Discuss the themes and events of Elizabeth George Speare's The Sign of the Beaver with a collection of journal topics. Each chapter contains two or three questions for kids to consider and write about, for a total of 24 questions.

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english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the questions as writing prompts for short-answer essays to begin your class, or at the beginning of each day
• Have kids choose one response to expand into a longer essay once they have finished the book

Classroom Considerations

• Questions reference the themes and conflicts of the book, but aren't comprehension questions

Common Core

W.4.3.a W.4.10 W.5.3.a W.5.10 W.6.3.a W.6.10 W.7.3.a W.7.10