The Widow's Broom Literature Unit {My Favorite Read Alouds} Halloween
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The Widow's Broom Literature Unit {My Favorite Read Alouds}: The Widow's Broom, by Chris Van Allsburg, is one of my favorite fall read alouds, perfect for Halloween. This literature unit for The Widow's Broom is full of lessons and activities for reading and writing.
The unit includes 9 activities:
- 3-part Vocabulary Work (Printable & Digital versions)
- Minna's True Traits (Printable & Digital versions)
- Sweepin' Up Some Anthropomorphism (Printable & Digital versions)
- Explaining the Ending: What Really Happened? (Printable & Digital versions)
- Close Reading Interpretive Questions (Printable & Digital versions)
- What If? Discussion Questions (Printable & Digital versions)
- Rally for the Brooms! Persuasive Speeches (Printable & Digital versions)
- Shaw vs. Spivey: Rivalry Commercials (Printable only)
- Creative Writing Prompt (Printable & Digital versions)
Includes lesson plans, pacing guide, activity sheets, answer keys when appropriate, and tips for using the resource. Aligned to Common Core standards, including Literature, Writing, Language, and Speaking/Listening (standards noted in lesson plans).
**MOST of the printable student pages also include a digital version (through Google Slides). To access the Google Slides file, you'll click the big yellow button on the Table of Contents page of the PDF.
Check out the preview for a closer look!
**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**
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