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Restart Characterization Flip book -Google Drive Version

By Educate and Create

This flip book goes through all the main characters of the novel. It includes graphic organizers for your students to fill out in order to better understand character development. It makes a great study guide and a good way to have your students understand the differences and similarities between the different characters of the novel. Offers differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all your students! Rubric included for easy grading. Great for any novel study

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Literature Circle Response Packet | 12 Titles | Levels N-R | Graphic Organizers!

By Veronica Reyes

This packet is a literature response to several books at Level N, Level O, Level P, Level Q and Level R. It can be used as a literature response for a book club or as a whole class reading comprehension packet. These packets can also be used during guided reading. There are prompts on when to answer each response page in the upper right corner in blue.

Reading Comprehension Strategies Addressed-

- Predicting

- Visualizing

- Short Answer Response

-Text Connections

- Major Event

- Author's Purpose

- Questioning

- Grammar

- Opinion

Includes these titles…

The Giving Tree

Strega Nona

Owl Moon

Amber Brown

Jumanji

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

Tikki Tikki Tembo

And Still the Turtle Watched

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Gleam and Glow

A Bad Case of Stripes

**LEVELS N, O, P, Q, R**

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THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster.

This BOOK COMPANION is a highly engaging and comprehensive literature unit that allows your students to respond to a story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

**With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover many of the Grades 4, and 5 and 6 ELA Common Core State Standards in context.**This unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities and includes printable and digital versions.

The unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. Follow-up activities include a comprehension follow up and one to three extra literacy task for each chapter. The extra activities allow for students to demonstrate their understanding through tasks that require them to synthesise, analyse and apply, drawing from their understanding of the story.

The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. It has been designed to promote thinking and comprehension. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The unit has been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.

Activities include:

  • COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
  • Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
  • Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view. PMI, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, mentor text activities, prefix and vocabulary work, idioms.
  • 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
  • Research - relevant to the story and children's interests
  • 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.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

Thank you for your continued support.

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A Wrinkle in Time : Complete Teacher's Unit

By Educate and Create

A Wrinkle in Time Complete Teacher's Unit is the ultimate resource for English teachers seeking to bring this classic tale by Madeleine L'Engle to life for their students. This comprehensive package contains everything needed to teach the novel in a meaningful and engaging way.

The unit begins with an Introduction Power Point that sets the stage for the novel and provides important background information. This presentation is a valuable tool for engaging students and generating interest in the story.

The Study Guide is a comprehensive resource that includes about the author, a character map. and questions that encourage critical thinking and analysis. With this guide, teachers can easily guide their students through the plot and ensure a deep understanding of the themes and symbolism present throughout the text.

The Characterization Flipbook is a fun and interactive way for students to explore the characters in the novel. With this flipbook, students can create character sketches and analyze the motivations and actions of each character.

Graphic Organizers are also included, providing students with a visual way to organize their thoughts and ideas. These organizers are designed to help students explore key themes and concepts in the novel, making it easier for them to make connections and analyze the text.

The Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes are essential tools for building students' vocabulary and understanding of the language used in the novel. These lists and quizzes are comprehensive and designed to challenge students at all levels.

The Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles provide an entertaining way for students to review and reinforce their understanding of the novel's vocabulary.

Ultimately, A Wrinkle In Time : Complete Teacher's Unit is a must-have resource for any English teacher. With its comprehensive materials and engaging activities, this unit is sure to capture the attention of students and foster a love of literature that will last a lifetime.

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Literature Circle Response Packet | 12 Titles | Levels N-R | Graphic Organizers!

By Veronica Reyes

This packet is a literature response to several books at Level N, Level O, Level P, Level Q and Level R. It can be used as a literature response for a book club or as a whole class reading comprehension packet. These packets can also be used during guided reading. There are prompts on when to answer each response page in the upper right corner in blue.

