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Study Guide for Tuck Everlasting Unit PlanStudy Guide for Tuck Everlasting Unit Plan
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McGraw Hill
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5th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Study Guide for Tuck Everlasting

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Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is a classic novel that readers have enjoyed for years. Resources within the study guide such as discussion and guided reading questions, extension activities, and graphic organizers aid comprehension of the text that will be equally everlasting. Background knowledge for the novel and information about the author is provided, too. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

reading, literary analysis, academic vocabulary, explanatory writing, tuck everlasting

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use discussion questions within the study guide as questions for a Socratic seminar to promote class discussion of text
  • Consider using the background knowledge for the novel as resources for a S.O.L.E. (Student-Organized Learning Environment) activity to begin the novel 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a copy of Tuck Everlasting to complete the study guide

Pros

  • Unit is comprehensive of the entire text and includes practice for a wide range of skills for pupils
  • Contains resources for supplemental pairings that educators can teach in addition to Tuck Everlasting

Cons

  • Does not provide an answer key 

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.5 W.5.2.a L.5.1.a L.5.2.a L.5.3.a L.5.4.a L.5.5.a RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.6.4 RL.6.5 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.7.4 RL.7.5 RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.8.4 RL.8.5 W.6.2.a W.7.2.a W.8.2.a L.6.1.a L.6.2.a L.6.3.a L.6.4.a L.6.5.a L.6.6 L.7.1.a L.7.2.a L.7.3.a L.7.4.a L.7.5.a L.8.1.a L.8.2.a L.8.3.a L.8.4.a L.8.5.a

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