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The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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5th - 9th
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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Book Unit
Al Capone Does My Shirts
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*Great for Whole Class, Guided Reading Groups, Literature Circles, and More!
This is a novel study for Al Capone Does My Shirts Gennifer Choldenko. Over 30 pages of student work, plus an answer key!
Al Capone Does My Shirts is divided into eight sections for study. Each section contains four chapters. There are comprehension questions, vocabulary, and a Common Core Standard taught in each section. There are multiple-choice q
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4th - 6th
The Diary of Anne Frank Novel Study and Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for the bestselling "Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every entry as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning diary autobiography in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
George Washington's Socks Novel Study Unit
Now you can teach challenging reading comprehension skills through novels without having to spend all those hours preparing for literature circles or book clubs. Rest assured your students are developing stronger text analysis and critical thinking skills with these George Washington’s Socks novel study activities.This no fluff novel study format engages students, but it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text.Instead, each
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3rd - 5th
George Washington's Socks Unit
George Washington's SocksThought Provoking ActivitiesThis unit does not include chapter questions. The activities in this unit are meant to make the students go deeper in understanding and thinking about the story.Students will use the book, George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff, to predict, create chapter titles, analyze characters through trait recognition and comparison to themselves, character conflicts, find factual information in historical fiction, write an opinion piece, plot the
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4th - 6th
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Literature Study
Jean Fritz's "We're Writing the Constitution" is both informative and humorous, making it an engaging book for students and a fantastic resource for teaching the Constitution. This 57-page PDF includes a Student Reading Comprehension Packet that breaks the book into manageable chunks and is full of short answer comprehension questions as well as vocabulary study. Supplementary activities are included and cover:
content specific vocabulary
key figures
synonyms & antonyms
government branche
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3rd - 6th
Hana's Suitcase: Exploring the Holocaust Literary Nonfiction Study Unit
This book companion for Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine can save you hours of prep for your literature circles or book clubs. Students will learn about the Holocaust through two different lenses while developing reading comprehension skills and vocabulary. This standards-aligned novel study for Hana's Suitcase engages students, but it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text. Instead, it focuses on getting students to think de
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4th - 7th
Fever 1793 Novel Activities
These novel activities supplement and help guide your instruction of the historical fiction novel, Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. This is a 62 page resource with 60 useable pages! Activities are based on the common core with a focus on finding text evidence to support ideas and opinions. Engaging activities will keep your kids focused on theme; exploring figurative language; describing characters, settings, and events; analyzing and evaluating characters; summarizing using tweets; and so m
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4th - 8th
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Seaman Novel Study Questions (The Dog Who Explored with Lewis and Clark)
Are you studying Westward Expansion? This product would be a great addition to your unit! This is a packet of discussion questions for the novel, Seaman. Seaman is a novel about a dog that traveled out West with Lewis and Clark to discover the Pacific Ocean.
It would be a great way to enhance Social Studies standard: SS4H6 The student will explain westward expansion of America between 1801 and 1861 as well as cover the Common Core Literature standards for grades 3-5.
This packet include
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1st - 7th
Ben and Me Novel Study
Incorporating novels with your social studies units is easy with this all inclusive print and go packet. I've included everything you need to work your way through this novel with ease. Integrating novels into social studies is a very effective way to add dimension to your units, and Ben and Me is a wonderful story that my students always loved to read. What You'll Find:• Teacher’s Edition of Vocabulary by Chapter (with definitions)• Student’s Edition of Vocabulary by Chapter (no definitions)•
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3rd - 5th
Battle of the Alamo Leaders Reading Comprehension
Informative text on William B. Travis, Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, Susanna Dickinson and Juan Seguin, will help students better understand the roles each hero played at the Battle of the Alamo and in theTexas Revolution. This BUNDLED product includes 1 biography of each hero, 10 reading comprehension questions and a reflection page for fast finishers / enrichment (for each passage). Questions are formatted much like those on the 4th Grade STAAR Reading Test.✏️NOTE ✏️These reading passages can be p
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3rd - 6th
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Dear Levi Novel Study on Westward Expansion
Incorporating novels with your social studies units is easy with this all inclusive print and go packet. I've included everything you need to work your way through this novel with ease. Integrating novel units into your social studies block can transform history for your students. "Dear Levi" is a story of a young boy moving west to work the land his Pa claimed for their family. The hardships of moving west in a wagon train are beyond what we can imagine, but this novel brings so many of those
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4th - 5th
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The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz: Creative Guide for Westward Movement Novel
