery walk recording the information. This activity is great because it requires students to analyze their assigned topic, while at the same time reinforcing the importance of collaborative work. Even better, this activity gets students up and moving! As an alternative to making posters, this assignment also works very well with post-it notes. Simply provide your student groups with multiple post-it notes, and have the groups write information on the post-its. Then, have students post the notes on the board for the gallery walk. This option is especially beneficial when you want to have a gallery walk, but do not have the time for making posters in the classroom. You can also read about collaborative brainstorming ideas in this blog post. A fun and creative character analysis project you can complete in your classroom is a mock job fair in your classroom. To prepare for this activity, students either select or are assigned a character from the novel. They assume the role of this character and create a resume for this character listing strengths, accomplishments, and skills. To prepare for this activity, I usually teach students about resume writing, provide them with a list of power verbs, and give them a resume template. After students create their resumes, I host a mock job fair in my classroom for one day. During the mock job fair students are assigned to one of two groups, and the groups rotate between interviewer and interviewee. The students assigned to the interview role are given a set of interview questions to ask their candidate. As the candidate responds, the interviewer records the responses. After the interview is over, the students switch roles. This is one of my favorite activities for my Of Mice and Men unit because the students get to explore the characters on a deeper level. Once the activity is over, students write a brief argument piece about whether they would hire that character for the job. After I read an essential chapter with my students, I like to take a day or two to reflect on the reading, analyze what happened, and make sure that my students understand the importance of what they just read, and a creative comic strip assignment is ideal for this. One of the best times to assign this activity is right after a major conflict or at the peak of the story so that students can really analyze the novel's conflict. I like doing this activity with my students when we read Fahrenheit 451 because it helps them understand the conflict more. When assigning a comic strip assignment, make sure students focus on more than just drawing pictures by requiring them to include quotes from the novel as their dialogue. In addition to quotes, students should also write narration, cite their quotes in MLA format, and dedicate an entire box to the novel’s conflict. You can download this FREE, EXCLUSIVE resource to use in your classroom with your next novel study! For more fun, yet rigorous, activities that you can use with any novel study, check out my Novel Unit. This resource is 99 pages and is filled so many activities that you can use them throughout the year for multiple novel studies. From introductory activities to use before reading, to differentiated writing prompts with built-in scaffolding to use as you read, to post-reading cumulative assignments, and everything in between, this novel unit is my go-to resource when I'm in a pinch and need an activity. Click HERE to check out this resource. Here are some additional resources to help you teach the novel! The SuperHERO Teacher - Workbook for Any Novel Unit Study Grades 7-12 Addie Williams - Novel Study Package - Use with ANY NOVEL Presto Plans - Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story Secondary Sara - Chapter Study Guides: Student-Made Activity for ANY Novel
Engage students without overwhelming reluctant readers with countless chapter questions that require them to regurgitate the text. The easy-to-implement plans and activities save you hours of prep and are perfect for literature circles or book clubs. Includes a reading comprehension and vocabulary component. This download includes: Instructional planning guide 4 paper-saving novel study trifolds - up to 20 instructional days 4 weekly word of the day flip books for text-based vocabulary Cut & paste comprehension prompts for interactive journals Easy-to-follow directions for printing & prep Trifold Answer keys Reading Comprehension Skills Addressed: Main Idea & Summary Analyzing Text Making Inferences & Drawing Conclusions Analyzing Characters, Relationships, & Change over Time Vocabulary & Context Clues Responding to Literature Cause and Effect Descriptive & Sensory Language
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Hatchet is a great choice for your students' literature circle or book club. It is an engaging survival story that captures readers from the early chapters. This no-prep Hatchet Novel Study Unit helps students build comprehension skills through this award-winning survival story by Gary Paulsen without handing them
This novel study for Holes, by Louis Sachar, contains 124 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more. Excellent for Grades 3-6! Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and opinion writing. No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. *IMPORTANT NOTE: This product is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. You will NOT receive a physical booklet in the mail.