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Get your learners thinking! Our The Watsons Go to Birmingham Novel Study Unit Plan has the activities and quizzes you need to teach a 7-week novel study -- prereading questions, characters, vocabulary, projects, writing, and more. You'll love the "print-and-go" activities in slideshow and .pdf, both fun and rigorous for your learners (196+ pages and slides).
Your learners will have fun with the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson plan journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This literature guide includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of fun activities.
Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns the lesson plan to the standards. We've filmed some training videos on (1) how to assemble a Novel Analysis Packet that is unique to the academic needs of your learners and (2) how to effectively use our Quickwrite writing prompts.
TEXT: THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM by Christopher Paul Curtis
LEVEL: 4th - 6th
TOTAL: 196 slides/pages in lesson plan unit
→ Based off the 1998 Edition [ISBN: 978-0-590-69014-0].
→ Pacing Guide and Answer Keys included
→ Perfect novel to teach during Black History Month.
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Both unit versions & the combo bundle contain the same activities. The only difference is how they are optimized for print/in-person or digital distance learning. The print/in-person version is formatted to save you photocopies and ink, while the digital makes use of colorful, rich graphics and more space for working along with easy-grade forms. And the Combo bundle includes all of it to meet your shifting needs day-to-day.
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THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - NOVEL STUDY CONTENTS
→ Suggested timeline of how a teacher could plan out the unit book study
→ Detailed explanations of the goals of each activity and how to conduct the activities
→ Meets Common Core Standards (CCSS novel unit). Easy TEKS conversion.
→ Easy to differentiate for different learning levels: Honors, 2nd language learners, and Sped
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ BEFORE READING
★ PreReading Bias Intro Activity (→ print : → digital)
- answer thematic questions to get learners thinking about the novel
- 1 page + 11-slide activity
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1
★ KWL Organizer Chart for Notetaking (→ print : → digital)
- notetaking tool of what they "K"now, "W"ant to know, & "L"earned
- 1-page handout
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ DURING READING
★ Plot Chart Analyzer Diagram Arc Activity (→ print : → digital)
- analyze the 6 parts of the plot
- 1-page analyzer & answer key
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Conflict Graphic Analyzer - 6 Types of Conflict Activity (→ print : → digital)
- analyze the 6 different types of conflict in stories
- 2-page analyzer & answer key
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Characters Activity (→ print : → digital)
- analyze the main characters using novel quotes
- 5-page analyzer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3
★ Settings Activity (→ print : → digital)
- analyze the main settings using novel quotes
- 1-page organizer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Symbols Activity (→ print : → digital)
- analyze the 6 different symbols in the story
- 8-page analyzer
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2
★ Figurative Language Instructional Slideshow (→ print : → digital)
- We set out to make the most helpful, most compelling, most graphically attractive teaching resource for you to introduce your learners to all the various figurative language. This 70+ slide PowerPoint will help you introduce how every many you need to teach your level of learners.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
★ Figurative Language Activity (→ print : → digital)
- analyze and complete 64 figures of speech specific to the novel
- 8-page bundle (2 parts)
- Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Hyperboles, Analogies, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Puns, Symbols
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
★ Journal Questions - Quickwrite Writing Prompts (→ print : → digital)
- 1/2 writing assignments to spur much deeper conversational thinking
- 25-question slideshow
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1
★ 15 Comprehension Pop Quizzes (→ print : → digital)
- a 5-question pop quiz per 1 chapter
* 30-slides of slideshow quizzes
* 30-pages of printable quizzes
- The purpose of these is so learners who read the chapters recently would ace the quiz and learners who didn't read recently would not show comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2,10
★ Vocabulary List and Quiz Assessment (→ print : → digital)
- 60 vocabulary words from the novel
- two 30-question lists & quizzes
- 8-page bundle includes list of words, quiz, and answer keys
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ AFTER READING
★ Persuasive Essay and Speech (→ print : → digital)
- 3 persuasive essay options for learners to choose from; optional delivery of essay as a speech
- Includes essay topics and speech grading rubrics
- 6-page bundle
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2,3
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1,9
- CCSS.ELA-SpeakingListening.SL.1,4,6
★ Movie vs. Novel Comparison Activity (→ print : → digital)
- 2-page activity
- compare & contrast the movie and novel
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7
Enjoy! And remember, changing the law of the land does not always change the way people behave.
