Blackberry pie, blackberry cobbler ... what other recipes use blackberries? Scholars hunt for an interesting blackberry recipe to copy and share with friends after using the novel study for A Taste of Blackberries by Doris Buchanan Smith. They also practice creating anagrams and writing original similes to complete a delectable lesson. 

Concepts

novels, literature, children's literature, reading comprehension, protagonists, setting, beetles, anagrams, quatrains

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Compile all of the blackberry recipes into a recipe book and make copies for everyone

Classroom Considerations

• Students may require dictionary access to answer vocabulary questions
• Resource does not cover the novel in its entirety and offers only a preview of the complete study
  
• Requires minor research 

Pros

• Includes an interesting author biography that helps provide context for the novel 
• Activities encourage creativity and originality 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.4.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RL.6.1 RL.6.4 RL.7.1 RL.7.4