Wonder Novel Study Unit
comprehensive novel study unit for R.J. Palacio's Wonder covering comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and assessment
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comprehensive novel study unit for R.J. Palacio's Wonder covering comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and assessment
A literature study kit for teaching S.E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders, organized around comprehension, vocabulary, and critical-thinking activities keyed to Bloom's Taxonomy.
A comprehensive novel study/book unit for the 'Flat Stanley: The Intrepid Canadian Expedition' book, providing comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, and assessment materials organized by chapter.
A differentiated reading and activity packet teaching where the state of Georgia is located (nation, continent, hemisphere, US region) and core geographic concepts (nation, continent, hemisphere, latitude, longitude).
A comprehensive 207-page novel study unit for the novel 'Wildfire' by Rodman Philbrick, covering comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, figurative language, and summative assessment across the whole book.
Comprehensive novel/picture-book study unit built around the picture book 'Voices from the Oregon Trail' by Kay Winters, teaching comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, historical context, and grammar through 17 sequenced lessons.
A differentiated reading and comprehension packet on Georgia's role in World War II (training facilities, the Bell Bomber Plant, and shipyards), for social studies or reading instruction.
A comprehensive 380-page novel study unit for 'The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary' by Laura Shovan (a verse novel), teaching comprehension, vocabulary, English grammar skills, and writing through 36 lessons covering 179-182 poems.
A comprehensive novel study unit for Where the Red Fern Grows covering chapter-by-chapter comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and summative assessment.
A literature study kit for teaching Norton Juster's novel The Phantom Tollbooth, organized around comprehension, vocabulary, and critical-thinking activities keyed to Bloom's Taxonomy.
A novel study unit guiding students through comprehension, vocabulary, and writing activities for the novel Esperanza Rising.
Read each of three texts in turn (Scene 1: a play script 'Can I have that game?' about a boy and his father at a video-game store closing-down sale; a subsequent prose narrative about a lady named Mabel giving Frank a computer game and a separate story involving a head teacher, Mr Watson, investigating a bag thrown into a…
Students read three texts (a first-person narrative, an animal-fable story, and a diary) and answer close-reading comprehension questions worth varying marks, including finding/copying words, inference, and vocabulary-in-context questions.
Read the persuasive passage 'Carocam: A Curse to Mankind,' then answer 5 comprehension/critical-thinking questions and complete a 6-item synonym-matching exercise using words from the passage.
Complete reproducible reading-passage worksheets and activities (per the Teacher Guide's description of the series' structure: reading passages with embedded comprehension questions, short-answer creative/evaluative response questions, research and extension activities, and writing tasks); a Comprehension Quiz is referenced as…
Complete pre-reading trivia, read an informational passage about what counts as a boat and how boats float, then answer mixed multiple-choice and written-response comprehension questions.
Complete reproducible reading-passage worksheets and activities such as a 'Before You Read' graphic-organizer exercise to identify main ideas, short-answer creative/evaluative response questions, and writing tasks tied to each reading passage; a Comprehension Quiz is referenced as a unit assessment.
Write a fact they already know and discuss five given trivia facts; read a passage about what detectives do; answer 4 multiple-choice and 3 short-answer comprehension questions; write a 5-8 sentence creative mystery story; choose and complete one of three extension activities (make a mini mystery, fingerprint exploration, or…
Students complete a 'Before You Read' activity matching terms/definitions (e.g. graphic organizer) and a paired student handout with a reading passage on main idea, plus a 'Using Graphic Organizers to Identify Main Ideas' worksheet; teacher-facing pages include an assessment rubric with 6-level reader-strength descriptors and…
Read a multi-page informational passage about genetics and gene therapy, then answer 12 reading comprehension questions spanning recall, explanation, and open-ended opinion responses.
Read passages, use graphic organizers to define terms and identify main ideas, answer embedded comprehension questions, complete writing tasks, and take a comprehension quiz.
Students complete a true/false quiz on the reign of James I, match statements to Catholic or Protestant beliefs, review a list of anti-Catholic legal offences, select words describing how persecuted Catholics might feel, read biographical profiles of the five conspirators (Robert Catesby, Guy Fawkes, Thomas Percy, John Wright…
Students read teacher-guided passages and complete reproducible worksheets/activities, including a 'Before You Read' graphic-organizer exercise (matching terms like 'graphic organizer' to definitions), short-answer questions, writing tasks, research/extension activities, and an end-of-unit Comprehension Quiz.
Read a passage about the history and observance of Remembrance Day (Armistice Day/Poppy Day); discuss pre- and post-reading questions; answer 11 multiple-choice/matching comprehension questions (two versions provided: a multiple-choice version and an open-response version, each with an answer key); complete a vocabulary…