Trouble According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney - Literature Guide This is a story about a hamster named Humphrey. Humphrey continues his adventures in this book by getting into some trouble. Humphrey gets a friend in trouble and has to figure out how to deal with the guilt he is feeling. Humphrey wins everyone over as usual in his humorous and caring way. Aligned with Common Core Standards! Use this Literature Guide with Teacher Read Aloud, Literature Circles, or Independent Study Thirteen pages of questions to guide comprehension throughout the story. Eleven additional pages to extend learning. They include: Cause and Effect Creative Writing Character Analysis Favorite Part in the Story Event Timelines Book Award Letter to the Author Story Map Write a New Ending And More! Standards Covered: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.5, RL.10 I use these literature guides in my third grade classroom. I make a packet for each student. I read the story aloud and discuss/answer the questions as a class. We look over the questions and answers before the next day's reading. I cover the majority of the common core language arts standards (for fiction) with read alouds. We summarize each chapter together on the event timeline page. As your students become familiar with the format of the literature guides, they can complete them independently or with partners. I hope this is as useful to you and your students as it is to mine! This is an Accelerated Reader Book - Level 4.3 and worth 5 points Created for TPT by Catdogteaches Additional Literature Guides Available! More Literature Guides Coming Soon!
