5th Grade Novel Study Bundle: SS, STEAM, & Classic Lit (Print + DIGITAL)

This 5th grade novel study bundle features some of My Reading Resources' most popular novel studies. The books chosen for this bundle cover a wide range of characters, settings, and literary styles, and every novel is CCSS aligned for 5th grade. Each novel study gives you the option to use printed materials or digital assignments with Google Drive options for students!

What is included?

• Learn about the culture of the Ojibwa people while reading The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich through the story of Omakayas.
• Students will have a blast reading The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner! This story about wild inventions and crafty children will get your students' STEM gear moving.
• Inspire your students' artistic nature with Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick. This novel is told partially in written words and partially using only pictures!
• Transport your students to a land of magic and fantasy and give them a taste of the classics with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.

All novel studies include:

• "Mark My Words" Vocabulary Bookmark
• Student Worksheet Packet--great for independent work! (digital option)
• Student Projects
• A variety of assessments (varies some by novel study)

vocabulary quiz

section quizzes (digital option)

comprehensive quiz (digital option)

final exam (some include PARCC-style Part A, Part B questions) (digital option)

• Vocabulary Cards
• Q & A Dice Game
• Complete Answer Keys
• CCSS Checklists

Skills addressed in these novel studies include:

▸determine point of view

▸identify and explain figurative language (alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, simile, personification)

▸describe setting

▸identify main character

▸provide textual support for answers

▸making predictions

▸compare and contrast (settings, characters, and events)

▸summarizing

▸using a glossary

▸foreshadowing

▸identifying theme

▸determining word meaning using a range of strategies

▸point of view

▸provide textual evidence to support an answer

▸describe and analyze the narration, including its effect on the reader

▸Latin/Greek roots

▸synonyms and antonyms

▸give an opinion and provide support for it

▸making inferences

▸understanding how illustrations contribute to the message conveyed by the words in a story

▸identify part of speech

▸describe a character in depth

▸compare and contrast characters

▸sequencing/create a timeline (student project)

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