6 story structures, complete with story structure charts to help you create an original plot and outline your next novel.
Creating an outline for your novel is an essential step of any writing routine. This ten step process walks you through everything you'll need to do so!
Matchbook chapter summaries super simple and fun project that you can have your students complete during your next novel study.
Novel studies can be fun and engaging for students, but reading a book for the first time can be really daunting, especially for struggling students. One common cause of anxiety is that we haven't prepared them for the reading. The problem is that many of us skip pre-reading activities when planning our novel
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Long gone are the days that I stand in front of my class before the start of a novel and go through a three day powerpoint slide. Ten years ago, that was best practice for so many of us. They were lessons I looked forward to, but I fear it’s because I loved being center stage. T
Here's a super simple and fun project that you can have your students complete during your next novel study. I call them "Matchbook Summaries," for lack of a better term, and they require little prep
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This product is great for an introduction to the theme of identity before starting a unit or novel study! These sheets take students step-by-step to come up with their own definition of identity and explore what makes up their own personal identity.*What is Identity? Gives examples and students com...
So, where exactly is your plot taking you? What happens next? What is this story about? It’s time to think about plot. Plotting Worksheet
Middle school novel study favorites - top novel study picks for grade 5-9 to engage and encourage young readers.
Many years ago, two Canadian readers—one a friend, one a blog reader—convinced me to give Louise Penny a try. I was hooked on the Chief Inspector Armand
Introduce your next class novel with reading stations. Get students
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How to write chapter outlines or chapter summaries for your memoir book proposal, including examples of how long they should be.
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Dive into an in-depth study of The Cay by Theodore Taylor, with your students using this complete novel study guide. This study guide is divided into six sections, each covering 3 chapters (the last section covers 4 chapters). Each section contains meaningful, thought-provoking comprehension/discussion questions, vocabulary study exercises, and 3-4 additional exercises which extend the study of the content unique to the chapters in that section. The Cay Novel Study Guide Outline: One page of pre-reading activity suggestions Chapters 1-3 --Comprehension/discussion questions for each chapter --Vocabulary crossword puzzle --Dialect study sheet --Text-to-world connections --Foreshadowing exercise Chapters 4-6 --Comprehension/discussion questions for each chapter --Bio-Poem character study --Venn diagram comparing characters --Point of view study sheet --Text-to-self connections --Blue-Footed Booby research information sheet Chapters 7-9 --Comprehension/discussion questions for each chapter --Mental images exercise --Vocabulary boxes --Making predictions --Text-to-self connections Chapters 10-12 --Comprehension/discussion questions for each chapter --Vocabulary Taxonomy pyramid --Poetic expressions --Compare/contrast childhood of characters --Culture connection --Malaria research Chapters 13-15 --Comprehension/discussion questions for each chapter --Vocabulary context clues --Hurricane investigation --Text-to-text connections Chapters 16-19 --Comprehension/discussion questions for each chapter --Vocabulary context clues --Vocabulary concept development map --Survival Then and Now --Sea creatures research Answer Key Section --Complete answer key for all comprehension/discussion questions (though many questions are open-ended) --Answer keys for worksheets requiring specific answers Internet resources are provided for the research activities. Follow me on a literacy adventure! Simply click the green star next to my name at the top of this page. You will receive automatic email updates about my new products, discounts and sales. Thank You!
Upper Elementary Novel Study Ideas - favorite book suggestions and novel study ideas for upper elementary ELA classrooms.
She had heard his excuses before, thousands of times, but this time she was sick of them. She had never known that a human body could twist into that position. The bookcases tilted at a precarious angle over the sleeping infant. He was a brave man except when it came to small, tight spaces like […]
