In this novel unit, you'll find 18 differentiated activities for "The Witches" by Roald Dahl. This novel study is complete as is, or makes a great companion to your current curriculum. Each activity comes in 2 formats to mix and match based on the needs of your classroom - cut/paste interactive note...
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The Witches: The Graphic Novel : Dahl, Roald, Bagieu, Penelope: Amazon.co.uk: Books
This Witches Literature Study is aimed at children in grades 2 to 4 & goes well with the book by Roald Dahl. It is also on video!
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Explore our selection of more than 300 popular novel studies in a digital-ready format. Engaging study guides for various novels suitable for classroom and homeschool use.
Explore our selection of more than 300 popular novel studies in a digital-ready format. Engaging study guides for various novels suitable for classroom and homeschool use.
Explore our selection of more than 300 popular novel studies in a digital-ready format. Engaging study guides for various novels suitable for classroom and homeschool use.
Something’s turned up at a road construction site in Alton, Illinois. A pair of skeletal remains is causing a sensation in the local papers, and it falls on archaeologists Daniel and Lauren French to determine whether the project can go forward. But when further study turns up dozens of graves, each containing female remains, an ordinary dig turns into a major archaeological expedition. Then things really start to get weird.An underground student-anarchist cell is determined to stick a monkey wrench in the operation by using stolen artifacts as weapons to halt progress. Local Native Americans charge the researchers are desecrating a burial site. And two students hatch a maniacal plot to ruin the Archeology Department’s reputation with a charge that could ruin one researcher’s career forever.Now, Daniel and Lauren are faced with failure just as they’re on the cusp of an incredible discovery that would change our archeological knowledge forever. Who were these women, and what do they tell us about ancient beliefs, culture, and even migration patterns? The answers might be too incredible to believe...Spanning the continents and the ages, Witches of Cahokia is a thought-provoking novel that will keep you guessing right up to the shocking conclusion.
The Twits: Novel Study 40 Page Novel Study includes Comprehension Questions and activities for each chapter. Also includes a list of vocabulary words and activity.
They're ugly, mean, and they sure do have it coming! Roald Dahl's "The Twits" tells the hilarious (and kind of disgusting) tale of two horrid people, Mr. and Mrs. Twit. This novel study, with CCSS aligned questions covering 7 different reading sections (and a pre-reading journal and post-reading t...
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Novel studies engage, motivate, and instantly hook students! Offer choice of text if possible, but certainly be able to differentiate the questions for each of your students with this novel study. There are more after-reading questions and activities than students could ever complete - so pick and choose what is most appropriate for each student or guided reading group. Your students will have age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate response to text activities, while administrators will be impressed with your ability to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners! Plus, once you have novel studies or literature circles or book talk groups set, they will last you quite a while - front load the work and then have the time to enjoy reading and working with your students! What's included? With 41 pages of student activities, you have everything you need to turn this novel into a mini unit of study for your students, while differentiating for individual student needs. For each chapter in Family Reminders by Julie Danneberg, there is one page for independent responses or to include in a book club, guided reading group, or literacy circle. This one-pager includes a frayer model-type vocabulary practice and one short response question. We have the RATTS strategy for responding to a short response question checklist added at the bottom of the page, along with a cheat sheet of effective and useful evidence statements, or sentence stems, for answering the questions in writing. ***I also included pages without the RATTS checklist for classrooms that do not use that model. At the end of the download, there are 4 pages of multiple choice questions. This is great additional practice for students, especially for ELA state test prep! There are 4 multiple choice questions on each page, created and based on released state test questions.