Complete guide for close reading that provides options for differentiation to help all students appreciate the pioneer life in 1784! What you get in this 58 page packet: Chapter Questions. (See the Preview for a full-page sample.) Literal and critical thinking: main ideas and details, interpretation, character analysis, vocabulary, citing text support, using context clues, prediction, sequence, cause/effect, opinion, plot diagram, themes, and more. Skills mini-lessons are integrated into the
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4th - 6th
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The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine Novel Unit and Answer Key
These are worksheets with comprehension questions accompanying the novel The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine. They are grouped by every 4 chapter (ex: 1-4, 5-8 etc.) with the last worksheet being the final 5 chapters. They focus on key events as well as character tracking charts. Update: An answer key is now included!I also have a student response journal for sale that has at least 1 reflective topic for each worksheet that I created and used. They help students to make text to self con
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6th - 9th
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L Holm: A PDF & EASEL Novel Study
This is a ready-to-use, no-prep packet for teachers to use with students in grades 4-7 who are reading Turtle in Paradise, by Jennifer L. Holm. It includes 17 student pages that can be used as printables or digitally (the buyer simply exports it to Easel from the My Purchases page). A separate answer key in addition to a list of research topics for further reading and deeper understanding is also included.. The student pages divide the text into five reading assignments of about 35 pages each
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4th - 7th
George Washington's Socks: Literature Book Study
This contains everything you need for a literature/book study of Elvira Woodruff's time-traveling book, George Washington's Socks.This is the perfect read aloud or book club story, pairs great with a study of the Revolutionary War.You can print this resource as a complete packet, or pick and choose the pages you want to include.In this resource you will find pages for:-Student Packet Cover-Brainstorming background knowledge page-About the author activity-Character profiles-Theme-Mini-summary {S
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3rd - 6th
The Captain's Dog Student Activity Guide
Have your students follow along with Roland Smith's The Captain's Dog by keeping their own red journal. There are 47 pages of activities that fit with Captain Lewis and Seaman's entries that are aligned with the expectations of Common Core. This is a great way to keep students accountable and reach deeper levels of understanding. Enjoy!
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5th - 6th
Judy Moody Declares Independence Literature Study
Activities included in this 47-page literature study of Judy Moody Saves the World:
chapter title connections
chapter reflections
vocabulary
character study
cause & effect
text evidence
author's message
summarizing
sequence of events
non-fiction text
Character Education (Responsibility & Fairness)
. . . and more!
Check out these other Judy Moody Literature Studies!
Judy Moody was in a Mood
Judy Moody Saves the World
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2nd - 4th
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Magic Tree House #27 Bundle: Thanksgiving on Thursday & Pilgrims Fact Tracker
Step back in time to the first Thanksgiving with Jack and Annie in Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday and deepen your historical journey with the informative Fact Tracker: Pilgrims by Mary Pope Osborne. This meticulously curated bundle is perfect for educators eager to combine a heartwarming story of gratitude with factual insights about the Pilgrims and their significant role in American history. Engage students with stimulating activities, comprehension exercises, vocabulary expans
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2nd - 4th
Dear Austin Novel Study
Incorporating novels with your social studies units is easy with this all inclusive print and go packet. I've included everything you need to work your way through this novel with ease.
This novel unit is designed to go along with your Social Studies lessons on the Underground Railroad and Westward Expansion (early 1850’s). This unit does not give you lessons on the Underground Railroad, but rather reading lessons on the novel, Dear Austin, a book of letters from Levi to his brother Austin, w
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4th - 6th
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The Parker Inheritance Novel Study
SummaryIn The Parker Inheritance, 12-year-old Candice has to spend the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, due to her parents' divorce. When she and her mom take up residence in her deceased grandmother's house, Candice finds a letter alluding to a town tragedy and offering clues to a mysterious fortune. Candice teams up with bookish neighbor Brandon, and the two ingeniously puzzle out clues, scour the internet, and sift through old yearbooks and photos. Scenes shift easily between past and prese
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4th - 12th
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Companion Booklet for "I Survived The American Revolution, 1776"
This booklet is designed to go along with the book "I Survived The American Revolution, 1776" by Lauren Tarshis.
There is page for each of the 18 chapters in the book. Key vocabulary words, comprehension and discussion questions are included.
Instructions are provided for how to print this document as a half-page booklet for your students.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!
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3rd - 5th
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I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 Novel Study
This printable novel unit for I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 is ideal for September literature circles or book clubs. Daily comprehension practice requires students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature, and the vocabulary focus builds word knowledge and academic vocabulary. This I Survived... Novel Study engages students, but it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text.Standards-aligned & pe
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3rd - 4th
"Joshua's Song" Novel Study- Immigration/Child Labor Primary Sources Included
Joshua's Song, by Joan Hiatt Harlow, is the story of a Boston boy in 1919 forced to become a newsie after his father dies from the influenza epidemic. This is a great novel to tie in to studies of the northeast region, child labor laws, or the early 1900's.
Immigration BUNDLE is also available by clicking here!
This packet includes questions to go with the book, "Joshua's Song," by Joan Hiatt Harlow. My kids love this book and it is definitely one of my favorite fictional books to teach duri
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3rd - 6th
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