Novel study activities

Novel studies for upper elementary students are a great way to support independent reading and critical thinking. As Language Arts teachers, we know that student choice is vital to their level of engagement, so allowing students to choose their own novel is the first step to success! In today's blog post, I share how to plan and implement a novel study for any book, step-by-step. Plus, I share my tried and true resource that's ready to print and use immediately! Check it out on the blog.

Book Study Choice Board

By The Daring English Teacher When teaching a novel, I love to mix things up and throw in a fun, creative, or collaborative activity that engages students as they analyze and interpret the novel’s theme, characters, symbols, or conflict. This allows me to enhance my students’ understanding of the novel, and it gives them a break from the day-to-day routine of reading and reviewing that often accompanies novel studies. Providing students with fun and engaging, yet still rigorous, activities…

Looking for some engaging activities for your Wonder novel study unit? I've taught R.J. Palacio's book every year since it was published, and in this post,

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A multiple choice quiz after reading is a quick and easy way to check student comprehension, but it doesn't allow you to assess deeper understanding and it certainly isn't fun or creative. If you are looking for more meaningful and engaging activities to use with students during literature circles or a novel unit, here's twelve ideas that are favorites in my classroom and the Common Core standards they align with.

This blog post explores innovative and engaging lesson plans for any novel unit... ranging from task cards to book instagram pages to a novel podcast project. Student choice is key here, and students can find something they would like to complete in order to convey their reading, comprehension, and

A Charlotte's Web unit study perfect for homeschool, classroom, or thematic novel study. The book study resources listed in this post are all FREE!

There's nothing quite like dissecting a juicy novel with your class! Have fun with literature with our novel study activities pack!

Free Sample for Holes, by Louis Sachar includes comprehension, vocabulary, and a creative activity! Easy to use and no prep for you. Excellent for your novel study, reading groups, or literature circles.

Hatchet novel study activities by Gary Paulsen. Hatchet character analysis activities to help student think deeply about text. Graphic organizers, activities, and teaching ideas included! Talks about internal and external conflicts, character motivation, dynamic characters, and more!

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Hi teacher friends, Some of my favorite memories in elementary school were centered around reading novels in the classroom! I’ll always remember making a glittery web with glue and black paper while reading Charlotte’s Web in third grade. (I also remember our teacher scolding us for the giant glittery mess on the

This pack is the ideal accompaniment to the novel 'Charlotte's Web’ by E. B. White. This fun unit will help the students get the most out of the novel and develop their reading and comprehension skills as well as allowing students to develop skills across a number of subject areas. Allow your students to explore the story of Fern, Wilbur, Charlotte the spider and her amazing web.

Using Interactive Notebooks to teach class novels can be rigorous and engaging, even for middle and high school. Here are some tips and tricks for setting up your novel units. Read more at http://teachnouvelle.com

Your students will love these fun novel study activities for any book. Six ideas to accompany any book study in the elementary classroom.

Free activities for your next The One and Only Ivan Novel Study! Free the One and Only Ivan activity pages, word search, character activities, reading comprehension practice, and more! Group discussion prompts for a The One and Only Ivan novel study for upper elementary or middle school.

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The asking questions reading strategy and QAR strategy are so important in encouraging students to be active readers.