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Common Core RL.5.4 dbqs

Novel Study: The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart

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When Mark, a 12-year-old from Washington, runs away with his camera, his notebook, and his beloved dog, he’s got a plan and a reason. “The mountain is calling me,” he insists. In The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart, the main character's life goal is to reach the top of Mount Rainier, even if it kills him.This is a wonderful story on so many levels, so I wanted to create a novel study that allows students to show their comprehension in a variety of ways:Visually & Creatively - recreating Mark'

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, Writing

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

DBQs, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.4

, RL.5.9

, RL.5.10

, RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Created by

Mrs. Sol

I created The One and Only Ivan novel study booklet to get kids talking about literature. I wanted them to enjoy reading without quizzing them to death or having them fill out countless comprehension worksheets. This set engages students as they annotate and write persuasive test-based responses! The booklet includes seven discussion questions that allow students to reflect on the story and its characters while learning to support a claim with quotations from the text. Each assignment also inclu

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, Writing

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

DBQs, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.4

, RL.5.9

, RL.5.10

, W.5.2d

, W.5.10

...

The Lightning Thief Unit Plan: Teacher Matrix (5th Grade Literacy)

Created by

Mrs Castellamas

Take a journey with Percy Jackson as he discovers who he and his family are through a class favorite, The Lightning Thief. This teacher matrix is a unit plan that includes a chapter-by-chapter lesson with:-Standard-Content Language Objective-Essential Question (Overarching question for the book- this can be used for an end-of-unit assessment)-Vocabulary words-Language Frames (scaffolding)-Exemplar/ Success Criteria (scaffolding)-Text Dependent Questions (varies from short answer, multiple choic

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Unit Plans, DBQs

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.4

, RL.5.5

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Close Read Exemplar: Fidgety Philip

Created by

Room360

This close read, matched to the Common Core State Standards, emphasizes textual evidence in answers. The poem requires students to work with complex text and academic vocabulary.

Subjects:

Close Reading, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

DBQs, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.10

, RL.4.1