* ♥You're free to use the printable OR Google version; BOTH are included with your purchase! ♥Excellent for school OR homeschool. No-prep and so easy for teachers, parents, and students to follow! ♥Eye-catching Google version contains full-color, interactive adaptations of all resources. ♥Perfect for digital learning. Students can access the Google version from any computer or tablet! Teachers and students can easily send this back and forth using Google Drive or Google Classroom! (The minimum that's needed is a free Google account. However, you may also contact me for help using this product on many other digital learning platforms!) ** NEW ** An additional version of the assessments is now included as Google Forms, which are self-grading. Students can complete these easily on their computers and laptops, and you get instant data! Easy instructions included. (Note: You will need to manually grade the written response questions only.) This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product. WHAT'S INCLUDED: 1) Student Chapter Work •Every section covers 4-5 chapters and contains the following six parts. →Quickwrite: Free-writing that connects the students to the text. →True/False, Multiple Choice, and/or Sequencing. →Standards Focus: Activity based on Reading Literature standards. →Comprehension and Analysis: 3 written response questions. →Beyond: Creative activity that might include art, brainstorming, or writing. →Vocabulary: An entire page of vocabulary work that focuses on 3 chosen words from the chapter. Includes dictionary skills, context clues, and more. 2) 19 Standards-aligned Reading Response Activities •Ask and Answer Questions •Umbrella Themes •Comic Strip: Katherine and Sam •Tower of Terror (focus on obstacles) •Compare and contrast Characters (Stanley and Zero) •Characters and Injustices •Settings and Emotions •Similes •Point of View: Zero •Mystery Thoughts •Holes: The Movie •Chapter Highlights •Scene Snapshot •Character Traits •Character Changes •Setting: The Five Senses •Who's your Favorite? •Figurative Language Find •My Book Review 3) Vocabulary Focus •2 Vocabulary Reviews to use throughout the book •Practice with definitions, synonyms, antonyms, context clues •Vocabulary Lists are organized by chapter & come with and without definitions •Four challenge words chosen for you from every chapter •Vocabulary Word Wall cards in full color •Vocabulary Flashcards in b/w •Vocabulary Games and Activities Idea Sheet 4) Culminating Project Options •10 creative project choices for students to complete after they finish the book 5) Two Assessments •Test comprehension and vocabulary •Test #1-Chapters 1 to 25 •Test #2-Chapters 26 to 50 •Assessments provided in 3 versions: printables, Google Slides, OR Google Forms! 6) Student Bookmarks •Serve as reference tools •Highlight plot, setting, characters •Attractive art 7) Easy planning and Low Prep •Unit Map lays it all out for you •Table of Contents for easy navigation •Common Core Codes included for all activities •Student Packet Covers •All Answer Keys 8) Instructions for digital Google Slides Version 9) Instructions for digital Google Forms Tests **IMPORTANT NOTE** Along with the PRINTABLE version, you'll receive links for DIGITAL Google versions too! To use the digital versions, you will need Internet access and a free Google account, OR Google Classroom. They will work on computers or iPads. Upon purchasing, you will download documents containing links to the digital files, along with explicit, easy-to-follow instructions that will get you started in minutes! Students will be highly engaged and freshly invigorated as they type, draw, and diagram directly into the files on their computers or tablets. These versions are easily shared digitally between you and your students, without the hassle of paper, pencil, and copies. Additionally, the Google Forms assessments allow for self-grading and instant data! © Nothing but Class Resources, LLC This item is a digital download from my Nothing but Class store. As such, it is for use in one classroom only. 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This 46-page Novel Study Workbook can be given to students for independent novel study or you can individual worksheets and activities as you study a whole-class novel! Activities encourage students to take ownership of their learning as they set and reflect on goals, practice active reading strate...
Are you looking for a creative but low-prep project idea for your novel study unit? Then, keep on reading.I had been brainstorming engaging final project ideas for my grade 9 ESL learners to wrap up our novel study unit on Restart by Gordon Korman, but I realized that I would have neither the energy nor the time to prepare a project booklet for them. So, as an alternative assessment idea, I decided to have my learners prepare a gamified quiz for the novel they read in class. This activity may b
Activities and ideas that work for any novel study in the Middle School Language Arts classroom.
All prices are in Canadian dollars. Total Pages: 100 pages Answer Key: Included with rubric Teaching Duration: N/A File Size: 3 MB File Type: PDF Novel Study Activities For Any Novel | PDF and Digital Formats: This resource can be used to teach ANY novel for whole-class novel studies, book clubs, literature circles, or independent reading. Students will enjoy this differentiated and engaging unit. This unit focuses on the literary elements of plot, character, setting, theme, and conflict as well as these literary devices: similes, metaphors, symbols, and foreshadowing. Use this unit to introduce or review literary elements and literary devices with your students. This unit is Google Classroom™️ compatible with individual PDFs and Google Slides™️ graphic organizers are included. Click Here To View The Preview Resource Includes Unit Plan (Novel Introduction Activities, Modelled Lessons) Daily Lesson Plans Literary Elements Graphic Organizers Reading Strategies Graphic Organizers Answer Keys for Modelled Lessons Classroom Posters/Classroom Anchor Charts Literary Elements Quiz Final Task Novel Activities Choice Board (this resource is also sold separately) Individual PDFs of student pages for uploading to Google Classroom or other online learning portals Google Slides graphic organizers for 1:1 schools Student choice Scaffolded and regular graphic organizers options Lessons divided up with title pages for easy access Standards-based assessment options Points-based assessment options Unit Overview Activating Prior Novel Knowledge QR Code Activity Elements of a Novel Lesson (Slideshow and Graphic Organizer) Whole-Class Short Story Analysis Modelling & Practice using The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch (book not included) Independent Practice Graphic Organizers Novel Elements Vocabulary Quiz Final Task: Short Story Choice Board Teacher Feedback Great resource to pair with any novel study. Very versatile and comprehensive... like all of your other products! Thank you! Love your Literacy resources! Thank you. So easy to teach and use in the classroom. Thank you for the helpful resources. The best thing ever!!!