Reading Comprehension Strategies Addressed-

- Predicting

- Visualizing

- Short Answer Response

-Text Connections

- Major Event

- Author's Purpose

- Questioning

- Grammar

- Opinion

Includes these titles…

The Giving Tree

Strega Nona

Owl Moon

Amber Brown

Jumanji

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

Tikki Tikki Tembo

And Still the Turtle Watched

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Gleam and Glow

A Bad Case of Stripes

**LEVELS N, O, P, Q, R**

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KENSUKE'S KINGDOM Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for KENSUKE'S KINGDOM by Michael Morpurgo.

This 58 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. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion as whilst working alongside students.

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 porpoises, orangutans, atomic bombs, turtle hatchlings and typhoons.
  • Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
  • 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.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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Much Ado About Nothing Bundle: Complete Teacher Unit

By Educate and Create

Complete Teaching Unit for Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing.

Everything you need to cover the entire play with your students. Comes complete with answer keys. Differentiated instruction to ensure comprehension to meet your students needs.

Includes:

Much Ado About Nothing Context Powerpoint

Much Ado About Nothing Interactive Flipbook

Much Ado About Nothing Escape Room

Much Ado About Nothing Characterization

Much Ado About Nothing Act 1 Quiz

Much Ado About Nothing Act 2 quiz

Much Ado About Nothing Act 3 Quiz

Much Ado About Nothing Act 4 Quiz

Much Ado About Nothing Act 5 Quiz

Much Ado About Nothing : Benedick Soliloquy Analysis

Shakespeare Comedies Power point

Much Ado About Nothing Final Project and Rubric

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Literature Circle Response Packet | 12 Titles | Levels N-R | Graphic Organizers!

By Veronica Reyes

This packet is a literature response to several books at Level N, Level O, Level P, Level Q and Level R. It can be used as a literature response for a book club or as a whole class reading comprehension packet. These packets can also be used during guided reading. There are prompts on when to answer each response page in the upper right corner in blue.

Reading Comprehension Strategies Addressed-

- Predicting

- Visualizing

- Short Answer Response

-Text Connections

- Major Event

- Author's Purpose

- Questioning

- Grammar

- Opinion

Includes these titles…

The Giving Tree

Strega Nona

Owl Moon

Amber Brown

Jumanji

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

Tikki Tikki Tembo

And Still the Turtle Watched

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Gleam and Glow

A Bad Case of Stripes

**LEVELS N, O, P, Q, R**

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UNTIL THE ROAD ENDS Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for UNTIL THE ROAD ENDS by Phil Earle.

This 88 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. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion as whilst working alongside students.

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 London Evacuees, Dog Behaviour, Carrier Pigeons, Opposable Thumbs, Trench Warfare, Chain Ferries, Barrage Balloons and Rig the Hero Dog.
  • Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
  • 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.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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Shakespeare Ultimate Bundle.

By Educate and Create

Shakespeare Ultimate Bundle. Includes resources for the following plays: Hamlet, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, and The Twelfth Night. Great for covering Shakespeare at multiple grade levels or multiple plays. Includes different activities, study guides, games, and more. Works great as a school resource.

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THE GREAT GALLIPOLI ESCAPE Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for THE GREAT GALLIPOLI ESCAPE by Jackie French.

This 60 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. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion as whilst working alongside students.

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 The Gallipoli Campaign, Life in the Trenches, Warfare in the trenches, The Horses of Gallipoli, Propaganda, and the Evacuation of Gallipoli.
  • 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.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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A Wrinkle in Time: Graphic Organizers - Google Drive Version

By Educate and Create

If you're an English teacher looking for an effective and engaging way to help your students analyze and understand the complexities of the novel _A Wrinkle in Time,_look no further than our bundle of 5 graphic organizers and rubric.

This product includes 5 unique graphic organizers, each designed to help your students explore a different aspect of the novel. The organizers cover important literary elements such as vocabulary, plot structure, theme development, and more. The included rubric provides a clear and detailed grading system to help you assess your students' work and provide feedback on their understanding of the novel.

Our graphic organizers and rubric are easy to use and will save you time in creating your own review materials. Plus, they're designed with English teachers in mind, so you can be sure that your students are getting the most out of their reading experience.

With our bundle of 5 graphic organizers and rubric, your students will be able to dive deep into the novel and gain a comprehensive understanding of the important concepts and themes presented in A Wrinkle in Time. These materials are a valuable resource for any English teacher who wants to help their students succeed in analyzing complex literary works.

