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Lesson Plan
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: KWHL

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
After completing the 11th chapter of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, take part in a KWHL chart driven by the question,When is it appropriate and admirable to defy authority? Focusing on codes of conduct, scholars...
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Activity
Roald Dahl

Using The BFG in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Use a resource that highlights Roald Dahl's seven tips for imaginative writing while reading The BFG. The activities encourage learners to become creative writers through finding harmony, establishing stamina, engaging in imaginative...
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eBook
Library of Congress

The Story of The Three Little Pigs

For Students K - 5th Standards
Bring the 1904 version of the classic kid's tale, The Story of the Three Little Pigs to your young readers. With original drawings by L. Leslie Brooke, young reader take a step into a world where pigs can talk and a wolf is big and bad.
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Activity
Curated OER

Character Tea Party

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
A tea party in Wonderland? An East Egg brunch with Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Nick? Breakfast with Miss Havisham, Lady Macbeth, and Abigail Williams? Or dinner with Andre, Hamlet, and Randle Patrick McMurphy? Class members select a favorite...
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Worksheet
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar (Chapter 39)

For Students 4th - 5th
For this literature response worksheet, students answer 20 short essay questions about Chapters 39-44 of the book Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Lesson Plan
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Children's Literature and the Bill of Rights

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read a variety of well-known studenT books and discuss concepts presented in the books as they relate to the Bill of Rights. They discuss the books and compare them to the Bill of Rights Amendments.
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The Power of Mental Images: Visualizing Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
With a chapter book in hand, readers practice visualizing the events and characters of the story. The lesson gives suggestions of novels that are rich in detail to help facilitate the process. Drawings from what they read act as the...
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Worksheet
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Freak the Mighty, Chapter 2

For Students 4th - 5th
For this literature response worksheet, students complete all or some of the 6 comprehension activities related to Chapter 2 of Freak the Mighty.
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Worksheet
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature response worksheet, students answer 7 essay questions about Chapter 11 of the book called Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar: Chapter 12

For Students 4th - 6th
For this literature response worksheet, students illustrate a scene and write about two quotations in Chapter 12 of Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar Chapter 14

For Students 4th - 5th
For this literature response worksheet, students answer 20 short essay questions about Chapter 14 of the book called Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 4th - 5th
For this literature comprehension worksheet, students answer 5 short essay questions about the theme of perseverance in Chapters 15 and 16 of Holes by Louis Sachar. Note: One of the questions has a word spelled wrong.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar: Chapters 19-20

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature response instructional activity, students draw a picture of an important conflict in Chapters 19-20 of Holesby Louis Sachar. Students write a paragraph about the conflict.
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Comparing Cinderella and The Rough-Face Girl

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Pupils examine similarities and differences between cultures. They'll see that literature, reading, and story telling is something all cultures have in common. They should construct Venn diagrams to help them compare and contrast the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Timeline of Historical Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create a historical fiction timeline. They review the literature through the perspective of history (writing prompts provided). Students create a book cover illustration to appear with the book review in the appropriate spot on...
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Study Guide
Scholastic

A Reading Guide to A Wrinkle in Time

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Accompany a reading of Madeleine L'Engle's classic tale, A Wrinkle in Time, with a detailed guide equipped with 15 informative and useful chapters. Scholars discover who the author is, why she wrote the book, and crucial story elements...
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Lesson Plan
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Determining Author's Point of View: The Sneeches

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Determine the author's point of view in a text. Young readers read Dr. Seuss' The Sneeches and identify the author's purpose in the story. They identify persuasive techniques in writing, asking and answering questions to better...
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Lesson Plan
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Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Mixing Words and Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Create meaningful illustrations to accompany stories in a web-based art and literacy instructional activity focused on "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling. The class takes a virtual art safari with the Museum of Modern Art and then...
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Lesson Plan
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Irish Literature Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders locate and evaluate various books, journals, anthologies, and Internet sources that contain information that may be used in answering the scavenger hunt questions related to Ireland and Irish literature.
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Lesson Plan
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Literature Logs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read independently each day of the week and record difficult words and phrases. They fill out a literature log, retell the story and participate in word work based on the language of the book. They free write in journals each week.
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Lesson Plan
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Literature Study Contracts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete activities with a leveled chapter book. In this literature lesson, students read a novel and complete several graphic organizers and activities as they read. They focus on characters, settings, vocabulary, and plot. 
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Worksheet
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Literature Quiz: The Best Nest

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this literature quiz worksheet, students first read the book The Best Nest. Students then complete a ten question multiple choice comprehension quiz about the book.
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Unit Plan
Oxford University Press

The Jungle Book

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Most every teacher dreams of a ready-to-teach and print book study. Well, here it is! The Jungle Book novel resource includes 12 complete lessons studying poetry, author's craft, themes, characters, and more. Scholars role play, research...
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Lesson Plan
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Crossword: Afternoon on the Amazon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this literature worksheet, learners read 20 clues pertaining to the book Afternoon on the Amazon. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.

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