Maniac Magee Novel Study Unit Teaching - 170+ Page Teacher Resource BUNDLE
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Maniac Magee 173-page novel study unit includes student coursework, quizzes, tests, and teacher resources, for teaching Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. Students will be able to self-direct their study in many cases, making it perfect for in-person or distance learning. Classroom-tested by over 700 teachers with a 4.9/5 Rating! Please note this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.
In this comprehensive Maniac Magee Teaching bundle, you'll get:
Texts and Pre-Reading Activities to engage students and to support and introduce themes and context before reading
❇️ Notes and Activity on the Elements of Fiction
❇️ Author Biography and activity on author Jerry Spinelli
❇️ Anticipation/Reaction Pre-Reading Activity
❇️ Historical Context Informational Text on Segregation and the Civil Rights Movement
❇️ Glossary of Allusions and Terminology
❇️ Vocabulary lists both with and without definitions
❇️ Active Reading/Note-Taking Guide
❇️ Comprehension Check Study Guide Questions for each section
Special Social Issues Informational Texts and Questions or Activities on:
✴️ Juvenile Runaways
✴️ Bullying
✴️ Prejudice and Racism
✴️ Illiteracy
✴️ Homelessness
Novel-based Literary Analysis Activities that support student practice in text analysis and close reading and dig deeper into the text with activities on:
✴️ Figurative Language
✴️ Setting
✴️ Descriptive Language
✴️ Conflict
✴️ Imagery
✴️ Elements of Style
✴️ Theme
✴️ Character Development
✴️ Elements of Plot
Standards-based Language and Writing Activities that provide lessons and skills practice, specifically on:
✅ Hyphen, Colon, and Semi-Colon
✅ Vocabulary in Context
✅ Identifying Parts of Speech
✅ Synonyms and Antonyms
✅ Verb Tense and Agreement
✅ Word Origins--Etymology
✅ Sentence Structure
✅ Capitalization, Spelling and Grammar
✅ Vocabulary Extension
✳️ Reading Quizzes for each section (3-5 chapters)
✳️ Vocabulary Quizzes every 10 chapters
✳️ Part I, Part II, Part II Tests
✳️ Two Final Test versions--one entirely multiple choice
✳️ Novel Summary
✳️ Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities List
✳️ Post-Reading Ideas and Activities List
✳️ Essay and Writing Ideas List
✳️ Two Project Rubrics
✳️ Response to Literature Essay Rubric
✳️ Sample Agenda, including special notes for teaching
✳️ Complete Answer Key
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❤️️ Loved this resource!! Extremely well thought out and full of a wide variety of reading elements to study besides just comprehension. You really do not need any other novel source with this available! - Jennifer T.
❤️️ Super intensive! I adored what amount was there! The children got much more of the book as a result of it. - Tracey L.
❤️️ This is an excellent novel study. The vocabulary, comprehension questions and activities are top notch! Couldn't be more happy with my purchase. - Anne I.
❤️️ As a first year teacher this resource was amazing and gave me a great way to introduce social issues in my classroom! - Aimee O.
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❤️️ I absolutely love this resource! Everything is well thought out, and I love that all the standards are tied together throughout the unit! If all of the novels I am teaching next year were on this site, I would buy every one of them. They are so good! - Nikki J.
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