Don't wait! Add our bundle of 5 graphic organizers and rubric to your classroom materials today and watch your students engage with the novel in a whole new way! With this product, you'll be sure to create an unforgettable learning experience that will stay with your students long after they've finished reading A Wrinkle in Time.

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READING COMPREHENSION UNITS for THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH and more.

By The Book Bandit

Three NOVEL STUDIES for THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE A New Adventure and MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS.

These are engaging and comprehensive units 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 the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.

Activities include:

  • COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
  • Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
  • Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
  • Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
  • Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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!

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!

George's Marvellous Medicine

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Magic Faraway Tree

Thank you for your continued support

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A Wrinkle in Time: Graphic Organizers

By Educate and Create

If you're an English teacher looking for an effective and engaging way to help your students analyze and understand the complexities of the novel _A Wrinkle in Time,_look no further than our bundle of 5 graphic organizers and rubric.

This product includes 5 unique graphic organizers, each designed to help your students explore a different aspect of the novel. The organizers cover important literary elements such as vocabulary, plot structure, theme development, and more. The included rubric provides a clear and detailed grading system to help you assess your students' work and provide feedback on their understanding of the novel.

Our graphic organizers and rubric are easy to use and will save you time in creating your own review materials. Plus, they're designed with English teachers in mind, so you can be sure that your students are getting the most out of their reading experience.

With our bundle of 5 graphic organizers and rubric, your students will be able to dive deep into the novel and gain a comprehensive understanding of the important concepts and themes presented in A Wrinkle in Time. These materials are a valuable resource for any English teacher who wants to help their students succeed in analyzing complex literary works.

Don't wait! Add our bundle of 5 graphic organizers and rubric to your classroom materials today and watch your students engage with the novel in a whole new way! With this product, you'll be sure to create an unforgettable learning experience that will stay with your students long after they've finished reading A Wrinkle in Time.

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READING COMPREHENSION UNITS for THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH and more.

By The Book Bandit

Three NOVEL STUDIES for THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH , CHARLOTTE'S WEB and NEVERMORE The Trials of Morrigan Crow.

These are engaging and comprehensive units 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 the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.

Activities include:

  • COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
  • Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
  • Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
  • Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
  • Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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!

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!

George's Marvellous Medicine

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Magic Faraway Tree

Thank you for your continued support

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Much Ado About Nothing: Benedick Soliloquy Analysis Compare and Contrast Act 2

By Educate and Create

Studying Much Ado About Nothing? Need help with soliloquy analysis? Look no further. This product contains two soliloquies for Benedick from Act 2, Scene 3. With five written answer questions for each soliloquy. In addition there is also a graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast the two speeches. A great way for students to understand the text and analyze character development. May be used with the play or as a stand alone lesson. This product comes complete with answer key.

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TOM APPLEBY CONVICT BOY and THE GREAT GALLIPOLI ESCAPE Novel Studies

By The Book Bandit

TWO NOVEL STUDIES for THE GREAT GALLIPOLI ESCAPE and TOM APPLEBY CONVICT BOY by Jackie French.

These novel studies are highly engaging and comprehensive literature units that allow your students to respond to a 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.

These units can be followed chapter by chapter.

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 and children's interests - including polar bears, Svalbard, Global Warming and more.
  • 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.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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THE GREAT GALLIPOLI ESCAPE Novel Study and AUSTRALIA Country Study BUNDLE

By The Book Bandit

This bundle includes a novel study for THE GREAT GALLIPOLI ESCAPE and a 40 page country study for AUSTRALIA.

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Michael Morpurgo NOVEL STUDIES Bundle

By The Book Bandit

Three NOVEL STUDIES for KASPAR PRINCE OF CATS, KENSUKE'S KINGDOM and THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS based on the stories by Michael Morpurgo.

These are engaging and comprehensive units 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 the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.

Activities include:

  • COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
  • Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
  • Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
  • Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
  • Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.
  • NON-FICTION passages that support the themes and topics of the book

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!

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!

Thank you for your continued support

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