Short Story or Novel Fiction Assignment - Reading Cube Craft Hands On Activity

Short Story or Novel Fiction Assignment - Reading Cube Craft Hands-On Activity: Gone are the days of traditional reading responses or book reports! This hands-on reading resource works with any novel or short story and allows students to analyze characterization, setting, theme, conflict, and quotations. Students will create a 3D reading cube based on the fictional story they are reading. With detailed instructions, students complete the assignment and, after cutting out each circle, easily connect them to create a dynamic reading cube. All that's needed is glue and scissors, making it a hassle-free yet effective tool for fostering engagement in text analysis. You will be amazed at how much more engaged your students are in analyzing the text through the use of this craft in comparison to pencil-to-paper analysis.

Included in This Reading Cube Short Story or Novel Assignment:

➡️ Reading Cube Teacher Instructions: Navigate the reading cube crafting process effortlessly with these comprehensive teacher instructions. This resource offers detailed guidelines accompanied by images, providing a step-by-step walkthrough for both teachers and students.

➡️ Reading Cube Student Templates: Provide students with the three pages of templates they will use to successfully create their reading cube project. These templates come with detailed instructions, empowering students to complete the assignment with ease and confidence. The templates ask students to analyze characterization, setting, theme, conflict, and quotations from the novel or short story.

What Teachers Are Saying AboutThis Reading Cube Short Story or Novel Assignment:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students loved using this activity! It was a different way to create book reports in a simple and comprehensible way, as well as fun since they didn't get bored. Also, I loved that it gives the opportunity to use any story.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is such a fun activity to replace boring old story analysis questions/worksheets. My students had a lot of fun jazzing up their images and putting their cube together. I highly recommend this product!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Used this as an end of unit activity for Of Mice and Men when we were running out of time and energy at the end of a quarter. Kids did an awesome job and really enjoyed the activity. Great way to head into a break, and not too much grading to deal with for me! Super engaging and awesome activity. Will use again!

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