Louisa May Alcott's third novel about Josephine March, spunky-sister-turned-successful-writer, is the focus of a reading comprehension activity. As class members read an excerpt from the third chapter of Jo's Boys, they answer four questions about plot points from the passage.

Concepts

louisa may alcott, little women, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use as a warm-up activity during a novel unit or reading comprehension lesson
• Add to a homework packet

Classroom Considerations

• Some of the worksheet is in color, but should print clearly in black and white
• Activity would be most effective if learners have prior knowledge of Little Women and/or Little Men, though the questions only reference events from the provided excerpt

Pros

• Includes an answer key with possible responses
• Comes with an introduction that provides story context to the excerpt

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.5.1