Dear Mr. Henshaw Novel Study with GOOGLE Slides

Are you looking for a Dear Mr. Henshaw novel study for literature circles or reading groups? This no-prep book reading unit is packed full of standards aligned comprehension questions and reading responses. These reading activities keep students engaged and focused as they read Dear Mr. Henshaw. Every 10 pages or so, students stop to answer thought-provoking questions about the story, designed to help readers deepen their understanding of the text. The reading responses include character development, making connections, asking questions, inferring, drawing conclusions, summarizing, and determining the author's message. Students need a copy of the book, as they are required to support their thinking with text evidence.

Easy to implement!

This Dear Mr. Henshaw unit engages students as they work independently, in literature circles, and in guided reading groups. Students are kept accountable for their reading with the clear reading responses.

Included in the download:

• teacher directions
• Common Core alignment guide
• link to Google Slides
• strategy charts for making connections, predicting, and asking questions
• interactive notebook pages
• complete answer keys

With this novel study, students will:

• make predictions
• make connections
• ask questions
• answer text-based questions
• note details
• use supporting details
• write a friendly letter
• write from the main character's point of view
• compare and contrast
• infer
• draw visualizations
• determine character traits
• complete a character trait map
• use context clues
• write chapter summaries
• order events into the correct sequence

Options for the teacher:

This book study is offered as a no-prep printable unit and has also been prepared using Google Slides. The link to the Slides is found on page 2 of the PDF.

See what teachers are saying!

❤️ "This comprehension unit was very good, and it had the students think critically when they needed to. My class had some very deep discussions started from the questions." Sheri F.

❤️ "I am so happy that I bought this resource for my student book clubs. This resource is common core aligned and has excellent text dependent questions. The resource chunked the novel into sections. My students have been able to focus their predictions, thoughts and analysis per section." Bryna O.

❤️ "Well organized. Student friendly. Deep thinking." Cory G.

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