TLDR: 3 Pre-Reading Questions 100 Reading Comprehension Questions 12 Critical Thinking/Discussion Questions 4 Art Activities 4 Composition/Essay Sections 4 Extensive Vocabulary Lists (for each section) Novel Lesson Plan Extensive Explanation Hello Amazing Teachers! Thank you for considering/buying my product and I hope you and your students enjoy using it! Below I will delineate how I have designed my lesson plans and how you should utilize them in the classroom. There is some flexibility of course but the way I originally designed and used them should be beneficial for the average teacher right away. I have primarily used these lessons plans with Grades 4-7 and have also used them with advanced TESOL students as well. All my lesson plans are novel studies and are generally broken into the following sections/sessions (although not always in the same order). These sections/sessions are also labeled with Roman numerals in ascending order for easier navigation: 1. Pre-Reading (just a few questions to pique students' interest in the book and give them a general idea of what it might be about if they haven't already begun reading) 2. Reading Comprehension (a variety of reading comprehension questions which allow students to understand the main parts of the story. Some chapters of the book may have more focus than others due to the following: -There isn't good enough content in certain chapters to make into questions -I've found better questions to ask within that specific chapter compared to others -I hit a limit of questions I wanted to ask and then stopped to stay within that limit otherwise there will be a million reading comprehension questions per section) 3. Critical Thinking (critical thinking questions designed to allow students to share their thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics. I have provided a lot of smaller follow up questions within each critical thinking question to help guide teachers, but I also recommend coming up with your own via the natural flow of conversation you have with students. Many times you won't need the follow up questions I provide but it doesn't hurt to have them. Additionally, I prefer to have students verbally share their answers with me and the class, but I understand this can be challenging for some classrooms and thus provide areas for the students to write for convenience) 4. Art Activity (simple art activities for students to participate in) 5. Vocabulary (extensive lists of vocabulary words for teachers to pick and choose which words would work best for their students' level. Sometimes vocabulary sections are unnecessary pending on the class, but I included them regardless. Definitions are not included in lesson plans as I sometimes assign it for homework and/or I assign sentences instead. It really is up to the teacher and what you want the students to get out of it. Some lists are exceptionally long as the content of the book may be more advanced and it allows the teacher to pick and choose which vocabulary words are best suited for their students' level; especially if using the same material for different age groups/grades) 6. Composition (essay topics for students to practice their writing and express their ideas further. Note that some lessons have more composition than others but always included) Within each novel study, you will find that I have split the book up into different sections/sessions. Generally speaking, each lesson can take anywhere from 3-8 weeks/classes (meeting once a week) in order to finish a novel (depending on the novel size of course). Thus, I normally assign a certain number of chapters/pages to be completed each week. As an example, you will see something like: Reading Comprehension-Chapters 1-4 (Pages 1-63) Critical Thinking-Chapters 1-4 (Pages 1-63) Art Activity-Chapters 1-4 (Pages 1-63) Vocabulary-Chapters 1-4 (Pages 1-63) Composition-Chapters 1-4 (Pages 1-63) This indicates which chapters and pages students should read for each week/class and what will generally be completed within that time period. As a quick side note, you can assign homework from these sections as well. Some teachers assign a certain amount of vocabulary and tell students to find the definitions and/or write sentences for some of the words. Others will assign composition or maybe even some general research. I typically don't like to assign homework except the reading they need to do but I have had some schools force me to do so in the past, so I just tell the students to do an art activity which meets the requirements of the school and doesn't stress out the student or take a lot of their time to complete. Furthermore, when doing these novel lessons, I do not need to directly quiz or test my students as each section/session already does that via a variety of questions, extensive discussion and writing. My classes are about 50 minutes long with a ten-minute break in between and are normally structured like this: 1. Introduction (5 minutes)-greetings, review of homework, answering questions, etc. 2. Review of Chapters (5-10 minutes)-this is optional, but I find it useful for students when they are answering the reading comprehension questions, and they tend to complete them faster as well when we review so I typically do it 3. Reading Comprehension (15-20 minutes)-this section can obviously vary but for me this is the average time when I personally go through each question with the class. If they are doing them individually, it might take a bit longer. 4. Critical Thinking (15-20 minutes)-similar to what I said for the previous section, these questions can vary but I do try to spend a sufficient amount of time on them and allow my students to participate in the discussion as much as possible. 