Are your students disinterested and tired of the traditional ways of learning characterization? Have you been searching for a really fun, student-centered, interactive way to eliminate their boredom? Well, look no further! I present to you a wonderful student-collaboration activity that will get your students involved and excited for a character analysis for any novel, […]
10 ideas for planning engaging novel units: creative, engaging lesson ideas for your next whole-class novel unit
Novel Study | Close Reading Novels | Novel Analysis
Upper Elementary Novel Study Ideas - favorite book suggestions and novel study ideas for upper elementary ELA classrooms.
Now you can teach challenging reading comprehension skills through novels without having to spend all those hours preparing for literature circles or book clubs. Rest assured your students are developing stronger text analysis and critical thinking skills with these The Chocolate Touch novel study activities. This no-fluff novel study format engages students, but it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text. Instead, each day's lesson targets one key comprehension skills essential for reading success. The entire day's lesson can be just focused on building that skill, which has been carefully aligned to state and Common Core standards. When it comes time to respond, students are asked to use critical thinking skills and combine their own thoughts and opinions with the text to go beyond just a basic understanding of the plot. You'll receive: • Instructional planning guide • 2 paper-saving novel study trifolds - up to 10 instructional days - color & blackline • 2 weekly Word of the Day flip books for text-based vocabulary - color & blackline • Cut & paste comprehension prompts for interactive journals • Easy-to-follow directions for printing & prep • Trifold Answer keys • Digital version in Google Slides - perfect for the digital classroom Skills addressed: ✔Main Idea & Summary ✔Analyzing Text ✔Character Traits ✔Vocabulary & Context Clues ✔Cause & Effect ✔Problem & Solution And so much more! Benefits of Trifolds over Traditional Novel Units: ❑ Foldable format provides novelty and encourages student engagement ❑ Daily comprehension focus builds reading comprehension skills vs. plot recall ❑ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers ❑ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge ❑ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies ***************************************************************************** Terms of Use: © 2015 Rebecca Davies. All rights reserved by the author. These materials are intended for personal use by a single classroom only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. See product file for clip art and font credits.
Item description Would you like to have a collection of reading activities for any novel study? Is one of your goals to improve the reading skills of your students with meaningful novel study worksheets? Would you be interested in exploring new and exciting perspectives of the novel studies in the curriculum with formative assessment reading activities? If you found something that gave you all these benefits, would you want to get started with it right away? Think about what a difference it will make when you start using these engaging novel study templates, activities and assignments in your class! They include: 25 novel study activities and novel study projects for any novel – printable novel study PDF Book Bird’s Eye View Letter to The Author Resume of A Character The Trash Can Dating Ad … and 20 more! Click on the PREVIEW to see all the novel study worksheets pdf you need. Novel Studies Choice Board with all the novel study activities included Editable Google Slides version for novel study for any novel Because the novel studies templates come with clear instructions, you can encourage independent reading work in class which means that your students will be more confident in analyzing novels. The novel study activities come both in print and digitally so you can share them with ease which means you get to save a lot of time during novel studies lesson preparation and class work. These novel studies activities are varied and thorough, so you can assign them as a great final project for any novel which means your students will have a solid portfolio at the end of each novel. Just imagine how you will feel when you start to get the benefits and results from this resource right in your class! Are you afraid that this novel study activity pack will not match the needs of your students? I understand exactly what you feel. Don’t worry! Just try it and if you find this resource not suitable for your class, just email me at [email protected] and I’ll get you a full refund. Gina B. has tried the novel studies activities in her class and said, “The templates were excellent. This helped my students keep moving forward without getting stuck. They really liked the trash can assignment.” Why don’t you give it a try? Click on the “Add to cart” red button and you can use it right away!
This engaging novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will really get your students thinking. It’s perfect to engage students in higher order thinking and discussion activities. This is also a great novel to teach the skill of using evidence from the text to support opinions. This unit can be used to teach the novel as an entire class, in literature circles or individually. I have NOT included lesson plans in this unit. How long it takes will really depend on how much reading students do outside of the classroom. I have included plenty of chapter questions and vocabulary assignments for even the most advanced classrooms. You may choose to shorten these if you want to finish in a quicker time frame. There are chapter questions, bell ringers, vocabulary assignments, vocabulary activities and vocabulary quizzes for all chapters. There are three sections three quizzes that cover content and vocabulary as well as a three page final exam. Also included are characterization activities, final project suggestions and extension activities. An answer key is included for all questions, vocabulary assignments, quizzes and the final test. I hope you enjoy this unit, I know my students did. You may also be interested in: The Boy in the Black Suit The Nickel Boys All American Boys Among the Hidden Ghost Novel Study Unit for ANY novel Scythe
