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Fourth Grade Rats: Novel Study Study GuideFourth Grade Rats: Novel Study Study Guide
Publisher
Reed Novel Studies
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
14 days
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Independent Practice
Year
2015
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Fourth Grade Rats: Novel Study

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Things sure change in year's time. Suds, from Fourth Grade Rats, went from a third grade angel to a fourth grade rat! Although he is not necessarily happy with his new self, he worries he will lose his popularity. Learners complete sentences with vocabulary words, analyze characters' feelings, and write poems.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

novels, responding to literature, studying literature

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Incorporate character education lessons about how to treat others and peer pressure
  • Read as part of a unit of study including other books by Jerry Spinelli

Classroom Considerations

  • Offers only a preview of a full novel study

Pros

  • Addresses two literary devices, personification and exaggeration
  • Includes a brief description of the author

Cons

  • Limited to six comprehension questions

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.5

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