5. Conclusion (5 minutes)-assign homework, answer any remainder questions, free time, etc. Homework=vocabulary, art activity, and/or composition. These activities can also be used in class if you have the time or if some students finish faster than others, they will have something to do. Otherwise, assign it for homework or don't use them at all. Better to have extra content than not enough right? So that's it! I hope all of this information was of some help and sorry if it was too long. Feel free to comment and let me know what you think of the lesson plans and/or if you have any suggestions for future ones. Additionally, if you want/need any further information, please ask so I can provide. In the meantime, I have numerous novel lesson plans so check out my other ones and consider supporting me even further. I hope you have a wonderful day and I wish you the best in all your teaching endeavors! Stay amazing and keep up the good work! *The page numbers may vary pending on the versions of the books the teachers and students have and that is why I also included chapters in each lesson plan as well* **These novel studies can also be used with ESL students and I have personally used each one with ESL classes successfully** ***Teachers copies are included with each purchase of the original novel lesson plan. The teachers copy provides answers ONLY for the Reading Comprehension Questions section***
This novel study for Holes, by Louis Sachar, contains 124 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more. Excellent for Grades 3-6! Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and opinion writing. No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. *IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a digital download only. You will NOT receive a printed out booklet in the mail.* ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with your purchase! ♥Excellent for school OR homeschool. No-prep and so easy for teachers, parents, and students to follow! ♥Eye-catching digital version contains full-color, interactive adaptations of all resources. ♥Perfect for digital learning. Students can access the digital version from home or school. Teachers and students can easily send this back and forth using Google Drive or Google Classroom! (The minimum that's needed is a free Google account. However, you may also contact me for help using this product on many other digital learning platforms!) ** NEW ** An additional version of the assessments is now included as Google Forms, which are self-grading. Students can complete these easily on their computers and laptops, and you get instant data! Easy instructions included. (Note: You will need to manually grade the written response questions only.) This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product. WHAT'S INCLUDED: 1) Student Chapter Work •Every section covers 4-5 chapters and contains the following six parts. →Quickwrite: Free-writing that connects the students to the text. →True/False, Multiple Choice, and/or Sequencing. →Standards Focus: Activity based on Reading Literature standards. →Comprehension and Analysis: 3 written response questions. →Beyond: Creative activity that might include art, brainstorming, or writing. →Vocabulary: An entire page of vocabulary work that focuses on 3 chosen words from the chapters. Includes dictionary skills, context clues, and more. 2) 19 Standards-aligned Reading Response Activities •Ask and Answer Questions •Umbrella Themes •Comic Strip: Katherine and Sam •Tower of Terror (focus on obstacles) •Compare and contrast Characters (Stanley and Zero) •Characters and Injustices •Settings and Emotions •Similes •Point of View: Zero •Mystery Thoughts •Holes: The Movie •Chapter Highlights •Scene Snapshot •Character Traits •Character Changes •Setting: The Five Senses •Who's your Favorite? •Figurative Language Find •My Book Review 3) Vocabulary Focus •2 Vocabulary Reviews to use throughout the book •Practice with definitions, synonyms, antonyms, context clues •Vocabulary Lists are organized by chapter & come with and without definitions •Four challenge words chosen for you from every chunk of chapters •Vocabulary Word Wall cards in full color •Vocabulary Flashcards in b/w 4) Culminating Project Options •10 creative project choices for students to complete after they finish the book 5) Two Assessments •Test comprehension and vocabulary •Test #1-Chapters 1 to 25 •Test #2-Chapters 26 to 50 •Assessments provided in 3 versions: printables, Google Slides, OR Google Forms! 6) Student Bookmarks •Serve as reference tools •Highlight plot, setting, characters •Attractive art 7) Easy planning and Low Prep •Unit Map lays it all out for you •Table of Contents for easy navigation •Common Core Codes included for all activities •Student Packet Covers •All Answer Keys 8) Instructions for digital Google Slides Version 9) Instructions for digital Google Forms Tests **IMPORTANT NOTE** Along with the PRINTABLE version, you'll receive links for DIGITAL versions too! To use the digital versions, you will need Internet access and a free Google account, OR Google Classroom. They will work on computers or iPads. Upon purchasing, you will download documents containing links to the digital files, along with explicit, easy-to-follow instructions that will get you started in minutes! Students will be highly engaged and freshly invigorated as they type, draw, and diagram directly into the files on their computers or tablets. These versions are easily shared digitally between you and your students, without the hassle of paper, pencil, and copies. Additionally, the Google Forms assessments allow for self-grading and instant data! © Nothing but Class Resources, LLC This item is a digital download from my Nothing but Class store. As such, it is for use in one classroom only. This item is also bound by copyright laws and redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Please contact me if you wish to be granted special permissions.
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