The One Thing You'd Save Park novel study comprehension composition enrichment
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This resource includes comprehension questions with composition prompts and enrichment/project activities for the book The One Thing You'd Save by award-winning author, Linda Sue Park. The resource is provided as a printable PDF and as Google Slides™ for use in Google Classroom™. This is a unique and timely book that promotes critical thinking, encourages cooperation and inspires appreciation for different viewpoints and individuality. The book is written in the Korean Sijo poetic style and inspires appreciation for community, friendship, family, individual gifts, and the things in life that truly matter. Its lessons for creative and critical thinking, unity, and cooperation are important lessons across academic disciplines. This book is a perfect vehicle for interdisciplinary studies.
The One Thing You'd Save has received numerous awards and wonderful reviews including:
An ALA Notable Book
A Bank Street College Bes Children's Book
A Kirkus Best Books
A Horn Fanfare Book
An NPR "Books We Love"
A Texas Bluebonnet Books nominee for 2022-2023
and others!
I love this book and highly recommend it for a class novel study because of the creative thinking and cooperative learning it can promote!
- This novel is appropriate for boys and girls. It is recommended for grades 3-4 and 8-12 year olds. These are suggested levels. I see it being used by 5th grade and 6th grade as well because of its relevance, themes, and wonderful cross-curricular applications.
- This resource is great for classroom discussion, interdisciplinary study, literature circles, task cards, book clubs, comprehension checks, composition, critical thinking skill-building, book challenges, reflection journals, games, cooperative learning, and reading responses.
- The enrichment/project activities included with this resource engage students in extended literary study, composition opportunities, and cross-curricular applications. These activities and projects are deliberately designed to be easy to implement, fun, and motivating while teaching and reinforcing important learning skills.
- Answer keys are included for the questions and the activities.
- This resource is appropriate for use by:
- Students
- Classroom teachers
- Reading teachers and reading specialists
- Language therapists
- Librarians
- Parents
- Tutors
- Individuals who work with students to encourage a love for reading and creative thinking
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Great Ideas for Using SK Designs Novel Study Question Cards in the Classroom
- The question cards may be printed in color or BW. (For repeated use and extra resistance to wear, they may be laminated.)
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