If I Ran for President by Catherine Stier-A Complete Response Journal

This is an excellent book for teaching children the democratic process and vocabulary of becoming president, in a fun and interesting way! This 41 page book response journal includes graphic organizers, constructed response writing, vocabulary, story elements, and much more that include:
Pre-reading Activities:
- Fiction vs. nonfiction
- What do you know about...
- Prediction
-Questions/Answers during reading organizer

During Reading Activities:
- Comprehension questions
After Reading Activities:
- Compare and contrast
- Friendly letter writing - letter to the president
- Main Idea
- Reader's response writing prompts
- Book rating pages
- Author's purpose
- Vocabulary cards for students
- ABC order of vocab. words
- Adjective find
- Important Nouns
-Author’s Viewpoint graphic organizer
-Focus Wall vocab cards
-7 page journal “My Presidency”
-Design your own election poster
-Presidential Characteristics
-Summing it up – What did you learn?
-Expository paragraph writing with organizers


Can be used in large, small and individual settings. Pages can be used individually or as a packet. Also useful for assessment.

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